But I think we saw once and for all that you can control the ball without running it 60 or even 50% of the time. The ghost of Bill Walsh possessed Raye as we used the short passing game to replace a non existent running attack. After what sounded like a low key player revolt (Word was a few players went to Raye and Sing begging to take the wraps off the passing game) the staff finally fully trusted Smith and it paid off big time. There were a couple shaky passes that could have been picked but there were also 3 or 4 dropped balls ... one of which should have been a Crabtree TD. We also saw Alex can create when put in that position.. the roll out TD pass to Gore being a prime example. Another thing that really jumped out was Smith's accuracy when given time to throw. The Jags D line is flat out awful which along with the shotgun accounted for the time more than better O line play.... but the point is we saw the type of talent Smith possesses. You don't get drafted #1 without physical skills at the very least... but it seems too many people forget that when it comes to 11.

Now as this relates to Sing ... I think this pretty much drives home my beef with him. He was dragged kicking and screaming into a passing offense many of us have known was our best option for weeks. I'm happy we're finally here but that hesitation could end up costing us a playoff spot in the end. That said I'm ok with Sing if he truly has learned from this.
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