Before he became a household name, Urban Meyer was an up-and-coming coaching commodity at the University of Utah relying on Alex Smith as his signal caller. Smith led Meyer’s Utes to a 21-1 record during his college career, capped off by a victory in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl and a national top-five finish. The quarterback excelled in Meyer’s spread offense and made a number of plays with his feet in the read-option scheme.
The 49ers made Smith the first overall selection in the 2005 NFL Draft. Over the next seven seasons he developed a reputation as a frustrating, limited “game manager”. He enjoyed a brief renaissance under the tutelage of head coach and former NFL quarterback Jim Harbaugh, but his career in San Francisco ended in 2012 when he sustained a concussion and was replaced by phenom Colin Kaepernick. The Niners traded Smith to Kansas City in 2013, and he enjoyed one of his best professional seasons, garnering his first Pro Bowl selection under head coach Andy Reid.
Smith has continued his solid play this season, and on Sunday the 5-3 Chiefs traveled to Orchard Park to face the Buffalo Bills in a critical Week 9 game for both teams. In this sequence, Kansas City trails by 3 with 9:08 remaining in the 4th quarter. Smith is in the shotgun, with his offense using 11 personnel with trips on the right side of the formation against a base 4-3 defense:
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