OK, Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith is not Peyton Manning.
But he's not exactly JaMarcus Russell, either.
"He's a very, very good, experienced veteran quarterback who is being utilized for his legs as well as his mind and his arm," Giants coach Tom Coughlin said of Smith, a guy who has led the Chiefs to a 3-0 start, a guy the Giants look to upend Sunday in Kansas City.
"He's very effective. This year particularly he has a high completion percentage," safety Ryan Mundy said. "He's getting the ball out quick. Not taking many sacks and he has playmakers around him."
So no, Smith is not Eli's big brother or Tony Romo or even Cam Newton, the three guys that have helped to push the Giants into an 0-3 ditch, a situation that causes Sunday's get together to be "a must win," according to Mundy.
But what Smith is, in addition to all of the nice things the Giants called him, is the owner of the second-best winning percentage among active quarterbacks since 2011. At 23-5-1 for an .810 winning mark, Smith ranks behind just Peyton Manning (16-3, .842). New England's Tom Brady (28-7, .800) is third.
"He's just a very precise quarterback. He doesn't make a lot of mistakes," cornerback Prince Amukamara said. "He's just a precise quarterback. Doesn't try to do too much, doesn't do too little."
This season, the 3-0 Chiefs have not committed a turnover. The Titans are the only other team that can say the same. So Smith, the Chiefs second leading rusher behind Jamaal Charles, hasn't fumbled or thrown an interception.
"Over the years, he really has had a successful career," Coughlin said. "He does a good job in taking care of the ball. He will pull the ball down and run and they run the option and do those kinds of things."
Though the Giants have had some past success against Smith — they beat his 49ers, 20-17, in the 2011 NFC championship game and then intercepted him three times last season — they cannot go into Sunday's game thinking Smith is a break for them.
"Absolutely not," said safety Antrel Rolle, who came away with two of the interceptions the Giants managed when they snuffed the Niners, 26-3, last Oct. 14. "I wouldn't know where that [thinking] comes from. The guy is 3-0. Their team is 3-0. They're playing really good football right now.
"He's a gifted athlete. The system suits him well," Rolle continued about Smith, who has completed 61 percent of his passes and thrown for an average of 223 yards per.
Again, not Peyton. But not Alex in Blunderland, either.
"They have multiple playmakers they can distribute the ball to," Rolle said. "That makes them a 3-0 football team."
Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell said Smith does "an excellent job of taking what the defense gives him" and praised the Chiefs' running game that complements the quarterback so "he doesn't feel pressured into making bad decisions.
"He will pull the ball down and run it so he's got five option, plus his legs," Fewell said.
The zero turnovers through three games is an area the Giants want to attack.
"We need this game," Mundy said, stressing the need for forcing turnovers. "We need to capitalize. If we have opportunities [for interceptions] we need to catch the ball. If the ball's on the turf we need to recover the ball."
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