Comments on: 49ers are sticking with Alex Smith

By: DeeGee

DeeGee — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 23:03:37 +0000

Really? So in the immortal words of Albert Einstein: “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”
Hmmm, Greg Rosenthal/Mike Singletary/Alec Smith or….Albert Einstein…

By: FumbleNuts

FumbleNuts — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 22:56:35 +0000

“Fans chanted “We want Carr, We want Carr”
Maybe that would be enough confidence for QB David Carr to save the season??

By: ian322

ian322 — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:45:15 +0000

Everyone who says Alex Smith isn’t the only problem, is right. The defense is terrible. Fourth in the league against the run, so what. I didn’t see the whole game, but I heard they let Kolb run for a first down on third and 18??? Where’s the ‘Singletary intensity’??
Singletary has been the coach for two years now and I don’t see the intensity or attitude everyone thinks a team under him will have. They certainly don’t look like Rex Ryan’s Jets or Tom Cable’s Raiders.
I saw on another wall a comment that Smith seems to play better in a two-minute drill because he doesn’t have as much time to think. Maybe they should run the no-huddle offense the rest of the season. But that would mean not running the SCO offense that Singletary loves.
Singletary needs to go.

By: mwcarolina

mwcarolina — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:29:32 +0000

Alex Smith is either going to boom or bust, but anyway, i see him losing his job next year likely to even Jake Locker or Ryan Mallett or if Carolina is stupid (which they maybe) Jimmy Clausen could start next year with the 49ers.

By: ftomeo

ftomeo — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:25:56 +0000

I don’t care if Alex Smith plays well from time to time or on average… any QB who decides to drop the ball so he can get his hands on someone about to sack him needs to go. Period.

By: denverallday37

denverallday37 — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:18:03 +0000

looks like andrew luck will be staying on the west coast

By: 49ersMang

49ersMang — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:42:03 +0000

I gave up on the season after the chiefs game.
We can’t catch a break, ever. Alex has the killer instinct to throw interception at the right time to kill any hope for a win, i had his jersey and i burned it last night. I HATE THAT GUY.
I just want us to beat the Raiders, even if we go 1-15, again, at least they admitted to their mistake and dumped their bum qb.

By: StevieMo

StevieMo — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:26:31 +0000

I can see it now: The 49ers will be 2-8 and the fans in denial will still be telling us how they’re going to win the weak NFC West.

By: RaiderhateR4Life

RaiderhateR4Life — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:25:16 +0000

2 rookies on the O-Line are a big problem with the Niners. Mike Iupati can hold his own for the most part, but Anthony Davis (Happy Birthday) definitely needs more time to develop… Chilo Rachal on the other hand sucks and needs to go, put Snyder and Simms in at RG and RT and the Niners will have a much better chance of winning even with Smith as their QB.

By: Jack Acid

Jack Acid — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:12:44 +0000

First of all, I said “QB auditions”, not start Nate for sake of rattling off Ws right away.
Marvin49 says:
October 11, 2010 4:17 PM
@Jack Acid
I don’t agree with you, but I’ll say this much. Putting Nate Davis in would assure us a shot at the #1 pick.
@Marvin49 – And losing more games changes what exactly? We might as well be losing while developing potential talent than losing waiting for the ax to fall on Smith. As far as a high pick, GOOD. We need a shot at a legit QB.
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daveyguitar says:
October 11, 2010 4:52 PM
Hey Jack Acid, Nate Davis sucks. I’ve seen it myself. He’s not a better option than Alex is
@daveyguitar – You’ve seen him play and think he sucks? Cool, thanks for the insight man. You’ve totally changed my opinion, I don’t know what I was thinking.
Sarcasm aside, the difference is KNOWING what he have in Alex and NOT KNOWING in Nate. You can think to know as much as I can, but it doesn’t change that from a team standpoint, we don’t know.
Mike Johnson is a big Nate advocate and it could mean the difference of him having a chance or not.

By: youngtorice

youngtorice — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:01:59 +0000

# cjeppesen says: October 11, 2010 5:17 PM
Its gonna be a fight for the 1st QB between the 49ers and the Bills.
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Well at least there should be 3 pretty good qb’s in this draft. As long as they get Mallet or Luck I’m content. I’d probably even settle for Kellen Moore although he faces much weaker opposition…… Much like Alex Smith did. As long as they don’t blow it and go for Jake Locker. Knowing York though, he will

By: Gautam

Gautam — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:59:45 +0000

Alex Smith cannot be blamed for the fumbles that his team keeps having!

By: City_Native

City_Native — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:57:33 +0000

# FinFan says: October 11, 2010 4:36 PM
And you wonder why you are 0-5
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A Dolphin fan commenting on another team’s quarterback situation?

By: Ilovefoolsball

Ilovefoolsball — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:56:21 +0000

They need to trade for a better qb. A lot of backup qb’s could do a better job than the carousel in SF.

By: shehawks + retardnals

shehawks + retardnals — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:55:16 +0000

It’s time to put Smith and Dingletary out of our misery. I’m tired of watching Dingletary trying to turn the once (long ago/pre-York) proud 49ers into the Mike Tomczak Bears… minus the D.

By: Kevin C

Kevin C — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:31:18 +0000

The longer they stick with Asslick Smith, the longer they will lose. If this team can’t see that, they deserve to lose. Dingletary was a great player, but he is just a moron when it comes to coaching.

By: superb owl

superb owl — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:24:57 +0000

smith was running for his life. their OL blows. he would be back in for carr after 2 quarters cause carr would go back in the fetal position.
nate davis is dyslexic. no way he succeeds as an nfl qb. troy smith isnt the answer to any question except “who’s he?”.
the wideouts are starting to come around. but as cc pointed out on teevee, when yer cover guy blitzes, mr. receiver (yes u vernon davis) turn tf around and wave yer freakin hands.

By: TheDPR

TheDPR — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:23:34 +0000

The people wanting Alex Smith replaced haven’t been watching Alex Smith. He’s not the problem. He’s not playing great football but he hasn’t sucked. And Mike Johnson’s offense is much better than Jimmy’s was.
The reason he should be replaced with Troy Smith is because the team isn’t going anywhere this season and Alex Smith isn’t going to be there next season. May as well use this year as a grooming for Troy Smith to see if he has anything or if they need to look for a QB in the offseason.
A reason for sticking with Alex Smith might be to see if he can show something that a team might be willing to trade for. If he can lead the team to a 7-4 record over the last 11 games, then maybe they can get a draft pick for him.
They have to get better OL play, though, and Gore has to stop fumbling the ball.

By: cjeppesen

cjeppesen — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:17:06 +0000

Its gonna be a fight for the 1st QB between the 49ers and the Bills.

By: 49ersrevenge

49ersrevenge — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:09:00 +0000

I really wish the 49ers would give up on this bum. Alex Smith has done nothing to prove he will ever be a good starting qb but here he is still the 49er’s quarterback. The niners have sunk so low I’m not even confident they will win against the Raiders or Panthers.

By: Marklar

Marklar — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:58:59 +0000

a 3-2 record got Shaun Hill benched and eventually traded for ZERO last season. (pretty sure he won a game this weekend) Yet at 0-5, Smith still gets the ball. Seems like he continues to play just good enough to keep his job. Nate Davis is trrrrrible, so he is not an option, not sure why so many people like him. Looks like another lost season for the Niners…maybe they will be forced to let coach Dingleberry and “Check down” Alex Smith go after this. Might be the only way it happens. 0-flippin’5

By: Renoberger

Renoberger — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:56:51 +0000

The problem in SF isn’t the QB, it is the play calling. The 49ers run an offense called the Sardine Can Offense(SCO). It is so called because the formations are so tight they fit into a sardine can. Then what they do is run Gore up the middle behind plodding Moran Norris. All the defense has to do is follow Norris and Gore will be there too. Now the QB faces 3rd and long. No QB can be successful n 3rd and long 80% of the time. ‘Third and Long Mike’ Singletary is the problem.
When Alex fumbled they had to spread the offense and score. Two quick TDs later and it is 27-24. Without Alex’s fumble the 49ers would have stayed in the SCO and the would have lost 20-10 instead. At lest the fumble created some excitement for us fans.
Fire 3rd and Long Mike!

By: youngtorice

youngtorice — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:54:34 +0000

San Francisco has major problems beyond Smith.
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At least somebody hit the nail on the damn head! Its nice and easy to make smith the scapegoat, but he has certainly had tons upon tons of help. The Biggest problem remains the Head Coach plain & simple. There’s no excuse for a team with this much talent to be 0-5

By: David

David — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:53:09 +0000

How come nobody is blaming Frank Gore? I love the guy but he is averaging 3.5 ypc this year and had two CRITICAL fumbles last night. A part of Frank’s struggles can be linked to the offensive line play, but Alex is getting thrown to the wolves unfairly.
In Alex’s two games under new OC Mike Johnson, he has a 64.7 completion percentage, 4 TD, 4 INT 497 yards passing. It should be mentioned that the two games were against two teams that will be in the playoffs this year.
Alex isn’t the problem people. Alex’s QB rating was 92.8 last night.

By: daveyguitar

daveyguitar — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:52:32 +0000

Hey Jack Acid, Nate Davis sucks. I’ve seen it myself. He’s not a better option than Alex is

By: FinFan

FinFan — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:36:09 +0000

And you wonder why you are 0-5

By: SanFranFan

SanFranFan — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:32:38 +0000

Thier are a lot more questions about the niners than just Alex Smith. Our o-line is playing terrible!! Montana couldn’t get a pass off with our 20 yr old rt tackle getting his ass beat every pass play and not to mention our lft tackle who still has yet to prove he can stay healthy and be consistant.
The D also let up a stupid amount of 2nd and 3rd and long conversions happen and Shaddy made us look very unathletic. Also whats with our d-line standing at the line of scrimage? Get in your F-ing stance guys!! are they not aware this is a game of leverage?!? get low and get in the backfield.
We will get the first win of the year against the Raiders and our division does suck so anything is possible.

By: SanFranFan

SanFranFan — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:31:08 +0000

By: Ty Redofbuck

Ty Redofbuck — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:30:48 +0000

Alex Smith is not even close to being a problem in San Francisco.
They have a gaping lack of focus.

By: habibfromnewdehli

habibfromnewdehli — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:30:29 +0000

The 49ers do need to start Smith. But NOT Alex Smith.
Just ask Ted Ginn Jr…. the MVP of last night’s game. He will tell you the truth, that TROY SMITH should be starting QB for San Fran!