alex may have a 2nd act, but not in 2011.

orton sounds like a good idea, actually.

Of course, Detroit already HAS the QB that should have been on the SF roster to start in 2011…Shaun Hill.

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You mean the same Shaun Hill who statistically had a slightly worse year then Alex Smith? If anything their years were a wash. Hill’s rating was 81.3 and Smith’s was 82.1. Hill threw two more tds, but he also threw two more interceptions then Smith. Hill was one percent more accurate, but Smith was a little bit higher in yards per completion. The funny thing is, even though Hill’s year was seen as being a great success for the Lions, Smith’s season is seen as being an abject failure, despite the fact that their numbers are almost identical (including strangely games missed this season).

Which tells you a little where the bar is set for 49ers QBs. Sam Bradford is being hailed for his amazing year despite having a QB rating this season of 76.5 (again, compared to Alex Smith’s 82.1). Sam Bradford of course played more games then Alex Smith since Smith was benched for five games, but taking the averages, Smith had a better average completion rating then Bradford and a better ratio of TDs to INTs. In other news Mark Sanchez is going with his team to the second round of the playoffs with only a 75.3 rating with numbers less impressive then Alex Smith’s. Hasselback is being heralded after one good game against New Orleans even though his season rating is only 73.2 with a very bad 12 tds for 17 int.

Which is bad news if the 49ers are pinning hopes on the likes of Kevin Kolb (who only had a rating of 73.1 with 7 tds and 7 ints) because unless he dramatically improves he will be seen as a bust. And there is nobody this draft year that is close to being NFL ready. Maybe they will be if given a few years to develop and an Offensive line that can protect them, but the 49ers have neither of those.

As a 49ers fan I’m not optimistic about about any improvements at the QB position (indeed, with most of the suggestions like Kolb, McNabb, or anyone in the draft, we would be better off just keeping Alex Smith for another year which is of course impossible because 49er fans are ready to run him out on a rail). The 49ers may be better off not putting a lot of resources this year into a new QB and instead shore up the Offensive Line to help the running game and focusing on the secondary to see if the 49ers can pull together a dominant defensive unit. The 49ers had the sixth ranked run defense but the 24th ranked pass defense. If they could plug the holes in the secondary they may become very hard to beat. I know everyone in San Fransisco is hoping for some sort of redemption from the QB spot, but I doubt that’s going to happen with what’s currently available.

Why did he ask and answer his own question?Don’t crazy people talk to themselfs?

Of course, Detroit already HAS the QB that should have been on the SF roster to start in 2011…Shaun Hill.

I fully expect them to be an elite team in the NFC in a year or two.
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Bold prediction without knowing who the QB will be or eve how well the coach will coach. Might want to push back your hopes a couple more years at least.

go niners

Only real problem is the likelihood of free agency and any trades not happening til after the draft – so I see 2 QBs through the draft. 1 highish pick, and 1 low rounder or undrafted. No idea who but its one position I trust Harbaugh to identify prospects for.

Then there will be Carr and someone from free agency/trade when CBA is sorted. If no CBA sorted far enough before season then Troy probably gets the chance as the 4th option for the 3 spaces.

Your left with Orton or Kolb, anyone else is garbage (that’s realistically available). Give up a 3rd or 4th for Orton or a 2nd for Kolb…

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I’m guessing #18 Kyle Orton. I vaguely remember a #8 winning the Super Bowl for the 49ers and going to the HOF
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Well, he is #8 for us right now. I liked him better as #18, but we have that number retired as well.
I really do think he would be good for the 9er’s. They need a smart, accurate QB like Orton. The only fault that we (Denver) has found with him is his immobility. He got blammed for having two bad games this year, but he had cracked ribs. I like Orton as a QB a lot. I just think everyone is sprung on TT.

You can go draft some college guy in the first and spend 3 years getting him to a point where he may or may not be able to play with the big boys. Oh and give him 50 million before he’s proven a thing.

Or you can ship a 2nd and a 3rd or just a first for a guy like Flynn who’s already been in camps, knows how the NFL works and went toe to toe with the best QB in the league and did VERY well. He’s already shown he can produce against NFL talent (superbowl talent) and not against college talent which isn’t ALWAYS the best….

Looking at it from a good GM’s perspective – I’d rather spend a first round pick with GB for a QB that’s got NFL experience against NFL talent and I’ll be able (more than likely) to get him for less than some guaranteed contract to an unproven junior from a college.

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I’m guessing #18 Kyle Orton. I vaguely remember a #8 winning the Super Bowl for the 49ers and going to the HOF