Comments on: Cam Newton passes on chance to respond to Alex Smith

By: bigwill90

bigwill90 — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:31:24 +0000

All you have to do is ask yourself, would the Niners record have been better, worse or the same if the had Newton instead of Smith and would the Panthers record have been better, worse of equal if they had Smith instead of Newton.

By: skippyx

skippyx — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 03:13:08 +0000

Of course Cam 2012 is better than Alex 2006. The argument was about who was better last year and who is better now.

2011-12 QB Record when the team leans on him (250+)

Brees 14-5
Rodgers 13-1
Brady 13-3
E. Manning 11-7
Rivers 7-6
Stafford 7-6
Flacco 5-2
Roethlisburger 5-4
Ryan 5-5
Romo 5-6
Smith 4-0
Skelton 4-1
Vick 4-2
Hasselbeck 4-3
Cassel 3-1
Cutler 3-1
Dalton 3-3
Fitzpatrick 3-4
Grossman 3-5
Palmer 2-4
Freeman 2-6
Tebow 1-0
Yates 1-0
Schaub 1-2
Kolb 1-3
Orton 1-3
Sanchez 1-4
Newton 1-6
McCoy 0-1
Ponder 0-1
Campbell 0-2
Jackson 0-2
Moore 0-2
Bradford 0-3
Painter 0-3
Gabbert N/A
McNabb N/A

Smith was 11th best in total wins. Newton was 28th.
Smith was best in win %. Newton was 28th.

By: realsavage

realsavage — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:23:35 +0000

imma put like this… nd like this until we done talking bout this…. Cam Newton > Alex Smith; when Alex Smith < or = Jake Delhomme

By: 49erstim

49erstim — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:40:34 +0000

Yes.

By: fasteddy415

fasteddy415 — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 06:54:49 +0000

The moment I knew A.Smith used Cam and the Panthers as a basis for his statement there was going to be backlash.

Now you have Harbaugh willing to put his foot in his mouth to back his player in response to what Beason said. This whole thing is one big fiasco!

Niners stocked up on talent to go with media mistakes.

Go NINERS!

By: 3000ft2glory

3000ft2glory — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:59:12 +0000

skippyx says:
May 31, 2012 3:34 PM
‘Its fun to think Cam is more popular and a better fantasy pick. If you look at the numbers there is no arguement.

250+ passing games (the whole point, right?)

Cam 1-6 with 11 TDs and 11 INTs
Alex 4-0 with 9 TDs and 1 INT

Cam did have some impressive wins though:
2-14 Indy, 4-12 Tampa x2, 5-11 DC, 5-11 Jax, 10-6 Yates-led-Texans. (30-66 combined record)

All Smith did was comeback from 23-3 in Philly and outperform Drew Brees in a shootout.’

Wait – so what about the first 6 terrible seasons of Smith’s career? Are we just acting like those never happened?

By: bmg2244

bmg2244 — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 01:38:51 +0000

Alex Smith = Trent Dilfer 2.0

By: funkylovemonkey

funkylovemonkey — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 01:07:31 +0000

Cam Newton is over it.

I wish everyone else was. I’m tired of hearing about what is basically a non-story.

By: mbhcu98

mbhcu98 — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:43:35 +0000

For all those Smith supporters, I have a question- Which QB, Cam Newton or Alex Smith would you take as your QB from here on out? Don’t give me, I’d take Smith now to win me one game or Smith is the perfect QB for our system. I want football answers, not loyalty answers.

By: mbhcu98

mbhcu98 — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:36:36 +0000

SkippyX- do you know the game of football? Are you really posting using 2 games from a 7th year player to show he was better than Cam, a rookie? You’re too cute lil guy. Smith won nothing last year except 13 regular season games. IT MEANS NOTHING. Especially when you consider the team he had around him. All Cam did was throw for more yards than ANY OTHER ROOKIE QB IN THE GAMES HISTORY!!!!!!!! OH, AND…… SCORE MORE TDs THAN ANY ROOKIE QB IN THE HISTORY OF THE GAME!!!!!!! LOL. And you think those lil 2 wins stand out more than Cam’s season? If so, than you know nothing about this game and nothing you say is relevant anyway.

By: mbhcu98

mbhcu98 — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:25:42 +0000

Smith has been below average for his entire career.

By: mbhcu98

mbhcu98 — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:24:32 +0000

Guys, please stop acting as if Smith won something. He won nothing but, 13 regular season games. The difference between Cam and Smith’s seasons are this. You can put just about any of the 32 starting QBs in the league on the 49ers and they win 13 games last season. You take about 10 QBs(Cam included) and they win the SB. You put Smith on Carolina, they pick #1 again. Smith isn’t a bad person for saying what he said but, he was wrong for it. Smith is probably a good dude, a very good dude but, I’d take Cam Newton over Smith anyday and 3 times on Sunday. That loser who said he would take Smith over Cam knows nothing about football and would GM over a 0 and 16 team. You’re a complete idiot for that one 49erstim.

By: bmg2244

bmg2244 — Thu, 31 May 2012 23:14:22 +0000

I cannot believe all of the “johnny come lately” 49er fans that are talking trash about other teams after having a good season and making the NFC Championship….. You guys haven’t been relevant in over a decade. You won the WEAKEST division in the NFL last year and now you are talking trash. The Panthers have been to the Super Bowl, NFC Championship, and NFC Divisional Championship since 2003. What has San Francisco done since 2003 before last year? Regarding Cam Newton vs Alex Smith…. You guys would take Cam Newton on your team over smith in a minute. Anyone who says otherwise is a homer…. Great season last year by San Fran year, but you have a long way to go to regain credibility and all of the front runner fans talking trash will eat crow next year…

By: bcstarks13

bcstarks13 — Thu, 31 May 2012 21:45:47 +0000

The fact Alex Smith even opened his mouth about Cam is beyond me. Smith has been below average for most of his career being a #1 pick. He’s never passed for over 3500 yards in a season or thrown more then 20 passing TDs for a season. SF went after Manning and Smith generated hardly any interest. There’s something to be said when Miami doesnt want you. In one season Cam passed for over 4,000 yards and threw 21 TDs, rushed over 700 yards and ran for 14 TDs, something Smith could only dream about. Seriously Smith should count his blessings especially since anywhere else he would’ve been long gone. If Carolina had a defense maybe they would’ve won more games and gone to the playoffs. The main reason Carolina won any games was because of Newton. The SF defense deserves the majority of the credit for their playoff run. If you had a choice to start your franchise with Smith or Newton, any GM with common sense would pick Newton in a heartbeat.

By: skippyx

skippyx — Thu, 31 May 2012 19:34:27 +0000

Its fun to think Cam is more popular and a better fantasy pick. If you look at the numbers there is no arguement.

250+ passing games (the whole point, right?)

Cam 1-6 with 11 TDs and 11 INTs
Alex 4-0 with 9 TDs and 1 INT

Cam did have some impressive wins though:
2-14 Indy, 4-12 Tampa x2, 5-11 DC, 5-11 Jax, 10-6 Yates-led-Texans. (30-66 combined record)

All Smith did was comeback from 23-3 in Philly and outperform Drew Brees in a shootout.

By: granadafan

granadafan — Thu, 31 May 2012 18:14:53 +0000

I’m a huge Niner fan and think that Cam is doing the right thing by not fanning the flames of this “controversy”. Just smile and let it go. Cam certainly impressed me with his rookie performance and the fact that he has apparently grown up from his criminal days in college and taking money from Auburn (dad). He’ll be a very good to elite QB in the league if he continues to improve and mature as a leader on and off the field. I don’t have as much hope for Alex Smith though.

By: marcsasharc

marcsasharc — Thu, 31 May 2012 18:07:57 +0000

the best part is how so many people think Newton is better than Smith without a doubt. i believe Smith was more efficient last year and Newton had many terrible games. How many QBs have had good first years and then fell off? Vince Young anyone? there was a time where he was better than Smith while being a rookie.

what about now?

By: bubba9er

bubba9er — Thu, 31 May 2012 18:01:59 +0000

Can you think of a better example of a team that puts up big numbers and misses the playoffs by 6 games? The Panthers are the perfect case study of the point Alex Smith was trying to make.

By: claytron5000

claytron5000 — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:50:33 +0000

“Cam Newton is not only the much better QB, he’s proving to be the much better human being.”

Really, monsterscream? Cam Newton is a better human being than Alex Smith because he dismissed a reporter’s question with another question. That makes a ton of sense. Newton is a far superior athlete and is already a better NFL qb than Smith, but nothing he has done to this point has demonstrated him being a “better human being,” than anybody.

He’s managed to shed some of his rightly deserved baggage from his college career. He’s no better or worse than most NFL players.

By: jeffharwell3

jeffharwell3 — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:46:30 +0000

jvibottomline says: May 31, 2012 10:03 AM

Isn’t Cam Newton a 1:46 chance of winning a Super Bowl if we really are talking numbers? I think Smith has better odds!
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And the 49ers got to the NFC Championship game last year because of Alex Smith?

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as a matter of fact they did get to the nfc championship game because of mr smith.. i dont know if you watch the saints game but smith led the team back from behind not 1 time but 2 times at the end of the 4th quarter. it is crazy how people get so wrapped up in there own team that they have to HATE another. give credit where it is due. alex made huge strides last year and will only get better. it says a lot about a guy who can be in the league for 8 season and still has not reached his ceiling. Smith will put up great numbers this year and the 49ers will win the superbowl and we can then start talking MVP for smith after that. GO 9ERS. GO SMITH!! With that being said, im taking cam newton on my fantasy team because he too is a beast and i am not a hater

By: camsfakesmile

camsfakesmile — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:45:05 +0000

Alex Smith is going to win the Super Bowl this year

By: newtonworth

newtonworth — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:39:22 +0000

Lets see how great the 49ers defense would be if they lost there 2 best linebackers for the entire season by week 1

By: WestCoastVet

WestCoastVet — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:37:12 +0000

I’m a 49ers fan, and I HATE Smith! Ya, he had a different offensive coordinator each year. But is that an excuse to not try to get better on your own? No! I never would’ve drafted him in the first place. You don’t draft in the first round (certainly not the first pick of the draft) a quarterback from a division 2 school, no matter how good their record was. They don’t play the tough schools so it’s impossible to get a good evaluation of their skill. Something that annoy the **** out of me about Smith is he hangs onto the ball for WAY too long when no one’s open. Ya he only had 5 picks last year and that’s great, but how many times did he get sacked? A metric ****ton! There was one game where he got sacked 9 times I think it was, another time when he got sacked 6 times. And that’s not all on his line, they can only protect him for so long before the pocket collapses. He needs to learn to throw the ball away OR take off on a run when there’s daylight in front of him. You’d think someone who has played the game for football for over a decade would’ve learned that by now!

By: silentshimmy

silentshimmy — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:37:01 +0000

I’m looking forward to see how Cam does in the years to come. If he does continue on this path he is on he won’t only be a great player, but a great person.

By: ninerswilldominatelikebefore

ninerswilldominatelikebefore — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:36:02 +0000

all these cam lovers get off your knees already u sound like a bunch of girls, bottom line is panthers suck and NINERS will win the SUPER BOWL this year!!

By: cgarsmoker

cgarsmoker — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:32:57 +0000

49′ers Fans are running to the defense of their scrub QB who pumps himself up by throwing Cam under the bus is hilarious…..

Alex Smith’s 3 year contract gives the 49ers an out after this year……Next year at this time Smith will be another 1st round QB bust (aka David Carr) looking for a clipboard to hold.

By: brianbosworthisstonecold

brianbosworthisstonecold — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:29:52 +0000

mack408 | May 31, 2012, 9:38 AM PDT
i was driving while texting ..sue me !! as i stated Alex Smith is TRASH ..your scrub 49ers will not win a Super Bowl with him & as for making the Championship game i give you a golf clap !! you beat the Saints who NEVER won a road playoff game ..then your true Alex came out vs Giants …THREE yards passing to your so called recievers !! give me a break your team is OVER RATED !! whole div is dirt !!

Driving on your tricycle while texting is not illegal. Go back to watching sesame st.

By: ripster65

ripster65 — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:18:38 +0000

Good for him! Bet that REALLY pi$$ed off the reporter who was looking for something to write

By: mack408

mack408 — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:12:40 +0000

Tim i live in Santa Clara ..if you want to run your mouth in person let me know !!

By: wetpaperbag3

wetpaperbag3 — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:10:01 +0000

jvibottomline says: May 31, 2012 10:03 AM

Isn’t Cam Newton a 1:46 chance of winning a Super Bowl if we really are talking numbers? I think Smith has better odds!
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And the 49ers got to the NFC Championship game last year because of Alex Smith?