Originally posted by susweel:Originally posted by NickSh49:Originally posted by susweel:Originally posted by mcbaes72:Originally posted by vermonator:Originally posted by vermonator:Originally posted by susweel:
Everybody knows that MM loves to suck Alex's cock.
Now that's inappropriate!!!
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Some people just don't care.
What I meant by that is that MM is always a Smith supporter. He probably likes the personally and it comes across in his blog which is supposed to unbiased.
How is Maiocco biased?
Smith went .500 this year. He's an average NFL QB right now, with flashes of brilliance and flashes of awfulness. The jury is still out. That's just the fact of the matter.
Im not talking about just this article. Im speaking for MM's over all opinion on Alex throughout his blog.
I agree. MM has bashed him when necessary, and praised him when it had merit. But the fact is that Maiocco goes out of his way once every other month to write a blog about how he still sees potential in Alex Smith.
In the NFL, QBs barely get 2-3 years to prove whether they are the starter or not. If they don't click by year 3, teams will move on and find an upgrade. The 49ers front office seems to have a reactive mindset on the QB position.
I have compared Alex Smith to Kyler Boller a lot in the past, and I think the comparison holds true. Both have similar TD-INT ratios, run-first oriented offenses, and mediocre offensive line play.
While the Ravens D and rushing attack led them to the playoffs that bailed Boller out, the 49ers don't have that advantage yet. The Ravens kept Boller for 5 seasons, and he saw noticeable playing time in 4 out of 5 years.
He competed against vet QBs (enter Hill or O'Sullivan), and the Ravens franchised hoped he would finally come out of his shell and perform at a high level. It never happened, and now he was recently the spot starter for the Rams.
I think Alex Smith can be an efficient QB in the right system (just like Flacco or Matt Moore), but our current talent requires a high level of play from the QB position in order to create, replicate, and sustain scoring offensive drives. Alex Smith fails to due that, and it explains our lethargic offense.