Originally posted by Blitz:
Accck, screw AS, the last thing I want is to open the team to AS being our future starter. The organization has already f**ked around in an obviously dysfunctional relationship long enough. It's dysfunctional to the point that someone has to go..either the 49ers organization, or AS. The former isn't going to happen,therefore it needs to be the latter.
Seriously, this team needs to part ways with AS. The relationship needs to end. Relationships die, this AS/49er one has been dysfunctional long enough, it needs to end.
There is just no way this team ever truly starts to move on with AS on the roster ANYWHERE.
Put the other guys in, let them run around an play some football....close the door on AS once and for all.
I'm not looking for Alex Smith to prove he's the savior or even that he deserves to be back on this team. I'm looking for damage control. Yes, he was injured on a blindside sack during max protect, but he is our best bet for giving up the fewest sacks. Troy Smith just took more sacks than Alex Smith has ever taken in one game... Alex Smith has never been sacked more than five times in a game. Alex Smith has been sacked five times twice since his rookie year. Troy Smith was just sacked five times and then six times in consecutive games. He's been exposed... teams know how to get to him now.
I'd rather not see Troy get killed. I think he is at the worst a very capable #2 QB. Let him work on some things while Alex plays. We've already destroyed Alex Smith (not that he was much to start with) because of our poor line play over the last decade, let's avoid doing that to Troy.