Originally posted by backontop:
Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
1. Mike Johnson ain't here no more. That throws a lot of your Mike Johnson numbers out the windy.
2. The 49ers are 19-31 in games started by Alex. I'm not cherry picking any one period of his career. Just giving the full info. 19-31.
3. He is INJURY PRONE. Injured in '05, most all of '07, ALL of '08, some of '10. Cannot be relied upon to play all 16 as he has done that once in 6 years.
4. The main argument for Alex is he NEEDS OC CONTINUITY. Well, then why did he REGRESS his 2nd year with Raye? Also, if he needs this continuity, he WILL struggle in '11 to pick up the system. Your basically throwing away '11 so that Alex 'might' get it in '12 .
5. He's Captain Checkdown. He does not read defenses. He looks at one guy and if it's not there, he checks it down. This is why Gore is often our leading WR.
6. He's not a natural leader. Players responded a lot more to Troy than Alex. A lot of the locker room does not like Alex and does not play hard for him.
1. Johnson is gone but we have a solid HC who will be calling the plays as well as a solid OC in place.
2. The 49ers are 19-31 when running an offense with a crappy HC who doesn't have a clue about the offensive side of the ball and an overrated defense.
3. I agree with this
4. 2011 is going to be out the window either way. More than likely there will be a lockout which means no OTA's and possibly no TC. One thing that Alex Smith has shown is his ability to deal with and adapt to a new playbook. He has experience in just about every offense out there known to man thanks to having 6 different OC's in his career. While he won't be a master of the offense like he wants to be that doesn't change the fact that he is already used to it by now.
5. Captain Checkdown? Let me guess a little nickname you gave him from this season? Let's seeeee I seem to remember an article that said that players played scared under Singletary. This would include a QB who is doing what the HC wants. Not take risks and take what the defense gives him. Huh last time I checked that needs the ability to read defenses. Gore is often the leading receiver because our OLine is so horrible that Alex doesn't have a lot of time to wait for the plays to develop and has to get rid of the ball. Now who would be already in a position to catch the ball? Oh Oh I know! The RB who just so happens to be Frank Gore...the same Frank Gore that both Nolan and Singletary wanted to focus the offense around. Sorry but there will never be a successful offense focused on a RB.
6. This is all pure speculation. Yes Alex Smith is not a vocal leader. That just isn't his personality he isn't going to go around screaming and yelling at people. He tries to lead by example (honestly the best form of a leader IMO) Show me proof the the players did not like Alex Smith?????
1. As much as I like Harbaugh, how has he proved that he can be succesful at the NFL level? So to say that we ALREADY have a solid guy calling the plays is a reach. Wait until he PROVES he can be successful before we crown him.
2. The same team and coaching staff Shaun Hill posted a 10-6 record with?
3. There is no arguing this one although I think Alex is very tough, he just so happens to be injury prone
4. 2011 is not a waste just because of the division we play in so the best bet is to bring someone in who has RECENT success in a WCO, not a guy who had AVERAGE at best success 4-5 years ago.
5. The O-line is up for debate. They were ranked pretty low this year (27) but how many of those sacks they allowed came from Troy Smith holding the ball too long? Quite a bit if I'm not mistaken so to say Alex never had any time but Troy holds the ball too long is bogus as well
6. you are right. There are different kind of leaders but how is Alex a leader that leads by example when he is just an average player? Who the hell wants to follow that? Patrick Willis leads by example, Justin Smith leads by example, Brian Westbrook has always led by example. Alex Smith is not vocal AND he is only an average player AT BEST so how is he a leader?
