Alex Smith Bandwagon

Originally posted by ninerfan818:

Originally posted by NickSh49:

Originally posted by ninerfan818:
I will try and tone down my attitude towards the young man from Utah but the promises and hope only gets you so far. Show me young man, please.

Dude, I want to hug you for that post alone.

I am coming around. I will support him as long as he does not waste this season with all the talent we have. The 49ers have the best receiving TE, excellent receivers, great (but somewhat worn down) RB in Gore. If this season ends up poorly I will blow the bandwagon up.

I'm shocked and pleased. Wow.

This is what it is all about. He's the QB this year and all the pieces are in place. He must perform or GTFO.

I just hope the playcalling suits Smith this year. He can have a good season if we don't try to "hide" our QB. He needs to win games for us....something he should be able to do this year.

Originally posted by YuNGaCE:
HOP BACK ON ! had to repair the 2 rear wheels


(pic made by solidg2000)



gonna be a bumpy road

I'm on as always.

Some interesting stats and commentary on A. Smith in 09

Point No. 3: There's good reason to be optimistic about 49ers quarterback Alex Smith this year.

I've had major doubts about whether Smith would ever get his act together as an NFL quarterback, but the former first pick overall in the 2005 NFL Draft quietly had a breakthrough season in 2009 when he took over as the team's starter on November 1.

Smith's personal growth was overshadowed a bit by the team's 5-5 record during those starts. He posted a career-best 60.5% completion rate during a total of 11 game appearances and threw 18 touchdown passes -- two more than he threw during 16 starts back in 2006. And one statistic that really convinced me that Smith has turned the corner was his incredibly low rate of poor throws as scored by STATS last season. Just 10.5% of Smith's passes to open receivers were off the mark, a rate that put him in a tie for second-best in the league along with the Vikings' Brett Favre and just barely off the 10.3% pace of former Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner. The Saints' Drew Brees (11.1%), the Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger (12.1%) and the Colts' Peyton Manning (12.8%) rounded out the league's top performers.

That's pretty good company.

Smith showed signs of building on his success during the team's workouts this past week, especially with regard to his command of the offense and his presence in the huddle. The 26-year-old player had recognized that he needed to improve in those areas during discussions last year with Mike Singletary, but had assured the 49ers head coach that he was capable of doing everything the team needed of him once he had fully learned the offense -- and had a little continuity.

"We did have some continuity during this offseason, and it's very nice to see him step up and do exactly what he said he was going to do," Singletary said this week.

With deep talent at the wide receiver and tight end positions that includes Michael Crabtree, Vernon Davis, Josh Morgan, Isaac Bruce, Ted Ginn and rookie Dexter McCluster, Smith should finally reward the 49ers for the huge investment they made in him back in 2005. Ironically, he's also in the final year of a renegotiated deal that he signed in March, 2009 and will become an unrestricted free agent in 2011.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/alex-smith-49ers-have-reason-for-optimism

Originally posted by Ninefan56:
Some interesting stats and commentary on A. Smith in 09

Point No. 3: There's good reason to be optimistic about 49ers quarterback Alex Smith this year.

I've had major doubts about whether Smith would ever get his act together as an NFL quarterback, but the former first pick overall in the 2005 NFL Draft quietly had a breakthrough season in 2009 when he took over as the team's starter on November 1.

Smith's personal growth was overshadowed a bit by the team's 5-5 record during those starts. He posted a career-best 60.5% completion rate during a total of 11 game appearances and threw 18 touchdown passes -- two more than he threw during 16 starts back in 2006. And one statistic that really convinced me that Smith has turned the corner was his incredibly low rate of poor throws as scored by STATS last season. Just 10.5% of Smith's passes to open receivers were off the mark, a rate that put him in a tie for second-best in the league along with the Vikings' Brett Favre and just barely off the 10.3% pace of former Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner. The Saints' Drew Brees (11.1%), the Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger (12.1%) and the Colts' Peyton Manning (12.8%) rounded out the league's top performers.

That's pretty good company.

Smith showed signs of building on his success during the team's workouts this past week, especially with regard to his command of the offense and his presence in the huddle. The 26-year-old player had recognized that he needed to improve in those areas during discussions last year with Mike Singletary, but had assured the 49ers head coach that he was capable of doing everything the team needed of him once he had fully learned the offense -- and had a little continuity.

"We did have some continuity during this offseason, and it's very nice to see him step up and do exactly what he said he was going to do," Singletary said this week.

With deep talent at the wide receiver and tight end positions that includes Michael Crabtree, Vernon Davis, Josh Morgan, Isaac Bruce, Ted Ginn and rookie Dexter McCluster, Smith should finally reward the 49ers for the huge investment they made in him back in 2005. Ironically, he's also in the final year of a renegotiated deal that he signed in March, 2009 and will become an unrestricted free agent in 2011.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/alex-smith-49ers-have-reason-for-optimism

Wow good stuff.

Well, like Urban Meyer said...Alex is "really careful with the ball." I think Smith's found the balance between holding on and just letting it zip. Personally, I think he had some reckless throws last year...even a little JTO-esque...BUT it didnt bother me too much because he seemed to be feeling things out and trying to find himself as a QB. 2006 was pretty "scripted" for Smith. Like Leatha mentioned...all of our plays were designed to "hide" the QB. I think (finally) our coaches have found a way to utilize Smith's talent and we're finally revolving the offense around Gore AND Alex.

I really see no excuse/reason for Smith to do poorly this year. I think expecting 30 TDs and 5 INTs is a little unrealistic but something like 20-25TDs, and 10-15 INTs be good. Add another 1000 yard season by Gore and you're looking at a decent play off team.

Good article but he shoots his own credibility by mentioning Isaac Bruce and Dexter McCluster..

-9fA

Originally posted by 9erfanAUS:
Good article but he shoots his own credibility be mentioning Isaac Bruce and Dexter McCluster..

-9fA

yea seriously, i read that and was like wtf

Started good...until he pointed out that STATS inc. "accuracy" statistic. Smith has to continue to improve here...although he is getting better with his timing, no doubt.

Got worse when he mentioned Isaac Bruce and McCluster.

Originally posted by LambdaChi49:

Originally posted by Ninefan56:
Some interesting stats and commentary on A. Smith in 09

Point No. 3: There's good reason to be optimistic about 49ers quarterback Alex Smith this year.

I've had major doubts about whether Smith would ever get his act together as an NFL quarterback, but the former first pick overall in the 2005 NFL Draft quietly had a breakthrough season in 2009 when he took over as the team's starter on November 1.

Smith's personal growth was overshadowed a bit by the team's 5-5 record during those starts. He posted a career-best 60.5% completion rate during a total of 11 game appearances and threw 18 touchdown passes -- two more than he threw during 16 starts back in 2006. And one statistic that really convinced me that Smith has turned the corner was his incredibly low rate of poor throws as scored by STATS last season. Just 10.5% of Smith's passes to open receivers were off the mark, a rate that put him in a tie for second-best in the league along with the Vikings' Brett Favre and just barely off the 10.3% pace of former Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner. The Saints' Drew Brees (11.1%), the Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger (12.1%) and the Colts' Peyton Manning (12.8%) rounded out the league's top performers.

That's pretty good company.

Smith showed signs of building on his success during the team's workouts this past week, especially with regard to his command of the offense and his presence in the huddle. The 26-year-old player had recognized that he needed to improve in those areas during discussions last year with Mike Singletary, but had assured the 49ers head coach that he was capable of doing everything the team needed of him once he had fully learned the offense -- and had a little continuity.

"We did have some continuity during this offseason, and it's very nice to see him step up and do exactly what he said he was going to do," Singletary said this week.

With deep talent at the wide receiver and tight end positions that includes Michael Crabtree, Vernon Davis, Josh Morgan, Isaac Bruce, Ted Ginn and rookie Dexter McCluster, Smith should finally reward the 49ers for the huge investment they made in him back in 2005. Ironically, he's also in the final year of a renegotiated deal that he signed in March, 2009 and will become an unrestricted free agent in 2011.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/alex-smith-49ers-have-reason-for-optimism

Wow good stuff.

Well, like Urban Meyer said...Alex is "really careful with the ball." I think Smith's found the balance between holding on and just letting it zip. Personally, I think he had some reckless throws last year...even a little JTO-esque...BUT it didnt bother me too much because he seemed to be feeling things out and trying to find himself as a QB. 2006 was pretty "scripted" for Smith. Like Leatha mentioned...all of our plays were designed to "hide" the QB. I think (finally) our coaches have found a way to utilize Smith's talent and we're finally revolving the offense around Gore AND Alex.

I really see no excuse/reason for Smith to do poorly this year. I think expecting 30 TDs and 5 INTs is a little unrealistic but something like 20-25TDs, and 10-15 INTs be good. Add another 1000 yard season by Gore and you're looking at a decent play off team.

Yeah honestly if he's healthy and if our offense suits our talent, I can see Smith putting up something like 24 TDs and 13 INTs...numbers like that would be phenomenal and good enough to win the division...especially if we have the balance we hope we get with the running game.

Originally posted by Ninefan56:
Some interesting stats and commentary on A. Smith in 09

Point No. 3: There's good reason to be optimistic about 49ers quarterback Alex Smith this year.

I've had major doubts about whether Smith would ever get his act together as an NFL quarterback, but the former first pick overall in the 2005 NFL Draft quietly had a breakthrough season in 2009 when he took over as the team's starter on November 1.

Smith's personal growth was overshadowed a bit by the team's 5-5 record during those starts. He posted a career-best 60.5% completion rate during a total of 11 game appearances and threw 18 touchdown passes -- two more than he threw during 16 starts back in 2006. And one statistic that really convinced me that Smith has turned the corner was his incredibly low rate of poor throws as scored by STATS last season. Just 10.5% of Smith's passes to open receivers were off the mark, a rate that put him in a tie for second-best in the league along with the Vikings' Brett Favre and just barely off the 10.3% pace of former Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner. The Saints' Drew Brees (11.1%), the Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger (12.1%) and the Colts' Peyton Manning (12.8%) rounded out the league's top performers.

That's pretty good company.

Smith showed signs of building on his success during the team's workouts this past week, especially with regard to his command of the offense and his presence in the huddle. The 26-year-old player had recognized that he needed to improve in those areas during discussions last year with Mike Singletary, but had assured the 49ers head coach that he was capable of doing everything the team needed of him once he had fully learned the offense -- and had a little continuity.

"We did have some continuity during this offseason, and it's very nice to see him step up and do exactly what he said he was going to do," Singletary said this week.

With deep talent at the wide receiver and tight end positions that includes Michael Crabtree, Vernon Davis, Josh Morgan, Isaac Bruce, Ted Ginn and rookie Dexter McCluster, Smith should finally reward the 49ers for the huge investment they made in him back in 2005. Ironically, he's also in the final year of a renegotiated deal that he signed in March, 2009 and will become an unrestricted free agent in 2011.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/alex-smith-49ers-have-reason-for-optimism

Clearly this guy knows what he's talking about! He lost me at Bruce....

Originally posted by Oakland-Niner:

Originally posted by Ninefan56:
Some interesting stats and commentary on A. Smith in 09

Point No. 3: There's good reason to be optimistic about 49ers quarterback Alex Smith this year.

I've had major doubts about whether Smith would ever get his act together as an NFL quarterback, but the former first pick overall in the 2005 NFL Draft quietly had a breakthrough season in 2009 when he took over as the team's starter on November 1.

Smith's personal growth was overshadowed a bit by the team's 5-5 record during those starts. He posted a career-best 60.5% completion rate during a total of 11 game appearances and threw 18 touchdown passes -- two more than he threw during 16 starts back in 2006. And one statistic that really convinced me that Smith has turned the corner was his incredibly low rate of poor throws as scored by STATS last season. Just 10.5% of Smith's passes to open receivers were off the mark, a rate that put him in a tie for second-best in the league along with the Vikings' Brett Favre and just barely off the 10.3% pace of former Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner. The Saints' Drew Brees (11.1%), the Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger (12.1%) and the Colts' Peyton Manning (12.8%) rounded out the league's top performers.

That's pretty good company.

Smith showed signs of building on his success during the team's workouts this past week, especially with regard to his command of the offense and his presence in the huddle. The 26-year-old player had recognized that he needed to improve in those areas during discussions last year with Mike Singletary, but had assured the 49ers head coach that he was capable of doing everything the team needed of him once he had fully learned the offense -- and had a little continuity.

"We did have some continuity during this offseason, and it's very nice to see him step up and do exactly what he said he was going to do," Singletary said this week.

With deep talent at the wide receiver and tight end positions that includes Michael Crabtree, Vernon Davis, Josh Morgan, Isaac Bruce, Ted Ginn and rookie Dexter McCluster, Smith should finally reward the 49ers for the huge investment they made in him back in 2005. Ironically, he's also in the final year of a renegotiated deal that he signed in March, 2009 and will become an unrestricted free agent in 2011.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/alex-smith-49ers-have-reason-for-optimism

Clearly this guy knows what he's talking about! He lost me at Bruce....

lol ya but you cant really argue with the stats at least we know for sure he is not biased as he doesnt really follow the niners

Clearly, the author does not follow the team moves closely, but that is no excuse for overlooking or dismissing the statistics provided... unless they just don't fit your particular agenda, and you are desperately trying to divert or squash attention from what they indicate...

Originally posted by 49ersalldaway126:

Originally posted by Oakland-Niner:

Originally posted by Ninefan56:
Some interesting stats and commentary on A. Smith in 09

Point No. 3: There's good reason to be optimistic about 49ers quarterback Alex Smith this year.

I've had major doubts about whether Smith would ever get his act together as an NFL quarterback, but the former first pick overall in the 2005 NFL Draft quietly had a breakthrough season in 2009 when he took over as the team's starter on November 1.

Smith's personal growth was overshadowed a bit by the team's 5-5 record during those starts. He posted a career-best 60.5% completion rate during a total of 11 game appearances and threw 18 touchdown passes -- two more than he threw during 16 starts back in 2006. And one statistic that really convinced me that Smith has turned the corner was his incredibly low rate of poor throws as scored by STATS last season. Just 10.5% of Smith's passes to open receivers were off the mark, a rate that put him in a tie for second-best in the league along with the Vikings' Brett Favre and just barely off the 10.3% pace of former Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner. The Saints' Drew Brees (11.1%), the Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger (12.1%) and the Colts' Peyton Manning (12.8%) rounded out the league's top performers.

That's pretty good company.

Smith showed signs of building on his success during the team's workouts this past week, especially with regard to his command of the offense and his presence in the huddle. The 26-year-old player had recognized that he needed to improve in those areas during discussions last year with Mike Singletary, but had assured the 49ers head coach that he was capable of doing everything the team needed of him once he had fully learned the offense -- and had a little continuity.

"We did have some continuity during this offseason, and it's very nice to see him step up and do exactly what he said he was going to do," Singletary said this week.

With deep talent at the wide receiver and tight end positions that includes Michael Crabtree, Vernon Davis, Josh Morgan, Isaac Bruce, Ted Ginn and rookie Dexter McCluster, Smith should finally reward the 49ers for the huge investment they made in him back in 2005. Ironically, he's also in the final year of a renegotiated deal that he signed in March, 2009 and will become an unrestricted free agent in 2011.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/alex-smith-49ers-have-reason-for-optimism

Clearly this guy knows what he's talking about! He lost me at Bruce....

lol ya but you cant really argue with the stats at least we know for sure he is not biased as he doesnt really follow the niners

Good point. I thought about that myself, but still felt the need to post because it was too funny.

Originally posted by Oakland-Niner:

Originally posted by 49ersalldaway126:

Originally posted by Oakland-Niner:

Originally posted by Ninefan56:
Some interesting stats and commentary on A. Smith in 09

Point No. 3: There's good reason to be optimistic about 49ers quarterback Alex Smith this year.

I've had major doubts about whether Smith would ever get his act together as an NFL quarterback, but the former first pick overall in the 2005 NFL Draft quietly had a breakthrough season in 2009 when he took over as the team's starter on November 1.

Smith's personal growth was overshadowed a bit by the team's 5-5 record during those starts. He posted a career-best 60.5% completion rate during a total of 11 game appearances and threw 18 touchdown passes -- two more than he threw during 16 starts back in 2006. And one statistic that really convinced me that Smith has turned the corner was his incredibly low rate of poor throws as scored by STATS last season. Just 10.5% of Smith's passes to open receivers were off the mark, a rate that put him in a tie for second-best in the league along with the Vikings' Brett Favre and just barely off the 10.3% pace of former Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner. The Saints' Drew Brees (11.1%), the Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger (12.1%) and the Colts' Peyton Manning (12.8%) rounded out the league's top performers.

That's pretty good company.

Smith showed signs of building on his success during the team's workouts this past week, especially with regard to his command of the offense and his presence in the huddle. The 26-year-old player had recognized that he needed to improve in those areas during discussions last year with Mike Singletary, but had assured the 49ers head coach that he was capable of doing everything the team needed of him once he had fully learned the offense -- and had a little continuity.

"We did have some continuity during this offseason, and it's very nice to see him step up and do exactly what he said he was going to do," Singletary said this week.

With deep talent at the wide receiver and tight end positions that includes Michael Crabtree, Vernon Davis, Josh Morgan, Isaac Bruce, Ted Ginn and rookie Dexter McCluster, Smith should finally reward the 49ers for the huge investment they made in him back in 2005. Ironically, he's also in the final year of a renegotiated deal that he signed in March, 2009 and will become an unrestricted free agent in 2011.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/alex-smith-49ers-have-reason-for-optimism

Clearly this guy knows what he's talking about! He lost me at Bruce....

lol ya but you cant really argue with the stats at least we know for sure he is not biased as he doesnt really follow the niners

Good point. I thought about that myself, but still felt the need to post because it was too funny.

The guy went back and took Bruce and McCluster off the article, someone must have emailed him and set him straight. That is a very interesting stat though, and goes to show how little the guys claiming he is inaccurate actually know.

Originally posted by Memphis9er:

Originally posted by Oakland-Niner:

Originally posted by 49ersalldaway126:

Originally posted by Oakland-Niner:

Originally posted by Ninefan56:
Some interesting stats and commentary on A. Smith in 09

Point No. 3: There's good reason to be optimistic about 49ers quarterback Alex Smith this year.

I've had major doubts about whether Smith would ever get his act together as an NFL quarterback, but the former first pick overall in the 2005 NFL Draft quietly had a breakthrough season in 2009 when he took over as the team's starter on November 1.

Smith's personal growth was overshadowed a bit by the team's 5-5 record during those starts. He posted a career-best 60.5% completion rate during a total of 11 game appearances and threw 18 touchdown passes -- two more than he threw during 16 starts back in 2006. And one statistic that really convinced me that Smith has turned the corner was his incredibly low rate of poor throws as scored by STATS last season. Just 10.5% of Smith's passes to open receivers were off the mark, a rate that put him in a tie for second-best in the league along with the Vikings' Brett Favre and just barely off the 10.3% pace of former Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner. The Saints' Drew Brees (11.1%), the Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger (12.1%) and the Colts' Peyton Manning (12.8%) rounded out the league's top performers.

That's pretty good company.

Smith showed signs of building on his success during the team's workouts this past week, especially with regard to his command of the offense and his presence in the huddle. The 26-year-old player had recognized that he needed to improve in those areas during discussions last year with Mike Singletary, but had assured the 49ers head coach that he was capable of doing everything the team needed of him once he had fully learned the offense -- and had a little continuity.

"We did have some continuity during this offseason, and it's very nice to see him step up and do exactly what he said he was going to do," Singletary said this week.

With deep talent at the wide receiver and tight end positions that includes Michael Crabtree, Vernon Davis, Josh Morgan, Isaac Bruce, Ted Ginn and rookie Dexter McCluster, Smith should finally reward the 49ers for the huge investment they made in him back in 2005. Ironically, he's also in the final year of a renegotiated deal that he signed in March, 2009 and will become an unrestricted free agent in 2011.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/alex-smith-49ers-have-reason-for-optimism

Clearly this guy knows what he's talking about! He lost me at Bruce....

lol ya but you cant really argue with the stats at least we know for sure he is not biased as he doesnt really follow the niners

Good point. I thought about that myself, but still felt the need to post because it was too funny.

The guy went back and took Bruce and McCluster off the article, someone must have emailed him and set him straight. That is a very interesting stat though, and goes to show how little the guys claiming he is inaccurate actually know.

Not hard to be accurate with a 4 yard dumpoff. I am cautiously optimistic too, but I am just sayin. Stats can be very deceiving and our YPC was pathetic. His down the field throws are what need work.

Go Niners.