QB Competition

Originally posted by indianajim:

Originally posted by WillistheWall:
According to mbs twitter alex threw the best pass of training camp today with a 25 yard pass to bruce.

And a 30 yarder to Vernon and a 30 yarder to Bruce for a fingertip catch.

Maiocco on Twitter and Facebook: "The games are key but there's no question QB Alex Smith has put himself in position to win 49ers' starting job."

OWNAGE. Life racks up the pins, and Alex keeps knocking them down.

Originally posted by indianajim:

Originally posted by WillistheWall:
According to mbs twitter alex threw the best pass of training camp today with a 25 yard pass to bruce.

And a 30 yarder to Vernon and a 30 yarder to Bruce for a fingertip catch.

Maiocco on Twitter and Facebook: "The games are key but there's no question QB Alex Smith has put himself in position to win 49ers' starting job."

OWNAGE. Life racks up the pins, and Alex keeps knocking them down.

Originally posted by Joecool:
That's it! Alex Smith and Shaun Hill in the Nutcracker, right now!

Originally posted by Joecool:
That's it! Alex Smith and Shaun Hill in the Nutcracker, right now!

Originally posted by Joecool:
Maiocco on Twitter and Facebook: "The games are key but there's no question QB Alex Smith has put himself in position to win 49ers' starting job."


Bold is exactly right.

Originally posted by Joecool:
Maiocco on Twitter and Facebook: "The games are key but there's no question QB Alex Smith has put himself in position to win 49ers' starting job."


Bold is exactly right.

Originally posted by BETTERDAYZ9ERS:

Originally posted by Joecool:
That's it! Alex Smith and Shaun Hill in the Nutcracker, right now!

Then we'll know who start baby! I got 20 on Hill

Originally posted by Joecool:
Maiocco on Twitter and Facebook: "The games are key but there's no question QB Alex Smith has put himself in position to win 49ers' starting job."


Bold is exactly right.

Originally posted by Joecool:

Originally posted by BETTERDAYZ9ERS:

Originally posted by Joecool:
That's it! Alex Smith and Shaun Hill in the Nutcracker, right now!

Then we'll know who start baby! I got 20 on Hill

I don't know, Hill doesn't take roids.

Originally posted by TheGoldStandard:

Originally posted by Joecool:

Originally posted by hofer36:

Originally posted by Joecool:

Originally posted by oldman9er:
So glad that you can see the future and have no need of an open mind.

Even in his BEST of BEST games, I have yet to see Alex Smith make consistent reads, make off balance throws, and be consistently accurate.

Yes, I will give him props for late game drive and win in Arizona but look back and tell me that Arizona was actually trying to get pressure on the QB on that drive. They gave him a TC type of pocket that game.

Until he shows it in a live game, I will NEVER hold anything Alex Smith does in the pocket in practice as a sign that he is "coming along". He's faaaaar too comfortable knowing that he will not get hit and he does take that extra split second to get his read and make the throw.

They need to have a guy holding a bag stand behind him and give him a nice little pop once it hits 3 seconds. I would like to see how many times he gets hit just as or before he throws the ball.

unless you are watching game film, i dont think you can tell what the qbs reads are---you cant get that from tv, and even watching the game at stadium, there is too much action to try to follow all of the qbs reads...

as far as making off balance throws, isnt the point to have the qb try to make as many throws on balance? certainly it is nice to have a guy who can make an occasional off balance throw when a play breaks down, but is that a major part of the job description? and smith has made some nice off balance throws (see the seahawks game when he bounced off the blitzing corner and got pass to gore for td)

as for accuracy, you are right, smith could improve there---as a young developing qb i would expect that he will, especially if he is coached up like he should have been in his first few seasons

You do hope that your QB makes as many on balance throws as he can but that implies you must have great pass protection. Bill Walsh had his QBs practice off balance throws because if you first or second read isn't open, you better be ready to make a throw you normally don't make.

The fact is, fundamentals are what they are and they help in the drop back and front foot action when going through your progressions. The fact is, when it is actually time to make the throw, there are too many variables around you that affect your fundamentals more times than not.

In Alex's history, he has proven to be a VERY poor thrower even if he loses a couple of inches in his forestep for the throw. THESE are the things he lacks. In all honesty, in normal conditions, Hill appears to have a stronger arm than Alex Smith. People seem to forget when Hill came in for Dilfer 2 years ago, he was hitting 12-15 yard outs to D-Drop with pinpoint accuracy.

I don't know why but nothing gets to me more than the false thinking that arm strength equals more deep balls. This is the only reason why I am leaning against Alex Smith in my latest posts. Who the EFF cares about his arm strength and the fact that he threw a 20-yarder to Jason Hill or a 40 yarder to Bruce. Shaun Hill can do that if needed.

What all of us, people who hope Alex becomes the franchise, should want to see is that he is leading his receivers very well on the 10 yard throws and throws it where it's easy to catch or is getting the ball out the some good rythm. Who cares how far the throw is. I don't want to read about Shaun Hill throwing with better accuracy and allowing his receivers to even make 1-handed catches. I want to read that about Alex but I have a feeling he doesn't posses that ability.

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In all honesty, in normal conditions, Hill appears to have a stronger arm than Alex Smith.

And with that all objectivity was tossed out the window. Credibility at zero.