Alex Smith Bandwagon

Originally posted by ninerfan818:

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.

As if all he ever threw were dump-offs. And as if every other QB threw nothing more than dumpoffs either. Give the guy some credit, folks...

I was unaware of the statistic as well, but you don't get numbers like that without doing well overall with your throws. This minimalization or discounting of anything positive Smith does is unnecessary. We should be happy for the positives that our QB brings the team.

At the same time, cautious optimism is a good choice.

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

Originally posted by ninerfan818:

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.

As if all he ever threw were dump-offs. And as if every other QB threw nothing more than dumpoffs either. Give the guy some credit, folks...

I was unaware of the statistic as well, but you don't get numbers like that without doing well overall with your throws. This minimalization or discounting of anything positive Smith does is unnecessary. We should be happy for the positives that our QB brings the team.

At the same time, cautious optimism is a good choice.

I am not discounting anything he accomplished but I am just saying that his average yards per catch was not that good. Something around 6 yards or so. Alot of the interceptions he threw were because of not so great accuracy not allowing the receivers to catch the ball in stride.

I am indeed cautiously optimistic that another year in the system should help him with his reads and the OTA's should greatly improve his timing with the receivers. I sorely want to win. I hope he does well, without question. But if we don't have a winning season I would hope the organization find a better option.

If he gets better protection this year, he will find more receivers open down field and his yards/catch will improve.

Originally posted by Ed Thompson(Scout.com):
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%), Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger (12.1%) and Colts' Peyton Manning (12.8%) rounded out the league's top performers.
That's pretty good company.

Honestly this should slam the door on the hater argument(it won't) but since there is nothing more substantive to add, I'll leave you with this.

Haters gonna hate all day but in the end you know what's up.

~Ceadder

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

Originally posted by ninerfan818:

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.

As if all he ever threw were dump-offs. And as if every other QB threw nothing more than dumpoffs either. Give the guy some credit, folks...

I was unaware of the statistic as well, but you don't get numbers like that without doing well overall with your throws. This minimalization or discounting of anything positive Smith does is unnecessary. We should be happy for the positives that our QB brings the team.

At the same time, cautious optimism is a good choice.

Alex Smith was 24th in YPC and 30th in 1st down completion %. The guy is right he threw alot more underneath and dump off passes than most NFL QBs. Our slow receiving core could explain some of that and I'm sure the drops figure in too, but either way stats are stats and you can't only look to ones you like.

Originally posted by Ceadderman:

Originally posted by Ed Thompson(Scout.com):
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%), Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger (12.1%) and Colts' Peyton Manning (12.8%) rounded out the league's top performers.
That's pretty good company.

Honestly this should slam the door on the hater argument(it won't) but since there is nothing more substantive to add, I'll leave you with this.

Haters gonna hate all day but in the end you know what's up.

~Ceadder

Big C, was goin on. Yeah you hit the nail right on the head. They gon hate regardless if u show stats showing improvement.

True fans (bias aside) will say u know what, thats surprising he's not as bad as some were saying.

Then you have the haters, that may even go as far as saying oooh, one year, well what about the other years, or bust this, or bad pass that.

We as fans put soo much emphasis on the numbers and when these numbers like it or not show he's actually making some pretty good reads, then someone said oh yeah well thats because they are dumpoffs, or short outs, or whatever the case is.

At least some of us have accepted the fact that just like i read in other articles we need to Move on from our daddy's team. In my case i remember most of our super bowls, but the times of Montana, Young, Rice, is over.

So this year how about not just the Smith bandwagon, but we all jump on the TEAM bandwagon, and support whomever makes the final cut. Can we do it?

Happiest guy in the nfl has to be alex, with AD AND Poti both brought in. The one biggest thing alex needed was an OL in front of him of starters, not backups. Well he has them now, and we will see what he brings to the table. For the first time in what seems forever, I am very positive about our direction being Up, not down. Those two draftees, assuming they play up to their CVs, will make alex better, as well as the TEs , WRs, RBs, as well as the rest of the OL. Also, a better O overall will make our D better, if for no other reason, they won't have to play 40 mins each game. Plus, they won't have to win the game for us. We now have an O, and before even one ball is snapped in anger, we are a significantly better team than we have been in last 10 yrs or so.

Originally posted by tjd808185:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

Originally posted by ninerfan818:

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.

As if all he ever threw were dump-offs. And as if every other QB threw nothing more than dumpoffs either. Give the guy some credit, folks...

I was unaware of the statistic as well, but you don't get numbers like that without doing well overall with your throws. This minimalization or discounting of anything positive Smith does is unnecessary. We should be happy for the positives that our QB brings the team.

At the same time, cautious optimism is a good choice.

Alex Smith was 24th in YPC and 30th in 1st down completion %. The guy is right he threw alot more underneath and dump off passes than most NFL QBs. Our slow receiving core could explain some of that and I'm sure the drops figure in too, but either way stats are stats and you can't only look to ones you like.

I think it was more of a pass protection issue than slow receivers myself, that will keep your yards per attempt down.

Originally posted by Ceadderman:

Originally posted by Ed Thompson(Scout.com):
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%), Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger (12.1%) and Colts' Peyton Manning (12.8%) rounded out the league's top performers.
That's pretty good company.

Honestly this should slam the door on the hater argument(it won't) but since there is nothing more substantive to add, I'll leave you with this.

Haters gonna hate all day but in the end you know what's up.

~Ceadder

Originally posted by Ceadderman:

Originally posted by Ed Thompson(Scout.com):
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%), Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger (12.1%) and Colts' Peyton Manning (12.8%) rounded out the league's top performers.
That's pretty good company.

Honestly this should slam the door on the hater argument(it won't) but since there is nothing more substantive to add, I'll leave you with this.

Haters gonna hate all day but in the end you know what's up.

~Ceadder

The stat looks good if you've never seen Alex Smith play. It doesn't show underthrow long balls and the lack of leading recievers open. Tim Rattay even has a career completion rating of 60.8%.

The only stat that truly matters is wins. Something, all the QBs mentioned produce on a consistent basis. And before anyone dares complain about the level of talent surrounded those QBs, consider that with the talent this team has, it's expected to have a strong chance of making the playoffs under Alex Smith.

If it the Niner's QB was Favre (blasphemy!), Brees, Manning or Rapistburger, then the team would be considered an SB contender. Oops there goes gravity.

If the only stat that matters is wins, then you have to give credit for those wins even if his performance is less than stellar.

Originally posted by Memphis9er:

Originally posted by tjd808185:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

Originally posted by ninerfan818:

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.

As if all he ever threw were dump-offs. And as if every other QB threw nothing more than dumpoffs either. Give the guy some credit, folks...

I was unaware of the statistic as well, but you don't get numbers like that without doing well overall with your throws. This minimalization or discounting of anything positive Smith does is unnecessary. We should be happy for the positives that our QB brings the team.

At the same time, cautious optimism is a good choice.

Alex Smith was 24th in YPC and 30th in 1st down completion %. The guy is right he threw alot more underneath and dump off passes than most NFL QBs. Our slow receiving core could explain some of that and I'm sure the drops figure in too, but either way stats are stats and you can't only look to ones you like.

I think it was more of a pass protection issue than slow receivers myself, that will keep your yards per attempt down.

That's definetily a factor as well. Hopefully with an improved line and Smith having more control of the offense changes that.

Originally posted by foamingatdamouth:

Originally posted by Ceadderman:

Originally posted by Ed Thompson(Scout.com):
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%), Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger (12.1%) and Colts' Peyton Manning (12.8%) rounded out the league's top performers.
That's pretty good company.

Honestly this should slam the door on the hater argument(it won't) but since there is nothing more substantive to add, I'll leave you with this.

Haters gonna hate all day but in the end you know what's up.

~Ceadder

The stat looks good if you've never seen Alex Smith play. It doesn't show underthrow long balls and the lack of leading recievers open. Tim Rattay even has a career completion rating of 60.8%.

The only stat that truly matters is wins. Something, all the QBs mentioned produce on a consistent basis. And before anyone dares complain about the level of talent surrounded those QBs, consider that with the talent this team has, it's expected to have a strong chance of making the playoffs under Alex Smith.

If it the Niner's QB was Favre (blasphemy!), Brees, Manning or Rapistburger, then the team would be considered an SB contender. Oops there goes gravity.

The stats look good if you choose not to ignore them because they do not fit your lame agenda. Wins/losses are a team stat, not an individual stat.

Originally posted by Memphis9er:

Originally posted by foamingatdamouth:

Originally posted by Ceadderman:

Originally posted by Ed Thompson(Scout.com):
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%), Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger (12.1%) and Colts' Peyton Manning (12.8%) rounded out the league's top performers.
That's pretty good company.

Honestly this should slam the door on the hater argument(it won't) but since there is nothing more substantive to add, I'll leave you with this.

Haters gonna hate all day but in the end you know what's up.

~Ceadder

The stat looks good if you've never seen Alex Smith play. It doesn't show underthrow long balls and the lack of leading recievers open. Tim Rattay even has a career completion rating of 60.8%.

The only stat that truly matters is wins. Something, all the QBs mentioned produce on a consistent basis. And before anyone dares complain about the level of talent surrounded those QBs, consider that with the talent this team has, it's expected to have a strong chance of making the playoffs under Alex Smith.

If it the Niner's QB was Favre (blasphemy!), Brees, Manning or Rapistburger, then the team would be considered an SB contender. Oops there goes gravity.

The stats look good if you choose not to ignore them because they do not fit your lame agenda. Wins/losses are a team stat, not an individual stat.

I think it is unfair to say "only wins matter" when a QB plays well but the team doesn't get the W, but then point to stats when the QB plays poorly but the team wins.

One's individual measure of success is one thing that people can disagree on, but to change up what one deems important so that it fits a predetermined conclusion is another.

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..I know. When you write an article it might be a good idea to take a look at the roster once in awhile. ;-)