Originally posted by tjd808185:
Originally posted by 9erfanAUS:
Originally posted by Shaj:
Originally posted by 9erfanAUS:
Originally posted by Shaj:
I didn't read the responses here, but I'm sure it was noted that Alex Smith wasn't even characterized as a red chipper, and that Lombardi indicated we'd have much more upside if we had traded for McNabb. Let the excuses fly.....
Give it a rest.
-9fA
I won't rest until we have a franchise QB. The issue zoners had with Razzano was that he was unemployed and spiteful. Lombardi is employed and has no bias against the niners or Smith (if anything, he's giving us a lot of love), yet he still made the point that Smith is not a Blue or Red chipper and we should've traded for McNabb so that we'd have someone competent tossing the ball to our receivers. The norm in this site is to rip the source or provide excuses for Smith, so I'm waiting for both.
That's fine just don't go spamming threads that have nothing to do with Smith - like this one.
We all know you're not a big of Smith. We get it.
-9fA
This thread is about Smith too. Not only did Smith miss out on Lombardi's top 15 not a single person is willing to him on challenge that.
Lombardi did say that the season depends on Smith. What more do people want? If we challenge anyone about it then we're homers or riding Smith's jock. If we don't say anything at all then we don't believe in the guy. Is there no winning on this at all?
I've been nothing but on the fence about the guy since he's been drafted. I want him to live up to his potential and nothing more. Well more would be freakin awesome. But I've never been one of those "he wasn't worth the 1st pick"
kind of people. Me? I could give a Truck where you're picked. 1st or 1 hundred and 1st. You're on my team til they cut/waive/trade or retire you. I choose to root for ya unless you show you have no business wearing an NFL uniform (
*ahem Barlow cough*) but I don't feel that any player play to a level commensurate with their draft position. That's complete and utter hogwash. Especially if that player is hamstrung coming out of the locker room every Sunday by the organization that drafted them.
I mean c'mon did Steve play well as a 1st rounder when he first came into the league? NO. Hell no he didn't.
It's not about that though imho. It's about what you do with the TIME and OPPORTUNITIES that you are given. If Smith lights it up this year there are gonna be a lot of people crowing about how they knew it all along. And vice versa.
I think that he has what it takes but I know that it hasn't surfaced because of the issues involved. Only way I'll be disappointed in the kid is if he just rolls over and dies on us.
Sorry guys not my intent to turn this into a Smith thread. But if it's out there then I'll talk about it. It was out there.
~Ceadder
[ Edited by Ceadderman on Jul 26, 2010 at 10:42 PM ]