Holy Cow, Troy Smith starts in London!

Originally posted by unst4bl3:

Originally posted by StOnEy333:

Originally posted by whowantwhat:
what number will troy use, # 1????

Yeah, he's been #1 since he signed.

dont most players that use number 1 suck?

Warren Moon?

i dont understand why ALOT of you guys are mad that Troy is starting, most of you guys wanting Nate to start? forealz? why because he has a canon arm...yes thats good but HE DOESN'T KNOW THE PLAYBOOK WELL ENOUGH TO PLAY!!!!, why not start Troy? im pretty sure alot of you including my self never seen him play in the NFL except youtube videos, you cant really judge a player you havent seen play a full game in the NFL. WE ALL dont know what he got until we see him play. CHANCES PEOPLE CHANCES!

I thought Troy Smith played well 2 years ago for the Ravens untill he got hurt, then Flacco took over and played we better.

I'm excited to see what he can do.

Originally posted by 49ersOnMINE:
i dont understand why ALOT of you guys are mad that Troy is starting, most of you guys wanting Nate to start? forealz? why because he has a canon arm...yes thats good but HE DOESN'T KNOW THE PLAYBOOK WELL ENOUGH TO PLAY!!!!, why not start Troy? im pretty sure alot of you including my self never seen him play in the NFL except youtube videos, you cant really judge a player you havent seen play a full game in the NFL. WE ALL dont know what he got until we see him play. CHANCES PEOPLE CHANCES!

Your argument applies to both Troy and Nate whether you realize it or not. I'm happy that Carr is not starting and Troy is. I hope he lights it up Sunday (or at least plays well enough to keep him in the next week). More importantly, gets a W.

FWIW, none of us can possibly know how much Nate understands or doesn't understand about the playbook. Why do so many peeps on this board say it like it's a fact...

LB

Originally posted by 49ersOnMINE:
i dont understand why ALOT of you guys are mad that Troy is starting, most of you guys wanting Nate to start? forealz? why because he has a canon arm...yes thats good but HE DOESN'T KNOW THE PLAYBOOK WELL ENOUGH TO PLAY!!!!, why not start Troy? im pretty sure alot of you including my self never seen him play in the NFL except youtube videos, you cant really judge a player you havent seen play a full game in the NFL. WE ALL dont know what he got until we see him play. CHANCES PEOPLE CHANCES!

Cuz anything is better than Carr. Whether it be nate or troy.

Originally posted by StOnEy333:
This is probably the best vid of Troy I've seen as a pro:

He's got a strong arm it seems.. at least he can give us a couple of big plays.

How bout some Troy Smith to Alex Smith plays?

Originally posted by leebert81:

Originally posted by 49ersOnMINE:
i dont understand why ALOT of you guys are mad that Troy is starting, most of you guys wanting Nate to start? forealz? why because he has a canon arm...yes thats good but HE DOESN'T KNOW THE PLAYBOOK WELL ENOUGH TO PLAY!!!!, why not start Troy? im pretty sure alot of you including my self never seen him play in the NFL except youtube videos, you cant really judge a player you havent seen play a full game in the NFL. WE ALL dont know what he got until we see him play. CHANCES PEOPLE CHANCES!

Your argument applies to both Troy and Nate whether you realize it or not. I'm happy that Carr is not starting and Troy is. I hope he lights it up Sunday (or at least plays well enough to keep him in the next week). More importantly, gets a W.

FWIW, none of us can possibly know how much Nate understands or doesn't understand about the playbook. Why do so many peeps on this board say it like it's a fact...

LB

i understand your point and your right none of us can possibly know what nate got.. but the coaches said it them self that during the off season NATE didnt work out as hard as he's supposed to and didnt go through the playbook as much as he's supposed to and it showed during the preseason and that came out of nate davis's mouth also... of course he deserves a chance IF Troy dont do well this week ...never know they might put nate in there..we gotta wait until next year to see Nate, thats if he works hard and learn from his mistakes this season

Originally posted by 49ersOnMINE:

Originally posted by leebert81:

Originally posted by 49ersOnMINE:
i dont understand why ALOT of you guys are mad that Troy is starting, most of you guys wanting Nate to start? forealz? why because he has a canon arm...yes thats good but HE DOESN'T KNOW THE PLAYBOOK WELL ENOUGH TO PLAY!!!!, why not start Troy? im pretty sure alot of you including my self never seen him play in the NFL except youtube videos, you cant really judge a player you havent seen play a full game in the NFL. WE ALL dont know what he got until we see him play. CHANCES PEOPLE CHANCES!

Your argument applies to both Troy and Nate whether you realize it or not. I'm happy that Carr is not starting and Troy is. I hope he lights it up Sunday (or at least plays well enough to keep him in the next week). More importantly, gets a W.

FWIW, none of us can possibly know how much Nate understands or doesn't understand about the playbook. Why do so many peeps on this board say it like it's a fact...

LB

i understand your point and your right none of us can possibly know what nate got.. but the coaches said it them self that during the off season NATE didnt work out as hard as he's supposed to and didnt go through the playbook as much as he's supposed to and it showed during the preseason and that came out of nate davis's mouth also... of course he deserves a chance IF Troy dont do well this week ...never know they might put nate in there..we gotta wait until next year to see Nate, thats if he works hard and learn from his mistakes this season

Well, I only heard/read that from Singletary. Frankly, I'm not sure I would put that much weight on that statement at this point. I really wanted Singletary to succeed and was very supportive of his hiring at the time. After what I've seen of him this year with his handling of Alex (keeping him in at all costs), coaching, personnel moves etc... I'm not really listening to him as much any more. In other words, I'm not convinced Nate didn't work that hard.

I will get back to you after I study the film though.

LB

leebert is right on, on all point.

You know what this is an objective comment because I have watched McNabb and he does not look right.

Originally posted by dj43:

Originally posted by richierich:

Originally posted by valrod33:
Troy Smith will be the first black QB to start a regular season game for the Niners. That's a pretty cool little fact

Could've had McNabb lol

As a point of information: McNabb's QB rating is just one point ahead of Alex Smith's 76 to 75. McNabb has thrown for 7 TDs and has 8 INTs.

I agree McNabb has a nice reputation but he has definitely shown signs this year that he is at the end of a very good career. He has appeared to be only a mere shadow of his past.

Lets say Troy Smith plays lights out and gives us a win.

Does that mean Alex Smith will no longer be the starter when he comes back from the injury?

Originally posted by StOnEy333:
This is probably the best vid of Troy I've seen as a pro:

49ers 9
Broncos 28

Originally posted by StOnEy333:
This is probably the best vid of Troy I've seen as a pro:

Yawn, looks like nothing special.

Originally posted by greywolf447:

Originally posted by StOnEy333:
This is probably the best vid of Troy I've seen as a pro:

Still don't like his mechanics!

Do you like Brett Favre's mechanics? What about VY? They find a way to win though. Hopefully Smith will find a way to win if our offense allows him too.