Alex Smith Thread

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
The thing is all the rules have changed for the last 20 - 25 years in favor of the offense, QB's and WR's. Almost every one of them. If Marino played today he would have 60 TD's. Different guys from different eras played with different rules and more or less contact allowed on WR's depending on the era. It's not really an apples to apples comparison.

Originally posted by fastforward:

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
The thing is all the rules have changed for the last 20 - 25 years in favor of the offense, QB's and WR's. Almost every one of them. If Marino played today he would have 60 TD's. Different guys from different eras played with different rules and more or less contact allowed on WR's depending on the era. It's not really an apples to apples comparison.

In my post I was merely questioning whether Rodgers could get to 49 TDs. I did not attempt compare Marino and Rodgers at all. My post was also more about how difficult it has been to throw for such high number of TDs season after season. Regardless of rule changes, the reality is that next year's teams will be more prepared for Rodgers, and will make life tougher for him just like the defenses of the 80s made it tougher for Marino.

Originally posted by SnakePlissken:
LMAO, and everybody laughed at me when I was in constant b***hing of Alex's "Bull" facemask, the two-bar has definitely improved his throwing vision.

Originally posted by valrod33:

Originally posted by SnakePlissken:
LMAO, and everybody laughed at me when I was in constant b***hing of Alex's "Bull" facemask, the two-bar has definitely improved his throwing vision.

He said it didnt

Originally posted by susweel:

Originally posted by valrod33:

Originally posted by SnakePlissken:
LMAO, and everybody laughed at me when I was in constant b***hing of Alex's "Bull" facemask, the two-bar has definitely improved his throwing vision.

He said it didnt

he changed face masks ?

Originally posted by susweel:

Originally posted by valrod33:

Originally posted by SnakePlissken:
LMAO, and everybody laughed at me when I was in constant b***hing of Alex's "Bull" facemask, the two-bar has definitely improved his throwing vision.

He said it didnt

he changed face masks ?

Originally posted by Joecool:
I'll tell you one thing. With the decisions Alex has made and a sprinkle of athletic play...I would not be surprised if this guy starts lighting it up in the 2nd half of the season.

I can also see us fully using his ability to run in the post season with naked bootlegs like we did with Steve Young. We held him in the pocket during regular season but all bets were off once the playoffs started.

Originally posted by susweel:

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:

Originally posted by susweel:

Originally posted by Jakemall:
Subpar? So, just so I am clear, subpar means yards and TDs?

Yes

You are too caught up in fantasy football. We are 8 - 1 and that's not subpar.

I know that.

Originally posted by ninermedic:
To me one of the most impressive parts of the whole Smith saga is that he has had the gumption to stick around this long, it says a lot about his heart and his attitude and his character. It seems like there are only two options for QBs drafted high: succeed immediately or disappear off the face of the earth. Ryan Leaf, Tim Couch, Akili Smith, Joey Harrington, JaMarcus Russell, so many of these guys didn't find immediate success and, I don't know, got flung into space or something. I honestly thought after he missed the entire 2008 season with the shoulder injury that he was cooked, done for, like a lot of these other guys.

I think a lot of us didn't really know who this guy was.

Originally posted by Memphis9er:

Originally posted by ninermedic:
To me one of the most impressive parts of the whole Smith saga is that he has had the gumption to stick around this long, it says a lot about his heart and his attitude and his character. It seems like there are only two options for QBs drafted high: succeed immediately or disappear off the face of the earth. Ryan Leaf, Tim Couch, Akili Smith, Joey Harrington, JaMarcus Russell, so many of these guys didn't find immediate success and, I don't know, got flung into space or something. I honestly thought after he missed the entire 2008 season with the shoulder injury that he was cooked, done for, like a lot of these other guys.

I think a lot of us didn't really know who this guy was.

He is one of the toughest SOBs I can recall playing QB, mentally and physically. I also am beginning to think he might get even better as a quarterback after seeing him carry the offense a few times this year.

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:

Originally posted by Memphis9er:

Originally posted by ninermedic:
To me one of the most impressive parts of the whole Smith saga is that he has had the gumption to stick around this long, it says a lot about his heart and his attitude and his character. It seems like there are only two options for QBs drafted high: succeed immediately or disappear off the face of the earth. Ryan Leaf, Tim Couch, Akili Smith, Joey Harrington, JaMarcus Russell, so many of these guys didn't find immediate success and, I don't know, got flung into space or something. I honestly thought after he missed the entire 2008 season with the shoulder injury that he was cooked, done for, like a lot of these other guys.

I think a lot of us didn't really know who this guy was.

He is one of the toughest SOBs I can recall playing QB, mentally and physically. I also am beginning to think he might get even better as a quarterback after seeing him carry the offense a few times this year.

Of course he will get better. He STILL NEVER had 2 years in the same system yet. And all his Wr's are always hurt at the beginning of the year so he can't develp chemistry with them over time.

Originally posted by Memphis9er:

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:

Originally posted by Memphis9er:

Originally posted by ninermedic:
To me one of the most impressive parts of the whole Smith saga is that he has had the gumption to stick around this long, it says a lot about his heart and his attitude and his character. It seems like there are only two options for QBs drafted high: succeed immediately or disappear off the face of the earth. Ryan Leaf, Tim Couch, Akili Smith, Joey Harrington, JaMarcus Russell, so many of these guys didn't find immediate success and, I don't know, got flung into space or something. I honestly thought after he missed the entire 2008 season with the shoulder injury that he was cooked, done for, like a lot of these other guys.

I think a lot of us didn't really know who this guy was.

He is one of the toughest SOBs I can recall playing QB, mentally and physically. I also am beginning to think he might get even better as a quarterback after seeing him carry the offense a few times this year.

Of course he will get better. He STILL NEVER had 2 years in the same system yet. And all his Wr's are always hurt at the beginning of the year so he can't develp chemistry with them over time.

I agree we need to find a way to get them healthy and keep them healthy, this offense would be much better if we had the same receivers all year, I just hope they get it together before the playoffs, I think we have the players we need on offense, especially when Joshua gets healthy again. I have always been kinda confused at why people b***h about Morgan, he is an above average #2 wideout and a very good 3rd option.