Originally posted by jcs:
Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
Originally posted by pdc20:
The whole interview is great. Alex Smith is such a nice guy.
He's so humble. He's not insecure at all. Hearing him talking about his first 6 years with the Niners, then his first meeting with Jim, his relationship with Kaep, Andy Reid, Mahomes and obviously his big injury with Washington, I mean this guy is a great person.
He's a big fan of Purdy and Shanahan.
Alex could have had a much better career if the 49ers hadn't been such a train wreck for much of his time there. Different HCs and head coaches nearly every season. Constantly having to learn a new system.
Any guy that went through the surgeries and rehab he did to show he could do it can play for me any day.
Smith Maxed out in KC and was nothing more than an above average QB there in the top 20...Reid had to replace him after a few seasons though with someone who could run his offense the way he wanted. Mahomes nearly doubled Smiths Passing TD's the season he took over.
I'm not an Alex Smith lover, al though I do think he's a really good person with very high character. I don't think he would of ever been an "elite" qb but he was capable of being a top 8-12 caliber kind of guy. the way he played drove me crazy, super conservative and no risk. which is why he sucked so much on third down.
Overall, the niners were a s**t show for a majority of his time here and we held him back big time. if we were what we are today, he would be a very capable and competent starting qb. Most likely never the elite guy that we always crave, but respectable.
I'll be honest - I stopped wanting Alex as our qb when he publically said "I hate it when people say "go make a play", what does that even mean?" - that told me a lot about how he sees and plays the game. Not the kind of QB i care to have but a great high character dude.