Alex Smith
 

If Peyton Manning goes to SF, would Alex Smith be bad enough to provide the necessary low-level of competition that Pioli and company are looking for?

No, we're looking for a QB.

NO!

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No.

I am not asking if WE want him. I am asking if this is the quality of QB pioli is looking for to "compete" with Cassel

Someone like Seattle or Miami will offer him more than we would to be a starter anyways...

Alex+Harbaugh- Yes
Alex alone- Maybe a slight upgrade over Cassel. Maybe

So pretty much no.

The Chiefs replacing Cassel with another guy that is kinda ok but not going to win for you in all likelyhood only sets us back farther. I also agree a team like SEA would offer him more.

Sadly he would be an upgrade over Cassel.

No.

No.

Alex Smith has much more talent than Cassel.

He has the arm to push the ball downfield and provide enough of a threat to open things up underneath for the RBs. In other words, he's a legitimate game-manager.

Cassel just sucks dicks.

So Alex Smith would prove to be way too good for Pioli to bring in.

It's Brady Quinn.

ROFLROFLROFL

Harbaugh is the QB guru, without Harbaugh Alex Smith probably goes back to suckage

Stanzi

Alex Smith > Dog Turd > Matt Cassel

No you ****ing idiot.

He impressed me in the Playoffs last year, but I'd like to see more. Those last two 4th quarter drives for TDs in the NFC Championship game were all him. I wouldn't discount a playoff winner.

Yes, because he was a #1 overall pick, selected before Aaron Rodgers. That guarantees that he is better than Rodgers (sarcasm, sarcasm, sarcasm).

No. Prior to this year, I always thought about NFL fanbases who hate their QB more than we hate Matt Cassel. Alex Smith was the first to cross my mind. San Fransiscans were totally fed up with this dude leading into this year... and most of them still are.

Yes, anyone over Cassel

I don't know if there is much difference between Cassel and Smith...

NO

I assume you mean the game against the Saints, not the NFC Championship. In that case, how was the bootleg for a td "all him"? If anything, that should be credited to Harbaugh and his uncanny play calling.

Not really. Most of them want him back after last year.

Agree with the rest of the post, though.

I think we should sign him. It would be a great signing.

You say this, yet Tim Tebow is also a playoff winner. You wouldn't discount him? (You better because this board will eat you alive if you don't)

Really?? So you're all for starting Cassel again then?

Peyton will be a 49er

yes....if you want a very similar qb to mark catle, alex is your guy

Ill take Smith for a stopgap. Cassel i dont ever want to see qb'ing this team again. At least in the play offs last year. Smith went toe to toe with Aaron Rodgers and won. He made plays in a big game at the end of the game to win. He made big throws.

Cassel? no chance he makes them throws in crunch time.

You're overestimation Smith.

Smith is no better than Cassel.

I have to remind CP all the damn time.

Not Cassel does not = competent.

He's probably worse, to be honest. He's been in the NFC West HIS WHOLE CAREER.

No, not really, no.

His arm isnt noticeably stronger at all, but he is better at seeing the field & has better anticipation.

So, he's still a NO, we dont need Cassel 2.0

Alex Smith is ****ing GARBAGE. I couldn't believe how some jacked him off on this board because of the playoffs. He's WORSE than Cassel. Don't care what anyone says. Cassel has had two pro bowl stat type years. Smith has never done a god damn thing. EVER.

Id rather take my chances with stanzi.

smith = cassel = **** no

Well, if i get a ****ing choice between the 2, ill take Smith. He at least Has talent. He has not put it all togther, but he has it.

Cassel? he has NOTHING but toughness.

This does not mean i want Smith, but if i had a choice, best beleive ill never ever pick Cassel again. Im done with him.

It seems like it would be a pretty even competition for the starting job. That's not a good thing.

The alternative is Brady Quinn. What do you all think now?

No to all of the above

E-Z-Brees-E lemon squeeze-E.

He went toe to toe with Brees and pulled off the only successful/meaningful throws of his career in that game.

No, it's not even at all. I want Cassel replaced and I can tell you he's far better than Alex ****ing smith.

Damn Cleveland for trading up and nabbing him in front of us!

And cassel has done absolutely NOTHING when it mattered. NOTHING. He's had what 3 years now? We know what we got with this dude and thats nothing.

JFC

Smith did not go toe to toe with Brees at all. That's the biggest crock of ****ing shit ever.

The 9ers went something like three and out 12 times in a row. Toe to toe? ****ing idiot.

Smith made a couple of big throws against a shit defense at the end of a game. His whole career is nothing but a turd in the punch bowl.

Those of you that think Alex is a bad idea. Your nuts. It would be a very good thing to get him.

If it takes Alex Smith to come here, to not bring Brady Quinn in town, then im down

What the **** has he done?

Save me the "won a playoff game" bullshit. His defense did that.

**** no!


Noodle arm, one year wonder QB who was protected by his head coach. He would come to a team with a shit offensive coordinator and a failed Head Coach.

This franchise is ****ed for another 3 years.

Yep I think I'd rather draft tannehill and have a possible failure compared to known failure

I suppose it would be competition...however little that might be.
Alex only did something under Harbaugh so that makes you wonder.
I think the two are pretty equal myself. You can probably kiss any
time for Stanzi to see the field goodbye as a Chief if Smith comes here.

Cassel and Smith are not similar. Cassel has at LEAST had two very good seasons, statistically. Smith? Zero. In 7 seasons. Smith is absolutely garbage. It's amazing, it's like some people never really watch other teams. He was nothing more than Trent Dilfer last year. Except not as good. Even Dilfer had better seasons.

Put it like this, most people attribute Cassels past success to playing the NFC West in 2010 and 2009. Well Smith has played the NFC west his whole career and has never looked good.

At his best, he's as good as Cassel, which is sad.
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I would gladly take him over Cassel or Quin! That's sad!

Not Cassel usually wins for me. I have my doubts about Smith. Has looked good on occassion, but really Cassel 2010 = Alex Smith 2012. If its Alex Smith or Brady Quinn, its a no-brainer. Its a could be vs a never been

Your an idiot.

Smith would be by far the best option out there next to Manning.

He's all you need for this offense this year, we could easily when the division with him.

He rarely turned the ball over last year, and if you watched the playoffs, actually stepped up and made some awesome plays.

I think many people on this board don't watch the Niners. Last year Smith was money. The year before he was fairly good. He is a better QB than Cassel, hands down. Just compare their college careers.

It often takes a long time for QBs to get good in this league, but Smith has more to work with and sees the field much better than ol' Mattie.

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And for those who say that Smith's year last year was a fluke because of Harbaugh, what does that say about Luck?

What do college careers have to do with anything?

Both of them suck and despite getting to play the NFC West every year, Smith has had only one decent season. That tells you how shitty he is.

NO

Alex Smith visiting the Dolphins today

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...olphins-today/

Alex Smith is tired of waiting around for the 49ers to learn whether they’ve won the Peyton Manning sweepstakes. So Smith is looking elsewhere.

Smith will visit the Dolphins today, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports.

After having his best year as a pro and leading the 49ers to the NFC Championship Game last season, it appeared that Smith was going to be in San Francisco for the long haul. But Smith is an unrestricted free agent and hasn’t worked out a deal with the 49ers yet, because the 49ers are making Manning their top priority. That puts Smith in a tough position.

So it makes sense for Smith to stop waiting and start looking around for another team. The Dolphins, who want to sign a starting quarterback and were spurned by Manning, could make sense for Smith, especially if free agent quarterback Matt Flynn picks the Seahawks over the Dolphins.

The 49ers spent the first overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft on Smith, and he has spent his entire career there. In 2011 Smith started all 16 games and had career highs in passing yards (3,144) and passer rating (90.7) while throwing just five interceptions.

And now the pressure is on the 49ers to get something done at the quarterback position: If Smith signs with the Dolphins, and Manning chooses the Broncos or Titans, last season’s NFC runner ups will have a major question mark at quarterback.

this says it all about how great Scott Pioli is at evaluating QB's.

and obtw, that Brady guy in New England....lets just say Pioli got really lucky with that one.

LOL, Harbaugh is pulling the rug right out from under Denver.


That guy might be the Phil Jackson of the NFL.

By giving up 32 points?

Interesting.

He was actually completely awesome in the playoffs. Did you even watch the games? 495 yards, 5 TDs, 0 INT in 2 games.

How screwed would SF be if Alex Smith goes to the Fins and Manning goes elsewhere? They draft pretty late and who the hell do they have to be the starting QB then?

Harbaugh made chicken salad out of chicken shit last year. SF will be just fine.

Well, they do have Kaepernick.

Alex Smith is an upgrade over Cassel (unlike Brady Quinn).

FYP

Did you actually watch the playoff game vs the Saints?

Alex Smith won a shootout against Drew Brees.

The 49ers defense was shredded by Brees and Alex Smith made plays late in the game to win it.

Alex Smith won a shootout in the playoffs against Drew Brees.

Cassel couldn't win a shootout against Tyler Palko.

I beg to differ. Apart from Jamarcus Russell Trent Dilfer may have been the worse QB to ever don a helmet. Horrific.

Not that that makes Smith good just better than Dilfer.

At one point Alex Smith had the 9ers going three and out 12 ****ing times or something. In a row.

There was no "shoot out" with Brees. He had an early pass for a TD, and then two late drives but other than that he was ****ing dreadful.

You guys are morons.

The rest of his career backs me up as well. The guy is shit.

The 9ers defense helped create 5 turnovers dip shit. Without those 5 turnovers the Saints would have scored 100 and the 9ers about 17.

Did you actually watch the ****ing game? Because this is how that game went for you and the other dip shit smegma breaths that keep making shit up.

Smith hit Vernon Davis early for a long touchdown. 54 yards. After that, the 9ers next 12 drives looked like this.......

00:56 1 00:15 NO4 3 4 Touchdown (3 plays, 4 yards, off a turnover)
00:35 1 01:23 NO13 4 6 Field Goal (4 plays 6 yards off a turnover)
09:32 2 02:19 SF20 3 8 Punt
04:09 2 01:55 SF20 6 31 Punt
01:54 2 00:55 SF29 5 21 Punt
00:29 2 00:12 SF45 2 0 Fumble
15:00 3 03:13 SF20 6 1 Fumble
11:35 3 00:59 NO26 4 3 Field Goal (4 plays 3 yards off a turnover)
08:00 3 02:05 SF19 3 4 Punt
03:21 3 01:40 SF15 4 16 Punt
13:08 4 01:41 SF28 3 6 Punt
10:38 4 03:02 SF36 5 45 Field Goal


Yeah. CLEARLY Smith was going toe to toe with Brees. At this point in the game, Smith had racked up a whopping 150 or so yards passing. And 54 of that came on 1 play.

The last two drives of the game were his big drives.

04:02 4 01:51 SF20 6 80 Touchdown
01:37 4 01:28 SF15 7 85 Touchdown


Two good drives in an entire game while shitting the bed for 12 other drives while Brees is throwing for 461 yards and 4 touchdowns, IS NOT going toe to toe with Brees. Anyone that thinks so is living in football mental poverty.

Aside from that, Alex Smith is the dollar store version of Matt Cassel. In EVERY WAY. He's ****ing terrible. And I'll bump this god damn post when he continues to shit the bed after this season.

I very strongly disagree.

And their defense was amazingly good. Scaringly good...

I wouldnt call turning the football over five times, shredding a defense.

JFC you are a dumbshit.

So other than the first and last two drives of the game Alex Smith was "shit".

Take away what doesn't fit your dipshit argument right?

Alex Smith was exchanging TD's with the Saints and Drew Brees in the 4th quarter... with the game on the line and Alex Smith came out on top.

That is the bottom line.

Your dumbshit arguments about what happened in the 2nd and 3rd quarter are blown out of the water.

462 passing yards and 4 TD passes isn't "shredding a defense" in your view?

JFC ROFL

That "scaringly good" defense gave up 472 yards and 32 points to the Saints.

Cassel had his moments at NE.


Smith has Harbaugh as a HC. Harbaugh made Andrew Luck, too.