Did Alex Smith change your mind.
 

I like many others wasnt ecstatic about the acquisition.
I didnt hate it as some on this board and understood it may have been the best available and we got him.
A season later and Im happy to have him as QB but still want to go after that drafter franchise QB in every single draft somehow someway.

I dont dread going into next season with him like I did the last few season with Piolis golden boy.

Did he change your mind on him?

Smith improved with the offense throughout the season and saved his best performance for when it counted. He did it without the best offensive weapon on our team as well.

I didn't need my mind changed in the first place but anyone right now saying this guy can't get it done doesn't know their ass from their elbow.

My mind didnt really need changing, but I sure didnt foresee 378 with 4 touchdown and O picks.

Thats a Brady, Brees, Manning, Rodgers line.

I had my doubts early in the season. But considering he has had multiple OCs and it was his first year here I hope its a sign of things to come. It did get better it seemed as the season went on.

My mind didn't need to be changed. I knew the kid was good. I sure thought Bowe and the defense would be great... so I was painfully wrong about that.

I do hope lots of negative opinions of him have changed.

Just remember.. no one is calling him elite or beyond reproach. He's just a good QB that will do his part in winning games, but you have to assist him with decent receivers, blocking, and a defense that can force a few punts per half.

His play yes. Time will tell if he turns into AFFLAC Smith(knock #2).

Exactly this.

I have caught hell for supporting him all season.

I didn't foresee the defensive collapse.

This was like watching the 1995 and 2003 seasons in one season with each taking a half f it.

he's been solid. and in the playoffs he is now 9 td's 0 int's

he plays big in big games. they need to keep him around

Bowe did what Bowe does. Make great plays and miss the easy ones with the game on the line. Bowe isn't clutch enough to carry us. (Well formally us, I've been a lifelong Saints fan for about 24 hours now)

Never in a million years would I have thought this defense could choke away a lead like that... STILL trying to wrap my head around it.

What was the stat OTWP posted somewhere, Indy had a .9% chance of winning once we went up 28?

Un.believable.

Alex was garbage the first half of the season.

Whether or not that was HIS fault for playing Scared, or Reids fault for putting him on a leash, I do not know.

What I do know is that the last couple of months he has been playing well enough compete in the playoffs and he has earned my respect before I blindly gave it to him.
Next year will be a better eye test fore he will be playing tougher competition.

So far so good for Alex Smith.

My hatred is for Bob Sutton.

I've spent equal time apologizing for and criticizing Alex Smith.

I'm still there. My apologist view is that Smith played exceptional football at a big moment, and did everything a reasonable QB could have and should have done to win the game. My critical view is, I still want to see him do this consistently against a defense that's better than Indy's.

Kind of. Despite being what I always thought he was. Conservative, team guy, leader, winner, he has now become a play maker.

I thought the first half of the season, that he just was what he was. He has now become a franchise qb.

No, I started to believe mid-season when he started to sling it.


I can see this offense become like New Orleans eventually.

The same Indy defense that crippled Russell Wilson, Peyton Manning, Colin Kaepernick.

And Crippled him the first time around in Arrowhead. Alex Shredded them without Charles early. They adjusted, the Chiefs offense didn't.

On the road no less.