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Originally Posted by Just Passin' By
Your analysis is unfair. Smith didn't get over the hump in 2011 because his team's usual return man missed the game, and the replacement messed up 2 easy plays. If the return man doesn't make those mistakes, Alex Smith is in the Super Bowl, and the 49ers are playing the Patriots for the Lombardi. His failure to get to the SB wasn't because he was missing "it", it was because Kyle Williams couldn't field the ball.
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.. and if Bowe keeps his 2nd foot in bounds, there is a different, more positive buzz about the QB that Smith is. It's really that simple. If Kyle Williams and Bowe each make a play expected of them, then Smith is seen in a much better light.