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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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In 2011, that team was 31st in pass attempts - 29th in passing yds - 24th in passing TDs. I'm sure it was someone else's fault because they weren't counting on Alex to do anything other than not turn it over, where they ranked 1st in the league.