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Originally Posted by Kaepernick
I've posted the Greg Cosell article here now about 4 times, and posted the key excerpts giving crystal clear examples of at least 3 plays where Alex missed or more likely, refused to throw to a wind open receiver from a clean pocket.
The people who refuse to believe Alex had any role in the loss refuse to even acknowledge these facts revealed by Greg Cosell's tape study of the game. the Alexsexuals just reply "every QB has a few mistakes a game". Refusing to throw the ball to a wide open receiver in crunch time from a clean pocket with no pressure is not a "mistake". It is a fundamental weakness in a QB. The type of fundamental flaw that prevents such QB from ever rising to greater heights of performance.
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I have never absolved Alex Smith from any of the blame in the NFCCG. Not one time. I know he made mistakes, I know he missed Kyle Williams by a mile, I know that he didn't see Delanie Walker wide open. I know that he didn't take any chances with Crabtree 1 one 1. That isn't the point. The point was that he did nothing to cause the 49ers to lose that game. And if you look at 5 of the most critical plays that weren't made by the 49ers in that game, plays that they usually made that season, then this discussion is irrelevant.
1. Goldson knocks out Brown causing dropped int.
2. Brown drops int-different play.
3. the lack of having Goldson, and Brown on the field, leaves Reggie Smith, and Tremaine Brock in coverage on Mario Manningham, both getting beat after Kyle Williams ball off the knee results in turnover deep in 49ers territory.
4. Kyle Williams fumble in over time sealing 49ers fate.
5. Refs quick whistling the play dead where we stripped Bradshaw.
Can you tell me that any of those plays are less important than any bad play that Alex made in that mess, against that defense.
Its like Patrick Willis said when defending Kyle Williams.
"We win, and we lose, as a team."