Oh, now I remember - It is no secret that Alex Smith has trouble throwing downfield. When the Giants played 49ers a few weeks ago, they were running the wildcat - The OF would bench Smith on long plays - I remember another player (Kaepernick) was splitting time with Smith in the backfield.
The 49ers run a Pistol Formation... The Giants defense figured it out early and shut their offense down.
However, Harbaugh made Smith serviceable last year - my opinion - When the Giants played them in the playoffs - They did not run any gimmick plays.
Giant vs. 49ers
Alex Smith 19/30 200 yds 3 INT
Colin Kaepernick 4/7 82 yards 0 TD
http://www.giants.com/games-and-sche...2012/regular6/