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Originally Posted by Thig Lyfe
Everybody needs to pledge right here and now that they'll still hate Alex Smith even if he puts together a mediocre 9-7 season or whatever bullshit will convince morons that this was a good trade.
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I can't think of a single player that will have encountered so much hate before he plays a single down. As much as Geno would have received the benefit of the doubt from me, Alex Smith will have to be perfect in nearly every phase for me to give him props.
He will have to carry the team when the running game isn't working. He will have to make plays late in the game when we need good play from the QB. He can't get us in a hole early by turning the ball over. He will have to stretch the field with deep passes to help loosen up the defense for the run game.
I'm not going to give him a pass because he did not lose the game for us, he must be the one that wins it when no one else steps up. He has to do that all season or I'm not going to give him any apology.
Anything less than this and we should be looking for his replacement. Hell, we should be looking for that anyway. I'm being realistic though, we aren't going to take anyone capable of competing with him this season.