Hyperbole is a sign of smarts and credibility.

2005-2010
6 years
1 of those had a week 4 shoulder separation, ended up on IR
1 of those had a preseason shoulder fracture, all season on IR

What is incredible is that the Alex supporters -- through their perpetual posting -- are keeping fresh on the main page of the CP Lounge, the clear unequivocal declaration...

Alex Smith did, does and always will suck.

Such irony.

im sure it breaks your heart.

He's been in the league for 8 years.

Crabtree was considered a bust and massive failure by these dolts until Kaepernick came on the scene. Bowe is already proven among Chief fans, but he will endure the same ridicule from Alex fans. Guaranteed.

Yeah, that was great. Especially after the 2011 NFCCG against the Giants. "Crab didn't get any separation". LMAO

Just a note to Chiefs fans.... if things go wrong, blame is placed elsewhere.

I'll follow Bowe to hell before bending the knee to Axl's "greatness".

ROFL"Greatness"...oh shit....

This is nothing new. Every boneheaded sack will be blamed on the billion dollar O-line, and "not having a legit #2/McCluster sucks" will be hot it's heels.

Predictable.

I think you're confused.

He said that I am still a 9er fan.

Who am I putting down? You're right in that I don't think things went well for Alex at the end...and yes, I followed him here. Much like I did with Garcia when he left and Montana when he left and any number of other players. Guess what? I always remained a 9ers fan.

So I fail to see how it begins and ends with Alex? I'll still be going to 9er games and cheering my ass off for them.

So what's your problem with me again?

Good to know. And that is why I like this site. Not like a fairy 49erwebzone, where the milquetoast QB is sucked off and everyone else is thrown to the woodshed.

Pretty sure Crabs was already starting to significantly improve in 2012 while Alex was still the starter...but enjoy your revisionist history.

Crabtree WAS failing.

profootballfocus.com/blog/2012/07/02/three-years-of-drop-rate-wide-receivers/

He got stronger as 2011 went on after missing week 2 with the foot. He got more experience and they saw what he was best at and took that forward to 2012...

Check the YPC for Crabtree compared with Kaepernick and Alex. Have a nice day.

I compare Crabtree's production with Kaepernick and Alex. It's a pretty significant difference.

Not really. He was targeted like 30% more.

Compare Brandon Lloyd Denver with Orton to him with NE and Brady.

Yards per catch for WRs bounces within a 2 yard range year to year.
And sample is smaller than that.

And it's not like we don't have more info with Smith.
2009-2011 Crab got a solid 12.8 a catch with most passes coming from Smith.

That really wasn't the issue with him. He is quick and slippery. Good at grabbing a bit of YAC. The problem was how often he was dropping passes.
And they ditched a lot of the fly routes he was forced to try as an outside WR.

It's not like Crabtree was always flying open down the field and it took Kaepernick to get him the ball down the field.