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Originally Posted by Saccopoo
C'mon Deez, a little objectivity would be nice here.
Smith was on the verge of taking the 2011 49'ers to a Super Bowl and was one of the elite QB's in the league statistically in 2012 until the concussion.
He's had two very good years where he's been at the top of NFL QB's in a number of categories.
Previous to that, he suffered through one of the worst coaching/offensive coordinator carousels that's been seen in the NFL in recent memory.
The guy has the size, athleticism and talent and has shown that when he's been coupled with a good head coach that he can lead a team to the post season.
I don't think being in the top three in the league in QB rating, completion percentage and YPA is anywhere close to "mediocre."
And I really don't know who the hell you thought was going to be quarterbacking this team that is/was going to be any better than Alex Smith. Were you hoping that Reid and Co. were going to keep Cassel as their starting QB? Did you expect them to sign broke dick Carson Palmer? What exactly did you want if you think that Alex Smith is "mediocre?" What type of QB expectations did you have for the new regime?
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My expectation is that Smith is going to shoulder this team to the playoffs in '13. Anything other than this is a complete failure. No bullshit.
This is the standard that all fans should have.
But if this fails, I see no difference between 8-8, 6-10, or 2-14. They're all ****ing disgraceful failures. But I'm not quite so sure that management agrees that all three metrics are on the level.