"Alex Smith makes your defense better"

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by dls6501

Alex Smith doesn't lose games the conventional way that quarterbacks lose games. That is why his fans have such a hard time dealing with people who dislike his game.

Alex Smith doesn't lose games the way Jay Cutler loses games (throwing 3 interceptions, one being a pick 6). Alex Smith loses games by not taking advantage of the chances he is given, thus missing out on gamechanging opportunities. Its very difficult to quantify how Alex loses games, which is why some people refuse to believe he is as big of a problem as he is.

That one 49er fan who joined the site when Alex was traded to us warned us that he would divide our fan base. That is exactly what he has done. Good posters like On the Warpath are choosing not to be a part of this site anymore largely because of how divided we have become. I dont have the longterm relationships that a lot of people have here, but its sad.

It's a pretty one-sided view. No one side is better/worse than the other. There are homers and then there are those who are unreasonably critical.

Overall, I agree and don't with your first point. Alex Smith loses games because he can't close. Now you might say... if he sucks at closing, maybe he shouldn't be managing games. Point taken. But I think Smith's approach would work fine if he was a closer.