49ers defense looking forward to hitting ASmith

[Fat Elvis]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/49ers-d...1426--nfl.html

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- Over all those years and thousands of practice snaps, the stingy San Francisco defense never got to put a hit on Alex Smith.

And this is a group known for its vicious blows, from sack man Aldon Smith at linebacker to pounding safety Donte Whitner.

So, no surprise Smith's former teammates on the opposite side of the ball will be salivating to finally chase down the quarterback when they face him and the Chiefs in a preseason game at Kansas City on Friday night.

''There's a first time for everything,'' linebacker NaVorro Bowman said, smiling. ''We never got a chance to hit him. This time we can. We're looking forward to it. I know Alex knows we're coming. It's football, man. He's on another team and we have to go out there and play our game.''

Cornerback Carlos Rogers plans to talk trash - because, he insists, Smith will certainly be expecting it from this group.

''He'll probably come after me because we were always talking junk during practices while he was here. I'm going to take a look at the film and see what we can come up with,'' Rogers said. ''It will be really fun. I'm pretty sure he's going to be talking junk. He's going to want to go at our defense because now he gets the opportunity. When he was here we didn't really go against the 1 offense unless it was training camp.''

Smith has begun anew in the AFC with the Chiefs after being traded in March. He lost his starting job with San Francisco in November to Colin Kaepernick.

Smith certainly sounds as if he will leave the personal ties out of it Friday - rather focusing on preparing his offense with a matchup against one of the NFL's top defenses in recent years.

''Regardless of the fact that I used to play there, they're a good defensive unit,'' he said ''They're a really good defensive unit, and they'll be a good test for us. I mean, they don't have many weaknesses on that side of the ball. It'll be a really good test for us.''

49ers defensive line coach Jim Tomsula insists the razzing by his defenders is all in good fun. Tomsula started Smith for the regular season finale in 2010 in Tomsula's lone game as interim head coach following the firing of Mike Singletary.

''They're throwing that out there. That's an inside joke to Alex,'' Tomsula said. ''They all just like him so much, they really do. It's a good banter, is what it is.''

Given Smith's long history with the 49ers, an up-and-down, eight-year tenure - filled with numerous promotions and demotions, not to mention injuries - after they selected him with the No. 1 draft pick out of Utah in 2005, he still has many supporters in his old locker room.

Running back Frank Gore is rooting for him, tight end Vernon Davis, too. And Kaepernick, of course.

They have spoken a couple of times during the offseason, though Kaepernick declined to elaborate.

''He did a lot for me, Alex was someone that really helped me pick up the playbook, understand what we were trying to get done and how we wanted to do it,'' Kaepernick said Wednesday. ''I wouldn't be as far along as I am right now without him. Personally, he's a great guy, he's a class act. I have nothing bad to say about him. He's always helped me, he's always put the team first.''

It was Smith who took it upon himself to lead San Francisco's players in workouts at nearby San Jose State during the 2011 NFL lockout that became known as ''Camp Alex,'' a step in his leadership that put the team in position to end a franchise-worst stretch of eight seasons without a playoff berth or winning record. After all those boos from his own fans during the struggles, he had made good at last.

For his example, and so many other things, coach Jim Harbaugh is grateful to this day. Even if he made the tough choice to go with Kaepernick for last season's stretch run. Smith largely thrived under the direction of Harbaugh, a 15-year NFL quarterback himself.

''It's personal with Alex. It probably is different in that way,'' Harbaugh said. ''Feel like there's a great friendship there and a lot of history. He's a unique person. A very good, in all ways, a good friend. No longer on our team. Not a trusted agent anymore.''

Come Friday, both sides will try to keep all the mixed emotions off the field. Though the history will clearly provide some preseason fuel.

''Now we'll get a chance to hit him,'' Rogers said. ''He had on the jersey and we couldn't touch the quarterback, so I'm pretty sure our D-line will be happy about that, too.''

Notes: A day after safeties C.J. Spillman and Michael Thomas fought during practice and Spillman sent to the locker room, Harbaugh said he has handled the altercation. ''I think that's something that has no place in practice or training camp,'' Harbaugh said. ''Not to go into what the policy is right now as it's happened. It's been addressed.'' He wouldn't say whether they would play against the Chiefs. ... Harbaugh has ''a list of eight or nine guys'' he said won't travel to Kansas City, though he wouldn't say who they are other than that LT Joe Staley is likely on there. Staley returned to practice after missing four days with an undisclosed injury.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

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Montana, Green, Dawson- ever hear of them?

Holy Jesus.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

Actually I hoped the chiefs would draft him until all his antics before the draft which dropped his stock. I don't care what Geno Pizza does now really-**** the Jets- just posted that for discussion to counter the constant Geno fan club on here. He is Not a Chief so people need to let it go-lol

I was a bit surprised that Ryan put his balls in a waffle iron like that over a "Practice". It was not even a game situation and it gets blown up. Clearly Ryan is postioning to start Dirty Sanchez and does not want to here a bunch of backlash from it.

Geno Smith had not been mentioned in this thread until your post.

It's possible to be skeptical/critical of Alex Smith without tying it to decisions made regarding Geno.

[Mother****erJones]

Some people take this forum way to serious. It's the ****ing Internet. And some of us are tired of this franchise and want our drafted franchise QB. However, we have Alex and ill tolerate it and hope for the best. I believe Bray has a shot to turn into something.

[Halfcan]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

Geno Smith had not been mentioned in this thread until your post.

It's possible to be skeptical/critical of Alex Smith without tying it to decisions made regarding Geno.

Considering there is a thread on the front page Geno Vs Alex I think they are forever tied together. Sorry I brought it up in this thread full of Alex hate.

[themanwithnoname]

Originally Posted by Mac-NinersChiefs

My reasoning (though I don't expect much in results here) is that I am trying to help change some of the crybaby mentality here. If you can't handle what I am saying, then feel free to ignore me, and proceed with the foulness.

I hope for better, but at least there is some entertainment and fascination with the crybabies.

That's the thing, you and several other people take everything that's posted on here seriously, when half the stuff is people just having fun with the situation. Its you people that are the real whiners because you just whine and whine about ****ing everything when its clear people aren't actually letting this stuff bother them, they're just having fun ****ing with the dumbshits that are overly serious.

The best part is that you people say they should just ignore you when its the complete opposite, they're prodding you into pissing off the other shit for brains by goading you into continuing to post your inane worthless opinions and fawning over your former QB. You're so clueless about what's going on that you sit around seriously trying to tell people to be chipper and optimistic because they'll win more than 2 games so they've got so much to look forward to, and then wonder why everyone calls you a ****ing idiot.

This whole forum has gotten so thoroughly punked by itself it doesn't even know it. There's a few people that understand how blind fandom is the same as religion and politics and easily exploitable to get idiots to make fools of themselves. This place is so full of the Dunning-Krueger effect though that they actually bask in their own ignorance, while not realizing they are the joke. As far as this forum goes, what the Chiefs do is irrelevant now, the real entertainment is the fans themselves.

[RNR]

Originally Posted by philfree

I don't even wish for players on other teams to get hurt much less players on my favorite team. Twisted fans.

No shit! only gutless shitbags wish for injuries to any player. Sitting in their seat or on their couch not risking anything and rooting for injuries is the act of a coward~

[Halfcan]

Originally Posted by Mother****erJones

Some people take this forum way to serious. It's the ****ing Internet. And some of us are tired of this franchise and want our drafted franchise QB. However, we have Alex and ill tolerate it and hope for the best. I believe Bray has a shot to turn into something.

Bray has a much better shot learning under Alex. Just check out what Kape had to say about it. Alex helped him right into his job-lol

[jd1020]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

Bray has a much better shot learning under Alex. Just check out what Kape had to say about it. Alex helped him right into his job-lol

Kaeps also much much much more talented than Bray.

[ndws]

Originally Posted by Carlota69

Karma will handle business...

Its retroactive, I think. Like being a driver and hitting a parked vehicle? Or am I remembering someone else?

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by O.city

I'm guessing 27 wins over a 7 year period will do that to a fanbase

i understand why

i've been a Chiefs fan for a long,long,long time ... i feel the pain.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

Bray has a much better shot learning under Alex. Just check out what Kape had to say about it. Alex helped him right into his job-lol

yep, i hope Alex Smith doesn't the same thing here.


Smith does such a good job teaching Bray that next year we have Tyler Bray throwing it around like Dan Marino or something.


sorry Alex

[BlackHelicopters]

A lot of people, including many on this board, would like to hit Alex Smith.

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by theelusiveeightrop

A lot of people, including many on this board, would like to hit Alex Smith.

NTTIAWWT

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by Frosty

NTTIAWWT

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by gochiefs(exceptQB)

A 49ers fan posted this over on their board in response to this.



Kind of shoots a giant hole in that "Alex made the defense better!" theory.

So some idiot on a niner board has an opinion, la-di-da.