49ers Training Camp: Alex Smith Talking Jim Harbaugh, Braylon Edwards
by David Fucillo on Aug 24, 2011 4:30 PM PDT
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49ers quarterback Alex Smith (as if you'd confuse him with former Bucs TE Alex Smith) spoke with the media in the locker room and focused in on his work with wide receiver Braylon Edwards. Thanks to Grant Cohn for the transcript.
As we've seen several times from offensive players, there's a different dynamic at this point with an offensive-minded head coach. Mike Nolan and Mike Singletary brought certain positives to the table, but mostly that related to the defensive side of the ball. For the first time since Steve Mariucci (we're purposely choosing to overlook the Dennis Erickson era), the 49ers have a coach who is not only offensive-minded, but also quarterback-focused.
Q: Has Jim Harbaugh been everything that you thought he would be?
ALEX SMITH: You know, meeting with him this offseason, what I was really excited about was to get coached like that, to get coached hands on. He knew what he was talking about, the things he was talking about, how he was talking about the quarterback position and the offense, and no question, you guys can see it out there, we sure do every day. The detail, the coaching on every level, not just in the film room but on the field. It never ends. And that's what I wanted. So, no question. It's intense at times and it can be a lot but that's what you want as a player.
I have no idea if this will be a difference-maker for Alex Smith, although I'm definitely keeping my fingers crossed (that seems to be a growing theme for me). This Saturday is considered by some to be a "dress-rehearsal" for week one and the team seems to be treating it like that. The Houston Texans have done some solid work improving their team, particularly the addition of Johnathan Joseph, which will hopefully create the optimal challenge for the 49ers and Alex Smith in particular at this point in the preseason. Joseph has missed the first two preseason games but is back on the practice field and will hopefully play on Saturday.
It's hard to say what we each would consider a "solid performace" this Saturday. However, in general terms, would a solid performance by #11 against the Texans first team defense give you some optimism heading into the start of the regular season?
I realize some folks have no interest in anything to do with Alex Smith ever again. I get that. However, he's going to be the starting quarterback on September 11 against Seattle. It's just how it's going to be. Are people open to getting sucked back in, even with the threat of another stomach punch not too far off?
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Finger crossing and patience
The key to being a Niner fan.
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Yeah but....
Like Cleveland Browns patience…orrr….
Seahawks patience….orrrr…
I am tired of being patient, patience…
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Not much of a choice really...
If Harbaugh puts Kaepernick in instead, it’s the same thing. You can’t expect a rookie QB to be the savior right off the bat.
New coaching staff, new offense, lockout. It’s not what people want to hear and it’s saying the same thing that’s been said for years, but that doesn’t make it not true.
Worst case scenario, Smith doesn’t get it done. But Kaepernick gets to sit like he should. He’s a talent for sure, but he’s coming from the Pistol offense and isn’t ready. Worst thing you can do is wreck his confidence or get him hurt.
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Flacco was the savior for the Ravens right off the bat for John Harbaugh in both their rookie years.
It’s possible and I wouldn’t bet against that blood line.
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Good point
We’ll just have to see what happens. I don’t think the 49ers have the defense that the Ravens do though, and Flacco is more the exception to the rule.
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Patrick Willis/ Ray Lewis
Navorro Bowman/ Bart Scott
Aldon Smith/ Terrell Suggs
Ahmad Brooks/ Jarrett Johnson
Isaac Sopoaga/ Haloti Ngata
Justin Smith/ Trevor Price
Ray McDonald/ Justin Bannan
Reggie Smith/ Dashon Goldson/ Ed Reed
Donte Whitner/ Jim Leonhard
Carlos Rogers/ Fabian Washington
Shawntae Spencer/ Frank Walker
Ravens may have a slight advantage. And position wise, we have the advantage at some and they have the advantage at others. But not so far off as to think the NFCW cannot be dominated if all the right moves are made on defense by Fangio.
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i think the furthest stretch is the soap/ngata one
everything else is pretty comparible
Demarcus Dobbs is Our Future
That's one of two
Ngata is a frightening human being.
I have faith in Aldon, but Suggs is a beast every other season, and Smith has yet to prove it in the NFL.
But, Drew has a point; it’s not as far off, given the physical decline of Ed Reed.
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by lottwasgangsta on Aug 24, 2011 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a younger version.
These players were the 2008 Ravens… so Suggs and Scott and those guys already had like six years in the league. There’s a bit of difference, but overall I can see the blue print for it.
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Do not compare Aldon Smith to Terrell Suggs in his prime. That is ludicrous.
Thats like comparing Manny Lawson to Lawrence Taylor
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Aug 25, 2011 12:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Look at the comment just above this one.
Terrell Suggs wasn’t Terrell Suggs his rookie year.
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Actually I take that back after further review.
His production sunk drastically though from years 2005-2009.
He had 8 sacks, 68 tackles in 2008. I think Aldon could hit that mark, so I don’t think it’s as “ludicrous” as your claim there.
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Ok 2008 Suggs and Aldon I guess is fair
Suggs at his peak was as good as any player in the league. He was an absolute force. I don’t think Aldon will ever be in that same ballpark.
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Aug 25, 2011 1:08 AM PDT up reply actions
He peaked as a rookie...
12 sacks? They must not’ve been testing very good back then or something.
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You know... My apologies.
I got him and Boulware’s 2001 season mixed up.
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Aug 25, 2011 1:16 AM PDT up reply actions
The thing with Suggs
And I don’t know if its injuries or what, but the same way some people have good and bad days, he has good and bad years. Some of them, he looks like someone you would trade D. Ware for; others, he’s simply a guy on Ed Reed and Ray Lewis’ defense.
When he’s on, he’s phenomenal. If Aldon can be not as top-end, but more consistent, I will be happy.
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by lottwasgangsta on Aug 26, 2011 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Also if you read the entire string
I added quite a bit more context than just the comps
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Flacco is more the exception to the rule
Not exactly.
There have been plenty of rookie QB’s that have had immediate success. The only difference is maybe round selected. But Kaep was only 4 spots out of the 1st round…and only 18 spots away from where Flacco was draft (half a round, or so).
Anyway, there was really nothing special about Flacco’s rookie year.
Someone sound the alarm… he hear hts stomping his feet in this direction.
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how can I can forget a sentence that weird?
Harbaughcalypse Now
Other successful rookie QBs didn’t have a lockout
by Andrew9erfan on Aug 25, 2011 5:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I cannot agree with the comment on Flacco. I think Ray Rice and Harbaugh had a lot to do with his success, and the fact he had a line in place.
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Rice was a rookie...McGahee was the RB in 2008.
Rice only had like 400 yards
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Credit the ground game and OL.
Pre Snap reads, if Smith doesn't get better at it, we made a HUGE mistake!!!
Yeah, it was about 50/50 in terms of yardage and scoring.
But they had a helluva coaching staff
Harbaugh
Cam Cameron
Rex Ryan
Hue Jackson
etc…
So that def went a long way too.
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Flacco in my opinion is extremely overrated.
Pre Snap reads, if Smith doesn't get better at it, we made a HUGE mistake!!!
Sam Bradford did it in St Louis
It’s rare but it can be done. I think Smith reverts back to crap. By game 5 or 6 our season is going to come down to the play of CK. Then the new era will have begun.
We ALL know what you think lol
Might as well not watch football this season, stop posting, and come back next year with a better attitude haha
by sanfranfanmdk on Aug 24, 2011 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
he'll be the first one to show up when we start playing well
and tell us why Alex has nothing to do with it. Locked in concrete into a negative position.
by Jaxson876 on Aug 25, 2011 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I just wonder...
If Alex Smith was perhaps to resurrect his career under Harbaugh and play lights out, balls to the wall… what would be your reaction?
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Meh
They could have gotten Shaun Hill to dink and dunk their offense last year. The real story behind St. Louis was one of the worst defenses in the league improving to a top 15 without adding any major talent.
they have a lot of talent
It just needed to mature and cohere,
Seriously. I hate to say it, but people are sleeping on the Rams, and they are going to actually be competitive this year. If I had to put money on the division winner, it’s them until one of the other 3 teams proves otherwise.
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by lottwasgangsta on Aug 26, 2011 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I hate this kind of logic.
Look at Flacco’s statline from his rookie year.
It’s very similar to Alex Smith’s from last year. .1 difference in int%, .4 difference in completion percentage.
And for this Flacco is called a “savior” and people want to run Smith out of town on a rail.
Flacco was not the reason the Ravens got better. Flacco was a small upgrade over Boeller – a small upgrade. The team got better, and slightly better QB play was enough to get them big gains in the win column.
But people hero-worship QBs. They get the credit/blame even when they don’t deserve it.
No. I was wrong for stating "savior"... and I am one of the folks who want to see Alex do well.
Wording… I didn’t think that one through all the way when I said it.
I guess the gist of it was that a rookie coach can be successful with a rookie QB.
I’m sure there are other examples of that scenario as well that I cannot think of off the top of my head.
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Flacco at his peak will never be as good as Colin at his peak
But he comes in much more NFL ready. Jimmy Clausen was “NFL ready” but he’s just not that good… Where as Landry Jones as a sophmore in college wasn’t NFL ready… But he’s much much better.
Flacco as a rookie was much more designed to move into an NFL system than Kaep who after a few years will be so much better than Flacco its funny.
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Aug 25, 2011 1:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Dang... Didn't know that one either
That puts him in the Tony “Fumbles” Banks realm.
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Aug 25, 2011 1:09 AM PDT up reply actions
That's just about once every two games.
Also…sacked 108 times for a total loss of 788 yards.
Either that Oline is atrocious or his awareness is horrible. Could be a combo of both possibly.
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When you think of that in terms of yardage its actually kinda funny
He has been sacked backwards almost 8 full football fields.
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That OL has been solid, Flacco and "that" Harbaugh are overrated in my opinion.
Pre Snap reads, if Smith doesn't get better at it, we made a HUGE mistake!!!
Alex Smith sacked 81 times in his first three years.
And we all know how good his line was from 2005-2007.
Wow. That’s bad. Really bad.
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You should look it up if you can...
There’s a great play in the Ravens playoff game vs. the Steelers from January where Birk misfires the snap, basically hits himself in the junk with it, and then Flacco fumbles it.
It’s a play that blurs the thin line between tragedy and comedy.
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by lottwasgangsta on Aug 26, 2011 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Houston's offense is legit as always
And the D should be improved. The Texans should be a good barometer as I expect them to be a playoff team this year (somehow).
by Mityt on Aug 24, 2011 4:36 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
that's about right
We will see how we look against a team that offers a good challenge on both sides of the ball, and assuming Joseph will have his guy covered a lot, we will see how Smith goes through his reads.
Also, we will see if any of our 11 or so safeties can cover Andre Johnson, or at least if C. Rogers can…
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by lottwasgangsta on Aug 24, 2011 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Is Andre going to play?
or is he still out with his broken finger?
by sanfranfanmdk on Aug 24, 2011 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
It can't be worse than last year...
I think. It would be a major improvement to just be middle of the pack for the Texans. This should be possible. Houstonians (like Niner fans) are overly critical of their team.
by Mityt on Aug 24, 2011 6:25 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I do not want to hear him talk, no more excuses. he does good or he is not back next year please.
"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin
He does good AND he is not back next year would be perfect.
CK will be ready to take over by week 1 in 2012.
by SanFranciscoKnights on Aug 24, 2011 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope he wakes up this year. I really hope he can be that 1st rounder we drafted in 2005 this year.
I won’t hold my breath and I like Kaepernick’s potential too.
But it’s really reassuring to see comments about Harbaugh from his players like the one above and others I’ve heard from other players. They all seem to have a true focus and respect for Harbaugh. Something that has been missing since Mooch.
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not a Texan fan
but will be watching Mario Williams and his position change, and see if he can rush from the outside, and considering our line isnt great, want to see if he can get to Alex
by KobeBryantSlamDunkGiant on Aug 24, 2011 4:47 PM PDT reply actions
The change doesn't suit Mario the best
But he is a superior athlete so he has a chance to do well. We shall see, the 9ers O-line has been shaky in pass blocking.
by Mityt on Aug 24, 2011 4:51 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I don't get why they would do that
I understand the advantages the 3-4 offers, but you need the right personnel, and converting Williams, who might be the best 4-3 end in the game, seems silly.
Then again, though it didn’t work out for Kampman in GB, he did fine in Jax, and the Packers did fine after his departure.
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by lottwasgangsta on Aug 26, 2011 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Put him in position to defend one our backs
Gore or Hunter and he’d wish he had his hands back in the turff
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by EcERyda69 on Aug 24, 2011 4:57 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
It will be hard for him.
He’s perfect size for a 4-3 end but he’s far from the prototypical 3-4 Rush backer. Maybe he can do it but it’s a whole different world.
Solid performance from Alex Smith
Comp % – 65
TD passes – 1
Scoring drives (can be rushing TD or FG) – 3
Int – 0
Is this too much to hope for?
nope...
he should play the entire first half at least, so plenty of time to accomplish all of that. An offense that produces a minimum of 13 points in a half is hardly to much to expect.
by Sigelvictory on Aug 24, 2011 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
right - expecting only two quarters
Texans have a good offense, so they’ll hold the ball a while, but a solid QB should be able to produce 3 scoring drives as long as the defense does their part to get him the ball half the time.
I think Smith will play well into the 3rd QT.
They will want to see him make the half time adjustments.
by ericalancanty on Aug 24, 2011 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Agree, although the comp % may be a little high.
If you’ve noticed, around the league even the better QBs are getting under 60%. This is probably due to the lack of complex playcalling and routes, as well as the short offseason.
I would definitely like to see an interception-less half though. I’m not hoping to see mistake-free, but I’d like his mistakes to be minor ones rather than a turnover.
Especially against the Texans D, this should be a good expectation.
Yup
Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Drew Brees, they all suck, they throw picks too
by sanfranfanmdk on Aug 24, 2011 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions
How bout that Mike Vick
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Aug 25, 2011 1:04 AM PDT up reply actions
He needs to move to free safety.
You see that hit he laid on Polamalu?
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Lights out!
That was his 3rd pick….he wanted to hit somebody hard! lol
Imagine what would have happened...
If he had tried to do it to one of the Steelers linebackers. Polamalu is great, but small for an NFL player. If he had tried to do that to Woodley or Harrison (and I don’t THINK he’d be that stupid, but he might be), he would be out for the season.
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by lottwasgangsta on Aug 26, 2011 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, sure
Montana, in 81’ regular season threw 19 TD and 12 INT. Smith threw 14 TD and 10 INT last year.
It is clear that QB throwing interceptions is the most important indicator of team success. Science and mathematics.
Absolutely, No Question
Pre Snap reads, if Smith doesn't get better at it, we made a HUGE mistake!!!
Anyone else feel like they could have edited out all the "you know"s
They don’t put in all the umms and uhhs when those are used as fillers, why keep the “you know”s ?
by whistlingmountain on Aug 24, 2011 5:03 PM PDT reply actions
Alex Smith's diction is reminiscent of Shakespeare in comparison to Boobie
“You”, “know”, and any phrase combining the two make up about 70% of Boobie’s vocab
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by TryAndCatchVD on Aug 24, 2011 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Dixon is hilarous
especially this interview he did at Miss State
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWHl-UAyK3k
He’s getting his own show at 49ers.com. Can’t wait.
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according to Dixon's twitter he's gonna have his own show
http://twitter.com/#!/Boobie24Dixon/status/106241717321203712
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oh hell ya
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I like him
And he’s entertaining on camera, but much like that QB we all hate who wouldn’t retire, Dixon needs sub-titles when he speaks. The kid is SOUTHERN.
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by lottwasgangsta on Aug 26, 2011 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions
HAHA youtube suggests: "Anthony Dixon Teabags a Man"
after the last video plays.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGsgdmTgm90&feature=related
To be old and wise you must first be young and stupid.
I actually really hate reading transcripts in general. Spoken syntax is so terrible when you write it down.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Aug 24, 2011 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I want to see a string of consistent games from Alex
with maybe just a couple “aha” moments before I get too optimistic. This Saturday will hopefully be another step towards that.
I've been completely sucked back in
Unfortunately my power of logic and real judgement seem to end when it comes to the niners, and especially with the lockout which got me itching for football and landing Harbaugh, I’ve bought in completely. If I get sucker punched so be it, its happened quite a few times already and I’m starting to get used to it…
by ninernation_rules on Aug 24, 2011 5:15 PM PDT reply actions
I know exactly what you mean
With how bad he NFC West has been, I can’t help but think the Niners might win the thing
by sanfranfanmdk on Aug 24, 2011 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Pre-John Harbaugh Ravens Record – 5-11
John Harbaugh’s Rookie Year – 11-5
I hope that it runs in the family.
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should've went 0-16
then we could’ve went 16-0
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get it
5-11 to 11-5 then 0-16 to 16-0 /nudges drewk
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I'll take a 10-6 lol
the difference though is that he inherited a team that has had recent playoff success
by sanfranfanmdk on Aug 24, 2011 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
That Coach was tanking, it was obvious to me.
Pre Snap reads, if Smith doesn't get better at it, we made a HUGE mistake!!!
Billick was tanking?
For what? NFL Head Coaches don’t “tank” on purpose. Especially ones that went 13-3 the year prior to that.
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It was obvious to me. On several occasions he would run the same play back to back from 3rd to 4th down.
It’s hard to think they would, but I watched a lot of their games that year. He was tanking for a better pick at QB and went too far.
Pre Snap reads, if Smith doesn't get better at it, we made a HUGE mistake!!!
And with all the talent on the 49ers roster over the past few years, there's the argument that they too should be a playoff team.
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I know
I’m just saying that the core of players he took over had recently been in the playoffs, like that 5-11 record was a random down year
by sanfranfanmdk on Aug 24, 2011 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not trying to be rude but I am not sure how that is related.
I suppose my main point was that Harbaugh turned it around for them from the previous season. Not to be confused with season(s).
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Oh I know what you're getting at
the point I was making was that the team he took over was a successful team that had a random/fluky down year, so it was probably a little easier than taking over a team that hasn’t had a winning season in almost a decade…but it’s cool, bro
by sanfranfanmdk on Aug 24, 2011 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Buying in
There’s not a doubt in my mind Smith will be more effective under Harbaugh’s coaching and system than Jimmy Raye’s.
How much better? I don’t know. But somewhere near the median level of starting qb play is plausible and would make a big difference.
Even just looking at games without raye last year he played decent overall.
by hammystyle on Aug 24, 2011 5:27 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I want to see Alex throw 3 int
In the Houston game with 200 yrds, a 60% completion, and 2 tds.
Get the ints out of his system before the 1st regular season game starts
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It'll be hard to get 3 int's
without Crabtree being there to have them bounce off of his hands first haha jk
by sanfranfanmdk on Aug 24, 2011 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
QB Quandry
As a long-time Niner fan, I’m still not sold on QB Alex Smith. Sadly, I’m not impressed with the back-up QBs either. I’m hopeful that coach Harbaugh could help Alex aquire some confidence, so he can function at better level. Perhaps we can find a jewel in the next draft. Yes, we were spoiled by having back-to-back HOF quarterbacks. That was a beautiful ride.
SFABCGUY.
Montana & Young also had a LOT of coaching & system continuity..
They were both superior talents, for sure, and I’m not trying to say that Alex Smith has that sort of skill set in him waiting to come out. But there’s no real way of knowing how Montana & Young would’ve fared had they experienced the same level of upheaval that Smith has gone through. Montana played for what, 9 years under Walsh? Then Seifert (who had already been with the ‘9ers from 1980) steps in in 1989, and he was hand-picked by Walsh. The 49ers, from 1979-2002 (+/- whatever) had system continuity, and only 3 HCs. During those years, yeah there was turn-over underneath the HC, but given Walsh’s control, I don’t that turnover was the same as what Alex has experienced.
This would be a great article topic.
Harbaughcalypse Now
Montana was as raw as all get up when Walsh brought him on.
I have a DVD of the history of the franchise and Walsh worked with Montana for countless hours on just the piss-poor footwork Montana adopted while at Notre Dame. Now, some may come back and say Montana was super accurate while at ND and it’s not the truth. His accuracy was not born until Walsh got a hold of him.
Both Montana and Young were “projects”.
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For sure
Montana was a 3rd rounder for a reason (he was a project like Colt McCoy is now). Young on the other hand had great intangibles….but he wasn’t the prototypical NFL QB. Both of them were turned into HOFers by their coaching staff. The coaches helped them really uses the skills that they were naturally good at and improve the ones that the were lacking. That’s what good coaches do….they develop players. That’s what has been missing in SF for a looooong time….player development.
That explains Young's accuracy...
After he matured.
For the first couple years of his career, I kept yelling at the TV “throw it, don’t run it!!!! Argghh!” And this was like, as a 10 year old.
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by lottwasgangsta on Aug 26, 2011 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Gotta love Greg Roman... I think he is going to be great for this franchise
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Everyone loves vanilla no one likes that fat free rainbow [site decorum]
"Hi my name is Cliff Harris and I am here to lock [site decorum] down" - Cliff Harris introduction at his Freshman Orientation
Reporter : "What do you remember about the BCS title game"
Cliff Harris: "That we lost"
omg if his line is the 11th hour...
"Hi my name is Cliff Harris and I am here to lock [site decorum] down" - Cliff Harris introduction at his Freshman Orientation
Reporter : "What do you remember about the BCS title game"
Cliff Harris: "That we lost"
I dunno its close
"Hi my name is Cliff Harris and I am here to lock [site decorum] down" - Cliff Harris introduction at his Freshman Orientation
Reporter : "What do you remember about the BCS title game"
Cliff Harris: "That we lost"
How in the world can you not LOVE Greg Roman? We are really LUCKY to have this guy as our OC!!
by 49erFanSince1950 on Aug 24, 2011 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
He will be a HC within five years.
by SanFranciscoKnights on Aug 24, 2011 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
kinda already looks the part. I hope we can keep him for that long
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Reminds me of Andy Reid, they kinda speak alike.
Pre Snap reads, if Smith doesn't get better at it, we made a HUGE mistake!!!
so...what happened to our OC from last year?
what was that guy’s name…Johnson? The one that smiled all the time?
just curious if he found a job somewheres in the NFL.
I like this:
ALEX SMITH: You know, I feel great, not only with Braylon but the entire receiving corps. There’s such good communication from the top down, you know, coming from the coaches all the way down to us.
How far is that, exactly? One thing to be said for Smith, he’s humble, not cocky, as exemplified by this quotation. He’ll do his best to put Harbaugh’s ideas into action. I felt done with him at the end of last season, but for good or ill, he’s our starter again. I can only hope it’s for good.
Now, is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this son of York
--Richard III, Act I, Scene 1
From EVERYTHING I have heard
From people who either know the guy, or at least have talked to him extensively, Smith is a SOLID human being.
Now, if he can complete 2/3’s of his passes, and throw twice as many TD’s as interceptions, he will get some love. Maybe.
I’m rooting for him, but trying to not let my expectations get out of hand. Anything that exceeds them will be a pleasant surprise.
"Football combines the two worst things about America: It is violence punctuated by committee meetings" -George Will
by lottwasgangsta on Aug 26, 2011 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions
hes gonna be fine
Harbough is a smart coach, and he played qb at this level so he understands the needs of a quarterback. He’ll provide stability and consistency for the first time really in Alexs career.it will all work out.
Love how Alex must be enjoying having a Head Coach that understands the QB role. As opposed to …
MS: Son, I want you to get the ball from Eric and give it to Frank. That’s the play.
AS: That’s it?
MS: Every play.
AS: You just want me to give the ball to Frank? Every play? That’s my job?
MS: Oh, and work your tail off. Do you want a fight? Or to see my butt?
by LondonNiner on Aug 25, 2011 1:46 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs
I think dialogue scripts
Contain the potential for comedic gold on this forum.
How pleased with yourself were you when you were typing this? It’s outstanding.
"Football combines the two worst things about America: It is violence punctuated by committee meetings" -George Will
by lottwasgangsta on Aug 26, 2011 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions
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