49ers vs. Texans: Analyzing Alex Smith's Performance

I didn’t even see chase beeler play.

Is in high school.

From what we have seen, Harbaugh is not likely to have that happen much, but it is concerning at this stage to look that bad.

I really think we might see some great improvement from Alex this year if he’s given enough time to let a route develop. I’ve seen something in him before and he’s only going to build on it.. the analysis speaks for itself, for the most part on target the few time the line didn’t collapse. We’ll see.

If you practice, you get better right?

sadly this is not always the case.

Alex Smith never bounces back from a game he has been pressured frequently. I’ve seen some other quarterbacks take over games where they were getting pressured, but Alex never does.

Key point.

this is more accurately directed at the O line. If he doesn’t even play in the next week and we get curb stomped again i’m sure it will still somehow be his fault. That last one made me lol though.

high unemployment, the bad economy and September 11, 2001.

and I dislike him more than anyone here…

how do you end it?

Michael Vick is sub-human filth. I am glad the 49ers never publicly entertained the thought of signing him.

Did you read the article or just the headline? It pretty much makes the same point that you are, that being that Alex didn’t have a chance. It’s not really a pass / fail Alex Smith evaluation. More or less a rundown of what went wrong during each of Alex’s snap. Trust me, although it’s apparent to most people that watched the game that it was clearly a slaughter of the O-line, there are quite a few people that think it was all Smith and could definitely benefit from reading this.

about halfway through the second quarter. Turns out it actually was quite a bit more enjoyable.

I don’t know that “most” fans agree that Smith is not the answer – some, many, but most? maybe… fooch, time for the 197th “should alex start”? poll?

Give it to Kap? CK has great athletic skills but the general opinion of him within the NFL is that he is raw. He got exposed at the senior bowl running a pro offense – his arm is fantastic, but so was drunkenmiller’s. the rap on Kaepernick is that he has very funky mechanics – footwork and delivery – that will take time to fix. The pistol he ran at Nevada doesn’t work in the NFL, DBs and DL are too big and too fast for it – he has to learn to play drop back QB, and while he might get there, it’s by no means certain. Anybody who is convinced he’s the answer might want to give it some time before stating that. Full disclosure, I was praying the ‘niners would grab Locker, Dalton, or Ponder in the draft. Still hoping believing Hardballs the QB guru knew what he was doing with CK, but I’m suspicious.

I’ve been on the fence about A Smith (alex) but I’m actually starting to lean in his favor. The single biggest change this year is he’s hanging in the pocket and waiting for the play to develop, or checking down when he can. He’s taking vicious hits while the team around him learns Hardballs offense. I respect that, and see what he’s trying to do. In two of three games he’s had less than 2 seconds to release the ball on many/most of his throws. Tom Brady and Drew Brees would have a hard time in that situation. Once again, this guy may or may not be enough, but I’d argue there’s been little in three pre-season games to answer that question either way.

He’s still sore that they didn’t hire his buddy Shanahan instead of promoting Sing two years ago – sorry, I forgot to use Cohn’s name for him, “MIKE FREAKING SHANAHAN!”

Cohn spends half of his time funneling Ira Miller’s rants about the Niners and the other half castigating the organization for not perfectly duplicating the Walsh Era. I actually met him a number of years ago – nice enough guy – but being a professional jack^&% to coaches is apparently easier than measured criticism these days.

period. He’s the TJ Simers (look him up) of the Bay Area. I’ve ripped him elsewhere and I’m going to rip him again. His problem – and yeah, I’m going to state opinion as fact, Lowell, I learned that from YOU – is that he’s decided being contrary is his “brand”, so he takes a negative position, always, then distorts the facts to support his position. And he’s subtle… oh, Lowell, you think you’re so clever, don’t you, you angry troll, but some of us see through your b.s.:

“Look at the roster. Look with clear eyes. The 49ers are a team with core players, most of them veterans, most drafted so that the Niners could win now.”

Gee, thanks for the condescending advice, Lowell, I wasn’t going to look with “clear eyes” until you gave me that sage wisdom! My clear eyes reveal to me that you are a manipulative egotist, convinced you could put on a head-set, grab a clipboard and improve the team, if only the world would recognize your brilliance! My guess is you never put on a helmet or shoulder pads in your life, and would’ve run screaming off the field the first time you were about to get hit.

What he doesn’t acknowledge anywhere in his hate letter is that the team might not be rebuilding from a roster perspective, but it is rebuilding the offensive game plan and the defensive philosophy – so yes, Lowell, the 49ers are a team with core players on both sides of the ball – but ALL of them are learning an offense vastly different than last year’s, or a defense that is significantly differnet, and they’re doing it with no off-season. So for Cohn to make the argument that nobody should consider them in a re-building phase is disingenuous at best, and, more iikely given that it’s Cohn, arrogant subterfuge at worst.

Just so you remember.

And we simply lost out on what was out there. Blame the FO as much as you want for not getting the free agents you thought we should get, but sometimes it comes down to “they just don’t want to come here.” Alex is the best we can do right now. Live with it.