I just finished reading The Blind Side by Michael Lewis, which spent a good portion of the book talking about Bill Walsh's ability to take mediocre QB's and turn them in to star performers. If Harbaugh turns out to be the west-coast/qb guru he's advertised as, wouldn't this in turn help to create an environment in which Alex Smith might actually excel? Alex did play well under Norv Turner, and has had different/subpar coaching in each of the years since. Curious as to other's thoughts on this, especially those who have read the book.
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The Blind Side & Alex Smith (1 Viewer)
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He is bound to do "better than expected" because no one expects much. I am glad the 49ers picked up Braylon. There was no way the Crabree/Alex Smith thing was going to work out.
Dr. Awesome
Footballguy
As a Niner fan I'm hoping he does incredibly well this year. As a Niner fan I've also seen enough of Alex over the years to know he won't land on any of my teams.
Alex actually seems to play very well every now and then. But those moments are very brief and very few and far between.
It's been said in the Niners thread "He's just good enough to get you beat." I'd consider him as a backup in 2 qb leagues. Other than that I recommend you leave him to rot on the ww.
I really hope I'm wrong and he has a good season. I just don't think Harbaugh has that kind of magic.
Alex actually seems to play very well every now and then. But those moments are very brief and very few and far between.
It's been said in the Niners thread "He's just good enough to get you beat." I'd consider him as a backup in 2 qb leagues. Other than that I recommend you leave him to rot on the ww.
I really hope I'm wrong and he has a good season. I just don't think Harbaugh has that kind of magic.
-jb-
Footballguy
Alex Smith has two things to work on:
- His mechanics make him overthrow his target consistently. Early release, perhaps. I think it's fixable, but he hasn't had the right coach/mentor to work with him. The coaching carousel hasn't helped either.
- While he can get through most of a football game in a serviceable manner, there are about 30 seconds per game where he is absolutely horrific. He just loses his mind and composure. It's during these 30 seconds where he loses the game for his team. Sadly, I don't know that this part is fixable.
- His mechanics make him overthrow his target consistently. Early release, perhaps. I think it's fixable, but he hasn't had the right coach/mentor to work with him. The coaching carousel hasn't helped either.
- While he can get through most of a football game in a serviceable manner, there are about 30 seconds per game where he is absolutely horrific. He just loses his mind and composure. It's during these 30 seconds where he loses the game for his team. Sadly, I don't know that this part is fixable.
5Rings
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spot on. its like the ghost of Steve DeBerg possesses him.
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