So my question for you is also simple: do you really believe that your comments about Smith’s performance this year and last are factual and honest? Or do you see your job as mainly stirring up controversy, even in the face of the facts? Colin Kaepernick may become a great player, he looked wonderful last night, but one home game win (after the kid was only average against the Rams, and did not win against a bad team) proves very little. Let’s see how he does against a bad defense this Sunday on the road in a tough place to play.

Still, it amazes me how the last two years of first-rate play by Smith, the first time he has ever had real coaching and some stability, have just been trashed. It makes no sense. And that is the downer here. Alex Smith has shown great strength of character and guts (after having both questioned by coaches who were pathetic at their jobs) for years. Frankly, he deserved better from you.

I have to disagree with your view. Failure on third down is a TEAM problem. That falls on everyone. Maybe someone missed a block, or didn’t run the right route, or dropped a pass, or maybe…just maybe, a defender just made a great play.

As a return man your #1 priority is to protect the ball. You may gain yards or even lose yards, but you do not give up the football. Williams did it twice.

That is on him alone.

This is not a new phenomenon.

New guy that nobody has really seen comes in and plays well, then teams catch on and what were his strengths become his weaknesses and he must adjust.

The element of surprise is now gone for Kaepernick. Can he adjust as the defenses adjust to him?

You can’t determine that from one game.

It would be a no brainer if Smith was just playing absolutely terrible, but he’s not. You don’t replace a guy because he got hurt.

They need to stick with their starter until he fails to produce, and rest assured that they have one heck of a back-up when needed.