Here is the opening to my Sunday column about Alex Smith: SANTA CLARA At 2:25 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, Alex Smith had not been cleared to play Monday night against the Chicago Bears. I know this for a fact. Offensive coordinator Greg Roman conducted a news conference and said Smith [...]
Alex Smith is out with a concussion. The Niners trail 14-7 late 2nd quarter. It's up to Colin Kaepernick to bring the Niners back.
A Zohn reader just informed me Alex Smith threw three picks. Here is a question: Does his performance make you think more of him, less of him, or just about the same as you felt before?
Alex Smith's ceremonial first pitch was low and away. He bounced it. I could write something snarky now.
Here is the opening to my Sunday column comparing Aaron Rodgers and Alex Smith: There is good reason to believe the 49ers will win today, will defeat the formidable Green Bay Packers in the Packers’ place, Lambeau Field. San Francisco’s defense is the best around and could prove too much [...]
Here is the opening to my Friday column about Colin Kaepernick and Alex Smith, and it's based on Thursday night's game: SAN FRANCISCO Colin Kaerpernick is a more gifted quarterback than Alex Smith. Not a better quarterback. More gifted. Eventually, Kaepernick also will be a better quarterback than Smith — [...]
I'm glad to see things are hopping over here in the Cohn Zohn. I seem to have gotten your day off with a jolt and you have come back at me with interesting insights. All's fair as long as we're polite with each other. So, I'd like to offer this. [...]
Here are the first few paragraphs of my column on the Niners game vs. the Broncos: The 49ers beat the Broncos 29-24 but the 49ers were awful when it counted, as in disastrous, as in painful on the eyes. Be clear about that. The third exhibition game is close to [...]
Alex Smith sacked on his first third-down play today. Has anything changed? I'm just asking.
Neal said I should ask the following question. Who would you rather have as the QB of your team, Carson Palmer or Alex Smith? There, I asked it.
Lowell Cohn, retired columnist for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, covered sports for almost 40 years and never ran out of things to say.