As preparation for coming off vacation, I've been reading transcripts from 49ers coaches. Recently, Greg Roman talked about that second and 7 play against the Texans where Alex Smith threw to Vernon Davis -- it was incomplete -- even though Randy Moss was streaking downfield, apparently open. Roman said Smith [...]
I woke up with an idea buzzing around my head. How many quarterbacks in the NFL are capable of making the 49ers offense better than it is with Alex Smith in charge? And who are they? Here are 15 off the top of my head – i.e. almost half the [...]
I want to revisit Jim Harbaugh's unusual diatribe from Wednesday. I was on Comcast last night and Purdy, correctly I believe, said Harbaugh said what he said to defend Alex Smith from what Jon Beason tweeted -- that if Peyton Manning had come to the Niners, they would have cut [...]
This is the story that just won't die. Cam Newton was given a chance by a reporter to respond to Alex Smith today -- to Smith's comments pointing out that Newton and the Panthers scored a lot of points but didn't win a lot of games last season. This was [...]
I am over at Comcast before going on at 5 pm. When I walked in the station everyone was startled and puzzled about what Jim Harbaugh said today that Alex Smith always was his first choice and he never would have dumped Smith for Peyton Manning even though he personally [...]
For what it's worth, I believe Alex Smith made a mistake calling out Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers with no provocation. I hope you agree. If you don't, please tell me why. I don't think Smith's statements prove he has guts or has become a leader. I think his [...]
On Comcast Thursday night, Jim Kozimor made a comment that caught me up short. He said on air Alex Smith had a "great" year last season. I vehemently disagreed. I said Smith benefited from a great defense but neither he nor his offense was "great." "Great" is a vague word [...]
The 49ers needed to upgrade their offense, and that's exactly what they did in free agency and through the draft which concluded today. Jim Harbaugh gushed about how terrific the Niners' draft was. And, it's true, with the receivers and runners they have added, the offense should not be as [...]
I want to share this with you. Pro Football Talk published its numbers on Alex Smith's deal with the Niners. The information I initially got was that his contract has $16.5 million guaranteed. This article indicates he has $12.5 million guaranteed, with another $3 million a slam dunk -- it's [...]
Alex Smith is signed, sealed and delivered by the San Francisco 49ers -- three years, $16.5 million guaranteed, according to the Associated Press. The way I read this, the Niners extended themselves for Smith once they lost out in the Peyton Manning Sweepstakes. Smith is their guy, for better or [...]
Lowell Cohn, retired columnist for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, covered sports for almost 40 years and never ran out of things to say.