Questions re: Alex Smith and Tim Tebow
Does Alex Smith have the big-play ability of Tim Tebow? I wonder. If Smith does not, does it matter? What do you think?
An expert puts Alex Smith in context
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat just posted my Sunday column. A few days ago, I spoke to a longtime former NFL offensive coordinator, who requested anonymity. I spoke to him about Alex Smith -- his strong and weak points and where he's been and where he is now. We spoke [...]
Harbaugh says Alex Smith is Pro Bowl QB. Is he?
On Monday night and again on Tuesday at his weekly news conference, Jim Harbaugh proclaimed that his quarterback, Alex Smith, should be voted into the Pro Bowl. In other words, Smith, according to Harbaugh, is one of the elite quarterbacks in the NFC, one of the top three, to be [...]
Jim Harbaugh reacts to idea of Alex Smith game manager
You may find this interesting -- a quickie question and response to Harbaugh after today's game: How about QB Alex Smith? There’s so much talk about him being this so-called ‘game manager’ but obviously he’s done a good job of managing your offense. “That offends my sports sensibility, to call [...]
Can Alex Smith throw deep? (Grant column)
Grant just posted an interesting and timely blog for his "Inside the 49ers" blog he writes for the Press Democrat. He based the article on interviews he conducted in Santa Clara today. He posits that Alex Smith has overcome every hurdle thrown at him this season including the game-manager designation. [...]
49ers’ Masterpiece
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat just posted the column I wrote from the great great great 49ers-New York Giants game. It was such a tense, well-played game, a pure pleasure to cover. It also was a masterpiece from the Niners' point of view and it was Alex Smith's masterpiece, too, [...]
49ers at the halfway point
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat just posted the column I wrote from the 49ers-Redskins game in Landover, Md. I took the opportunity to evaluate the 49ers at the halfway point of the season -- they are very good and they certainly will make the playoffs. But how much can we [...]
Alex Smith is Jim Harbaugh. Jim Harbaugh is Alex Smith.
Alex Smith is Jim Harbaugh and Jim Harbaugh is Alex Smith. This is an immutable true known to man and certainly to 49ers fans. Smith used to have his own personality but it didn't get him very far as a quarterback. Now he has been taken over by Harbaugh. He [...]
Alex Smith and “absolutely”
We in the media get to interview Alex Smith on Wednesdays. Today is Wednesday. We got to interview Alex Smith today. I am interested in Smith's speech pattern and today I want to discuss one mere bit of it. Absolutely. Alex Smith says "absolutely" a lot. He says absolutely more [...]
Alex Smith has changed
Alex Smith used to be a people pleaser, almost to the extreme. It's why people think -- and still think -- he's a lovely guy and a gentleman. He is. In the past, I always got the feeling he wanted the media to like him, to approve of him, to [...]
