Okay, so the first time I checked into this thread I didn't really read it. After doing so, I'm just going to say a couple things...
Alex Smith hasn't been, nor will he ever be, the answer behind center. He cannot throw a deep ball, he can't get through his progressions, he can't read the defense before the snap, he can't convert 3rd downs, he has tiny little hands (which i'm sure newcastle and razon can attest matches his tiny little , since they seem to have their lips wrapped around it 24/7), he doesn't know how to effectively look people off, he can't throw out routes, he's terrible with audibles.....
I could post some more pathetic stats (like smith's 68 career td's in 7 seasons or the fact that he's only started more than 11 games twice), but dd has already tested those waters and found them to be dense and filled with dip s.
Quite frankly, He's NOT a leader and he just doesn't have the intangibles to ever lead the scarlet and gold to the promised land.
What pisses me off more than anything else is that if the Niners continue to around and make bad decisions concerning the QB position, then some very good players are never going to see the promised land. Pat Willis immediately comes to mind.
The defense is great, and could well become the type of unit that has Ravens type longevity in terms of dominance, efficiency, and swag.
However, the Niners will only be a perennial wild card/one n' done type team (also like the Ravens. if that, even) if they don't find an elite, drop-back passer who can make clutch throws instead of a pussified, gimmicky, scrambling, prima-donna who ran the spread at a hole school in the hole state of utah.
I was wrong about a whole host of things concerning the Niners this year, but Smith wasn't one of them.
Now, I don't really need to address anything else since some of the most effective posters on this unique site have already left you two sticks (razon and newcastle) looking like the ho chi minh trail after an arc-light raid, but i will say this...You es belong in the bottom of the bay with your ass pains, front-running, and ring smack.
Smells like a cowboys thread in here, and i'll start treating it like one if I have to