SeahawksNo1Fan,
You have some valid points. However I have confidence that if Alex Smith has some support out there he will be good. I still don't think that it is fair to label him a bust. He just has had too many hurdles for a young quarterback to have been able to clear. The reason I say that he has potential to be a solid quarterback is because I have seen it. People including our own 49er fans forget that he has shined in some games. Granted it hasn't been as often as I would have liked he has shown it however.
Here are some examples:
The two games against the hawks in 06'.
The two games against the Cardinals in 06' even though we lost because our Defense played horrible that year.
The game winning drive against the cardinals in the season opener in 07in a a national televised game.
The game against the Broncos in Denver in 06' that prevented Denver from a playoff spot.
Iam probably missing a few.
Last year he was hurt, there was no running game, there was no pass protection because of ALLOUT blitzes which our O.C. had no answer for, and our receivers lead the league in dropped passes.
Martz's System is more creative and has more experience to be able to find ways to get the ball out faster against those blitzes.
If the 9ers can just have hold on to the ball a little more, our defense will come on the field fresh. Which will be our strength.
I have been wrong, but please don't expect the same 9ers as last year. We have the talent. We just need the leadership.
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