Rooting For Alex

This makes me like Alex Smith more: "I don't have a twitter."

I really want the Niners to win the Super Bowl with Alex Smith as the quarterback.  For him, it would just be a gigantic "F-You" to all the criticism and shit the guy has gone through in the league.  And what a story it would be: boom to bust to boom.

What's funny about all the praise and attention Smith is receiving right now for his 18 for 19 game...I wasn't all that impressed.  Most of the throws he made were short and normal for him.  Of the three touchdowns, two were run after the catch plays, and basically secondary mistakes by Arizona.  The one three yard touchdown to Crabtree was awesome - and on 3rd down - one on one against Peterson.

The play calling in this game was better.  They did more throws on plays in which there could be runs.  This is the way the Niner offense works best, on misdirection and throwing the defense off balance.  We are not Green Bay or the Giants or the Patriots who have big play makers and can succeed on 3rd and long situations.  If we get a penalty on 1st or 2nd down, we are often screwed.  We need the balance of the possibility of run and pass.  We clobber teams when we have this.  But when thrust into passing downs, we are vulnerable, as seen in the Giants lost and the Baltimore loss last year.