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San Francisco 49ers Tickets: The Alex Smith Tease

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The San Francisco 49ers are 5-1 and a big part of that success is coming from behind the center in the form of Alex Smith. Yes, it is difficult for those who had 49ers tickets for the past six seasons to believe, but the former first round pick has been a new player under Jim Harbaugh. He has a 95.2 QB Rating, but has to be wondering if the quarterback’s performance is enough and if it is simply too late.

The 49ers offense hardly relies on Smith to move the markers. San Francisco is second to last in the league with 171 yards per game through the air. Instead, the 49ers rely on a familiar face, Frank Gore. He and Kendall Hunter combine to pick up most of the 131.5 rushing yards a game. Smith also pales in comparison to quarterbacks like Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, and even Ryan Fitzpatrick when it comes to touchdowns. Smith has just 8 while everyone else in the Top 10 has at least 10.

San Francisco has a second round pick in Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick is an athletic gunslinger who is as dangerous throwing the ball deep and turning a broken play into a first down. The 49ers have obviously invested some money in this player, so one would expect Smith to simply be there to bridge the gap. In fact, the general consensus was that the 49ers would have brought in another QB for that very role had they had more time in the offseason.

This is quite sad in reality. The organization is presumably trying to save Kaepernick from Alex Smith’s path. Steve Young described Smith as an abused child who needs a hug. This incited some outrage given the lack of tact of the otherwise empathetic message. It is just even more tragic that it is most likely profoundly wrong. Alex Smith is an abused child about to endure the worst kind of abuse, the promise of opportunity where none actually exists. The only silver lining is Smith will have a chance to land a starting job elsewhere with this one fine season under his belt.


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