Every week, I plan to write something about a player or subject I feel I should give my opinion about. I plan to talk about Alex Smith of the San Francisco 49ers.
Now, I'd like to start with my teams current quarterback, Alex Smith. Smith was the number one overall draft pick in 2005. Smith was drafted out of the University of Utah and was a junior in college when he left. Smith left Utah with a 32-4 touchdown ratio and winning the Fiesta Bowl against the University of Pittsburgh.
Smith would appear in 9 games in his rookie year and put up okay stats with throwing for 875 yards a with one touchdown and 11 interceptions. The Niners finished 4-12.
2006 would be Smiths biggest year to date as he would throw for 2890 with 16 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. The team would finish 7-9
Being a huge 49er fan and seeing my team be so down for so long, I was excited to see Alex Smith finally take off and lead the Niners to the playoffs. It would be the oppposite.
2007 he would have a season ending injury against the Seahawks and in 2008, he would never strap up the pads due to a season ending injury in the offseason.
2009, Smith found himself on the bench. He entered the game against the Houston Texans and threw for three touchdowns and one interception. They would lose, but Smith is now the starting quarterback.
I feel Smith will do great for the niners. His rookie year, the entire team was terrible and were not very successful. Analysts and fans, I think are to harsh on Smith. He has only played 33 games and hasn't really been given the chance to excel in the NFL. He has had to deal with a new offensive coordinator every year he has been there and has gone through 2 different head coaches.
We as a fan base, need to give Smith another year or 2 before we start throwing him in the fire. Sure he has been hurt and makes mistakes. And sure he was the number one overall pick. We should remember though, he is still human.
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