Category Archives: Alex Smith

Top 5 49er storylines

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Grant Cohn

This is Grant Cohn, but some people call me Iggy. You can call me whatever you’d like. I’m your new 49ers blogger. I’ll be reporting and tweeting every day from training camp in Santa Clara as soon as it opens, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alex Smith, Coaching staff, Defensive coordinator, Exhibition games, Frank Gore, Michael Crabtree, Mike Singletary, Offensive coordinator, Offseason camps, Play calling | Tagged | 73 Comments

Alex Smith will start; Willis will miss first career game

Posted on December 29, 2010 by staff

The last big decision of Mike Singletary’s 40-game tenure was his choice of quarterbacks for last week’s must-win game at St. Louis. Singletary chose Troy Smith. And last week’s backup conceded today that he wasn’t thrilled when Singletary gave him the news. Continue reading →

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Smith + Crabtree = 6.6

Posted on September 30, 2010 by staff

Who would have thought Michael Crabtree’s strained neck would cause Alex Smith so much pain? After Crabtree missed most of training camp with his injury, his connection with his quarterback has been crippled in the season’s first three games. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Alex Smith, Michael Crabtree | 56 Comments

Run, Alex, run?

Posted on September 22, 2010 by staff

Alex Smith will never be Michael Vick. Or Randall Cunningham. Or — for our more “experienced” readers joining us today — Bobby Douglass. But he’s not a statue. He can move around. As a junior at Utah, he rushed for … Continue reading →

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Alex Smith delivered when it mattered most

Posted on September 21, 2010 by staff

Down eight points. Just over two minutes left. Eighty-two yards away from the end zone. Great quarterbacks – Brady, Manning and, as we saw, Brees — routinely deliver in such situations. And on Monday night, for at least one drive, … Continue reading →

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