Shaun Hill. Nolan’s Savior?
The way Shaun Hill is playing. He just might be capable of saving Nolan’s job. Of course the team still needs to keep putting points on the board, but as of now Shaun Hill has looked better than any current 49ers quarterback on the roster. Hell he’s even making Darrell Jackson look good.
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It doesn’t matter what happened on that play. You just displayed your knowledge of football by defending Nolan. You kick the field goal and get up by two scores in that situation. Even Houshmanzadeh questioned why they didn’t go for it.
It doesn’t matter if you have Montana throwing to Rice on that play, you kick the field goal and get up by two scores.
And again, Hostler is better at calling plays at this point than he was at the beginning of the year, so it’s not fair to compare.
i think we sould of kicked the field goal lol what are you talking about…my point is that our WHOLE organization has confidence in hill and to sum it up YOUR MAD…lol thats all its ok you’ll get over it
Okay Andre… real mature. I’m probably arguing with a 14 year old.
smith doesnt have the leadership neither just get over it ok…hill has the edge by far and if he comes out vs tampa and throws 2 tds for 250 than what are you gonna say?
im sorry but im not 14 im much older but its as simple as i could put it
Diamond in the rough…..I hate to jump on the bandwagon after one game but I have a good felling about Hill.He makes something out of nothing and he’s so quick.It’s unfair to Smith though because you cant lose ur job to injury.
you come on here just to talk about smith and put hill down because he had a great night…yes you said your happy with the win but how do you think smith feels right now…his confidence was bad enough as it is and him being on the sidelines staring at hill move an offense for an entire game had to make him nervous about his future here…if hill was dilfer’s age i wouldnt be arguing with you right now but hill has alot of football left and is much more mature now…do we wanna win now or 3 years later…thats what we have to ask oursleves and its a given
Well Andre… it’s been nice chatting with you, but football isn’t as black and white as you think. Only time will tell, but you need to realize all of the variables involved here. Don’t have too short of a memory because I know everyone was just as high on Smith in that game against Seattle last year. He played better than Hill did tonight against a much better defense. He actually threw a bomb, something Hill did not do tonight.
If he plays well in the next two games and he beats out Alex Smith in the pre-season make him the Starter and mith the Back-up and see how far he takes us.
starters have been losing there job to injury more often now…its because the person behind them wants it more and doesnt have all that money to let it get to them….players should prove themselves first before they are paid like that..thats crazy to pay someone so much money just becuase what they accomplished in college because you’ll just never know…drafting is a guessing game
hil didnt need to bomb tonight and your talkin about last year…and smith isnt good with bombs anyway if you watch all his bombs what is he like 2 for 50 in his career with us with bombs??something like that…quite frankly my knowledge is better than yours with football
it was nice chatting with you too Big M
Andre… I coach football and I’ve spent a lot of time around football. And there is no statistic kept for bombs. Don’t know where you got that one.
True that Big M on everyone jumping on Smiths bandwagon after the Seattle game last year.Damn I just wish NFL network would do all of our games just like Frank said.
i know there is no statistic kept on bombs thrown lmao…im speaking of what ive seen everytjime smith bombs the ball they are usually overthrown
smith is not a stetch the field type of passer…the thing hill shows over smith greatly is timing…look at his timing with jackson its unbelievable how he has better timing with our receivers than smith or dilfer….you ask any of our players who they want as their qb and i guarentee they say hill….you just dont see the confidence as a whole from anyone when smith is out there…yes everyone loved smith last year when he made those plays vs seattle…the keyword though is last year
Actually, Smith has a pretty good deep ball, but no deep threat receivers. Also, you have to develop timing with your receivers on deep balls. Hill didn’t have established timing with Jackson, Jackson was just running a lot of stick routes and slants against a rookie corner. As far as Smith’s timing, he’s been very good at releasing the ball before the receiver makes his break.
And yes… last year… as in he HAS shown his ability. The youngest starting QB in the league isn’t washed up already.
Andre your an absolute idiot! I agree 100% with Big M, Alex Smith is the man and Mike Nolan should be fired.
It may be too soon to know if the 49ers found their Tony Romo or Tom Brady, but one thing is for sure Shaun Hill won’t be at the bottom of the quarback ratings like the 49ers first two quarterbacks. In only a game in a half he has put up better numbers than Alex Smith or Trent Dilfer has ever produced in their respective careers. And he has done it with a broken Index finger. He has earn the confidence of the players, coaches, and most importantly the fans. He has earn the starting job. I want to see how well this guy can finish off the season. Give the fans hope the 49ers are on the rise not the downfall. We have all the pieces we just need a leader to take us to the promise land. Shaun Hill has put a glimmer of hope back into the franchise.
How can anyone say Alex Smith is the man!
Sometimes I swear Alex Smith comes to this site and puts good things and supports himself.
I still would like to see Shaun Hill throw deep next game. Alex Smith is not the future, nor is Mike Nolan.
One more good reciever and some o-line help and we will have a good team.
LMFAO
WTF is goin on, Alex Smith sucks and more importantly he always has.
He cant get the ball off on time which explains why he’s hurt. He doesnt see the whole field the way any decent QB can. His pocket presence is horrible. He doesnt know when to get rid of the ball. His hands are way to FN small to be a QB. His leadership skills are the worst in this league. His deep ball is so inconsistent.
Without Gore last year Smith wouldnt of had the mediocre season that he did, and even with Gore this season, Smith’s luck just plain ran out from last year and now his true abilities are showing which means nothing is showing….
Because he should be playing in NFL Europe or the CFL because Alex Smith is not NFL material.
boomer, once agian – ur an idiot.
wow JORDAN YOUR AND IDIOT JUST LIKE M arent U LOL…well when alex smith isnt starting next year we’ll see who the idiot its…and when hill has another good game vs tampa we’ll see whose stupid LOL Jordan
and all the throws that smith makes hill makes them better and with a quicker release…smith’s release is so slow thats why he threw 3 int’s vs atlanta…in that game he was throwin them up hopin to get lucky…he was so desperate that game and nobody wanted to help him out becuase there’s no faith in HIM MORONS
nice read.. Tony Romo is an obvious player.