Niners Win Despite Nolan
Shaun Hill improves to 1-0 for his career. The 49ers are 10-1 when Frank carries 20+. But all of that was almost for nothing, when head coach Mike Nolan went for it on 4th and 2 with around 6 minutes left. I’m still wondering what the hell Nolan was thinking, he kicks a FG there and they are up by two scores. It’s not like the kicker has been struggling. Nedney is 27 for 27 inside 50 yards. Thankfully the defense stopped the Bengals when they needed to to preserve the win.
The question everyone will ask moving forward now is do we have ourselves a quarterback controversy?
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firen | Dec 15, 2007 | Reply
Yea i don’t really see what that was about, and even if they went for it they should have just went deep, the CBs had nothing on Jackson. Thankfully the defense came up big, yet again.
I don’t think we have a QB controversy just yet. I believe we need to give Alex another chance next season and hopefully have him make a good comeback. That being said, I hope Shaun Hill continues to do what he is been doing and doesn’t let up. A win against a big Tampa team at home will be huge for the whole Niner organization and the fans. I really hope Shaun Hill stays the same poise and confident QB we have been seeing. A 5-11, possibly 6-10 record won’t be a bad way to end this disappointing season.
Boomer | Dec 15, 2007 | Reply
F all that. Alex Smith is a bust. He an over paid piece O crap. Shaun Hill is the real deal and the proof was in his play. Never has this offense been lead in this way by Smith and this is just Hills 1st start ever.
Im hopeful unlike most of you all here that Nolan is givin 2 more years, the time left on his contract. Id hate to switch to yet ANOTHER coach only to have more bad seasons.
Nolan was NOT the problem with the Niners, Alex Smith was the problem, a very highly paid problem.
Alex Smith was Mike Nolans biggest mistake, Shaun Hill on the other hand is Nolans great achievement well, Hill and Willis.
firen | Dec 15, 2007 | Reply
How can you give up on the youngest QB in the NFL so quickly? He went through THREE different Offensive coordinators. I don’t care who you are, at that age it will be nearly impossible to excel.
JNova80 | Dec 15, 2007 | Reply
I guess Nolan doesn’t like a comftorable lead. I’m just glad that we won because I would hate Nolan forever if we didn’t. A WIN, YES!!!!!!!!!!
Shaun Hill played great, he almost threw a pick in the first half, but besides that he did great. He will be watched closely in the last two games of the season.
Darrell Jackson actually looked like a #1 WR for once, I really like how he played.
And Frank Gore looked like he did last year. I just hope he finishes the season with a 1,000 yards.
Boomer | Dec 15, 2007 | Reply
Firen…. Shaun Hill has played on THREE DIFFERENT TEAMS in the past FOUR years. One of the teams were the Amsterdam Admirals.
SO I dont really find him being with three different OC’s a good excuse. 3 different teams for Hill and his first start in the NFL EVER and he led an offense that is the worst in the NFL this year and made tham look better than they have really since smith has played with the Niners, give or take 1 or 2 games smith did ok with.
SMITH IS A BUST, LIKE IT OR NOT. Get over it, he sucks.
wendell | Dec 15, 2007 | Reply
another questionable decision by nolan. heck, even the other team was wondering why he wouldn’t take a two score lead. we won, that’s all that matters though but the nolan situation will happen again and next time we may not be as lucky.
Will G | Dec 15, 2007 | Reply
Do we have a QB controversy? No. What we do have is a QB at least for the rest of the season. His name is Shaun Hill. I can’t really say I beleive that Hill can play at this level consistently, or continue this level of play when defenses begin to adjust to him, but he has done what A. Smith couldn’t in 8 weeks or so. 200 yards passing a TD pass, rush TD, all escaped Smith in games that mattered. Smith has no rythm w/ any receivers but Battle, who is oft covered like stink on Doo-Doo. Shaun Hill hit nearly every pass catcher in stride at least once in tonights game. Ultimately this game showed not how good Shaun Hill is and what he may be able to do, but how shitty Alex Smith is. Smith is going to need a 180 in the offseason to become an average player. If you disagree with me, fine. But look at the production of his backups compared to him, and all the other inexperienced Qb’s in the league that have produced more. Kellen Clemens, Trent Edwards, Cleo Lemon, Tavaris Jackson, even Luke McCown made plays for the Bucs some weeks back. There are some Qb’s in this years draft that will be worth a long look. I dont demand we draft a Qb, but if there is someone right, I refuse to pass on them because ‘we need to give Alex another year’. If anything we should try and find ourselves where the Browns are this year, with DA and BQ. Go back over the game film of some 9ers games this and last year, and monitor Smith’s body language on the field. No intenisty, anger, no emotion really, and no characteristics matching any Qb pulling out victories for his team. As much as I want to say “Fuck Alex Smith”, I know that wouldn’t anybody, any good. So I’ll just keep him on a short leash. Really short. Chain too.
A True Niner Fan | Dec 15, 2007 | Reply
next year Shaun hill as the Starter! and Alex Smith as backup….trent dilfer can take a hike
SouthBend | Dec 15, 2007 | Reply
I would love to jump on the bandwagon and say fuck Alex Smith but it’s only one game and I dont believe you lose your job to injury,but if Smith cant beat out S.Hill next year he may end up like Charlie Frye or David Carr.
Andre | Dec 15, 2007 | Reply
lol i agree “true niner fan” lol
Self Scientific | Dec 15, 2007 | Reply
Hill makes good decisions, he doesn’t panic, and runs when he sees that there is just no opportunity to make a play. I say give him the last two games and if he looks as good as he did against Min. and Cin. then let the man have a shot next year. We acutally looked like NFL team for once this season boys. A. Smith will be fine, but Hill is just the fire under Smith’s ass that will bring his talent out. If not, we got Hill. Great win, feels real fucking good too!!!!
Michael | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
Boomer you listed Hill and Willis as Nolan’s two best moves. What about Frank Gore as a third rounder in 2005?
Martin | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
All the people ragging on Smith seem to have a very short memory.
Smith WON the first two games of the season, you know, the ones where he DIDN’T play HURT!
The rest of the season you can’t really evaluate him. It’s Nolan’s fault that he sent our supposed franchise QB back in before he was ok and thus doomed the season.
I do agree though that Hill was nice to watch and it’s good to have him as an option.
I say let Smith and Hill compete for the top spot in the off-season and whoever comes out ahead gets a shot.
After all, it can only get better, right (we’re NOT the Dolphins!)?
patriots190 | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
hahahhaha you almost lost to the bengles, LOL. U guys wish u had a coach like Bill B. LOL your team sucks, take gore off that “team” of yours and what do you got?GO PATS 19-0 BABY!!!
Teddy BRRRRRRRRUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
unknown niner | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
I don’t question Nolan’s descsion at all. This season is lost already, we have nothing to lose, and Nolan went fot it on fourt and twoo becausen he wanted to see what Hill can do in different types of situations. Unfortunately Shaun Hill’s pass to Jason Hill was dropped. That could be a good tag team right there. The HILL to HILL combination.
unknown niner | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
That patriots190 guy is actually a niners fan by the way. There is no other possible way that that is a REAL Pats fan. He probaly doesn’t even know who they are playing this week. LOL I remember I pretended to be a Giants fan one day and everybody flipped that week. He is a pretender. He would never have even found this website without being a niner fan.
patriots190 | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
they are playing the jets moron
Jordan | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
All you guys that think Shaun Hill is the savior think again. Look at the defense Shaun Hill was playing against, that would be the Bengals, who are ranked 26th in total defense coming into the game but in reallity if you’ve ever watched them play you’de know that they seem much worse than that. They get tore up week in and week out. We have seen a game and a half out of Hill and some of you think he’s the next tom brady. Not gonna happen, fire Mike Nolan asap and get Alex Smith healthy because he’s our man next year. But anyway it was great to see Shaun Hill lead the team to a victory which was definately something Mr. I’m as mobile as a treestump Dilfer couldn’t do.
patriots190 | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
LET GO PATS!!!!! LETS GO PATS!!!!!LETS GO CELTICS!!!!! LETS GO RED SOX!!!!!
19-0 BABYYYYYYY
TEDDY BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!
R,Craig33 | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
First thing I want to say is I missed the game and when I seen the score I threw my arms up and then I heard the espn anchor say the winner of this game uhhhhh wins the game it was a little funny but that goes to show it’s another bad season for us niners fans.
Second I said it before I like to see the patriots play, they remind me of how our niners use to be and hopefully get back to those winning ways, I don’t hate on them they’re the best team in the league by far.
Third I don’t want to make this into the mitchell investigation on here but how is it this dude use to work for the redsox and does this investigation and not one of those redsox players wasn’t mention and I’m not talking about some unknown pitcher either, it seems like he named dude just so he can protect the star players and the first names that came out of that report was two yankees star players.
The redsox is the most coming back team in the fucking league even that seems suspecious it’s like they’re going back and shooting steroid in each others asses during the games when they’re down, I never seen a team come back so much from being down ever in my fuckin life!
I’m sorry but I had to get that out but I’m greatful for the win, GO NINERS!
patriots190 | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
well were up 17-7 right now, WOOP!!!! GOnna be on our way to 14-0, and then 19-0
AND HOW BOUT MY BOY
TEDDY BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!
gorerb21 | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
hey pats fan go eat a 8==================D~ ~ ~ ~
patriots190 | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
now gore isnt that the thing to do in San Fran?
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
TEDDY BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!
gorerb21 | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
damn someone has a man crush on ol’ teddy bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! now stfu!
1st to Six! | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
Pats are cheaters. Enjoy our Pick!
xaos50 | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
Alex Smith is a BUST and he will never be succesful in the nfl and everybody knows it. Every time hes out there it looks like hes never played the game of football before. I dont know if Shaun Hill is the real deal yet, but at least he knows how to find open receivers and step up in the pocket to let the outside rush go by. Untill they move past these nightmarish Alex Smith years, we wont be a playoff team. I know its unfortunate =/
Dan | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
I hope the Pats fan knows that 3 of his best players are Nor Cal kids. Hell, probably more. Brady, Bru, and Stallworth are all Nor Cal, Brady even admitted he wanted to be a Niner, and was disappointed when they drafted Rattay and Carmazi over him.
Embarrasedninerfan | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
Wow, all these ” Alex Haters ” must be around 12 years old. Who else would hand the starting QB position over to a guy who played all of 1 1/2 games over 6 years….seriously, go play with your GI joes…stay off the computer. Any real fan of 49ers football knows that Smith is our future. Sure, he struggled, but he only played 3 games when healthy, had no OC, and still won 2 of ‘em. Hill will make a good back up QB next season, but there’s a reason someone plays for 6 seasons, 2 of which he was beaten out for # 2 by Trent Dilfer, and does not take a snap. He is not, and never will be a starter in this league. He looked decent against a very poor CIN defense. He also had a killer running game with Gore. We will see what he’s got against a good TB defense. Smith is still only 23 years old. So much potential. We need a good # 1 WR and OC to unlock it.
Boomer | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
Shaun Hill is a leader…. Alex Smith is not.period.
If you look for what Hill’s teamates had to say about him you will see. For the 1st time in years the players actually feel comfortable around their QB, from V Davis to D Jax, everyone is more happy with Hill then they have EVER been with Smith.
Hill may not be our #1 next year but one thing is for sure, if we want yet another losing season… no matter who our coaches/coordinators are next year if Smith is out starting QB we will not have a shot at the playoffs…. AGAIN.
Smith=really expensive BUST.
Nolan's Suit | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
boomer = really gay moron
ShaneO | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
this game really pissed me off acctually cuz it just shows that if Nolan is not a retard this guy should have been in weeks ago!!
A True Niner Fan | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
Shaun Hill with 1 Win now already has half of what Alex Smith Accomplished this Year and More than Anything Trent Dilfer did in any of his starts so with that said I saw a very ready to go prepared Back up QB come in when opprutunity knocked and answered it…this guy is gunna be something special…to all of you saying look at the teams hes played an that those defenses are not that good then thats just stupid do you think before the Cinci game anybody had us picked to Win..of course not, but when Hill has been in there its a totally different Team and it shows on the field…look how Verno got involved an D Jax caught alot of Balls Frank Got going all because the Passing Game was finnally working they couldnt load the box anymore on us…I even think before the Fisrt quater was over Shaun Hill had hit 5 or 6 different recievers, and when things went wrong he didnt panic he was composed and turned something positive outta it… it just comes to show you how just 1 man can mess things up for a offense if hes not the right guy espesially at QB where you distribute the ball around…..this Coming Sunday when Hill Kicks Tampa bays ass then he will silence the critics and the QB controversy will officially begin….dont forget that guys like Tom Brady and Tony Romo both came in like this in similar situations off the bench and look where they are now…Just something to think about?
Big M | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
Guys like Brady and Romo were and are much better than Shaun Hill. I know we’re all looking for some glimmer of hope, but be happy that we at least got a 4th win. We drafted a guy who is still loaded with potential who could be our franchise guy. Shaun Hill will never be a franchise quarterback. I’m glad he played well and won us a game, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves.
A True Niner Fan | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
ohh yeah lets not forget that in the 2 wins with Alex Smith this year the Offense was still stuggling and we barley won the Arizona game in overtime…Alex had his shot in all these years at QB and hes deinitley a bust for a 1st round pick ..and dont give me that hes been injured crap or has had different cordinators cause so does every other QB…those are just excuses like Alex used to blame for his horrible game against seattle….we are gunna not pay that money hes owed next year just watch…his contract will change and will use some of that excess money on a guy whos a leader and plays with heart like still playing with a fractured finger and not whining about it…a Guy Like Shaun Hill!
Indiana Jim | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
I’d say we have a quarterback competition, not a controversy. A healthy and legitimate one. One that I think Alex Smith will end up winning.
unknown niner | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
Jerry Rice said we need to draft a new wide reciever, and get another offensive coordinator. This guy is loyal to this team, he even knows our exact problems. Lets listen to this NINER legend and get better on offense. C mon ! when you have one of the greatest players of all time ( for the Niners and the NFL) telling you what to do, you better do it.
Ryan the 1st | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
When Jerry speaks…I listen…it is Jerry Rice…you all better bow to him like I do!!
Big M | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
Okay True Niner Fan… you keep playing Madden 2008 and keep us posted, okay? We’re all anxious to see what you do with your franchise.
really now | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
my cock hurts!
j-one | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
HERES HOW IT IS; A.SMITH IS TERRIBLE..S.HILL IS THE TRUTH…THERE I SAID IT …FUCK HIS STATS….HE WAS POISED..ON EVERY PLAY HIS FEET WERE PLANTED UNTIL HE HAD TO MAKE HIS PASS/RUN DECISION..HE WAS’NT ALL FUCKIN HOPPITY HOP LIKE OTHER QB’S I KNOW (A.SMITH, TRENTY PILFER) THAT MEANS HE CAN SEE THE GAME WELL AND IT’S NOT TOO FAST…HENCE THE GREAT COMP %.. THINK ABOUT IT WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW A NINER QB THAT CALM IN THE POCKET AND SEE THE FIELD SO WELL…REGARDLESS OF WHO HE PLAYED, HE STILL MADE THE FUCKIN PLAYS THAT WON THE DAM GAME …………………..FINALLY WE HAVE A QB!!!! GO NINERS!!!!
j-one | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
AND HE DID THAT SHIT WITH A MASHED UP THROWIN FINGER!!! SHAUN HILL IS THE FUCKIN TRUTH!!! PATRICK WILLIS IS THE TRUTH!!! AND SO IS MY MAN NATE THE BEAST CLEMENTS!!!!
Big M | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
The last time I saw a SF quarterback do that, our offense was functional. I think that was last year. Can you remember that far back?
niner_junkie | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
It’s really funny how peop[le still think smith is the future of this team. “He was fine in the first two games and he won bla bla bla” if i remember correctly, he still overthrew the receiver 80% of the time in those 2 games. And it doesnt matter that he’s the youngest starting QB in the NFL, he’s still had a couple years of experience to prove he’s not a bust. Hasnt done such a good job of that as of now
niner_junkie | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
And in Alex smiths first start in the NFL, it looked like a pop warner quarterback could do better.
It’s also funny how people can say not to judge alex smith so early and not to lable him as a bust, but the same people are so quick to say that shaun hill is not the guy because he’s only played a game and a half
samra | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
all im gonna say is that shaun hill is Jeff Garcia Jr. … plays exactly like him…
niner_junkie | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
Big M, although our offense last year was by far more functional than this year, we still had a low ranked offense. and the reason we were not in the bottom was because of our running game with frank gore.
samra | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
and DAN tom brady was never disappointed that the niners drafted rattay over him cuz they didnt…brady was a 6th rounder and rattay was a 7th rounder…and giovanni carmonazzi was picked a year or two before
sf49ers | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
will know who the real “shaun hill” is when he plays against teh Buc’s.i wont necessary plug him as our QB for the future yet.its only one game,and as we all know Bengals play “No defense”.so if hill passes the test agaisnt the big Bucs D.den we might have something to talk about ….
49ers4Life | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
Shaun Hill maybe better then the tow a head of him at this time. But that is not much to brag about, one has a busted wing and the other is as old as dirt. How many Shaun Hill lovers out there anointed Barlow as the next coming, wanting Hearst to retire? How many anointed Rattay after his 300+ yrd first game? next we will be hearing Hicks is the REAL DEAL since Gore has only had three 100 yrd games?
For everyone calling for the OC’s head. What the hell do you think that will do to the offense? 4th OC in 4 years, just what is needed to put the O back on track. Consistency is what is needed. Or a whole sale change. Which means new HC, OC and QB. But the money is to big to let any of that happen.
Ryan the 1st | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
yeah, I like that Hill won us a game, but he will be much more “battle proven” to me after he plays the Bucaneers. THEY have a tough defense. The Bungles have a pathetic defense this year.
Big M | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
well niner junkie… you don’t remember correctly because smith completed much more than 20% of his passes and actually made perfect throws that would have added a TD to his stats had darrell jackson not dropped one and arnaz battle not fumbled the other. all the smith haters are ridiculous. this has been a terrible season, but blaming it on a quarterback that went 2-1 before he was injured is just dumb. and even worse is to annoint shaun hill as the next jeff garcia. he’s good, but that is pretty much as good as we’ll see out of him. next week is a perfect chance to compare the two.
A True Niner Fan | Dec 16, 2007 | Reply
well Big M, why dont you read this an then tell me Im playing Madden…seems to me I speak the Truth an that your boy Alex is in deep Shit but dont worry you can still play with him on this years Madden but not Next years hahaha unless you sub him in off the bench!
a report on foxports.com that stated that “(t)here is a good chance that the 49ers won’t pay (Alex) Smith his $8 million option bonus next March, one that would secure seasons for the 2009-10 seasons.”
Well, the 49ers do have a financial decision to make concerning Alex Smith in the offseason, but it might not be as ominous as reported.
Here’s the deal: Nothing has changed in Alex Smith’s contract since it was signed Aug. 28, 2005.
The money that could be coming Smith’s way in the offseason is actually a “buyback,” not an option bonus. And the way the 49ers get out of the final two years of that deal is by paying Smith $8 million.
heres the link so you can read it yourself
http://www.49erswebzone.com/content/news/view.php?id=12254
Andre | Dec 17, 2007 | Reply
Thanks true niner fan…ive been trying to tell this guy big M that smith is done lol
Andre | Dec 17, 2007 | Reply
also jordan another idiotic niner fan ha that thinks smith is the man LOL
Andre | Dec 17, 2007 | Reply
http://www.49erswebzone.com/content/news/view.php?id=12509
Ninerfan81 | Dec 17, 2007 | Reply
Here are 2 more reasons why Nolan is a poor evaluator of talent.
Andre Carter and Julian Peterson are let go and now are have great seasons under Washington and Seattle.
With “BY” retiring after this year and taking his team leading 6.5 sacks with him, it would be nice to have Carter’s 10.5 and Peterson’s 9 sacks on our D.
Thanks Nolan…NOT!!!
Bob In Pacifica | Dec 17, 2007 | Reply
Sorry, Alex haters, Smith is owed way too much money. No one else is going to trade for him and the Niners aren’t going to take the cap hit to release him and get nothing back. He was 2-1 this year before his shoulder got separated. This lousy season belongs to Nolan and Dilfer. Nolan rushed an injured player back too fast and then played a washed-up Dilfer instead of recognizing the talent on the end of the bench.
If the Niners are smart enough to sign Hill, he’ll be around to compete against Smith (and hopefully someone else comes in, too), but Smith isn’t going anywhere.
So Denise is talking about bringing in a general manager? How about bringing in someone to make gameday decisions and coach the offense? Mike Nolan has proven as a head coach that he’s a good defensive coordinator.
Andre | Dec 17, 2007 | Reply
yeah i was pretty pissed when we let peterson go…now he mocks us with the back of his jersey every time we play him….imagine if we would of had willis lawson and peterson….we wouldnt even really need to run 3-4
Big M | Dec 17, 2007 | Reply
True Niner Fan… that report was investigated by Matt Maiocco, who is actually with the team pretty much every day, and it was found to be erroneous. No matter how they do it, they owe him more cash than any of us will ever see in our lifetimes.
We didn’t keep Peterson because he was coming off an ACL injury from the previous year and he wanted too much money. Yes, he’d doing really well in Seattle, but Manny Lawson fills the void he left. They are both Strong Side 3-4 OLBs. I personally like Lawson a lot better than Peterson at this point and I don’t see him as the type of guy who will put this franchise in a fincancial predicament. Andre Carter is another guy who wanted too mucuh money and he got paid too much money. He didn’t fit our scheme anyways. I think Lawson and Haralson will be a better outside duo than Peterson and Carter would have been. 99 and 98 haven’t even come close to reaching their potentials yet. And Jay Moore is a promising prospect waiting in the wings, when he comes back from injury.
sf49ers | Dec 17, 2007 | Reply
u kno wat we all should be worried about?our draft pick which is goin to the Pats.man patriots shud jus trade that pick back to us, they will be even more good with another good player ,they already have a team, a good one for next 5 yrs probably..i’m looking forward to the offseason,niners better sign some good FA and get a OC ,one who is cappable of play calling and can rejuvanate this team also lock him up for good some yrs ..Mr Nolan..i’m tied of this changes of OC every yr..Nolan shud use his damn brian..he shud want the better of his team not other teams.look at McCarthy in Greenbay(playoff bound 1-2 seed maybe) and Norv Turner san diego(playoff bound),thats one of the biggest reason this offense has struggled and especially Alex.
yungjoe415 | Dec 18, 2007 | Reply
ill tell everyone the number one reason why nolan should stay at least another 2 years. THE PLAYERS TRUST HIM. not one player other than the great alex smith has said one bad thing about nolan and obviously they trust nolan a lot more than smith, and the way the last 2 games went, it looks like they trust shaun hill more than they trust smith, so i think we need to trade smith for a towel boy to wipe all the sweat off our new starting quarterbacks face
LG | Dec 18, 2007 | Reply
How many more games dose Smith need to start busting it out? I have news for you Smith lovers he has had three seasons and has consistently produces average numbers. Look at the other QB in NFL in the first season do extremly well (Romo, Jackson, Big Ben, etc..) the list goes on and on… As for Nolan “Players trust him” if you say so??…The Niners cannot pass up Marty Schottenheimer or Bill Cower if avaliable. Nolan had his chance he hired Hos in the first place you should take responsibility for that!
Boomer | Dec 18, 2007 | Reply
Yeah Smith FN sucks, these ppl here dont get it tho, doesnt matter, he’s done. We wont be seeing him starting any more Niners games you can take that to the bank.
Smith is a sub par to average qb much like a kerry collins IMO. He’ll be in the league for a long time, but he wont be starting anywhere thats for sure.
sf49ers | Dec 18, 2007 | Reply
kerry collins took the Giants to the Super Bowl,but well they lost.Thing with alex is,we have a lot of money invested in him(5yr/47 million ,so we have to keep him around couple more yrs..his struggles are due to his poor mechanics..he has improve his mechanic(which i dont kno how he will)and bring his A game if he has any shot to be the Starting QB for the niners next season.
hiram2424 | Dec 18, 2007 | Reply
The future of Alex Smith and of Shaun Hill *alex smith was ending as David Car or as Joey Harrington *Shaun Hill was ending com Tom Brady or as Tony Romo
Dan | Dec 18, 2007 | Reply
Samra, I know this is a dumb argument, which means I shouldn’t write anything at all but, check out the 2000 draft: Carmazzi in the 3rd. Rattay in the 7th. And, I wasn’t being literal, what I meant was the organization picked 2 QB’s instead of him, and he was upset.