It’s 2005 all over again for Alex Smith. Jim Harbaugh’s playbook is somewhat similar to Mike McCarthy’s version, which Smith learned when McCarthy was his offensive coordinator in 2005. And Smith is having to navigate another veteran-rookie dynamic at quarterback. …
Extra Point:The Niners have played so many different quarterbacks these past years it is hard to choose the most similar situation. Maybe it is Ken Dorsey... I don't know - but this is not much like Rattay a 7th round quarterback who was at no point envisioned as anything more than a stop gap.
