In case you missed it, NFL Network’s Kurt Warner ranked Alex Smith as the fourth-best quarterback in the NFL behind Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, and Drew Brees, and one spot in front of Matthew Stafford. Matt Hasselbeck was in Warner’s …
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Frank Gore: “I love Alex.”
Monday, October 10, 2011
SANTA CLARA — Here’s what Frank Gore said at his locker today.
Q: We saw so much variety from this offense yesterday. Is this your full capacity or is there more to come?
GORE: We’ve still got room to grow. …
Alex Smith Q&A
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
SANTA CLARA – Alex Smith talked to reporters at his locker today. Here’s everything he said.
The last question is a question I asked him after the other reporters left the area around his locker, and it was the first …
Alex Smith on the O-line: “A great group.”
Saturday, August 27, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO – Alex Smith was the last player to speak at his locker this evening after the game.
Here’s what he had to say.
Q: Tough to get into a rhythm?
ALEX SMITH: Yeah, I mean, the first couple …
Alex Smith on Braylon Edwards and Michael Crabtree
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
SANTA CLARA – Alex Smith was the last player to speak to reporters today in the locker room, but I’m giving you his transcript first.
He answered a lot of questions about Braylon Edwards, and at the end he touched …
Alex Smith post-game Q&A
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Alex Smith spoke at the podium next to the 49ers locker room after the game Saturday night.
Here’s the full transcript of that interview, courtesy of me.
Q: What’s the difference between week 1 when you couldn’t move the ball …
Beating the blitz
Sunday, August 14, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO –
Blitz-pickup was the theme of the day for the 49ers 13th practice of training camp.
But Harbaugh didn’t spend his personal teaching time at the beginning of practice on the offensive line. Instead, he corralled Alex …
Keys for 49ers vs. Saints
Thursday, August 11, 2011
The Niners play the Saints in New Orleans tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
What are the top 5 things you’re looking for in the first preseason game?
Here’s my list:
- Mistakes. The Niners have described themselves as “behind the
Alex Smith on practice
Monday, August 8, 2011
This is what Alex Smith had to say after his best practice of training camp.
The transcript is courtesy of the 49ers.
On Coach Harbaugh saying it was probably one of the best practices of camp and whether he felt …
Three shotgun quarterbacks
Sunday, August 7, 2011
It’s too early to take stock of the quarterbacks, so I’ll just give an observation.
The three top QBs on the training camp roster – Alex Smith, Colin Kaepernick, and Jeremiah Masoli – are all most comfortable throwing the ball …
8/6 Practice notes
Saturday, August 6, 2011
SANTA CLARA –
After warm-ups and drills, the real practice started with a 9-on-9 goal line scrimmage.
It was the first team offense against the first team defense, but backup Anthony Dixon lined up at tailback instead of Frank Gore. …
8/5 Practice notes
Friday, August 5, 2011
SANTA CLARA –
Before I get to the good and not-so-good of the day, here’s a funny scene from the 49ers first practice in front of fans.
During 11-on-11’s, Alex Smith threw one pass at Ted Ginn’s feet on a …
Jim Harbaugh on Alex Smith
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Head Coach Jim Harbaugh was the first person to speak at the podium after practice.
He was winded at the beginning of the interview and he was sweating. He spends a ton of energy coaching during practice. He participates in …
Alex Smith Q&A
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Alex Smith spoke to the media after his first day of real, live practice. He spoke about getting rid of the rust and the excitement of the competition with Colin Kaepernick. As always, he was the perfect gentleman.
Read and …
8/4 Practice notes: Smith vs. Kaepernick
Thursday, August 4, 2011
SANTA CLARA –
Practice was windy and cold in the Santa Clara dusk.
Braylon Edwards lined up with the first and second-team offense today and looked good, considering he’d been on the team for about an hour. He caught a …
New way to measure quarterbacks, and Alex Smith
Thursday, August 4, 2011
ESPN’s Mike Sando just came out with an interesting article comparing the NFC West Quarterbacks by their Total Quarterback Rating – a new, highly subjective, supposedly more accurate metric for measuring quarterback performance.
Sando explains it in detail in his …
How important is Frank Gore?
Monday, August 1, 2011
According to reports, Frank Gore ended his holdout and showed up at 49ers headquarters in Santa Clara this morning.
How important is his return?
He’s 28 years old, he’s got mileage, and he’s coming off a hip fracture. Those are …
Practice patterns
Sunday, July 31, 2011
SANTA CLARA –
The third practice of training camp started nearly an hour ago. Now that I’ve seen three, I’d like to share some trends I’ve noticed.
- The big activity to begin practice is special teams, and Ted Ginn has
Jim Harbaugh, QB coach
Saturday, July 30, 2011
My dad wrote a short blog today from training camp and I’m linking to it here.
In it he describes how Jim Harbaugh coaches the quarterbacks, meaning mostly Colin Kaepernick. I gave a little description yesterday, but I thought …
Kaepernick Q&A
Thursday, July 28, 2011
SANTA CLARA –
I was in a group that interviewed Colin Kaepernick and here’s the transcript, but first, here’s an observation.
Kaepernick is a smiler, but it’s a particular kind of smile, and it’s different from the smiles of the …
Hasselbeck no longer sleeping in Seattle
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
It’s being reported that Matt Hasselbeck is through in Seattle. This could have major repercussions for the 49ers. It is being reported that the 49ers are one of the teams he’s talking to. Which leads to one big, fat question: …
Harbaugh: “It’s on.”
Monday, July 25, 2011
Jim Harbaugh strode into the press room at 4949 Centennial Blvd. with a big, confident smile on his face and announced: “Hello, it’s on.”
He had an aura and a twinkle in his eye reminiscent of Willy Wonka opening his …
Which free agents the 49ers should sign
Monday, July 25, 2011
Now that the lockout is over, let’s look ahead to free agency, which starts this week. Who will the 49ers sign?
Alex Smith, for starters. Smith stated in a text message this morning he won’t hesitate to sign with 49ers. …
Top 5 49er storylines
Sunday, July 24, 2011
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, …
Grab bag: Alex offers ‘poor’ self-assessment
Friday, June 10, 2011
Ball security? Alex Smith concedes it could stand improvement in 2011. -- AP
Alex Smith has his share of critics, including … Alex Smith.
On Thursday, the 49ers’ presumptive quarterback said he’s looked back at plenty of tape from his …
Free-agent Baas expects to be back with 49ers
Thursday, June 9, 2011
It was an odd sight at the 49ers’ offensive camp: Alex Smith, a quarterback not on the 49ers’ roster, taking snaps from David Baas, a center not on the 49ers’ roster.
Of course, it’s become a foregone conclusion that Smith, …
Crabtree, Smith still not connecting
Monday, June 6, 2011
Michael Crabtree says he’s spent much of his offseason in the Bay Area, but the 49ers wide receiver evidently hasn’t been paying attention to coach Jim Harbaugh’s glowing assessments of quarterback Alex Smith.
On the first day of the 49ers’ …
Harbaugh might see himself in Alex Smith
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Jim Harbaugh during the Lindy Infante stage of his career. -- AP
What does Jim Harbaugh see in Alex Smith? The statistics suggest he might see himself.
I was struck by this after reading this article by ESPN’s Mike Sando, …
Billick: Alex Smith has ‘all the tools’
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Quarterback Alex Smith. -- AP
Brian Billick believes Alex Smith has all the skills needed to be successful.
Then again, he felt the same way about Kyle Boller, the first-round flameout he coached for five seasons in Baltimore.
And Billick, …
Harbaugh: ‘The plan for Alex is unchanged’
Friday, April 29, 2011
This and that from the second day of the NFL draft:
• Colin Kaepernick’s arrival in San Francisco in no way signals Alex Smith’s departure.
Smith was one of a group of roughly 15 players to visit the Niners’ facility …
Tollner: Alex Smith close to becoming a championship QB
Friday, April 22, 2011
During his final stint with the 49ers, Ted Tollner didn’t see much of injury plagued Alex Smith in action. But he clearly liked what little he did see.
And despite Smith’s career trajectory, Tollner, an offensive assistant and quarterbacks coach …
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