I feel really bad for Alex Smith. The guy has been through so much and has been playing so well and he gets benched right before the 49ers have a shot to win it all because of an injury.
Are you saying that because of his interview where he said basically what you just wrote in your post?
I think that the majority of the starting QB's in the NFL would have had the same success as Alex Smith if they were playing on that team, so now they just have someone who can add some more energy and confidence to the offense.
How many starting QB's who have been in the league for at least a few years do you think would not have the same amount of success as Smith? A better way to ask that is how many do you think wouldn't do as well as Alex Smith if they were also playing on that 49er team?
Hell, just look at the current list of QB's, some of whom are rookies or have not been in the league for long, and tell me who you think wouldn't do as good as Alex Smith.
Mark Sanchez (who wasn't in the league as long as him anyway) is one of the few I can think of, and honestly I think he could have done pretty good if he played on that team.
Kevin Kolb: He would still probably do well on that team.
Ryan Fitzpatrick: With Harbaugh coaching him and building the offense around his strong points he might be almost as good as Smith, but I'm going to say that Smith may be a little better.
I'm not familiar enough with some of the lower ranked QB's to comment.
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