Do You Feel Sorry For Alex Smith?

[Bryan Danielson]

 

[Dat916nigga]

he really had his helmet on damn near the whole game like harbs was gonna call his number

backups don't get to wear helmets alex

 

[MikeBrownsJob]

Not at all. That's the game and it's ugly.

 

[I'm Chillin]

21-5 as a starter, hasn't made many mistakes this season yet finds his ass warming the bench for a 1-year player in colin kaepernick who has yet to really prove shyt

not hating on kaepernick though. he's beaten two tough teams so he's making his case

Edit: try 38-36.

 

[yseJ]

Edit: try 38-36.

Im pretty sure that number was when under harbaugh

 

[I'm Chillin]

Im pretty sure that number was when under harbaugh

Yea i caught that one a little late..


Still

 

[nomoreneveragain]

2012: $5 million base salary (fully guaranteed); $3 million roster bonus; $1.25 million in likely-to-be-earned incentives; $1.75 million in unlikely incentives.

· 2013: $7.5 million base salary ($1 million guaranteed); $1 million roster bonus; $1.25 million in likely-to-be-earned incentives; $1.75 million in unlikely incentives.

• 2014: $7.5 million base salary; $1.25 million in likely-to-be-earned incentives; $1.75 million in unlikely incentives.

He's not seeing none of that 13 and 14 money, I hope he saved up on that 50 million dollar rookie contract.

 

[feelosofer]

Ok, I'm an Alex supporter but the train has come to an end for Alex in San Fran. Alex has played well the last couple of years and he at least has proven he can be a capable starter in the NFL. I think he's done in San Fran after this season but this dude will not be homeless or even close to out of the NFL, I can think of at least 5 or 6 teams where he would be a considerable upgrade to their teams current starting QB. So he'll find work, he may even score a big payday somewhere. Alex protected the ball and that comes with it's ups and downs, he's accurate on short to mid range throws and he is deceptively athletic, and for the most part makes good decisions, he's not a gamebreaker but he can show glimses of great play, but he definitely won't bury you.

As someone who has watched Alex Smith his whole career, I don't hold that look he had on his face in those shots in the game against him, dude has been a great teamate his entire career and he had more than couple of opportunities to leave even in the bad years, I just took it as a guy who realized his time on the team was up.

Kaep has something special though and with Harbaugh as the coach, he has the potential to be a very good if not great QB, guy has amazing athleticism, a strong arm and he is willing to take risky throws and can make them more often than not. But I'm not surprised, remember we drafted him in the second and traded up to get him, so it was eventual, it just happened sooner than many including myself expected.

But in short, I don't really feel sorry for Alex Smith, I appreciate his time on the 49ers as a starter and I would gladly have him as a backup for our team next year should he decide to stay (he's not a big burden for us cap wise) and I wish him all the best should he leave. He's a smart young man and he'll be fine, I mean he's 28, he'll be fine.

 

[bogey_j]

Kinda but not so much since he was feeling himself after one good season deep into his career and tried to take bytchmade shots at Cam for no reason.

what did he say about cam?

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

what did he say about cam?

Alex Smith: Cam Newton's stats overblown - NFL Nation Blog - ESPN

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

i hate when people say "o i dont sympathize with him he's making millions of dollars" like somehow he got lucky wont he lottery and got paid millions of dollars.

He has a skill set that he worked to perfect that is valuated at several million dollars a year, he makes that money and more back for the organization in jersey sales, tickets and misc. other ventures...

If youre gonna say you dont feel bad for him fine... but please just in general stop fukkin coppin out with this... "oh that idiot is making millions of dollars he should shut up and take gettin shet on"

nah he's making what hes worth, and my ability to empathize with his position on the team has nothing to do with his paygrade.

GTFOH.

he did get lucky and he did win the lottery... he's probably the most FORTUNATE QB in the history of the league... he got chance after chance after chance after chance to prove he's worth a franchise tag, the majority of QB's don't even see half the chances he's had in his career and this is all the while making x-million of dollars. season after season he cashed in despite not performing up to par.

I don't be on all that race shyt but if dude was black he woulda been out the league. Dude been on borrowed time for the longest. nikkas don't ever get that much leeway.

this is exactly what woulda happen,,, i dont hold the fact that he white against him.... but i dont sympathsize ONE single bit that he lost his job....... a black qb woulda been thrown out a long long long time ago and made a considerable less amount of money than smith has earned over his career....

fukk him and his career...

 

[LastEmperor2k2]

I do feel bad for him because he did nothing to Lose his job

But Kaep has proven he is a starting qb

It's a tough one, Stone Cold Jim Harbaugh has no fukks to give, but they should have told Alex that his job was up for grabs

 

[yseJ]

I do feel bad for him because he did nothing to Lose his job

But Kaep has proven he is a starting qb

It's a tough one, Stone Cold Jim Harbaugh has no fukks to give, but they should have told Alex that his job was up for grabs

each position is a competition

I also think alex wont see that money, he'll be cut and only resigned if he wants to stay a backup under jim

 

[yseJ]

2012: $5 million base salary (fully guaranteed); $3 million roster bonus; $1.25 million in likely-to-be-earned incentives; $1.75 million in unlikely incentives.

· 2013: $7.5 million base salary ($1 million guaranteed); $1 million roster bonus; $1.25 million in likely-to-be-earned incentives; $1.75 million in unlikely incentives.

• 2014: $7.5 million base salary; $1.25 million in likely-to-be-earned incentives; $1.75 million in unlikely incentives.

He's not seeing none of that 13 and 14 money, I hope he saved up on that 50 million dollar rookie contract.

yep. cutting him before march saves up 8.5 milly and we dont have much cap space at all

unless kaep completely craps the bed in the following games, its likely over for alex in SF

 

[JLova]

I do feel bad for him because he did nothing to Lose his job

But Kaep has proven he is a starting qb

It's a tough one, Stone Cold Jim Harbaugh has no fukks to give, but they should have told Alex that his job was up for grabs

If he didn't know that based on the following:

Harbs and co went after Hasselbeck 2 offseasons ago. He declined and they went with Alex.

Haarbs and co went after Peyton last offseason. he declined and they went with Alex...but signed him to a deal that allowed them to walk away after 1 season.

Add to that they traded up to draft his heir apparent.

I mean, if he thought his job wasn't up for grabs then he's a clown. I don't really care if he broke the record for completion percentage on 5 yard checkdowns. The guy is an 8 year vet playing in a simplistic offense. He should be head and shoulders above Kaep but he isn't.