Niner Noise » 2010 NFL Regular Season http://ninernoise.com A San Francisco 49ers Blog Tue, 21 May 2013 22:44:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Alex Smith Named Team Captain http://ninernoise.com/2010/09/08/alex-smith-named-team-captain/ http://ninernoise.com/2010/09/08/alex-smith-named-team-captain/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:44:35 +0000 Eric Melendez http://ninernoise.com/?p=1808 Quarterback Alex Smith gained another confidence boost after being named one of six team captains for the 2010 regular season.  The last time a 49ers quarterback was named a team captain was in 2007 when quarterback Trent Dilfer was under center.  That year however Smith entered the season as the starting quarterback.  A backup QB [...]

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]]> Quarterback Alex Smith gained another confidence boost after being named one of six team captains for the 2010 regular season.  The last time a 49ers quarterback was named a team captain was in 2007 when quarterback Trent Dilfer was under center.  That year however Smith entered the season as the starting quarterback.  A backup QB as a team leader?  This shows how far Smith has come not only in his six year career but since 2007 when he was a starter but not a team captain.

“To get the acknowledgement you’re a captain — I’ve kind of been doing it the whole preseason, but to get officially named — is nice,” Smith said.

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