Did You Ever Think Alex Smith Would One Day Make The 10 Year Wall?

Well it’s happening folks, the 49ers and Alex Smith have begun contract extension talks.  Just a couple weeks after both sides were saying they weren’t thinking about it mixed with other BS.  In sports and business typically when people start talking about what’s not going to happen, happens rather soon.

I for one really haven’t wanted to discuss this whole Alex contract thing.  Coming into the season I never thought he could be as good as he’s been this year.  Still had you showed me his stats then I still would have said wait until the end of the year.  But not after watching it unfold.

Why after the jump

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At the end of last season Alex Smith seemed relieved that his stay was coming to an end. Personally I like Alex, but I could not imagine a good situation for him with the 49ers. In 2005, he would enter the league with a lack luster one touchdown and eleven interceptions. It would be a rocky situation for the next six years. The end of 2010-2011 season, Alex was being shown the door as fans boo’s echoed throughout the stadium.

It was hard for fans to accept when Jim Harbaugh said clearly that Alex was the quarterback he wanted. Even for fans like myself who supported Smith, wanted to see him move on and be successful. It wasn’t hard for critics to roll their eyes when camp Alex happened. Then Michael Crabtree added some fuel to the fire, when he said to a reporter that he didn’t see a starting quarterback.

Everyone held their breath when the season started. Critics would clearly announce that the 49ers could be a good team if they would only ditch Alex Smith. It wasn’t until the 49ers were 4-1 that people began to question if Smith’s lack of production from the beginning may have had something to do with poor coaching, and sub par talent around him.
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