I always thought he had potential, but i thought coaching had ruined him forever.

i saw him have some good showings against Seattle (i'm 'Hawks fan born and raised), but I also saw Mike Nolan subject him to one of the fiercest beatings i've ever seen a quarterback take. Nolan ran Alex out against the Seahawks with a separated shoulder, and let him take ungodly amounts of punishment, because he was trying to save his job. I'm being dead serious when i say this - that was the only game i can remember where i was hoping we'd stop hitting a QB. I was flinching in pain with every shot.

I thought between that and the bumblef**k Singletary era, that Alex was ruined. The fact that he had any confidence left for Harbaugh to tap into is amazing.