>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.

Because Smith's problems have been far more than just having a new OC every year.... dude has had two of the worst head coaches we've seen in the league in a long while... and Sing was historically bad. Had Norv stayed and acted as a buffer Smith's career might have been much different... but the reality is Smith may have had the worst situation that any #1 over all has ever been dropped into.

>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.

The one thing Alex developed through all this is his mental toughness (physical as well). The guy has never quit or even pointed fingers... god knows if anyone has had the right to he did. It's the thing I've admired him most for and makes any success he has moving forward well deserved.
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