Brown, Smith go without stats
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
The Eagles had two players dress for Sunday's game at Chicago that did not record a stat in WR Reggie Brown and TE Alex Smith .
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Smith throws three second-half TDs
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
49ers QB Alex Smith completed 16 of 33 passes for 227 yards with three touchdowns and an interception in a Week 11 loss to the Packers. At halftime, Smith had just five yards passing. He also ran once for two yards.
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Should Niners adjust to Smith's skill set?
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Wis. - The over-hyped tale of two quarterbacks yielded to a subplot on Sunday. The main story turned out all too predictably: Aaron Rodgers and the Packers won, confirming his superiority to Alex Smith, whom the 49ers drafted 23 slots ahead of Rodgers in...
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Rodgers vs. Smith offers contrast in cultivating QBs
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
GREEN BAY, Wis. – If there are two schools of thought about how a rookie quarterback should be brought up in the NFL, Alex Smith would be Exhibit A and Aaron Rodgers would be Exhibit B. The 49ers' approach with Smith was akin to tossing him into the deep end of the pool and seeing if he could swim. It took Smith all of five games to get his first start. He connected...
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The 49ers’ fateful choice: My Aaron Rodgers-or-Alex Smith column from April 2005
Talking Points with Tim Kawakami (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
We all knew it was a big decision. We all knew it was no slam dunk. Maybe even Mike Nolan and Scot McCloughan knew that, but they weren’t saying it at the time. They had to be married to the No. 1 overall pick in 2005 when they made it, and they chose Alex Smith. There were [...] Continue reading...
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NFL Picks, Week 11: Alex Smith over Aaron Rodgers? That’s my pick–but only on Sunday, and only plus the points
Talking Points with Tim Kawakami (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
QB stories galore this Sunday: -Alex Smith vs. Aaron Rodgers at Lambeau Field in the 2005 draft look-back. -Bruce Gradkowski in his first Raiders start vs. Cincinnati. JaMarcus Russell in his first official start-of-game benching. -Jay Cutler on Sunday night vs. the Eagles. Another great prime-time... Continue reading...
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Packers' Rodgers, 49ers' Smith taking hits
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Alex Smith and Aaron Rodgers spend a lot of time on their backsides, each having taken his share of hits this season.
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Alex Smith and Aaron Rodgers: Revisiting the 2005 NFL Draft
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
49ers general manager Scot McCloughan had already made a decision to select Alex Smith with the #1 overall in April 2005. Head coach Mike Nolan decided on Smith as well upon his arrival. And with the first pick, the 49ers selected the quarterback out of Utah to help bring team relevance back to the Bay [...]
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Smith, Rodgers forever linked by 2005 NFL draft
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
From the Green Room to Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers is happy that the sequence of events at the 2005 NFL draft conspired to make him a Packer. Alex Smith is still looking for that kind of happiness with the 49ers. Linked by events beyond their control from that...
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Alex Smith: Players are to blame
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
ALEX Smith last night hit out at the Scotland players who were not fully supportive of George Burley – insisting they are partly to blame for his sacking.
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49ers-Packers: Mike Singletary/Alex Smith post-practice trascripts
Niners Nation (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
... will not start. [WR] Josh Morgan will start. So, that's what we're doing there going forward. [QB] Alex Smith, in terms of our offense right now, I think through everything that our offense has been through, the loss of the tackles, loss of [RB] Frank [Gore] for three-and-a-half weeks and just trying to settle in, Alex Smith playing 14 quarters - I think the offense...
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49ers pay for Rodgers draft snub, GB wins 30-24
christine0hewc | yesterday
... skid to emerge as a solid playoff contender going into their Thanksgiving Day date at Detroit. Alex Smith recovered from a rough start to make things interesting with three second-half touchdowns, including rookie Michael Crabtree's first career score, but it wasn't enough for the 49ers (4-6). The Packers' win was dampened by a left knee injury to outside linebacker Aaron Kampman
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Week 11 - The Truth Hurts
The Vulture Lurks (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
... yesterday. He's also W-A-A-A-Y too stubborn; it's apparent to anyone who's watched the 49ers with Alex Smith under center that he (Alex Smith) stinks on ice out of a standard pro set, but is something special working out of a spread formation. So......here's an idea......WHY NOT PLAY TO HIS STRENGTHS?!?!?!?!? This team is NOT going to the playoffs. Not unless the Cardinals'...
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Michael Meacher organising for a Coalition for Labour Victory
Labourlist (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 There's been an interesting addition tonight to the discussion on the future of the Labour Party, the policy directions it might take, and the personalities who may seek to influence that direction in the future. Michael Meacher , who initially stood against Gordon Brown as Labour Party leader in 2007 as the "candidate of the Left", has tonight...
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Dear Ed: Submitting New Ideas to the Party
Labourlist (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 I know this has been a long time in coming, for which I apologise, but I wanted to let readers know about the progress being made on submitting the New Ideas for a Renewed Movement series to the Party. Over the summer, LabourList invited readers to submit policy proposals for the next Labour manifesto. In September, the 25 most repeated of those suggestions...