So Alex Smith proves once again why he does not deserve the shot he is getting. The Niners play the worst pass defense team in the NFL and Smith plays like his usual self. He has shown no growth in his game. They start off the game well by moving the ball down field 3 times in the first half and have a few 3 and outs mixed in there. It looked like the Titans were trying to focus a lot on Gore but Gore played well. Then the 2nd half starts and the turnovers begin. This is the reason Shaun Hill was the starter in the first place. They might move the ball a up a down the field a tad better with Smith, but Smith loses games for them. Today he forced passes, went to the check down way to quickly, once again had no poise and would leave the pocket way to quickly instead of stepping up, threw passes way to late, etc.
There are no excuses anymore. The only thing I give the guy is that he had a different offensive coordinator every year. Which by no way is an easy thing to over come. But this year he has more weapons then he has ever had. Crabtree, Davis, Gore, Morgan, Hill, so on. And I hate to say this because I am not a fan of Jimmy Raye, but in the game today they tried to play to Alex Smiths strengths. They lined him up in the Shotgun and were spreading the field, and the guy still cannot make plays. The Niners were 3-3 with Shaun Hill at QB. He threw for 943 yards had 5 TDs and 2 INTs. The guy is like 10-7 as a starter. Smith has thrown 6 TDs and 5 INTs. He has a better completion %. If you take out the 3 TD 1 INT 2nd half against the Texans. Smith now has 2 starts with 3 Tds and 4 INTs and he lost a couple fumbles. Not to mention the Niners are 0-2 and I don't even want to mention Smiths career win/loss record.
The bottom line is Hill has proven he can win games. Do I think he is the solution at QB for the future....absolutely not. But for right now he gives them the best chance to win. If the Niners want to be a playoff team they need to beat teams like the Titans.