San Francisco 49ers: Alex Smith Will Throw over 4,000 Yards in 2012

May 19, 2012   ·   Keith Mathews   ·   Jump to comments

The knee-jerk habitual thinking is that Alex Smith cannot throw a ball far downfield. This idea has become a shibboleth oft repeated by NFL pundits, both amateur and professional. It has become a mantra almost as popular as the “game manager” epithet.
Pigeonholing people is a common human tendency, but it is not one of our most endearing traits.
And it ignores the evidence to the contrary.
Even with a limited receiver group, Smith completed several very long balls in 2011. One in particular, a 60-yard touchdown to Ted Ginn, Jr. that was called back on a holding penalty, was a beauty I have replayed on my VCR many times. A perfect throw caught during a full-speed run.
The bullets thrown to Vernon Davis for touchdowns in clutch situations were beautiful passes that even the game announcers could not help but applaud.
And, even with a weak receiving corps, a strong rushing game and a strike-shortened preseason, Alex Smith still threw for 3,144 yards in...

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