Alex Smith: Teams That Should Make a Move for San Francisco 49ers QB

January 19, 2013   ·   Matt Fitzgerald   ·   Jump to comments

San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Alex Smith is a proven winner that certain franchises struggling at the game's most important position should strongly consider.
Typically, losing one's starting job to an injury isn't necessarily fair, but Colin Kaepernick has been a revelation with his combination of physical tools as a passer and gifted rushing ability. What may get lost in Kaepernick's meteoric rise is how well Smith was playing before he was supplanted.
Smith posted a 104.1 passer rating in 2012, with a 70.2 percent completion rate and nearly eight yards per attempt. That is some shockingly efficient quarterback play, and it obviously took a special player to replace him.
Here are some teams that don't exactly have a franchise signal-caller that would benefit from giving Smith a chance.
 
Jacksonville Jaguars
The current options for the Jags aren't pretty. It's Chad Henne. Or Blaine Gabbert.
Or Tim Tebow. Well, maybe not, according to n...

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