Smith Can See Clearly Now -- And Likes The View
SAN FRANCISCO -- The hobgoblins and cobwebs that once jammed Alex Smith's head seemed to have been exorcised. You can see the difference, almost taste it, in the way he walks, in the way he talks and most of all, in the way he plays football.
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| After a lost season in 2005, Alex Smith now looks in command. (Getty Images) |
The whispers grew that Smith was rapidly entering bust territory and towards the end of the season those whispers reached an attack ad level of cacophony. The fact he was a rookie playing the most complicated position in all of sports was lost on some.
Smith won't admit it, but the criticism got to him.
"It really bothered him that people said he was overrated or that he wasn't any good," said 49ers wide receiver Antonio Bryant. "A person in that situation is either going to break or break records. Alex is going to break records." Read More
