Posts Tagged ‘Alex Smith’
Posted: Sunday, March 18th, 2012 | Jason La Canfora Tags: 2012 free agency, Alex Smith, David Garrard, Matt Flynn, Miami Dolphins
Miami’s hot pursuit of a quarterback now includes another former NFL starter — David Garrard.
Posted: Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 | Michael Fabiano Tags: Three and out, Alex Smith, Michael Crabtree, Randy Moss, Vernon Davis
Randy Moss is back in the NFL, but he doesn’t figure to make a major fantasy impact in San Francisco.
Posted: Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 | Jason La Canfora Tags: Free agency, Alex Smith, Arizona Cardinals, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Peyton Manning, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Tom Condon, Washington Redskins
The San Francisco 49ers not looking to get into the Peyton Manning sweepstakes at this time and are instead focused on Alex Smith, according to a team source.
Posted: Thursday, February 16th, 2012 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Three and out, Alex Smith, Brandon Lloyd, Denver Broncos, Josh McDaniels, Josh Morgan, Kevin Demoff, Kyle Williams, Michael Crabtree, New England Patriots, Sam Bradford, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, Tim Tebow, Vernon Davis, Wes Welker
Tim Tebow is working to improve his oft-criticized throwing motion. It could have a significant impact on his fantasy value for 2012.
Posted: Thursday, February 9th, 2012 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Three and out, Alex Smith, Andy Reid, Chicago Bears, Colin Kaepernick, Jay Cutler, Jim Harbaugh, Johnny Knox, Philadelphia Eagles, Plaxico Burress, San Francisco 49ers
Despite talk that the 49ers QB job was open, Jim Harbaugh indicated that Alex Smith had the complete support of the organization.
Posted: Sunday, February 5th, 2012 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Super Bowl XLVI, Aaron Rodgers, Alec Baldwin, Alex Smith, Bill Belichick, Calvin Johnson, Clay Matthews, Jim Harbaugh, Joe Namath, Jon Hamm, Madonna, Peyton Manning, Phil Simms, Tim Tebow
The inaugural NFL Honors gala offered a generous dose of memorable moments. The Tim Tebow/Katy Perry encounter is in the books, but there were plenty of gems from Saturday night’s NFL/Hollywood mashup:
Posted: Friday, January 27th, 2012 | NFL Playbook Staff Tags: Alex Smith, Eli Manning, Matt Moore, Playbook
With the season coming to a close, the crew at Playbook has taken to the film to find players who made marked improvements on the field. In our first look back to 2011, we analyze a trio of quarterbacks.
Posted: Sunday, January 1st, 2012 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Fantasy Feedback, Aaron Hernandez, Alex Smith, Antonio Gates, Arian Foster, Ben Tate, Bill Belichick, Brent Celek, Chris Ivory, Darren Sproles, Derrick Ward, DeSean Jackson, Evan Royster, Jeremy Maclin, John Skelton, Kevin Kolb, Larry Fitzgerald, LeGarrette Blount, Mark Ingram, Marques Colston, Maurice Jones-Drew, Michael Turner, Michael Vick, Percy Harvin, Philip Rivers, pierre thomas, Raheem Morris, Ray Rice, Rob Gronkowski, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Stevan Ridley, Tim Tebow, Vernon Davis
A fantasy rundown of the Week 17 NFL games.
Posted: Thursday, December 15th, 2011 | NFL Playbook Staff Tags: Alex Smith, Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers, Playbook, San Francisco 49ers, Tale of the tape
In a game featuring two top-notch defenses, the fate of the Steelers and 49ers might rest upon the two signal callers who have to stare back at them.
Posted: Monday, December 12th, 2011 | NFL Playbook Staff Tags: Alex Smith, Arizona Cardinals, Playbook, Ray Horton, San Francisco 49ers
While Alex Smith owns one of the league’s top quarterback ratings versus the blitz (behind only Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady with a 114.1), the Cardinals found a way to pressure the 49ers quarterback in their 21-19 win on Sunday.
Posted: Sunday, November 20th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Fantasy Feedback, Aaron Rodgers, Alex Smith, Chris Ogbonnaya, Darren McFadden, Jake Locker, Josh Freeman, Larry Fitzgerald, LeGarrette Blount, Marshawn Lynch, Matt Hasselbeck, Matthew Stafford, Michael Bush, Nate Washington, Reggie Bush, Roddy White
With Reggie Bush, Michael Bush and Chris Ogbonnaya having good days, running back controversies could be brewing in a few different NFL locker rooms. That and more in the Week 11 fantasy feedback blog.
Posted: Monday, November 14th, 2011 | NFL Playbook Staff Tags: Alex Smith, Chris Johnson, Dallas Cowboys, Dave Tollefson, DeMarco Murray, frank gore, Mathias Kiwanuka, New York Giants, Playbook, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Tony Romo
In the NFL, defensive coordinators wish stopping a team was as simple as stopping one guy.
Posted: Tuesday, November 8th, 2011 | jasonfsmith1 Tags: Blog Log Blog, Alex Smith, Anquan Boldin, Brady Quinn, Calvin Johnson, Eddie Royal, frank gore, Greg Olsen, Jay Cutler, Joe Flacco, Kellen Winslow, Matt Forte, Matt Ryan, Michael Turner, Oakland Raiders, Ray Rice, Roddy White, Ryan Torain, San Diego Chargers, Todd Heap
With the first Thursday night game of the year around the corner, Jason Smith breaks down previous Thursday night games and finds one position has generally excelled above all others.
Posted: Monday, October 31st, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Data Points, Alex Smith, San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are running away with the NFC West this season. Hard to believe we’d be saying that halfway through the season, but then again it’s not as if the rest of the division is mounting much of a challenge. Perhaps the biggest surprise, though, is the success of 49ers QB Alex Smith, who had been written off by many critics before the season ever began.
Posted: Thursday, October 13th, 2011 | jasonfsmith1 Tags: Fantasy QB rankings, Alex Smith, Cam Newton, Eli Manning, Jason Campbell, Matthew Stafford, Tony Romo
Jason Smith takes his weekly look at fantasy quarterbacks and with Philip Rivers on a bye this week, Jason welcomes a new name into his list of the top five.