Posts Tagged ‘Alex Smith’

Dolphins to meet with ex-Jags QB Garrard

Miami’s hot pursuit of a quarterback now includes another former NFL starter — David Garrard.

Three and out: Moss won’t be a star with Niners

Randy Moss is back in the NFL, but he doesn’t figure to make a major fantasy impact in San Francisco.

San Francisco won’t pursue Manning

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.

Three and out: Tebow looking for improvement

Tim Tebow is working to improve his oft-criticized throwing motion. It could have a significant impact on his fantasy value for 2012.

Three and out: Mr. Smith to start in San Francisco

Despite talk that the 49ers QB job was open, Jim Harbaugh indicated that Alex Smith had the complete support of the organization.

NFL Honors tidbits: Baldwin, Manning delight Indy

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:

Playbook: Studying improved QBs

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.

Fantasy Feedback: Week 17

A fantasy rundown of the Week 17 NFL games.

Tale of the Tape: Run-stuffing Ds focus on QBs in San Fran

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.

Playbook: Cardinals blitz stymies Smith

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.

Fantasy Feedback: Week 11

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.

Playbook: 49ers use their ‘other’ dimension

In the NFL, defensive coordinators wish stopping a team was as simple as stopping one guy.

Thursday night’s alright for throwing

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.

Data Points: 49ers QB Smith best in the West

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.

Ranking the Week 6 quarterback options

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.

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