"The 49ers must not want anything to do with the win column. How else to explain their season-long insistence of giving away the game? With two interceptions and three fumbles, the winless 49ers stuck with their familiar formula of loss by self-destruction in a 27-24 loss to the Eagles on Sunday at Candlestick Park, and there is no telling when they'll hit the hole's bottom. The latest implosion came with a shouting and gesturing match between 49ers head coach Mike Singletary and quarterback Alex Smith in the fourth quarter for all of a national television audience to see. Singletary told Smith he was getting benched. Smith responded to Singletary's threat by throwing two straight touchdowns, but ended with yet another interception and another last-second loss. The difference between this and similar losses to the Falcons and Saints? This time, Smith finally might lose his job. "It is possible," Singletary said when asked if he will change quarterbacks after weeks of unwavering support. Singletary tried early in the fourth quarter. On a sack, Smith fumbled and the Eagles' Quintin Mikell returned it for a touchdown and a 24-10 lead. After the ensuing three-and-out, Singletary told Smith he was done. As backup quarterback David Carr warmed up, Smith argued to stay in the game. Singletary relented, and Smith completed 10 of his next 11 for 99 yards with touchdown passes to Vernon Davis and Josh Morgan to make it a three-point game. Smith didn't do enough to win the game, though, not after throwing one last interception at midfield with 28 seconds left. Singletary wants to watch the video before deciding if Smith did enough to keep his job." http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/11/SPE51FQTDI.DTL
The Alex Smith Era needs to come to a conclusion. How many coaches, coordinators, and players has this team gone through catering to Alex Smith? He's a loyal guy and a hard worker, but at the end of the day he makes costly mistakes and can't win ball games. Throwing a hip high pass to Vernon Davis and Michael Crabtree in tight coverage versus throwing it up high so they can out jump the shorter, less athletic CB's is just not using your head. He needs a change of scenery and the 49ers need to admit they made a mistake drafting him and move on. I'd hate to see Singletary lose his job backing Alex Smith. I'm not sure David Carr is the answer, but at this point it's a lost season I don't care what York says ... might as well see if Carr can be "the guy." Shaun Hill is playing damn well with Detroit.
