Wednesday, December 08, 2010

Alex Smith to Sing: "What's changed?"

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When 49ers coach Mike Singletary told Alex Smith he was the starting quarterback again, Smith had a simple question as to why he gives the team the best chance to win Sunday, but he didn't, say last week at Green Bay.

"It was definitely my first question: 'What's changed?'" Smith said Wednesday before running the first-team offense for the first time since separating his shoulder Oct. 24, and losing his job once healthy three weeks ago.

"That was definitely something that was on my mind and he made it very clear that was his thinking, that we're going into this game and I gave us the best opportunity. He made the decision, I'm going to get ready to play. We're all going to get ready to go play."

Singletary said what's changed is the 49ers are at the point of the season where they need the entire playbook at their disposal, and that wasn't the case the past five weeks when Troy Smith started and won three games.

Singletary didn't really explain why they didn't need the whole playbook the past couple of weeks, and why they only feel the need to use the whole thing now that they are one loss to Seattle away from postseason elimination. But, whatever.

Alex Smith is the quarterback again, and he appreciates getting one more chance to show what he can do before hitting the free-agent market after this season. Asked if he is a good quarterback, Smith gave this sales pitch, if any potential employers are listening out there:

"Absolutely. I believe I have the ability to make all the throws on the field. I think I can make plays with my feet when I need to. I can handle I think any playbook out there, adjustments you have to make, calls different things, protection adjustments, I think I can. Have I done that consistently? To be honest, no. That's what I need to do."

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Posted By: David White (Email, Twitter) | Dec 08 at 12:26 PM

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