Halfway Home: Seven Surprises at the Halfway Point of the 2011 NFL Season

November 20, 2011   ·   Antwan Fields   ·   Jump to comments

I want to preface this article by stating that I realize the lockout contributes to this article greatly, and that I took that into consideration when factoring in the surprises. If anyone is offended or disagrees, I completely understand, so let's get into it:
 
7: Alex Smith Is Playing Like an NFL QB
A message board poster I'm friendly with hates Alex Smith. There's a reason for this.
Alex Smith was the number one overall pick in 2005. In 2005, the 49ers had the worst QB rating by team in the NFL. Alex Smith was the exact reason that this happened. Injured? Yes. Still, by interception number six, something's wrong with your rookie QB, and he has to sit down.
Rookie head coach Mike Nolan, however, couldn't figure that out.A 1/11 QB ratio is far beyond merely horrendous. There was talk that the Niners would draft Andrew Luck and send Smith back to Utah with the sagebrush. This, of course, did not happen.
The problem with Smith is that his head coaches...

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