Post by The Great Aztec Joe on Sept 12, 2011 7:45:06 GMT -8
Jim Harbaugh embraces Alex Smith
The figurative became the literal that illuminated the symbolic on the Candlestick Park sidelines Sunday.
Jim Harbaugh embraced Alex Smith, right there in front of everybody.
Yes, even though the quarterback always remains the same, this really is a new era in 49ers football.
"I think Alex has been sort of victimized with the coaches in the past," veteran left tackle Joe Staley said after the 49ers' 33-17 victory over Seattle to open the 2011 season.
"It's great to see the connection now -- the belief from the players as well as the coaches."
Stalwart belief in Smith, of course, has been Harbaugh's most head-scratching theme almost from the moment he came to the 49ers.
But on Sunday, Harbaugh had a specific moment of subliminal separation from anything related to Mike Singletary's and Mike Nolan's strained dealings with the QB.
www.mercurynews.com/tim-kawakami/ci_18874203?source=email
I have been watching Harbaugh for years. He just gets results.
The figurative became the literal that illuminated the symbolic on the Candlestick Park sidelines Sunday.
Jim Harbaugh embraced Alex Smith, right there in front of everybody.
Yes, even though the quarterback always remains the same, this really is a new era in 49ers football.
"I think Alex has been sort of victimized with the coaches in the past," veteran left tackle Joe Staley said after the 49ers' 33-17 victory over Seattle to open the 2011 season.
"It's great to see the connection now -- the belief from the players as well as the coaches."
Stalwart belief in Smith, of course, has been Harbaugh's most head-scratching theme almost from the moment he came to the 49ers.
But on Sunday, Harbaugh had a specific moment of subliminal separation from anything related to Mike Singletary's and Mike Nolan's strained dealings with the QB.
www.mercurynews.com/tim-kawakami/ci_18874203?source=email
I have been watching Harbaugh for years. He just gets results.
