smith is younger, more athletic, has a stronger arm and comes from a winning program. all things that hill doesnt have. smith was pushed out to be "the man" too early and got the shit kicked out of him. hopefully by being bench and hurt, he learned a lot over the last season, & sharpened his work ethic. im not saying alex smith is a savor, but he sure opens up our offense a bit. defenses actually have to recognize the fact that he can and will let the ball go down field. and we dont have to line up and run power right, power left all day.
as long as we come out with a .500 record this year, the 49ers are going in the right direction. nothing happens over night. lets see how it plays out.