The 49ers have expressed to others that a deal for QB Alex Smith is effectively DONE

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Jason La Canfora ‏@JasonLaCanfora

The 49ers have expressed to others that a deal for QB Alex Smith is effectively complete. Can't be finalized til league year begins 3/12


Jason La Canfora ‏@JasonLaCanfora

so it's not official, both clubs view it at as it's effectively done. I do not know the other team. KC and JAX are 2 teams that make sense

[NJChiefsFan]

Originally Posted by Sorter

IIRC, Pawnmower broke my neg virginity.


He is seriously posting awesome on top of awesome recently.

If you mean getting rep, he broke mine too haha. Still, he came back with a very loving rep post a week later. I enjoy it thoroughly that Pawnmower feels this way about our current situation.

[B14ckmon]

Originally Posted by penbook

Mobility doesnt mean you have rushing yards. -73 means he got sacked. He is able to get out of pressure and throw. Watch the last game vs Tampa Bay.

My bad you were working overtime at the dildo factory.

If he was able to get out of pressure and throw, he wouldn't be getting sacked all the time.

Nick Foles is not a mobile QB. You need to surrender that horrible attempt at a point and move on like a big boy.

[fishbowlguy]

Originally Posted by B14ckmon

I have seen every Geno game for the last two years. He very rarely scrambles. And they rarely ever run an option.

wrong about the first part.... no, there was no option, although he did run some his soph year under previous coaching staff. But as far as scrambling, he does scramble out to the edges quite a bit. It might be just picking up a yard or two, but he has no issues rolling right or left, and he doesnt take off running a lot, but when he does he can be very effective. Zero experience behind him at backup so he was told to limit his running. If you have really watched all his games, you would know that he wont take off running nearly as much as say a Russell Wilson, but you would say he runs a heck of a lot more than say a Tom Brady or a Matt Ryan. He also dealt with a foot fracture early in his career.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by BossChief

It's nice to see PawnMower without his affinity for Cassel and Sacapoo here without screaming at the top of his lungs about wanting a left tackle.

We are all simpatico.

I have to admit it's nice not screaming bloody murder about how much Cassel, Romeo and ***** suck.

Because that's all I was doing this time last year.

That Romeo hire and Orton dumping boiled my blood.

[B14ckmon]

Originally Posted by fishbowlguy

wrong about the first part.... no, there was no option, although he did run some his soph year under previous coaching staff. But as far as scrambling, he does scramble out to the edges quite a bit. It might be just picking up a yard or two, but he has no issues rolling right or left, and he doesnt take off running a lot, but when he does he can be very effective. Zero experience behind him at backup so he was told to limit his running. If you have really watched all his games, you would know that he wont take off running nearly as much as say a Russell Wilson, but you would say he runs a heck of a lot more than say a Tom Brady or a Matt Ryan. He also dealt with a foot fracture early in his career.

Saying he is more mobile than Tom Brady or Matt Ryan, doesn't make him a "mobile QB". A "Mobile QB" is an actual phrase use to describe players. We are not just talking about a person who happens to play QB and is capable of moving.

[BossChief]

Everybody, bring it in.

[Sorter]

Originally Posted by NJChiefsFan

If you mean getting rep, he broke mine too haha. Still, he came back with a very loving rep post a week later. I enjoy it thoroughly that Pawnmower feels this way about our current situation.

I'm absolutely loving it.

[Coogs]

Originally Posted by B14ckmon

I have seen every Geno game for the last two years.

So you watched the WVU/James Madison and the WVU/Norfolk State games the past 2 years from somewhere in the middle of Iowa when there were probably some other really good matchups on TV at the time?

[O.city]

Originally Posted by GoWalrus

I have to admit it's nice not screaming bloody murder about how much Cassel, Romeo and ***** suck.

Because that's all I was doing this time last year.

That Romeo hire and Orton dumping boiled my blood.

I was thinking this last night actually. It's great to be back to the old CP. It will be epic if we ever get into a position where we are consistently winning games.

[penbrook]

Originally Posted by B14ckmon

If he was able to get out of pressure and throw, he wouldn't be getting sacked all the time.

Nick Foles is not a mobile QB. You need to surrender that horrible attempt at a point and move on like a big boy.

-73 is getting sacked about 9 times a year.

Hmm Michael Vick gets sacked more than that. So your gonna say Mike Vick is a pocket passser.

[O.city]

Between the new regime and the new "ignore" abilites, CP is ****ing awesome.

[opposition]

The latest example comes via the Boston Globe, which recently reviewed 50 charitable foundations run by professional athletes and found that nearly half failed to adequately fund its mission.

As the article notes, non-profit specialists say a charitable foundation should funnel a minimum of 65 to 75 percent of proceeds to its cause. The Globe found foundations run by Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, Dodgers pitcher Josh Beckett and Ravens wide receiver Anquan Boldin, among others, have fallen well short of that standard.

The Alex Smith Foundation, meanwhile, was held up as a non-profit model. Smith’s foundation, which sends foster teens to college, spent 91 percent of its funds on its mission from 2008-10, the time period from which the Globe examined IRS filings.

The reason the foundation has low overhead costs is because Smith personally funds much of the mission. Since it began during his rookie season in 2005, the foundation has allowed about 30 foster teens to attend San Diego State, paying for up to five years of tuition, year-round housing, books, career guidance, mentors, health services and living expenses. Smith is a San Diego native.

In all, 23 foster teens have graduated from SDSU, through the school’s Alex Smith Guardian Scholar Program. I spoke today to Smith’s mom, Pam, who is actively involved with the foundation and said each graduate is now either attending graduate school or is employed. She said an effort has been made to have small fund-raisers, underwritten by Smith, which has kept costs down. Pam Smith and Alex’s sister, Abbey, have served as unpaid executive directors.

“Alex is a quiet kind of guy and, in a lot of ways, his foundation has operated that way,” Pam Smith said. “There’s been a few stories, but I don’t think people really realize the impact it’s had. On top of it, I’m very proud that we probably have one of the lowest administrative overheads of not just athletes’ foundations, but non-profits in general. It’s just unheard of to have to 90 percent (of funds going directly to a foundation). It’s a real success story.”

Not that this has anything to do w/ football, but just displays his character.

[prhom]

Originally Posted by NJChiefsFan

I expect Geno to run more once the team he goes to tells him to stop trying to make a point and use his abilities. He has the mobility to make some plays. I'm not advocating him running 15 read-options a game, but he can help the offense out. They were talking about this for a while on NFLN yesterday. Not the greatest source, but still. Others see it.

I think you're right on with this, and heard NFLN say it as well. Even 5-7 read-options a game can help a lot. It keeps the threat of running there so that someone needs to keep an eye out for it. Just one more thing the defense has to account for and think about. He's not going to be RG III out there but he doesn't have to be to still have some effect on the game.

[O.city]

Matt Cassel saved someone from a burning building. Rescued someone from a fire.


Still sucks at football.

[penbrook]

Originally Posted by opposition

The latest example comes via the Boston Globe, which recently reviewed 50 charitable foundations run by professional athletes and found that nearly half failed to adequately fund its mission.

As the article notes, non-profit specialists say a charitable foundation should funnel a minimum of 65 to 75 percent of proceeds to its cause. The Globe found foundations run by Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, Dodgers pitcher Josh Beckett and Ravens wide receiver Anquan Boldin, among others, have fallen well short of that standard.

The Alex Smith Foundation, meanwhile, was held up as a non-profit model. Smith’s foundation, which sends foster teens to college, spent 91 percent of its funds on its mission from 2008-10, the time period from which the Globe examined IRS filings.

The reason the foundation has low overhead costs is because Smith personally funds much of the mission. Since it began during his rookie season in 2005, the foundation has allowed about 30 foster teens to attend San Diego State, paying for up to five years of tuition, year-round housing, books, career guidance, mentors, health services and living expenses. Smith is a San Diego native.

In all, 23 foster teens have graduated from SDSU, through the school’s Alex Smith Guardian Scholar Program. I spoke today to Smith’s mom, Pam, who is actively involved with the foundation and said each graduate is now either attending graduate school or is employed. She said an effort has been made to have small fund-raisers, underwritten by Smith, which has kept costs down. Pam Smith and Alex’s sister, Abbey, have served as unpaid executive directors.

“Alex is a quiet kind of guy and, in a lot of ways, his foundation has operated that way,” Pam Smith said. “There’s been a few stories, but I don’t think people really realize the impact it’s had. On top of it, I’m very proud that we probably have one of the lowest administrative overheads of not just athletes’ foundations, but non-profits in general. It’s just unheard of to have to 90 percent (of funds going directly to a foundation). It’s a real success story.”

Not that this has anything to do w/ football, but just displays his character.

Matt Cassell was a nice guy too and looked how that turned out.

There both good charcter guys I respect them a whole lot. But when it comes to football they are not good players.