ALEX SMITH RUMORS & GOSSIP

A look ahead for the San Francisco 49ers

The 2012-2013 NFL season should prove to be a huge test for the San Francisco 49ers. It will be a year full of rematches and even a couple “what if” games.  Next season will see the defending NFC West champion 49ers facing off against the NFC North and the AFC East.  The usual twist to the NFL’s scheduling process will also give fans two playoff rematch games...
Via The Penalty Flag  |  1 day ago
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Alex Smith is Jim Harbaugh’s *****

Peyton would never caddy for Coach T.. San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh  walks with caddie and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith on the 18th fairway during the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am yesterday — Harbaugh just nixed the idea of Peyton Manning coming to San Fran, saying he would stick with Alex Smith. We know Harbaugh likes to control his personnel...
Via Terez Owens  |  3 days ago
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49ers feel Alex Smith is ‘our guy’

Though he has been benched and was considered a bust in the past, the San Francisco 49ers are confident that Alex Smith is their guy at quarterback. “We’re all in lockstep as an organization that Alex Smith is our guy. It’s well-documented. You saw the way he played this year,” coach Jim Harbaugh said on Comcast Bay Area Tuesday. “(He is a) tremendous...
Via Larry Brown Sports  |  5 days ago
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49ers haven’t started contract talks with Alex Smith

According to Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee, the San Francisco 49ers haven’t started any contract talks with quarterback Alex Smith.  Head coach Jim Harbaugh has confirmed that he wants to bring Smith back for next season. Harbaugh may want to re-sign Smith, but if a team comes in and makes Smith an offer that he can’t refuse and the 49ers won’t match, he might...
Via Pro Football Zone  |  6 days ago
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How long are Niners willing to commit to QB?

After producing the best season of his career, Alex Smith no doubt wants a long-term contract from the 49ers. But the 49ers need to determine just how long they are willing to commit to Smith in terms of contract years. Both sides obviously still want each other after San Francisco’s great turnaround season, but it’s likely some kind of middle ground will have to be reached for...
Via sfo.scout.com  |  6 days ago
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49ers Want To Re-Sign QB Alex Smith In A “Big Way”

Pro Football Weekly reports that an inside source has informed them that 49ers intend to retain QB Alex Smith despite his late season struggles. "I think they still want to re-sign Alex Smith in a big way," said the source. "He'll be affordable, and he wants to come back. I would be shocked if they don't re-sign him." There's been plenty of speculation...
Via GridironFans.com  |  8 days ago
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49ers Will Keep QB Alex Smith "Only At Their Price"

ESPN’s Chris Mortensen mentioned this afternoon that the San Francisco 49ers will re-sign QB Alex Smith ”only at their right price” while appearing on The Insiders special. The 49ers have made it known that they’re interested in keeping Smith and CSN Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco sees the team offering him deal in the range of $8-11 million per season but limited to two or three...
Via GridironFans.com  |  13 days ago
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49ers Will Re-sign Alex Smith for the Right Price

According to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, the San Francisco 49ers plan on re-signing quarterback Alex Smith if the price is right.  They’re making a smart move, since they don’t know how well he’ll play next season or if he can continue to progress and get better year in and year out. I’m sure if another team is willing to overpay Smith, the 49ers wouldn’t have a problem...
Via Pro Football Zone  |  13 days ago
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Alex Smith says he wants to stay with 49ers

(01-23) 22:24 PST - After enjoying a career-best year under the first offensive-minded head coach of his career, it seems unlikely that 49ers quarterback Alex Smith will test the market when he becomes a free agent March 13. On Monday, Smith did nothing to dispel the belief that he'll back...
Via Niner Insider  |  21 days ago
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Smith on verge of converting critics

Alex Smith has come full circle. There may be those Joe Montana followers in San Francisco who remain non-believers, but to his coaches and 49ers teammates, he is a winner -- the quarterback they want for the future. And guess what? Management is going to have to pay for that right after signing him for the bargain-basement price of $4 million this season with a $1 million playoff...
Via Fox Sports  |  22 days ago
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