“Overshadowed” – YouTuber Sums up the Career of Washington Redskins’ Alex Smith
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Recently, football YouTuber KTL admitted that Alex Smith has always been overshadowed throughout his career. The man clearly had talent as he was in first NFL Draft pick in 2005. Many viewed him as a top prospect in the NFL draft and when the San Francisco 49ers roped him, they were in revamp mode.
Interestingly, the choice was between himself and Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers was a born and raised Californian and the odds were stacked against Smith. However, the 49ers evidently decided that Smith was more of their speed. Interestingly, the Aaron Rodgers narrative overshadowed Smith’s recruitment into the 49ers.
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How did Alex Smith do during his NFL career?
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Sadly his rookie season was fairly underwhelming, starting only seven games, with 11 kicks and one touchdown. In his second season though, he became a regular starter, but was soon relegated to sporadic appearances for the next few years. He wasn’t a fan favourite among the 49ers faithful. In fact, he often faced thousands of boos when he played.
Fortunately, Smith witnessed a change of fortune when Jim Harbaugh became the head coach. Against the wishes of the fans, Harbaugh elected to keep the misfiring Alex Smith, and soon they were laughing on the other side of their faces. In 2011, he started all 16 games and passed for nearly 3000 yards. In the same year, he helped guide the team to the playoffs.
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This became possible after the 49ers squeezed out a narrow win over the New Orleans Saints. Alex Smith was an instrumental figure and it revived his reputation among the fans. In the 2012 season, the 49ers continued their good form and all was well for Smith. Unfortunately, a game against the St Louis Rams dented everything for Smith, courtesy a concussion.
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Then came the next overshadow, with Colin Kaepernick, who filled in for the concussed Smith. When he joined the Kansas City Chiefs, he became a solid figure for the franchise.Then, after a decent run, another overshadow and this time the quarterback was Patrick Mahomes.
Finally, with the Washington Redskins, he had another strong start, before injury blighted him and brought him back to square one.