Alex Smith: The Unfortunate One.

It is an interesting tale, the one of Alex Smith. He was the number 1 overall pick in the 2005 draft, struggled for years and with the help of new head coach Jim Harbaugh improved to the point of no longer being called a bust, only to get benched after a concussion in November to give way for Colin Kaepernick to flourish in his place. He spent the rest of the year as a very professional and supportive backup quarterback and since his replacement took the team to the Superbowl, it hasn't looked like he would be starting any games in San Francisco any time soon.

Rumors have circulated recently about a trade taking place between the 9ers and both the Arizona Cardinals and the Kansas City Chiefs. Yesterday those rumors seemed to manifest themselves permanently in more reports of a definite agreement with the Chiefs. Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News said that the 9ers will get the Chiefs' 2nd round pick plus a high selection in 2014. 

It is sad in a way to see Smith go, and by all accounts it looks like this deal will go down, but the fact is that Kaepernick is our guy now. I will get into that more at a later time, but I have always been an advocate and huge fan of Kaepernick. Smith would have remained a solid backup and that could always be useful with a starter who runs as much as Kaepernick does and puts himself at greater risk for injury.  However Smith is a competitor and has a need to start and you can't blame him. I wish him all the best in whatever his future holds. 2013 should be a great year for him!

Go 9ers!

Coping

It is hard for any fan when their favorite team comes up short in a game, but especially when that game is the Superbowl. It has been a long month since I watched helplessly as the 9ers fought so hard but were ultimately unable to get into the endzone late in the 4th quarter of Superbowl XLVII. I will never forget the feeling, surrounded by family and friends, a season of excitement and pride all building up to an unfortunate ending. I hung my head in silence for about 7 minutes following the final kick return as Ravens fans the world over rejoiced.

In the weeks since, I have learned to live with this loss. The most helpful way to do this is to think about how much the team will grow in the offseason and how well set up they are to make it back to the Superbowl next season. With the combine just ending, the 9ers will have had some good looks at some key picks in the upcoming draft that will only solidify our already well established team.

One thing is for sure: With our young and extremely talented quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, our always dominant running back Frank Gore, our constantly improving wide outs, stonewall offensive line, and completely dominant defense, the future is very bright for the San Francisco 49ers.

Go 9ers!

Here We Go!

Okay! So it has been a long time coming, but I finally got it together and I am ready to do this! Consider this a little intro blog to briefly go over what I will be posting here on Forever Faithful. I am a life-long 49er fan from Las Vegas, Nevada. Why would a guy from Vegas be a 49er fan? Well my entire family is from the bay area except for my brother and I who were born in Las Vegas. Needless to say we grew up huge San Francisco sports fans (Go Giants!) and visit the bay as frequently as possible. This blog will be a mix of the latest updates regarding the team and many of my own opinions of the matters at hand. I will leave it at that for now and we will see what happens! Lots of exciting news in coming months about the future of the team and offseason progress!

Go 9ers!