Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:Faith?, we had 0 QBs. JH needed someone to start the season withOriginally posted by Wu-5Rings:We forgot what dirtbags our previous coaches were to Alex and how Harbaugh had faith in him, respected and built Alex confidence up.
I never did...
Shanny respects his players like Harbaugh did when he was here... "Players coaches".
Remember Smith was on a plane to Miami
"Harbaugh has taken the opposite approach of Singletary and Nolan. He has never denigrated Smith in public. Quite to the contrary, he has referred to Smith as an "elite" player and called him worthy of a Pro Bowl selection. Shortly after getting the Niners job, Harbaugh said he wanted Smith to return to the team and was impressed that Smith wanted to return, as well.
"He's a neat guy," Harbaugh told reporters last summer. "I'm really interested in him, in just the character of Alex Smith. He's been maligned by the hometown fans there. And he's really even been thrown under the bus by his own team more than once. And the kind of character of a guy that would want to come back, prove himself with that same football team, that's rare kind of character. (It) probably falls somewhere in the endangered and extinct range. So we can win with that."
Harbaugh, it turns out, was right about that."
Judging by our previous coaches who basically were trying to destroy his career.
Yes faith because the previous coaches obviously lost faith in Alex. At that time it was a surprise to all of us how quickly Harbaugh built him up.
Talks of bust was buzzing. Let's not forget pre- Harbaugh.
[ Edited by Wu-5Rings on Sep 28, 2017 at 5:45 PM ]