Here's Hoping Alex Smith's Spark Catches Fire for the 49ers

Per Mike Singletary's Monday Presser , Alex Smith will be the starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers going forward.  For those of us who got to watch the second half of the Houston game, this move brings with it some hope.  Hope of an offense where more than two receivers are on the field. Hope that passes will successfully travel more than ten yards down the field. Hope that the offense will convert on third down! Hope that Frank Gore won't be punished so much in the box. Hope that the Niners can compete against real-live NFL teams. I know I've changed my tune. Maybe I'm a bit bandwagon-esque. But how can you not like the visions of more of what we saw from Smith on Sunday? Here the 49ers sit with seven receivers on the roster. Michael Crabtree had what I thought was an amazing debut, that showed us not only how in shape he was, but how good his routes were, and mostly, how good his hands are! If you go back and watch some of his receptions you'll see Crabtree pluck ... (link)