49ers-Alex Smith Divorce: Where do they go now?

Don’t worry 49er fans.  The six-year disaster is over and you will never have to see #11, Alex Smith, wear the red and gold again.  When Smith was asked if he could see a possible return back to the 49ers he seemed to suggest that was not going to happen.

“Are you being serious?” Smith said. “Uh…no.”

After six years the front office has finally figured out that he is not the quarterback they thought he was when he was drafted as the first pick overall in the 2005 draft. 

Even Al Davis was able to figure out that their #1 pick was a bust after two years.

Smith will likely get many offers in the off-season to come in as a backup quarterback.  If he was smart then he would go to a team with stability at head coach and a quarterback guru who could possibly help him reach his potential.  The teams that need a quarterback very badly, like San Francisco, are the teams he should stay away from.  If I was Alex, then I would have my agent call Norv Turner in San Diego and see if they are interested in him as a backup to Phillip Rivers.  This way Smith could get back to the coach that he had the most success under and he could come back home. 

For the 49ers, it will not be as easy.  Both of the Smith quarterbacks are free agents and probably will not be back next year, no matter who the GM is.  Troy Smith is not a NFL starting quarterback and may never have a chance to audition for that kind of job like he did this year.  He will likely get an opportunity to be a backup and could be a good addition to a team that wants to run the wildcat occasionally. 

David Carr is the only quarterback that is currently under contract for next year but that doesn’t mean he is the starter.  Carr is not starting material and is not even backup material.  There is no team that wants him on the field—even in emergency situations.  His only value as a backup is that he is a good locker room guy that won’t cause any problems.  The 49ers should release him.

The 49ers will need to address the quarterback position in the draft and in free agency.  If they can get a veteran quarterback in the meantime while they develop the rookie, that would be the best case scenario.  If they just insert the rookie quarterback into the starting lineup right away then we are looking at another Alex Smith situation.

Unless that quarterback’s name is Andrew Luck….