Alex Smith Quotes

Young quarterbacks do well because they have a great defense.

Go back through football, and you will see that the team with the best defense wins.

I think there's a special relationship between the center and quarterback.

Obviously, being a forward, I would like to score more goals. But while the team does well, there is no problem.

Everybody thinks when I say a guy is a good game manager, that's a negative, but I think it's a real positive. You have the ball in your hand every time when you're a quarterback. Whether you're handing it off or throwing to somebody, I think that's extremely important.

In this business, a lot of coaches are running around thinking they're the reason their teams are winning.

There probably isn't another position in all of team sports that I can think of that has the same level of import as the quarterback.

That's the job of a quarterback, to go out there and be confident with the communication of the play, in the huddle and with my play.

Regardless of what you do, or who you have, at the end of the day you have to be able to execute better than the defense does in order to score points.

I feel like, even if a guy is covered, I can put the ball where it needs to be so we can have a successful play.

It's all about controlling the huddle one play at a time and knowing my assignment, knowing my progression and where I've got to go with the ball.

I think as a play-caller, you have to just go out there, rely on your guys that you have that are out there, rely on the fact that they have ability. And as a quarterback, you have to go out there and just go through your reads.

A quarterback has got to take control and I feel like I've done a good job with that. Not just what we're doing offensively, but in the locker room getting to know guys and hanging out with guys. All of that is going to make you a better team.

Sometimes you can have the quarterback and no system. Sometimes, you can have a system with an average quarterback and do well.

Of course there is 'Messidependence.' It would exist in any team in the world, but when he is not there, we also have to play and try to win. Leo is fundamental for us and marks the style; it is well known that he is the best in the world for something.

When the team's not playing well offensively, it's always a problem for me because I'm not an individualistic player.

(Offensive Coach) Paul Hackett realized that Joe Montana knew more about the offense than he did, but when the meeting was over, Paul saw that Joe had taken three pages of notes. He documented exactly how Paul wanted to run the play, as well as all of the basics of it and its details. That's what a professional does.

It would be worse if I have players who are happy if they sit on the bench, because that doesn't mean that we develop our game.

When the key players in your team perform well, the team does well, too.

As a captain, I can't make the same mistake twice. As a player, you can get away with that, but if the captain does that, then it affects the whole team.

The number 10 player is the star of the team, and you have more responsibility.

There is not some secret formula, it comes down to completing passes, being efficient on first and second down and making plays when the ball is in your hands.

You don't want to read about your quarterback in the newspaper every day of the week.

My focus is to start my game with my defense every night.

I always speak with all the players during the week before every game we play, because it's important for them to know what I think and for me to see how they are before the game.