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Smith making significant strides in second season
Smith making significant strides in second season
By Craig Massei
SFI editor in chief
Date: Oct 15, 2006

The new-and-improved Alex Smith is what the 49ers thought they were getting all along last year when they committed their future to a 20-year-old kid with two seasons of starting experience at a mid-major college. But not even the Niners thought they'd be getting this much, this fast, this soon. Smith has grown into a legitimate NFL starting QB, displaying new dimensions practically every week.

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