San Francisco 49ers vs. New Orleans Saints: Alex Smith Redeems Himself in Win

If you asked San Francisco 49ers fans before the season who they would want driving their team down the field in the last minute of the fourth quarter in a big game, Alex Smith would not have been on their list.

Smith had tough shoes to fill upon entering the 49ers' starting job behind center. To be a field general for the same team that Joe Montana and Steve Young were was hard enough—just ask Giovanni Carmazzi.

But being a No. 1 overall pick, Smith had even bigger expectations and pressure from that in itself. Seven different coordinators in seven years didn't help either in regards to...

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