Troy Smith Starting for 49ers vs. Rams Over Alex Smith: A Tale of Two Smiths

Troy Smith is all but guaranteed a start against the St. Louis Rams next week.

Put it this way: while searching for 'Alex Smith Injury,' the first choices were 'Alex Smith interception' and 'Alex Smith intentional grounding.'

Alex Smith's injury is being called a shoulder sprain, but might be worse. Many fans have seen this as a blessing in disguise. Given David Carr's performance in relief of the injured Alex Smith against Carolina, Mike Singletary's hand was forced to start the third-string quarterback.

Troy crammed hard, and led San Francisco to its second win of the season against the Denver Broncos in a 49ers "home game" that was played at Wembley Stadium—5,300 miles away in L...

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