Giants want to make Alex Smith beat them
Alex Smith #11 of the San Francisco 49ers heads off the field after the game against the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field. (Nov. 6, 2011) Credit: Getty Images
Jim Harbaugh said he considers Alex Smith an elite quarterback. The Giants would love nothing more than for him to try to prove it.
"He is a guy who they are trying to keep out of a position to win the football game," defensive captain Justin Tuck said of the quarterback he and his teammates will be facing this week. "I think they are asking Alex not to lose the game."
That feeling seemed to permeate the Giants, mostly because the 49ers rely so heavily on their running game. Defensive coordinator Perry Fewell said Smith has become good at "managing" the game. "He makes a lot of good decisions, smart decisions," Fewell said. "It looks like he understands where he wants to go with the ball . . . The run game has helped him tremendously."
Smith has 10 touchdown passes and two interceptions but Fewell said the Giants' game plan is to keep the ball in the hands of Smith -- and not Frank Gore -- and force the former No. 1 overall draft pick to try to beat them. Said Tuck: "That makes sense."
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