Troy Smith? Really?
The San Francisco 49ers announced today that Troy Smith will get the start for them this Sunday when they play the Denver Broncos in the NFL's annual game in London. Smith is replacing a Smith, as Alex Smith will be unable to go due to a shoulder separation that occurred this past Sunday in the San Francisco loss to Carolina. It is hard to remember how once proud the San Francisco franchise was and how accustomed to winning that it was as it struggles through a 1-6 start so far. Head coach Mike Singletary has to hope that Troy Smith can step in and become Steve Young for this team to have any chance at making a run for the playoffs. Young once replaced an injured Joe Montana amid little to no expectations, and that worked out greatly. Maybe this will as well. Smith does give them the mobility factor that previous backup David Carr did not, and Troy Smith had the benefit of not playing Sunday against Carolina and looking poorly against them which Carr did. All in all, after what we