SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Although it didn't even join the San Francisco 49ers until the midway point of
the 2012-13 season, Alex Smith's concussion was named Most Valuable Player of
the National Football League.
"We couldn't have gone all the way to the Super Bowl
without the contributions of Alex Smith's concussion," head coach Jim
Harbaugh said in a press release. "Alex Smith was doing a serviceable if
unspectacular job at quarterback during the first half of the season, but it
was his concussion that put us over the top and really made us a team to
contend with."
Despite suffering a heart-breaking loss to the Baltimore
Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII, other 49ers players were quick to congratulate Alex
Smith's concussion for its accomplishment.
"What can I say about Alex Smith's concussion?"
smiling wide receiver Michael Crabtree asked rhetorically. "The first half
of the season, it was like I wasn't even part of the team. But almost as soon
as Alex Smith's concussion took the field, I went on to have my best year ever.
I owe it all to Alex Smith's concussion."
Running back Frank Gore added that, "Alex Smith's
concussion was a blessing, a true blessing. During the first half of the
season, everyone and their grandma knew I was going to get the ball on just
about every running play. When Alex Smith's concussion took the field, though,
it really made the defense think."
When asked if Alex Smith's concussion would start at
quarterback next season, Coach Harbaugh replied, "Hell yes."
When asked where Alex Smith would end up, Harbaugh shrugged
and said, "I don't know. Probably Cleveland."
