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Jim Harbaugh on 2011 Alex Smith evaluation amidst Kyle Shanahan’s evaluation

The San Francisco have a decision to make at quarterback, and former San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh had a few comments on it in his podcast interview with Tim Kawakami. He did not get into many specifics about the current situation, but he talked about some of the things he saw in evaluating Alex Smith back in 2011.

When Harbaugh joined the 49ers in 2011, the team had Alex Smith under contract, and a whole lot of questions. There was an expectation that Smith would depart in free agency once the lockout finished.