Smith is the worst QB to have ever started that many games in the history of the NFL. He singlehandedly got two coaches fired and brought the 49ers organization dowm for seven years. Worst 1st overall draft pick ever, because the organization stayed with him for so long. He is not an NFL caliber quarterback. As a 49ers fan, I could only hope every year for all those years they'd finally get rid of him.
He's a terrible quarterback, but he's a nice guy. I met him at the supermarket before. Terrible at football, but apparently good at video games.
The worst QB that was 1st pick occurred in 1999 when the Cleveland Browns selected Tim Couch.
As an aside, The Cincy Bengals had pick #3 in 1999 and chose Akili Smith.
BOTH were COLOSSAL mistakes and far worse than the 49ers picking Alex Smith.