49ers Sign DE Justin Smith

So you can tell that the 49ers know a lot of people are going to get fired if they don't win this season. They signed Justin Smith to a 6 year, 45 million dollar deal. This is a really good hire for them since Smith has the strength, ability, and size to take on Guards when pass rushing, and that's going to be important for him in the 3-4. I think that at times his performance was hurt by the fact that he's not the fastest DE out there and has trouble getting from the edge of the line to the QB in a hurry. There might be something to be said for the fact that if the 49ers don't play well next season he may decide to take some snaps off since he's now signed long-term... but I think he'll have at least 2 or 3 dominant seasons in San Francisco.