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Mike Singletary has nailed down that Alex Smith is the starter going into 2010, but how will the rest of these guys pan out? Are there even enough snaps in the preseason to tell? Behind Smith, there's a huge possibility the 49ers will be looking to make a cut, and that cut may be in the form of Nate Davis or Jarrett Brown. In spite of Smith being deemed the starter, I ...

49ers rookie second string RB Glen Coffee disappointed 49ers fans last year with 2.7 yards per carry. I have heard a number of fans dismissing him as a bust already. After leading the preseason in rushing with 249 yards and a 5.9 yards per carry average, I think he left us expecting more from him as someone who could capably give Frank Gore a breather. Is he a bust? Did he ...

Julius Peppers was shipped to Chicago, Jake Delhomme was considered expendable, and Thomas Davis suffered the second serious knee injury of his career. The 2010 First round draft pick was traded to SF to acquire DE Everette Brown, and at this point it looks as if SF was on the good end of that deal. All that being said, the Carolina Panthers came away with a lot of good value ...

Of any draft pick I have seen the 49ers make, I don't remember any that I perceived as having a bigger difference between upside and downside potential than Taylor Mays. What if a person with his size, speed, vertical, and strength ever developed Ed Reed's instincts and ability to diagnose plays? Then again, what if he doesn't improve his technique of bringing players to the turf by cracking ribs instead ...

Well, pick-wise we're half way through the draft, pending more trades. Honestly, I felt much better about day one than I do about day two. I feel awful to judge Mike Singletary's ability to judge a good linebacker when he sees one, but I don't follow the logic on Navarro Bowman. He is a bit on the small side to play any LB spot in a 3-4 scheme, and is ...