1st ballot in my mind.

Woooo! FanShots on all pages! Here we go BROWNIES! Here we go!

Indeed.

So did I.

At least yours actually flowed into the word interceptions. His was like a butt joint. Blunt.

TWSS.

I guarantee it will this week.

I wanted the Browns to draft Skelton.

Hall looked good at the end of the Titans game.

Threw a perfect pass for a TD that the WR just straight dropped.

THIS

Rex gives good quote. The media are whores.

Ha!

Let it be green.

I follow up my long story (after its responded to) with a short story. It is now my writing MO.

Yes, I’m sure. That was also the year that the Chargers beat the 10-6 Titans in wild card, the Colts in divisional, but lost to the Pats in conference who, in turn, were upset by the New York Giants.

During that year, the Jaguars also had the awesome tag-team of Fred Taylor (I believe), and Maurice Jones-Drew.

But when I watched the game, my most memorable play came from Garrard’s run up the middle during a crucial third-down play that completely took the game from Pittsburgh.

I COMPLETELY disagree with you. Alex smith WAS a competent QB last year. Plus, last year was the first year (since his second year) he was ACTUALLY truly given the reins of the team. He has also had changing coordinators every year, many of them were not even particularly good. he also had injury problems, Missing part of 2007, and all of 2008. He had some crap coordinators, and when he had a good OC, he was respectable. Norv Turner was the OC in ‘06 and Smith was good then. martz was the OC in 2008, but Smith was injured. Jimmy raye is a great veteran OC and Smith finally excelled in a situation where he was healthy, had a competent coach calling the plays, and had decent weapons to throw to. He is definitely competent and I don’t know if he will ever be great, or a team leader, but he showed some flashes of greatness last year and with more time in this offense, could become much more than a competent QB.

Plus…it was more of a remark how no one in Arizona is at all good, competent, or any positive word I can use to describe them.

Off the top of my head Fitzgerald is the only offensive player I would take over anyone on the niners.

Breaston or Crabtree?

When on the field, yes Breaston was marginally more effective per play his way. I like the fact that Boldin has a high YAC at 4.3 compared to Breaston’s pedestrian 2.9. A lot of YPC is where you are thrown the ball. Boldin was thrown shorter passes, but he got the same YPC because his YAC was significantly higher. Breaston is a bit better threat deep, but is still not a significant threat. Boldin is also a much better blocker, route runner, and threat over the middle and in the end zone.

They are similarly good when compared of total playing time, but you have to consider Breaston was a 3rd option when Ds were focusing on Boldin and Fitz. I don’t think he can be as effective as a 2nd option. Most guys aren’t and he excells in the slot but I have some concerns of him as a WR going over the middle and in the End Zone which he would have to do much more (along with blocking).

Boldin and Breaston are equally as effective in their best defined roles. However, breaston would be nowhere near as effective in the role Boldin plays.

Well, they can still sign Huggy Bear’s kid as a RB. I hear Denver just cut him.

Maybe I have a different recollection, but I have always remembered San Francisco being a bottom feeder.

Going into last season they had an okay defense with a Bust at QB, Bust at TE, holdout at WR and a patchwork O-Line.

Who thought they were going to be good last year? In fact no one at Sports Illustrated thought they were going to make the playoffs last season.

Frank Gore has played 14 or more games each of his five seasons. He has actually already played 16 games once as well.

They signed Brian Westbrook, who has also battled injuries but shouldn’t have to carry much of a load, and Anthony Dixon has looked decent as the backup feature back.

I don’t think I can have less confidence in Smith than I do in DA.

Still, my original point was that SF can challenge Arizona for the division. A year or two ago if you looked at the two teams on paper SF had no chance. Now it isn’t so clear.

and their backup just retired.

yeah…but Glenn Coffee was not anything special…at least not yet. I think they can manage. They went out and stole Anthony Dixon in the 6th round who is an excellent power runner (a brandon Jacobs type) who I thought was a 3-4th round talent (as did many). They also went out and got Brian Westbrook. Yes, he is old, but even so, I would still take him (in the short term, looking at one year) over Tim Hightower. So, if anything I would say their RBs would be better this year…plus they upgraded the O-Line.