Well it's finally here...TRAINING !

And it started off with some mixed thoughts in my mind. First off, I had never hear the 49ers "sound off" while they were going through stretching. It sounded GOOD to me. It actually brought back memories of when I was playing in New York.

When a team sounds off, it says something about the unity of a team. And that's something the Niners haven't had in a long time. 

From there is looked like the same old routine until they started the hitting! POP was the sound of the morning and there was a lot of popping going on out on the field. Personally I think the players are really into the padded practices.

I felt really bad for the rookie kicker who's trying to win a spot an a team that has two of the BEST kickers in the league. I felt bad for him because his kicks barely went beyond 30 yards. I'm not going to waste any more time on him because I'm sure he won't be here long.

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OK I've read what Miaocco had to say and thesee are my thoughts...

I knew long ago that Hill was going to start the first game of Pre Season and that's becuase it would only be fiar since he was the starter last season. As for Smith, he's going to get his first taste of action since the whole Nolan fiasco. Smith looked good at times during TC while I was there and so he should do well against the Broncos. 

Nolan will obivously try to do things that will make it hard on his former QB but, if Smith plays HIS game, he'll play right through it.

The fact the Gore is NOT playing at all doesn'y surprise me. In fact, I'm glad to hear it. Like Singletary stated "I see no benefit from working seasoned vets in the first game of Pre Season" This will give them a chance to rest and look at the back up players to see where they might need help and make ajustments.

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I know this is not 49ers news but, of course everyone is aware that Michael Vick has signed a 2 year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles. This is really good news to me because regardless of what he did, he deserved to be given this chance to complete his NFL career.

This is going to give the Eagles a whole new look when it comes to the infamous "Wildcat" formation that most of the NFL is adding to their play books.

Well, it should be really interesting to see how Vick is greeted in Philadelphia...as we all know, that can be one of the ROUGHEST crowds to win over.

I wish Michael and the Eagles the best of luck and I'm sure the NFL is going to see some really exciting football in Philadelphia. 

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Well the 49ers are off to a good start. Although I was hoping for more scoring from our offense, I was still pleased with the win.

The Defense was better than I thought they would be this early on in pre season. The way the secondary played was what I thought it would be...swarming! They were all over the place. They did give up a couple of big plays but kept their composure and played through it.

Both QBs looked a little shaky in my book. And from that game I can NOT see a clear cut winner or slight leader. And that's because I know that they can both play MUCH better. I spoke to Alex after the game and asked how he thought he did and he said " I could have done better but, I'm pleased to be back on the field." When I asked hill the same question, he just looked at me and said " We still have a lot of work ahead of us but, we're making progress in the right direction."

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OK...Now I'm impressed! The Niners did what I thought they SHOULD have...WON! 

It wasn't just a good game, it was a GREAT day at the "Stick". The parking lot situation was a little annoying but, most of us got through it. It seemed like the Raider fans tried to buy up all the Pre-Paid parking passes for this one. I can't remember the time it took me almost an hour before I could get my car in. BUt once I was in, it was business as usual at Club 49.

We waited for everyone to arrive with tables, plates of food, drink, etc. There wasn't as much trash talking going on this year at C-49 because we had a few guest that were Raider fans so, I guess that could be the reason.

Anyway, There was plenty of the trash talking going on inside and I was there to support my fellow Niner Fan! The thing I liked was that most of the trash talk was mild...nothing too over the top...(fighting words). I sat behind the Niners bench...as usual and enjoyed the company of old and new friends. It's always nice to share a section with pumped up people. I'm sure that will only last until the actual season starts and it'll be back to the more subdued atmosphere.

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I was not happy at all about the first half. We had NO PASS RUSH and our offense just couldn't get it going. 

There were a few really useless plays called and I know it's just pre season but, if we are going to run a "wildcat" formation...we should at LEAST get something out of it. I'm realy glad that we held them to ONLY 10 points in the first half. Then only gave up another 3 for the rest of the game. Our defense has been suspect to big plays and that needs to be addressed.

The second half was MUCH more to my liking. Davis has won my vote for #2 QB...maybe #1 if he had a little more experience. This kid is GOOD! I just have to say that. I had not really looked too closely at Davis until yesterday. The kid is GOOD!

He moved the team down the field like a seasoned vet and I know that when he get's his shot to shine, we'll need sun glasses because he's going to shine brightly!

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