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J.T. O'Sullivan to start Friday: Let the wild speculation begin

Well then.  J.T. O'Sullivan will be getting the reps this Friday with the first team offense.  According to Mike Nolan he'll play between a quarter and a quarter and a half.  Alex Smith will then play into the beginning of the third quarter and Shaun Hill will close out the game.  Nolan emphasized this does not mean O'Sullivan is the starting quarterback.

Based on his past comments about splitting up the starts I'm not so surprised. Originally it was going to be Hill and Smith starting the first two games, but since O'Sullivan reasserted his spot in the QB competition, that idea is out the window.  It seems like O'Sullivan is in the perfect position where his extra knowledge of the offense is allowing him to put some pressure on Smith and Hill.  At the same time, the extra knowledge could hurt his chances.  The coaches figure he knows the most and thus expect more out of him.

Speaking of starters, the top of the wide receiver depth chart is a bit injury riddled and so it looks like Jason Hill and Josh Morgan will see plenty of first-team action on Friday.  According to Barrows, the top 3 receivers in terms of training camp receptions are Bryant Johnson, Josh Morgan and Jason Hill, in that order.  Since Isaac Bruce and Arnaz Battle have sat out a fair number of practices that is not exactly a stunning statistic.  At the same time, when you're meant to be a first string guy, like Johnson, it's good that he's making plays, even if it is just training camp.

EDITOR'S NOTE 7:50PM: I was poking around Sando's NFC West blog and saw something interesting.  Prior to the announcement of O'Sullivan as a starter, Sando said:

Based on what we've seen, I would expect Nolan to maintain the current order based (to some degree) on which quarterbacks are scheduled to work more with the starters late in the week. That type of allotment could favor J.T. O'Sullivan and Alex Smith in this first exhibition game. The 49ers are anxious to look at each quarterback, so the assumption is that all three will play. But the logical move would be to give O'Sullivan and Smith the longest looks against the Raiders.

So maybe that gives us a little more insight into the decision.

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UGH

MURS for President!!!!!!!

by jtoj on Aug 6, 2008 8:26 PM PDT reply reply   0 recs

Seriously

Is you’re campaign really about Shaun Hill or just anybody but Alex Smith? I mean you barely know more about Shaun than you do JT.

by methodrampage on Aug 6, 2008 8:44 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Terrible

JT is going to start for us? Even if he’s not going to start out the season, it makes Alex look badly. And if we learned anything about last year, Alex is a sensitive dude, and unless he’s changed his demeanor, I can’t imagine this is going to help his confidence.

We need to give Alex a shot. 6 games. If he fails, go to Hill. Thankfully the Favre stuff is ruling the news right now. Or else, we’d be the laughing stock.

by roheblius on Aug 6, 2008 9:54 PM PDT reply reply   0 recs

Sensitivity is for cheerleaders

If Smith get all but hurt about this then he really doesn’t belong in professional sports.

by methodrampage on Aug 7, 2008 12:23 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

frankly I will be happy when this season begins so we can discuss things other then this darn QB competition! only 31 more days to go!

Simply by pulling on both ends, Patrick Willis can stretch diamonds back into coal

by 49erLou on Aug 6, 2008 9:56 PM PDT reply reply   0 recs

ironic you mention that

I’ve got a post going up early tomorrow morning bringing the QB race into a collective discussion. Not wildly original, but something to focus the conversation a little bit.

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by Fooch on Aug 6, 2008 10:32 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

That is not what my avatar is talking about.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Aug 6, 2008 10:31 PM PDT reply reply   0 recs

Don't Lie

You and JT go wayyyy back. Davis and Cal are sister schools, you know.

by sfgfan on Aug 7, 2008 9:11 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Well, I do have a lot to love Davis for…

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Aug 7, 2008 12:21 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs


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