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And that's a wrap: Next up, OTAs

Yesterday was the second and final day of the post-draft minicamp.  It was primarily for rookies, but Coach Singletary asked numerous veterans to come to camp if they didn't have prior important plans.  No word on if anybody elected not to come to camp.

Nate Davis, pictured to the right, missed the first day of practice with a hamstring issue.  However, he bounced back to get some throws in with what I assume was a quasi-third team offense.  Apparently his best throw was a nice completion to backup, backup, backup wide receiver Micheal Spurlock.  Either way, it will be interesting to see the kind of playing time that Nate Davis can garner in training camp and the preseason.  He'll be playing with mostly second and third stringers.

Of course that also raises the question of what happens with Damon Huard.  I'd imagine they'll keep him around well into training camp to see what happens on the injury front.  Nate Davis won't be going on the practice squad and the team won't be carrying 4 QBs, so Huard knows his only chance of making the roster is if one of the three QBs gets injured.  If Hill/Smith/Davis remain healthy, Huard will be cut sometime before the end of camp.

Speaking of the QB situation, Jimmy Raye was finally allowed to speak to the media and he addressed the QB competition, among other things:

Raye was asked if he had a timeline on this year's competition between Shaun Hill and Alex Smith. The short answer is, no. Raye said that he would let the competition "run its course," and if it ran into training camp, so be it.

One key difference is that last year's OC, Mike Martz, didn't think much of the top two QBs that offseason, Hill and Smith. That doesn't seem to be the case with Raye. He seems to have a much more nurturing, fatherly style than Martz had (especially with Hill). "I like them. I like them both," Raye said. "I like the competitive rivalry between the two of them. I think when it's all said and done, the best player will come out of this and we'll have, between the two of them, we'll have the best quarterback for what we're trying to do."

Obviously we don't know much of anything following a quick two-day minicamp.  The 49ers will head into their OTAs in a couple weeks and I'd imagine Shaun Hill holds the edge in the QB competition.  Speaking of the OTAs, in the past they've been in June, but this 49ers.com article indicates they start in two weeks.

If I had to point to the biggest gain from this minicamp, it would be that younger veterans were in town, even if they were not participating in practice.  The best example of this was Joe Staley, who observed the opening day of practice in street clothes.  While that isn't going to make him any better of a left tackle, I'll take anything like this that helps build the comraderie in the locker room.

That's about it for now.  We'll be back this week with any more details that leak out about minicamp.  In the meantime, hopefully everybody will be able to survive until OTAs kick off in a couple weeks.

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i hope nate davis gets in the mix (but not start) then he will get enough confidence to start next year and but this year i want hill

by big beaner on May 3, 2009 8:44 AM PDT reply actions  

davis will be practice squad this year

If you had a lineup of 9 Jack Custs who hit(Cust career average) .239 AVG, .382 OBP, and .475 SLG, then your team would score 6.12 runs per game-totalling to 991runs a season.The 08 rangers lead the majors in runs score with 901.

by 9Custs on May 3, 2009 10:00 AM PDT reply actions  

practice squad

A player on the practice squad can be signed away at any time by any other team in the league. I highly doubt the 49ers would put a potential steal like Davis at such risk.

by David Fucillo on May 3, 2009 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

yeah

but I do like having huard around, I think he’s the quintessential backup QB. Experienced and seems to be a good teacher.

by foosball4949 on May 3, 2009 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

I really don’t see why we’d have Huard instead of Davis on the roster.

Rafael Rodriguez: Your number 8 organizational prospect before stepping a foot on American soil and has "looked just super so far," according to Felipe Alou. "He has some bat speed and the ball comes off the bat pretty well" - K.Law.

by BrianBokake on May 4, 2009 1:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

This.

Huard will probably rot in free agency if the 49ers let him go. If he wants a job, or if you want a mentor, sign Huard up to be that. He does not need to take up a roster spot to “teach.”

by sfgfan on May 5, 2009 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

Davis will not be on the practice squad

I do love Raye’s comments, however. I think the more “fatherly” style may be better for Smith, if there is any hope at all for him to develop. A kid that young can’t be helped by an OC who gives up on him on day one, and who knows, maybe that was part of his problem.

by Blank x2 on May 3, 2009 11:58 AM PDT reply actions  

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