The San Francisco 49ers didn’t get off to the right foot last night as they dropped their first preseason game to the Denver Broncos by the score of 13-17. The first half included all the highlights pretty much as it was all 3rd and 4th string players playing in the second half.
The 1st and 2nd strings for the niners player pretty well I thought. In preseason you want your starters to look sharp and know what they are doing which they did that last night. I don’t put much thought into last nights second half the game because a lot of those players won’t be getting that much playing time once the season starts.
Quarterback Alex Smithwent 4-for-5 for 58 yards passing while leading two first-quarter scoring drives for the 49ers. He looked good and had a very nice pass to Arnaz Battle on a tight post route that was perfectly thrown. Smith has a lot more confidence going into this year, then he has had in the past. It is really nice to see the young guy with this much confidence and throwing the ball like he is capabale of.
Maurice Hicksand Michael Robinson both looked good in limited action in their battle to be Frank Gore’s backup. Hicks rushed for 30 yards and Robinson added 25. Gore, the 2006 NFC rushing leader, will sit out at least the 49ers’ first three exhibitions with a broken hand.
The 49ers will next play on August 18th, this coming Saturday against the Oakland Raiders. Get our there and support the 49ers if you are able to!
