... and now there's no guarantee he will beat out undrafted free agent Shaun Hill for the 49ers' starting job this season.
Unbelievable.
Smith did a huge favor for me in 2005. I had him going to the 49ers in my mock draft, and actually left Cal quarterback Aaron Rodgers out of the round. I knew it was a huge risk keeping Rodgers out of the round, but I also knew that if the 49ers didn't pick him, he'd fall a long way. If not out of the first round, then at least pretty far down.
There was some debate on whether the 49ers would take Smith or Rodgers, so needless to say it was a massive relief when they took Smith. And Rodgers did fall. In fact, had the Packers not taken him at 25th overall, I think he would have dropped completely out of the round.
My, how things have changed. Smith might lose his job to a no-name, and Rodgers now takes over for Brett Favre.
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Any reason to think Rodgers is better then Smith?
Still too soon to tell on both. Huge, huge year for both. Good news for Rodgers and Smith is that they have good coaching. I like McCarthy a lot, and if Mike Martz can't get something out of Smith, then it might not be there in the first place.