49ers Preparing for 2010 Season

By Laruen Bosch of Bay Area Sports Drive 8/02/10

When Mike Singletary proclaimed to San Francisco 49er fans and the media that his team would be coached to play “smash-mouth football”, questions flew asking how a team with a smaller offensive line would produce the heavy hitting and blocking Singletary demanded Singletary’s desire for a harder hitting offensive line is a product of needing to protect a quarterback, Alex Smith, who has produced more questions than answers regarding his talent level since his drafting in 2005 and to provide running room for running back Frank Gore, a premiere back in the NFC. Head coach Mike Singletary talked about the first day of practice for the 2010 season from 49er head quarters,“First of all it was a good first day. I thought there was a lot of energy, good communication, and we’re off to a pretty decent start. I think our guys have a good idea of what they’re doing. It’s just a matter of pressing the details, and making sure that in everything we do, we understand exactly what it is we are doing. Not just being in the right place but making sure that when we are in the right place; that we are doing the right thing, exactly the way it’s supposed to be done and that’s the thing that we have to continue to build on. Today’s practice gives us something to stand on and begin to build. So from that standpoint, I thought it was pretty good.”.......... Story-photo gallery >>>