sfgate.com - 5/4/2008
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(05-03) 18:48 PDT -- After two days of practice, it's obvious Alex Smith and Shaun Hill are already in quarterback shape - for early May. At the 49ers' full-squad minicamp, one of Smith's passes raised dust at the foot of his intended receiver while Hill threw one pass that looked like a wobbly duck in the throes of death. Coaches would be concerned if these were September passes but as it is ...
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... . Says TE Vernon Davis of the quarterback competition between Alex Smith and Shaun Hill, “May the best man win. I love both those guys .” Rookie LB Larry Grant ...
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