49ers Football Season is here!

Training camp has started and you can now taste the new nfl football season.  There have been many changes on the 49ers.  Who would have thought that Randy Moss would be wearing the red and gold?  Alex Smith is still at the qb position but you have to wonder for how long.

The niners defense is pretty much still intact. There are a lot of people that don't think the niners will have as good a season as last year.  They have upgraded the wide receivers and added a few new running backs.

The real question is still going to be Alex Smith.  He played ok last year.  He had a few moments of looking like a real NFL quarterback, but you still get the feeling that the old Alex Smith is going to show up.

The Niners came really close to going to the superbowl.  Two fumbled punt returns were the difference.  They might have even beat the New England Patriots if they had gotten there.  We will never know.

Now we are getting ready for a new football season and niner fans have to put last year behind them.  The niners were not on peoples radar last go round, but this year they are going to be in clear view.

It is going to be really interesting to see how Randy Moss and Alex Smith work together.  Tom Brady got a lot out of Randy.  He was really good at completing those deep passes.  I just wonder if Alex Smith can hook up with Randy on a consistent basis.  The other thing to look out for is Vernon Davis.  With Randy Moss and Mario Manningham entering the lineup, it should open up some routes underneath for Vernon Davis.  With his speed it only takes a few yards of separation for him to pick up big yards after the catch.

I expect Michael Crabtree to have a breakout season too.  People talk bad about Crabtree, but I think he is a real talent that just needs to get the ball thrown in his direction.  The ball needs to be accurate though.  Sometimes Alex Smith was throwing ducks that were making it hard on Crabtree and the other receivers.

This is the first time in a long time that Alex Smith will be having the same offense.  So it will be interesting to see if he can really make it count this year.  I know that he has to be looking over his shoulder because of the offseason moves the niners made and were attempting.  Josh Johnson and the other niner quarterbacks have to be licking their chops with all the receiving options available.  Alex Smith better not slip.