Why There Shouldn’t Be a Quarterback Competition in San Francisco

With training camp under way, and position battles heating up around the NFL, it should be noted that teams with quarterback controversies never seem to project for a winning season.

Whether it is the Cleveland Browns and the competition between Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn, or the Tampa Buccaneers and there 65 different quarterbacks, or finally the San Francisco 49ers with Shaun Hill and Alex Smith, each team's 2009 outlook is mediocre at best.

However, when it comes to the situation in San Francisco, there shouldn't be a "competition" between Shaun Hill and Alex Smith. Instead of wavering back and forth on whose going to be the No. 1 guy, the 49ers need to name Shaun Hill their week one starter.

If the 49ers let Hill and Smith "battle it out" during trainin...

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