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Fantasy Football ToolsWhat was supposed to be a power-run system wound up becoming a shotgun offense. Why? Quarterback Alex Smith was more comfortable in that formation, and coaches probably believed that a shotgun would ameliorate the crippling pass blocking blunders at right tackle (where Adam Snyder and Tony Pashos took turns getting destroyed). But Smith doesn’t have an arm to build a team around; the Niners should have featured Frank Gore. The hearty 26-year-old once again showed great vision and downhill burst. Vernon Davis was the best seams receiver in football, and Michael Crabtree showed an uncanny ability to shake defenders and make adjustments on the ball. When not battling knee problems, LT Joe Staley was a microcosm of the rest of the line: average in pass protection and effective, but not dominant, on the ground…
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What was supposed to be a power-run system wound up becoming a shotgun offense. Why? Quarterback Alex Smith was more comfortable in that formation, and coaches probably believed that a shotgun would ameliorate the crippling pass blocking blunders at right tackle (where Adam Snyder and Tony Pashos took turns getting destroyed). But Smith doesn’t have an arm to build a team around; the Niners should have featured Frank Gore. The hearty 26-year-old once again showed great vision and downhill burst. Vernon Davis was the best seams receiver in football, and Michael Crabtree showed an uncanny ability to shake defenders and make adjustments on the ball. When not battling knee problems, LT Joe Staley was a microcosm of the rest of the line: average in pass protection and effective, but not dominant, on the ground…