SB Nation Bay Area - 49ers Roster 2012: Projections And Depth Chartshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48817/bayrea-fave.png2012-07-05T16:34:57-07:00http://bayarea.sbnation.com/rss/stream/27903652012-07-05T16:34:57-07:002012-07-05T16:34:57-07:0049ers Offseason: Alex Smith Motivated To Thrive Following Peyton Manning Rumors
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<p>Regardless of your profession, hearing news of you possibly losing your job to someone else is never a fun situation. And when you're <span>Alex Smith</span>, a quarterback who took his team to within a few minutes of a Super Bowl bid last season, it must have been brutal hearing rumors of <span>Peyton Manning</span> possibly coming to town.</p>
<p>As <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.ninersnation.com/">49ers</a> fans and Smith now know, Manning will not be coming to the Bay Area after electing to play with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.milehighreport.com/">Broncos</a>. And while some players might be bitter about what transpired a few months back, Smith is using it as motivation.</p>
<p>Here's <a target="_blank" href="http://blogs.sacbee.com/49ers/archives/2012/07/alex-smith-to-duel-aaron-rodgers-in-golf-later-this-month.html#storylink=cpy">Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee</a> with the latest.</p>
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<p>The 49ers and Smith were slow to agree to a contract deal. And before they did, the 49ers pursued Peyton Manning, who eventually chose to sign with the Broncos. Smith today reiterated that there were no hard feelings between him and Harbaugh. But he did allow that the episode was "a little awkward" for a week or so and will serve as motivation.</p>
<p>"Certainly there are a lot of forms of motivation," said Smith, who eventually signed a three-year deal with the 49ers. "I guess that's there a little bit as far as motivation." Smith said he didn't ask Harbaugh, who is back from a recent home-building mission in Peru, to caddy for him. Harbaugh and his staff will be preparing for training camp at the time.</p>
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<p>It's good to see Smith acting like a professional here, and the 49ers can only hope their former No. 1 pick uses this to become an even better quarterback.</p>
<p><i>For more on the 49ers be sure to check out <a target="_blank" href="http://ninersnation.com">Niners Nation</a>.</i></p>
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<p>Is it too early to start predicting the 53-man roster? Nonsense! The San Francisco 49ers are a very complete team, and spots on the roster are scarce - get 'em while their hot, and get these roster projections and analysis while you're at it. For more on the team, head on over to <a href="http://ninersnation.com">Niners Nation</a>.</p> <p>There's a period of time after the 2012 NFL Draft but before training camps open for all teams that most fans find absolutely boring. In years past, rookie contract negotiations have been all the rage, but now, nobody is hardly lifting an eyebrow over the fact that, say, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.dailynorseman.com/">Minnesota Vikings</a> have <a href="http://minnesota.sbnation.com/minnesota-vikings/2012/5/16/3024372/minnesota-vikings-roster-rookies-nfl-draft-signing">yet to sign any of their ten draftees</a>. The new collective bargaining agreement passed in August includes rookie wage scales, so teams have the guidelines already set for their rookies.</p>
<p>As such, there's far too little to really talk about. The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.canalstreetchronicles.com/">New Orleans Saints</a> were happy to oblige for a short while with their <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2012/3/2/2840043/new-orleans-saints-bounty-program-nfl-investigation-gregg-williams" target="_blank">bounty scandal</a>, but now there's another waiting period until the good stuff happens. Instead, we'll default to the time-honored tradition of rosterbation.</p>
<p>Over the next couple weeks, we're going to have some in-depth analysis of the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.ninersnation.com/">San Francisco 49ers</a> roster and many of the position battles going on. We'll look at who is likely to make it, who will be active on gameday and much, much more. But first, let's crank out a quick and dirty 53-man roster projection, shall we?</p>
<p><b>Quarterback(3): </b>Alex Smith, <span>Colin Kaepernick</span>, <span>Josh Johnson</span><br><b>Half Back(4): </b><span>Frank Gore</span>, <span>Kendall Hunter</span>, <span>LaMichael James</span>, <span>Rock Cartwright</span><br><b>Fullback(1): </b><span>Bruce Miller</span><br><b>Tight End (3): </b><span>Vernon Davis</span>, <span>Delanie Walker</span>, <span>Nate Byham</span><br><b>Wide Receiver (6): </b><span>Michael Crabtree</span>, <span>Mario Manningham</span>, <span>A.J. Jenkins</span>, Kyle Williams, <span>Randy Moss</span>, <span>Ted Ginn Jr.</span><br><b>Tackles (3): </b><span>Joe Staley</span>, Anthony Davis, <span>Alex Boone</span><br><b>Guards (3): </b><span>Mike Iupati</span>, <span>Daniel Kilgore</span>, <span>Joe Looney</span><br><b>Centers (2): </b><span>Jonathan Goodwin</span>, <span>Jason Slowey</span></p>
<p><b>Defensive Ends (4): </b><span>Justin Smith</span>, <span>Ray McDonald</span>, <span>Will Tukuafu</span>, DeMarcus Dobbs<br><b>Defensive Tackles (3): </b><span>Isaac Sopoaga</span>, Ricky Jean Francois, <span>Ian Williams</span><br><b>Outside Linebackers (4): </b><span>Ahmad Brooks</span>, <span>Aldon Smith</span>, <span>Parys Haralson</span>, <span>Cam Johnson</span><br><b>Inside Linebackers (4): </b><span>Patrick Willis</span>, <span>NaVorro Bowman</span>, <span>Larry Grant</span>, <span>Tavares Gooden</span><br><b>Cornerbacks (5): </b><span>Carlos Rogers</span>, <span>Tarell Brown</span>, <span>Chris Culliver</span>, <span>Tramaine Brock</span>, <span>Perrish Cox</span><br><b>Safeties (5): </b><span>Dashon Goldson</span>, <span>Donte Whitner</span>, <span>C.J. Spillman</span>, Collin Jones, <span>Trenton Robinson</span><br><b>Specialists (3): </b><span>David Akers</span>, <span>Andy Lee</span>, <span>Brian Jennings</span></p>
<p><b>Notable Cuts: </b>RB <span>Brandon Jacobs</span>, QB <span>Scott Tolzien</span>, CB <span>Curtis Holcomb</span>, WR <span>Chris Owusu</span>, LB <span>Darius Fleming</span> (injury)</p>
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