SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -When Alex Smith drops back to pass these days, the quarterback sees the most talented and promising collection of wide receivers since he joined the San Francisco 49ers five years ago.
That’s quite a difference from the unsettled group Smith has worked with since he became the NFL’s No. 1 overall draft pick in 2005, and it’s the reason the 49ers are confident their passing attack this season can lift an offense that has been among the NFL’s worst over the past six years.
For the first time in his career, Smith came to training camp this week with the same two starting wideouts who lined up beside him last year: Michael Crabtree and Josh Morgan.
There also is plenty of potential in other candidates competing for roles in the receiver rotation.
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