Aug 30th 2008 8:00AM by Bruce Ciskie (author feed)
Filed under: 49ers, NFC West

Listen, I’d love to believe in J.T. O’Sullivan. He’s had a great pre-season, he’s battled through a lot of adversity to earn this shot, and he seems to have the physical tools. However, the fact that he’s failed in every NFL stop before this worries me. Is Mike Martz the magic potion that will cure O’Sullivan and turn him into a good NFL quarterback? Maybe. He’s certainly made a lot of other quarterbacks look really good. At quick glance, O’Sullivan appears to be a perfect fit for the Martz offense. He’s making good, quick decisions. He’s got an arm that’s plenty good enough. But the fact that he’s never succeeded anywhere else in the NFL tells me that there is at least a part of his pre-season performance that’s “mirage”. There isn’t much else to work with here. Alex Smith has been generally terrible, doesn’t appear to get along well with coach Mike Nolan, and he’s getting to the point in his career where San Francisco may just have to consider giving up on him. Shaun Hill, meanwhile, looked passable in a late-season audition last year before becoming virtually invisible in training camp. He doesn’t appear to be much of a factor. Heat Index: 5
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