Jul 27th 2008 4:02PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: 49ers
Two developments from 49ers camp, neither of which are particularly shocking. First, according to the ’s Matt Barrows, Shaun Hill got the first-team reps during the morning session, and while he and Alex Smith both looked sharp, “overall, Hill seems to be more content with quick, short passes while … Smith tends to hold the ball longer and throw more downfield.”

I’m pretty sure that will have zero effect on who ultimately wins the job, unless, of course, the 49ers would seriously consider releasing Smith if he’s the odd man out come the season opener.

In other news, the league’s most tightly wound tight end, Vernon Davis, got into a little scrap at practice. That it didn’t happen sooner is the only surprise, I think. Barrows has the details. I’ve been waiting for it to happen and today it finally did. Vernon Davis got into a training camp fight. Well, sort of. The play in question started when tight end Delanie Walker took in a short pass and headed upfield. Justin Smith was in hot pursuit and gave him a hard - too hard - shove in the back that sent him sprawling to the ground.

This was during a non-contact practice where there’s supposed to be no tackling. Naturally, the offensive players weren’t too happy, particularly Davis who came running from across the field, helmet in hand, to confront Smith. “Don’t — push him down like that,” Davis screamed several times. There was some shoving and several players jumped in to break things up, but overall it wasn’t one of Davis’ bigger donnybrooks. Nobody’s helmet got thrown across the field so maybe Davis has matured since minicamp.