I wrote up a quick post for NBCSports.com on Alex Smith this morning. (This is in my other role writing about "real" football the same way I'd write about fantasy football, but without the 'He's a QB2.' sentence at the end.)

The end of the post is why I mostly disagree with Wesseling's love for Shaun Hill this season. The man isn't going to have great job security.

It's not a shock that Smith is outplaying Hill in practice because of his physical skills, and I expect Hill will open the season as San Francisco's starter. But I would be shocked if Hill kept his job if the 49ers were under .500 at any point after September. Maybe the 49ers will finally win, but they haven't done it since Steve Mariucci left town.

Derek Anderson faced a similar situation last year, and lost his job. He had a higher ceiling than Hill, though, who I see as a good QB2 in a best-case scenario. I love the guy for helping to win our office league championship last year, but I'm not excited about a post-Martz 49er quarterback without great job security, no matter who it is.