NFL Training Camp News: San Francisco 49ers

Will Shaun Hill return as the starter in 2009? That's just one of the question hovering above the Niners. (AP Images)"]

If nothing else, the San Francisco 49ers open camp with a roster full of continuity. Minus training-camp surprises and injuries, 19 of the 22 starting scrimmage positions are settled before the first whistle has sounded. Counting kicker, punter, long snapper, and return specialist, the 49ers have 23 of 26 starting jobs resolved going into camp.

Going into camp, the only unsettled positions are quarterback, right tackle, and right cornerback. All will play out in August practices and the first three exhibition games.

QB is the focal point, of course. Much more scrutiny will be paid to Shaun Hill and Alex Smith as their duel plays over camp and exhibition season.

Also to be determined is which wide receivers will play, and how much. Isaac Bruce and Josh Morgan figure to go into camp as the two starters, but everything else about the receiving corps is unsettled.

The Niners are pegged at +5500 to win the Super Bowl.

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