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If there was any doubt as to whether or not J.T. O’Sullivan should be considered a serious contender this season for the Niners’ starting QB job, head coach Mike Nolan removed it Wednesday when he announced that O’Sullivan would start Friday’s first preseason game against the Raiders. Truth be told, according to team insiders, the Niners and new offensive coordinator Mike Martz probably are more in the dark at the moment about the team’s starting QB than they were when training camp opened almost two weeks ago. Daily camp observers report that all three candidates (O’Sullivan, Alex Smith and Shaun Hill) have scuffled more than a little, as Martz’s offense has proven to be a major work in progress, to say the least. The one key thing that has separated O’Sullivan from his challengers, we hear, is that he appears to have a much better handle on Martz’s system, which is understandable considering that he played under Martz in Detroit. More importantly, though, word is O’Sullivan has looked more like a leader under center, showing a lot more fire and energy than either Smith or Hill up to now.
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