With one team’s quarterback battle finished and the other’s still raging, the Bears and 49ers squared off last night in preseason action. Kyle Orton shined in his first start after being named the team’s signal caller this week by head coach Lovie Smith. Orton connected on 10 of his 17 pass attempts and tossed two touchdowns to Rashied Davis. Orton put another TD pass right on the money that Davis dropped and should have been a third touchdown connection between the two. Meanwhile, on the other sideline, Alex Smith was forced to watch as dark horse J.T. O’Sullivan went seven for eight for 126 yards and a score. Smith didn’t fare well, completing only six of his 17 attempts and didn’t do much to make a case for himself as the starter.
It looks like Orton may be more of a prolific passer than he’s been given credit for. Yes, the preseason is filled with vanilla defenses, but the guy played well last night. As for O’Sullivan, it looks like he’s all but locked up the starting gig. His knowledge of Martz’s system helped him get a jump on the other two QBs in camp, but by now the other guys should have caught up and it’s obvious that he’s just playing better.
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