Saw some of Alex Smith’s plays - to say the least, he was shaky. His passes were totally off, and his decision-making was hazy.

But I won’t write him off for the start yet - yes, Rattay did well coming in second, but we have to give Alex Smith a chance. It was his first game - a lot of players cannot adjust for the entire rookie season, so I won’t make any calls on him yet except that he did not play well in his first game. At all.

On a positive note, the defense scored a TD, and more importantly, the 49ers won a game. So what if it was only an exhibition game? It was against the Raiders, it was the Battle of the Bay. And we did not win a single exhibition last year. So considering that, it was a big deal to get this win.

I don’t have much hopes for this season though. Even Arizona may be a tough cookie this year to pass over.