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A closer look at Shaun Hill : Looking again at the game, Shaun Hill wasn't nearly as bad as he looked. Hill had four bad passes and only seven good ones. Vernon Davis dropped a screen and Hill missed Michael Crabtree on an out that would have been about an 18-yard gain and then threw the...
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