Why 49ers didn't spread it out, and a look at O-line's play

The first thing Smith told me is that if a team plans to be running that kind of attack in situations that aren't a two-minute drill at the end of a half, the groundwork has to be laid for it in the offseason. The 49ers' offseason vision for this offense under Jimmy Raye was going to be a power-running team behind a physical offensive line and running back Frank Gore. Out of those run formations, the 49ers wanted to get the ball into the hands of Vernon Davis. If Singletary wanted a spread-'em-out offense that throws the ball around the field, he would've retained Mike Martz as coordinator. Raye and the coaches did not have a lot of "exposure" to Smith and Michael Crabtree, and Smith - in turn - did not have a lot of exposure to the "spread" during his offseason work when he was competing against Shaun Hill for the starting job. As I understand it, the 49ers have their basic two-minute package that consists of three wide receivers, tig...