Hoyer Signs As A Free Agent!

During Day 2 of the NFL Draft yesterday, ESPN were all over former Michigan St. quarterback Brian Hoyer. They had camera in his house as he watched the draft on his television. Well why the draft was going on and more-and-more names were being chosen, Hoyer had to sit there and wonder when it was going to be his turn. I felt bad for the guy sitting there while the whole world watches his disappointment.

He was never drafted, but he did sign as a free agent, with the New England Patriots. Imagine that, Hoodie thinks something off this kid. He might be the luckiest quarterback coming into the league. He gets to go to a team that can compete every year in the playoffs and he might have the chance to be the backup quarterback. The Patriots traded away Matt Cassel, so Tom Brady doesn't have a backup. And if Tom Brady's knee doesn't hold up, Hoyer could see some action.

Here is what Hoyer had to say about his draft day experience:

Hearing good buzz, the St. Ignatius and Michigan State grad originally agreed to the setup thinking he could go in the third or fourth round today. Once those rounds passed without him being chosen, "I thought, 'Oh my God, this is bad,'" Hoyer said tonight.

He also added this.

"They've had a lot of success with day two quarterbacks," Hoyer said, knowing Tom Brady was a sixth-rounder and Matt Cassel, who stepped right in when Brady went down last season then was traded to Kansas City this offseason, was a seventh-round pick. "And I thought what a better player to learn from than the best quarterback in the game."

Well I am glad to see everything worked out for him. Word of advice to future NFL quarterbacks, never let ESPN camera's in you house again.

Also the 49ers signed alcohol loving offensive lineman Alex Boone.

Ohio State's Boone signs with San Francisco, Michigan State's Hoyer with New England (Plains-Dealer)

Vick to San Fransisco?

No the headline isn't a joke. The 49ers are considering trading for Atlanta Falcons quarterback Micheal Vick.

“I’m not going to say I’m open or closed,” Singletary said after the 49ers’ state-of-the-franchise event for season-ticket holders. “I’d say it has to be something (general manager) Scot (McCloughan) and I talk about and feel good about one way or the other. But we have not talked about it at this point in great detail. We’re trying to focus on what we have.”

The 49ers still have two quarterbacks on their roster. Shawn Hill and Alex Smith are expected to battle for the quarterback spot. The 49ers have to reduce Smith's huge salary that he will be receiving in 2009.

“I think right now we really need to look at the two guys we have,” Singletary added. “If everything works out with Alex and he’s back, we need to look at that and go as far as we can go with that. The whole Michael Vick thing, we have to sit down and talk about that. But for right now, we have enough on our plates.”

There has also been talks of bringing back former 49ers quarterback Jeff Garcia.

“You’re always interested in a guy who can win football games and Garcia is that kind of guy,” Singletary said. “But I think the most important thing is to look at what makes sense for us. When I look at Shaun Hill, I think he did a great job last year.

I am not too crazy about either Vick or Garcia. Garcia is going to be 39 at the start of the season and injuries have plague his career recently. Vick is someone I was never crazy about when he was in Atlanta. Put the dog charges away and look at Vick's on-field performance.

His QB rating is 75.7 and he has thrown 52 interceptions to only 71 touchdowns. Also his aggressive running style can get him into trouble. He broke his leg once and missed the first 11 games of the 2003.

While Shawn Hill isn't the sexiest quarterback around he is very efficient. He won't throw a lot of interceptions and he is proven winner when the game is on the line. During the St. Louis game this year Hill was lousy. He looked terrible for the 1st three quarters of the game and the 49ers were down 17-3. Hill lead a comeback in the 4th quarter and the 49ers won the game.

The guy is a winner. I mean come on, he lead Maryland to the Orange Bowl. If the 49ers had him in for the entire season they probably could have made the playoffs. Or at least they wouldn't have lost the Philadelphia or New England games.

While I am for all the options I wouldn't give up on Hill. Former coach Mike Nolan gave up on Hill and went with J.T. O'Sullivan. And now Nolan is taking orders from a 32-year old kid in Denver. If Mike Singletary wants to be a head coach for a long time with San Fransisco, he should stick to Hill.