While first-round draft choice Vernon Davis attracted a lot of attention at the 49ers’ recent minicamp, another newcomer, receiver Antonio Bryant, may have been the most impressive offensive player on the field.
The team’s top free-agent addition is still developing timing with quarterback Alex Smith, but it was clear that Bryant already has become Smith’s first downfield option. Smith twice opened team drills by finding Bryant on crossing patterns, and the new No. 81 has a sense of urgency about him that the old No. 81, recently traded Rashaun Woods, did not show.
“We’ve hung out, and we’ve done some things,” Bryant said of the rapport he’s building with Smith. “Just out here on the field – it’s gotten better every week as far as running the routes and understanding where the quarterback wants you to be. ... I’m just showing him my capabilities as someone who can go out there and make plays for him.”
Source: [Sacramento Bee]
