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With Michael Crabtree out with a leg injury, it has been up to Moss and Manningham to provide most of the highlights in a passing game that has struggled in recent days to find any kind of rhythm. Coach Jim Harbaugh said the offence "took a step back" during Fridays session of team drills, saying the defence dominated the offence "about every which way it could be dominated." The 49ers had their first night practice of summer camp on Saturday before a day off for players Sunday. It was supposed to start looking better than this after the 49ers signed Moss and Manningham in free agency, then used their first-round draft pick in April to select Illinois speedster A.J. Jenkins. "Im not saying were terrible right now," Manningham said Saturday. "But were not where we want to be. We all have to get better in all phases." Quarterback Alex Smith had the best year of his career last season, finishing ninth in the NFL with a 90.7 passer rating while throwing just five interceptions. Smiths efficiency in running the offence played a significant role in San Franciscos turnaround season after an eight-year drought without a winning record. But Smiths career-high 3,144 yards passing ranked just 19th in the NFL and 16 other quarterbacks threw more than Smiths 17 touchdown passes. Those are two stats the 49ers would like to improve upon this season. In San Franciscos overtime loss to the New York Giants in the NFC championship game, Smith completed just one pass to a wide receiver. The 49ers would like to improve on that, too. Smith was encouraged this spring by the teams progress during the first off-season of work in Harbaughs system. He feels the recent snag in that progress is just something the offence needs to work through. "Everybody on offence has really zoned in on that the last two days and made a lot of emphasis of it, and it hasnt been good enough," Smith said. "Prior to that, I feel like we got off to a good start. 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"He came in in such great shape and looked fantastic. We feel like we can get him back soon and pick right up. Hes chomping at the bit to get back out there, and I dont anticipate any issues when he gets back." San Franciscos struggles on offence have extended into the red zone, another area in which the team is looking for considerable improvement this season. The 49ers ranked 30th in red zone offence last season, scoring touchdowns just 40.68 per cent of the time they got inside opponents 20-yard line. Those problems have been magnified in recent red-zone team drills during which the offence was consistently denied by a defence that ranked fourth in the league last season. San Francisco also ranked first in rushing defence and fourth in red zone defence, and that unit returns all 11 starters from last season. "When you work against a defence like ours, as an offence it provides a great challenge," offensive co-ordinator Greg Roman said. "It makes you better day in and day out, so watching our defence compete against our offence is always a good thing for the 49ers. As iron sharpens iron, one man sharpens another." The 49ers are hoping to get much sharper by the time they host Minnesota in their preseason opener on Aug. 10. San Franciscos first-team offence was embarrassed in its preseason opener last year at New Orleans. "We have to handle it, move forward, learn from it, and I think we will," Harbaugh said. "Thats the way this offensive unit has been since we got together. So I anticipate that we can handle it and make a positive out of it." ' ' '
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