Baas Seems to Be the Front-runner

Baas is determined to win the San Francisco 49ers' starting job at center, replacing the injured Eric Heitmann. And Baas seems to be the front-runner after taking all the repetitions with the first team Tuesday morning.

Heitmann broke his left leg Monday and is expected to miss up to two months, a big blow for a unit that is determined to establish some continuity in 2010.

It is hard, but I need to be just like him in the huddle. It's not a done deal," Baas said Tuesday of being the 49ers' new starting center. "I have to be very confident. I put two balls on the ground today."

San Francisco's new-look offensive line, featuring first-round draft picks Anthony Davis and Mike Iupati, will have its first real test in a preseason opener Sunday at Indianapolis.

Baas was a regular in the spot as a senior at Michigan in 2004.

Interestingly, Baas earned his first start as a rookie on Dec. 4, 2005, against the Arizona Cardinals, replacing Heitmann at right guard. Heitmann had been moved to center to take over for the injured Jeremy Newberry. Baas started the final five games that year.

Baas lined up at center just once in his first five NFL seasons, and not since Dec. 31, 2006, at Denver.

You've got to be versatile in this league,"Iupati said. "There are a lot of people here who can play a lot of positions."

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