A pretty solid list, but as the writer puts it, this group is "thinner than Nicole Ritchie." Scarcity leads to average guys getting big contracts. Who will be the NFL's Gil Meche?
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The SF Chronicle has listed a nice little summary of the WR corps for the upcoming mini-camps for the 49ers. After cutting/losing Antonio Bryant, who will take over the big play capabilities? Many are expecting former Bronco and Falcon Ashley Lelie to take that roll, but what else is new, Lelie has   more...
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Did anyone else notice that Michael Turner has 175 yards rushing after two games? That puts him on pace for 1400. While that probably won't happen, it reveals a trend separating studs from duds in week two.Good teams produce fantasy studs and bad teams produce fantasy duds (no matter how good you   more...
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The San Francisco 49ers dropped talented but troubled WR Antonio Bryant today, and made a deal with free agent WR Ashley Lelie from Denver. Lelie spent several seasons with the Broncos, but never really lived up to expectations. With the 49ers still searching for an offensive coordinator, the team   more...
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Bryant has been suspended for four games for violating the league's substance abuse policy. Bryant is the team's number one receiver, but lately Alex Smith has been looking for Arnaz Battle and Vernon Davis, while utilizing Frank Gore's rugged running abilities. This does however, impact the 49ers'   more...
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A preview of this weekend's Bears-Niners game.
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My write-up on the 49ers, what I see from all of their positions and some interesting things to know about them.
Original Story: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article....

A column by San Francisco Chronicle contributor Ray Ratto which speaks on the contributions that both WR Antonio Bryant and RB Frank Gore have made to the 49ers offensive growth this season. The article speaks on the contrasting personalities of the two players but how they have both affected this   more...
Original Story: http://www.49erswebzone.com/content/news....

Someone might want to tell Antonio Bryant that most speed limits in California don't hit triple digits. Normally, driving a lamborghini 100MPH after a few cocktails and then being combative with cops won't get you arrested...at least not in the Cannonball Run films...drinking and driving in that   more...
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Smith passed for 233 yards and Frank Gore rushed for 127 yards as the 49ers (1-1) followed up a narrow loss at Arizona last week with a cohesive victory over the Rams.The San Francisco 49ers looked solid on both sides of the ball Sunday afternoon. Coming out of halftime, the team trailed St. Louis   more...
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According to his quote in The Merc today, Mike Nolan thinks that if you build a team based character..."you're just going to end up with a lily-white team that doesn't beat anybody."Of course he was talking about his black WR, Antonio Bryant. Either that's THE WORST choice of words i've ever heard   more...
Original Story: http://blog.nbx.com/2007/03/i_guess_the_....

Check out this commentary article from the 49ers' fansite www.49erswebzone.com. It's a very in-depth breakdown of the 49ers opening weekend loss to the Cardinals, with emphasis on player analysis from both the author and head coach Mike Nolan.
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Here's a story I wrote about a month ago outlining the optimism I see in 2006 for the San Francisco 49ers, both as a football fan in general and as a 49ers fan. One of the biggest points I made was the consistent drafting the 49ers have done in the past two seasons, making good moves to improve   more...
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Thanks to a wildly escalating salary structure and the indelible mark Mel Kiper-led draft punditry has left on the cultural landscape, the #1 pick in the NFL Draft has achieved a level of notoriety that transcends any reasonable expectation its founders could have envisioned. As a result of this   more...

When Kevan Barlow was traded to the New York Jets last month, it became clear that Mike Nolan and his staff were ready to put their trust into Frank Gore to be the featured back of the rebuilding San Francisco 49er franchise. Nolan recently elaborated even further on the former Miami Hurricane's   more...
Original Story: http://www.insidebayarea.com/49ers/ci_42....