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San Francisco 49ers: Projected 2012 Starting Lineups

Offense Quarterback – Alex Smith: In 2011 Alex Smith went from being forever heralded as one of the biggest draft busts in recent history to a solid starting quarterback. In 2012, the 49ers hope Smith can take this rapid transformation to the next level. With all they’ve done to improve at wide receiver this offseason, Smith has no excuse not to put up big passing numbers...
Via Football Nation  |  12 days ago
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Giants’ O-line must beware of Smith duo

When asked about San Francisco’s Smiths — the 49ers dynamic defensive duo of Justin and Aldon — Giants coach Tom Coughlin only could give a wan smile and rueful chuckle, like a man being audited about the IRS. Several Giants players called Justin Smith the best 3-4 end in football, the...
Via NY Post  |  January 22, 2012
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Smith, Gore rise above the heartbreak

Alex Smith is done with stoicism, with playing NFL quarterback behind that guarded wall of public detachment he carefully constructed over the past six, mostly miserable seasons -- a buttress to keep his sanity. Frank Gore, the running back whose competitive angst seeps through his pores, is finished shedding tears of insecurity and self-loathing. Saturday, there is nothing but...
Via Fox Sports  |  January 13, 2012
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49ers DE Justin Smith talks about the team's gameplan to stop the Saints

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers defensive end Justin Smith has emerged as a serious candidate for defensive player of the year honors. As one of the team leaders of the defensive line, Smith has helped the 49ers become...
Via San Francisco 49ers Examiner  |  January 11, 2012
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Bye week offers 49ers' Justin Smith chance to heal

Even iron men need their rest. Consider the case of 49ers defensive tackle Justin Smith, who has started 171 straight games dating to 2001 but isn't immune to the rigors of the NFL's 16-game regular season. The indefatigable Smith was invisible during parts of the Niners' final two games,...
Via Niner Insider  |  January 05, 2012
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49ers' Justin Smith one of NFL's best nobody knows

(Eds: With AP Photos.) By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer Justin Smith might be the NFL's biggest superstar nobody knows. Smith mentions how he typically chips his teeth a couple of times each season as if it's no big deal. Just part of the job as a menacing defensive lineman who refuses to wear a mouth guard because it makes for tough breathing. The 11th-year defensive...
Via AP on Fox  |  December 22, 2011
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Defensive line coach Jim Tomsula fought to get Justin Smith to the 49ers

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — On Monday, San Francisco 49ers defensive line coach Jim Tomsula visited the media trailer and spoke to the writers for an hour. He covered a lot of topics on the team, the players, the coaching staff...
Via San Francisco 49ers Examiner  |  December 06, 2011
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49ers' Justin Smith and his game-winning play

(11-14) 21:22 PST -- As it turns out, Justin Smith might be even more adept at deflecting praise than fourth-down passes. After the 49ers ' Pro Bowl defensive tackle sealed San Francisco's 27-20 win over the New York Giants on Sunday by batting down Eli Manning's last-gasp pass, he explained...
Via Niner Insider  |  November 15, 2011
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Smith defensive gem lifts 49ers over Giants 27-20

Justin Smith batted down Eli Manning's pass in the waning seconds of the New York quarterback's comeback try, stopping the Giants for a 27-20 victory Sunday in a matchup of NFC division leaders. With his team trailing, Manning completed a pair of long fourth-down passes and got his team to the red zone with 1:53 to go. Unlike last week's rally by New York (6-3) at New...
Via AP on Fox  |  November 13, 2011
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Justin Smith: The best 3-4 end in the NFL

Chances are, you won't need a whole handful of fingers to fully enumerate the number of guys who’ve successfully made a transition in recent years from 4-3 defensive end to the same position in a 3-4 front. Then again, you might require an index finger thrust in the air to characterize the status of 49ers veteran Justin Smith among the few defenders who have effectively made...
Via sfo.scout.com  |  November 04, 2011
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