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Note to readers
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From The Sporting Green
Niners fans,
A short interruption here from Kevin's Niner Insider to let you know about a special 49ers article coming in Sunday's Chronicle.
It's an extensively reported profile of Mike Singletary by The Sporting Green's Gwen Knapp. ...
Does a 4-3 makes sense?
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Early in the season, when the 49ers were rolling up wins, they played teams with injury problems. Seattle, Arizona, St. Louis were all missing key players when they encountered San Francisco. Now the 49ers are facing teams returning to health, including the Packers this Sunday in...
Passing of a passing era
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You wonder if Isaac Bruce wonders about his decision to return for a 16th season. Now he's being de-emphasized after being slowed by an ankle injury. Bruce's expected retirement at the end of this season is the end of an era. Bruce, Kurt Warner , Torry Holt are the last...
Morgan and the magic man
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Hey, should we get back to talking football?
The 49ers were back at work Tuesday in full pads for an immense task in Green Bay on Sunday, a place the 49ers haven't won since 1990. That's when Don Majkowski was the quarterback. Actually I remember after that 24-20 loss to...
Prejudice shouldn't stand
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Scott Ostler , my esteemed colleague on the newspaper side, awarded the NFL the Knucklehead of the Week for their menu of fines that included one for a drooping sock, ($5,000) and another for wearing a college cap on the sidelines, $25,000. Ostler compared that to $5,000 for roughing...
Bruce benched
8 days ago by
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Coach Mike Singletary announced at his weekly news conference that Josh Morgan will supplant Isaac Bruce as the starter at wide receiver. Bruce sprained his ankle weeks ago and then rolled that ankle Tuesday in practice and missed Thursday night's 10-6 win over the Bears. Singletary...
Post Game
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Vernon Davis said all is good with Bears defensive end Adewale Ogunleye . He got into a tiff with him before the game, which is something he initiated. He told Ogunleye, "You better be ready" And he said, Ogunleye said the same thing to him. Davis got the better of him...
49ers-Bears Part II
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Hold by Mark Roman on the return. The 49ers start at the 20.
49ers Drive: Two runs and a very questionable slip screen to Crabtree on third down. Do that play when you need 3 yards, not 10. Delanie Walker with personal foul puts the ball at midfield after the punt. The 49ers might...
49ers-Bears
8 days ago by
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Vernon Davis got into with Bears defensive end Adewale Ogunleye before the game. Ogunleye was the one guy Davis praised when he said the 49ers were going to "destroy their front." Davis and Ogunleye played nice during the coin toss. The Bears will be without Charles "...
Bears Preview
8 days ago by
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The Bears and 49ers come into this game with similar backgrounds this season. Both started fast, and then fell on rocky times. Both have struggled with injuries and both have had problems at quarterback. Jay Cutler is still revered as a gun slinger in Chicago, but he's on pace...
It's getting wierd
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What's going on down at 4949? First, Mike Singletary gets into a tiff with a columnist on Monday, on Tuesday, tight end Vernon Davis said the 49ers would "destroy the Bears' front" and on Wednesday Singletary said the team would "come of age" during tomorrow...
Mid-season Analysis
10 days ago by
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So the 49ers are sitting here at midseason and are they different than previous years? At first blush, no. They are in the midst of a four-game losing streak, no different than four of the last five seasons when they went through three seven-game losing streaks and one six-gamer...
Singletary's news conference fireworks
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Whoa, what an interesting press conference with Mike Singletary, it was most noteworthy because of his exchange with Santa Rosa Press Democrat columnist Lowell Cohn. Singletary said when things "swing around" and get better, he and his team will enjoy it more and there will...
The stud of postgame
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Why should anyone be surprised by anything Frank Gore does? But there he was in the locker room, with his left eye rapidly closing from getting poked in the eye in the FIRST HALF. Gore looked like Joe Frazier in Manilla, but he continued to play the game.
So Gore caught seven passes...
49ers-Titan Part 2
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49ers Drive: It's all about deception, so the 49ers tried to run out of shotgun and didn't really get anywhere. Still the formations and the play-calling is keeping the 'Tans on their heels. When a 49ers' drive stalls, it's because of the 49ers seemingly, not the...
49ers-Tans
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The Titans made three line-up changes before the game, including one on the offensive line at right tackle where Leroy Harris replaces David Stewart. Rod Hood, replaces Nick Harper at cornerback and linebacker David Thornton was replaced by Gerald McGarth
Titans Drive: Nothing...
The Tans over and under
14 days ago by
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The only way to shorten the Titans team name is just say the back part, the "'Tans." If you just say the front end you'll liable to get slapped. But enough with such foolishness, what about the over-unders with this game. Here are a few:
Tans' RB Chris Johnson...
Go to the spread - slooooooowly
15 days ago by
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I got brutalized by Gary Radnich on channel 4 Wednesday night for writing that Alex Smith has the potential to be the next Peyton Manning or Tom Brady. With Radnich, it's always good natured fun and the Bay Area has been lucky to have such a unique sports personality over the...
The news of this Wednesday
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Here's the news for a relatively quiet Wednesday here at 4949. - Mike Singletary said rookie Ricky Jean Francois would replace Demetric Evans (shoulder) in the defensive-line rotation. Singletary also said Arnaz Battle and Brandon Jones will battle it out this week for the...
Now Singletary must change
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What's the line from the Stones - "You can't always get what you want, but you get what you need"? That applies to Mike Singletary and his San Francisco 49ers. Singletary envisioned a basic, tough-running, mistake-free team that pummeled the opposition into the...
Smith in the first half
19 days ago by
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Here's a first half evaluation of the passing game.
Smith was 11 of 18 passes for 121 yards a touchdown and an interception. Against the blitz: 3 for 3 31 yards Incompletion log: Smith really missed on only two passes - he threw ahead of Michael Crabtree on a slant that...
49ers-Colts: Second half
20 days ago by
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FIRST-HALF ASSESSMENT: The 49ers have to try the no-huddle in the second half, Alex Smith runs it so well and the increased tempo makes it hard for defenses to adjust. Colt receivers have been open, but Manning hasn't been sharp. The zone blitz with a DB coming into Manning'...
49ers-Colts
20 days ago by
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Expect more plays and maybe even some slip screens for Michael Crabtree. I think the 49ers will attack the Colts defense early. We'll see if they do it and if it works out.
More on Run-Pass
21 days ago by
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A fine debate on whether the 49ers should run or pass has ensued. The more I think about it, the more I firmly believe the 49ers should run as often as possible. Imagine if Alex Smith wings it 40 times against a healthy Colts team with Robert Mathis and Dwight Freeney bearing down...
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