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Painful loss for the 49ers
21 hours ago by
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Safety Michael Lewis left the game in the fourth quarter with a quad strain. And backup running back Glen Coffee sustained a concussion in the fourth quarter. Those appear to be the players who might not be able to rebound for Thursday's game against the Bears.
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Breakdown of the 49ers' four back-breaking turnovers
14 hours ago by
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Here's what happened on those four turnovers, which led to 24 points for the Titans.
Turnover #1: First quarter interception. Smith was in the shotgun, flanked by running backs Frank Gore and Glen Coffee. When the Titans come with four-man rush, both backs exit the...
Golden Nuggets: At least it's a short week, right?
12 hours ago by
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After another brutal loss, the 49ers have a short week to turn around and get ready for the also struggling Chicago Bears. On the one hand that's a bad thing because the 49ers are rather banged up coming off the loss to Tennessee. On the other hand, one would like...
Titans 34 - 49ers 27: The always popular bright side of things...
18 hours ago by
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As many folks around these parts know, I try to look at the bright side of things. As I've said before, if the ship is sinking and I'm going down, might as well try and not be too miserable about it. Things aren't looking pretty for the 49ers right now,...
Walker ready to bust out; Smith returns home
2 days ago by
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Among the other things Walker said:
--The Titans like to blitz, so the 49ers might need to keep extra guys in to block it up. The two-tight end sets can give the 49ers a little advantage. When Walker's in the game, the opposition usually matches that with a nickel back...
Gannon says it's 'underestimated' what Smith's gone through
3 days ago by
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Gannon spent four seasons in Kansas City with Raye on staff, and another year with the Raiders. Here are some of his observations:
--He said the fact that Smith has had five offensive coordinators in five years is "dysfunction." He likened it to his own career....
Turnovers and shaky run defense send 49ers to four-game losing streak
20 hours ago by
San Francisco 49ers Examiner
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QB Alex Smith drops back to pass late in the fourth quarter. This pass would eventually be intercepted by Cortland Finnegan for a 39-yard touchdown.(Samuel Lam) Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson had his way with the San Francisco 49ers defe...
Titans 34 49ers 27: Winning is More Fun
3 hours ago by
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by Ben Margot - AP
Back to form. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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To say I am shocked by the turn around this team has made would be an understatement. After the debacle...
Why Alex Smith should be starting for the rest of the season
8 hours ago by
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by Marcio Sanchez - AP
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Well, by the time this goes up (I'm writing it the night before), people will hopefully have had a chance to have calmed down from a rather bitter loss to the Tennessee...
49ers-Titans Wednesday Injury Report and practice transcript
4 days ago by
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There's nothing all that shocking in today's practice report. The 49ers are banged up as expected in certain areas, although they might be getting Reggie Smith back this week. Given the depth issues at cornerback, I'd imagine Smith might get to move around...
Titans 34 - 49ers 27: Jason Hill returns from the dead
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Colts 18 - 49ers 14: Grading out QB Alex Smith
7 days ago by
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by Darron Cummings - AP
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When I was writing yesterday's recap, I mentioned that I was withholding comments on Alex Smith. Given how big a story it was in 49ers-land...
News and notes from Wednesday in 49erland
5 days ago by
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Of course, Joe Staley (knee), Nate Clements (shoulder) and Demetric Evans (shoulder) are out with injuries. Jean-Francois will be the 49ers' fifth defensive lineman, while Patrick will take over as the team's backup at both left and right tackle spots.
Barry Sims...
49ers-Bears Monday Injury Report
1 hour ago by
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The 49ers and Bears did not hold formal practices today, but due to the truncated schedule, they have provided an injury report based on what would likely have happened if there had been practice. Suffice to say, this is not a pretty practice report. The 49ers were...
Alex Smith Named Starter Against the Colts
13 days ago by
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Now I can see why it took Mike Singletary so long to make a decision in training camp about the 49ers starting quarterback. Singletary named long forgotten and former number one draft pick Alex Smith as the starter against the Colts on Sunday. In the back of his mind he probably had...
49ers-Titans: Alex Smith vs. Vince Young
3 days ago by
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2005 and 2006 saw Alex Smith and Vince Young drafted #1 and #3 overall respectively. In the time since those lofty draft selections, things have not exactly gone according to plan for either player. Both players seemed to show improvement from year 1 to...
49ers defensive role reversal in the red zone
4 days ago by
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Golden Nuggets: Tarell Brown ready to step up
8 days ago by
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It's game day and Tarell Brown is dominating the news today. Brown will be making his debut as a starting cornerback against arguably the best passing attack in the NFL. One plus to that is that we should certainly find out what Brown brings to the table early on...
Week 8 NFL Power Rankings and the 49ers Story
5 days ago by
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The power rankings this week seem to reflect some different interpretations of the 49ers loss in Indianapolis. Some folks view it as one of those proverbial moral victories and actually moved the 49ers up in their rankings. Some dropped the 49ers approximately two spots...
Football Outsiders and the 49ers: Team Stats Through Week 7
9 days ago by
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Welcome back for this week's look at how the 49ers' team stats rank in the NFL according to Football Outsiders (FO).* If you want a less stat-intensive look at 49er rankings, check out Fooch's weekly post on how the team stacks up against the rest of the NFL according...
Titans 34 - 49ers 27: 49ers blow it
22 hours ago by
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by Marcio Sanchez - AP
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I think that simple headline pretty much sums up this game. For every good thing that happened, about ten bad things happened. Alex Smith...
49ers-Titans Thursday Injury Report and coordinator transcripts
3 days ago by
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The only significant change today was that Jevon Kearse did not practice. He's been banged up and relatively ineffective this season (minus a sack in the opener), so we'll see if we see him on Sunday.
After the jump we've got the Thursday transcripts from Greg...
49ers-Colts: The stubborn-ness of Jimmy Raye?
9 days ago by
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A couple days ago we took a look at the chances the 49ers defense would have against the prolific Colts passing attack. Today I thought we'd jump to the other side of the ball and look at the 49ers own offensive attack. The Colts defense can definitely bring the...
Brown gets promotion in Indy; Clements takes reduced role
9 days ago by
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The San Francisco Chronicle made mention of this change in today's paper, as Brown confirmed starting in "all alignments."
I asked coach Mike Singletary after Friday's practice whether Brown would start to take on a larger role. Clearly, Singletary was not...
Singletary backs Raye's playcalling
6 days ago by
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Let's hit some of the key points from the couple hours I spent in 49ersland today:
--First, an observation from yesterday's game. Alex Smith was very successful in the two-minute drill at the end of the first half. He completed 5 of 6 passes for 49 and a touchdown...
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