| QBs Smith, Young work their way back (AP) |
6 Nov 2009 at 11:05pm
| Alex Smith and Vince Young have crossed paths on several occasions at NFL functions. They've offered each other some encouraging words during the difficult times, like after each lost his starting job. The once highly touted quarterbacks' NFL fates have taken a similar bumpy road, and now they're both back behind center, ready to square off Sunday when Young's Tennessee Titans come... |
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| How about Matt Birk biopic? (AP) |
6 Nov 2009 at 11:05pm
| A movie about Baltimore Ravens rookie Michael Oher is due to hit the theaters later this month, with actor Quinton Aaron playing the role of the rags-to-riches offensive lineman out of Mississippi. Oher's teammate, veteran center Matt Birk, was asked to guess who would be cast in a movie about himself. |
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| 49ers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) |
6 Nov 2009 at 6:59pm
San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye is not going change his approach just because two main components of the team's offense have changed.
With quarterback Alex Smith and receiver Michael Crabtree added to the mix, the 49ers seem to have more firepower with the passing game. But don't expect Raye to implement a spread offense with regularity. The 49ers used that formation in a two-minute drill at the end of the first half to produce a touchdown last week against the Indianapolis Colts. "(If) we were going to take this deal and become a shotgun, wide-open and throw the ball 48 or 52 times a game, then we'd have to do an awful lot of changing," Raye said. "The quarterback (Smith) has played six quarters, and people are now starting to refer to his... |
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| 49ers offense looks to get on track (AP) |
4 Nov 2009 at 5:21pm
| Frank Gore has a straightforward offensive strategy: make positive yards every time. That's what the running back regularly reminds his San Francisco 49ers teammates about -- small gains are better than no gains or negatives. "We're getting better," Gore said Wednesday. "Like I keep telling my guys, 'We've got to get positive yards every time we run the... |
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| 49ers sign cornerback Smith to help secondary (AP) |
3 Nov 2009 at 5:24pm
| The San Francisco 49ers have signed cornerback Keith Smith to a one-year contract, boosting their secondary a day after learning Nate Clements would be sidelined up to eight weeks with a broken shoulder blade. San Francisco (3-4) also released receiver Micheal Spurlock and cut tight end Carson Butler from the practice squad. |
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| 49ers prepare to be without Clements, Staley (AP) |
2 Nov 2009 at 7:15pm
| Left tackle Joe Staley limped through the 49ers locker room with a bulky brace on his sprained right knee. Cornerback Nate Clements cradled his broken right shoulder blade in a sling. Both players, injured during San Francisco's 18-14 loss at Indianapolis on Sunday, will miss at least a month and a half. |
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