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49ers need Mike Wallace
The NFL draft combine starts today, and as soon as something happens I’ll break it down for you. Stanford tight end Coby Fleener will not run this week because he has a high ankle sprain, so we won’t know how … Continue reading
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Tagged Ahmad Brooks, Alex Smith, Carlos Rogers, Coby Fleener, Greg Roman, Jim Harbaugh, Kyle Williams, Mike Wallace
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Alex Smith’s top-five strengths and weaknesses
Now that Alex Smith has completed his first full season under Jim Harbaugh, let’s break down what we know about his game at this point in his career. Here are his top-five strengths and weakness. Strengths 5. Following directions. Smith … Continue reading
Bay Area sports franchises in descending order of importance (Lowell column)
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat just posted my dad’s Monday column ranking the Bay Area sports franchises in order of current importance. He ranks the Niners No. 1, and I agree with him. Even though the Giants won the World … Continue reading
How to spend the Niners $33.8 million in cap space
Don’t be surprised if the Niners don’t resign free agents Carlos Rogers or Ahmad Brooks. The Niners have roughly $33.8 million in cap space. They’re most likely going to franchise tag Dashon Goldson, so $6.2 of that would go to … Continue reading
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Tagged Ahmad Brooks, Alex Smith, Carlos Rogers, Dashon Goldson, Mario Williams
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Is Eli Manning the next Joe Cool? (Lowell column)
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat just posted my dad’s Tuesday column on the Super Bowl. Before the Super Bowl he asked if Tom Brady was as good as Joe Montana – the greatest quarterback of all time. Now, we know … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Rodgers, Alex Smith, Eli Manning, Joe Cool, Joe Montana, Tom Brady
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Why the Niners would have beaten the Patriots in the Super Bowl more easily than the Giants did
Here’s my other Super Bowl XLVI observation: The Niners would have beaten the Patriots more easily than the Giants did. Here’s why: First, the defense would have held Brady and the Pats’ offense to fewer than 17 points. They’re better … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Hernandez, Alex Smith, Eli Manning, Rob Ninkovich, Wes Welker
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Smith accepts Harbaugh’s award
As you may have heard, Alex Smith accepted the AP Coach of the Year Award for Jim Harbaugh on Saturday. Here’s what Smith said, courtesy of the SF Gate: “I was trying to think what Coach Harbaugh would say if … Continue reading
Alex Smith finishes third for Comeback Player of the Year
Alex Smith finished third in the voting for the A.P. Comeback Player of the Year Award. He received 7 out of 50 votes. The Lions’ QB, Matthew Stafford, finished first and received 21 of the votes. This gives you a … Continue reading
The top-five best and worst moments of the 49ers 2011-2012 season
Here’s my list of the top five and bottom five 49er moments from the 2011-2012 season. The Best Moments 5. Justin Smith’s forced fumble v. Jeremy Maclin in Philadelphia to beat the Eagles in Week 4. The Niners’ record was … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Smith, Bernard Pollard, Chilo Rachal, Delanie Walker, Donte Whitner, Frank Gore, Jacquain Williams, Jason Pierre-Paul, Jeremy Maclin, Jim Harbaugh, Joshua Morgan, Justin Smith, Justin Tuck, Louis Delmas, Pierre Thomas, QB9, Ted Ginn Jr., Vernon Post
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Cosell clarifies
Greg Cosell expanded on his NFC championship commentary Thursday morning on KNBR’s The Murph and Mac Show. Here’s what he said. Q: For everyone who didn’t read your blog, tell us your evaluation of the game. COSELL: “Let me just … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Smith, Delanie Walker, Eli Manning, Greg Cosell, Kyle Williams, Michael Crabtree, Vernon Davis
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2011-2012 grades
Here are my full season grades for the 2011 49ers. Alex Smith: A-. He’s a ‘B’ quarterback who had an ‘A’ regular season, an ‘A+’ divisional playoff game against the Saints and a ‘D’ championship game against the Giants. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Smith, Greg Roman, Jim Harbaugh, Trent Baalke, Vic Fangio
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Greg Cosell: “Smith was reluctant to let it loose on routes and throws that were not only well designed, but were open.”
Greg Cosell’s latest blog is up at NFLfilms.com, and it’s on the 49ers performance in the NFC championship game. He argues that Alex Smith was the goat of that game, not Kyle Williams. He says the coaching tape shows numerous … Continue reading
The Niners are not a Super Bowl team because they are not (Lowell column)
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat has not posted my sidebar on poor Kyle Williams yet, but they just posted my dad’s column. He puts the Niners season in perspective like only he can. He gives credit to Jim Harbaugh and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Smith, Jim Harbaugh, Lowell Cohn, New York Giants, NFC championship game
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