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Niners finalize deal with Carr

7 March 2010

After dancing back and forth most of the weekend, David Carr (Giants) finally has a new home. According to Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News, the free agent quarterback has decided to accept San Francisco’s offer, and will compete with fellow former #1 overall pick Alex Smith for the starting role next season. [...]

San Fran getting close on deal with Carr

6 March 2010

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6:15 pm – Well, apparently the 49ers didn’t do enough to wow Carr during his visit today, because he’s leaving town without a contract, according to Vacchiano. That said, he’s still in the area at his Bakersfield, CA home so it’s possible that he’s left for the day and is comfortable with his agent finishing [...]

Singletary endorses Smith for next season

20 December 2009

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The 49ers haven’t had much luck as of late with their quarterback play, watching former #1 overall pick Alex Smith struggle with his propensity to turn the ball over. While it seemed as though Smith took a step forward last week with a solid game at home against the Cardinals, that wasn’t the case today, [...]

49ers happy with QB situation?

15 December 2009

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Towards the middle of the season, speculation began to mount in San Francisco that the 49ers would likely make several key changes to both their roster and management personnel. That discussion was put to rest earlier today, as team president Jed York made it clear that he believes the team is headed in the right [...]

San Fran closes the door on Holmgren

14 December 2009

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It never was much more than a rumor, but a potential marriage between the 49ers and former Seattle head coach Mike Holmgren was shot down earlier today, when San Francisco team president Jed York stated emphatically that head coach Mike Singletary and general manager Scot McCloughan will be back next season. Given his history with [...]

Singletary slams officials after loss to Seattle

8 December 2009

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Most NFL coaches spend time each week filing grievances with the league covering a multitude of issues, including missed calls by the officials working their game, and 49ers head coach Mike Singletary is no different. Singletary let his emotions show when asked about the officiating during last Sunday’s loss to the Seahawks, which critically damaged [...]

Young: Niners should trade Gore

3 December 2009

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Steve Young was a tremendous quarterback during his time in San Francisco, and while he doesn’t maintain an official relationship with the team, it is certain that his opinions carry some weight with the 49ers organization. That said, San Fran may want to ignore Young’s latest comments, as they push for the team to trade [...]

Niners to keep Franklin around at any cost?

23 November 2009

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One of the more surprising performances this season has come from San Francisco DT Aubrayo Franklin, who has posted 56 tackles, including 6.5 for a loss heading into yesterday’s game against the Packers, which ranks third on a solid 49ers defense. With that in mind, it stands to reason that San Fran will go a [...]

Niners stick with Smith at QB

26 October 2009

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49ers QB Alex Smith led a valiant effort to get his team back into their game against Houston yesterday, and even though he couldn’t quite seal the victory, he was rewarded with the starting nod at quarterback from here on out by head coach Mike Singletary, barring injury or poor play. Smith is a former [...]

Mic’ed Up: Mile Singletary

9 October 2009

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Matt Maiocco (via Twitter) posted a link to a sweet video on NFL.com of 49ers head coach Mike Singletary being mic’ed up last week against the Rams. Singletary is one of my all-time favorite players and coaches in the NFL and this video pretty much sums up my reasoning behind that. Talk about tough love… [...]

Crabtree resorting to threats in dispute with Niners brass

6 August 2009

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2:55 pm – NFL Fanhouse is reporting that the 49ers front office and Crabtree’s agent have both refuted the earlier report that claimed Crabtree was prepared to re-enter the draft next year. 2:20 pm – According to Pro Football Talk, 49ers WR Michael Crabtree is fully prepared to sit out this season and re-enter the [...]

Smith taking charge in San Fran again

5 August 2009

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Matt Maiocco is reporting (via Twitter) that San Francisco QB Alex Smith has been impressive thus far during training camp, and is currently in line to win the starting role for the 49ers this season. Obviously, there’s a whole lot more football to played in practice and in pre-season contests before 49ers head coach Mike [...]