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Loading ...Hill and Singletary- The Unlikely Duo (Niner Insider )
Posted November 20, 2008 at 11:21 am Mike Singletary and Shaun Hill appear determined to forge a different kind of relationship than that of predecessors Mike Nolan and Alex Smith. That bond proved ruinous, with Nolan misreading Smith’s shoulder injury and the abandoned Smith turning to the media to say, in essence, that his…
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Golden Nuggets: Interim praise all around! (Niners Nation)
Posted November 20, 2008 at 4:51 am
Good morning guys, here’s this week’s Thursday edition of Golden Nuggets. There’s a lot more links here than there were yesterday, and there’s quite a lot of info to be had this morning. The title of course, is a nod to Singletary and Hill, interim coach and quarterback respectively. Anyway, as always I’ll try and update throughout the day and once again …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Hill has a rough job as QB under Martz (SacBee -- 49ers)
Posted November 20, 2008 at 1:00 amSANTA CLARA – If you’ve ever tried to play a round of golf while someone dissects your swing, your stance, your every move, well, now you know what a typical practice is like for 49ers quarterback Shaun Hill.
“You’re trying to play, and you’ve got this guy standing there saying: ‘Put your head down. Straighten your arm out. Don’t bend this. Don’t …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Smith fades into the woodwork for 49ers (SFGate Sports: San Francisco 49ers)
Posted November 20, 2008 at 1:00 amIn a season spent on injured reserve, there aren’t many sightings or mentions of Alex Smith around 49ers headquarters. He’s on the team yet he’s not really part of the team, although he attends meetings and gets his work in before leaving in the afternoon. “I…
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...49ers: RT has history of injuries (SacBee -- 49ers)
Posted November 19, 2008 at 1:00 amSANTA CLARA – The 49ers placed Jonas Jennings on injured reserve Tuesday, ending the right tackle’s season and likely his tenure in San Francisco.Jennings was the team’s marquee free-agent acquisition early in 2005. The 49ers snagged him to a $36 million contract, and the intent was to have Jennings anchor the offensive line and protect the blind side of quarterback Alex Smith, who would be …
Tags: Adam, Adam Snyder, Alex Smith, Barry Sims, Buffalo Bills, Jacob Bender;, Jonas Jennings, New York Jets, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Scot McCloughan, Seattle, St. Louis, USD (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...San Francisco vs. St. Louis Rams: A Prospector’s Guide (Niners Nation)
Posted November 12, 2008 at 12:57 pm
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Given the turmoil of the last couple days it’s easy to forget the 49ers have a …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Golden Nuggets: These oughta be interesting… (Niners Nation)
Posted November 11, 2008 at 11:50 am
After last night’s mess of a game and mess of an ending, I thought it seemed appropriate to whip out the Golden Nuggets again. The 49ers did a lot of good things and a lot of bad things. It’s been hard for me to wrap my head around this game because of the crazy dichotomy of …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Smith Will Be Back Next Season, There I Said It (49ersnews.com)
Posted November 5, 2008 at 9:26 amTalk around Ninerland is what will the 49ers do at the quarterback position next season. They will most likely draft a QB sometime in the draft, but I’m going to go out on a limb right now and say that Alex Smith will be a 49er next season and he most likely will be the starting QB.
Tags: Alex Smith, Mike Nolan (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...QB Smith Has Another Shoulder Surgery (49ers Gab)
Posted November 5, 2008 at 9:04 amWhile the season is already over for 49′ers QB and former first pick of the draft Alex Smith, the QB had shoulder surgery on Thursday according to ProFootballTalk.com. The site says that per the Sacramento Bee, Dr.James Andrews did the surgery in Alabama. Andrews also did the surgery on Smith’s shoulder in December. [...]
Tags: Alabama;, Alex Smith, James Andrews (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Could Alex Smith actually return to the 49ers in 2009??? (Niners Nation)
Posted November 4, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Could this man actually be a 49er in 2009? Since Alex Smith first was put on injured reserve, heck since J.T. O’Sullivan first started getting snaps with the #1 offense in training camp, the question has been when, not if, Alex Smith would end up somewhere else in 2009.
At the time, the thinking was, he’s scheduled to make a ton of …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Alex Smith had surgery during bye week (49ers Blog and Q&A)
Posted November 3, 2008 at 7:43 pmAlex Smith had surgery in Birmingham, Ala. on Thursday to remove a small piece of bone from his throwing shoulder that broke just before the start of the regular season. Dr. James Andrews, who operated on Smith’s separated shoulder in…
Tags: Alabama;, Alex Smith, Birmingham, James Andrews (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...A Statistical Look at Drafting QBs: Who Should the 49ers Take? (Niners Nation)
Posted October 28, 2008 at 1:07 pmThanks to mikev, Fooch’s post about Hill being named the starter turned Niners Nation into Niners Draft Day War Room. mikev’s question was, “So who are the top QBs coming out of college this year?” Now, although I’m a Gator and follow them closely, I don’t know my ass from my elbow when it comes to the rest of college football. What I do know, …
Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Alex Smith, California, Chase Daniel, Colt McCoy, COMP PCT, Curtis Painter (Purdue), David Lewin, Dolly Parton, Eli Manning, football, Georgia, Graham Harrell, Green Bay, Mark Sanchez, Matt Stafford, Missouri, National Football League, Oklahoma, Sam Bradford, Super Bowl, Texas, Tim Tebow, Tom Brady (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Chris Berman, oh how lame…. (Niners Nation)
Posted October 21, 2008 at 12:27 pmI stumbled across something that really needed to be brought out as its own post. Naturally the football crew at ESPN had a few thoughts on the firing of Mike Nolan. I missed it, but did find a link that points to some rather interested and heated comments by the folks of ESPN, and particularly from Chris Berman:
Berman: “Well, I’m disgusted by it …
Tags: Alex Smith, Chris Berman, Chris Carter, Cris Carter, Detroit, football, John York, Mike Nolan, Mike Singletary, sports channel (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Mike Nolan appreciation thread (Niners Nation)
Posted October 21, 2008 at 7:47 amFOOCH NOTE 2:00PM - I just received an email with a final statement from Mike Nolan. I think this is a solid expression of how most of us feel about Mike Nolan. I think we’ll wrap up the day with the Coach Nolan appreciation thread. The final statement from Nolan:
I want to thank the York Family for the opportunity to coach the San Francisco 49ers. …
Tags: Alex Smith, Mike Nolan, San Francisco, Tim Rattay (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...John York Chronicles & The Real Truth (49ersnews.com)
Posted October 13, 2008 at 6:23 amI will make the argument that John York is the ONLY one in the “front office” doing things in completely good faith around here.
Tags: Alex Smith, Dennis Erickson, Derek Smith, Eli Manning, Fires Dennis Erickson, Frank Gore, Isaac Sopoaga, Joe Staley, John York, John York Chronicles, Jonas Jennings, Justin Smith, Manny Lawson, Michael Lewis, Mike Martz, Mike Nolan, Nate Clements, Norv Turner, Patrick Willis, Terry Donahue, USD, Vernon Davis (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...San Francisco 49ers vs. Philadelphia Eagles: A Primer (Niners Nation: Front Page Posts)
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One of the new perks I’ve come to enjoy is getting the media release for the upcoming game each week. It includes a wild assortment of information and is basically …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Alex Smith sticking it out through the season (49ers Blog and Q&A)
Posted September 23, 2008 at 1:27 pmFirst of all, welcome Raiders fans. I figure after yesterday’s ugly brouhaha in Alameda some of you might be ready to defect to the other side of the bay. To begin your conversion, please commit the following to memory. Bill…
Tags: Alex Smith (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...49ers-Lions: Notes and Quotes (Niners Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted September 22, 2008 at 4:00 amI just received some of the psot-game notes and quotes from the 49ers and thought some were worth throwing out there.
With his 130 yards today, Gore passed QB Steve Young (3,581) and RB Kevan Barlow (3,614) to move into seventh place on the 49ers all-time rushing list with 3,692 yards for his career. HB Hugh McElhenny is sixth with 4,288 yards.
QB J.T. O’Sullivan entered the …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Knapp: 49ers, Raiders proof that reform is needed in three areas (SFGate Sports: San Francisco 49ers)
Posted September 21, 2008 at 12:07 amIn the last two weeks, as Alex Smith’s career as a 49er came to an unhappy end and the Raiders descended from opaque chaos into the painfully transparent variety, the Bay Area franchises became leading exhibits in three cases for reform in the NFL. 1) Rookie…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...49ers notebook: Willis owns 49ers mark for longest interception return by a linebacker (San Francisco 49ers)
Posted September 14, 2008 at 9:46 pmRight tackle Jonas Jennings’ shoulder injury will be evaluated Monday. And San Francisco may look to collect on insurance policy in the wake of Alex Smith’s shoulder injury.
Tags: Alex Smith, insurance policy, Jonas Jennings, San Francisco (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The fans speak out (San Francisco 49ers)
Posted September 13, 2008 at 9:27 pmWho’s to blame? Mike Nolan or Alex Smith?
Tags: Alex Smith, Mike Nolan (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Seahawk sad over sacking of Smith (49ers Headlines)
Posted September 11, 2008 at 9:53 pmSANTA CLARA — Rocky Bernard, the Seattle Seahawks’ 308-pound defensive tackle, delivered the hit that sent Alex Smith into a career-threatening tailspin.
Tags: Alex Smith, Rocky Bernard, Seattle Seahawks (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Seahawks player recalls the tackle that hurt 49ers QB Smith (San Francisco 49ers)
Posted September 11, 2008 at 5:57 pmRocky Bernard, the Seattle Seahawks’ 308-pound defensive tackle, delivered the hit that sent 49ers quarterback Alex Smith into a career-threatening tailspin.
Tags: Alex Smith, Rocky Bernard, Seattle Seahawks (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Smith at a Glance (Niner Insider )
Posted September 11, 2008 at 5:01 pmWriting about Alex Smith seems soooo 2006. It seems most fans have simply moved on. But we can’t leave the subject without a brief review of what Smith went through during his three-plus years with the 49ers, and since Smith will leave without becoming the next great quarterback, our review is…
Tags: Alex Smith (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Let’s get some confidence back on offense for the 49ers (Mining the Gold Rush)
Posted September 11, 2008 at 4:16 pmWell, with Alex Smith out of the picture, the Niners signed veteran quarterback Jamie Martin. Martin, a student of Mike Martz’s offense while in St. Louis, plans to help add stability to an already shaky position.
VIDEO: Martin talks about running the offense all over again.
Martin spent his last two seasons with the Saints where he [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...How Will He Be Remebered? (49ersnews.com)
Posted September 11, 2008 at 10:16 amSo Alex Smith has been placed on injured reserve, ending his season and what will most likely be his career as a San Francisco 49er. I shudder to think of what might have been for this kid had he been placed in a situation that was even somewhat manageable, ala Aaron Rodgers, Phillip Rivers or [...]
Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Alex Smith, Dennis Erickson, DeShaun Foster, Jay Cutler, Joe Nedney, John York, jt osullivan, Mike Martz, Mike Nolan, offensive systems, Phillip Rivers, San Francisco, Terry Donahue, Urban Meyer (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Assessing blame is no simple exercise (INSTANT 49ers)
Posted September 11, 2008 at 4:53 amThe answer is never easy. In the case of Alex Smith and the 49ers, it’s difficult to even come up with an appropriate question.Who’s to blame for the way these four seasons turned out? (Smith’s fourth NFL season is over before it even began, as he was placed on injured reserve Wednesday with a fractured right shoulder.)…
Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Adam, Adam Snyder, Alex Smith, Antonio Bryant, Arizona, Arnaz Battle, Ashley Lelie, Baltimore, Brandon Williams, Bryan Gilmore, Chicago, Darrell Jackson, David Baas, Detroit, football, Frank Gore, golf, Jim Hostle