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San Francisco 49ers in 2013: Important Questions That Need Answers

May 1, 2013

The 49er personnel picture is a lot clearer now that free agency and the draft have passed. Now we can look at problems other than the “filling of holes” on ...

San Francisco 49ers Will Miss the 2012 Super Bowl

December 25, 2012

The Super Bowl at the end of the 2012 season will not feature the San Francisco 49ers. Reality bites, and we all try to duck it, but it is there ...

San Francisco 49ers: Who Is the No. 1 Backup to Alex Smith?

May 23, 2012

During the offseason, the 49ers acquired another quarterback to join the competition for starter. Josh Johnson, who played with Harbaugh from 2004-2007 at the University of San Diego, was added ...

San Francisco 49ers: Alex Smith Will Throw over 4,000 Yards in 2012

May 19, 2012

The knee-jerk habitual thinking is that Alex Smith cannot throw a ball far downfield. This idea has become a shibboleth oft repeated by NFL pundits, both amateur and professional. It ...

Alex Smith As Quarterback and the San Francisco 49ers: A Tempest in a Teapot?

February 11, 2011

The argument over Alex Smith and the 49ers is all a tempest in a teapot—speculation based on emotional responses, standing on the bow of the speedboat and aiming the discharge ...

San Francisco 49ers: Stick a Fork in Them, They’re Done

December 6, 2010

The San Francisco 49ers are now ensconced at the bottom of the league after a widely-predicted Week 13 loss to the Green Bay Packers, 34 to 16 on Sunday.  Any ...

San Francisco 49ers: The Old Heart Attack Kids are Not Yet a Cohesive Team

November 8, 2010

I’ve been a 49ers fan since 1980, the year my new father-in-law took me under his wing and taught me how to watch a football game. He was a well-known ...