October 18th, 2007 
Matt Loede 
Posted in 49′ers quarterback Alex Smith, still rehabilitating from an earlier shoulder injury, was held out of team practices yesterday. Smith had hoped to be on the practice field as the team contnues to prepare for Sunday’s matchup in East Rutherford against the New York Giants but was held to just private workouts. While Smith remained mostly [...]
Archive for October, 2007
49′ers Reportedly Interested In Buying Great America
If you can’t meet halfway, just buy ‘em out. With their sights still set on moving to the South Bay, San Francisco 49ers officials are now considering buying out the owners of Great America Theme Park to get a new stadium built. The team has been trying since last November to get a new 853-million-dollar [...]
Improving Smith Would Have been 3rd QB Sunday
The news on 9′ers QB Alex Smith is that he is getting better, and is starting to look ahead at the shot at being back under center when the team takes on the New York Giants on October 21st. Smith extended his range Monday to throw 25 yards, and stated that if can start throwing [...]
Offense Stalls Again in 9-7 Loss to Ravens
Matt Stover’s three field goals were all the offense Baltimore needed as the Ravens held off the San Francisco 49ers, 9-7, at Monster Park. Steve McNair went 29-of-43 passing for 214 yards while Willis McGahee ran 22 times for 88 yards for the Ravens, who improved to 3-and-2. It was the lowest points scored in [...]
QB Smith targeting October 21 return
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith said that he’s more encouraged than ever that he should be able to return for the team’s regularly scheduled game against the New York Giants. Smith, who is suffering from a Grade 3 shoulder separation, took a few throws before Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens and said his [...]
Andrews Says Smith Does Not Need Surgery
One of the top sports orthopedic surgeons in the country says 49ers quarterback Alex Smith will not need surgery on his separated shoulder. According to ESPN, Dr. James Andrews of Birmingham, Alabama provided a second opinion confirming the original diagnosis that Smith had suffered a grade three shoulder separation. An MRI taken Monday questioned the [...]
OT Jennings out indefinitely
San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Nolan has disclosed that offensive tackle Jonas Jennings will be away from the team indefinitely in what is being described as “a private matter”. Physically, Jennings is fine and he was at the 49ers’ training complex but didn’t practice, but Nolan would not disclose the reason for Jennings’ unavailability [...]
Gilmore Happy to be Back with San Fran
Just re-signed 49′ers wide out Bryan Gilmore has been penciled in as the number 3 receiver on the squad, and he couldn’t’t be more thrilled with the development. “This is the place I want to be,” he said. “I did everything I could to make the team (in training camp). You have to move [...]
