September 12th, 2008 
CJ 
Posted in J.T. O’Sullivan was an efficient 14-for-20 against the Cardinals on Sunday, his one interception notwithstanding. Looking at the breakdown of O’Sullivan’s attempted passes, it seems as though this truly is a Mike Martz offense. Tight ends are primarily afterthoughts while running backs enjoy a healthy amount of passing work. Here’s how the 49ers passing stats [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Season Over for Smith; QB to Have Surgery
Well, it seems as though the Alex Smith Era in San Francisco is nearly over. The No. 1 overall pick of the 2005 draft was diagnosed with a broken bone in his right shoulder today, according to ESPN.com, putting him out for the season and making him likely to be cut by the Niners in [...]
Tags: Opening with a Loss: Niners Fall to Cards 23-13
Unlike the 2007 season, the 49ers will not rein in the new season with a win. The 49ers lost 23-13 to the Cardinals on Sunday in a game which featured five Niners turnovers. A Zak Keasey fumble on the Niners’ four-yard line four minutes into the game and a J.T. O’Sullivan intercepton at midfield towards [...]
Alex Smith Doubtful for Today
Alex Smith is doubtful for Sunday’s game against the Cardinals as he is battling another problem with his surgically-repaired right shoulder. Smith will consult with Dr. James Andrews, the renowned surgeon who worked on Smith’s right shoulder last December. This is obviously bad news for the former No. 1 overall pick, who hasn’t been able [...]
Smith Reportedly Has a Broken Shoulder
The career of former first overall pick Alex Smith of the 49′ers is already in doubt, but it may be even more today as there is a report that he has a fracture in his shoulder. The Sacramento Bee is reporting it’s a fracture of the coracoid process, which is a bone in the shoulder. [...]
Saturday Niners News and Notes
This is the third year in a row in which the 49ers and Cardinals will open their season together. The Niners lost in 2006, 34-27, but won the 2007 opener, 20-17. Both teams are basically in the same position as those first two season debuts – well on the outside looking in on the playoffs. [...]
Talking Pigskin: Pork Recipes for the 49ers
Are you ready for some pigskin? Pork recipes, that is. Food & Wine has paired 32 of their most delicious pork dishes with each of the NFL’s 32 teams.. Find out what dish they chose for the San Francisco 49ers! http://www.foodandwine.com/slideshows/nfl-pigskin-nfc-team-pork-recipes/16
Previewing the Cardinals-49′ers Matchup
If there has been a serious thorn in the side of the Cardinals as they try to take the step to the next level – it’s been the San Francisco 49′ers. Last season the Niners won just five games, but two of them came vs the Cards, and those two losses kept the Cards from [...]
