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Fox Sports just released their 2010 list of the top 100 players in the NFL and three 49ers made the list.
Patrick Willis, the Niners defensive stalwart, is the highest ranked of the group at number 12. Willis is the second ranked linebacker on the list behind the Cowboys’ DeMarcus Ware (No. 9) and ahead of [...]

QB Alex Smith completed a strong performance this spring with another solid week of practice, continuing to assert himself behind center as the 49ers concluded their offseason program with a series of minicamp practices. Coming off his best season, Smith has been able to build on his 3-1 finish as the starter last season by [...]

The Niners would love to have a big year from former first overall pick Alex Smith, and Jimmy Raye, the teams offensive coordinator, says he feels the QB has finally turned the corner:
Interesting quote from San Francisco offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye about quarterback Alex Smith. “There’s a tremendous change in him from the way he [...]

While the San Francisco 49ers had their playoff hopes dashed, that didn’t necessarily mean that they didn’t have anything to play for. Meanwhile, their opponent, the St. Louis Rams, depending on your point of view, may have been “positioning” themselves for an early draft pick in next year’s draft.
Nonetheless, both teams got together Sunday at [...]

The San Francisco 49ers, during their game against the visiting Detroit Lions, began rather slowly – perhaps a result of the hangover from last week when they were eliminated from playoff contention. But they got their act together in the second half, as turnovers, along with two touchdowns scored about six minutes apart, helped San [...]

The San Francisco 49ers, no matter how promising a club that they may be, may have ensured that they do not visit the postseason as they squandered opportunity after opportunity during their game Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks at Qwest Field. Even icing the Seahawks kicker, Olindo Mare, had no effect; Mare would connect on [...]

Typically, the San Francisco’s game plan is usually dictated by the run and their defense. During Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Candlestick Park, there was a slight change of plans in the team playbook as the pass would take center stage, with decent results. Alex Smith threw for a pair of touchdowns while [...]

Most folks at first glance, knowing that the San Francisco 49ers were going to visit Lucas Oil Stadium to take on the Indianapolis Colts, probably wrote this game off as another notch in the Colts’ belt. Yet, it didn’t exactly happen like that.
True enough, quarterback Peyton Manning got his numbers, but it took a 22-yard [...]

In a results-driven league such as the National Football League, you’re only as good as your last performance, regardless of the position you have, whether as a player or coach. Apparently, the San Francisco 49ers feel the same way as the league as on Monday, team head coach Mike Singletary on Monday announced Alex Smith [...]

Early on at Reliant Stadium, where the Houston Texans hosted the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, it appeared that their game would be a rout. Steve Slaton had his running legs back and Matt Schaub was exacting damage to the 49ers’ secondary – all of this in the first half. But after replacing starting quarterback [...]