January 25th, 2012 
Steve Spooner 
Posted in Even though the 49ers season is over, let us take a look back at some of the bright spots of the season that was. Alex Smith finally found a system in which to be successful with in the NFL, Vernon Davis became Smith’s safety net, and the defense became one of the best in the [...]
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A Look Back at 2011, Three Bright Spots of The Season
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Niners Play Lights Out in 20-3 Win Over Pittsburgh
After losing two of their last three, the 49ers Monday night got back to doing what they do best – play takeaway and go lights out on defense. Monday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Candlestick Park, the Niners defense laid a whipping on the Steelers offense, holding them to three points in a 20-3 [...]
Week 8: Cleveland Comes to Candlestick
With week 8 of the NFL season just a few days away, the San Francisco 49ers are preparing for the Cleveland Browns, a team they haven’t beaten since Cleveland came back into the league in 1999. The 49ers are coming off of their bye week, but prior to that won a huge game against then [...]
Niners Play Host to Texans in Preseason Game Three
Following a pair of very positive results at home in their first two appearances of this preseason, the Texans take to the road for Saturday’s clash with the 49ers at Candlestick Park. What will be an important upcoming season for Texans head coach Gary Kubiak and his staff has gotten off to a promising beginning, [...]
Niners Host Raiders in Second Game of the Preseason
A couple of rookie head coaches will get their first taste of the local rivalry between the Raiders and 49ers when the two Bay Area inhabitants square off in a preseason clash Saturday at Candlestick Park. Both teams underwent changes in leadership this offseason in an attempt to end lengthy playoff droughts, with the 49ers [...]
Harbaugh Still Not Naming a Starting QB
After the first exhibition game, things have not changed dramatically with the QB spot for the Niners. Alex Smith is leading the 49ers’ first-team offense but coach John Harbaugh says nobody has yet to win the starting job. “I know as a quarterback when you’re competing for a starting job, you like to make it [...]
San Fran to Release QB David Carr
The Niners are going to release former Texans and backup QB David Carr. The following tweet from Matt Maiocco just moments ago about the deal to release Carr and what it will mean. Source tells CSN Bay Area that 49ers will release QB David Carr on Thurs at 1 pm. Carr was scheduled to take [...]
NFL Week Three Video Preview: 49ers at Chiefs
SportsGab Editor Matt Loede takes a look and previews this week three matchup between the 49ers and Chiefs in Kansas City.
