49ers TE Davis Deals With Up And Down Year
A lot of things haven't gone according to plan this year for the San Francisco 49ers on offense. Near the top of the list is the way the team has used Vernon Davis.
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A lot of things haven't gone according to plan this year for the San Francisco 49ers on offense. Near the top of the list is the way the team has used Vernon Davis.
The move comes a day after Singletary said he was contemplating the switch from Troy Smith back to the 2005 No. 1 overall draft pick following a 34-16 loss at Green Bay on Sunday.
John Madden's Tuesday morning NFL notes.
The Green Bay Packers are 7-4. The San Francisco 49ers are 4-7. Remarkably, their playoff positions aren't so different.
John previews Sunday's 49ers-Packers and Raiders-Chargers games: the Packers have something to prove after last week's poor showing; Green Bay cold weather distractions; Packers coach Mike McCarthy's connections to QBs Alex Smith and Aaron Rodgers; the Chargers' typical late season surge, and their improvements on offense, defense and special teams.
The Oakland Raiders have signed backup quarterback J.T. O'Sullivan, a former San Francisco 49er, and placed Bruce Gradkowski on season-ending injury reserve.
Brian Westbrook rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown in place of the injured Frank Gore and the San Francisco 49ers sent punchless Arizona to its sixth straight loss Monday.
The San Francisco 49ers have a proud history of success marred recently by futility. The Arizona Cardinals have a lamentable history of futility with recent success.
Their offensive progress and winning streak having come to a screeching halt, the San Francisco 49ers now look to bounce back behind the quarterback who took part in the team's first home shutout loss in 33 years.
Mike Singletary stepped up onto the podium, multiple pages of notes in hand, and accepted all the blame for San Francisco's shutout loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.
Their worst start in 31 years behind them, the San Francisco 49ers are pinning their postseason hopes on an unlikely starting quarterback.
Turns out, LeGarrette Blount is wracking up yards for the Niners' next opponent as a running rookie for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who come to Candlestick Park on Sunday.
John Madden analyzes the challenges in making a violent game safer for players, with a focus on the hits designed to dislodge the ball.
The San Francisco 49ers are spreading the ball around on offense like never before with Mike Johnson pulling the strings.
Troy Smith's career easily could have been derailed two years ago during a frightening, month long bout with Lemierre syndrome, a rare and potentially fatal disease that began as a tonsil infection and progressed to his bloodstream.
The San Francisco 49ers have brought back kicker Shane Andrus to replace injured starter Joe Nedney at least for this Sunday's game against Tampa Bay.
Jessica Simpson representatives Lauren Auslander and Cindi Berger tell The Associated Press that the singer and sometime actress is engaged to former NFL player Eric Johnson.
The San Francisco 49ers are 2-0 during the Troy Smith era, and coach Mike Singletary isn't about to mess with a good thing.
Announcement Comes Less Than Two Weeks after Simpson's Ex-Husband Nick Lachey Announced Engagement to Vanessa Minnillo
John Madden talks about Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan, who led the Falcons to a comeback 26-21 win over Baltimore Thursday night.
