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Charles Tillman vowed to be ready to go Thursday night at San Francisco after being knocked out of Sunday's game with a left shoulder injury, and rookie strong safety Al Afalava labeled himself day-to-day. The Bears weren't just beat by Arizona quarterback Kurt Warner, who threw five touchdown passes in the 41-21 Cardinals' victory at Soldier ...

Mike Singletary was decidedly philosophical today, and he expressed a shining, glowing confidence that the 49ers would pull out of their four-game skid.

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We're not suggesting you take a cynical view of Alex Smith's effort against the Tennessee Titans.

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky The suggestion from mdcady80: Although Addai's throw to Wayne was indeed a game changer, the sack on Smith afterwards was much bigger.

Mike Singletary is like a tightrope walker who's gotten halfway across the high wire and stopped.

In his second game against Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, Alex Smith had to act like, well, Peyton Manning.

The San Francisco 49ers kept it close with the Indianapolis Colts, but in the end, a trick play would spoil the 49ers' bid to win their fourth game and putting a stop to the Colts' undefeated season.

In his second NFL game, Crabtree led the 49ers in receiving with six catches for 81 yards.

For a team that has adopted "Don't Tell Me Show Me" as a motto, the 49ers are relying more on words than actions these days.

Aaron Rodgers was the big loser on NFL draft day 2005. While top overall pick Alex Smith and a host of other college stars shook hands and took pictures with then-Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, Rodgers sat alone in a pinstripe suit, a forced smile on his face and a weary look in his eye.

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Vernon Davis leads the NFL in touchdown receptions after Week 7. He has six.

Michael Crabtree is not a loud man, but he has presence, no doubt. Whether it's during a mysterious holdout, on the field against Houston, in Jimmy Raye's game plans or in the middle of the 49ers' locker room Thursday, the rookie wide receiver is impossible to ignore.

Isn't it time for the hapless Buccaneers to consider a change at quarterback? Musings, observations and the occasional insight as we watch a week heavy on blowouts -- seven games with winning margins of 16 to 38 points -- unfold around the NFL map.... * He couldn't quite manage the fairytale ending that would have ensured him being the NFL's ...

That sure didn't take long! Less than 24 hours after Alex Smith's electrifying relief effort in place of a struggling Shaun Hill in the Niners' 24-21 Week Seven loss in Houston, the former first-round draft pick was named the team's starting QB for the foreseeable future by Mike Singletary at the head coach's Monday press briefing with the local ...

Per Mike Singletary's Monday Presser , Alex Smith will be the starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers going forward.A For those of us who got to watch the second half of the Houston game, this move brings with it some hope.A Hope of an offense where more than two receivers are on the field.

This will be a funny week in 49er land. Everyone will say all the proper things.

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.

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando HOUSTON -- Alex Smith's second touchdown pass to Vernon Davis in three drives as the 49ers' new starter cements his status as the top quarterback beyond this game, I would think.

Isaac Bruce's role should not diminish with Crabtree's presence, but it might lead to more opportunities for the veteran.