San Francisco 49ers News

As the Titans prepare to travel to San Francisco to face the 49ers this Sunday, San Francisco 49ers Examiner Samuel Lam was kind enough to ask me my thoughts on the game along with the season so far.

Tight end Vernon Davis said the attitude reflects the players' belief that they can compete with anybody, which the 49ers showed in close defeats at Houston and Indianapolis.

Oh man, back in 2006 this might have been considered a really good game. Back in 2006, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith and Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young were both about to revolutionize the game of pro football.

Chris Johnson continues to live in the shadows of Adrian Peterson as the NFL's best running back, but the league's current leading rusher has earned a few headlines of his own for the Tennessee Titans.

Jimmy Raye once identified Rich Gannon as the quarterback who best fit his system.

The performance of the 49ers ' defense against the high-powered Colts drew rave reviews both for its design and its execution.

Barry Sims still has something to give in his 11th NFL season, and the San Francisco 49ers need everything they can get from the veteran lineman as he takes over a prominent role on the team's struggling offense.

CANDLESTICK PARK is free to find a new name once again thanks to Tuesday's election lifting a corporate-sponsorship ban.

For the first time this season, the 49ers will face a quarterback who is as dangerous with his legs as he is with his arm.

Tennessee cornerback Cortland Finnegan is fast, very fast. And he refuses to even think about racing teammate Chris Johnson.

Today marks the end of Mike Singletary's first "season" as an NFL head coach, and you'd be hard-pressed to characterize it as anything less than a qualified success.

As someone who keeps track of his stats as well as those of his counterparts around the NFL , Frank Gore is keenly aware of what an odd season he is having for the 49ers .

After a game and a half of leading the San Francisco offense, knows what ails the 49ers , at least on offense.

Quarterback Alex Smith #11 of the San Francisco 49ers warms up before the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at the Universtity of Phoenix Stadium on September 13, 2009 in Glendale, Arizona.

The 49ers rushing defense has withstood Adrian Peterson, Steven Jackson and Michael Turner.

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The product rollout of Alex Smith 2.0 hit some early glitches here in Sunday afternoon's 18-14 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

After losing their first game of a five-game stretch, the 49ers face their toughest opponent of the season as they hit the road to face the Indianapolis Colts.

NFL.com has the story on the latest with OT Joe Staley: The San Francisco 49ers confirmed Monday that left tackle Joe Staley will be sidelined for a significant period of time with a knee injury suffered in Sunday's 18-14 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

The loss of Nate Clements meant the team needed some cornerback depth behind Dre Bly and Marcus Hudson .