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Gannon's take: Niners on the right track

The former NFL quarterback was at practice Friday in preparation for his work on Sunday calling the 49ers-Titans game on CBS at Candlestick Park. Gannon was in Kansas City from 1995-98 when Raye was an assistant coach and then offensive coordinator ...

From JOHN CRUMPACKER, San Francisco Chronicle,  7 Nov 2009
Related Topics: NFL,  Alex Smith,  Michael Crabtree,  Frank Gore,  Peyton Manning

49ers Beat: Team upbeat despite losing streak

(11-06) 19:41 PST -- For a team that has lost three straight games, two of them "winnable" games on the road, the 49ers seemed unusually chipper in practice this week, full of bluster and bonhomie. Tight end Vernon Davis said the attitude reflects the ...

From JOHN CRUMPACKER, San Francisco Chronicle,  6 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Vernon Davis,  Mike Singletary,  Tennessee Titans,  Alex Smith,  Mark Roman

Not interested in being Titans' latest headline

(11-05) 20:26 PST -- For a 1-6 team, the Tennessee Titans generate more than their share of news. Star quarterback, once benched, returns to lineup and wins. ... Beefy running back stops drinking tequila, loses 40 pounds. ... Head coach dons jersey of ...

From JOHN CRUMPACKER, San Francisco Chronicle,  5 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Kevin Mawae,  Tennessee Titans,  NFL,  Rodney Harrison,  Chris Johnson

Once teammates, now foes, and back in saddle

"What a coincidence, huh?" he said. A coincidence is all it was when the 49ers locked up another of their promising young players in the same week they promoted him to the starting lineup at left cornerback over a former big-money free agent seemingly ...

From JOHN CRUMPACKER, San Francisco Chronicle,  5 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Nate Clements,  Tennessee Titans,  Vince Young,  Bud Adams,  Jeff Fisher

Gore: 3 for the money, others not so much

Nearing the midpoint of the season, he is in the middle of the pack in yards gained, with 364 on 65 carries for a per-carry average of 5.6 yards, third-best in the NFL and the highest figure of Gore's career. Yet, that includes three carries for 223 ...

From JOHN CRUMPACKER, San Francisco Chronicle,  4 Nov 2009
Related Topics: NFL,  Tennessee Titans,  Albert Haynesworth,  Adam Snyder,  Alex Smith

49ers beat: 3rd down woes slow offense

(11-04) 21:45 PST -- After a game and a half of leading the San Francisco offense, Alex Smith knows what ails the 49ers, at least on offense. "Consistency is what we're lacking," he said Wednesday. "In the few times we've put ourselves in bad ...

From JOHN CRUMPACKER, San Francisco Chronicle,  4 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Alex Smith,  NFL,  Andy Lee,  Mike Singletary,  Ahmad Brooks

Close, but 49ers lose again

However, he might take some solace in the fact that it took a play the Colts had not used in nearly eight years to beat the 49ers 18-14 to remain undefeated at 7-0. The 49ers, admirably, took a 14-12 lead into the fourth quarter at Lucas Oil Stadium. ...

From JOHN CRUMPACKER, San Francisco Chronicle,  2 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Reggie Wayne,  Joseph Addai,  Shawntae Spencer,  Takeo Spikes,  Frank Gore

Clements demoted, then suffers broken scapula

- Things went from bad to worse for Nate Clements on Sunday. First he lost his starting left cornerback job to Tarell Brown, for this game at least and now for a lot longer than that. Then late in the first half he fractured his right shoulder ...

From JOHN CRUMPACKER, San Francisco Chronicle,  1 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Tarell Brown,  Mike Singletary,  Nate Clements,  Brandon Jones,  NFL

Smith calls Crabtree 'a real natural player'

In his second NFL game, Crabtree led the 49ers in receiving with six catches for 81 yards. He also had his first dropped pass as a pro, failing to secure a ball in the second quarter. Later in that drive, Crabtree extended his arms on a pass from Alex ...

From JOHN CRUMPACKER, San Francisco Chronicle,  1 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Alex Smith,  Joe Staley,  Vernon Davis,  NFL,  Barry Sims

49ers game grades

Aside from Frank Gore's 64-yard dash up the middle for a touchdown and Alex Smith leading a successful 2-minute drill in the first half, the 49ers had little to show. Eight drives ended in punts, six on three-and-outs. The 49ers converted 2 of 10 ...

From JOHN CRUMPACKER, San Francisco Chronicle,  1 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Alex Smith,  Frank Gore,  Vernon Davis,  Peyton Manning,  Tarell Brown

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