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There are many areas of serious concern with the 2-3 San Francisco 49ers, who face fellow 2-3 club Philadelphia this weekend. But reasons to hope for win No. 3 do exist, Niners fans. On one hand, the 49ers’ strengths are peaking in some respects. Cases in point: Patri ...

San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore has been nothing short of reliable this season, putting to bed any worries that his 2006 campaign was a fluke. Does that mean he will have success this weekend against a physical Eagles defense that is ticked off after giving ...

Welcome to the NFC West, home of the hype and hyperbole. The past few seasons' sexy pick for the playoffs was coming in the form of the Arizona Cardinals; in addition, the 49ers have been on the receiving end of some of that hype. How many of those predictions have come ...

At halftime of Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots, former all-everything San Francisco quarterback Steve Young had his familiar No. 8 jersey retired. Along with all-time Niner greats Jerry Rice, Brent Jones, Harris Barton and Jesse Sapolu, Young brought a li ...

The San Francisco 49ers have been noteworthy on offense, but they are going to get quarterback J.T. O' Sullivan killed sooner or later. The offensive line has given up 19 sacks in four games and heads into Sunday's contest against a Patriots team that will be angry afte ...

San Francisco 49ers quarterback J.T. O'Sullivan couldn't capitalize on a Saints secondary that had been horrible going into Week 4; as a result, he looked very much like the journeyman he is during a 31-17 loss in New Orleans. O'Sullivan threw for 257 yards and a touchd ...

It’s pretty clear what happened during the San Francisco 49ers' 31-17 loss in New Orleans last Sunday. And if corrections aren't made, it'll probably be more of the same this week for Mike Nolan's team, which hosts 2-1 New England. The first ingredient in the dish of d ...

Although the New Orleans Saints vanquished the San Francisco 49ers, 31-17, in New Orleans last Sunday, the final score was deceiving. The reality is that the Saints really didn't beat the visiting 49ers; rather, it was the Niners' errors led to their second defeat of th ...

Exactly one September ago, things were the same for the San Francisco 49ers as they are right now. But they were also as different as night and day. Like last year, the 49ers are off to a 2-1 start; unlike 2007, though, when their offense through three games was less ...

Has your euphoria subsided any yet, San Francisco 49ers fans? Many loyalists surely get a natural high when thinking of Sunday’s one-sided victory over the Detroit Lions. But this weekend’s game in New Orleans is unlikely to produce the same giddy result for 49ers ...

Are you sitting down right now? If not, you might want to take a seat before you read the following statement: The San Francisco 49ers are tied for first place in the NFC West as the 2008 NFL season approaches the end of its opening quarter. That’s right. You don’t ...

If you see a man walking around the streets of San Francisco with a big smile on his face over the next couple days, you’ll know who it is. We’re not talking about a normal smile; we’re talking about a huge, ear-to-ear smile that can be seen a mile away. You’ll ...

San Francisco’s 33-30 overtime victory in Seattle on Sunday was improbable for a number of reasons. The 49ers were behind 14-0 and 17-6 to the NFC West rival Seahawks, and they probably wouldn't have been able to overcome those deficits in past seasons. The 49ers als ...

A former ESPN personality who moved on to TV stardom as the voice of Salem the Cat on “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” became famous for his line: “The numbers never lie.” Nick Bakay made a name for himself with his segments on ESPN called “The Tale of the Tape.� ...

Last weekend, the San Francisco 49ers opened up the regular season against NFC West rival Arizona Cardinals for the third consecutive year. Unfortunately for San Francisco, for the second time, it's 0-1 to start the season. This time, the offense was to blame for a 23- ...

The J.T. O’Sullivan era officially kicks off in San Francisco on Sunday afternoon when the 49ers host NFC West rival Arizona. It'll obviously be interesting to see how how O’Sullivan will respond to being a starting quarterback in the NFL for the first time and how ...

With Friday’s last-second loss to the San Diego Chargers, the San Francisco 49ers completed the preseason an even 2-2. While their exhibition record is essentially irrelevant, how key players performed during the preseason does matter. So what did the 49ers learn abo ...

Now that head coach Mike Nolan has made it clear that the San Francisco 49ers' starting quarterback come Week 1 will be J.T. O'Sullivan, the team can now focus on other matters. Although solved, the quarterback situation may have created more questions for the 49ers th ...

Thursday night’s NFL preseason game between the San Francisco 49ers and Chicago Bears featured two young quarterbacks with a lot of responsibility on their shoulders. For the 49ers, J.T. O’Sullivan was trying to continue to distance himself from former starter Alex ...

Every spring as the NFL draft approaches, there is always at least one project player whom some teams are wary of. No, we're not referring to injured prospects who are trying to return to full health; rather, we're talking about the future NFLers who can leap out of th ...