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I am fresh out of college, so maybe it is a bit too soon for me to start getting nostalgic, but there have been a few moments this week where I wanted to sit my friends' kids on my knee and say, "When I was your age, the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys were fight ...

Fans of the 49ers are delirious about the superb performance of San Francisco’s offense and defense in the team's 35-16 home trouncing of the St. Louis Rams last Sunday. And who can blame fans for their joy? Mike Squared (Mike Singletary and Mike Martz, of course) have ...

The 3-7 San Francisco 49ers face the Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills, New York Jets and Miami Dolphins in their next four matchups, which is not exactly something to smile about for interim head coach Mike Singletary. Commentary: The upcoming quintet of opponents is a c ...

After Sunday’s blowout win over the St. Louis Rams, when fans of the San Francisco 49ers are discussing the all-time great quarterbacks of the franchise, the list will read something like this: “Joe Montana? Check. John Brodie? Check. Shaun Hill? Check.” Shaun Hill? Wh ...

This week, whichever Mike bummed-out San Francisco 49ers fans speak of, head coach Mike Singletary or offensive coordinator Mike Martz, he probably will not be thrown under the bus. During the days after the 49ers' Monday 29-24 defeat in Arizona, if a fan speaks of Mar ...

On Monday in Arizona, in Mike Singletary’s second game as coach of the San Francisco 49ers, there was no incident with him pulling his pants down in the locker room. There was also no controversy involving tight end Vernon Davis, whom Singletary benched and sent to the ...

The San Francisco 49ers may not be gamblers, but it'd probably be best to cut their losses short and walk away from former top overall pick Alex Smith. The quarterback, who was already knocked out for the season with a shoulder separation, visited Dr. James Andrews to h ...

Stats for the first game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Arizona Cardinals on Sept. 7 can suggest that the Niners are not a totally horrible team this season. In all honesty, the Niners’ first defeat of the regular season, in Week 1, did have its positives. Fo ...

It's been one heck of a ride the past few weeks for the San Francisco 49ers. Whether it's Vernon Davis hitting the showers, Mike Nolan getting the boot or Mike Singletary dropping his pants, the 49ers rank right up there as one of the NFL's most dramatic teams. Because ...

By now, everyone knows about the waves that interim coach Mike Singletary made in his first game leading the San Francisco 49ers. Singletary benched feel-good-story quarterback J.T. O’Sullivan and sent big-name tight end Vernon Davis to the locker room because of his ba ...

There are two types of pro football fan -- the traditional spectator and the fantasy football nut. Up until a few weeks ago ,the San Francisco 49ers had the fantasy gamer in a lather as their offense offered multiple starting options in quarterback J.T. O' Sullivan, run ...

The song may have remained the same on the scoreboard, but it's clear that San Francisco 49ers interim coach Mike Singletary is bent on changing the tune of players looking to fill a diva role. Tight end Vernon Davis, who seems content to let his talent be overshadowed ...

Mike Singletary’s explanation for sending 49ers uninjured starting tight end Vernon Davis to the showers while losing to the Seattle Seahawks 34-13 Sunday instantly established the new head coach as a no-nonsense guy. But fans unacquainted with Singletary’s earlier lif ...

New coach, new quarterback, same result for the San Francisco 49ers. San Francisco kicked off the Mike Singletary Era against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, the only other NFC West team that had looked worse than the 49ers heading into the game. Now the 49ers can lay ...

Yes, the San Francisco 49ers are struggling, but more than a few fans have said, "Hey, at least we're better than the Seahawks, right?" That statement will be put to the test this weekend when the two NFC West rivals face off. The 49ers are 2-5 and the Seahawks are 1-5. ...

"Confidence is a very fragile thing." - Joe Montana In September, the 2-5 San Francisco 49ers took out the 1-5 Seattle Seahawks in overtime, 33-30, at Qwest Field. J.T. O’Sullivan passed for 321 yards despite being sacked a season-high eight times. His Niner teammates ...

A lack of intensity and focus killed the San Francisco 49ers the last four games, and ultimately was one of the reasons Mike Nolan was put on ice Monday. That likely will not be the case with interim head coach Mike Singletary. Someone nicknamed "The Samurai" should be ...

Including the punter and kicker, it takes 24 men to play a football game. A contribution needs to be made by everyone on the team in order to reach the goal of a win each week. That being said, it is often difficult to point blame at one person when a club fails to rea ...

San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore may be in beleaguered head coach Mike Nolan's corner, but it likely won't be enough to stop the momentum building for a change of regime. For the third straight year, Nolan has the once-proud franchise off to a 2-4 start. That ...

No one can doubt the win-killing power of turnovers, especially multiple turnovers, in the National Football League. And San Francisco fans know that a trio of giveaways cost the 49ers the game against opportunistic Philadelphia last Sunday in a 40-26 loss. The New Yo ...