Their offense, on the other hand, is what holds them back. Yes, they have a keeper at tight end in Vernon Davis and a potential Pro Bowl receiver in Michael Crabtree. Yes, they have the man-beast Frank Gore anchoring their running game. But beyond that, what is there? Gore has had a history with injuries and his backup is Glen Coffee. Meh. The Niners have acquired Ted Ginn Jr. from the Dolphins, but he is a special teams guy and not much else. Then there is always the Alex Smith conundrum at quarterback. The guy has shown little to no improvement in his playing career. The Niners have insisted he is their frachise QB, but he’s not showing he wants that title.

The one thing I feel really good about regarding this team is head coach Mike Singletary. He is one of the best coaches in football. He will straighten out any player that makes a mistake or doesn’t execute.

Overall, I see the 49ers finishing 9-7 this year, one win better than last year. One ESPN personality said they could go 11-5, but that’s just absurd given their quarterback situation especially.

By Josh Delp of the Sports Fan Blog Network

That’s 654 pounds of power-blocking offensive linemen added in less than an hour. Davis will line up at right tackle and Iupati at left guard, the position he played with the Vandals. Singletary cautioned that both players might not start in Week 1 – Davis is one of the youngest players in the draft at age 20 – but he made it clear he expected both to start at some point this season.

Click here to read the full article – By Matthew Barrows of The Sacramento Bee

Coming off the bench at halftime Sunday, Smith nearly rallied the 49ers from a 21-point deficit, taking jumper cables to an offensive engine that had long looked kaput. He completed 15 of 22 passes for 206 yards and three touchdowns.

In other words, Smith needed only one half to approach Shaun Hill’s best yardage total of the season (209 yards on Sept. 13). He established an immediate rapport with Vernon Davis, who caught all three touchdown passes, and Michael Crabtree, who had five catches for 56 yards in his NFL debut.


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Maybe that 71-day holdout could have been averted all along.

Crabtree made his pro debut for the 49ers in Sunday’s 24-21 loss to the Houston Texans, and the kid didn’t look like much of a rookie.

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“Me and Crabtree are going to get it done,” Gore said.

Mike Singletary planned to spend the off week evaluating talent, perhaps making some changes to his starting rotation and finding the best 53 players.

Getting Gore back will be a big part of that process.


Click here to read the full article – By Asscoiated Press of The Record-Courier

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