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Bears-49ers: A Fantasy Football Preview

By Matt SnyderNov 12th 2009 – 1:00PM

With the beginning of the NFL Network's glorious Thursday night football beginning this week, fantasy football FanHouse is bringing you a preview for each and every Thursday night game from here on out. You've already seen the rankings, but things can change before Sunday. One thing that can't change? Your lineup choices...

Thursday-and-Long: Westbrook, NFL Players Wake Up to Concussion Danger

By Dan GrazianoNov 12th 2009 – 12:00PM

PHILADELPHIA -- Brian Westbrook did not practice with the Eagles on Wednesday, nor did he talk about why. His coach, Andy Reid, said Westbrook would practice Thursday and that the reason he was held out Wednesday was his ankle, and not the concussion he suffered in the team's Oct. 26 victory over the Redskins. But if you...

NFL Coaches Fight Club, Round 2: Mike Singletary vs. Tom Coughlin

By Matt SnyderOct 26th 2009 – 4:00PM

NFL Coaches Fight Club: the Tournament. Because we have nothing better to do than predict what might happen if head coaches started punching each other in the face. More Coverage: Fight Club Introduction | The Bracket | Round 1 Recap In a somewhat surprising move, Tom Coughlin took down the younger and bulkier Mike Smith...

Sorting the Sunday Pile, Week 1: Must-Win Games

By Ryan WilsonSep 14th 2009 – 10:00AM

Sorting the Sunday Pile looks back at the NFL weekend that was. It's also an unofficial Brady Quinn blog.A year ago, Matt Cassel got his chance to be an NFL starting quarterback when then-Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard blew up Tom Brady's knee. Cassel led the Patriots to 11 wins, and played well enough for the Chiefs to...

Sorting the Sunday Pile, Week 1: Must-Win Games

By Ryan WilsonSep 14th 2009 – 10:00AM

Sorting the Sunday Pile looks back at the NFL weekend that was. It's also an unofficial Brady Quinn blog.A year ago, Matt Cassel got his chance to be an NFL starting quarterback when then-Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard blew up Tom Brady's knee. Cassel led the Patriots to 11 wins, and played well enough for the Chiefs to...

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Who's Eyeing The 49ers Quarterback?

By Chris.Greenberg@huffingtonpost.com(Chris Greenberg) Mar 19th 2012 - 02:26AM

Even in the offseason, the Miami Dolphins' quarterback carousel keeps spinning.

AlexSmith News From the Web

  • 05/25/12 Panthers Jon Beason fires back on Twitter at Niners... Source: 1010 Wins On Thursday, 49ers quarterback Alex Smith made some noise when he said that passing yards are a "totally overblown stat." He's correct to a degree (although I personally don't believe he's as correct as my colleague Clark Judge does ) but what really stood out from his potent quotables was the decision to invoke Cam Newton 's name along with the stat. Smith pointed out that Newton had a bunch of 300-yard passing games but was "not winning."
  • 05/25/12 More zone defense in Saints' game plan » Source: Louisiana News-Star - Monroe LA Even New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, who rarely criticizes a teammate or coach or a former teammate or coach, said that Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams' gimmicky defense had "run its course" when Williams left for the same position with the St. Louis Rams after last season.
  • 05/24/12 Tebow Bashing, Sports Illustrated Has It – KSK... Source: Kissing Suzy Kolber You're aware your own site tweeted about those INTs and asked "Trouble in paradise?", right? …
  • 05/24/12 Tim Kawakami: San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex... Source: The Mercury News - San Jose CA It was just an OTA in May, without pads or large consequence, and at decidedly less than game speed.
  • 05/23/12 San Francisco 49ers sign punter Andy Lee to six-year... Source: Cupertino Courier - Cupertino CA Andy Lee is responsible for every 49ers punt -- and holding for every field-goal and point-after attempt -- since 2004.

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