Singletary: Alex Smith Is My Guy When I Need To Go Number Two
Published on: 25th August, 2009
So, the inevitable finally went down yesterday and 49ers Coach Mike Singletary ended the charade of the team's quarterback controversy and named Shaun Hill, the heavily favored incumbent, the starter over that upstart underdog challenger, Alex Smith. In other news, water is still wet, Oprah is still fat, and Glenn ...Hill Wins 49ers Quarterback Competition By Default
Published on: 23rd August, 2009
Maybe San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Mike Singletary knew what he was talking about when he said in the offseason that his team's mantra was going to be "Physical With an 'F'." It certainly sounds better than "Inaccurate With an [insert gagging sound here]." In a contest that was supposed to be ...Preseason Game Is Alex Smith’s Super Bowl
Published on: 22nd August, 2009
One of the easiest ways to look like a fool among your sports beat brethren is to suggest, even jokingly, that a preseason game, any preseason game, is meaningful. The NFL's exhibition season has long been regarded as a running joke for fans and an annoying ordeal for the media. The ...49ers Pass Rush Fails To Show Up For Opening Bell
Published on: 15th August, 2009
49ers 17, Broncos 16 "Thank god it's preseason," were the first words out of San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Mike Singletary's mouth in his postgame presser late Friday night, and doesn't that just about say it all? There were some good performances and many poor ones in the game, but the overriding ...Pre-Broncos Game Questions and Notes..
Published on: 14th August, 2009
Obviously as the minutes tick down for the preseason opener vs. the Denver Broncos all the San Francisco 49ers fans will focus on the quarterback competition with Shaun Hill and Alex Smith. Much too much time and space has been wasted on that topic already and I have little to add ...Unknown San Francisco 49ers Receivers Hoping to Catch On
Published on: 13th August, 2009
A month ago, you had to wonder what Arnaz Battle, Dominique Zeigler, and Micheal Spurlock were thinking. The three wide receivers were all technically part of the San Francisco 49ers' 80-man roster, but as the sixth, seventh, and eighth men on the depth chart, at a position where most teams typically ...Singletary Pulls the Brakes on Smith’s Practice
Published on: 11th August, 2009
49ers quarterbacks Alex Smith and Shaun Hill might be thinking that Head Coach Mike Singletary is putting them through an emotional roller coaster, but as we all saw at Santa Clara Monday afternoon, it could be a whole lot worse. After all, the guys could've gotten the afternoon off and decided ...49ers Smith Needs To Prove He’s Not As Good As Hill But Better
Published on: 10th August, 2009
It's Aug. 10th, and after minicamps, OTAs and 17 training camp practices, the San Francisco 49ers and head coach Mike Singletary are no closer to figuring out who will be their starting quarterback. Or, if they have, perhaps they should consider submitting their press conference video to the Academy. On one hand ...Brandon Jones’ Injury Will Complicate Singletary’s Life, on and off the Field
Published on: 7th August, 2009
All in all the San Francisco 49ers will be extremely pleased if every training camp practice from this point forward is undramatic as Thursday morning's. No freak injuries, no fights, no bizarre demands from Michael Crabtree's cousin. Instead, the morning session was so eventful that just about all of the storylines had ...No ‘Porpoise’ For Fighting at Camp Singletary
Published on: 6th August, 2009
For the first five days of practices, a training camp that San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Mike Singletary promised would be “Physical with a ‘F’” has been largely been Boring with a “Zzzz.” There have been no controversies, no outlandish predictions, and most disappointing for us beat guys, no skirmishes. Thursday ...Featured Sponsors
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