Published on: 3rd December, 2010
Dixon's improvement is the pivotal point to the 49ers' ground game in Frank Gore's absence. While Brian Westbrook may have cemented his place ahead of Dixon on the roster, the fact of the matter is that Westbrook is not in Philadelphia any more because he's fragile. That may ...Published on: 29th October, 2010
I am not here to tell you that Nate Davis is our savior; in fact, I will concede to you that the jury is still out on him. Some may go as far as to say that they're waiting on their first piece of negative evidence. Personally, all I will say ...Published on: 1st September, 2010
Mark Ingram lit a bit of a scare under Alabama fans when he injured his knee, which required arthroscopic surgery. My full faith is in Trent Richardson's ability to carry the load for Alabama, but once Mark Ingram is ready to go he will be the starter. I have seen ...Published on: 30th August, 2010
When Glen Coffee stunned the NFL with his retirement, the San Francisco 49ers still had three running backs on their roster. This was the number of running backs they carried through the regular season on their 2009 roster. Nevertheless, they immediately hit the free agent market and brought in former Philadelphia ...Published on: 30th August, 2010
Anthony Dixon broke on to the scene in the Colts game with 100 yards rushing and 22 more yards on three receptions. These are respectable numbers, but perhaps what spoke louder was his first NFL touch as he nearly take the head off of Colts linebacker Cody Glenn on an ...Published on: 18th August, 2010
According to league sources, the Seattle Seahawks have released former Chicago Bears running back Adrian Peterson. Oddly enough, the move comes the same day that the Tennessee Titans cut Pete Carroll's former USC running back Stafon Johnson. Johnson sustained a dislocated right ankle and broken right fibula against the Seahawks, ...Published on: 17th August, 2010
The San Francisco 49ers have been a long way away from greatness over most of the last decade, with the performance of the team dying off hard after 2003. Many may point the finger in various places, lack of continuity of team, coaching, level of talent recruited, free agent market ...Published on: 17th August, 2010
In 1979, Bill Walsh took over a club that went 2-14. Two years later, "The Catch" stunned America's team and propelled the 49ers to the franchise's first Super Bowl Victory on the shoulders of a young, home grown prolific passer, gutsy leader, and downright magical kid named Joe Montana. Walsh ...Published on: 24th July, 2010
This list was done from the perspective of how the outcome of the questions posed affect the team's number of wins and losses or how far they go in the playoffs. I based these on the number of questions as well as the magnitude of each. I even threw in ...Published on: 24th July, 2010
At the end of the 2008 season, Alabama couldn't be as good as they were in 2009. They lost Rashaad Johnson, the team captain and starting safety whose effort propelled the team over the top against LSU. They lost starting quaterback John Parker Wilson, who was the only quarterback on the ...