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49ers fullback has the tools but rarely uses themIn years gone by, NFL fullbacks were the Swiss Army knives of a team's toolbox, at the ready to perform any number of tasks. The best local example was Tom Rathman when he was a 49er, fully capable as a runner, receiver and blocker. The Rathman of 20 to 25...
SF Gate Sunday, October 04, 2009Throwback-style jerseys all year long for 49ersIt turns out that deep crimson/maroon/garnet or whatever it was is not a 49ers color. Neither is glittery gold or black. People who have tuned in to the first three games of the season have seen something unseen since Steve Young retired, way back last...
SF Gate Sunday, October 04, 2009Knapp: 49ers must beat RamsEven now, the Rams remain a perfect mirror for the 49ers. Fourteen years after they left Los Angeles, they're still the closest thing to a rival that the 49ers have. The Cardinals have been catching up, and if it weren't for 58 years of doubleheaders with...
SF Gate Sunday, October 04, 2009Raiders / Still hoping for a return to gloryThe Raiders should remove their helmets in a moment of silence, and bow their heads at the playing of a lonely bugle, for the darkest chapter in the franchise turns 100 games old today. When the Raiders play the Texans at Reliant Stadium, it will mark their...
SF Gate Sunday, October 04, 2009Packers are ready for FavreTed Thompson retooled the Packers, and ignored Brett Favre's wishes along the way. Which leads us to Monday's game ...
Star Tribune Sunday, October 04, 2009Vikings Insider: Packers' familiar personnel in unfamiliar alignmentBut the Vikings also will be seeing a 3-4 defense for the third time this year.
Star Tribune Sunday, October 04, 2009If Allen is chortling, it stays withinHis opponent Monday is inexperienced, but that is not leading to brash talk.
Star Tribune Sunday, October 04, 2009Jay Glazer's NFL injury reportMarion Barber will be back when the Cowboys face the Broncos. NFL on FOX's Jay Glazer has all the scoopage on the injury front.
Fox Sports Sunday, October 04, 2009Ashley Fox: Rex Ryan's Jets win and have fun doing itSwagger-licious. Back in April, that's how Bart Scott described the attitude of the New York Jets under new coach Rex Ryan. Gone was Eric Mangini, the coaching tyrant who sucked all of the life out of the Jets with his heavy-handed rules and fines. In was the brash Ryan who actually had to remind the players that it was OK to have fun in practice.
The Philadelphia Inquirer Sunday, October 04, 2009Ex-Harrah worker: I was fired over Big Ben's beefA former Harrah's employee claims he was fired because Ben Roethlisberger complained to a hotel-casino's manager that the worker demanded to see identification for a woman at the NFL quarterback's table where they were...
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