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Lest you think the man impervious to hyperbole or of such resolute moral character he would never deign to fib, 49ers coach Mike Singletary opened his Wednesday press conference by claiming Sunday's opponent, the beleaguered Tennessee Titans, are "a good football team," and added, "but we feel we're a good football team too."á That first statement is a blatant lie, unless it's put into the context of all football teams across ...

á Now that weÆve all had a chance to see what the big fuss was about regarding Michael Crabtree and why both he and his agent were incredulous to be drafted three spots after future NFL trivia answer Darius Heyward-Bey, the headlines with the 49ers have once again flipped back to their default settingùthe quarterback. On the heels of backup Alex SmithÆs furious 21 point second half rally that fell just short ...

Michael Crabtree hasnÆt played one snap of pro ball and IÆm already sick and tired of talking about him. The endless speculation over whether heÆll start or not, how much action heÆll get, how heÆll perform, and ultimately, what kind of impact heÆll have on whatÆs been so far a fairly lifeless 49ers ôoffenseö has worn me out. ItÆs almost enough to wish that the 10th overall pick out of Texas ...

Now that the Michael Crabtree hysteria has calmed down a bit ù at least until he suits up in two weeks at Houstonáù the San Francisco 49ers and their fans can shift their attention to the trivial matter of Sunday's game versus the 2-1 Atlanta Falcons. On the surface this looks like a trap game for the local boys. For one thing, while it's true that the Falcons were NFC West basement-dwellers ...

At long last, Michael Crabtree has come to his senses. After drawn-out negotiations, Crabtree signed a six-year deal on Wednesday that will pay him $32 million before incentives. We know now for sure: There was never going to be a trade, he was never going to sit out the whole season, and if there ever were any teams offering him $40 million smackers guaranteed, they quickly buttoned up once the 49ers contacted ...

Now that it appears that the question of ôwhereö as in ôwhereÆs he going to play?ö has been settled in the matter of Michael Crabtree v. San Francisco 49ers, we can move on to more interesting queries. For example, letÆs start with ôwho.ö Who was the brains of the Crabtree-Eugene Parker scheme to bluff the 49ers into offering crazy money or a ôGet Out of Jailö card to some other team with ...

We may have been over thinking this conservative offense problem with the hometown gridironers. In lamenting the limits of 49ers coach Mike Singletary's offensive know-how and imagination and outright criticizing his handling of quarterback Shaun Hill, we've missed what was in front of us all along. Having spent a dozen years as a Hall-of-Fame linebacker for the Chicago Bears between 1981 and 1992, defense is what Singletary knows and understands. While ...

Since Mike Singletary has taken over the coaching duties for your San Francisco 49ers, a lot of verbal bouquets have been thrown his way, from both the local and national media. The flattery has come from all fronts; from the Ken Doll talking heads, the more-jaded-than-you'll-ever-know beat writers, heck even our omnipresent snarky blogger community -- where protocol dictates that we throw around compliments about as often as we change our ...

á After the first loss of his coaching career, Mike Singletary was adamant that he knew what it would take to fix the 49ers. "I want winners!" he bellowed, the first of many oft-quoted declarations he would make during his trial run as San Francisco's interim coach.á A week later, after a close-but-no-cigar loss at Arizona on Monday Night Football, Singletary delivered another memorable quipùand presto!ù"I'm not a moral victory kind of guy," ...

Barreling at ludicrous speed toward Sunday's clash between your 2-0 San Francisco 49ers and the 2-0 Minnesota Petersons, I'm hearing all kinds of cute descriptions for what the matchup signifies. My media tent buddy Matt Maiocco of The Santa Rosa Press Democrat has been trying to trademark the phrase "GPS Game" as in finding out where your team stands. Matt Barrows of The Sacramento Bee, in an effort to tweak Maiocco, dubbed ...