49ers seek a 2nd option at wide receiver49ers seek a 2nd option at wide receiver Is it any wonder Colin Kaepernick's final three passes of the Super Bowl were intended for Michael Crabtree, the only wideout with more than 42 catches in the regular season? A year after the 49ers placed the wid… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The guy from Sporting News whose whining wasn’t sufficiently compelling to get me to remember his name will have another Colin Kaepernick tattoo about which to whine. Via SFGate.com, the 49ers starting quarterback has capped a special season with a new … |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com After the officials did not call pass interference against Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith on the 49ers’ final offensive play of the Super Bowl, many observers who agreed with the non-call said that in a key play with the championship on the line, the off… |
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San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh, frustrated over the absence of a late pass-interference call in Super Bowl XLVII, might not embrace a stat ESPN's John Clayton dug up for his latest "Inside the Huddle" video (above). I can help on that … |
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A Deal Fit For A KingFeb 7
Felix Hernandez has reportedly reached a deal with the Mariners that would make him the highest-paid pitcher in baseball, and he's well worth the honor, writes Joe Lemire. |
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Now that 2012 is wrapped, we have some perspective on last season's rookies. If teams could do the first round over again, who would they draft? Don Banks has the answer. |
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Don Banks, CNNSI.com With the Super Bowl in the books, we can now stand clear enough to view the NFL's 2012 season through the prism of history, all 267 games worth (256 in the regular season and 11 in the playoffs). Before looking ahead to 2013, let's look back one last ti… |
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feltbot, feltbot.com I think I saw some new themes emerging as the Warriors faced their first stiff competition since the return of the prodigal big man. But it’s probably unfair to get into them too much at this time. Road blowouts happen in the NBA, particularly in Februa… |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com Oakland came in dead last in attendance this season, an average of 54,217 per game. That's just 86 percent of the capacity at O.co Coliseum, already one of the smallest stadiums in the NFL at 63,132. Not small enough. Nearly every game, the Raiders ran … |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com If 49ers return specialist Ted Ginn Jr. had managed to break through the Baltimore coverage on the free kick that ended Super Bowl XLVII, Ginn may have needed an escort from his entire family to get to the end zone. Via Deadspin, NFL Films audio from th… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com During the Super Bowl, Ravens coach John Harbaugh told his assistant coaches that they needed to make sure their defensive calls didn’t leave linebacker Ray Lewis covering 49ers tight end Vernon Davis or receiver Michael Crabtree over the middle. The 49… |
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Mel Kiper Jr. is back with his second 2013 NFL mock draft for the first round. We'll run through the projected picks for NFC West teams, beginning in reverse order and working our way forward. I'll include snippets from Kiper's analysis, followed by my … |
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Reuben Fischer, deadspin.com The map above shows the concentration of geolocated tweets sent during the Super Bowl that contained both the words "Lewis" and "murder." We were looking for references to Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, who in 2000 was charge… |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com When it comes to playing quarterback in the Super Bowl, who would you rather talk to than Joe Montana? Shutdown Corner had that exact opportunity this week, as Joe Cool sat down to talk with us about a number of subjects -- the evolution of the quarterb… |
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Denver Broncos Which positions will the Broncos concentrate on upgrading in the offseason? Defensive tackle and interior offensive line will be the top priorities, according to the Denver Post's Jeff Legwold. The Post's Mike Klis looks ahead at what to … |
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Raiders will tarp top of Mt. Davis Last season, the Raiders used the NFL's "85 percent rule," which allowed them to declare a sellout if 85 percent of their non-suite tickets were sold by Thursdays, and some 2-for-1 ticket giveaways to help se… |
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Walker's uncle, aunt killed; driver held Alice and Bryan Young, the aunt and uncle of 49ers tight end Delanie Walker, were killed in a car accident by a suspected drunken driver early Monday morning outside New Orleans after attending the Super Bowl. Wa… |
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