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49ers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:15:38 PDT

Coach Mike Singletary says the San Francisco 49ers' quarterback competition is too close to call.

However, he acknowledges that if it's too close to call, the job will likely go to Shaun Hill, who finished the second half of last season as the team's starter and might be the person most responsible for Singletary getting the job as the 49ers' full-time coach.

The 49ers probably feel a lot better about their quarterback situation now than when the offseason began. The 49ers appeared ready to offer Arizona Cardinals free agent Kurt Warner a contract in the neighborhood of $15 million a season to leap to the 49ers.

But Warner remained with the Cardinals, and the 49ers had no other choice but to stick with Hill and Smith.

World's saddest man pretends to be Tim Rattay on Twitter (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:57:51 PDT

A dude in Pittsburgh once pretended to be Ben Roethlisberger and third-string QB Brian St.

Niners still without starting QB as offseason ends (AP)

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:51:58 PDT

Although Mike Singletary didn't speak as loud or as long as he often does, the coach finished up the San Francisco 49ers' offseason workout program with one more inspiring speech in what's certain to be a year full of them. If only the 49ers could be so certain about what quarterback will be speaking to them in the huddle.

Mike Singletary says he had Michael Crabtree nearly in tears (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:17:48 PDT

As Dick Vermeil proved about a thousand times during his NFL coaching career, there is indeed crying in...

'Strongman Hill' puts columnist to the test (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:01:00 PDT

My quest to conquer the workout alongside three NFL players ended short of any real embarrassment.

Smith's play forces 49ers to delay starting QB decision (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:31:03 PDT

Alex Smith's strong play has forced San Francisco 49ers coaching staff to hold off on a decision on a...

Deep Posts: Mark Sanchez is not your starting quarterback yet (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:43:01 PDT

• New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan says that Mark Sanchez and Kellen Clemens are just about in a dead...

NFP: Niners confident in current QBs (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:25:00 PDT

The franchise's decision to not pursue Michael Vick means it has faith in Shaun Hill and Alex Smith.

Niners sign long snapper to 5-year extension (AP)

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:33:39 PDT

Brian Jennings will be the San Francisco 49ers' long snapper for longer than he ever imagined. The 49ers signed Jennings to a five-year contract extension Saturday, locking up a flawless performer on their solid special teams units through 2014. Jennings hasn't made a glaring mistake on Sundays ever since the club drafted him in the seventh round nine years ago.

49ers' offensive line falling into place (AP)

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:59:41 PDT

The success of Mike Singletary's new run-focused offense will depend greatly on the improvements of San Francisco's offensive line. There's well more than a month until the start of training camp and Singletary already has a pretty good idea how the 49ers' line will look. He likes the personnel and potential.

Niners give 6-year extension to OT Joe Staley (AP)

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:38:46 PDT

The San Francisco 49ers signed left tackle Joe Staley to a six-year contract extension Thursday, securing their durable young lineman through 2017. Staley, a first-round pick in 2007 from Central Michigan, has played every offensive snap in his first two seasons with San Francisco. He started every game at right tackle as a rookie before moving to the other end of the line last year, replacing...