Watch for Alex Smith to throw that football many more times successfully in the end zone to his WRs. Let’s begin with what I consider to be the most obvious. (To the incredulous ones out there: Yes, I am putting my complete trust in the quarterback once

In 2011 and into 2012, we saw the 49ers offense develop into a dependable unit that excelled at ball control and creativity. Even though it was a shortened offseason, and the 49ers were in the midst of a total makeover, there was clear growth and an iden

We've now made it through the offensive units in our review heading towards free agency. We are doing individual player recaps from the season, but these "free agency review" posts give us a chance to consider them in the context of the entire unit. Thes

On Friday, we made our Super Bowl picks on PFT Live, at the end of a show featuring Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew and Super Bowl XXXV-winning coach Brian Billick, now of FOX and NFL Network. But since some of you still don’t watch PFT Live on a

It’s hardly Pulitzer-worthy, but we nevertheless need to report what we know. Per a league source, Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski will play Sunday (wait, there’s a game Sunday?) despite a high ankle sprain suffered against the Ravens in the AFC title

AP The Associated Press announced Saturday that Broncos linebacker Von Miller is the 50-member panel’s winner of the 2011 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award. Miller won pretty handily over 49ers linebacker/defensive end Aldon Smith. Miller got 39 vo