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All the 49ers have to do is play their best and brashest game in at least 17 years, and I think they will do it. All the 49ers have to do is play better than they've played at any point this year, last year, the year before and keep on going, all the way back to their last Super Bowl triumph, in January 1995. Anything less, and the 49ers will lose at home to New Orleans on Saturday, the 49ers' first playoff appearance since the 2002 season. The question: Is Jim Harbaugh's team ready to play its best when only the best is necessary? That's the challenge the Saints present. That's the mission for Alex Smith, Patrick Willis, Frank Gore, Justin Smith, Aldon Smith and all the...
The release of Anthony Hargrove's declaration to the NFL on Tuesday looked bad for the New Orleans Saints. And it looked bad for the league. First, the bad news for the Saints: Hargrove's detailed account of how he was... more »
Apparently, the Saints plan to treat Sean Payton's absence with the reverence accorded a fallen hero, not a head coach serving a fairly justifiable year's suspension from the NFL. According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune,... more »
Joe Vitt felt the void immediately. He took the field Friday for the first practice of the New Orleans Saints' rookie minicamp, and for the first time in a long time, colleague and friend Sean Payton wasn't by his side. The... more »
There are few institutions more like the U.S. Army than the National Football League. Uniforms and helmets and training camps. Stick with your squads. If you're on time, you're late. Be 15 minutes early. Pull up your socks or... more »
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