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	<title>ProFootballTalk.com &#187; San Francisco 49ers</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>ALEX SMITH INJURES SHOULDER</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/09/06/alex-smith-injures-shoulder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith has suffered a shoulder injury and is listed as doubtful for Sunday.
Not that he was going to play anyway.
Smith injured his right shoulder &#8212; the same shoulder that was surgically repaired by  Dr. James Andrews in December &#8212; this week. He will be examined by Andrews again after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SMITH&#8217;S SWAN SONG IN SAN FRAN?</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/09/04/smiths-swan-song-in-san-fran/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/09/04/smiths-swan-song-in-san-fran/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[With former No. 1 overall pick Alex Smith stuck behind undrafted journeyman (and part-time restauranteer) J. T. O&#8217;Sullivan, Smith&#8217;s long-time prospects in San Fran are, shall we say, vague.
Well, worse than vague.  Niners G.M. Scot McCloughan made it clear on Wednesday that, if Smith isn&#8217;t the starter in 2009, he won&#8217;t be on the team.
 &#8221;The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SPORTINGNEWS.COM:  FIRST-ROUND QUARTERBACKS AREN&#8217;T WORTH THE RISK</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/09/03/sportingnewscom-first-round-quarterbacks-arent-worth-the-risk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/09/03/sportingnewscom-first-round-quarterbacks-arent-worth-the-risk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The decision of the 49ers and the Cardinals to eschew quarterbacks taken at the top of the draft in favor of signal-callers whose names were never called from the podium confirms the crapshoot nature of acquiring a quarterback in round one.
In our latest item for SportingNews.com, we take a close look at the issue, concluding once [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFC WEST PREVIEW</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/09/02/nfc-west-preview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The PFTV shlubs finish their division-by-division look-see at the 2008 NFL season by focusing on that juggernot known as the NFC West.
As always, enjoy.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zko1jAZz_k

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		<title>RAIDERS REELING IN LELIE</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/09/01/raiders-reeling-in-lelie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/09/01/raiders-reeling-in-lelie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A league source tells us that the Oakland Raiders are close to signing veteran receiver Ashley Lelie.
Lelie, a first-round pick of the Broncos in 2002, was cut on Saturday by the 49ers.
After a holdout in the final year of his rookie contract, Lelie was traded to the Falcons in 2006.  He signed with the 49ers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>49ERS CLAIM AHMAD BROOKS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/31/49ers-claim-ahmad-brooks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/31/49ers-claim-ahmad-brooks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Linebacker Ahmad Brooks was waived by the Cincinnati Bengals today, but he wasn&#8217;t unemployed for long.
Brooks was claimed by the San Francisco 49ers today.
The Press Democrat reports that the 49ers thought highly enough of Brooks when he entered the 2006 supplemental draft that they were willing to spend a fourth-round draft pick to acquire him. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ASHLEY LELIE, 21 OTHERS GONE FROM 49ERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/30/ashley-lelie-21-others-gone-from-49ers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The San Francisco 49ers announced that they have waived 21 players, most notably wide receiver Ashley Lelie, and placed one on injured reserve to reach the 53-man limit.
Lelie once looked like a potential star wide receiver, but last year he caught just 10 passes for 115 yards, and he didn&#8217;t fit the mold for what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ALLEN REJOINING THE COWBOYS?</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/29/allen-rejoining-the-cowboys/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/29/allen-rejoining-the-cowboys/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Lynch of SFgate.com reports that veteran offensive lineman Larry Allen will sign a contract with the Cowboys.
It&#8217;s unclear whether Allen intends to actually play, or whether it will be a ceremonial one-day retirement deal.
His page on NFL.com actually shows him as an active player, and as a member of the Cowboys.
Allen spent 12 years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ROSKI&#8217;S PARTNER THINKS A TEAM WILL BE IN L.A. BY 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/28/roskis-partner-thinks-a-team-will-be-in-la-by-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/28/roskis-partner-thinks-a-team-will-be-in-la-by-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Ed Roski has promised to build a new stadium in Los Angeles if an NFL team will play in it.  And now one of Roski&#8217;s business partners believes a team will be in L.A. even before the new digs are ready.
&#8220;We are going to have a team here next September,&#8221; John Semcken recently told the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>KING CLARIFIES NOLAN QUOTE</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/26/king-clarifies-nolan-quote/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/26/king-clarifies-nolan-quote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning we noted that 49ers coach Mike Nolan had disputed a report from Peter King of Sports Illustrated, who quoted Nolan saying J.T. O&#8217;Sullivan had given the team better quarterback play than they&#8217;d had in three years from Alex Smith.
In an item this afternoon King clarified Nolan&#8217;s comments.
&#8220;Nolan and I spoke this morning,&#8221; King [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NOLAN CLAIMS HE DIDN&#8217;T CRITICIZE SMITH</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/26/nolan-claims-he-didnt-criticize-smith/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/26/nolan-claims-he-didnt-criticize-smith/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In his Monday Morning Quarterback column yesterday, Peter King of Sports Illustrated provided a brief quote in which 49ers coach Mike Nolan explained why he chose J.T. O&#8217;Sullivan as his starting quarterback.
&#8220;Thus far,&#8221; Nolan said, &#8220;J.T.&#8217;s been better than the other two, and there hasn&#8217;t really been much of a gray area. His play&#8217;s been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NINERS MAKE FIRST CUTS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/23/niners-make-first-cuts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/23/niners-make-first-cuts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[With the deadline coming on Tuesday for NFL rsoters to be trimmed from 80 players to 75, the 49ers have gotten a head start, trimming five players nearly two days after their third preseason game.
Gone are defensive tackle Joe Cohen, tight end Cooper Wallace, safety Lewis Baker, quarterback Kyle Wright, and guard John Booker.
The next [...]]]></description>
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		<title>O&#8217;SULLIVAN TO START FOR NINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/22/osullivan-to-start-for-niners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/22/osullivan-to-start-for-niners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[There really wasn&#8217;t any doubt about it, but it&#8217;s now official.
J.T. O&#8217;Sullivan has won the starting quarterback job in San Francisco.
Coach Mike Nolan made the announcement on Friday:  &#8220;J.T. O&#8217;Sullvan will be our starter going into the season.  He has good command of our offense.  He&#8217;s played well in all three preseason games.  And now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS PRESEASON ONE-LINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/22/san-francisco-49ers-preseason-one-liners-4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/22/san-francisco-49ers-preseason-one-liners-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Mantzouranis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[While the whole world seems to know that J.T. O&#8217;Sullivan will be the 49ers&#8217; starting quarterback, Mike Nolan says, &#8220;We will talk about it more (Friday),&#8221; Nolan said. &#8220;I would like to watch the film, talk to our players, before any announcement or anything like that is made. But I did like what I saw [...]]]></description>
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		<title>O&#8217;SULLIVAN CEMENTS HIS GRIP ON THE NINERS&#8217; GIG</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/21/osullivan-cements-his-grip-on-the-niners-gig/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/21/osullivan-cements-his-grip-on-the-niners-gig/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/21/osullivan-cements-his-grip-on-the-niners-gig/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If getting his third preseason start in the team&#8217;s third preseason game weren&#8217;t enough to prove that he&#8217;s going to be the starter, the performace of 49ers quarterback J.T. O&#8217;Sullivan on Thursday night against the Bears has made it as clear as it can be that he has won the job.
O&#8217;Sullivan completed seven of eight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NOLAN SAYS NO DECISIONS YET AT QUARTERBACK</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/17/nolan-says-no-decisions-yet-at-quarterback/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/17/nolan-says-no-decisions-yet-at-quarterback/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In the wake of the team&#8217;s second preseason game, 49ers coach Mike Nolan says that no decisions have been made as to the identity of the team&#8217;s starting quarterback for the 2008 regular season.
&#8220;[T]here’s been no decision,&#8221; Nolan said Sunday during a media conference call.  &#8220; As soon as we do, I’ll offer it, but right [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NINERS WANTED TO MAKE RODGERS LOOK BAD?</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/17/niners-wanted-to-make-rodgers-look-bad/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/17/niners-wanted-to-make-rodgers-look-bad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Given the struggles that Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers experienced in the team&#8217;s second preseason game, there&#8217;s talk that the 49ers game-planned on defense with one primary goal in mind &#8212; to not make the Niners look any worse for picking Alex Smith over Rodgers with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2005 draft.
Rodgers was sacked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS PRESEASON ONE-LINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/17/san-francisco-49ers-preseason-one-liners-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/17/san-francisco-49ers-preseason-one-liners-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Mantzouranis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Mike Nolan on J.T. O&#8217;Sullivan&#8217;s performance in 34-6 win over the Packers: &#8220;It reinforces what I thought about him, and that&#8217;s real key.&#8221;
O&#8217;Sullivan&#8217;s back-and-forth performance overshadowed good play by the defense, offensive line, and special teams.
Nolan wanted to name the team&#8217;s starting quarterback by Thursday, but is now backing off that deadline.
Mike Martz called plays [...]]]></description>
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		<title>O&#8217;SULLIVAN NAILING DOWN THE NINERS&#8217; GIG?</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/17/osullivan-nailing-down-the-niners-gig/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/17/osullivan-nailing-down-the-niners-gig/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Based on his performance during the San Francisco 49ers&#8217; second preseason game, at home against the Packers, the Associated Press seems to be handing the starting quarterback job to the guy whose named could launch a string of crappy casual dining restaurants.
But, as we see it, J.T. O&#8217;Sullivan&#8217;s performance against the Packers was hardly dominant.  He completed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>O&#8217;SULLIVAN GETS THE SECOND START</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/14/osullivan-gets-the-second-start/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/14/osullivan-gets-the-second-start/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Though 49ers coach Mike Nolan wasn&#8217;t sure on Wednesday whether J.T. O&#8217;Sullivan or another of the team&#8217;s quarterbacks would start the second game of the preseason, against the Packers on Saturday, Nolan confirmed on Thursday that O&#8217;Sullivan will indeed start.
&#8220;I think this game will be an opportunity to show what I have,&#8221; O&#8217;Sullivan said at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>O&#8217;SULLIVAN NOT TO START SECOND PRESEASON GAME?</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/13/osullivan-not-to-start-second-preseason-game/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The top two quarterbacks from the class of 2005 still might square off in the preseason, after all. 
Three years ago, the 49ers picked Alex Smith over Aaron Rodgers, who then slid to No. 24.  Rodgers is now the starter in Green Bay, and Smith&#8217;s stock is plunging in San Fran.
But although quarterback J.T. O&#8217;Sullivan is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ENTER THE AGE OF O&#8217;SULLIVAN?</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/12/enter-the-age-of-osullivan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/12/enter-the-age-of-osullivan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Though his performance against the Raiders in the preseason opener was mediocre at best, journeyman quarterback J.T. O&#8217;Sullivan, whose name still makes us think of some crappy casual dining joint where the wait-staff is far too perky and the menu features items like O&#8217;Burgers and O&#8217;Fries, apparently is on track to win the starting job in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS PRESEASON ONE-LINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/11/san-francisco-49ers-preseason-one-liners-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Mantzouranis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Takeo Spikes was given #51.
Spikes will take over as the starter at strong inside linebacker.
In return, seventh-year veteran Brandon Moore was released.
Tackle Damane Duckett was put on the IR. Chris Patrick was signed to replace him.
Since re-entering the quarterback competition (or being there all along and just emerging again, or whatever) on July 30th, J.T. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAN FRAN SIGNS SPIKES</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/10/san-fran-signs-spikes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The San Francisco 49ers have announced that linebacker Takeo Spikes has signed with the team.
Terms weren&#8217;t disclosed.  Our guess is that it&#8217;s a one-year deal.  (But what the hell do we know?)
Spikes is a ten-year veteran.  He was the 13th overall pick in the 1998 draft, selected by the Bengals.
He started 14 games for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TAKEO HEADING TO SAN FRAN</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/10/takeo-heading-to-san-fran/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/10/takeo-heading-to-san-fran/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Veteran linebacker Takeo Spikes, who was cut by the Eagles in March and who since has drawn scant interest on the open market, reportedly is heading to San Francisco.
The Niners have cut former starting linebacker Brandon Moore, and Spikes reportedly is due to arrive at the team&#8217;s training camp on Sunday to take a physical.
Spikes has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS PRESEASON ONE-LINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/09/san-francisco-49ers-preseason-one-liners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Starting QB J.T. O&#8217;Sullivan had a disappointing night.
Said O&#8217;Sullivan,&#8221;We feel disgusted at the turnovers. I don&#8217;t remember anything except for those two plays. Those things are 100 percent unacceptable. I am disgusted about those turnovers. You can&#8217;t make excuses for something like that.&#8221;
New offensive coordinator Mike Martz didn&#8217;t bring much excitement.
Alex Smith and Shaun Hill [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRESEASON POWER RANKINGS:  NO. 26</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/06/preseason-power-rankings-no-26/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/06/preseason-power-rankings-no-26/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re working our way out of the 20s, slowly but surely, as we rank the NFL&#8217;s teams from bottom to top before the season starts.
At No. 26?  The 49ers.
The Niners were supposed to contend for the NFC West crown a year ago, but fell apart after a 2-0 start.  They finished 3-11 amid an ugly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>O&#8217;SULLIVAN WILL START PRESEASON OPENER FOR NINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/06/osullivan-will-start-preseason-opener-for-niners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/06/osullivan-will-start-preseason-opener-for-niners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[When the San Francisco 49ers begin the 2008 preseason, the starting quarterback will be . . . J.T. O&#8217;Sullivan.
Until recently, O&#8217;Sullivan was presumed to be the third banana behind Alex Smith and Shaun Hill.  But O&#8217;Sullivan jumped back into the competition, and he&#8217;ll start the preseason opener.
According to coach Mike Nolan, however, Sullivan is getting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS TRAINING CAMP ONE-LINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/05/san-francisco-49ers-training-camp-one-liners-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/08/05/san-francisco-49ers-training-camp-one-liners-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Mantzouranis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Frank Gore was mistaken for DeShaun Foster by Raiders&#8217; safety Jarrod Cooper during a scrum in the teams&#8217; joint practices.
The incident started when Raiders linebacker Edge Hartwell lit up fullback Moran Norris in a practice with no live tackling.
Said Tully Banta-Cain of the fight: &#8220;That&#8217;s to be expected. Guys are fighting for their jobs.&#8221;
Vernon Davis [...]]]></description>
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		<title>J.T. O&#8217;SULLIVAN JOINS THE 49ERS QUARTERBACK COMPETITION&#8230;AGAIN</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/31/jt-osullivan-joins-the-49ers-quarterback-competitionagain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/31/jt-osullivan-joins-the-49ers-quarterback-competitionagain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Mantzouranis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[At the end of last season, with Alex Smith hurt, Shaun Hill&#8217;s play sent the 49ers into the offseason with a quarterback competition. In February, J.T. O&#8217;Sullivan, who played with Mike Martz in Detroit, signed with San Francisco. Citing O&#8217;Sullivan&#8217;s experience with Martz&#8217;s offense, Nolan added him to the competition. Citing lack of available repetitions, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS TRAINING CAMP ONE-LINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/29/san-francisco-49ers-training-camp-one-liners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Mantzouranis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[New 49er Barry Sims talks about the difference between his former team in Oakland and his current one: &#8220;In Oakland, it seemed like there was a lot of individuals there,&#8221; Sims said. &#8220;Here, everybody kind of works   together as a team. It&#8217;s a good environment to be around.&#8221;
Mike Nolan is referring to three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MARTZ PLANS TO USE GORE, DAVIS EXTENSIVELY</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/28/martz-plans-to-use-gore-davis-extensively/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In St. Louis, Mike Martz helped make running back Marshall Faulk into an all-purpose threat, allowing Faulk to put together one of the best stretches of performance ever seen at the position.
In San Francisco, Frank Gore could be in line for the same kind of thing, though apparently not to the same extent.
Speaking extensively to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MONTANA ALMOST FINISHED UP IN PHOENIX</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/25/montana-almost-finished-up-in-phoenix/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/25/montana-almost-finished-up-in-phoenix/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Hall of Fame 49ers quarterback Joe Montana said on Friday&#8217;s Dan Patrick Show that Montana nearly finished his career not as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, but as the quarterback of the then-Phoenix Cardinals.
&#8220;It was between [Kansas City] and Phoenix,&#8221; Montana said, suggesting that concerns about the offensive line there kept him from making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NINERS BAG BALMER</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/24/niners-bag-balmer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The San Francsico 49ers have announced that defensive tackle Kentwan Balmer, the team&#8217;s first-round pick in the 2008 draft, has agreed to terms.
Balmer, who played college football at North Carolina, was the 29th overall selection in the draft. 
The Niners had sent their own 2008 first-rounder to the Pats as part of a 2007 draft-day trade.  A trade with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NINERS REEL IN RACHAL</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/16/niners-reel-in-rachal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/16/niners-reel-in-rachal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The San Francisco 49ers have reached agreement with Chilo Rachal, the team&#8217;s second-round pick in the 2008 draft.
Terms were not disclosed.
The former USC guard was moved to tackle by the Niners during offseason workouts.  He&#8217;s the third draft pick of the team to agree to terms.
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		<title>DILFER JOINS ESPN</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/14/dilfer-joins-espn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Fresh from his NFL retirement, quarterback Trent Dilfer has landed a new gig in television.
ESPN has hired Dilfer as an NFL Studio Analyst.  We&#8217;re advised that Dilfer, the former Bucs, Ravens, Seahawks, Browns, and 49ers quarterback, will have a significant role on Sundays and Mondays during the season, and that he&#8217;ll be involved in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SMITH VS. HILL TO BE DECIDED IN PRESEASON</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/11/smith-vs-hill-to-be-decided-in-preseason/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/11/smith-vs-hill-to-be-decided-in-preseason/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The unlikely quarterback battle between No. 1 overall draft pick Alex Smith and career journeyman Shaun Hill will be determined early in the 2008 preseason.
49ers coach Mike Nolan says that each man will get extended playing time in the two preseason games, in the hopes of picking one to be the regular-season starter before the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DILFER OFFICIALLY RETIRES</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/09/dilfer-officially-retires/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Amid reports that he recently tore an Achilles tendon, veteran quarterback Trent Dilfer has announced his retirement from football.
“I injured my Achilles while I was on vacation with my family,&#8221; Dilfer said Wednesday.  &#8220;I was going to retire anyway.  This just gives clarity to the situation.  There will be a formal announcement in the next [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NO DICE FOR DILFER IN 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/09/no-dice-for-dilfer-in-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/09/no-dice-for-dilfer-in-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Free-agent quarterback Trent Dilfer, the sixth overall pick in the 1994 turned right-place, right-time journey who won a Super Bowl to cap the 2000 season, won&#8217;t be playing football in 2008.
We&#8217;re told that Dilfer suffered a torn Achilles tendon while playing basketball.
In 2002, Dilfer tore his right Achilles tendon while playing for the Seahawks in a game [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NOLAN WILL FIND BIN LADEN, WHILE WEARING A SUIT</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/06/23/nolan-will-find-bin-laden-while-wearing-a-suit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The next couple of weeks represents the rare period on the NFL calendar when coaches and front offices types get away from football and relax.
For 49ers coach Mike Nolan, relaxation means taking a trip to Afghanistan.
According to Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee, Nolan is visiting all four branches of the military during his one-week &#8220;vacation&#8221;.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>49ERS SIGN BARRY SIMS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/06/23/49ers-sign-barry-sims/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Free agent offensive lineman Barry Sims, who had played his entire career with the Oakland Raiders, has decided not to leave the Bay Area.
Sims agreed to a contract with the San Francisco 49ers, his agent Ken Vierra, has confirmed.
&#8220;What maybe tips it a little bit is the money is a little bit better and you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NINERS EXTEND DELANIE</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/06/23/niners-extend-delanie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The San Francisco 49ers have signed tight end Delanie Walker to a contract extension.  The move apparently came earlier in the offseason; it was first reported over the weekend.
Walker has only 23 catches in 23 career games, but he received a three-year, $6 million extension, which included a $1.8 million signing bonus.
The 2006 sixth-round pick [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NINERS, RAMS, RAVENS IN RUNNING FOR SIMS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/06/21/niners-rams-ravens-in-running-for-sims/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/06/21/niners-rams-ravens-in-running-for-sims/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Offensive tackle Barry Sims, cut by the Raiders in February, has reportedly narrowed his field of prospective employers to three.
They are, according to Aaron Wilson of the Carroll County Times, 49ers, Rams, and Ravens.
Sims, per Wilson, nearly signed with the Panthers in March.  He also had drawn interest from the Patriots.
Undrafted in 1999, Sims signed with Oakland [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NINERS GET A GUY UNDER CONTRACT, TOO</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/06/19/niners-get-a-guy-under-contract-too/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/06/19/niners-get-a-guy-under-contract-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier on Thursday, the Houston Texans got their first rookie draft pick signed, a sixth-rounder.
The 49ers also have gotten in on the act, signing their own sixth-rounder, receiver Josh Morgan of Virginia Tech.
Terms weren&#8217;t disclosed.  Morgan caught 46 passes in his final year as a Hokie.
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		<title>S.F. VOTERS ENDORSE PLAN THAT COULD BRING NEW 49ERS STADIUM</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/06/04/sf-voters-endorse-plan-that-could-bring-new-49ers-stadium/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/06/04/sf-voters-endorse-plan-that-could-bring-new-49ers-stadium/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Alper</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Voters in San Francisco approved a proposition yesterday that could help keep the 49ers in the city if development plans go forward.
The referendum on Proposition G wasn&#8217;t a binding one but an endorsement of a development plan for Hunters Point and Candlestick Point. 720 acres would be given to a developer who would create housing, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ARNAZ BATTLE SKIPS NINERS WORKOUT</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/06/03/arnaz-battle-skips-niners-workout/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/06/03/arnaz-battle-skips-niners-workout/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Alper</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Arnaz Battle, San Francisco&#8217;s leading wide receiver in 2007, is skipping this week&#8217;s workouts and staying at home in Dallas.
Battle had participated in previous Niner OTAs and was expected to be at this one as well. &#8220;I&#8217;m not sure what his issue is,&#8221; coach Mike Nolan told the San Jose Mercury News and Battle&#8217;s agent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BOLTS ADD NEWBERRY</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/06/02/bolts-add-newberry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The San Diego Chargers have signed veteran center Jeremy Newberry.
The 10-year veteran started 14 games for the Raiders in 2007.  He spent nine years before that with the 49ers.
The two-time Pro Bowler was a member of the Niners during Chargers coach Norv Turner&#8217;s one-year stint as offensive coordinator in San Fran, but Newberry was injured the entire season.
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		<title>NINERS TO L.A.?</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/06/01/niners-to-la/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It might be time for the informal list of teams that could fill the 13-year hole in Los Angeles to be expanded by one.  Maybe two.
With the San Francisco 49ers moving slowly toward their goal of gaining a new stadium, residency in Ed Roski&#8217;s &#8220;If They Come I Will Build It&#8221; venture on the outskirts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>49ERS MOVE CHILO RACHAL TO RIGHT TACKLE</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/29/3332/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/29/3332/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 19:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Alper</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, we ran an item about the 49ers inquiring about former Charger right tackle Shane Olivea. That was the first hint they were concerned about their depth behind Jonas Jennings.
The Santa Rosa Press-Democrat confirms those concerns today with the news that rookie Chilo Rachal will move from guard to right tackle for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NINERS WAIVE BUTLER</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/27/niners-waive-butler/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/27/niners-waive-butler/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 00:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The San Francisco 49ers have released rookie linebacker Ezra Butler on the same day that word broke of his weekend arrest for DUI and marijuana possession.
Butler was undrafted due in part to a one-game suspension imposed on him in 2007 for smoking marijuana.
The move removes six points from the Niners in Turd Watch, since they [...]]]></description>
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