Golden Nuggets: Thanksgiving Edition!

Happy Thanksgiving everybody! While we certainly would love record-breaking traffic, I'd be more expectant of record-breaking lows since I'd imagine a lot folks will be enjoying family time. Of course, maybe being around your families throughout the day will drive you to NN at some point during the day!

Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday (well behind my birthday, of course). It's a day of pigging out on great food and watching football all day long. At this point in my life I have no responsibilities for Thanksgiving other than to eat, drink, and be merry. All in all, life's good on Thanksgiving. Anybody have a differing opinion on that? Either way, I hope everybody has a great Thanksgiving. We'll have some content today. Tre9er has his Tweet-Bag scheduled for 7am and then we'll have an open thread starting at 9:15 for all of today's games. Have fun. Now, on to the links.

The 49ers continue in their search for a Ted linebacker of the future (Sac Bee)

Sam Lam discusses Mike Singletary's press conference yesterday (Examiner.com)

The first of multiple articles on Singletary's comments about Mays and Bowman not being quite ready to start (CSN Bay Area)

The second article about Mays and Bowman not being ready to start (SFGate.com)

The third article about Mays and Bowman not being ready to start (Press Democrat)

Chilo Rachal believes some of the criticism about his play by fans and the media is misguided because of only seeing the televised version of the game (Press Democrat)

A look at the string of trash talk between Vernon Davis and Darnell Dockett, with a little Takeo Spikes mixed in (SJ Mercury News)

The 49ers handed out Thanksgiving meals this week (49ers.com)

Singletary's Notebook for November 24 (49ers.com)

On the phone with Ken Whisenhunt and Adrian Wilson (49ers.com)

Audio from this week's various conference calls with the Arizona Cardinals (49ers.com)

A look at the kickoff return unit in advance of Monday Night Football (49ers.com)

A preview of this Monday's game with emphasis on Troy Smith's struggles last week (NFL.com)

Troy Smith takes the blame for the sacks last week (NBCBayArea.com)

A second preview focusing on Smith being the key in the game (Yahoo! Sports)

Mike Sando looks at important injury situations in the NFC West (ESPN)

Mike Sando and Jason Smith discuss Mike Holmgren and the 49ers as well as other NFC West topics (ESPN)

Yesterday on Niners Nation

Golden Nuggets: 49ers Coaching Situation and Looking Ahead to Arizona | Fooch
San Francisco 49ers @ Arizona Cardinals: A Prospector's Guide | Fooch
Websites You Read On A Regular Basis | Fooch
Would You Have Fired Coach Singletary Yet? | Fooch
Sprint Anti-Game Ball Of The Week: Decisions Regarding The Rookies | Fooch

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Coming Up Today on Niners Nation (All times pacific and subject to change)

7:00 a.m. | 49ers Tweet-Bag: Turkey and a Super Bowl Champion | Tre9er
9:15 a.m. | Thanksgiving Day Game Thread | Fooch

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