Hey there everyone. Today I don't have very many links for you. Well, that's wholly dependent on what you'd call very many but still, I may not even be using the jump today. There's no news, or rather, I think there isn't any. You've got your obvious injury reports and all that, the only other articles are previews for the Titans game and a bunch of Alex Smith/Vince Young articles. I'm really sick now of hearing about how they both were drafted as starters, benched and are now making their way back--we get it. Or at least, I hope you all get it, I don't want to start doubting the intelligence of my readers, now! I wont be thinking about football for the rest of today as I'm going into hype mode for Strikeforce tonight. Onto the links, my friends.

You know there's not a ton of links when I start out with Singletary's Notebook. (49ers.com)

Rich Gannon supports Jimmy Raye. I suppose one person had to. (MercuryNews.com)

He also says it's underestimated what Alex Smith went through his first few seasons in the NFL. (PressDemocrat.com)

Comeback QBs.. Alex Smith...Vince Young... etc. (NBCBayArea.com)

Teams Talk, in this one S Curtis Taylor talks about the Titans.. (49ers.com)

Pro Bowl voting is going on presently, make sure to send some of your favorite 49ers to the game. (49ers.com)

The Titans will be testing the 49ers run defense. (49ers.com)

I'm not interested either in being the Titans' latest headline. (SFGate.com)

Good (insert time of day here) everyone. Got a couple links for you today, though not as many as yesterday. In fact, I'm going to start leaving links out! From what I can tell, when I have more links in the Nuggets I actually get very little comments on the links. Of course, I'm like a little preteen girl checking her MySpace Photo Album when it comes to comments, I love 'em. ESPECIALLY if they're singing my praise, really brings me up. (Been having a really rough couple of days, hint hint.) So instead I'm only going to give you a couple! In actuality though, I just simply don't have a whole lot because well... nothing happened yesterday and it doesn't look like anything is happening today. Still, should be able to come up with a couple previews and what not for you. Enjoy.

Coach Mike Singletary has reached a critical point in his first season as the 49ers head coach. (SacBee.com)

The team is in no hurry to change its offensive philosophy. (PressDemocrat.com)

Jimmy Raye specifically, says the team will stick to its blueprint as far as offense goes. Call me unconvinced, and if they do--well, I think we'll be screwed. (MercuryNews.com)

Ricky Jean-Francois is looking to get his first regular season action on Sunday and Kentwan Balmer is looking to have an increased role. This is all of course because of the injury to Demetric Evans, a player I've been (rather vocally) against. (PressDemocrat.com)

The Titans will come in hoping to test the 49ers run defense. (49ers.com)

The 49ers need to go to the spread... but sloooooowly. (SFGate.com)

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Morning everyone. So I've finally got my new laptop, the one I really wanted and man, I've been eager to do the Nuggets like all day. I just like using this thing, seriously. To continue to stray for a moment, if any of you have Vista and you are disappointed, I implore you, upgrade to Windows 7 and you will NOT be disappointed. But back to football, there's not much going on in 49erland today. As far as I can tell there's no personnel changes, no new injury updates--mostly just previews and looks ahead at the game against Tennessee. I experienced my first in-person loss when the 49ers played the Falcons and I can say it felt about a million times worse than it did when I watched a loss on TV. So if we lose to the Titans you're going to see a very angry Nuggets writer come Monday morning. On to the links!

This is the most interesting matchup to me in Sunday's game: the 49ers second ranked rushing defense versus the Titans second ranked rushing offense. I feel like the 49ers can contain Chris Johnson, but I'm sure I'll flip-flop on that prediction a few times. (MercuryNews.com)

So is QB Alex Smith gearing up for a huge fantasy performance? I'm not going to be picking him up, but some of you with a less than stellar quarterbacks may want to consider him. (Yahoo.com)

Run for the hills Niner fans, Barry Sims looks to be in the starting lineup for some time. (PressDemocrat.com)

NT Aubrayo Franklin is getting some recognition--and it's well deserved. At the beginning of this season I mentioned Franklin as a player the 49ers sorely needed to replace. I believe I said "just good enough to keep around." Now I'm hoping he stays for a long time. (49ers.com)

Here's yesterday's edition of Singletary's Notebook. (49ers.com)

The 49ers offense is looking to get on track. Not back on track, just on track. (Yahoo.com)

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Hey there everyone, back from my.. well, absence from the Nuggets. Had, once again, some things to do that were rather.. complicated. Still, I'm back, again. Hopefully this time for good. A lot of things going on for the 49ers of late--the most notable of which are the injuries (bad) and the releasing of WR Micheal Spurlock (very good, maybe?) considering he was doing literally nothing for this team. I feel bad too, because at the beginning of the season I thought he was going to be a solid edition to the team. Oh well, live and learn, right? Still, his replacement doesn't look to factor in much but still. I'll just get to the links.

The 49ers did indeed release Spurlock, and signed a CB to make up for Nate Clements and his injury. (MercuryNews.com)

The defense seemed to be a hit last Sunday. (SFGate.com)

Some moves were already made due to injuries such as the CB signing, but others may be forthcoming. I'm personally excited for Ricky Jean-Francois, that is, if the 49ers aren't still upset with him. (SacBee.com)

Here's the Wrap Up for the Colts game. (49ers.com)

Coach Singletary can lead, that's for sure. But can he coach? (NFL.com)

Because it now seems like he has to change. (SFGate.com)

Maiocco has his every player review from Sunday's game and also takes a look at the offensive line in particular and how it played. (PressDemocrat.com)

Here's the most recent edition of Singletary's Notebook. (49ers.com)

Here's a look ahead at the Titans game. (49ers.com)

Today's nuggets bring us plenty of injury news.  If you missed out yesterday, Joe Staley and Nate Clements are both out for an extended stretch.  The links for today have plenty of info, but nothing most of you don't already know.  For those who don't want to deal with the injuries, there are also some interesting pieces pointing to the optimism that is rolling along even with the team's current 3-game losing streak.  The team talked about taking action, but is certainly putting forth a lot of talk.  Let's hope there's some action to back this up on Sunday against Tennessee.

49ers can't hold on against Colts (Sac Bee)

49ers notes: QB handles communication breakdown (Sac Bee)

Matthew Barrows: 49ers can't finish vs. the best teams (Sac Bee)

49ers Blog and Q&A: Staley, Clements likely to return this season *updated* (Sac Bee)

Clements demoted, then suffers broken scapula (SFGate.com)

Smith calls Crabtree 'a real natural player' (SFGate.com)

Smith didn't win, but quarterback's a step closer (SFGate.com)

Niner Insider : Singleray news conference: Clements fractured scapula (SFGate.com)

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Indeed we as 49ers fans are having to get more and more used to having tough Monday mornings.  The 49ers found themselves on the wrong end of a tough battle and are now a game under .500 at 3-4.  The good news is that the Cardinals lost.  We also had a second impressive outing from Michael Crabtree.  The bad news is injuries are slowly starting to add up and the team's depth is taking quite a hit.  The loss of Nate Clements hurts in the punt return game.  More importantly, even though Clements had been demoted, this is a big shot to the team's secondary depth.  I'd imagine the team will be looking to sign a cornerback either off the street or off another practice squad.  This should make for an interesting week of transactions.

49ers Blog and Q&A: Shoulder fractures come in threes for Niners (Sac Bee)

49ers Blog and Q&A: 49ers-Colts in game; Revenge of the Smith? (Sac Bee)

49ers' Smith starts over against same team (Sac Bee)

49ers notes: Injury clouds Clements' status (Maiocco)

Clements out indefinitely with broken shoulder blade (Maiocco)

Beating Indy proves tricky (Maiocco)

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It's game day and Tarell Brown is dominating the news today.  Brown will be making his debut as a starting cornerback against arguably the best passing attack in the NFL.  One plus to that is that we should certainly find out what Brown brings to the table early on.

I wanted to use this intro for one other important bit of information.  Unfortunately I'll be away from a tv and a computer and won't be able to watch the game until later in the afternoon.  We'll still have a game thread, and in fact, I've scheduled additional game threads scheduled so the threads don't get too full.  The first game thread will appear at 9:30, the second at 10:45, the third at noon, and the fourth at 1:00.  That 1pm thread will be for the closing minutes of the game, and post-game.  Additionally, since the Cardinals and Panthers will be playing in a game with huge implications for the 49ers, I'll have a game thread going up for that game (and all the other afternoon games) at 1:15pm.

Brown gets start over Clements (Maiocco)

Same opponent, new story for Smith (Maiocco)

Brown gets promotion in Indy; Clements takes reduced role (Maiocco)

Colts stars Wayne, Freeney likely to play against 49ers (Sac Bee)

49ers Blog and Q&A: Brown gets starting nod over Clements (Sac Bee)

49ers-Colts preview: By the numbers (San Jose Mercury News)

Spikes will be game-time call for 49ers (San Jose Mercury News)

Kawakami: 49ers' fate rests in hands of McCloughan Guys (San Jose Mercury News)

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We find ourselves a day away from the showdown with Indianapolis and the links are quite the mish-mash of articles.  Given that many folks focus on college football on Saturday I suppose we get a few more feature articles than normal.  After all the build-up, it's always interesting to hear a bit more about other aspects of the team as opposed to just breaking down matchups.

I find the Tony Pashos articles particularly interesting.  Pashos used to play for the Jaguars and so he has seen plenty of the Colts defensive line.  Although Pashos is on injured reserve, and out for the season, he took the time to put together video of the Colts d-linemen so the 49ers offensive linemen would be better prepared for tomorrow.  I find this all the more interesting given Pashos' 1-year contract.  He might be back in 2010, but there's no reason to think one way or the other.  So it's certainly a plus that he is still finding a way to contribute.

Pashos still trying to make contribution (Maiocco)

Pashos comes out of dark room to shed some light (Maiocco)

Kawakami: Crabtree's presence changes much for 49ers (San Jose Mercury News)

How Crabtree can change the 49ers: Is it already happening? (San Jose Mercury News)

Growing pains expected for new-look 49ers offense (San Jose Mercury News)

49ers hope to show Colts' Peyton Manning a new wrinkle (San Jose Mercury News)

Chatting 49ers on-line today at 10 a.m. | 49ers Hot Read (San Jose Mercury News)

49ers roundup: Takeo Spikes listed as questionable; Brandon Jones might return punts (San Jose Mercury News)

Plenty more links after the jump...

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