James is out of commission for today so I'm handling the Nuggets for the day. Given that the 49ers have today off, the links are a bit light today. Even with the 49ers being done for the week, it's been a pretty entertaining sports weekend. We've got some big games today, but that's only part of it. College basketball has begun in earnest with most teams getting into action this weekend (Go UNLV!). College football is starting to wind down as we head into rivalry weekend next week. And of course, last night saw the mega-matchup of Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto (in case anybody DVR'd it, I don't want to give it away - If you already saw it, make sure and check out our boxing blog's recap).
Caution hinders 49ers' offense (Barrows)
49ers Blog and Q&A: Game review: Alex Smith good enough (Barrows)
Gwen Knapp / 49ers an experiment behind Smith (SFGate.com)
Morgan replacing Bruce as starting receiver (SFGate.com)
49ers offense nearly invisible in victory (SFGate.com)
NFL taking note of San Francisco 49ers' Franklin (SJ Mercury News)
Kawakami: San Francisco 49ers stay in 'Survivor Candlestick Point' (SJ Mercury News)
San Fran making a push to keep the Niners (ProFootballTalk.com)
Hunter's Point Plant Still Counting on 49ers (NBC Bay Area)
Lott on KNBR (49ers.com)
Dan Bunz on KNBR (49ers.com)
Bears – 49ers most watched Thursday night opener (NFL.com)
Mailbag: No question, Lutui was faking (Sando - ESPN.com)
NFC West roided-out rosters: Updated (Sando - ESPN.com)
First-round rookie salaries no big deal? (Sando - ESPN.com)