1. San Francisco 49ers: Being the Best Team in NFL Through Two Weeks Means Little

    Take a look at all the NFL power polls and they have one thing in common. Your San Francisco 49ers are ranked No. 1 by each and every one. ESPN, NFL.com, Associated Press, Bleacher Report, etc...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 8 months ago 4,765 reads 24 comments

  2. 7 NFL Backups Who Won't Relinquish Their Jobs Once Starters Return to Action

    The Wally Pipp story is more overblown than the cropped wallpaper of Jennifer Lopez on my laptop. It is a story that has been written and rewritten countless times in the history of the professional sports world...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 8 months ago 39,004 reads 64 comments

  3. Suggesting Potential Replacements for 5 NFL Coaches on the Hot Seat

    We might only be two weeks into the 2012 NFL regular season, but that definitely won't stop us from attempting to gauge which coaches might be on the hot seat and what up-and-coming assistants deserve head-coaching shots...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 8 months ago 5,490 reads 17 comments

  4. NFL Power Rankings: Breaking Down All 32 Teams

    Nearly two weeks have passed in the 2012 National Football League season, and we aren't any closer to deciphering which teams are true contenders and which ones are pretenders...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 8 months ago 18,477 reads 19 comments

  5. San Francisco 49ers Prepared to Dominate the Detroit Lions?

    Call it the "Handshake Bowl" or maybe even "The Battle of the Jim's." Either way, the San Francisco 49ers home opener against the Detroit Lions on Sunday night promises to be filled with drama, passion and intrigue...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 8 months ago 3,276 reads 51 comments

  6. Taking the San Francisco 49ers Win over the Green Bay Packers at Face Value

    Jim Harbaugh has preached a week-to-week mentality to his team since becoming the San Francisco 49ers head coach in January of 2011. It is the idea that you don't want to get too high after wins and too low after losses...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 8 months ago 8,921 reads 34 comments

  7. Week 2 Fantasy Football Projections: Best Matchup Plays

    As most fantasy football owners know, it is extremely important to look at matchups as it relates to setting your lineup for a given week...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 8 months ago 19,569 reads 36 comments

  8. 2012 NFL Predictions: Projecting All Week 2 Games

    Now that the initial week of the 2012 NFL regular season is done with, it is time to get down to brass tacks. Some teams are going to be in as much of a must-win situation as you can get in September...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 8 months ago 283,968 reads 244 comments

  9. NFL Power Rankings: Where Each Team Ranks After Opening Week

    It's power rankings time here on Bleacher Report. Of course tonight's games have yet to be played, but that isn't going to stop us. 28 NFL teams have played their season opener...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 4,799 reads 1 comments

  10. 5 NFL Teams on Upset Alert for Week 1

    Now that the 2012 NFL regular season is finally here, I can hear fans rejoicing about the end of the meaningless summer months. Labor Day has passed, autumn is quickly approaching and football is back...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 40,163 reads 230 comments

  11. NFL Picks 2012: Top Matchup Predictions for the Entire Season

    Every NFL season has games that you must circle on your calendar to make sure you don't miss them. A couple months ago, I focused on 25 such games ...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 1,244 reads 2 comments

  12. NFL Week 1 Injury Report: Who's Hurting the Most?

    One thing that NFL teams strive for in the preseason is to remain relatively healthy. There is no worse feeling than losing a quality player in meaningless summer football games...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 2,874 reads 10 comments

  13. Which Roster Cuts Should Be on Each NFL Team's Radar?

    Yesterday was "Black Friday" for over 700 players around the National Football League. This is when teams had to cut their roster down to 53...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 258 reads 2 comments

  14. Calvin Johnson and the NFL's 50 Scariest Offensive Players to Game-Plan Against

    There are some players in the National Football League that give defensive coordinators headaches, even before they take the field. These are players that are multidimensional and can pretty much do anything you ask of them...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 4,481 reads 40 comments

  15. San Francisco 49ers: High Expectations, a Cautionary Tale

    Most national media pundits are predicting the San Francisco 49ers to be in the midst of Super Bowl contention. For good reason...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 3,553 reads 29 comments

  16. 10 Position Battles Ready to Be Decided in the Final Week of NFL Preseason

    Many different NFL training camp battles have been decided over the course of the last week. This runs directly against the natural grain of preseason that suggests teams wait until following the third game to choose the winners of certain competitions...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 27,135 reads 50 comments

  17. Biggest Winners & Losers of Friday's Week 3 NFL Preseason Games

    Last night I took a look at the winners and losers from Thursday's small slate of preseason NFL action. Considering that there were only a handful of games last night, I didn't have a whole lot to work from...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 496 reads 2 comments

  18. The Biggest, Baddest Players in Bay Area Football History

    Professional sports teams in the Bay Area have combined for a whopping 14 championships. This region is by far one of the most successful in the sports world. There is a combination of small markets and large markets...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 14,559 reads 43 comments

  19. NFL Preseason: Biggest Winners and Losers of Thursday's Week 3 Games

    Week 3 of the NFL preseason is the biggest indicator of both success and failure for teams around the league. This is the week that starters get their most extensive action and we get a gauge of where teams are heading into the regular year...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 15,541 reads 38 comments

  20. NFL Injury Report: Who's Hurting Most After Preseason Week 2?

    Injuries during the preseason are pointless and can derail playoff aspirations for teams around the National Football League...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 1,408 reads 0 comments

  21. Keeping Alex Smith Upright Is Key to the San Francisco 49ers' 2012 Season

    Last season, it became apparent that the San Francisco 49ers were asking very little of Alex Smith. The game plan was catered to a solid running game and one of the best defenses in the National Football League...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 2,653 reads 26 comments

  22. Biggest Winners and Losers of Friday's NFL Preseason Games

    The second week of the NFL preseason gives us a better idea of where certain players and teams are at than the initial slate of games the week prior...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 31,288 reads 131 comments

  23. San Francisco 49ers Prepared to Open Up the Offense

    There were a ton of different factors that led the San Francisco 49ers to run a watered down and conservative offense last season...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 5,864 reads 77 comments

  24. Depth Enables Team to Look at Trade Options

    For the first time in a great while the 49ers seem to be an enviable, or not so enviable, position depending on the way you look at it...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 6,515 reads 43 comments

  25. Fantasy Football Team Names: Funny & Clever List of Names for New Season

    Fantasy football is supposed to be fun. It sparks your interest in games outside those of your favorite team. It also gives you a personal attachment to the success of certain players...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 234,175 reads 16 comments