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Matt Barrows, The Sacramento Bee

Smith wants do-over on final throw

Of the 45 throws Alex Smith made yesterday, the one he wants back is the last. Smith said today that the Seahawks began in a zone defense on the 49ers' final offensive drive. But on third and three, Seattle suddenly switched to man-to-man coverage, surprising the 49ers. Instead of rushing three defenders, the Seahawks brought five. Smith tried for a long pass down the sideline to Josh Morgan, but it fell incomplete and nearly was intercepted. The 49ers punted with enough time for the Seahawks to drive for the game-winning field goal. "That's the one ball I'd really like to have over again," Smith said.
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Asked whether he was still on board with offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye, Singletary said "Absolutely. Absolutely. "Anything I've asked him to do he's more than willing to do," Singletary said. "I think Alex has adjusted to him well. He and Alex are on the same page. Mike Johnson - all the guys are on the same page."
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Saturday, September 15, 2007

49ers Team Valuation - Forbes.com

NFL Team Valuations - From Forbes Magazine (forbes.com , Sept.13/07)

First - # 1 Dallas Cowboys

Last - #32 Minnesota Vikings

#30 San Francisco 49ers

Team Value - $799 million

Ownership - Denise DeBartolo York - San Francisco 49ers are owned by Denise DeBartolo York, who bought them in 1977 for $13 mil.

The skinny - The 49ers served as the NFL's model franchise through the 1980s and '90s, racking up five Super Bowl wins in the process. But most of the past decade has been marred by salary cap problems, an ownership squabble, losing teams and the inability to get taxpayers to approve a new stadium. Despite playing in the country's sixth biggest TV market, the 49ers have some of the lowest revenues in the league thanks, to an antiquated stadium that features no club seating, and an onerous lease that forces the team to share concession, luxury-suite, naming-rights and signage revenue with the city. Major corporate sponsors are Coca-Cola (nyse: KO), Visa, General Motors (nyse: GM), Anheuser-Busch (nyse: BUD), Comcast (nasdaq: CMCSA), Sprint Nextel (nyse: S), Wells Fargo (nyse: WFC). Naming rights sponsor is Monster Cable.