The 49ers have a few options. They could be nice guys, thank Smith for all his hard work over the years and release him, allowing him to cut the best deal with a team of his choosing. There were reports this week that Smith has asked for his release, but he denies that, saying he didn't know where or how that story originated..But after a replay review, Bill Carollo said the nose of the ball had hit the ground, and he overturned the decision that it was a catch. The Rams won, but in the offseason the NFL adopted what has become known as The Bert Emanuel rule. Under the new rule, Emanuel's catch would have counted..

At the same time though, the fact that we were in a war zone was very evident. We had a missile attack our first year there. So as much fun as we had, the realities of war were there.I surprised with the selection of Kuhn. I just envision a Pro Bowl fullback to be more of the type who is a dominant blocker for a power running offense. The Packers don even use Ku