The first thing you need to know about 49ers receivers coach John Morton is that he's not Johnnie Morton, the former All-American at USC who was a first-round draft pick in 1994 and who ended his NFL career with the 49ers in 2005.

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When Brandon Jacobs dreams of the upcoming season, he envisions shoulder pads crunching, helmets cracking and defensive linemen giving ground along the line of scrimmage.
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Alex Smith concedes that the 49ers' passing attack could stand to improve in 2012.
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In the days after the NFC Championship Game, Kyle Williams was a wanted man.
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When Jim Harbaugh said on KNBR (680 AM) last week that wide receiver Michael Crabtree has the "best hands I've ever seen," it was hard not to think back to last offseason when the 49ers coach said Alex Smith was a "very accurate passer."
Rookie outside linebacker Darius Fleming, who was selected by the 49ers in the fifth round of the NFL draft, tore his ACL during last week's rookie mini-camp and likely will miss the 2012 season.

When Alex Smith was summoned into the media trailer after today's practice, he probably thought it had something to do with his Cam Newton comments from last week, which ...
 
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