For S.F. 49ers, ugly is only win-deep

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Justin Smiley was just that when he leaned over to Frank Gore in the 49ers' locker room to congratulate him on his 43-yard touchdown run. "I told him we were winnin' ugly," the 49ers' guard said in the muted glow of San Francisco's 17-16 win over St. Louis. "And he said, 'Yeah, and we gotta start winnin' pretty.' " [link]

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9/17 links: 49ers are 2-0 baby!
Published 9/17/2007 by Fooch <ninersnation@gmail.com> at Niners Nation: Front Page Posts
... Ray Ratto discusses how nobody can figure out WHY they're 2-0, but let's not complain yet.  This isn't a beauty pageant after all. ...

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