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By Andy Benoit, www.NFLTouchdown.com Predicted: 4th 2007 record: 5-11 (3rd NFC West) Head Coach: Mike Nolan (4th season) *rookie **new veteran ROSTER QUICK VIEW Offense QB: Alex Smith How many former No. 1 overall picks end up fighting for their job against guys like Shaun Hill and J.T.

Gene Upshaw has his critics among NFL players, including some of the player representatives. Walt Harris, the San Francisco 49ers’ cornerback and player rep, isn’t among them. He thinks the knocks on the 63-year-old executive director of NFL Players Association, including a call for new leadership from Ravens kicker Matt Stover, are misguided.

After several seasons of fielding a less-than-stellar secondary, the San Fransisco 49ers assembled a strong unit in 2007. The off season saw the team bring in Pro Bowler Nate Clements to serve as the team's lockdown corner. Former Philadelphia Eagles' safety Michael Lewis signed on and ended with a statistically successful campaign.

The mayor of Detroit is in the midst of a crisis. A crisis that could eventually cost the mayor not only his job, his political future; a future that was looking very rosy prior to this crisis, but also his freedom. The mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick was elected the youngest mayor in Detroit history in 2001 at 31, promising to reinvigorate the troubled city.