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Better off without Owens

Linebacker Jeff Ulbrich was holding back Monday when he spoke to the media and the subject turned to Terrell Owens.

'I wish I could tell you how I really felt,' Ulbrich said.

Derek Smith, however, did not hesitate to let his feelings be known.

'I think when I first started here, he seemed like more of a team guy,' Smith said, 'but I think toward the end, he really kind of fell off the deep end, if you ask me. He was just kind of in it for himself.'...Read More

More on Owens:
49ers glad to see Owens not wearing red and gold
San Francisco Chronicle: When Terrell Owens visited the 49ers last year during the Eagles' bye week, many of his former teammates flooded out of the locker room to greet him in the lobby of the 49ers' complex.

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49ers' Smith rips into Owens
Oakland Tribune: Under ordinary circumstances, Derek Smith is a man of few words, but there is a topic this week that for at least one day transformed him into a top-notch conversationalist.

Smith says 49ers better off without 'bad apple' Owens
Contra Costa Times: Linebacker Derek Smith on Monday ripped former teammate Terrell Owens as a selfish player who promoted himself at the expense of the team and said the 49ers 'were absolutely better off without him.'

49ers can't wait to see TO: 'I'd love to get a shot on him'
Philadelphia Daily News: While Terrell Owens and the Eagles were suiting up to take on the Falcons last night, Owens' former teammates in San Francisco were lining up to take their first shots at the All-Pro receiver.

Niner Notes:
49ers' defense rights itself in game vs. Rams
Sacramento Bee: The 49ers' defense never has lacked energy. What it added in Sunday's upset of the St. Louis Rams was a cohesion that was missing last season.

49ers: A game within a game
Mercury News: You'll remember 49ers cornerback Mike Adams for his interception near the end of the game that sealed San Francisco's upset of the Rams in the season opener. For Adams, it was the culmination of the game within the game.