Shawntae Spencer News

The assignment: Shaun Hill was supposed to manage an offense driven by a powerful running game.

Tuesday is the day teams typically make roster moves, and the 49ers have a lot to think about with two heretofore starters suddenly out a month and a half.

Well then. According to Maiocco , Tarell Brown will start at left cornerback opposite Shawntae Spencer .

Flawless. That was the word the 49ers preached all week as they prepared for the undefeated Colts.

The San Francisco 49ers kept it close with the Indianapolis Colts, but in the end, a trick play would spoil the 49ers' bid to win their fourth game and putting a stop to the Colts' undefeated season.

Players sometimes return from this injury without missing the rest of the season.

However, he might take some solace in the fact that it took a play the Colts had not used in nine years to beat the 49ers 18-14 to remain undefeated at 7-0. The 49ers, admirably, took a 14-12 lead into the fourth quarter at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Indianapolis Colts running back Joseph Addai, top, is tackled by San Francisco 49ers cornerback Nate Clements in the second quarter of an NFL football game in Indianapolis Sunday.

It was on Oct. 9, 2005, that the 49ers' No. 1 overall draft pick made the first start of his career, against the Colts at Candlestick Park.

Tarell Brown, who has played only sparingly this season, might be the 49ers' starting left cornerback today against the high-octane Indianapolis Colts.

UPDATE: Terell Brown came into the press room after practice to talk about his contact, a three-year extension that will take through 2013.

That would be the helmet that has a radio receiver installed in it, allowing the player to get instructions and calls from the coaches.

Houston Texans tight end Owen Daniels fumbles the ball as he crosses the goal line as San Francisco 49ers cornerback Shawntae Spencer defends during the second quarter of a NFL football game Sunday, Oct.

Cornerback Shawntae Spencer on Sunday made a strong argument that he, not Nate Clements, is the top coverage man on the 49ers' defense.

Such a ridiculous question, he said. What was asked of the 49ers' right cornerback was if he thought the 49ers were lacking in speed on defense.

If the 49ers looked unprepared in Sunday's didn't-see-it-coming blowout loss to Atlanta, it's because they were.

The San Francisco 49ers were one play from a win over the Minnesota Vikings who are the most overrated football team in the NFL.

Maybe it's not a good thing to block a field goal and return it for a touchdown, at least not for the 49ers.

Vikings first drive: Great coverage leads to a sack and a fumble by Favre Farve was dodging 49ers for five seconds before Aubrayo Franklin sacked him.

Barreling at ludicrous speed toward Sunday's clash between your 2-0 San Francisco 49ers and the 2-0 Minnesota Petersons, I'm hearing all kinds of cute descriptions for what the matchup signifies.