ON MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL NIGHT FOOTBALL THE 49ERS CAME CLOSE TO PERFECTION .  THE CARDINALS ON THE OTHER HAND, HAVE MANY MILES TO GO BEFORE THEY'LL  FIND WHERE SUCCESS IS LOCATED.

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WHILE WE ARE ON THE SUBJECT OF FOOTBALL, THE NFL TRADE DEADLINE IS ON THURSDAY......TIME TO PUT ON THE THINKING CAP AND CONSIDER THESE TOP FIVE NFL PLAYERS.

OKAY, THESE ARE HYPOTHETICAL....SO CALM DOWN.  ON THE BRIGHT SIDE TIM TEEBOW IS NOT MENTIONED.

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MONDAY THE NEW YORK YANKEES ROLLED THE DICE AND EXERCISED $15 MILLION IN OP-TIONS ON BOTH SECOND BASEMAN ROBINSON  CANO AND CENTER FIELDER CURTIS GRANDERSON,. EACH A DISSAPOINTMENT FOR THE YANKEES DURING  THE   AL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES LOSS TO THE DETROIT TIGERS