The 49ers have signed 25-year old cornerback Perrish Cox to a 2-year deal.  He didn’t play last year as he has cut last September by the Broncos.  He was just acquitted of a sexual assault charge earlier this year, which is likely why no team signed him last year.  Cox played in 15 games in 2010 for the Broncos and he had 58 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 2 forced fumbles, 1 interception and 14 passes defensed.  He also returned 3 punts for 7 yards (2.3 avg) and 9 kickoffs for 172 yards (19.1 avg) for the Broncos in 201o.  Cox has a nice upside, so it is well worth the risk for the Niners to roll the dice on him.

The 49ers have signed 35-year old WR Randy Moss to a 1-year deal.  Moss didn’t play at all last year but he looked really good in his workout for the Niners.  Moss last played in 2010 with the Patriots, Titans and Vikings and he didn’t show much that season.  Moss has played in 202 games in his first 13 years in the NFL and he has caught 954 passes for 14,858 yards (15.6 avg) with 153 TD grabs.  Moss is #9 in NFL history in receptions with 954 of them.  He is also #5 in receiving yards (14,858) and he is tied for #2 in TD grabs (with Terrell Owens) with 153 of them in his NFL career.  If Moss has anything left at all, he’s going to help the 49ers in 2012.  I love this signing for the Niners.

The 49ers have re-signed 23-year old CB Tramaine Brock to a 1-year deal.  Brock played in 11 games for the Niners last year and he had 5 tackles, 4 passes defensed and 2 interceptions.  He has now played in 14 games in his first two years with the Niners and he has 9 tackles, 2 interceptions and 4 passes defensed.  This was a good move for the Niners as Brock has a knack for making big plays when he’s on the field.

The 49ers have re-signed 28-year old DE/DT Will Tukuafu to a 2-year deal.  He played in 4 games for the 49ers last year and he had 2 tackles and 1 fumble recovery.  The Niners think that Tukuafu is going to be a late bloomer, so they decided to re-sign him on the cheap.  This was a good move for the Niners.

The San Francisco 49ers have used the franchise tag on 27-year old safety Dashon Goldson.  Goldson played in 14 games for the 49ers last year and he had 67 tackles, 6 interceptions, 9 passes defensed, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery.  Goldson has now played in 65 games in his first five years with the Niners and he has 277 tackles, 11 interceptions (1 TD return), 23 passes defensed, 2 tackles for a loss, 4 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries and 3 sacks.  This was a smart move for the Niners as it buys time for them to sign Goldson to a long term deal.

The 49ers have re-signed 27-year old linebacker Ahmad Brooks to a 6-year, $44.5 million dollar deal with $17.5 million guaranteed bucks.  Brooks played in all 16 games for the Niners last year and he had 49 tackles, 7 sacks, 3 tackles for a loss, 1 forced fumble and 3 passes defensed.  He has now played in 45 games in his first three years with the 49ers and he has 101 tackles, 18 sacks, 10 tackles for a loss, 1 interception and 7 passes defensed.  This was a good move for the 49ers as they want to keep their elite linebacking unit together.

The 49ers have re-signed 25-year old safety C.J. Spillman to a 3-year, $6 million dollar deal.  Spillman played in all 16 games for the Niners last year and he had 18 tackles and 1 tackle for a loss.  He has now played in 37 games in his first four years in the NFL and he has 50 tackles and 1 tackle for a loss.  This was a good move for the Niners as Spillman is a core player on the special teams.

The 49ers have signed 32-year old long snapper Ryan Pontibrand.  He played in 11 games (0 starts) for the Browns last year.  He has now played in 134 games (0 starts) in his first 9 years in the NFL.  Pontibrand has been a really good long snapper for a long time, but he had a couple bad snaps late in games last year that cost the Browns possible wins, which is why they let him go.  A change of scenery is likely to do him a lot of good.  I like this signing for the Niners.

48-year old Jim Harbaugh has been named the NFL’s Coach of the Year for 2011.  Harbaugh led the Niners to a 13-3 (81.3%) record during the regular season and he was 1-1 in the playoffs.  Harbaugh molded the 49ers into the type of team he had at Stanford.  They improved on both sides of the football in 2o11 as they averaged 23.8 points per game while giving up 14.3 points per game.  I look for Harbaugh to win more awards in the near future as he is a very good coach.

The Niners basically lost this game because of WR/KR/PR Kyle Williams yesterday.  He was 0 for 4 catching passes and he lost two fumbles that led to 10 points, including the Giants’ game winning field goal in overtime.  Alex Smith was so-so in this game as he completed 12 of 26 passes for 196 yards with 2 TD passes and 0 INTs.  He also carried the ball 6 times for 42 yards (7.0 ypc) in this game.  Frank Gore led the way on the ground for the Niners in this game with 74 yards rushing on 16 carries (4.6 ypc).  He also caught 6 passes for 45 yards (7.5 avg) in this game.  Kendall Hunter pitched in with 31 yards rushing on 4 carries (7.8 ypc).  TE Vernon Davis led the way in the passing game with 3 grabs for 112 yards (37.3 avg) with 2 TD receptions for the Niners.  The 49ers finished up with 150 yards rushing on 28 carries (5.4 ypc) and they also completed 12 of 26 passes (46.2%) for 178 yards as they had possession of the ball for 28:18.

The Niners have some coverage issues yesterday and it hurt them in the end.  The Niners had six sacks as they were laying a big time beating on Eli Manning, but he kept getting up and making big throws.  LB NaVorro Bowman (14 tackles, 1/2 a sack and 1 QB hit), CB Carlos Rogers (11 tackles and 1 pass defensed) and LB Patrick Willis (8 tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 pass defensed and 2 QB hits) led the way for the 49ers in this game.  DE Justin Smith (7 tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle for a loss and 4 QB hits) and DT Ray McDonald (5 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 tackle for a loss and 2 QB hits) also had rock solid games for the Niners in this game.  The Giants finished up with 85 yards rushing on 26 carries (3.3 ypc) and they also completed 32 of 58 passes (55.2%) for 267 yards.  It’s a shame that the NFC Championship came down to a punt returners mistakes.  Kyle Williams is probably the most famous man in San Francisco today…..for all of the wrong reasons.  The 49ers’ season ended with a thud.