Whatever the case, Willis said he wouldn't allow his injury to be an excuse for poor play. "If I miss a tackle, it's because I didn't wrap up," he said. However, we reserve the right to delete inappropriate comments or ban users who can't play nice.Then Smith starts on Sunday against the Rams. As long as "we've got something special going on here," as Smith puts it, he keeps the job. But Kaepernick is the ultimate relief pitcher, easily the NFL's best possible sparkplug off the bench.

Notes: Williams had little to say about the groin, other than he get treatment and what happens. The Bears also lost starting RG Lance Louis to an ankle injury.Philadelphia police have been investigating a violent brawl inside a hotel between the guests of two different wedding parties that left one man dead from an apparent heart attack, and three others arrested. At one point the fight got so chaotic that police used batons on those who resisted their efforts to break up