Former 49ers linebacker and KNBR analysis and color commentator Gary Plummer is back again this year with his Points of the Game, a weekly online column that previews the upcoming opponent. Check out some of his views on Sunday's home game against Philadelphia. One of the things about Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb is that he’s always been noted for having a cannon for an arm. Seeing what’s happened to the 49ers the past couple of weeks with getting beat on the deep ball, you can bet he’s very anxious to throw the ball deep against the 49ers secondary. That’s No. 1. The second thing, obviously, with the injury to Brian Westbrook, you’re probably going to see a bigger back — another power back in Correll Buckhalter. We had talked a couple of weeks ago about what Deuce McAllister can do, and Sammy Morris presented a similar...
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