The 49ers honored former owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr. prior to Sunday’s win over the Seahawks. But nobody will ever confuse this year’s version of the 49ers and those great teams that DeBartolo presided over in the past. Well maybe in one category — winning.

The 49ers are off to a smashing start in 2009, winning their first two games. But it hasn’t been pretty. And that suits coach Mike Singletary just fine. At least for right now.

“I want it to be more crisp,” Mike Singletary said. “I guess I should say it this way — last week, it was ugly, but I loved it. This week was ugly, but I loved it. It’s going to be a wonderful thing, though, when we can get our rhythm down and get our timing down and have it be clean across the board.”

More, via the San Jose Mercury News.

Other stories from Around the Web on a Monday:

• Are the Dolphins aiming to be the Los Angeles Lakers of the NFL? The Dolphins have a star-studded list of celebrity owners ready to be revealed during Monday night’s game against the Colts.

• Are the Buccaneers in store for a long season? The St. Petersburg Times examines.

• Say what? Patriots QB Tom Brady said that talk was cheap. But the Jets backed up the bravado with a win over the Patriots. And it was Jets QB Mark Sanchez who showed a lot of poise in leading his team to a win.

• Kansas City Star columnist Jason Whitlock says that Todd Haley‘s coaching performance against the Raiders was embarrassing.

• Los Angeles Rams great Deacon Jones is still doing really well, and people still want to ‘meet The Deacon.’

• Browns QB Brady Quinn is growing frustrated as the offense struggles for a second consecutive week.

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