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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - After the 4-month lockout last offseason, the 49ers' battle cry was that they were behind the rest of the league and needed to operate at 1,000 mph to catch up by the opening game.

Daunte Mills doesn’t have much of an issue admitting it: His playoff experience is limited. Including two years on the Fremont High football team in 2006 and 2007, Mills hasn’t reached the postseason since Pop Warner. 

The reason why the 49ers have yet to sign quarterback Alex Smith yet became very clear Friday when reports surfaced that the team not only has shown interest in free-agent quarterback Peyton Manning but were the first to watch him throw. ESPN reported on Friday that 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Greg Roman flew to North Carolina on Tuesday to watch the 11-time Pro Bowl quarterback, who is recovering from multiple neck surgeries, throw and to give him a physical.

After starting for the Balers in all three phases - offense, defense and special teams - during the 2011 football season, senior Ryan Di Salvo will battle for a starting position on next year’s San Jose State team, he confirmed Wednesday.

The opening round of the wide receiver free-agency market saw the San Francisco 49ers waiting patiently on the sideline as big-name players signed big-dollar deals in the first few hours.

Shortly after Randy Moss arrived at the 49ers facility Monday for an apparently banner tryout, CEO Jed York mused about his team's glaring void.

With the blessing of Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis, new general manager Reggie McKenzie is going through the football operation with flashlights and microscopes, opening all the doors and windows, pulling up the carpet and inspecting the foundation.

The free-agency period had been open for a few days in early August, and Trent Baalke, the San Francisco 49ers' first-year general manager, was being hammered on all fronts.

Walls are coming down and funds are coming in in preparation for the 49ers' billion-dollar stadium in Santa Clara. Team President Jed York announced, via Twitter, that the NFL had given the green light for $200 million to be spent toward the 49ers' 68,000-seat venue, which will be ready before the 2015 season and perhaps a year earlier.