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SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco 49ers have fallen to a new level of failure and futility, a laughingstock of the league.Among the worst theyve ever been when all that winning from just a few years back is still so fresh. Oh, and the Oakland Raiders are running through the AFC.After an impressive shutout of the Rams in the season opener lifted spirits for a turnaround following two straight seasons out of the playoffs, San Francisco has lost a franchise-worst 10 in a row.So, whos got it better than us? (Almost) every-body!I just feel like every team circles us on their calendar, Eli Harold said recently. We cant be the target. We cant be a laughingstock.Fans have taken to social media begging for emotional, hard-nosed Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh to come back. Hey, even one-and-done Jim Tomsula sounds like a better alternative to some -- he won five games last year, after all.CEO Jed York never saw this kind of losing and embarrassment coming for his once-proud franchise. He had high hopes of immediately contending again when he hired a big name in Chip Kelly nearly 11 months ago.Hes going to be able to take us to where we want to go, York promised at the time.Instead, there is little to cheer for in Kellys first year; the embarrassment of a half-empty home stadium many Sundays; and infuriated fans who have simply had enough and are choosing to spend their hard-earned money anywhere but $1.3 billion, third-year Levis Stadium.San Francisco is worst in the NFC, and only ahead of winless Cleveland in the entire NFL. Quite a valley for an organization that reached three straight NFC title games from 2011-13.Only adding to the pain is the other team in their market, AFC West-leading Oakland , is one of the NFLs best stories.Next up for the Niners (1-10) is a game at Chicago (2-9) this Sunday after a week spent practicing in Orlando rather than returning to the West Coast following a loss at Miami.Kelly expects his players to keep fighting to finish this season as well as could be imagined given the historic struggles.Theyre professionals and I think theyre all competitors, so I dont know what theyd gain from packing it in. Is that going to make them feel better? Kelly said. They want to straighten this thing out, so theyre going to go out and compete and weve got a bunch of competitors in there that want to go win. I dont want anybody to pat them on the back and tell them that: `Hey, you did a good job. You were close. Theyre grown men, they want to win and theyll continue to work that way.Oh what they would do for the Candlestick Park glory days of Joe Montana to Dwight Clark or Steve Young beautifully finding Jerry Rice, and Ronnie Lott landing a crushing, game-changing hit. Five Super Bowl titles under newly enshrined Hall of Famer Edward DeBartolo Jr.I feel very bad for what theyre going through, DeBartolo said, but theyll definitely come out of it.The lost season could lead to the dismissal of Kelly or general manager Trent Baalke -- maybe even both, though that would be a lot of money for York to commit to paying out given Tomsula still had his salary on the books when he was dismissed. Then, the daunting idea of both a GM and coaching search -- again.Or, they both could stay. Yorks plans are anybodys guess.Four months ago, Baalke acknowledged the need to win for his own job security.If youre in the National Football League, youre on the hot seat. Sometimes its a little hotter than others, he said. This is a performance-based business. Youre here to win. I always look at it like that. I dont ever look at it any other way.Its worth noting that mobile quarterback Colin Kaepernick is making just enough strides and big plays in his comeback from three surgeries to land himself a solid opportunity elsewhere. That could mean the Niners would get none of the long-term benefits of his development. Or he might opt to stay put where hes comfortable and accepted .Then theres the draft, on which Baalke noted, We certainly have had some misses.San Francisco had 12 arrests or charges filed involving seven players from January 2012 to Aldon Smiths August 2015 release. York vowed his franchise would win with class, and now the Niners are being ultra-cautious and trying to select only who they believe to be high-character guys.Baalkes choices since being put in charge of the draft have been questioned , along with why he wasnt more proactive in free agency this year.Lets face it, youve got to develop players. Youve got to draft well and youve got to develop well, and it takes both sides, Baalke said before the season began. It works in unison. You bring young guys, you understand, and weve talked about this, this is a developmental league in a lot of aspects. These guys are coming into the league younger than ever, less experienced than ever. ... So theres a lot of things in play and youve got to be very good at both.Amid the losing, Kelly has rarely strayed from the company line.Theyve practiced great all year long. Theyve had great attitudes in terms of what theyve got to do when we go out to the practice field, and I dont think thats in anybodys mindset (to give up), he said. I think it is questions that are asked from the outside, but theres never been a question about that from the inside.The questions from outside come with the territory when youre this bad and the big-name new coach is earning $6 million annually over four years, paid in part by his former Eagles team.DeBartolo spoke with his nephew, York, during his visit to receive his Hall of Fame Ring of Excellence at halftime against New England on Nov. 20.He has some difficult changes and moves that he must make to turn this franchise around, DeBartolo said in an email to The Associated Press. 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Despite the cost, effort and an improved steroid test, its possible that very few -- if any -- positives will be detected, Dr. Richard Budgett told The Associated Press in an interview. "We just dont know what the results from Torino will be," Budgett said. KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The only news that got Alex Smith more excited than learning hell be back under center Sunday at Carolina was that linebacker Justin Houston could be back, too.The Chiefs planned to add the four-time Pro Bowl linebacker to their roster after practice Wednesday, which was the deadline to make the move or put him on injured reserve. And while its far from certain that Houston will play against the Panthers, this is the first time all season it has been a remote possibility.Youre talking about one of the elite players in the league, especially when it comes to getting after the quarterback, said Smith, who missed last weeks game against Jacksonville with a head injury, and then his presence and his leadership is something everyone feeds off.It was a day of mixed injury news for the Chiefs.Along with Smith returning to the first-team practice, running back Spencer Ware was cleared through the leagues concussion protocol and could play against Carolina. But not joining them on the field was wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, who hurt his groin in their 19-14 victory over the Jaguars.As for Houston, hes been working out for several weeks, slowly ramping up the load after having surgery in February on a bothersome ACL in his left knee. The injury happened midway through last season and the Chiefs shut him down, thinking at the time it was merely a hyperextension. But he struggled in two playoff games and ultimately required a procedure to repair the ligament.While the Chiefs (6-2) have ripped off four straight wins, taking off some of the pressure of getting him back on the field, there is no question their pass rush could use his prowess.They only have 16 sacks, putting them in the bottom third of the league, and nine of those belong to Dee Ford, who will no doubt find it harder to get the same kiind of pressure without some help.ddddddddddddChiefs coach Andy Reid said Wednesday hes not sure what his lineup will look like once Houston is back. He praised the jobs Tamba Hali and Frank Zombo have done this season, but the reality is neither of them has offered much of a pass rush.Still, that doesnt mean Reid will rush Houston back onto the field.We just want to make sure hes safe going out there and playing, Reid said late last week. Im not sure we probably realize how severe of an injury he has there. This guy has really pushed through. His work ethic has just driven him to this point, right here. Hes been a beast on this thing, so its been fun to watch, but tough to push through. Hes done great with it, though.Meanwhile, Wares return couldnt come soon enough.Fill-ins Charcandrick West and Knile Davis were largely stuffed by the Jaguars last Sunday, and now Kansas City is preparing to face one of the best defensive fronts in the NFL. The Panthers are allowing 77.5 yards rushing per game, third best in the league, and Star Lotulelei, Kawann Short and the rest of them are tops in the NFL when it comes to yards per carry.Smith should also help in that respect. He is more elusive than backup Nick Foles, who did just enough to help Kansas City beat the Jaguars, though Smith is running less this season than in past years.Smith said missing one week shouldnt slow him down, either. He ran the scout team most of last week, so he was still getting work in, and warmed up on game day as if he was the starter.Its nice to have done that last weekend, he said, be able to kind of move forward like normal.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '