It’s too early to take stock of the quarterbacks, so I’ll just give an observation.
The three top QBs on the training camp roster – Alex Smith, Colin Kaepernick, and Jeremiah Masoli – are all most comfortable throwing the ball …
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Harbaugh’s post-practice presser
Saturday, August 6, 2011
SANTA CLARA –
Here’s the complete transcript of Jim Harbaugh’s post-practice press conference, courtesy of the 49ers.
On whether he has a different perception on the look of his team compared to last week:
“We’ve added some new players, it’s …
The State vs. Braylon Edwards
Friday, August 5, 2011
All credit to the 49ers for signing Braylon Edwards, the big wide receiver they’ve long needed. As you know, Edwards has had continuing trouble with the law, and may even face suspension from the league. This is not to question …
Joe Montana vs. Steve Young
Thursday, August 4, 2011
I just got back from a walk around the neighborhood with my dad, and on that walk I asked him this loaded question:
You are the GM of the 49ers, and there is an NFL expansion draft, and every player …
New way to measure quarterbacks, and Alex Smith
Thursday, August 4, 2011
ESPN’s Mike Sando just came out with an interesting article comparing the NFC West Quarterbacks by their Total Quarterback Rating – a new, highly subjective, supposedly more accurate metric for measuring quarterback performance.
Sando explains it in detail in his …
Carlos Rogers signs
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
According to Matt Maiocco, the 49ers have signed former Washington Redskins cornerback Carlos Rogers to a one-year deal.
The thirty-year old Rogers is two years younger than Nate Clements. He won the Jim Thorpe award for the best defensive …
Andrew Luck on Jim Harbaugh
Monday, August 1, 2011
Andrew Luck spoke about former coach Jim Harbaugh at today’s college football media day.
Obviously he’s crazy about the guy. Here’s what he had to say.
Luck compares David Shaw and Harbaugh:
Anybody who knew or covered or came across …
How important is Frank Gore?
Monday, August 1, 2011
According to reports, Frank Gore ended his holdout and showed up at 49ers headquarters in Santa Clara this morning.
How important is his return?
He’s 28 years old, he’s got mileage, and he’s coming off a hip fracture. Those are …
Pre-practice Q&As
Friday, July 29, 2011
SANTA CLARA –
Rapid fire, here are selected quotes from four different group interviews from this afternoon. They feature Josh Morgan, Shawntae Spencer, Patrick Willis, and Taylor Mays.
The first practice of the season starts at 2:30 and goes to …
Masoli Q & A
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
SANTA CLARA –
I just interviewed Jeremiah Masoli in a group at 49ers headquarters. The transcript is below, but first, here are my impressions of the rookie.
Like Delanie Walker, he was a pleasure to interview. He made eye contact …
Hasselbeck no longer sleeping in Seattle
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
It’s being reported that Matt Hasselbeck is through in Seattle. This could have major repercussions for the 49ers. It is being reported that the 49ers are one of the teams he’s talking to. Which leads to one big, fat question: …
Aldon Smith Q&A
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
SANTA CLARA –
As 112president requested on twitter, here’s the complete transcript of the interview with 49ers rookie Aldon Smith.
Enjoy.
Q: What time did you come in to the facility today?
ALDON SMITH: 12 p.m.
Q: Does it feel …
Harbaugh: “It’s on.”
Monday, July 25, 2011
Jim Harbaugh strode into the press room at 4949 Centennial Blvd. with a big, confident smile on his face and announced: “Hello, it’s on.”
He had an aura and a twinkle in his eye reminiscent of Willy Wonka opening his …
Two key issues, among others, need to be addressed.
Friday, July 22, 2011
One is a 7-year opt-out clause the players seek in the 10-year contract. The owners won’t go for it. Expect the players to buckle on this one, everything else being equal.
The second is much more problematical. The owners want …
If Takeo Spikes reflects the rest of the players….
Friday, July 22, 2011
The 49er linebacker told ESPN, “What do you expect us to do? Be a fool and sign something that wasn’t discussed among us?”
So the players didn’t rubber-stamp Thursday the owners’ version of the CBA. Good for them. “It’s a …
The first three things, and the only things, the 49ers need to do when the lockout ends
Thursday, July 21, 2011
1) Release Nate Clements and sign Nnamdi Asomugha
2) Release Nate Clements and sign Nnamdi Asomugha
3) Release Nate Clements and sign Nnamdi Asomugha…
No two-a-days? Why not?
Thursday, July 21, 2011
As part of the new CBA, the league may eliminate two-a-day practices during training camp. I remember Gene Upshaw telling me once he wanted two-a-days because his body needed to be contact-conditioned. Can’t get that in the weight room.
Uppy, …
What Jed York is really saying about signing free agents
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
At a NFL event Monday in Los angeles, Niner president and CEO Jed York said what his general manager, Trent Baalke, said a week ago: The team will not be major players in signing free agents once a CBA is …
Expect a different role for Frank Gore this season
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Frank Gore is only 28 years old but he has carried the ball 1,371 times already in the NFL. His career average of 4.7 yards per carry is superb. But Gore is entering a time in which much-used running backs …
All you need do is be on the sidelines for two minutes
Friday, July 15, 2011
That’s all. Just spend two minutes on the sidelines of any NFL game, be it exhibition, a blow-out, in the rain, snow or hot sun. Just spend two minutes on the sidelines and listen and watch.
If you ever doubt …
Everything’s in place except, well, the stadium
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Joe Montana is heading a business group that has received permission to lease some land in Santa Clara to build a luxury hotel project.
The Hotel To Be Named Later will sit next to The Stadium That Has Yet To …
Bob St. Clair would like lifetime health insurance for the retired players.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
St. Clair, the 49ers Hall of Fame offensive tackle, is not bothered by the lockout taking this long. However, he is very angry at how the NFL continues to disregard the players who came before.
“What really disappoints me,” St. …
Why there is hope for Michael Crabtree
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Remember two seasons ago when a talented 49er was criticized for being inconsistent and not a team player? Remember how we all moaned that Vernon Davis had such untapped talent that if applied properly, he would become an All-Pro?
Last …
Normally I wouldn’t agree with much of anything Deion Sanders says
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Deion Sanders is a Hall of Famer and was a colorful quote as a player but restraint, well, I never saw much of it. Deion made it a point to be outrageous.
Yet, what Deion told WCNN, via SportsRadioInterviews.com, I …
What to do with Nate Clements?
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
How can the 49ers justify keeping Clements around this season for $15.2 million ($7.25 million base salary, $7.95 million reachable incentives)?
After a CBA is reached, NFL teams will have three days to deal exclusively with their own free agents. …
Jim Harbaugh’s toughest job this season
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
How many incomplete passes from Alex Smith will it take for the head coach to yank him?
How many looks of indecision will Smith give him before Kaepernick starts?
How many times will he wish Andrew Luck was taking the …
Jim Harbaugh said what so many people were hoping he would say
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Friday night, interviewed before the Governor’s Dinner in Carson City, Nevada, the 49ers head coach said rookie quarterback Colin Kaepernick has a legitimate chance to start for the 49ers this season, so reported the Nevada Appeal newspaper of Carson City.…
Why the July 15th date has been mentioned so often
Friday, July 8, 2011
Tedy Bruschi, the former Patriot linebacker, now commentator for ESPN’s NFL Live, said Thursday July 15th is a big date for the owners, not the players. It’s all about not putting the ticket sales at risk for the upcoming pre-season …
This is why the lockout won’t matter
Friday, July 8, 2011
The minute it is settled, if you’re a Niner fan, you won’t care what percentage of the revenues the players receive, how much of a financial contribution will be directed to the retired players. You won’t care to read those …
Show me the money and the bulldozer.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
That’s what I am waiting for. The Niners announced yesterday they reached agreements with sub-contractors, concessionaires, a marketing sales agency and design people about a new stadium.
Great. Fine. Except one thing.
Where’s the stadium? Where’s the heavy equipment? Heck, …
Michael Vick better than Steve Young?
Thursday, July 7, 2011
That’s what Marty Mornhinweg, the Eagles’ defensive coordinator, recently told the Philadelphia Daily News.
“Mike’s got a long way to go but you know what? I think he can be better than Steve,” Mornhinweg said.
His opinion is worthy of …
Did Singletary go too far?
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Former Niner coach Mike Singletary loved the Nutcracker Drill in which two players would square off facing each other, one trying to knock the other backwards. Singletary said it showed the toughness and character of players, as well as teaching …
Q&A: Brainy Beeler gives 49ers offensive assistance
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Stanford center Chase Beeler was a first-team AP All-American as a senior and a second-team all-Pac 10 pick as a junior. -- AP
Former Stanford center Chase Beeler, who wasn’t selected in April’s NFL Draft, was in a peculiar position …
Heitmann has surgery; expected to miss 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Veteran 49ers center Eric Heitmann recently underwent neck surgery and is expected to miss his second straight NFL season, according to Matt Maiocco of CSN Bay Area.
According to the report, Heitmann underwent surgery to repair a ruptured disc …
Long and short of it: Kaepernick has a rifle
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Granted, the receiver was Lance Long, who has yet to fully establish his credentials as an NFL wideout.
And, yes, it’s possible Long was slightly off-balance as he made his turn on a short out route.
Still, it was telling …
49ers to honor Johnson
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
John Henry Johnson, with the Steelers, is chased by fellow Hall-of-Famer Bob Lilly (74) of the Cowboys in 1962. -- AP
The 49ers will honor Hall-of-Fame running back John Henry Johnson this season with a football-shaped helmet decal with Johnson’s …
DE Sopoaga says he’d be OK with move back to middle
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Defensive end Isaac Sopoaga says he'll be happy, wherever he plays on the defensive line. -- AP
I jokingly asked Isaac Sopoaga this week about a position switch to fullback.
In response, the 49ers defensive end, clearly thrilled by the …
Strong-legged Scaccia drills another long field goal
Monday, June 13, 2011
Fabrizio Scaccia, the only player on the 49ers roster currently playing pro football, has added another lengthy kick to his collection.
Playing for the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League during the NFL lockout, the rocket-footed Scaccia made a …
Grab bag: Alex offers ‘poor’ self-assessment
Friday, June 10, 2011
Ball security? Alex Smith concedes it could stand improvement in 2011. -- AP
Alex Smith has his share of critics, including … Alex Smith.
On Thursday, the 49ers’ presumptive quarterback said he’s looked back at plenty of tape from his …
Free-agent Baas expects to be back with 49ers
Thursday, June 9, 2011
It was an odd sight at the 49ers’ offensive camp: Alex Smith, a quarterback not on the 49ers’ roster, taking snaps from David Baas, a center not on the 49ers’ roster.
Of course, it’s become a foregone conclusion that Smith, …
Grab bag: RB Dixon longs to be a do-it-all back
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Niners running back Anthony Dixon believes he has an important advocate: Jim Harbaugh.
This and that from Day 3 of the 49ers’ players-only offensive minicamp at San Jose State:
• At 233 pounds, Anthony Dixon resembles a power running back.…
Rookie WR Johnson is married to the game
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Niners rookie wide receiver Ronald Johnson with his best buddy at the NFL Combine.
If sixth-round pick Ronald Johnson doesn’t make it in the NFL, one thing seems absolutely certain: It won’t be for lack of effort.
The Niners have …
Crabtree rests sore feet; Morgan quizzes Kaepernick
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
On the second day, Michael Crabtree rested.
The 49ers wide receiver attended the morning chalk-talk session at today’s offensive minicamp, but didn’t participate in the practice. The reason: Sore feet.
Fellow wideout Josh Morgan, who has worked out with Crabtree …
Crabtree, Smith still not connecting
Monday, June 6, 2011
Michael Crabtree says he’s spent much of his offseason in the Bay Area, but the 49ers wide receiver evidently hasn’t been paying attention to coach Jim Harbaugh’s glowing assessments of quarterback Alex Smith.
On the first day of the 49ers’ …
Weight & see: Could Aldon’s size hinder move to OLB?
Friday, May 27, 2011
Aldon Smith? He’s “just scratching the surface of his potential.”
Colin Kaepernick? An excellent second-round value who needs polishing.
Chris Culliver? A raw cornerback with spectacular athletic ability.
CBS Sports draft analyst Rob Rang views each of the Niners’ top …
Harbaugh might see himself in Alex Smith
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Jim Harbaugh during the Lindy Infante stage of his career. -- AP
What does Jim Harbaugh see in Alex Smith? The statistics suggest he might see himself.
I was struck by this after reading this article by ESPN’s Mike Sando, …
Plutonium-grade baby deer skin and Jim Harbaugh
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Jim Harbaugh -- AP
It’s obviously too early to assess Jim Harbaugh in his new job – he was hired four months ago and has yet to actually coach.
But I’m prepared to give Harbaugh high marks in one area: …
How jack-of-all-trades Roman got a job working with Carr
Thursday, May 19, 2011
David Carr had a career-high 83.5 passer rating with Greg Roman as his quarterbacks coach in 2004. -- AP
As a general rule, NFL head coaches don’t enlist former Division III defensive linemen to help educate their $60 million quarterbacks.…
Billick: Alex Smith has ‘all the tools’
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Quarterback Alex Smith. -- AP
Brian Billick believes Alex Smith has all the skills needed to be successful.
Then again, he felt the same way about Kyle Boller, the first-round flameout he coached for five seasons in Baltimore.
And Billick, …
New-look Niners could be behind before first kickoff
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Jim Harbaugh has repeatedly said all obstacles can and must be overcome, but this could be getting ridiculous.
After the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the NFL’s stay Monday, a doomsday scenario – no minicamps and an abbreviated training …
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