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Thursday, January 16, 2014
While many say the 49ers and Seahawks are mirror images, their defenses are drastically different, particularly in the secondary. Former NFL quarterback Warren Moon was on KNBR’s Fitz and Brooks show Thursday and the Hall-of-Fame caliber passer and Seahawks radio…
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Thursday, January 16, 2014
Michael Crabtree and Anquan Boldin have only suited up as teammates for seven games, but is it the best tandem since Jerry Rice-John Taylor?
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Thursday, January 16, 2014
Cornerback Carlos Rogers will play Sunday in the NFC Championship game as the 49ers' nickel back, he said Thursday evening on his radio show.
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Cornerback Carlos Rogers practiced on a limited basis today for the first time since he sustained a hamstring injury in the regular-season finale on Dec. 29. Including the playoffs, Rogers started 53 straight games with the 49ers before his injury,…
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Try though they may, the 49ers can’t escape the fact that it’s not just another game when the 49ers and Seattle Seahawks play these days. Credit wide receiver Anquan Boldin and inside linebacker Patrick Willis for saying as much Wednesday,…
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
The Minnesota Vikings, one of two teams still looking for a head coach, found their man today, and it wasn’t 49ers assistant Greg Roman or Jim Tomsula. Both had…
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Typically, the 49ers travel the day before games played in the same time zone. But they will board their flight on Friday for Sunday's game in Seattle.
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Carlos Rogers said Tuesday that he is on track to play vs. Seattle on Sunday. Fullback Will Tukuafu wasn’t as direct...
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
ornerback Carlos Rogers told reporters at the 49ers practice facility on Tuesday that he has experienced no setbacks and expects to be ready to play Sunday in the NFC Championship game.
But Rogers, who has missed the past two games…
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
The 49ers signed two wide receivers and one defensive tackle to future deals that allow them to participate in the team’s offseason program.
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Jim Harbaugh's grandfather passed away Sunday morning, and the 49ers' coach reminisced about Joe Cipiti's life Monday afternoon.
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One of the key plays from Sunday’s game came when 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks stuffed Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton shy of the goal line on a fourth-down play in the second quarter.
What most people likely were unaware of…
Having Deion Sanders and Jerry Rice out there running around does exactly zero to diminish the sanctity of the game (there was none prior), and might actually make it more interesting.
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Quarterback Russell Wilson might be the Seahawks’ biggest offensive name, but the 49ers defense doesn’t view him as their biggest challenge.
That honor goes to Marshawn Terrell Lynch.
On Sunday, safety Donte Whitner didn’t hesitate when asked what player the…
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The only team to beat the Seahawks at home in the last two seasons? That would be the Arizona Cardinals, who won, 17-10, at CenturyLink Field in Week 16. The 49ers played the Cardinals the following week, and we asked …
Wide receiver Michael Crabtree declared himself fine for the NFC Championship game after appearing to be bothered by a shoulder injury throughout Sunday’s game.
Crabtree missed three snaps early in the game with a right shoulder injury when Carolina Panthers…
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The good feelings between the 49ers and Seahawks could never last. Last week, fans from both teams decided to donate money to children’s hospitals in Seattle and San Francisco. Now, the Seahawks are limiting ticket sales to just six states…
Saturday, January 11, 2014
After Colin Kaepernick was sacked six times in a loss against the Panthers on Nov. 10, he took a shot from an ex-quarterback.
In discussing Kaepernick’s 91-yard performance in a 10-9 defeat, ESPN analyst Trent Dilfer said the second-year starter…
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Saturday, January 11, 2014
Niners offensive coordinator Greg Roman and defensive line coach Jim Tomsula are colleagues, but they will become competitors, of sorts, today. The Vikings, who fired head coach Leslie Frazier on Dec. 30, will reportedly send officials to North Carolina to…
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Former 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo and five-time Super Bowl champion Charles Haley are among 15 modern-era finalists for this year’s Pro Football Hall of Fame class. It is DeBartolo’s third straight year as a finalist and Haley’s fourth consecutive year.…
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Today, defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said Cox was the surprise choice to play nickel cornerback in a wild-card win at Green Bay because he performed better in practice and meetings than Wright. Cox, who was waived by the 49ers on…
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Thursday, January 9, 2014
If the 49ers lose several assistants, here’s is a look at what the team could do to fill certain high-profile spots from within the coaching staff...
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Thursday, January 9, 2014
Former 49ers long snapper and insightful funny man Brian Jennings has a message for Panthers quarterback Cam Newton. The 49ers meet Newton’s Panthers this Sunday in Charlotte in an NFC divisional playoff clash. “Cam Newton owes me $25,000, a lot…
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Steve Smith sprained his left PCL Week 16 and missed the Panthers' regular season finale. He took it easy Wednesday afternoon.
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Niners cornerback Eric Wright didn’t expect to get left out in the cold Sunday. In an unexpected move, it was Perrish Cox – not Wright – who was tapped to fill in at nickel cornerback in the 49ers’ 23-20 wild-card…
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In Texas Tech football history, Michael Crabtree’s last-second, 28-yard touchdown grab in a 2008 win over No. 1 Texas is the program’s equivalent to The Catch. But it doesn’t rank as Crabtree’s best catch in college. At least not according…
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If coach Jim Harbaugh was “as happy as a pig in slop” -- his words -- after the 49ers’ playoff-clinching win against Atlanta, he was as playful as a snowshoe hare in frigid Wisconsin on Sunday.
Esteemed NFL scribe Peter…
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With as many as three more games in inclement weather, 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh has ample reason to feel confident about quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s ability to perform in any conditions.
“We’ve got a good bad-weather quarterback,” Harbaugh said Monday in…
The officials didn’t catch a foul that happened at the beginning of the 49ers' game-winning drive, but those who think it would've changed the outcome are mistaken.
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The Niners will visit the Panthers in the divisional playoffs at 10:05 a.m. (PST) on Jan. 12, provided they win their wild-card game Green Bay today. Carolina beat San Francisco, 10-9, on Nov. 10, a loss in which the 49ers…
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It’s a tolerable 5 degrees some 5 hours before kickoff here in Green Bay, tolerable as long as you’re bundled up and only take a walk across a parking lot to the hotel breakfast buffet.
The wind should pick up…
Saturday, January 4, 2014
Aldon Smith appreciates these playoffs a little more.
A quarter of the season spent away from football's daily rigors, and the teammates and coaches he considers family, to deal with a serious personal matter will do that.
''Any time you…
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It could be the coldest game in NFL history, but San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and Green Bay Mayor James Schmitt are spreading warm and fuzzy feelings by making a friendly wager.
If the 49ers win the playoff game on…
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Wide receiver Anquan Boldin was part of a Ravens team that won the Super Bowl last season despite an obstacle-filled path. He said Friday that the 49ers are set up for a comparable run this season. “I don’t see why…
Every time you check the forecast for Sunday in Green Bay, the projected temperature seems to drop. The latest from the National Weather Service: Sunday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Wind chill values between -20 and…
Thursday, January 2, 2014
In my last post I did not mean to intimate that anybody other than 49ers offensive coordinator Greg Roman calls the plays. Receivers coach John Morton might do much of the research for the passing game planning, but it is…
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Thursday, January 2, 2014
A couple hours before every game, 49ers offensive coordinator Greg Roman briskly walks several laps around the perimeter of the playing field.
When he takes his traditional walk on Sunday at Lambeau Field, he’ll be paying close attention to the…
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Thursday, January 2, 2014
San Francisco linebacker NaVorro Bowman, a strong candidate for NFL Defensive Player of the Year, was recognized as the NFC’s Defensive Player of the Month on Thursday.
Bowman provided the 49ers’ with their signature defensive play of the season to…
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Niners general manager Trent Baalke met with cornerback Eric Wright at UNLV before the 2007 draft, inquired when Wright became a free agent during his NFL career and, finally, traded for him in July. When that trade was voided because…
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014
The 49ers had several players that didn't make it on to the practice field on Wednesday, including defensive tackle Justin Smith.
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Offensive coordinator Greg Roman, surprisingly, is among the most polarizing 49ers personalities in the last few years. He often gets filleted for his game-planning and play-calling despite his obvious brilliance in both areas.
With that in mind, here are the…
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Joe Staley said he wishes linebacker Clay Matthews were healthy for Sunday’s showdown in Green Bay, and it’s not because Staley and his teammates want to take a few…
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Given his background, Dawson is well-equipped for a 3:40 p.m. (CST) kickoff Sunday in Green Bay, where the National Weather Service if forecasting a high of a high near 15 degrees with the temperature dropping to -4 at night.…
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Monday, December 30, 2013
Packers head coach Mike McCarthy said Monday that Clay Matthews will not be available for the Packers this week in their playoff opener.
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Monday, December 30, 2013
As the 49ers began preparing for their NFC wild-card game against the Green Bay Packers this weekend, cornerback Carlos Rogers headed for an MRI exam on his right hamstring. Coach Jim Harbaugh had no immediate word regarding Rodgers’ status for…
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Weekly Golden Nuggets
In preview of each week’s game, 49ersParadise.com recaps some of the weeks best moments and the key notes you need to know before this week’s #49ers clash. This week’s opponent at: Cardinals, Time: Sunday 1:25 PM PST…
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Saturday, December 28, 2013
The 49ers held a tryout for a punter on Friday, but it wasn't because they're dissatisfied with three-time Pro Bowler Andy Lee's services.
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Saturday, December 28, 2013
The 49ers will be sending more players to the Pro Bowl this season than any team in the NFL for the second consecutive season. The revised format of this year’s Pro Bowl is designed to boost audience. …
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Friday, December 27, 2013
From pinch-hitting Chronicle colleague Henry Schulman: Mario Manningham’s unsatisfying two years as a 49er might have ended Friday when the team placed him on injured reserve with a knee injury that will keep him out of the playoffs for the…
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Friday, December 27, 2013
Ahmad Brooks was penalized 15 yards and a sack-fumble was negated in the 49ers' loss to the Saints, but his hit on Drew Brees won't hurt his pockets.
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