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Niners not a hot pick among Pro Bowl fan voting (see: Bowman, Willis placing fourth, fifth)
Friday, December 27, 2013
NaVorro Bowman and Patrick Willis placed only fourth and fifth, respectively, in the final results of fan voting for the Pro Bowl. That accounts for only a third of the balloting, as players’ and coaches’ votes also will weigh into…
Oh captain! Willis mic’d up provides great sound from Monday’s win
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Patrick Willis’ captaincy came through loud and clear Monday night, as the 49ers had him mic’d up to catch all he embodies each week, and in this instance, their 34-24 win over the Atlanta Falcons. Among the vocal highlights on…
49ers – What the Atlanta win could indicate for the future
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Christmas disrupted my usual review of the 49ers’ last game. Looking over the second half of the team’s stirring comeback win over Atlanta, here are some plays and players that stood out. -The team is still trending toward the run.…
WR Manningham doesn’t practice after missing game Monday
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Mario Manningham did not practice today, the latest bit of evidence suggesting the 49ers wide receiver is struggling to return from a serious knee injury he sustained last December. Manningham was limited in practice in Wednesday and was on the…
Falcons’ Smith on Gore: ‘He doesn’t have home-run speed but he’s got good speed, runs very physical’
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Of all the 49ers’ luminaries and record holders who’ll attend Candlestick Park’s finale, one certainly has the attention of the incoming Atlanta Falcons. That would be Frank Gore, the 49ers’ all-time leading rusher. “Offensively, they’ve got one of the better…
Harbaugh, Gore express confidence in Dixon
Thursday, December 19, 2013
While Bruce Miller's loss cannot be understated, both Jim Harbaugh and Frank Gore have high hopes for new starting fullback Anthony Dixon.
NaVorro Bowman: Everything is happening for us right now at the right time
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Last year at this time, Justin Smith was diagnosed with a torn triceps tendon that would put him at half strength for the playoffs. Aldon Smith was dealing with a shoulder injury that would require offseason surgery. Ahmad Brooks, Patrick …
The hidden relics of Candlestick Park
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
It has been called Candlestick Park, 3Com Park, Monster Park, and San Francisco Stadium at Candlestick Point, but soon it will be called rubble, scrap metal, and a demolition site.
Many have made countless trips there to see the 49ers…
In February, York detailed the ’5 percent’ in Harbaugh-Baalke dynamic
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Before a story about the creative tensions between Jim Harbaugh and general manager Trent Baalke popularized the topic this week, a member of the 49ers organization acknowledged the occasional friction between the duo. That person: Jed York. In February, before…
Kaepernick: Without Miller, mindset does not change
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Fullback Bruce Miller played nearly 60 percent of the 49ers’ offensive snaps through the first 14 games of the season.
While the 49ers must adjust with Miller out for the remainder of the season with a fractured scapula, quarterback Colin…
Tick, tick, tick: Kaepernick weighs in on clock-management issues
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Colin Kapenerick downplayed the six delay-of-game penalties he and the 49ers offense has been assessed this season, citing how they’re a “minor” blip in their overall methodology.
Same goes, he said, for their early usage of timeouts.
But play-clock issues,…
49ers contracts: Whitner wants to re-sign
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Safety Donte Whitner, who expressed a desire to sign a contract extension with the 49ers at the opening of training camp, is coming up on the end of his deal.
Clearly, he wants to return to the 49ers.
In the…
How the 49ers plan to compensate for Miller’s loss
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
The 49ers had essentially found their replacement for Delanie Walker. And, now, they must find a replacement for his replacement.
In fact, fullback Bruce Miller had become even more vital to the 49ers’ offense than Walker. A year ago, Walker…
Harbaugh is all for bringing back Phil Dawson in 2014
Monday, December 16, 2013
Jim Harbaugh had some unusually lively and good-natured exchanges with reporters during his news conference today, especially when placekicker Phil Dawson’s name came up. Dawson, of course, has become Mr. Automatic for the 49ers — he stretched his ongoing franchise…
Bruce Miller – How will the offense change without him?
Monday, December 16, 2013
Looking at it today, the loss of fullback Bruce Miller for the rest of the season could be mastodon big. A Pro Bowl alternate last year, Miller might have been a sure-fire Pro Bowl starter this year. Since his conversion…
Gore a future Hall of Famer, Harbaugh says
Monday, December 16, 2013
Running back Frank Gore emerged from the Buccaneers game in fine shape, coach Jim Harbaugh said, despite getting banged up late. Gore rushed for 86 yards Sunday and surpassed 1,000 yards for the seventh time in his nine-year NFL career.…
The drive: 17-play march seals 49ers’ win in Tampa Bay
Sunday, December 15, 2013
TAMPA, Fla. -- It was the kind of drive Colin Kaepernick and the 49ers aren’t supposed to be able to sustain on the road, in the noise. Seventeen plays run, 10 minutes and 27 seconds of game clock eaten up,…
Notes: Miller hurt, Reid’s smart play, Aldon’s sacks, Gore’s runs
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Fullback Bruce Miller’s left arm was in a sling after the game because of what he described as a stinger (nerve) injury. Miller anticipated undergoing X-rays Monday once swelling subsided, and although his arm was sore, he doesn’t believe it…
Crabtree claims he’s trying to play ‘catch up’
Sunday, December 15, 2013
and an odd, uncharacteristic penalty in the 49ers’ 33-14 win over the host Buccaneers.
Crabtree was still bursting with enthusiasm afterward in the locker room, where he explained the emotions of coming back from Achilles surgery. He also downplayed a…
Practice notes: Gore heading to native Florida to play in front of his three sons; Iupati questionable
Friday, December 13, 2013
Frank Gore can reach a milestone Sunday in his native Florida: He can become the 20th running back in NFL history to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark for a seventh season.
Gore has rushed for 931 yards this season as the…
McCoy chimes in on Harbaugh, Texas coaching drama
Friday, December 13, 2013
Colt McCoy, one of the most popular players in University of Texas history, has received more than his share of phone calls this week.
Any guesses what people want to talk to him about?
The future of Texas football coach…
York plans to revisit extension talks with Harbaugh at season’s end, ‘after we win a Super Bowl’
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Amid reports Jim Harbaugh could be a University of Texas coaching candidate, 49ers CEO Jed York said he’s waiting until after the season to renew talks with Harbaugh’s representatives on a contract extension. “The only thing I’ll say is he’s…
Boldin ready to take on Goldson & Co.
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Anquan Boldin isn’t cowering over the prospect of getting hit Sunday in Tampa when the 49ers oppose their former safety, Dashon Goldson. “He’s a guy that can bring it,” Boldin said Thursday, “but as a receiver, you don’t worry about…
Kapy? Schiano will finally get up-close look at former Nevada QB
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Several years ago, when Schiano was the coach at Rutgers and Kaepernick was the quarterback at Nevada, some members of the Rutgers coaching staff went to Reno to learn about coach Chris Ault’s Pistol offense. They came back with an…
Harbaugh has unfinished business in NFL
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Of course, Texas would be interested in hiring Jim Harbaugh as head coach.
That part of the reports and speculation emanating from Longhorn country is completely understandable.
But it becomes a lot more difficult to believe Harbaugh would be interested…
Iupati moves slowly during return to limited work
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Pro Bowl guard Mike Iupati was back on the practice field Wednesday for the first time since sustaining a partially torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee on Nov. 17.
Iupati took part in limited work during practice while…
Testing Jim Harbaugh’s sense of humor
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Matt Barrows, the vicious little hell-elf from the Sacramento Bee who covers the 49ers tried something Wednesday that most people would consider insane – he tried to ask a newsy but whimsical question about the half-baked Texas coaching rumors to…
Davis chooses words carefully when discussing Schiano
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
After hearing what Greg Schiano had to say about him earlier Wednesday, 49ers right tackle Anthony Davis choose his words carefully when talking about his former Rutgers coach.
It’s fair to say Davis did not fully endorse Schiano’s methods.
“It…
Kaepernick on his accuracy: ‘There’s obviously always a few you’d want back’
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Colin Kaepernick’s completion percentage ranks 33rd — in a league that features 32 teams. So I asked him Wednesday about his accuracy, to which he replied: “I think I’ve been doing a pretty good job with it. For the most…
Harbaugh: No setback for Tank Carradine
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Jim Harbaugh today said that rookie defensive end Tank Carradine, who was placed on injured reserve on Tuesday, did not experience a setback in his return from an ACL tear.…
Greg Schiano says he “loves” former pupil Anthony Davis. Davis …?
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Anthony Davis is not a “fizzle-out” kind of NFL guy. But that wasn’t always a sure thing, something that his college coach, current Tampa Bay coach Greg Schiano, hammered…
Special-teams star Ventrone motivated to tackle another Super Bowl
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
On the ensuing kickoff, Ventrone, all 5-foot-9 ¾ inches and 200 pounds, capped his latest hell-bent sprint down the field by drilling Golden Tate at the 15-yard line, where the Seahawks took over with 21 seconds left.…
Dawson’s record-setting, game-winning streak earns him honor
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Phil Dawson is the NFC’s Special Teams Player of the Week, having made a last-minute field goal to lift the 49ers past Seattle 19-17 Sunday. It was Dawson’s 20th consecutive successful field-goal attempt, a franchise record. He was 4-of-4 Sunday,…
Frank Gore says 49ers need to “stay balanced”
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
After three straight games with less than 50 rushing yards, Frank Gore topped that total with a single carry in Sunday’s 19-17 win against the Seahawks when he raced 51 yards on a fourth-quarter run to set up Phil Dawson’s…
49ers place DL Carradine on IR; sign G Seymour off Seattle’s practice squad
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Tank Carradine’s rookie season is over, before it could really begin.
The 49ers placed the second-round pick on injured reserve today, just over a year after the former Florida State defensive end sustained a torn ACL. The No. 40 overall…
Wishing for Super Bowl XLVIII to be ruined by historic blizzard
Monday, December 9, 2013
Ray Ratto is hoping for SBXLVIII to happen during a weeklong blizzard that paralyzes the Eastern Seaboard and buries MetLife Stadium under thigh-deep snow. He wants it so bad that Roger Goodell can’t helicopter in, and so bad that the
Harbaugh: Lattimore’s confidence grew while on practice field
Monday, December 9, 2013
Running back Marcus Lattimore’s rookie season of practices came to an end last week.
Lattimore, who has spent the entire season on the non-football injury list, took part in practices over the past three weeks. On Tuesday, he will remain…
Carroll talked about letting 49ers score early on winning drive
Monday, December 9, 2013
After Frank Gore's 51-yard run put the 49ers in field goal range, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll considered letting them score to save time.
Crabtree has made voice heard, presence felt since returning
Monday, December 9, 2013
It wasn’t a catch, but a complaint that let Jim Harbaugh know wide receiver Michael Crabtree was feeling comfortable in his 2013 debut on Dec. 1 against St. Louis.
On the sideline, Harbaugh heard a player squawk: “What do I…
Playoff outlook: Why No. 5 seed would be a prize for 49ers
Monday, December 9, 2013
The great benefit of earning the No. 5 seed? If the No. 5 seed wins its wild-card game it would visit the No. 2 seed (possibly New Orleans) in the divisional playoffs, pushing back a potential trip to Seattle until…
Fueled by Smith’s message, 49ers deliver their own to Seahawks in 19-17 win
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Fittingly for a rugged rivalry that leaves its participants black and blue, the 49ers were fueled by some blue language before they slugged it out against the Seahawks on Sunday.
Prior a 19-17 win at Candlestick Park that was capped…
49ers were waiting to spring 51-yard run in win over Seattle
Sunday, December 8, 2013
On our sfgate.com chat Sunday, chatters were getting frustrated with running back Frank Gore constantly pounding against the brick wall of the Seahawks eight- and nine-man fronts. The typical ranting against offensive coordinator Greg Roman was ramping up. Admittedly, I…
Notes: Wright overcomes head injury to make clutch INT; Boldin flourishes; Lynch held under 100
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Nickel back Eric Wright overcame a third-quarter head injury to record his first interception with the 49ers and seal their 19-17 win Sunday over the Seattle Seahawks.
Wright caught a 64-yard, desperation pass from Russell Wilson at the 49ers’ 20-yard…
Friday notes: Rivalry chatter, Staley vows to play, injury updates
Friday, December 6, 2013
Left tackle Joe Staley vowed to play Sunday after practicing a second straight day with a Grade I sprain to his right knee’s medial collateral ligament. “It still hurts. It’s stiff. But it’s something I can play through,” Staley said.…
49ers’ nemesis, Richard Sherman: ‘I always choose my words carefully’
Friday, December 6, 2013
Before each of the meetings against the Seahawks this season, the 49ers beat writers have requested to speak Seahawks ever-chatty cornerback Richard Sherman on a conference call.
Each time, however, Sherman wasn’t made available and we spoke with safety Earl…
Blakeman to serve as Sunday’s referee: had no call on Tomlin, wiped out PI call in Carolina, plus 49ers history
Friday, December 6, 2013
‘Tis the NFL season of controversial officiating, so it’s worth noting that Clete Blakeman will serve as the referee for Sunday’s NFC West battle between the host 49ers and Seattle Seahawks.
Blakeman is no stranger to controversy – nor or…
Here’s The Catch: Montana might miss Candlestick finale
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Legendary quarterback Joe Montana might not be in attendance for the 49ers’ final game at Candlestick Park.
Montana will be in New Orleans on Dec. 21 to watch his son, Nick, play quarterback for Tulane in the New Orleans Bowl…
Seahawks’ Sherman on Crabtree: ‘It’s a big addition for them’
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman is expecting a more potent 49ers passing attack with the recent addition of Michael Crabtree. “That’s some familiarity there with Kaepernick,” Sherman said in his Thursday media session in Seattle. “Those guys had a great rapport…
Brown or Brock? 49ers will have to decide soon
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Asked who would start at cornerback, Tarell Brown or Tramaine Brock, when Brown fully recovers, defensive coordinator Vic Fangio today said, “We’ll tackle that issue when it comes.” Brock has…
Well healed? Staley practices, raising prospect he’ll play against Seahawks
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Mike Iupati again was on an elliptical machine when 49ers practice started today, but this time fellow offensive lineman Joe Staley was not there beside him. Instead Staley was…
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