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Training camp report: Eric Reid’s breakout day

SANTA CLARA – Here’s what stood out to me at Sunday’s padded practice.

THE GOOD

1. Eric Reid – He was the best free safety on the field by far. In 11-on-11 team drills, Reid knocked away a Kaepernick pass …

Harbaugh on Vernon Davis: “I’ve seen a lot of improvement in his route running. He looks leaner, too.”

SANTA CLARA – Jim Harbaugh spoke to Bay Area reporters in the 49ers’ media tent Sunday morning. Here’s what he said about Vernon Davis, Colin Kaepernick, Marlon Moore, Quinton Patton and Lawrence Okoye .

Q: How has Vernon Davis looked …

Vernon Davis: “It’s a beautiful thing to be able to work with the wide receivers.”

SANTA CLARA – Vernon Davis spoke with Bay Area reporters in the 49ers’ media tent Sunday morning. Here’s what he said.

Q: How is your on-field chemistry with Colin Kaepernick?

VERNON DAVIS: We have a great relationship. We’re putting it …

Roman on Boldin: “From the first day Anquan got in the NFL he just lit it up.”

SANTA CLARA — Greg Roman spoke in the media tent Saturday afternoon. Here’s what he said.

 

Opening statement:

“It’s just hitting afternoon, good afternoon. It’s exciting to be back, start training camp, a chance to build a great foundation …

Training camp report: Ahmad Brooks commits encroachment, Colin Kaepernick finds Vernon Davis

SANTA CLARA – With 20 minutes remaining in practice, Jim Harbaugh set up a fourth down drill:

Fourth and five from the opponent’s 20-yard line, the edge of the red zone. The offense had one chance to make a first …

Training camp D2: Marlon Moore reels in highlight of the afternoon

Before practices began this week, Jim Harbaugh made sure Marlon Moore was added to the informal list of receivers competing for the No. 2 role opposite Anquan Boldin this…

Training camp report: Kyle Williams, Chris Culliver and Eric Reid stand out

SANTA CLARA – Here’s what stood out to me at the 49ers’ Thursday afternoon pad-less training camp practice.

THE GOOD

1. Kyle Williams – He looked as explosive and fast as he did last offseason. In 7-on-7 drills, Williams blew …

Harbaugh on Kaepernick: “He’s universally respected in the locker room and loved by his teammates.”

SANTA CLARA — Jim Harbaugh spoke to Bay Area reporters in the media tent Thursday afternoon. Here’s what he said.

 

One of the themes for the team that loses the Super Bowl is how historically they have a difficult

Justin Smith on the read option: “I think we’re going to be ready to stop it.”

SANTA CLARA – Justin Smith spoke to Bay Area reporters Thursday afternoon. Here’s what he said.

Q: Given the defense’s struggles when you got hurt last year, what did you learn about how important your role is and what you …

Kaepernick: “Knock on wood, I haven’t been knocked out yet.”

SANTA CLARA – Colin Kaepernick spoke to Bay Area reporters Thursday afternoon. Here’s what he said.

Q: How has your life changed the past few months?

KAEPERNICK: I’ve had more opportunities to do things. For the most part for me, …

Harbaugh on Eric Wright, Ahmad Brooks, Aquan Boldin, Michael Crabtree and Kaep’s cap

SANTA CLARA – Jim Harbaugh spoke to Bay Area reporters Monday afternoon. Here’s what he said.

Q: What happened with Eric Wright?

HARBAUGH: He did not pass his physical.

Q: Why didn’t he?

HARBAUGH: We don’t ever talk about that. …

90 Niners: Every-player review of the 49ers’ training camp roster

So long shells, touch tackles and voluntary practices. Training camp begins this week for the 49ers, who for the second straight summer will look to build on a season…

Kaepernick: A body that doesn’t know rest never craves it

Colin Kaepernick said he listened to and appreciated Jim Harbaugh’s warning this offseason that a quarterback shouldn’t get too big and too muscle-bound in the weight room. But he’s…

What Roman needs to be head-coaching timber

Here is my Monday column on Greg Roman.

We’re in a football lull right now, but the 49ers are always in season.

So, let’s dissect their most recent move, signing their promising offensive coordinator, Greg Roman, to a two-year

Harbaugh praises lots of players, including Kaepernick, McDonald and Patton.

SANTA CLARA – Here’s what Jim Harbaugh said after practice Thursday afternoon.

Q: You ended practice early. Why?

HARBAUGH: I really liked the practice today and the entire offseason. It was a great effort by our team. I like our …

49ers’ mini-camp: Day 3 – Kaepernick’s best practice of the offseason

SANTA CLARA – Here is what stood out to me at Day 3 of the 49ers’ mini-camp. If you have questions about anything else that happened at practice, ask me in the comment section.

THE GOOD

1. Colin Kaepernick – …

49ers’ mini-camp: Day 2 – Asomugha dominates, Boldin does not finish practice

SANTA CLARA – Here is what stood out to me at Day 2 of the 49ers’ mini-camp. If you have questions about anything else that happened at practice, ask me in the comment section.

THE GOOD

1. Nnamdi Asomugha – …

Jenkins a sight not to be seen

Here is my Wednesday column on A.J. Jenkins.

SANTA CLARA – Apparently, A.J. Jenkins is two different people.

When there are no fans or media watching him, when Jenkins is all alone with his teammates and his coaches, the

Minicamp notes: Interesting dynamic between QBs Tolzien and Daniels

There’s an interesting dynamic to the 49ers’ recent practices. Scott Tolzien and B.J. Daniels presumably are competing for the same spot on the team, that of No. 3 quarterback.…

OTA session: Hampton becomes bell cow, Patton is prolific

The 49ers held their final OTA practice of the spring on Tuesday. How is that significant? It’s not. The team will hold a three-day minicamp, the first mandatory session…

49ers OTAs: Vernon Davis makes the catch of the day

SANTA CLARA – Here’s what stood out to me from Tuesday afternoon’s OTA session. Keep in mind that most of this session took place about 75 yards away from reporters, so I can’t give you the same amount of detail …

Colt McCoy: “Always know where Vernon is, because he’s definitely a playmaker.”

SANTA CLARA – Colt McCoy spoke to Bay Area reporters Tuesday afternoon. Here’s what he said.

Q: What do you think Eric Mangini can bring to the offense?

McCOY: I was with Coach Magnini for a year. He’s brilliant, one …

Mangini: “Being at ESPN and getting a broader view of what’s happening in the league, maybe that can have value.”

SANTA CLARA – The 49ers new offensive consultant, Eric Mangini, spoke to Bay Area reporters Tuesday afternoon. Here’s what he said.

Q: Can you describe the evolution of how all of this came about?

MANGINI: Yeah, initially coming out here, …

Boldin’s good work adds to Davis puzzle

Here is my Thursday column on the 49ers’ offense, sans Michael Crabtree.

SANTA CLARA –Without Michael Crabtree, the focal point of the San Francisco 49ers’ passing attack last season, the 49ers need all of their receivers to step up …

Harbaugh on the 49ers’ wide receiver competition: “The young guys are over on the X side.”

SANTA CLARA — Jim Harbaugh spoke to the Bay Area media Tuesday afternoon next to the 49ers’ practice field. Here’s what he said, courtesy of the 49ers.

 

This was our first time seeing WR Anquan Boldin out there. He

49ers OTAs: Craig Dahl and Chad Hall stand out, Chris Culliver struggles

SANTA CLARA – Here’s the good and the not-so-good from the 49ers’ Wednesday OTA session.

THE GOOD

1. Craig Dahl – He was the starting free safety, and he had the best day of all of the 49ers’ defensive backs. …

Lockette: “We’re not taking this lightly, replacing our teammate who is definitely in our prayers.”

SANTA CLARA – Ricardo Lockette spoke to Bay Area reporters Wednesday afternoon. Here’s what he said.

Q: Does it feel different from last year?

LOCKETTE: No, it’s still competition, but the job that we’re competing for happens to be one …

Kaepernick: “Crab’s going to work. He’s going to be back.”

SANTA CLARA – Colin Kaepernick spoke with Bay Area reporters Wednesday afternoon. Here’s what he said.

Q: How big a blow is it to the team to lose Michael Crabtree?

KAEPERNICK: Obviously, he’s a great player. He’s done a lot …

Packers’ rookie doesn’t think Kaepernick can keep up his pace

Colin Kaepernick spent the divisional playoff game running through the Green Bay Packers defense and the offseason running through the Packers’ minds. Green Bay’s offseason, it seems, has been…

One step ahead: Kaepernick working to improve speed this offseason

Don’t worry, Jim Harbaugh. Colin Kaepernick hasn’t spent the entire offseason bulking up and becoming muscle-bound in the weight room. He’s been working on his speed, too. The 49ers…

49ers strike five-year extension with Anthony Davis

At the scouting combine in February, general manager Trent Baalke hinted that the 49ers were exploring contract extensions with some of their young players. It turns out that one…

Report: Harbaugh, 49ers interested in QB Pat White

A quarterback who can gobble up yards on the ground as well as through the air? Before Cam Newton, Robert Griffin III and Colin Kaepernick made headlines, Pat White…

Colin Kaepernick on Alex Smith: “He was always in my ear, making sure I was seeing the defense.”

The NFL Network interviewed Colin Kaepernick Thursday afternoon. He was asked about Alex Smith, who will be traded to the Kansas City Chiefs when the new league years starts March 12.

To read what Kaepernick said about Smith, click here

Baalke: “We have to have a good draft. We have to have a good free agency period.”

Trent Baalke held a press conference on Thursday, and here is a transcript courtesy of the 49ers.

 

[Question inaudible but was in regards to the 49ers use of the read option offense.]

“You’ve got to do what the skill …

Young: “You could make a case that this was the season that the 49ers, with Colin Kaepernick, needed to win the Super Bowl.”

Steve Young spoke on KNBR Thursday afternoon. This is what he said.

Q: Let’s start off with the first half. What did you see that had the 49ers behind for a second straight week?

YOUNG: It was little stuff. It …

Cosell on Kaepernick: “He had brain freezes on two of those final three plays.”

Greg Cosell spoke about the Super Bowl on KNBR Thursday morning. Here’s what he said.

Q: What did you think of the 49ers’ final four offensive plays?

COSELL: Here’s a perfect case where because the plays failed, everybody thinks that …

How to stop the pistol

Friday afternoon on ESPN Radio, NFL Scout Matt Williamson and former NFL offensive lineman Ross Tucker broke down the matchup between the 49ers’ pistol zone-read running attack and the Ravens’ run defense. Here is their breakdown. Before you get …

Young says the Ravens must try to hit and rattle Kaepernick

Steve Young spoke on KNBR Wednesday afternoon. Here’s what he said about the matchup between the 49ers’ offense and the Ravens’ defense.

Q: What do you think the Ravens will try to do against Kaepernick?

YOUNG: I interviewed Colin last …

Warren Sapp says the 49ers and Ravens defenses are opposites, Ngata is unimpressive and Iupati is top-heavy

Warren Sapp spoke on KNBR Thursday afternoon. Here is his breakdown of the 49ers and Ravens defenses, as well as his scouting report of the 49ers’ offensive line and the Ravens’ defensive line.

Q: What do you think of the …

‘Thank God for Ginn’

By PHIL BARBER

I learned something about 49ers safety Donte Whitner at Media Day that many of you probably knew already. He has a tattoo on his right forearm that reads “Thank God for Ginn.”

When Whitner first mentioned it …

Walker: “It’s a little different going from Alex throwing a nice firm ball to going to Kap, he throws a little heater.”

SANTA CLARA – Delanie Walker spoke at his locker Friday afternoon. Here’s what he said about Alex Smith and Colin Kaepernick.

Q: What’s the difference between catching passes from Alex Smith and Colin Kaepernick?

WALKER: It’s a little different going …

Whitner: “Miscommunication is why we had difficulties in the first half last week.”

SANTA CLARA – Donte Whitner spoke in the locker room Thursday afternoon. This is what he said.

Q: You said Joe Flacco has made improvement. Can you put a time stamp on that? Did you see a change when Jim …

Alex Smith: “I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t a little bittersweet.”

SANTA CLARA – Alex Smith spoke in the locker room Wednesday afternoon. Here’s what he said.

Q: Is it bittersweet that the 49ers are going to the Super Bowl and you’re not the starting quarterback?

ALEX SMITH: I’d be lying …

Kaepernick vents to Vernon Davis at a LongHorn Steakhouse in Youngstown, Ohio

SANTA CLARA – Vernon Davis spoke in the locker room Wednesday afternoon. Here’s a story he told about a dinner he had with Colin Kaepernick a few months ago in Youngstown Ohio, after the loss to the Vikings.

VERNON DAVIS: …

When Jim Harbaugh told his dad he was going to draft Kaepernick

In July 2011, HBO Real Sports did a feature on the Harbaugh brothers.

At the time, they did not air a clip of Jack Harbaugh talking about the moment his son, Jim, told him he was going to draft Colin …

Frank Gore on the pistol read option: “I just felt like that’s not real football at first.”

SANTA CLARA – This is the transcript of Frank Gore’s Thursday press conference, courtesy of the 49ers.

 

You haven’t worn that in a while?

“No.”

 

Why’d you pull it out today?

“It’s a work day. That’s about it. …

Roman on the Falcons: “I think they’re a very good situational team on defense.

SANTA CLARA – This is the transcript of Greg Roman’s Thursday press conference, courtesy of the 49ers.

 

Opening Statement:

“Sorry to keep you waiting. Good afternoon. Obviously we’re very excited to be back in the Championship Game against a …

Kaepernick: “I watched Vince Young, Michael Vick, McNabb, the old clips of Cunningham.”

SANTA CLARA – This is the transcript of Colin Kaepernick’s Wednesday press conference, courtesy of the 49ers.

 

[Head coach Jim] Harbaugh mentioned last week that you were really picking up the game plan, a savant-like game he said. Did

Delanie Walker: “We’ve got G-Ro and they’ve got Mike Nolan. It’s going to be a battle.”

SANTA CLARA – Delanie Walker spoke at his locker Wednesday afternoon. This is what he said.

Q: Is it going to be important to establish you and Vernon in the passing game against the Falcons?

WALKER: Most definitely. Crab’s been …

Willis: “It’s not good enough just to make it to the NFC Championship. We want to win it all.”

SANTA CLARA – This is the transcript of Patrick Willis’ Wednesday press conference, courtesy of the 49ers.

 

When you put on the game film of the Falcons, what’s the first thing that jumps out at you?

“They’ve got a …

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