SANTA CLARA — Jim Harbaugh spoke in the defensive meeting room Tuesday afternoon. Here is a transcript courtesy of the 49ers.
Are you feeling fresh or are you feeling a little jetlag?
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SANTA CLARA — Jim Harbaugh spoke in the defensive meeting room Tuesday afternoon. Here is a transcript courtesy of the 49ers.
Are you feeling fresh or are you feeling a little jetlag?
“I feel great. I feel great. One …
Welcome back, Mario Manningham.
The 49ers receiver punctuated his comeback from a knee injury this week by catching a long, practice-field touchdown pass from quarterback Colin Kaepernick and sparking an impromptu party in the end zone. “(Alex) Boone and everybody …
SANTA CLARA – Greg Roman spoke in the media tent Thursday afternoon. Here is a transcript.
ROMAN: We’ve had a real sprint to get caught up with (the Titans’ defensive) personnel. Some of these guys I remember from the Pac …
Jim Harbaugh on Monday insisted running back LaMichael James has a “big role” role on the 49ers despite the fact he was a healthy scratch for Sunday’s game against the Cardinals. “We definitely all value LaMichael as a backup running …
SANTA CLARA — Jim Harbaugh spoke in the defensive meeting room Monday afternoon. Here is a transcript courtesy of the 49ers.
Were there a few more people getting treatment today after having such a physical game yesterday?
“It was …
SANTA CLARA — Greg Roman spoke in the media tent Thursday afternoon. Here is a transcript courtesy of the 49ers.
Opening comments:
“Good afternoon. Big Division game this week. We kind of treat it as a one-game season so-to-speak …
Brent Jones spoke on KNBR Tuesday afternoon. Here’s what he said.
Q: Will there be anything Scott Tolzien can tell the Packers that will make a difference?
JONES: I think generally there could be a nugget or two. You know …
SANTA CLARA – Here’s what stood out to me during Thursday evening’s light, non-padded practice.
THE GOOD
1. MarQueis Gray – He had a monster practice for the second day in a row. Today, he caught five passes for 80 …
SANTA CLARA — Colin Kaepernick spoke in the 49ers’ media tent Tuesday afternoon. Here’s what he said, courtesy of the 49ers.
Since WR A.J. Jenkins came back from his hamstring injury he’s been quite active, he looked pretty good …
SANTA CLARA – Greg Roman spoke in the media tent Monday morning. Here’s what he said, courtesy of the 49ers.
Opening comments:
“Good morning. First game week of the season. Very exciting, it’s a chance to get with our young …
The 49ers released their first unofficial depth chart of the offseason on Friday. They open the preseason against the Broncos on Thursday starting at 6 p.m. Offense WR: 81-Anquan…
SANTA CLARA — Greg Roman spoke in the media tent Wednesday afternoon. Here’s what he said.
Opening Statement:
“Good afternoon or is it morning? It’s day six, another opportunity for us to get better. We just had a good …
SANTA CLARA – Here’s what stood out to me at Tuesday morning’s padded practice.
THE GOOD
1. Colin Kaepernick – All of his passes have been on the money this training camp, especially the deep ones. This morning, Kaepernick was …
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 …
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 …
SANTA CLARA – Here’s what stood out to me at Saturday’s padded practice.
THE GOOD
1. Ahmad Brooks – The 49ers practiced situational football near the end of the afternoon. Jim Harbaugh placed the ball on the offense’s goal line …
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 …
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 …
The 49ers just announced they’ve placed Mario Manningham, Kendall Hunter, Kyle Williams and Darius Flemming on the Phyisically Unable to Perform list, and Tank Carradine, Quinton Dial, Luke Marquardt and Marcus Lattimore on the Active/Non-Football Injury list.
Manningham potentially could …
USA Today just reported 27-year-old wide receiver Austin Collie is working out for the 49ers Thursday.
Collie (6-1, 200 pounds) started his career with the Indianapolis Colts and caught 172 passes for 1,839 yards and 16 TDs his first …
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 – …
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
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 …
The 49ers announced this afternoon they’ve moved undrafted rookie Jewel Hampton from the non-football-related injury list to the active roster.
With Kyle Williams and Kendall Hunter on the injured reserved list, Hampton becomes the 52nd man on the 49ers roster, …
Tuesday is the NFL trading deadline, and according to Peter King, Kansas City Chiefs Pro Bowl wide receiver Dwayne Bowe is available.
Evan Silva tweeted last night it would take at least a third round pick to trade for Bowe. …
Patrick Peterson spoke to Bay Area reporters on a conference call Wednesday afternoon. Here’s what he said about the 49ers.
Q: In terms of this being a rivalry game, what kind of buzz is going on in the locker room, …
SANTA CLARA – Here’s what Jim Harbaugh said about the 49ers offense at his Monday press conference, courtesy of the 49ers.
We talked to offensive coordinator Greg Roman yesterday. He noted that it was obvious early on that QB …
SANTA CLARA — Greg Roman’s Thursday press conference transcript, courtesy of the 49ers.
Opening Statement:
“Good afternoon. Really proud of how our guys finished out that road trip and we’re back here working on the Bills. Got a lot …
Greg Roman’s Thursday press conference transcript, courtesy of the 49ers.
Opening Statement:
“Good afternoon. Didn’t take our players long watching the film of cleaning up the Detroit game, moving on to Minnesota and seeing that these guys are a very, …
SANTA CLARA – Friday in the media tent, Jim Harbaugh compared Frank Gore to Walter Payton, evaluated Kyle Williams’ Week 1 performance and the offense’s third down production. Here’s a transcript, courtesy of the 49ers.
I’m not trying to be …
SANTA CLARA – On Monday, Jim Harbaugh spoke in the media tent and discussed the current quarterback depth chart, Michael Crabtree’s injury status and why Kendall Hunter is having a great training camp. Here’s a transcript, courtesy of the 49ers.…
SANTA CLARA – Here are my observations from the second padless practice of the Niners training camp.
THE GOOD
Some readers have expressed concern regarding my minicamp analysis of Niners rookie wide receiver, A.J. Jenkins. I called him the biggest letdown of minicamp and one of the worst wide receivers on the field for those three days. Some readers …
SANTA CLARA – Here are some unofficial stats from today’s minicamp.
Alex Smith completed 27 of 32 passes. In red zone drills he completed two touchdowns. For about an hour he didn’t miss a single pass.
Most of his throws …
With rookie mini camps around the corner and OTAs around the bend too, let’s rank the Niners top-10 offseason battles in reverse order.
10. Michael Crabtree vs. his left foot. Will Crabtree win the battle against his left foot this …
Greg Cosell expanded on his NFC championship commentary Thursday morning on KNBR’s The Murph and Mac Show. Here’s what he said.
Q: For everyone who didn’t read your blog, tell us your evaluation of the game.
COSELL: “Let me just …
Greg Cosell’s latest blog is up at NFLfilms.com, and it’s on the 49ers performance in the NFC championship game. He argues that Alex Smith was the goat of that game, not Kyle Williams. He says the coaching tape shows numerous …
Part of the reason the Saints lost to the Niners on Saturday is that their defensive game plan was too simple. They acted as if stopping Frank Gore would stop the entire Niners offense.
They committed eight, nine, sometimes ten …
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat just posted my Friday article on Michael Crabtree. It’s about the Crabtree behind the Crabtree, and for the article I interviewed Kyle Williams, Anthony Dixon, Ricky Jean Francois and Mr. Crabtree himself.
To read my …
Here’s what Jim Harbaugh said today at his Friday press conference, courtesy of the 49ers.
Have you guys made a decision yet (on who will fill the open roster spot)?
“No, we haven’t made an announcement yet. We won’t until …
SANTA CLARA – Here’s the transcript of Jim Harbaugh’s Monday press conference, courtesy of the 49ers.
I deleted the little he said about Patrick Willis to avoid repetition. If you want to read that read the post below this one.…
SANTA CLARA –
Ted Ginn Jr. and Kyle Williams started practice by fielding punts one-handed from a Jugs machine.
This was running backs coach Tom Rathman’s idea. He stood next to the punt returners and made the exercise a competition.…
SANTA CLARA –
The 49ers p.r. staff brought out Kyle Williams and Ted Ginn Jr. to talk to the media at the same time this afternoon. Both speedy slot receivers were wearing Chicago White Sox hats, Ginn wearing a red …
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, …