February 25th, 2008 
CJ 
Posted in In my “Saturday Niners Thoughts” column on, you guessed it, Saturday, I mentioned that the Niners were under investigation by the NFL for tampering charges related to unrestricted free agent linebacker Lance Briggs. I emailed Aaron Salkin, Director of Public Relations for the Niners, about the organization’s response to the investigation and he had this [...]
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Niners Sign Kick Returner Allen Rossum
The 49′ers made a minor roster today, picking up just released kick returner Allen Rossum, who was let go by the Steelers on Saturday. Rossum was a late training camp addition for the Steelers, and was their primary kick returner last season, taking one back against the 49′ers for a touchdown in their week three [...]
Saturday Niners Thoughts
Pro Football Weekly’s Mike Wilkening has an interesting article discussing the relationship between Mike Nolan and Scott McCloughan. As Wilkening mentions in the article, the Niners have some very talented players (Gore, Vernon, Lawson, Willis) but lack the depth that all the playoff teams normally possess. The Giants got to the Super Bowl in part [...]
Friday Forty-Niner Links and News
Niner Insider Kevin Lynch had a great article today on why the 49ers don’t play a consistent 3-4 defense… Jerry Rice has been tutoring Cal wide receiver DeSean Jackson in preparation for this week’s NFL Combine. The Niners could definitely use a playmaker like Jackson, although it is probably unlikely that he will slide down [...]
Niners May Make a Run at DE Justin Smith
With Bengals DE Justin Smith set to hit the free agent market, there will be a number of teams looking to acquire his services. The Bengals will likely lose Smith after they put the franchise tag on O-lineman Stacy Andrews instead of Smith, a former first-round draft choice of Cincy. One team that appears to [...]
49′ers Release Linebacker Derek Smith
In a move that was not a surprise based on his role on the team, the Niners on Tuesday said “so long” to linebacker Derek Smith. The role that Smith played in the past had been taken over by Patrick Willis, so the move to release him makes sense. Smith, an 11-year pro, had signed [...]
49′ers hire second offensive line coach
Perhaps two is better than one. That’s the philosophy the 49ers are taking as they hired former Ravens offensive line coach Chris Foerster as their offensive line co-coach on Friday, as reported by the the ContraCosta Times. George Warhop is already established in the organization as an offensive line coach, but the 49ers feel the [...]
Martz Sets the Tone
Dennis Georgatos had a story in the San Jose Mercury News today about Mike Martz’s vision for the 49ers heading into the off-season. The new offensive coordinator explained that he couldn’t care less about Alex Smith’s inadequate 2007 season, that he considered Smith to be starting over. Martz explained that he did not accept the [...]
