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Archive for February, 2008

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 [...]

Posted by Kyle Stack on Feb 23 2008

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 to [...]

Posted by Kyle Stack on Feb 22 2008

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 [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Feb 20 2008

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 [...]

Posted by CJ on Feb 19 2008

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 [...]

Posted by Kyle Stack on Feb 17 2008

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 notion [...]

Posted by Kyle Stack on Feb 13 2008

49ers Raise Ticket Prices

                    
The San Francisco 49ers announced Thursday that season-ticket prices will again rise; most season-ticket holders should receive the new ticket plans in the mail either on Friday or Saturday.  Despite the ticket price increases, the 49ers say that they expect their average season-ticket to rank among the six lowest in the NFL - about $71 [...]

Posted by Stephen Rhodes on Feb 08 2008

Competition for the 49′ers Stadium Begins

The competition for the new 49ers stadium has begun. Santa Clara, the 49ers rumored destination for years, will ask voters in November to approve $136 million to be spent towards a new stadium, according to Ann Killion of the San Jose Mercury News.
In San Francisco, the redevelopment of Hunters Point shipyard, [...]

Posted by Kyle Stack on Feb 06 2008

Forty-Niners News and Notes

Former 49ers defensive end Fred Dean was voted into the NFL Hall of Fame on Saturday. He will be inducted with the rest of the Class of 2008 in August in Canton, Ohio.
Nancy Gay of the San Francisco Chronicle explains that Dean was at first apprehensive about a coach’s decision [...]

Posted by Kyle Stack on Feb 06 2008

QB Hill Signs a Three-Year Contract

Let the QB competition in San Fran begin.  The Niners have come to terms on a three-year deal for QB Shaun Hill, who came on scene late in the season for San Fran and won them two games before going down with an injury.  The Santa Rosa Press Democrat is reporting that the deal is [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Feb 05 2008