From: Pro Football Weekly
Word is Niners DL Ray McDonald, one of the team’s two third-round picks in the 2007 draft, slipped down the depth chart behind free-agent Walter Curry in the team’s most recent OTAs and could find himself in a heated battle with Curry, Joe Cohen, Melvin Oliver, Atiyyah Ellison and ex-Eagle LaJuan Ramsey [...]
If the 49′ers two QB’s are going to have the competition that the team feels they will in training camp, one thing each is going to have to do is learn new offensive coordinator Mike Martz’s system quickly. According to reports, both Shaun Hill and Alex Smith are doing a good job at learning the [...]
The 49′ers officially signed veteran offensive tackle Barry Sims on Thursday. Terms of the deal were not released, but the “Santa Rosa Press-Democrat” says Sims signed a two-year pact. Sims was set to make 4.5-million-dollars in base salary this season with Oakland, but was released at the start of free agency. The 33-year-old has spent [...]
There are 82 players listed on the 49ers roster on their official web site. Although around 30 of those gentlemen will head toward the chopping block before the summer ends, I thought it would be fun to see the college conference (and school) affiliations of the players on the roster. Are [...]
The competition for former Raiders OL Barry Sims was pretty hot going into the weekend, and today Sims made it known that he’s heading to San Fran to sign with the 49′ers. “What maybe tips it a little bit is the money is a little bit better and you don’t have to move to play [...]
From: Pro Football Weekly
With Niners starting FS Mark Roman missing time after recently undergoing shoulder surgery, we hear second-year pro Dashon Goldson took good advantage of the extra practice time afforded him. Head coach Mike Nolan has been particularly impressed by Goldson’s range, which he believes might be the best among the team’s safeties.
The Sacramento Bee reports that the Niners have come to terms with 6th round draft pick Josh Morgan. The wide out from Virginia Tech signs a four-year deal. Last season in 14 games he caught 46 passes for 552 yards and five scores. Below is a quick scouting report on Morgan from NFLDraftCountdown.com:
Strengths:
Very athletic…Nice size [...]
From: Pro Football Weekly
It would appear the switch of second-round draft pick Chilo Rachal from guard to tackle and the signings of OT s Alan Reuber and Joe Toledo aren’t the last moves the Niners have in mind for an offensive line in which veteran Jonas Jennings has a tenuous hold on the starting ORT [...]
Here are some articles from the past week about a few Niners players, including two rookies:
First-round pick Kentwan Balmer gave his cousin a “unicorn horn” when they were younger. What is promising in this piece is that Balmer was praised by the hard-working Nate Clements for having a strong work ethic. Is [...]
The 49ers signed tackle Joe Toledo as a backup on Tuesday. Toledo, who was drafted in the fourth round in 2006 by the Dolphins, is expected to provide some measure of depth for a thin offensive line.
Toledo was released by the Dolphins in February, picked up by the Packers for a few [...]
