July 22nd, 2008 
Matt Loede 
Posted in If you read between the lines, it appears retired 49′ers guard Larry Allen is coming back for his 15th NFL season. When asked on the team’s web-site if he had heard from Allen, head coach Mike Nolan said “I have not. He did call George Warhop (49ers offensive line coach) a week or two ago just [...]
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Niners Agree to Terms with 2nd Round Pick Rachal
The 49′ers have signed second-round draft pick Chico Rachal according to ProFootballTalk.com. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Rachal, a guard from USC, comes in at about 6-foot-5, and 315 pounds. He has been working at tackle during the offseason with the Niners. His story is that he is coming into the league early [...]
Digging for Gold
Seventh-rounder Larry Grant officially finalized a contract this week and will report to training camp on time in his quest to secure the starting “mike” linebacker spot. I thought I’d start a section on here called “Digging for Gold.” The section will be ongoing, running a couple times per week. I might give it a [...]
Nolan Takes Trip to Visit U.S. Troops in Afghanistan
Mike Nolan took advantage of an opportunity of a lifetime by visiting U.S. troops in Afghanistan. It seems that more and more sports figures, particularly NFL players, coaches and media personalities, are traveling overseas to visit troops. It’s wonderful to see people attempt to add whatever morale boosts they possibly can. I’m sure part of [...]
Martz to Use Gore and Robinson Together?
From: Pro Football Weekly We hear Niners new offensive coordinator Mike Martz is greatly intrigued by the possibility of using Frank Gore and Michael Robinson in the backfield together. Word is Martz really likes both players’ complementary receiving ability out of the backfield, as well as their blocking ability.
Former 49′ers QB Announces Retirement
Quaterback Trent Dilfer, who spent this past season as a backup with the San Francisco 49ers, said yesterday that he is retiring from the NFL. Speaking during a teleconference in advance of this weekend’s American Century Celebrity Golf Championship in South Lake Tahoe, Dilfer said he would make a formal announcement in the coming days [...]
Davis to Take the Next Step w/ Martz in Charge?
Mike Martz has never been one to highlight tight ends in his offense. After some Pro Football Weekly-published remarks from the new Niners offensive coordinator about his potential use of tight end Vernon Davis in split-wide situations, I thought I would check Martz’s track record with tight ends. Using profootballreference.com and footballoutsiders.com, I noted the [...]
Niners Awarded QB Wright off Waivers from Vikings
The Sacramento Bee is reporting today that the Niners claimed and were awarded rookie QB Kyle Wright off waivers from the Vikings. In order to put Wright on the roster, the team waived 3rd-year QB Drew Olson. Wright (6-3, 220) was signed by Minnesota as a rookie free agent in April after the draft, but [...]
