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Archive for August, 2008

49ers Wavie 21 Players; WE Lelie Among Them

San Fran waived 21 players today, the biggest of which was WR Ashley Lelie. Here is the complete list f players gone: DT Atiyyah Ellison, LB Dennis Haley, WR Ashley Lelie, FB Moran Norris, DT LaJuan Ramsey, T Alan Reuber and T Joe Toledo. Rookies waived were WR Cam Colvin, G Brian de [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Aug 30 2008

Niners News and Notes and Story Links

An outstanding article here by Mark Kreidler on whether or not Alex Smith should be labeled a bust.
J.T. O’Sullivan has had it rough trying to become a starting quarterback.
Ashley Lelie is among the 49ers on the cut bubble.
Good news as David Baas returned for his first practice of the calendar year.

Posted by Kyle Stack on Aug 26 2008

O’Sullivan Impressive Again as Niners Beat Bears 37-30

This game featured two new signal callers for each team, both former first round picks: Alex Smith and Rex Grossman not getting the starting nod. J.T. O’Sullivan started for the 49ers and Kyle Orton Started for the Bears.
The game started with a strong rushing performance from Frank Gore and the San Fransisco 49ers. [...]

Posted by Eric Cook on Aug 22 2008

Wednesday Niners News and Notes

Alex Smith still believes he’s in the running for the starting quarterback job, and why shouldn’t he? Mike Nolan hasn’t exactly handled this matter with much detail, so if he’s going to keep being as obtuse as possible, each quarterback better believe he can be the starter. Of course, if J.T. O’Sullivan starts tomorrow against [...]

Posted by Kyle Stack on Aug 20 2008

Battle and Johnson to Miss Thursday’s Game vs Bears

A couple of 49′er wide outs will miss Thursday night’s preseason game in Chicago. Both Arnaz Battle and Bryant Johnson will miss the contest with hamstring issues. SportingNews.com is reporting that if Johnson was going to be a starter and unseat rookie Josh Morgan, he was going to have to play this week, [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Aug 20 2008

O’Sullivan Appears Ready to be the Opening Day Starter

It appears that the QB job in San Francisco is all but decided, as the 49′ers are going to pull a stunner and give the job to former Lions QB J.T. O’Sullivan.  Coach Mike Nolan said on Monday that O’Sullivan will start his third straight exhibition game this week vs the Bears, and that decision [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Aug 19 2008

O’Sullivan’s Passing Helps 49ers Destroy Packers 34-6

J.T. O’Sullivan is if anything else making the race for the San Francisco 49ers‘ quarterback job competitive; he had an impressive performance on Saturday as he led the 49ers on consecutive touchdown drives, leading the 49ers to an impressive 34-6 thrashing of the Green Bay Packers in San Francisco.
O’Sullivan led the 49ers on consecutive touchdown [...]

Posted by Stephen Rhodes on Aug 17 2008

O’Sullivan Finally Gets the Call to Start for Niners

Mike Nolan has been almost annoyingly objective when it has come to evaluating the starting quarterback position. He has tried to express fairness in determining which of three QBs – Alex Smith, Shaun Hill or J.T. O’Sullivan – will lead the offense in Week 1. Now, though, it seems Nolan could be coming to a [...]

Posted by Kyle Stack on Aug 16 2008

49′ers Wednesday News and Notes

Dan Arkush of Pro Football Weekly wrote that the 49ers couldn’t have had a worse start than they did in their 18-6 loss to the Raiders last week. Well, actually they could have. At least one of their quarterbacks could have suffered a season-ending injury. Justin Smith or another important defensive player who could torn [...]

Posted by Kyle Stack on Aug 13 2008

Nolan Stays Quiet on QB Starter for Preseason Game Two

Who will start for the Niners at QB in preseason game two remains a mystery, but the fact remains that Shaun Hill continues to get less and less work in practice. Tuesday he was again a bystander during drills taken by J.T. O’Sullivan and Alex Smith. Coach Mike Nolan remains steadfast in saying [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Aug 13 2008