June 30th, 2011 
Matt Loede 
Posted in Players for the 49ers are holding another “Camp Alex” at San Jose State University this week. Day one was Tuesday, and among the nearly two dozen, mostly offensive players in attendance was third-year wide receiver Michael Crabtree. Matt Barrows of The Sacramento Bee reports that while Crabtree was in attendance, his sore left foot kept [...]
Archive for June, 2011
Kaepernickto Skip NFL Rookie Symposium
49ers second-round quarterback Colin Kaepernick will not attend the NFLPA’s “The Business of Football” rookie symposium this week in Bradenton, Florida, reports Matt Barrows of The Sacramento Bee. Kaepernick will instead be in attendance at the team’s player-run mini-camp this week. Due to the lockout, the NFL canceled the previously mandatory rookie symposium, which was [...]
Tags: Kaepernick Not Showing Rookie Jitters with the 49ers
Colin Kaepernick decided to skip a symposium for NFL rookies this week to spend time with his 49ers teammates and learn some of the playbook. He’s doing a little more than that. The second-round draft pick out of Nevada was a full participant on the first day of an informal minicamp Tuesday in San Jose, [...]
Carr to Wind Up as the Niners Backup QB in 2011?
Seems that word is David Carr is better suited to be the Niners backup QB this season than Colin Kaepernick. The word out of San Francisco is that veteran David Carr, who played under new Niners offensive coordinator Greg Roman in Houston, is a better bet to be the primary backup to QB Alex Smith [...]
Stanford DC Likes Kaepernick to Outgain Luck on the Ground
Pro Football Weekly reports on Andy Buh talking about Niners rookie QB Colin Kaepernick, thinking he’ll be better long term than Andrew Luck when it comes to running the ball. Andy Buh has a unique perspective on 49ers rookie QB Colin Kaepernick and Stanford passer Andrew Luck, the top QB prospect in college football and [...]
Justin Smith Paying Off on the Defensive Side of the Ball
Dan Arkush at Pro Football Weekly reports that while having Alex Smith is a good thing for the offense, the defense is benefiting from having Justin Smith on the defensive side of the ball. Much has been made of the serious commitment and strong leadership QB Alex Smith has continued to display in workout sessions [...]
LT Joe Staley says Michael Crabtree is a Great Teammate
49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree has come under fire from the media lately. But left tackle Joe Staley said on Sirius-XM NFL Radio Wednesday by way of Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee, “Michael Crabtree – he’s a great teammate. I have nothing negative to say about Michael Crabtree. He does show up. He shows [...]
Niners Planning Another Mini-Camp Next Week
49ers players are planning to gather for another mini-camp next week, Matt Barrows of The Sacramento Bee reports. Like the four-day camp earlier this month, the upcoming workouts are being organized by free agent quarterback Alex Smith, who has a copy of first-year head coach Jim Harbaugh’s playbook and is expected to be re-signed when [...]
