Some 49ers news tidbits as reported by John Crumpacker of the San Francisco Chronicle:
Along with a victory, Frank Gore would love to gain 58 yards rushing Sunday against the Detroit Lions at Candlestick Park. That would give him 1,000 yards for a fourth straight season.
No other running back in franchise history has rushed for 1,000 [...]
In a results-driven league such as the National Football League, you’re only as good as your last performance, regardless of the position you have, whether as a player or coach. Apparently, the San Francisco 49ers feel the same way as the league as on Monday, team head coach Mike Singletary on Monday announced Alex Smith [...]
You know that you just wanted to throw your remote through the TV when you saw it – and today Dre Bly is saying “sorry” for showboating down 25 Sunday after a pick:
A day after insisting that “Dre’ is going to be Dre’,” cornerback Dre’ Bly was contrite. He took the podium during coach Mike [...]
Before I proceed, an observation here. Why is it that wide receivers, among the offensive skilled positions, have this knack for being prima-donnas? Is it in their DNA? Maybe their agent has them believing their own press clippings? I’m sure other reasons are out there, but my point basically is this: the San Francisco 49ers [...]
Pro Football Weekly reports the latest on the injury to wide out Brandon Jones:
Although 49ers WR Brandon Jones was originally set to miss only a couple weeks after injuring his shoulder during Thursday’s practice, head coach Mike Singletary said Friday that Jones is more likely to be out for eight weeks with a fracture [...]
You need to know your priorities in life.
As head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, that’s probably the most important message I deliver to my players, especially the younger ones. Focus on what’s truly meaningful, I urge them.
I’m a guy who wears his emotions on his sleeve, so when I say these things, my players [...]
Sounds like Mike Singletary is getting set to run the Niners hard during his first training camp in 2009:
49ers coach Mike Singletary will ensure his players don’t forget how much hard work is required. The team’s spring practices often resembled an Army boot camp with Singletary, the tough-love sergeant, patrolling the field and egging on [...]
The 49′ers are hoping that they will have a much more efficient offense in 2009, and one position that has to be settled early for coach Mike Singletary and the club is that of quarterback. The weekend mini-camp showed a little glimpse of what is going to come down in July at training camp, [...]
If your thinking about Michael Vick running the 49′ers offense in 2009 or beyond – forget it. Today the Niners put to rest any thoughts about Vick coming to the team, this a few days after Mike Singletary failed to put to rest rumors that the Niners would have some interest. Here is [...]
Today’s SF Chronicle talks about a talk last night that coach Mike Singletary had with 49′ers fans:
On Monday night, though, the 49ers put Mike Singletary in front of a crowd of season-ticket holders, and he brought back the heat. The event was billed as a State of the Franchise address, and Singletary shared the [...]
