While the San Francisco 49ers had their playoff hopes dashed, that didn’t necessarily mean that they didn’t have anything to play for. Meanwhile, their opponent, the St. Louis Rams, depending on your point of view, may have been “positioning” themselves for an early draft pick in next year’s draft.
Nonetheless, both teams got together Sunday at [...]
The San Francisco 49ers, no matter how promising a club that they may be, may have ensured that they do not visit the postseason as they squandered opportunity after opportunity during their game Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks at Qwest Field. Even icing the Seahawks kicker, Olindo Mare, had no effect; Mare would connect on [...]
Typically, the San Francisco’s game plan is usually dictated by the run and their defense. During Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Candlestick Park, there was a slight change of plans in the team playbook as the pass would take center stage, with decent results. Alex Smith threw for a pair of touchdowns while [...]
Early on at Reliant Stadium, where the Houston Texans hosted the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, it appeared that their game would be a rout. Steve Slaton had his running legs back and Matt Schaub was exacting damage to the 49ers’ secondary – all of this in the first half. But after replacing starting quarterback [...]
USA Today says that the Niners might be getting sick and tired of Vernon Davis acting like a child:
Vernon Davis’ immaturity is starting to grate on his 49ers teammates. San Francisco RB Frank Gore said he chided Davis, the sixth overall pick in 2006, after he got into a training camp fight on Thursday that [...]
A few spirals thrown around the Web on Wednesday…
John Clayton mentioned in his mailbag that J.T. O’Sullivan could win the starting quarterback job. Oh, god…
Matthew Barrows, staff writer for the Sacramento Bee, noted that Alex Smith looked impressive in two-minute drills…
The obligatory column that Vernon Davis is filled with confidence. I mean, who isn’t confident [...]
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 following [...]
A few links on the first day after the midsummer holiday weekend:
The Niners’ official web site ran an interview with Vernon Davis in which he mentions he’s more focused and prepared than ever for this upcoming NFL season. I want to find out some statistical details of how Mike Martz treats his tight ends. My [...]
In its latest mock draft (updated January 25), NFLDraftBlitz.com chooses Indiana wide receiver James Hardy as the 49ers’ first-round selection:
“The unquestionable disaster of free agent acquisitions was Darrell Jackson. Usually a steady performer, he failed to get open or stay healthy. Alex Smith, if he is indeed the future of this franchise, must receive another [...]
