David Carr said he was sitting in Scot McCloughan’s office on Saturday, March 6, when his cell phone rang. McCloughan told Carr it was OK to take the call. Patrick Willis was ringing. Carr took offense, obviously, when Willis questioned why the 49ers would pursue Carr. Willis wrote on Twitter that Carr was not as good as the three quarterbacks who were on the team at that point: Alex…
When David Carr signed a couple years ago with the New York Giants to serve as Eli Manning’s backup, he knew there wasn’t much opportunity for advancement. The first question he asked of 49ers coach Mike Singletary when 10 days ago he took a free-agent trip to meet with club coaches and officials was whether his actions on the field – in practice and in the exhibition season –…
We tested our new podcast capabilities with “The Question Lady” on Tuesday, so today start trudging forward with our new toy. Niners quarterback Shaun Hill was kind enough to be our test subject. Hill spent four seasons with the Minnesota Vikings from 2002 to ’05. His career consisted of two kneel-down snaps at the end of the ’05 season finale. He was a free agent after the ’05 season…
