Category Archives: Play calling

Top 5 49er storylines

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Grant Cohn

This is Grant Cohn, but some people call me Iggy. You can call me whatever you’d like. I’m your new 49ers blogger. I’ll be reporting and tweeting every day from training camp in Santa Clara as soon as it opens, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alex Smith, Coaching staff, Defensive coordinator, Exhibition games, Frank Gore, Michael Crabtree, Mike Singletary, Offensive coordinator, Offseason camps, Play calling | Tagged | 73 Comments

Gore up middle. Gore up middle. And then …

Posted on September 21, 2010 by staff

The Mike Singletary day-after-game press conference today was another fascinating look into his mindset as he tries to figure out – quite openly – how to handle the media, the referees and other aspects of his job in his second … Continue reading →

Posted in Play calling | 43 Comments

Subtle Smith tweaks play-calling

Posted on September 13, 2010 by staff

He didn’t use expletives, exclamation points, or all capital letters. But Alex Smith subtly seemed to agree with fans who have questioned the play-calling of Niners offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye. Smith effectively dinked-and-dunked on the Seahawks in the first quarter, … Continue reading →

Posted in Play calling | 47 Comments