Category Archives: Training camp

Curtis Taylor Q&A

SANTA CLARA – Third-year safety Curtis Taylor, who may or may not make the team this season, spoke to a group of reporters today in Santa Clara. Here’s the complete transcript of that interview. Q: How difficult is it for … Continue reading

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49ers podcast

SANTA CLARA – FootballNewsNow.com’s Edward Cole interviewed me over the phone yesterday about the 49ers. We talked about the play-calling in camp, the preseason game on Friday, and the depth chart as it stands right now. Here’s a link to … Continue reading

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Vic Fangio on his defense

SANTA CLARA – Here’s the complete transcript of Defensive Coordinato Vic Fangio’s post-practice interview, courtesy of the 49ers. Enjoy. On whether Aldon Smith is a little more advanced than he thought he’d be at this point: “He’s had his flashes … Continue reading

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Phillip Davis on his blessings

SANTA CLARA – Phillip Davis, the undrafted rookie cornerback from Tulane, doesn’t exactly get the star treatment to begin practice. He’s part of the scout kickoff team, which means he runs wind sprints. He runs about twenty of them, back … Continue reading

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Trent, Trent, and Jim’s football symposium

SANTA CLARA – The first morning practice of the Niners’ training camp started today at 9:15 a.m, but the earliness didn’t deter a slew of famous spectators from showing up. Dashon Goldson walked out to the field around 11 a.m. … Continue reading

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Alex Smith on practice

This is what Alex Smith had to say after his best practice of training camp. The transcript is courtesy of the 49ers. On Coach Harbaugh saying it was probably one of the best practices of camp and whether he felt … Continue reading

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Harbaugh post-practice Q&A

Here’s the transcript of Jim Harbaugh’s post-practice press conference, courtesy of the 49ers. Enjoy. On whether he is adding more situational plays into practice due to the upcoming preseason game against the New Orleans Saints: “Yes.” On where he would … Continue reading

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Good day for quarterbacks

SANTA CLARA – Jim Harbaugh called today’s practice the “best practice of training camp so far.” Alex Smith and Colin Kaepernick both threw two touchdowns and just one poor pass apiece. On the poor ones, Smith had a ball tipped … Continue reading

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Harbaugh the fan favorite

SANTA CLARA – You’ll love this. The quarterbacks were doing their standard drills to start practice today, and Harbaugh was watching them closely. Standard. They were doing this drill right in front of the end zone bleachers, which were filled … Continue reading

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Reggie Smith tears meniscus

According to Matt Barrows, Reggie Smith tore the meniscus in one of his knees and he will miss a couple of weeks, but it shouldn’t be a serious, long-term injury. Clearly, this is a big reason the Niners resigned Dashon … Continue reading

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