According to Adam Schefter, the 49ers have traded Taylor Mays to the Cincinnati Bengals for an undisclosed draft pick. When they disclose the draft pick, I will provide that information for you here. I’m guessing it’s lower than a second-round pick, but I don’t have any inside knowledge. Cincinnati currently employs three members of the 2010 Niner defense: Mays, Nate Clements, and Manny Lawson. In hindsight who should Trent Baalke…
Stretcher of the Day: Chris Maragos, or Harbaugh hides his starters
The portion of practice that was open to the media lasted from 1:50 to 2:08 today. We were expecting 30 minutes as the club had advertised but only got 18. Still you can do a lot in 18 minutes. None of the starters came out to the field to stretch at that time. I watched Konrad Reuland, Tyler Beiler, and Chris Maragos stretch. I didn’t get to see Vernon Davis…
Tony Wragge on fan violence: “Probably the biggest thing I think about other than blocking a 3-technique on Sundays.”
SANTA CLARA – Tony Wragge was the first 49er to speak to a group of reporters in the locker room this morning. He wanted to talk about the Saturday’s violence at Candlestick park, and when he was asked if he gets worried for his family’s safety during a game, his wife and two daughters who watch from the stands, Wragge almost shouted, “Yeah, heck yeah.” Here’s the transcript of everything…
Fangio: “We’ve got 5 safeties who can play in the NFL.” Mays not one of them.
SANTA CLARA – Vic Fangio gave another blunt assessment of his defense this morning in the media tent next to the practice fields in Santa Clara. He refused once again to name Shawntae Spencer a starting cornerback, and he implied that Taylor Mays is not an NFL-caliber safety right now, listing Reggie Smith, Dashon Goldon, Donte Whitner, Madieu Williams, and C.J. Spillman as the only safeties on the roster who…
Gore talks, has no comment re: trade demand
SANTA CLARA – Frank Gore sat on a table in the locker room this morning and spoke about the new contract he hasn’t received from the 49ers. When asked if he would demand a trade, Gore said he has no comment for that. Here’s the complete transcript of what he said. Q: Any thoughts on your contract situation? GORE: Right now, me and my agent talked. Things aren’t going right…
The Battle of the Bay is no more
According to Tim Kawakami, who cites a source in the NFL, the Battle of the Bay, the annual preseason game between the 49ers and the Raiders has been cancelled indefinitely, and it definitely won’t take place next preseason. In its place, the two teams may have a closed scrimmage in training camp. So, the question of whether you’d go to the game next year is moot, since it won’t exist….
Don’t blame Raiders fans for violence at the Stick.
More details have come out about the violence that took place Saturday night at Candlestick Park. First there was a fight in the parking lot before the game, and it involved men and women, 49ers and Raiders fans. You can see this fight is on Youtube. Then there was a brawl in the stands, which is also on Youtube. It started as a fight between a Raider and a Niner…
Jim Harbaugh wants no water cooler talk
Jim Harbaugh just held a conference call, and here’s the full transcript. He addressed the Frank Gore trade rumors first, then he got into the rest of the team’s performance from last night. Q: Have you guys ended camp mode or are you back in that mode this week? HARBAUGH: We’re in training camp mode. Q: Will you be in that through the third game? HARBAUGH: We’re in getting better…
Trading Frank Gore
According to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, Frank Gore may demand a trade soon. Gore wants DeAngelo Williams money, and the 49ers don’t want to give him anywhere near that. So, let’s suppose Trent Baalke has two options – show Gore the money or trade him. Which should he choose? Frank Gore has been a great 49er, but we’re talking business. Bill Walsh always traded a player a little…
Taking stock of the 49ers after two preseason games
Rather than give you my impressions of last night’s preseason game against the Raiders, the game that will forever be remembered as the game with the double shooting, here are my top-5 impressions of the 2011 49ers. Call this taking stock. The skill position players are the best the Niners have had since the 1994 Super Bowl team. I’ll list them for you in order of “goodness”: Frank Gore, Vernon…
Alex Smith post-game Q&A
Alex Smith spoke at the podium next to the 49ers locker room after the game Saturday night. Here’s the full transcript of that interview, courtesy of me. Q: What’s the difference between week 1 when you couldn’t move the ball and tonight when you were able to string together some first downs? ALEX SMITH: You know, obviously, just executing, I think. It seemed like last week we all kind of…
Harbaugh post-game Q&A
Jim Harbaugh gave a lengthy rundown of his team’s performance after their 17-3 win over the Raiders tonight. Here’s the complete transcript of that interview, courtesy of the 49ers. On whether he was pleased with tonight’s game: “I thought we had a really good week at practice and you always hope that that shows up in the game and results in a winning performance and this week I think it…
Shooting at Candlestick Park
I hate to write things like this. This is so sad. While I was in the press box around 8 o’clock writing about fun and games, there was a tragedy and a crime in the Candlestick parking lot — a serious shooting. So far very little is known about the incident. I’m going to link to a Mercury News story. First, here is the official statement from the 49ers: “The San…
Kendall Hunter on his big performance
SAN FRANCISCO – The star of the night was Kendall Hunter, and he spoke to a group of reporters after the game in the locker room. Hunter was the most talkative I’ve ever seen him, and for good reason. Here’s the transcript of that interview. Enjoy. Q: What has been your biggest adjustment from college to the NFL? HUNTER: My biggest adjustment is everything. There’s new terminology and a new…
More in-game quotes: Haralson and Willis
SAN FRANCISCO – Here are more in-game quotes courtesy of the 49ers. HARALSON On how the defense performed tonight: “I think we came out and did some things well and there are some things we need to work on. They broke a couple of runs on us and we want to go back to the chalkboard and see what happened so we can correct it.” On the challenge that the…
Vernon Davis and Joshua Morgan in-game quotes
SAN FRANCISCO — The 49ers just e-mailed me these quotes from Vernon Davis and Joshua Morgan, so I’m passing them along. VERNON DAVIS On his evaluation of the offense in the first half: “I think the offense came out here and did a great job. Despite not getting in the end zone, I think we still did a tremendous job with learning a new offense and putting everything together within…
LIVE: 49ers vs. Raiders
SAN FRANCISCO — This is the live blog for the 49ers preseason game against the Raiders. I will be updating it frequently. The times are Pacific Time. FIRST QUARTER 5:07 26-yard return for Ted Ginn Jr. Took the ball out from deep in the end zone and got it past the 20 to the 23. 5:10 False start Anthony Davis. A quick first false start for the second year tackle….
49ers depth chart
SAN FRANCISCO – Here’s the 49ers depth chart for today’s preseason game against the Oakland Raiders. A bracket around a player’s name means they are injured. Update: Despite what the depth chart says, the press box announcer says Tramaine Brock and Tarell Brown will be the starting cornerbacks tonight, and Dashon Goldson will start at free safety. Josh McCown is officially on the depth chart now, as well. 1ST STRING…
Meeting Steve Young
This isn’t news, it’s the story of when I was seven-years-old and I met Steve Young. If you feel this is self indulgent, please read something else. If you have a meeting-a-49er story too, please share it in the comment section. It was 1995 and it was towards the beginning of the season after the Niners won the Super Bowl. Steve Young had thrown 6 touchdowns in the first Super…
5 players with the most to lose on Saturday
Saturday’s preseason game against the Oakland Raiders may not mean a whole lot in the larger scheme of things for the 49ers, but for certain players it could mean everything. Here are five players who need to have good performances if they want to hold onto to their starting jobs, or in some cases, to their roster spots altogether. I didn’t include any players from yesterday’s “stock down” list, because…
