Free agency: The Niners have the cap space to sign Mike Wallace

According to Matt Maiocco, Ahmad Brooks will count $2.85 million against the 49ers’ salary cap in 2012. For all the figures of Brooks’ deal, read Matty’s article here. Just know that Brooks’ cap figures significantly increase in upcoming seasons, but in 2012 he’ll be a relative bargain. Here’s how this affects free agency: Currently the Niners have about $23 million in cap space. If they cut Shawntae Spencer, then they’ll…

March 1, 2012
Read More >>

Niners sign Ahmad Brooks to six-year extension. What about Carlos Rogers?

The Niners just announced that they re-signed outside linebacker Ahmad Brooks to a six-year contract extension. The contract is worth $44.5 million, according to ESPN’s Josina Anderson. Now, the Niners have every member of their elite defensive front-seven signed for multiple seasons. They’ve solidified the strength of their team, which is always a good strategy. It’s interesting that the Niners gave Brooks the first long-term contract of the offseason, and…

February 28, 2012
Read More >>

The top-five most important free agents for the 49ers to re-sign

Trent Baalke reiterated this morning at the NFL Combine that the 49ers want to keep their guys in place, as in re-sign their free agents. Baalke said there’s no priority list for who he wants to re-sign, which is baloney, probably. Let’s try to guess that priority list. Which of the 49ers free agents are most important to resign? And in what order? Keep in mind, no free agent is…

February 23, 2012
Read More >>

49ers need Mike Wallace

The NFL draft combine starts today, and as soon as something happens I’ll break it down for you. Stanford tight end Coby Fleener will not run this week because he has a high ankle sprain, so we won’t know how fast he is until he runs at Stanford’s Pro Day on March 22. If he runs a 4.5 40-yard dash, he would be a good pick for the Niners with…

February 22, 2012
Read More >>

Baalke’s top-five moves of 2011

Trent Baalke is having a monster year. On Friday, the 49ers extended his contract through the 2016 season, this coming a few weeks after he won the NFL’s Executive of the Year award. Almost every move he made in 2011 worked out. It was like he was on a heater at a craps table in Vegas and he was hitting ten the hard way over and over again. Here are…

February 11, 2012
Read More >>

How to spend the Niners $33.8 million in cap space

Don’t be surprised if the Niners don’t resign free agents Carlos Rogers or Ahmad Brooks. The Niners have roughly $33.8 million in cap space. They’re most likely going to franchise tag Dashon Goldson, so $6.2 of that would go to him. Another $7 or $8 million will go to Alex Smith, probably. Then there are the guys who will probably come back on cheap contracts – Joshua Morgan, Adam Snyder,…

February 9, 2012
Read More >>

How the Niners offense can improve on third down and in red zone

This is a blog about Stanford tight end Coby Fleener, but first, some context. According to Matt Maiocco, Dashon Goldson is the Niners’ top candidate for the franchise tag. Franchising Goldson would cost the Niners $6.2 million in 2012, while it would cost them $10.6 million to franchise their other top free agent, Carlos Rogers. So, Goldson most likely will be a Niner next season. But, will Rogers? He wants…

January 28, 2012
Read More >>

Who to re-sign: Carlos Rogers or Dashon Goldson?

Here’s the article I wrote for the Tuesday’s Santa Rosa Press Democrat. It’s about the Niners free agency situation. They believe they’re a Super Bowl team, so what they want to do is keep what they have and resign their core players. Pro Bowlers Carlos Rogers and Dashon Goldson are two of their most key guys, and they’re going to want a lot of money. The Niners may be able…

January 23, 2012
Read More >>

Carlos Rogers on free agency: “It’s about trying to keep this team together.”

SANTA CLARA – The Niners free agent cornerback Carlos Rogers spoke at his locker this afternoon and here’s what he said. Last night in my grades I said I didn’t think the Niners would resign him. After listening to Rogers speak today, I’ve changed my mind. I think he’ll be back. Q: Why was Victor Cruz so effective in the first half? ROGERS: “That man runs around so much. He…

January 23, 2012
Read More >>

Grades for the NFC championship game

SAN FRANCISCO – Here are my grades for the 49ers, who lost 20-17 to the New York Giants in the NFC championship game. Alex Smith: D. Most of his 196 passing yards came on two long completions to Vernon Davis. Besides those two plays, Smith completed just 10 of 24 passes (42% – a Tebowesque percentage) for 95 yards. That’s awful. His best plays came when he scrambled – he…

January 22, 2012
Read More >>

Week 14 grades

Here are my Week 14 grades for the 10-3 Niners, who lost 21-19 today in Arizona against the 6-7 Cardinals. Quarterback: C-. Alex Smith muffed what should have been the signature play of his career. On fourth down – the last play of the game – he rolled right, searching for a receiver. He looked like Joe Montana before he made the throw that led to the “The Catch,” except…

December 11, 2011
Read More >>

Niners extend OT Alex Boone’s contract

SANTA CLARA — According to Jason LaCanfora, the 49ers just extended offensive tackle Alex Boone’s contract for four more years. He will earn $450,000 this year, $540,000 next year, $950,000 in 2013 and $1.2 million in 2014. So, Jim Harbaugh’s Niners just set the precedent that they extend contracts mid season. Do you think they’ll extend any more contracts soon? How about for Carlos Rogers? How about for Alex Smith?…

December 8, 2011
Read More >>

Wednesday’s injury report: Carlos Rogers misses practice due to a knee injury

SANTA CLARA — Here’s what Wednesday’s injury report looks like. 49ers: Did Not Participate in Practice: CB Carlos Rogers (knee), LB Patrick Willis (hamstring) Limited Participation in Practice: CB Tarell Brown (ankle), WR Braylon Edwards (knee) Cardinals: Did Not Participate in Practice: RB Chris Wells (knee, hamstring) Limited Participation in Practice: S Sean Considine (achilles), DT Darnell Docket (quadricep), TE Todd Heap (hamstring), LB Joey Porter (knee), S Kerry Rhodes (foot), P…

December 7, 2011
Read More >>

Carlos Rogers on his hands: “I didn’t have surgery done to them.”

SANTA CLARA – Here’s what Carlos Rogers said this morning at his locker. You should know that he was wearing an Adidas track suit, a diamond necklace, and a watch with a diamond bezel. Q: Your first pick – did the Giants run the same play as they had run the play before? ROGERS: (Laughs) The same one. The play before I played off and he kind of gave me…

November 14, 2011
Read More >>

Carlos Rogers on Eli Manning: “He’s calmed down.”

SANTA CLARA – Here’s the transcript of Carlos Rogers Wednesday Q&A. Q: What have you seen from Eli Manning this year? ROGERS: Just more poise in the pocket. I think he’s calmed down and got a lot of control of the offense. It also helps when the younger guys know the offense and know what they’re doing. The line is blocking better for him and that helps out the quarterback…

November 9, 2011
Read More >>

Harbaugh: “Wished he would have come wiped some off on my cheek.”

SANTA CLARA – Here is the complete transcript of Jim Harbaugh’s Wednesday press conference, courtesy of the 49ers. The reason for moving WR Michael Crabtree from X to Z (receiver) is…? “It’s what was best for our team. If you look back before that move, we had Michael as an X, [WR] Braylon [Edwards] was an X, [WR] Teddy [Ginn] was really originally trained as an X when we first…

November 2, 2011
Read More >>

Carlos Rogers on Shanahan’s offense: “Its the same offense you saw in Denver with new faces.”

SANTA CLARA — Here is transcript of Carlos Rogers’ Wednesday Q&A. Remember, Rogers played for the Redskins from 2005 to 2010. Q: How satisfying is it to you to have three picks right now? ROGERS: Real satisfying. No matter if I did good or bad times in Washington, like I told everybody, I’m past them. I just want to be successful at whatever organization I’m in. Q: You don’t seem…

November 2, 2011
Read More >>

Mike Shanahan on Alex Smith: “He’s done an excellent job preventing interceptions.”

Here’s is the transcript of Washington Redskins head coach and former 49er offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan’s Wednesday morning conference call. Q: If you had to put your finger on what’s been going on in Washington during this losing streak, how would you do so? SHANAHAN: You just can’t talk about one thing. There’s a combination of a number of things which you try to correct and try to do it…

November 2, 2011
Read More >>

DeAngelo Hall on Alex Smith: “He’s dinking and dunking.”

Here is the transcript of this morning’s conference call with Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall. Q: Did you and Carlos Rogers get to be pretty close when you played together for the Redskins the last few years? HALL: We hated each other, actually. But, no. I got a chance to definitely hang out with him, know him, learn to like him. Really didn’t know a lot about him before I…

November 2, 2011
Read More >>

Carlos Rogers wants a five to six year contract extension with the Niners

Matt Maiocco reports that Carlos Rogers would like to sign a long-term extension with the 49ers. Here’s what Rogers said to Maiocco: “If we can get something worked out, that would be great. My agent (Todd France) knows that I like what’s going on here. This has been great for me, and I would love to get something worked out for five, six years.” According to Pro Football Focus, Rogers…

October 26, 2011
Read More >>