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Preseason Week 4 grades

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Grant Cohn

SAN FRANCISCO – Here are my grades for the 49ers 35-3 preseason victory over the San Diego Chargers, who may or may not have shown up to play. Alex Smith: P. Smith gets a “Pass” even though he didn’t pass … Continue reading →

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Training camp report: Thursday, the good — Bowman, Gore and Palmer

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Grant Cohn

SANTA CLARA – Here’s the best of what I could see at Thursday’s padded practice: NaVarro Bowman picked off Alex Smith on the second play of a red zone seven-on-seven drill. Smith was throwing to Vernon Davis, but Bowman had … Continue reading →

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Training camp report: Monday, wide receivers

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Grant Cohn

SANTA CLARA – Here’s what I saw from the wide receivers at Monday’s practice: A.J. Jenkins played better – he caught four of the five passes thrown his way. In one-on-one drills, he lined up twice against undrafted rookie Anthony … Continue reading →

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Training camp report: Sunday, the good – Nathan Palmer stands out

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Grant Cohn

SANTA CLARA — It’s very early in training camp, and I’m no expert, but the undrafted rookie wide receiver from Northern Illinois, Nathan Palmer, is good. He may be better than A.J. Jenkins right now. Palmer caught five passes today … Continue reading →

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A.J. Jenkins by the numbers

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Grant Cohn

Some readers have expressed concern regarding my minicamp analysis of Niners rookie wide receiver, A.J. Jenkins. I called him the biggest letdown of minicamp and one of the worst wide receivers on the field for those three days. Some readers … Continue reading →

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Minicamp review

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Grant Cohn

Here’s my minicamp review. Keep in mind, it was a non-contact minicamp. No pads, no tackling. It was basically two-hand touch. So I’m focusing on the players involved in the passing game – quarterbacks, wide receivers, tight ends, cornerbacks and … Continue reading →

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