Eight Niners selected to Pro Bowl

It turns out Jim Harbaugh overshot his Pro Bowl prediction. Eight Niners made the NFC Pro Bowl team – one or two or three short of his prediction. Six Niners ended up making the team as starters, and two made it as reserves. The starters are Justin Smith, Patrick Willis, Joe Staley, Carlos Rogers, David Akers and Andy Lee and the reserves are are Frank Gore and Dashon Goldson. Not one…

December 27, 2011
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Harbaugh says “9 or 10 or 11” Niners should be Pro Bowlers

SANTA CLARA – The NFL announces the Pro Bowl selections tomorrow at 4 p.m. Pacific Time. Today in his afternoon press conference, Harbaugh lobbied for nearly a dozen Niners to be named to the squad. Here’s what he said about it. Q: Tomorrow the Pro Bowl selections are announced. Would you expect a pretty big haul? HARBAUGH: I would, yes. I think it’s legitimate to say there’s probably going to…

December 26, 2011
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Roman says the Niners 31st-ranked third-down offense is “moving in the right direction.” Really??

SANTA CLARA – Here’s the transcript of Greg Roman’s Wednesday press conference. I have a question for you at the bottom. ROMAN: “How’s everybody doing? We’ve got a short week here. As soon as we got in here early in the morning on Tuesday – right to Seattle. Not going to look at the Pittsburgh game probably unless we play another 3-4 (defense). A lot of water under the bridge…

December 21, 2011
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Alex Smith on the Seahawks and the Pro Bowl

SANTA CLARA – Alex Smith was a surprise speaker in the media tent this afternoon. Here’s what he said. Q: Before when you faced Baltimore it was an unfamiliar team. Now you have Seattle on a short week but you play them twice a year and you’ve already faced them once this season. Will facing Seattle be easier? ALEX SMITH: No question, more familiarity there. It’s difficult in the sense…

December 21, 2011
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Is Alex Smith a Pro Bowler? Part 2 (Lowell’s take)

My dad and I both were at Jim Harbaugh’s news conference today, both heard him recommend Alex Smith as the No. 3 Pro Bowl quarterback. As you know, I wrote a blog about it. My father wrote his wednesday column on the subject, going into more detail than I did. To read his column, click here.

December 20, 2011
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