Tag Archives: Ricky Jean-Francois

Ricky Jean Francois says the offense can improve on “not starting off real slow.”

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Grant Cohn

SANTA CLARA — Here’s what Ricky Jean Francois said at his locker this morning. Q: What does this team still need to work on? JEAN FRANCOIS: One thing I know we’re going to work on is getting a better start, … Continue reading →

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Have the Niners lost confidence?

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Grant Cohn

SANTA CLARA — You might be wondering if the Niners lost some confidence after their 16-6 loss on Thursday night to the Baltimore Ravens. Here’s today’s scene from the locker room. You can judge for yourself. In the middle of … Continue reading →

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Ricky Jean Francois: “We play with an edge.”

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Grant Cohn

I was flying back from Washington D.C. this morning so I was not in Santa Clara. However, the Associated Press’ Janie McCauley was and she generously passed along a few transcripts of group interviews to me, so I pass them … Continue reading →

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Ricky Jean Francois on Andrew Luck, JaMarcus Russell, Vic Fangio, earthquakes, and more

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Grant Cohn

SANTA CLARA – Here’s the transcript of today’s Q&A with Ricky Jean Francois from the 49ers locker room. Q: How was the Bye week for you guys? JEAN FRANCOIS: A lot of guys stayed here and enjoyed the California weather. … Continue reading →

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Ricky Jean on Harbaugh: “It’s almost like he’s still playing football.”

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Grant Cohn

SANTA CLARA — Here’s the transcript of Ricky Jean-Francois’ locker room Q&A from this morning. Q: Would you say yesterday’s game was especially emotional? JEAN FRANCOIS: Yeah it was emotional because it was right after the game. Before the incident, … Continue reading →

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Jim Harbaugh on Alex Smith: “Plays with a very calm demeanor and makes good quality decisions.”

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Grant Cohn

SANTA CLARA – Here is the transcript of Jim Harbaugh’s Friday Press Conference, courtesy of the 49ers. The first question doesn’t make sense unless you know that all the 49ers coaches wore their blue collar shirts to practice today, including … Continue reading →

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Ricky Jean-Francois Q&A

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Grant Cohn

SANTA CLARA – I just participated in a group interview of Ricky Jean-Francois. He explained to us that he’s been playing all three positions on the defensive line, but mostly right end behind the starter Justin Smith. This seems to … Continue reading →

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DE Sopoaga says he’d be OK with move back to middle

Posted on June 18, 2011 by staff

If Aubrayo Franklin leaves, it’s conceivable the Niners could fill the hole in the middle with Isaac Sopoaga, a seven-year veteran who spent his first four seasons at nose tackle. Continue reading →

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Mailbag: No Patrick Peterson or Von Miller … then what?

Posted on April 7, 2011 by staff

Due to popular demand (one person on Twitter), we present the inaugural Inside the 49ers mailbag. If your question doesn’t appear below, it could appear in Mailbag No. 2: Continue reading →

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