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Staley: “We don’t have time to worry about favorites. Kaepernick is our guy and we support him 100 percent.”

SANTA CLARA – Joe Staley spoke in the 49ers locker room Wednesday afternoon. Here’s what he said about Colin Kaepernick. Q: Jim Harbaugh said this afternoon Colin Kaepernick has earned the right to play this Sunday. Do you expect this to be a week-to-week thing? STALEY: No. Kaepernick is our starter and we support him 100 percent. All that other stuff, I think it’s moot. We’re all worried about doing…

December 5, 2012

Kaepernick: “I felt my reads were good. That’s something I want to continue to do going forward.”

SANTA CLARA – Colin Kaepernick spoke in the 49ers locker room Wednesday afternoon. Here’s what he said. Q: How does it feel to start again this week? KAEPERNICK: It feels good. Q: After watching the film, what did you take from the Rams game? KAEPERNICK: Can’t make mistakes. That’s the biggest thing. Q: How hard is it when the snap isn’t right where it should be, you have to look…

December 5, 2012

Brent Jones says 49ers need to create a package for LaMichael James and call more runs for Kaepernick

Brent Jones spoke on KNBR Monday afternoon. Here’s what he said the 49ers have to do to make up for the loss of Kendall Hunter. Q: What do the 49ers do with Kendall Hunter out for the year? BRENT JONES: “That’s the thing. Frank carried the ball 23 times on Sunday, and he’s been more of a 17-to-18-carries type of guy. “Somebody’s going to have to step up. Is it…

December 5, 2012

An easy way for Greg Roman to improve

The 49ers offense is easy to fix only if Jim Harbaugh will allow the other 49ers offensive assistant coaches to get more involved with input of personnel groupings, formations, movement schemes, runs, play action passes and drop back passes as well as Red Zone, short yardage, goal line, 3rd downs, 2-minute, four minute, coming out offense, etc. I asked Harbaugh on October 19th whether the offensive game plan is a…

December 4, 2012

Harbaugh on the risk of changing QBs midseason: “There’s also reward.”

Jim Harbaugh spoke on KNBR Tuesday morning. Here’s what he said about Colin Kaepernick and the decision to bench Alex Smith. Q: Was the safety a young mistake by Kaepernick, or was that just an NFL play that happens? HARBAUGH: That’s a good way to say it – that was just an NFL play that happens. His reaction was pretty darn good – it was the trouble that he got…

December 4, 2012

Jeff Garcia: “Most coaches would have put Alex Smith back in as the starting quarterback.”

Jeff Garcia spoke on 95.7 The Game Monday afternoon. Here’s what he said about Colin Kaepernick’s performance against the Rams, and Alex Smith’s recent benching. Q: How do you evaluate Colin Kaepernick’s against the Rams? GARCIA: “I don’t think that he played a bad football game, I just think there were two unfortunate mistakes that, obviously, were instant points for the Rams. Anytime you do that, especially on the road…

December 4, 2012

LaMichael James: “I feel like I can go out there and help the team.”

SANTA CLARA – This is what LaMichael James said at his locker Tueaday afternoon. Q: Do you feel like you’re game ready? JAMES: Yeah, I feel like I can go out there and help the team, which I prepare for each and every week. Hopefully I can pull out a spark. Q: What have you been doing the past two weeks in practice? JAMES: I pretty much do everything on…

December 4, 2012

Gore on the difference between Hunter and James: “They’re both fast, but it’s hard to tackle Kendall.”

SANTA CLARA – Frank Gore spoke at his locker Tuesday afternoon. Here’s what he said about LaMichael James. GORE: LaMichael is still learning. I see that he got better from when he first got here to now. I see a lot of improvement. Q: In what areas? GORE: Running in small spaces. He got better in small spaces. When you watch his film from college, it’s a lot of big…

December 4, 2012

Lorenzo Neal to Harbaugh and Roman: “You have to believe you can get Vernon Davis involved.”

Lorenzo Neal spoke on 95.7 The Game Tuesday morning. Here’s what he said about Vernon Davis’ lack of involvement in the 49ers offense. Q: What do you think of Vernon Davis’ disappearance the last two games? NEAL: “You have to get him involved. You have to believe you can get Vernon Davis involved. He’s such a weapon. He’s such a playmaker. You’ve just got to throw the ball to this…

December 4, 2012

Cosell says “Kaepernick did not play poorly by any stretch” against the Rams on Sunday

Greg Cosell spoke on KNBR Monday afternoon. Here’s what he said about the 49ers 16-13 overtime loss to the Rams on Sunday. Q: What do the Rams do defensively that gives the 49ers fits? It was tough for the 49ers to go down the field and to run the ball. COSELL: “I think the running part was probably the biggest issue. They ran well in the first quarter, and after…

December 4, 2012

Kaepernick: Pro Football Focus’ highest rated passer

Everyone is passionate about the quarterback controversy, and a lot of people feel that Alex Smith was done an injustice. I’m not here today to argue one way or another. I would like to point out one thing to keep the discussion grounded in fact. Pro Football Focus grades quarterback performances game-by-game. A “zero” is average, a positive number is a good grade, and a negative number is a bad…

December 4, 2012

Young, Dilfer and Jaworski debate the 49ers QB change

Former quarterbacks Steve Young, Ron Jaworski and Trent Dilfer just spoke on ESPN about the 49ers recent quarterback change. Here’s what they said. DILFER: “I’m really wrestling with this decision to go with Colin Kaepernick. I see the splash. I see the athleticism, stature, big arm – adds an element to their team. “At the same time, I see three decisions he made yesterday against the St. Louis Rams that…

December 3, 2012

Harbaugh says Kaepernick put on “a winning-quarterback performance”

SANTA CLARA – This is what Jim Harbaugh said about Colin Kaepernick at the Monday press conference. Q: You said after the game that you’re not going to make a change at quarterback. After watching the film, did that reinforce your stance? HARBAUGH: Yes. I still feel that way. There were a lot of positives in the game, definitely a tough loss. And specifically with Colin, especially after the fumble-touchdown,…

December 3, 2012

Harbaugh says Roman called a good game against the Rams

SANTA CLARA – This is Jim Harbaugh’s assessment of Greg Roman’s play calling on Sunday against the Rams. Q: Did Greg Roman call a good game yesterday? HARBAUGH: “Yes. The other play that probably gets some scrutiny is the first with two minutes to go – we throw the ball to Delanie. The flipside of that is getting both of their timeouts, running the football. There would have probably been…

December 3, 2012

Harbaugh takes responsibility for letting the fumbled option play get called in

SANTA CLARA – This is what Jim Harbaugh said about the fumbled fourth quarter pitch play that resulted in a touchdown for the Rams defense. Q: Was the fumble-touchdown Kaepernick’s mistake or was it the mistake of the entire offense? HARBAUGH: Tough loss. We’ve got to finish games. That’s our job to finish those games. We all take responsibility for that. Responsibility-taking starts with me. On that option play that…

December 3, 2012

Harbaugh is sticking with Akers for now

SANTA CLARA – Here is what Jim Harbaugh said about David Akers at his Monday press conference. Q: What’s David Akers’ status? Do you expect him to be kicking on Sunday for the 49ers? HARBAUGH: “I do. We’ll see what his health status is this week, but all implications are he’s working through something. He’s kicked well in practice, he’s kicked well in games. I thought the one he missed…

December 3, 2012

Harbaugh explains why Jenkins and James have not played

SANTA CLARA – This is a follow up to a blog I wrote earlier today on the 49ers top two draft picks – A.J. Jenkins and LaMichael James. Here’s what Jim Harbaugh said about them at his Monday press conference. Q: You talked in July about how A.J. Jenkins is going to be outstanding, yet there was an injury and he didn’t get on the field. Mario got injured yesterday,…

December 3, 2012

Harbaugh’s Monday presser

Jim Harbaugh will hold his Monday press conference at noon. I’m down here in Santa Clara, and I will fill you in on the details shortly.

December 3, 2012

The problem with LaMichael James and A.J. Jenkins

When the 49ers drafted A.J. Jenkins in the first round and LaMichael James in the second round, all we heard was how the 49ers didn’t need those guys this season. The 49ers are so deep and talented, those two high draft picks could afford to “red shirt” their rookie seasons, just lift weights and learn the system. Forget all of that. The 49ers need Jenkins and James right now. James…

December 3, 2012

49ers Week 13 grades: Kaepernick

SAN FRANCISCO – The 49ers lost to the Rams 16-13. Here is the grade for Colin Kaepernick. Colin Kaepernick: C-. He did not play particularly well, but was sacked (3) and hit (5) too often and flushed out of the pocket far more than in previous games. He had only 1 pass play of more than 16 yards. He averaged only 6.5 per attempt, which is not a winning yards…

December 2, 2012

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