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Fangio on the Saints offense: “They have weapons everywhere. It’s hard to say, ‘Hey, if we stop this guy we’ll win this game.'”

SANTA CLARA – Here’s the transcript of Vic Fangio’s Thursday press conference, courtesy of the 49ers. You’ve just had a few extra days to prepare for the Saints. Does the Saints offense require extra days? Is it that complex? Are you glad you’ve had extra time for it? “Well, the Saints offense, as you all know, is operating at a high efficiency right now. They’ve got everything going for them…

January 10, 2012

Sean Payton breaks down the Niners

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton spoke on a conference call with Bay Area writers Tuesday afternoon. Here’s what he said. Q: How much of a contrast is there between these two teams? So much is made of your high-powered offense and this defense you’ll be facing. PAYTON: “I think that San Francisco as has done a great job – not only defensively but as a team, of taking…

January 10, 2012

Dwight Clark on the Niners and The Catch (Lowell column)

As you may know, Tuesday is the 30th anniversary of The Catch. My dad interviewed the catcher of The Catch – Dwight Clark – for his Tuesday column. Clark talks about that catch, the 1981 Super Bowl team and the current Niners. To read the column, click here.

January 9, 2012

Jim Harbaugh on the Saints, his relationship with Sean Payton, and more

SANTA CLARA – Here’s the transcript of Jim Harbaugh’s Monday press conference, courtesy of the 49ers. What kind of work was accomplished Saturday night after you knew that you would be playing the Saints? “Just watching the game. The coaches were working on their individual positions.” Did you put in the game plan pretty much Saturday night and Sunday? “It’s, as it always is, it’s a work in progress.” You…

January 9, 2012

Saints beat writer dopes out Saturday’s game

As part of our coverage, the Press Democrat proposed to Mike Triplett of The New Orleans Times-Picayune an exchange of questions, to which he readily agreed, so the PD could cast light on the Niners and Triplett could cast light on the Saints for Bay Area readers. Here are five questions and answers about the Saints plus a bonus question. 1. The Saints beat the Niners at Candlestick 25-22 in…

January 9, 2012

Five reasons the Niners have a good chance to beat the Saints

Here are five reasons the Niners have a good chance to beat the Saints on Saturday. 1. The Niners can get pressure on Drew Brees with their front by attacking the weak link on the Saints line – center Brian De La Puente – with Aldon Smith on stunts. Justin Smith can occupy Pro Bowl left tackle Jermon Bushrod and Pro Bowl left guard Carl Nicks and free up Aldon…

January 8, 2012

Grant’s thoughts on the Giants and Falcons

Since we’re all watching football today, I have some thoughts on the Giants and the Falcons. First, the Falcons. They need a new quarterback and a new coaching staff. Matt Ryan is like Alex Smith without any of the good qualities. His arm strength is nothing special, he never makes a play and he chokes. He won’t win a playoff game – he’ll probably lose it. So it’s time for…

January 8, 2012

A former NFL offensive coordinator on Alex Smith (Lowell column)

My dad interviewed a former NFL offensive coordinator (who requested anonymity) on Alex Smith for his Sunday column. Here’s an excerpt: Q: Can Smith make all the throws? Expert: You’re asking the wrong question. It’s not if he can. But will he? To read the column, click here.

January 7, 2012

Ira Miller on the 49ers – this season and 1981, a conversation

I did an interview with Ira miller, who, as you know, was the 49ers expert in the ’80s and ‘90s. He’s retired now, living in Illinois. What follows is the full transcript of our phone interview. A shorter version ran in the Press Democrat but did not get put on the web. If it gets posted later today, I also will put that on the blog so you can see…

January 7, 2012

More Whitner

SANTA CLARA – Rejoice! Here’s ten minutes more of Donte Whitner’s Thursday group interview that you didn’t even know existed. Q: Do you have a sense Harbaugh always has your back? WHITNER: “Yeah, and those are the head coaches that you like. Like Rex Ryan, he will never throw his players under the bus and he puts all the pressure on himself. Coach Harbaugh does the same thing. A lot…

January 6, 2012

Whitner on Harbaugh: “He said a couple things today that surprised a lot of guys. Some guys liked it. Some guys didn’t.”

SANTA CLARA – Donte Whitner spoke for a long time at his locker this afternoon. Here are a lot of quotes from that group interview. Q: All the come from behind wins and the wins on the road – can you look to those for some guidance in place of the playoff experience this roster lacks? WHITNER: Yeah, it’s really handling adversity, understanding that you’re going to be put in…

January 5, 2012

Vernon Davis says a bad word (Lowell column)

My dad drove down with me to Santa Clara today to interview the 49ers in their locker room. He happened to participate in a group interview with Vernon Davis, and he wrote a fun column on the colorful tight end’s use of a very picturesque word in Americana. To read my dad’s column, click here.

January 5, 2012

Alex Smith: “I had a great season up to this point.”

SANTA CLARA – Here’s the transcript of Alex Smith’s Thursday press conference, courtesy of the 49ers. Have you had a chance to reflect on the journey you took to get here? How would you put this opportunity in perspective? “Had a great season up to this point. Got ourselves the bye. Put ourselves in a good situation. It doesn’t guarantee you anything beyond that, we all understand that. So much…

January 5, 2012

Something you didn’t know about the New Orleans Saints

Our reader, Big P, wants to jump ahead to next week and talk about the New Orleans Saints. I’m happy to oblige him. Here’s a stat you didn’t know about the Saints: They played five road games on grass this season. In those five games, their offense scored touchdowns in seven of 22 red zone trips. That’s a 31.8 percent red zone efficiency on grass, and that’s horrendous. On the…

January 5, 2012

Cosell on Alex Smith: “To evaluate him totally objectively, I think he’s had an outstanding season.”

Greg Cosell answered one 49ers question this morning on KNBR’s the Murph and Mac show. Here’s what he said. Q: One of the fun subplots of this season has been when you’ve evaluated Alex Smith objectively… COSELL: “To evaluate him totally objectively, I think he’s had an outstanding season. I think he’s matured and improved greatly. When I say he’s not an elite passer, people think I’m ripping Alex Smith,…

January 5, 2012

Max replies

As you know, our reader Max wrote an homage to 49erGirl for our blog community a few days ago. 49erGirl graciously responded, and so did all of you. Here’s Max’s final word: In talking about kinds of response to their work, I suppose that most writers would say that the worst response is to have no response at all. When I wrote “In Your Dreams,” which Grant so much more…

January 3, 2012

Stupid Questions

I’m linking this because it seems like a lot people prefer responding to my dad’s blogs on my blog rather than on facebook. My dad wrote a response to your responses to his column on the boringness of Jim Harbaugh. Here it is.

January 3, 2012

Greg Cosell calls the Niners pretenders

Apparently Greg Cosell writes a column for NFL Films, too. Our reader Msclemons67 just tweeted me the link to Cosell’s latest column on contending, pretending, Matthew Stafford and Alex Smith. So I’m passing the column along to you. For what it’s worth, I agree with Cosell’s breakdown of the two quarterbacks, but I disagree with his conclusion about the Niners. He says they’re pretenders, I say they’re big-time contenders. What do…

January 3, 2012

Lowell Cohn: “Harbaugh is boring.”

My dad almost died of pure boredom at Jim Harbaugh’s weekly press conference Monday in Santa Clara. This has nothing to do with Harbaugh’s quality as a coach. He is Grade A in my dad’s book. But he is relentlessly boring, and he’s boring on purpose. So my dad wrote a column on the function of boringness and rudeness in the Jim Harbaugh universe. To read a really exciting column…

January 2, 2012

Full Harbaugh

SANTA CLARA – Here’s the full Harbaugh transcript, courtesy of the 49ers. How much advance will you do on the three potential teams that you could face on January 14th? “We’ll do quite a bit. The teams that we haven’t seen, especially. Just have to watch the tape on them. So, New Orleans, Atlanta, and the Giants.” The way the game ended yesterday, can that be a coaching point that…

January 2, 2012

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