This is the live blog for the 49ers Week 16 road game against the Seattle Seahawks. I’ll be updating this after every play from the Cohn Zohn. Patrick Willis and Ted Ginn Jr. are inactive. That means Larry Grant will start again next to NaVorro Bowman at inside linebacker, and Braylon Edwards will get a chance to start next to Michael Crabtree at wide receiver. Here are the other inactive…
Toby Gerhart had his doubts about playing for Harbaugh after their first meeting. Now a Minnesota Vikings running back, he has become one of Harbaugh’s biggest supporters.
For a long time we haven’t heard from former Niners G.M. Scot McCloughan. Then he goes and shoots his mouth off. He told Michael Silver of Yahoo Sports that the Seahawks are going to “beat the hell” out of the Niners in Seattle this Christmas eve. What in the world were you thinking, Scot? Wasn’t it better just to be quiet? Here’s what’s wrong with what Scot McCloughan did. In…
I didn’t do so well with my picks last week, and I’m accountable for that. I rush to my computer to take accountability. Now that I’ve taken accountability, let’s move on to this week’s picks. 49ers @ Seahawks: 49ers 16-3. Marshawn Lynch has rushed for at least one touchdown in the last 10 games, and I’m sure he thinks he’s going to be the first running back to score a…
SANTA CLARA – Adam Snyder spoke in the locker room to a group of reporters today and he talked mostly about the crowd noise in Seattle. Here’s what he said. Q: Where does the Seahawks defense stack up in the things that they do and the problems they can create? SYNDER: They run a completely different scheme of defense (than the Cardinals). Now we’ve got to focus more on what…
SANTA CLARA — I have a proposition for you. Let’s pause the never-ending Alex Smith debate and temporarily over-analyze something else. We can always come back to Smith. If you’re not in the mood for an intermission though, who am I to boss you around? Do what makes you happy. For those of you who are still with me – here’s my question: Who’s the weakest link on the Niners…
SANTA CLARA – Here’s the transcript of Jim Harbaugh’s Thursday press conference, courtesy of the 49ers. Seattle RB Marshawn Lynch has seemed to be particularly hard, he’s always been known as a hard-nosed runner. From what you’ve seen, has he kind of stepped it up a notch in the last half of the season? “I would say like the way you said it: he’s always been a typically hard running…
SANTA CLARA – The honorable Donte Whitner spoke at his locker this afternoon to a group of reporters about his former Buffalo Bills teammate, Marshawn Lynch. Here’s what Whitner said. Q: You guys have been great against the run, and now you face Marshawn Lynch. Talk a little about him. WHITNER: I played with Marshawn up in Buffalo for four years, so I know the things that he can do….
NFL Films senior producer Greg Cosell spoke on KNBR this morning about the Niners. Here’s the transcript of what he said. Q: Jim Harbaugh is saying that the Seahawks defense is better than the Steelers’ defense is right now. Is that a fair statement? COSELL: I think it’s a very fair statement. In fact, one could easily make the argument that the best young secondary in the NFL resides in…
Steve Young spoke with Ted Robinson for a change this afternoon on KNBR. Here’s the transcript. Enjoy. Q: What did that win over the Steelers mean for the 49ers? YOUNG: “It was huge, just perceptually around the country. People look at the Pittsburgh Steelers – that’s a marquee name and a marquee game and a marquee record, and a big name, big players, big stuff, Monday night. So it’s perception….
SANTA CLARA – Here’s the transcript of Vic Fangio’s Wednesday press conference, courtesy of the 49ers. Yesterday, head coach Jim Harbaugh made a pitch for QB Alex Smith for the Pro Bowl. If you were pick one of your guys that maybe isn’t on the top of the public consciousness, who would you pitch for the Pro Bowl? “All of them, almost all of them.” OK, which ones wouldn’t you…
SANTA CLARA — Vernon Davis spoke at his locker today for the first time in a couple weeks. Q: Were you happy with how you were utilized on Monday night? VERNON DAVIS: “Yeah, I was very excited that I was able to be involved in the passing game and help my team win. It’s a credit to Alex Smith and our defense for keeping us out there and keeping things…
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…
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…
The Niners have media availability Wednesday and Thursday this week. Vic Fangio and Greg Roman will speak in the media tent today and Jim Harbaugh will speak there tomorrow. Also, the locker room is open both days. So, if there’s a question you’d like me to ask, please leave it here.
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.
SANTA CLARA – Here are more quotes I selected from Jim Harbaugh’s Tuesday press conference, courtesy of the 49ers. Larry Grant has played really well with Patrick Willis out. Have you thought about, are there different ways you’re going to look to get him involved when Willis comes back? Are there other ways to get Larry Grant on the field more than he had been before the last few weeks?…
SANTA CLARA — Here’s what Jim Harbaugh said about Alex Smith during his Tuesday press conference. Read it, and then I have a few questions for you below. Q: The turnover differential – is that something you’ve harped on with Alex Smith since day one? HARBAUGH: “Well, coached it. And Alex has a great understanding. Veteran player, experienced player who understands situational football and good football and the difference between…
Here are my Week 15 grades for the 11-3 Niners. Alex Smith: A-. His stat line doesn’t blow your mind, but he made a few perfect throws to close out the game. Here’s the stat line: 18 for 31 (57%), 187 yards, 1 TD, 86.4 rating. The defense was playing with such dominance that all Smith had to do was make a few big throws and not turn the ball…
This is the live blog for the 49ers Week 15 Monday night game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. I’ll be updating this frequently from my friend’s house in the Oakland Hills. I’m not at the game because the entire Cohn Zohn got salmonella last night and I have a 102 degree fever, plus the power’s out in my neighborhood. I thought I’d be late starting this blog, but Candlestick Park had a…
