Four new 49ers added after first two days of draft

After two days in the draft, the 49ers have added four players. On Thursday, they focused on the offensive line with the additions of tackle Anthony Davis and guard Mike Iupati in the first round.   On Friday, the 49ers’ focused shifted to defense, where the 49ers took safety Taylor Mays of USC and linebacker Navorro Bowman of Penn State, aka Linebacker U.   “I feel very good about what…

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Solari’s challenge: Get two rookie linemen ready to play

The newest 49ers will be on the field a week from today. Anthony Davis will be at right tackle next week during the rookies minicamp in Santa Clara. Mike Iupati will line up at left guard. And it’s the job of offensive line coach Mike Solari to make it happen.   “We want the best five on the football field, and that’s what’s going to happen that first game against Seattle,”…

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Rounding out the 49ers’ first-round draft board

In my feeble attempt to confirmation that I was 100-percent accurate in my rankings of the first 14 players on the 49ers’ draft board, I placed a call to a team spokesman in Santa Clara just moments ago.   On the other end of line was uproarious laughter. “No, I can’t confirm that,” I was informed, followed by more uproarious laughter. And that was followed a “click” and an ear-piercing…

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Reporter’s dream: Getting glimpse of 49ers’ draft board

Imagine for a moment that your job is to cover the San Francisco 49ers. You’re walking through the team offices when the door to the mysterious draft room swings open just wide enough to catch a complete glimpse of the board on the other side of the room.   The image is fleeting, but you can decipher several names. Those names are listed in order of the 49ers’ draft preference….

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Key offensive comparisons on draft day

The perfect first day of the draft – assuming they keep their picks at Nos. 13 and 17 – would consist of help for the offensive line and the secondary.   Yesterday, we gave a couple either/or situations the 49ers could face on the defensive side of the ball. In this entry, we shift to offense.

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49ers 2010 regular-season schedule

The 49ers play on “Monday Night Football” twice this season, including a Week 2 game at Candlestick Park against the New Orleans Saints. They travel to Arizona later in the season for a Monday nighter Nov. 29 against the Cardinals.   They also play a Sunday night game, Oct. 10, at Candlestick against the Philadelphia Eagles, and have a Thursday night game, Dec. 16, at San Diego.   “This time…

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