Tom Rathman has accepted the 49ers’ offer to take over as the club’s running backs coach, he confirmed just moments ago as he was leaving Alameda after clearing out his belongings at the Raiders’ complex.
Rathman interviews for RB coach job
Former 49ers fullback Tom Rathman interviewed today for the vacant position of 49ers running backs coach, a position he held with the organization under Steve Mariucci from 1997-2002.
Still no interviews for O.C. position
The 49ers have yet to conduct any interviews for the offensive coordinator position, but that could change in the next day or two.
Forum added to the page
Perhaps you’ve already noticed, but there is a new feature to the blog these days. There is now a forum. In the past, the comments section under my blog posts has been open season to discuss all topics. Now, there is an actual forum in which subjects involving the 49ers, the NFL, the draft and miscellaneous sports can be freely discussed. Feel free to get the ball rolling….
Closer look at 49ers’ run defense of ’08
The 49ers were pretty good statistically against the run this season, as they tied for 13th in the league in yards rushing allowed per game. They were eighth in the league in rushing average, surrendering just 3.8 yards per rushing attempt.
Senior Bowl will not feature the 49ers’ staff
*Includes updated 2009 Senior Bowl rosters* * * * There is big news out of Mobile, Ala.
Bits and pieces from 49erland
Ted Robinson, the new radio play-by-play voice of the 49ers, has not been working on his touchdown call.
Robinson takes over as 49ers’ radio play-by-play man
Ted Robinson will become the fifth radio play-by-play announcer in the 63-year history of the 49ers, the club announced this morning. Robinson replaces Joe Starkey, who announced his retirement last month.
Niners most effective when running up the gut
Head coach Mike Singletary made it clear last week that he wants the 49ers to be a running team.
Q&A: Niners can do worse than Foster at backup RB
The 49ers were the second-best team in the NFC West this season. The best team in the division is getting ready to show the world what the NFC West is all about. So while we all get prepared to watch the Cardinals put an NFC West-style whipping on those poor, unsuspecting Falcons, I figured I’d tackle a few questions from the studio audience. * * *
49ers’ free-agent rundown for offseason
The nucleus of the 49ers roster should remain intact as only two starters in 2009 have contracts set to expire at the end of February.
Partial O.C. list . . . and checking it twice
Mike Singletary said a list of candidates for the 49ers’ offensive coordinator vacancy has been compiled. They are going through the process of whittling down the list to a manageable number. There don’t figure to be any interviews this week, but the work continues behind the scenes.
Singletary — the unabridged version
You’ve seen the excerpts from Mike Singletary’s season-ending press conference. And, now, here is the Q&A session in its entirety (courtesy of the fine folks in the 49ers’ public-relations department who transcribed every syllable).
Singletary discusses the future of the 49ers’ offense
Coach Mike Singletary just conducted his after-season press conference, a 30-minute affair that focused on his pursuit to establish an offensive philosophy.
Singletary’s season-ending press conference at 2 o’clock
Coach Mike Singletary is scheduled to conduct his season-ending press conference today at 2 p.m. There might be a question or two about Singletary’s plan for the future of the 49ers’ offense. Check back here some time after 2:30 for a recap of the press conference.
It’s official: Martz is out
Mike Martz has been fired as 49ers offensive coordinator. Niners head coach Mike Singletary met with Martz just minutes ago to inform him of his decision, Martz said.
Martz has NOT been fired . . . yet
If Mike Martz has been fired as 49ers offensive coordinator, it is news to him.
NFL Network: Martz is fired (with 0.1 percent wiggle room)
The NFL Network is reporting, with “99.9 percent” certainty that Mike Martz is out as 49ers offensive coordinator after a meeting this morning.
Update: Still no word on Martz’s future
As far as I’ve been able to gather, offensive coordinator Mike Martz’s status with the 49ers remains in limbo. Nothing has happened today.
Niners own No. 10 overall pick in 2009 draft
The 49ers own the No. 10 overall pick in the April draft. Their picks in each round will rotate from Nos. 10 to 11 through the seven rounds. (They’ll pick 10th in the odd-numbered rounds, and 11th in the even-numbered rounds.) In addition, they’re expecting two compensatory picks. So whom do the 49ers select with the 10th selection? My answer: The best player available.
