The 49ers did not ease into
There were seven stations set up across the practice field, and offensive players lined up against offensive players for the drill. The object was to go “through” the other player. There was no lateral movement involved, just man vs. man.
Inside linebackers vs. running backs, defensive linemen vs. offensive linemen, outside linebackers vs. tight ends, defensive backs vs. receivers, etc.
The best matchups were Patrick Willis vs. Michael Robinson (pretty even), and Vernon Davis vs. Parys Haralson (of course, Davis said he won but Haralson got the better of Davis on at least one of the four times they went against each other).
Justin Roland got new fullback Brit Miller down and continued to drive. Coach Mike Singletary reminded the players to stop whenever one man went to the ground. He also said the goal was to go straight ahead and not get turned.
This is not the only time this drill will be used, Singletary said. He said it teaches fundamentals and technique. Takeo Spikes, who said he hasn’t done anything like this since his days at
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OLB Parys Haralson missed the late portion of practice with a right hip flexor strain. His status is being evaluated.
Also, the 49ers today revealed that rookie defensive end Ricky Jean-Francois was placed on the non-football illness list a couple days ago with a staph infection. The club originally described the condition as a “stomach illness.”
A team spokesman said Jean-Francois developed the staph infection in
The 49ers had issues with staph infections last year, as Josh Morgan and Keith Lewis both missed significant time in training camp with the condition.
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Unofficial first-day depth chart (as far as I could tell)
Offense
QB: Shaun Hill, Alex Smith, Damon Huard, Nate Davis
RB: Frank Gore, Glen Coffee, Kory Sheets/Thomas Clayton
FB: Michael Robinson, Zak Keasey
WR (Fl): Isaac Bruce, Brandon Jones, Jason Hill, Micheal Spurlock
WR (SE): Josh Morgan, Dominique Zeigler, Arnaz Battle, Maurice Price
TE:
LT: Joe Staley, Barry Sims, Jacob Bender
LG: David Baas, Joe Toledo, Matt Spanos
C: Eric Heitmann, Cody Wallace
RG: Chilo Rachal, Tony Wragge, Kyle Howard
RT: Adam Snyder, Marvel Smith, Alex Boone
Defense
LDE: Isaac Sopoaga, Demetric Evans, Pannel Egboh
NT: Aubrayo Franklin, Sopoaga, Khalif Mitchell
RDE: Justin Smith, Kentwan Balmer, Babatunde Oshinowo
LOLB: Manny Lawson, Ahmad Brooks, Jay Moore
LILB: Takeo Spikes, Scott McKillop
RILB: Patrick Willis, Jeff Ulbrich
ROLB: Parys Haralson, Marques Harris, Diyral Briggs
LCB: Nate Clements, Dre’ Bly, Marcus Hudson
RCB: Tarell Brown, Shawntae Spencer
SS: Michael Lewis, Curtis Taylor
FS: Dashon Goldson, Mark Roman, Reggie Smith
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It’s lunch time right now. When I return, I’ll describe some of the action on the practice field.
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Oh, by the way, Michael Crabtree remains unsigned. GM Scot McCloughan described it as a “day-to-day process.” Crabtree’s absence is on its fourth day. He is not able to report to camp for meetings or practices until he signs a contract.
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