49ers OTAs: Craig Dahl and Chad Hall stand out, Chris Culliver struggles

SANTA CLARA – Here’s the good and the not-so-good from the 49ers’ Wednesday OTA session. THE GOOD 1. Craig Dahl – He was the starting free safety, and he had the best day of all of the 49ers’ defensive backs. Dahl almost picked off Colin Kaepernick twice. First, Kaepernick tried to fire a pass to Chad Hall in the end zone in a 7-on-7 drill. Hall was running straight down…

May 22, 2013
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Harbaugh on Crabtree’s torn Achilles: “We do not anticipate that it will be season-ending.”

SANTA CLARA – Jim Harbaugh spoke with Bay Area reporters Wednesday afternoon. Here’s what he said. HARBAUGH: Michael Crabtree underwent surgery to repair his Achilles tendon that he tore yesterday. The surgery was successful and we do not anticipate that it will be season-ending. Q: Was it a partial tear or a full tare? HARBAUGH: It was completely torn and completely repaired. Q: How did it happen? HARBAUGH: He was…

May 22, 2013
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The 49ers’ top 10 offseason position battles

Here are the top-10 position battles on the 49ers I’m looking forward to this offseason. Which battles interest you the most? 1. No.2 and No.3 cornerback: Carlos Rogers vs. Nnamdi Asomugha vs. Chris Culliver. Tarell Brown probably is a lock to start, so Rogers, Asomugha and Culliver will compete for the other two cornerback spots in the 49ers’ Nickel defense. Rogers and Culliver will compete to cover the slot. The…

May 5, 2013
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Greg Cosell breaks down the 49ers trades for Nnamdi Asomugha and Colt McCoy

Murph and Mac interviewed Greg Cosell about Nnamdi Asomugha and Colt McCoy Wednesday morning on KNBR. Here’s what Cosell said Q: The 49ers just signed Nnamdi Asomugha. Can you evaluate him as a Raider, and then what did the film say about him as an Eagle? COSELL: I don’t think the Raider stuff is particularly relevant right now. I think what’s relevant is that over the last two years, he…

April 3, 2013
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Grading the 49ers’ trade for Colt McCoy

How I see it: Colt McCoy basically has a one-year tryout with the 49ers who traded for him on Tuesday. McCoy has one year left on his rookie contract and if he doesn’t show anything this year, the Niners are not going to re-sign him and negotiate a larger contract for 2014. McCoy has not shown much in his three pro seasons, and he does not have a strong arm….

April 2, 2013
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49ers trade for backup QB Colt McCoy

The Browns reportedly have traded quarterback Colt McCoy and a sixth round pick to the 49ers for a fifth and seventh round pick. McCoy started 13 games for the Browns in 2011, a horrible team, and won four. He completed 57.2 percent of his passes and averaged 5.9 yards per attempt. He threw 14 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. In 2008 at the University of Texas, McCoy’s junior season, he completed…

April 1, 2013
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Cosell: “The 49ers are not an explosive offense.”

Here’s the transcript of today’s Murph and Mac Q&A with NFL Films analyst Greg Cosell. Q: What do you think of long snapper Brian Jennings? COSELL: I don’t want anybody to think, “Oh my God,” but I don’t watch special teams at all. I just don’t have time. I don’t watch them at all, so don’t ask me any special teams questions. Q: What does the Cleveland Browns offense bring…

October 27, 2011
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Josh Cribbs on the Browns new offense: “Not too many wrinkles in there.”

Q: You went to Dunbar High School in Washington D.C. with Vernon Davis. What were your impressions of him in high school? CRIBBS: Elite guy. We knew he was blessed with size and strength. You could look at him and tell already that he was going to be an athlete. When I first met him, he came in eighth grade before his ninth grade year, I was like, “Wow!” Like…

October 26, 2011
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Browns HC Shurmur on Niners D: “They’re so good against the run they don’t have to be overly heroic in coverage.”

Here’s the transcript of Cleveland Browns head Coach Pat Shurmur’s morning conference call with Bay Area reporters. Q: Are you going to keep the same travel schedule from when you came out here a couple weeks ago? SHURMUR: Yeah, we’re actually going to stay right there at the Westin SFO. We’ll come out on Friday. Q: Have you talked to the NFL about these West Coast trips back to back…

October 26, 2011
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