Jim Harbaugh

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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Whitner on Harbaugh: “If he continues to win you’ll see more and more of his personality, trust me.”

SANTA CLARA – Here’s the transcript of today’s Q&A with Donte Whitner from the Niners locker room. Q: Was your coach a hot topic amongst your friends and family when you went home this weekend? WHITNER: Yeah, it’s still a hot topic, especially when they show it (the handshake) so many times on ESPN and all these places. Q: Where were you last week? WHITNER: I was in Cleveland and…

October 25, 2011
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Vernon Davis insists Jim Harbaugh is not crazy

SANTA CLARA – Here’s the transcript of today’s Q&A with Vernon Davis from the 49ers locker room. Q: How do you feel after the rest of the Bye week? VERNON DAVIS: Very refreshed physically. I have to say the bye week does some justice for you when you’re banged up and you’re trying to get back. Q: November is going to be tough, did the bye week come at a…

October 25, 2011
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Harbaugh on the Browns: “It’s a salty, salty defense.”

Here’s the transcript of Jim Harbaugh’s Monday conference call. Q: How did you spend your days off? HARBAUGH: Mainly with my kids. Just did a lot with them. Me and my daughter went to a movie in the city. Went and saw the cat and boots. Yesterday we went and watched the Disney On Ice. Lot of family time. Q: Did you run into Isaac Sopoaga at the Disney On…

October 24, 2011
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Greg Cosell on Alex Smith and Carson Palmer

Here’s the transcript of Murph and Mac’s Q&A with NFL Film’s analyst Greg Cosell from this morning on KNBR. Murph and Mac asked Cosell about Carson Palmer first and then the 49ers second. I’m giving you the whole interview, but I’m putting the Niners stuff at the top. Q: Jim Harbaugh and Vic Fangio called the 49ers defensive performance in Detroit last week the best one they’ve ever coached. Did…

October 20, 2011
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The lowdown on the 49ers quarterback meetings

Here for your pleasure and enlightenment, and because it’s a Bye Week and nothing’s going on, I wrote a piece about what happens in quarterback meetings, focusing on 49ers quarterback meetings. The article follows. SANTA CLARA — What happens in an NFL quarterback meeting? And specifically, what happens in a 49ers quarterback meeting? You’ve probably wondered about all that. A quarterback meeting is something you never can attend, a place…

October 19, 2011
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Trent Dilfer’s #filmstudy of the 49ers

Trent Dilfer just wrote a series of tweets on the 49ers which he tagged #filmstudy. Here’s what he wrote. 1. Alex Smith DEALING in Big Moments whole year, Vertical accuracy has been very good. Passing game making strides” 2. “Iupati 77 is going to be a premier OG for years. Huge, great feet, great length, dominant at point and fantastic puller” 3. “O-line continues to gel and improve in their…

October 18, 2011
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Could the Niners beat the Packers or the Patriots?

Last week I ranked all 32 teams from best to worst. I ranked the 49ers fifth overall, but even that was too low. This week, I’m ranking only the top three teams because I say the Niners are the third best team in the NFL. ESPN says they’re the fourth best team, one spot behind the Ravens, but I say nuts to that. Why? Because the Niners have more talent…

October 18, 2011
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Jim Harbaugh’s Monday press conference: Complete transcript

SANTA CLARA — This is the transcript of Harbaugh’s Monday press conference. HARBAUGH: I’ll start off. It’s great to be back with a win. Great thrill of victory yesterday. Great thrill of winning for our football team. Was extremely proud of our guys. You know, just feel great about it. It was an outstanding game. I don’t think I’ve ever been a part of or watched a better football game…

October 17, 2011
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Hubert Delanie Walker: “When I heard the play I knew the coaches still believed in me.”

SANTA CLARA – Here’s the transcript of Hubert Delanie Walker’s locker room Q&A from this morning. Q: Take us through that last play. WALKER: You know, basically, I had to make up. The drop that I had in the end zone could’ve put us up, you know, earlier and we probably wouldn’t have had to go through that crucial moment, 4th down and 6. So when I heard the play…

October 17, 2011
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Tarell Brown explains his improvement, and more

SANTA CLARA – Here’s the transcript of Tarell Brown’s locker room Q&A from this morning. Q: What were your thoughts on the win? BROWN: I haven’t watched the film yet but I feel we can improve in a lot of areas. We did a lot of good things but we can also get better. Q: What was your reaction to the handshake? BROWN: I think a lot of people are…

October 17, 2011
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Staley: “Everyone was like, ‘Dude, there was a fight!'”

SANTA CLARA — Here’s the transcript of Joe Staley’s locker room Q&A from this morning. Q: What did you make of the handshake incident? STALEY: I think it’s just two competitive guys. Obviously emotions were running high at the end of the game, the way we finished the game and the way it came down to the final drive. High emotions and two really competitive guys. Things kind of carried…

October 17, 2011
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Ricky Jean on Harbaugh: “It’s almost like he’s still playing football.”

SANTA CLARA — Here’s the transcript of Ricky Jean-Francois’ locker room Q&A from this morning. Q: Would you say yesterday’s game was especially emotional? JEAN FRANCOIS: Yeah it was emotional because it was right after the game. Before the incident, before I started looking over, we were shaking hands and saying it was a good game. But once your emotions get put inside that and all that hitting and all…

October 17, 2011
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Alex Smith explains his high throws, and more

SANTA CLARA — Here’s the transcript of Alex Smith’s Monday press conference. Q: Did you and Shaun Hill brawl after the game? ALEX SMITH: We had a slightly less physical handshake, hugged after. Q: Did you see the incident between Harbaugh and Schwartz? ALEX SMITH: Yeah, I had no idea what happened at the time, no idea what was going on. Obviously, heard about it, saw the stuff after, late…

October 17, 2011
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Week 6 grades: The Niners comeback and beat the Lions in Detroit 25-19.

Here are my week 6 grades for the 5-1 49ers. Alex Smith: B+. He played an efficient first half and an awful second half, but he made the touchdown throw on the fourth and goal at the end of the game and that’s all that really matters. The fumble on the first offensive play was more Staley’s fault than Smith’s. In the second half, Smith constantly missed targets high, and…

October 16, 2011
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Harbaugh: “We know our secondary will be challenged. We know Calvin Johnson will be doing the challenging.”

SANTA CLARA – Here’s the transcript of Jim Harbaugh’s Friday press conference, courtesy of the 49ers. How would you gauge the pulse of the team a couple days before this game? “Good week of practice. Locked, loaded, ready to leave fully loaded for Detroit.” A lot of people are calling this NFL’s game of the week. Really, you can’t have games with much more magnitude in October. Does that altar…

October 14, 2011
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Jim Harbaugh compares Patrick Willis to Willie Mays, and more

SANTA CLARA – Here’s the transcript of Jim Harbaugh’s Wednesday press conference, courtesy of the 49ers Are you guys staking a concert, a rock concert out there (on the practice fields)? “We’ve upgraded our sound system.” Is that after watching the Bears game the other night? “No, we’ve been trying to get that done for about eight weeks, so we finally got it done.” So you want a louder practice…

October 12, 2011
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Adam Snyder: “Our coaches are very, very smart football coaches.”

SANTA CLARA – Here’s what the starting right guard, Adam Snyder, said today at his locker. Q: Who do you think is the best guy you’ve faced this year? SNYDER: (Tampa Bay’s Gerald) McCoy was good. He’s quick. He’s a lot like the kid I’m going to play this week. They’re both real quick big guys. Active with their hands. Probably him. Unfortunately he got hurt. Hope he gets better….

October 12, 2011
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Harbaugh says Joshua Morgan will be out “for an extended period of time.”

SANTA CLARA – Here’s the transcript of Jim Harbaugh’s Monday press conference, courtesy of the 49ers. Film review, how did that go? Watching everything from yesterday? “It was good. Really on all sides of the ball, defensively, offensively, special teams, you really look at it and say that was solid, very good football. May not have been flashy, but it was good, solid football. Everybody played with great effort. Everybody…

October 10, 2011
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