Published on: 5th August, 2009
We know San Francisco 49ers' tight end Vernon Davis has always talked a good game. You listen to him boast about his ability, and you come away thinking, "If this guy was half as good as he thinks he is, he'd be twice as good as anyone else." The man does ...Published on: 4th August, 2009
After a strong first day of coverage (or perhaps just an awful day by the offense), San Francisco 49ers' Defensive Coordinator Greg Manusky's defense is having a hell of a time forcing incompletions in both 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 drills. There have been a few interceptions, with linebacker Jay Moore picking off ...Published on: 3rd August, 2009
With the fourth practice session behind us, we're slowly starting to get a couple of answers to our ever-mounting questions about the San Francisco 49ers, as both Head Coach Mike Singletary and Offensive Coordinator Jimmy Raye were in a talking mood on Monday afternoon. Obviously the two most oft-asked questions so ...Published on: 2nd August, 2009
After a strong finish Saturday afternoon to what had otherwise been a disastrous first day of practice for Alex Smith, it wasn't too surprising to see him taking the first reps in all of the team's passing drills on Sunday, whether they were seven-on-seven, 11-on-11 walk-thrus with all offensive personnel, ...Published on: 1st August, 2009
The San Francisco 49ers have opened up only two days of training camp practice—today and next Saturday—to their fans because their Santa Clara facility is undergoing renovations. If they have too many more practices like their first one, however, then nobody will want to come watch them anyway. Or to hear Head ...Published on: 30th July, 2009
On the afternoon the veterans of the San Francisco 49ers reported to camp, the overriding theme was the practice schedule that Head Coach Mike Singletary greeted them with. The most common adjectives those speaking to us ink-stained wretches used to describe it were "rough," "brutal," and "intense." The adjectives they were thinking, ...