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Archive for July, 2008

31 Jul

Joe Staley Joins Workouts

Newly assigned left tackle Joe Staley joined the 49ers training camp workouts Wednesday. The day before he was to report to training camp his right foot started to swell due to an infection. He went to Stanford Hospital twice to treat his infection called cellulitis. Staley was a first-round draft pick last year and he [...]

29 Jul

Training Camp Update

Running back Michael Robinson underwent surgery on his torn right knee on Monday . It is unsure when he will return to practice. He was hurt on Sunday in a non-contact drill. With DeShaun Foster as the primary back-up to Frank Gore this season Robinson’s injury has more of an impact on special-teams. He led [...]

24 Jul

Start of 49ers Training Camp

It is that time of year when the dog days of summer are turning out their last few weeks of heat and sunshine and the season turns to the fall which means the start of NFL training camps and more importantly nearing the start of the NFL regular season.
Training Camp starts today for the [...]

22 Jul

Larry Allen Indicates He Wants to Play

Unrestricted free agent Larry Allen has incited to 49ers offensive line coach George Warhop he wants to play. The real question is does Allen want to play his 15th NFL season as a 49er. All off-season it looked as if Allen might retire because he had made no public comments about his future. When the [...]

18 Jul

The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight comes out today. You don’t need me to remind you to go see this movie. I have never been so excited to see a movie. This might be the only movie in recent memory that not only lives up to the hype but surpasses it. Adam, our web master of the fansided.com [...]

16 Jul

49ers Waive Defensive End

The Red and Gold waived DE Melvin Oliver on July 15. Oliver was picked by the 49ers in sixth round in 2006 out of LSU. Oliver missed all of last season with a knee injury. In his rookie year in 2006 he played in all 16 games and had 14 starts where racked up 50 [...]

14 Jul

Now or Never for Mike Nolan

With the start of training camp a couple of weeks away I wonder:
How many wins will Mike Nolan need to secure his job?
If he does not get the team back to 8-8 he is fired at the end of the season.
Will he even make it through the season?
If by the middle of the season [...]

10 Jul

The Catch II

 Dear Brett Favre,
Stay retired!
Signed,
The 49er Faithfull
All of this talk of Brett Favre coming out of retirement to return to the Packers or possibly being traded brought to mind too many bad memoires between the 49er vs. Packers in the playoffs. For years in the regular season and in the playoffs, with the 49ers holding onto [...]

08 Jul

Niners Add Another QB to Roster

Quarterback Kyle Wright was claimed off the waiver wire from the Minnesota Vikings who signed him as an undrafted rookie free agent. With the depth of quarterbacks stacking up the Niners released former UCLA QB Drew Olson in order to make room on the roster.
Wright went to Danville Monte Visita High School in the Bay [...]

01 Jul

Defining Year for Smith and Davis

In Mike Nolan’s tenure as head coach of the 49ers he has had two draft picks in the top ten. Both of the draft picks, Alex Smith (#1, 2005) and Vernon Davis (#6, 2006), are at defining moments in their respective careers this year.
Smith is facing heavy competition at QB from Shaun Hill who [...]

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