29 Aug
Chargers vs. 49ers
Walsh Field at Candlestick Park
7:00 PM (PST)
The San Francisco 49er face-off against the San Diego Chargers in tonight’s final preseason game for both squads as they get ready for the season opener. Like most NFL teams the 49ers and Chargers will most likely rest all of their starters or if they [...]
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28 Aug
“We’ve just tried to recognize and memorialize what Bill has done,” 49ers owner John York said of the club’s weeks of memorials to its former coach and general manager. “I think this is very appropriate for Bill, and I’m glad we were able to do it.” (www.sfgate.com)
It was been over one year since the legendary [...]
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25 Aug
J.T. O’Sullivan will be the starting quarterback September 7 when the 49ers face-off against division rival Arizona Cardinals at Walsh Field. While it was not surprising given O’Sullivan’s play the last two preseason games, the real question is how long he will remain the starting quarterback. The 49ers first eight games of the season is [...]
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22 Aug
Last night J.T. O’Sullivan made his most significant claim to the starting QB job in a win over the Bears 37-30. O’Sullivan passed for 7-of-8, 126 yards, one touchdown, no interceptions with a perfect quarterback rating. His one incomplete pass was a shovel pass to Frank Gore. Not to be forgotten, Alex Smith made a [...]
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21 Aug
49ers vs Bears
Soldier Field (Chicago)
5:00 PM (PST)
The 49ers face-off against the boys from Midway for their third preseason game tonight. Again the 49ers find themselves playing against a team with a recent QB competition of their own. However like the Packers, the QB controversy has been resolved with Kyle Orton named the starting QB for [...]
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18 Aug
QB J.T. O’Sullivan led the 49ers to a 34-6 victory over the Packers on Saturday going 8-17, 154 yards, one touchdown and one interception. O’Sullivan did what I wanted him to do which was impress me. More importantly Mike Nolan and company were impressed as well. But not enough to officially him the starter as they [...]
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14 Aug
Candlestick Park (Walsh Field)
Saturday, August 16, 2008
6:00 PM
The 49ers get set for their second preseason game on Saturday as they square off against the cheese heads from Green Bay. The Packers recent QB controversy is well know and resolved. The 49ers however are still looking for their regular season starter at QB. Mike Nolan said [...]
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12 Aug
Eleven year veteran Takeo Spikes signed with the 49ers late Sunday night. He participated in his first workout with the team on Monday. Spikes visited with the 49ers in March but went unsigned and said he wanted to go to a team that gave him the best chance to win a Super Bowl. Let’s hope [...]
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10 Aug
The 49ers lost to the Raiders 18-6 Friday night amounting 269 total net yards while committing four turnovers. It was the first preseason game but the only shining light was rookie WR Josh Morgan making six catches for 68 yards. The Three QB Stooges, J.T. O’Sullivan, Alex Smith and Shaun Hill, were all ineffective in [...]
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08 Aug
McAfee Coliseum 7 p.m.
The 49ers first pre-season game is tonight against cross Bay rival Oakland Raiders. J.T. O’Sullivan will start the game at quarterback, but that does not mean he is the front runner for the starting job. Mike Nolan and company want to see exactly what they have in O’Sullivan which is hard to [...]
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