Training Camp '12

[ChrisPozz]

Crabtree returns to practice; Goldson, Johnson need early treatment | 49ers Hot Read

 

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49ers Blog and Q&A: Crabtree on the field for Monday's practice

 

[Bemular]

49ers Blog and Q&A: Crabtree on the field for Monday's practice

I love Barrow's seemingly "take-him-or-leave-him" attitude toward Crabtree. The article amounts to a blah, blah blah filler piece which concludes with:

"In other news, Mike Iupati is back at left guard after missing the last two practices for the birth of his first child. Nate Byham also is back in uniform. Sixth-round pick Jason Slowey is not practicing. Neither are Joe Hastings and Curtis Holcomb. Demarcus Dobbs continues to wear No. 40."

Hilarious!

 

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49er Release Official Depth Chart for the 1st Pre -season game

 

[MHSL82]

49er Release Official Depth Chart for the 1st Pre -season game

Not that it matters but we only have 88 there when we can have 90, right? (Many players playing multiple roles) I don't think we're missing anyone, that everyone will necessarily play, etc. Just an observation. It makes it easier to cut 35 instead of 37 I suppose by the regular season.

 

[Bemular]

Not that it matters but we only have 88 there when we can have 90, right? (Many players playing multiple roles) I don't think we're missing anyone, that everyone will necessarily play, etc. Just an observation. It makes it easier to cut 35 instead of 37 I suppose by the regular season.

We have a couple players (Fleming & Hampton) on the PUP/Non-football injury list which count against the 90.

 

[MHSL82]

We have a couple players (Fleming & Hampton) on the PUP/Non-football injury list which count against the 90.

Thanks, Bem!

 

[DoobieKeebler]

49er Release Official Depth Chart for the 1st Pre -season game

[...]PR: 19-Ted Ginn, 10-Kyle Williams, 23-LaMichael James

NO, MR HARBAUGH! THAT'S A BAD HARBAUGH!

 

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Crabtree good for Friday?
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Michael Crabtree | 49ers

Friday could be an historic day for San Francisco 49ers WR Michael Crabtree. Despite the fact that he's entering his fourth NFL season, he's yet to play in a preseason contest. In 2009, a contract holdout meant that he missed time into the regular season. In 2010, it was a neck injury; last year, it was a broken foot. Things appeared to hit a snag in the first week of training camp, as the Texas Tech product suffered a lower leg injury; at the time, however, Niners RB Frank Gore declared that Crabtree would be ready to go, presumably by the start of the regular season.

He's returned even sooner than that. According to Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee, Crabtree was back in action with the WRs for position drills on Monday. Whether this means that he'll be good to go for Friday's preseason opener remains to be seen, but this can only be viewed as a step in the right direction.

For the fantasy angle to Crabtree -- and his new teammates Randy Moss and Mario Manningham -- here's ESPN's Christopher Harris:

- Tim Kavanagh​

Christopher Harris
Crabtree probably the best of the bunch

"Moss has gotten rave reviews from his new San Francisco 49ers teammates in minicamp. He and Mario Manningham join Michael Crabtree in the Niners' WR corps, creating a weird mishmash of vague pass-catching disappointment. The simple fact is that Alex Smith didn't throw it with enough frequency or deep enough in '11 to impart fantasy value on any of his WRs, and with extra ones in the mix in '12, I'm skeptical that will change. Forced to choose from among them, I'll still take Crabtree, the flanker type with terrific hands and body control. While he's a better deep threat, Manningham seems to be a knee injury waiting to happen and (his Super Bowl heroics notwithstanding) hasn't always featured the best set of hands. And as for Moss? I just can't see him returning after sitting out a year, at age 35, and suddenly convincing the arch-conservative Niners to fling it down the field enough to make Moss a fantasy star again."

 

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Is Michael Crabtree a bust? A Look at his time with the 49ers so far. - ************.com

 

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49ers notes: Kaepernick will be first QB off bench Friday - 49ers - The Sacramento Bee

 

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Crabtree good for Friday?
2:26PM ET
Michael Crabtree | 49ers

Friday could be an historic day for San Francisco 49ers WR Michael Crabtree. Despite the fact that he's entering his fourth NFL season, he's yet to play in a preseason contest. In 2009, a contract holdout meant that he missed time into the regular season. In 2010, it was a neck injury; last year, it was a broken foot. Things appeared to hit a snag in the first week of training camp, as the Texas Tech product suffered a lower leg injury; at the time, however, Niners RB Frank Gore declared that Crabtree would be ready to go, presumably by the start of the regular season.

He's returned even sooner than that. According to Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee, Crabtree was back in action with the WRs for position drills on Monday. Whether this means that he'll be good to go for Friday's preseason opener remains to be seen, but this can only be viewed as a step in the right direction.

For the fantasy angle to Crabtree -- and his new teammates Randy Moss and Mario Manningham -- here's ESPN's Christopher Harris:

- Tim Kavanagh​

Christopher Harris
Crabtree probably the best of the bunch

"Moss has gotten rave reviews from his new San Francisco 49ers teammates in minicamp. He and Mario Manningham join Michael Crabtree in the Niners' WR corps, creating a weird mishmash of vague pass-catching disappointment. The simple fact is that Alex Smith didn't throw it with enough frequency or deep enough in '11 to impart fantasy value on any of his WRs, and with extra ones in the mix in '12, I'm skeptical that will change. Forced to choose from among them, I'll still take Crabtree, the flanker type with terrific hands and body control. While he's a better deep threat, Manningham seems to be a knee injury waiting to happen and (his Super Bowl heroics notwithstanding) hasn't always featured the best set of hands. And as for Moss? I just can't see him returning after sitting out a year, at age 35, and suddenly convincing the arch-conservative Niners to fling it down the field enough to make Moss a fantasy star again."

"Terrific hands and body control" Let me guess, this dick-for-brains picked Crabtree as one of his keepers. Holy hell, that is ridiculous!

 

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San Francisco 49ers – Niner Insider Blog – SFGate.com Run against 49ers defense? They’ll pass

 

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49ers camp summary (8/6): Kaepernick shows flashes

 

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Thanks, Bem!

yw

 

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The Niners' backup QB battle
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Colin Kaepernick | 49ers

After flirtations with the Miami Dolphins this offseason, QB Alex Smith elected to return to the San Francisco 49ers, and the team will stick with him as its starter at the position in spite of the protestations of many in the statistical community. But while Smith's spot is set, there remains a battle to see who will be his primary backup, with 2011 second-rounder Colin Kaepernick fighting off a challenge from newcomer Josh Johnson and former UDFA Scott Tolzien. According to Matt Maiocco of CSN Bay Area, the Nevada product remains in the No. 2 position.

Though Kaepernick has been up-and-down this preseason, Johnson has "not closed the gap," in Maiocco's view. Though Johnson does have prior experience with Niners HC Jim Harbaugh from their time together at the University of San Diego, Kaepernick does have the advantage of playing in Harbaugh's 49ers offense last season. It appears that it will take significant strides in the coming weeks for Johnson to turn the tables.

As for Smith, it was the Utah product's extremely low interception rate -- 1.1 percent of his throws were picked off in 2011, a value that was fifth all-time, according to Grantland's Bill Barnwell -- that played a pretty important role for the Niners' success last season. Part of the reason for that low rate was the Niners' conservative offensive strategy. But will that strategy continue given what the team did in free agency this offseason? Here's Barnwell:

- Tim Kavanagh​

Bill Barnwell
Expect more long passes, more INTs

"The problem with expecting that low interception rate to continue is that it won't make sense for the Niners to build an offense like last year's. They've brought in Mario Manningham and Randy Moss, players who are expected to stretch opposing defenses vertically. They're supposed to upgrade that weak spot of the San Francisco offense, but if Smith is still going to be the checkdown machine that he was a year ago, how can they really have an impact? It's a catch-22. If the Niners stay with their old scheme, Moss and Manningham will mostly be useless. And if they expand their offense to take more shots downfield to their new weapons, Smith is going to take more risks and see his interception rate shoot back up to where it once was. You can't expect Smith to simultaneously integrate Moss and Manningham into the offense and keep his interception rate low. He just doesn't have that sort of ability."

 

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49ers DB excused to watch girlfriend qualify for Olympic final

 

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Delanie Walker brings versatility to 49ers - Yahoo! Sports

 

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Depth charts released for Friday’s exhibition opener vs. Vikings | 49ers Hot Read

 

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Harbaugh: “Kendall Hunter is having an exceptional training camp.” - Inside the 49ers