San Francisco 49ers News and Rumors
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Can they just play the darned game? Baltimore Sun Copyright 2013 Baltimore Sun. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 4:53 pm, Friday, February 1, 2013 Endless Har-Bowl hype with memori… |
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Kaepernick's moment arrives post haste Considering Kaepernick's story - his striking talent, his fortuitous late-season entry into the team narrative, his stunning ascent - it seemed 1,000 feet tall. In one of the film's reflective and tender moments, t… |
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Harbaugh's deal? We might never know Back in the summer of 2010, I had gone down to Stanford to introduce myself to the Cardinal head coach. Harbaugh had turned around a middling program in dramatic fashion, and he was starting his third season at the h… |
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49ers' Super Bowl quizFeb 1
49ers' Super Bowl quiz Who scored the first Super Bowl touchdown for the 49ers? (five points) Who holds the 49ers' record for the most rushing yards in a Super Bowl? (five points) Who holds the 49ers' record for the most receiving yards in a Super Bowl?… |
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49ers' legends see past in the present All it took was one 21st century trip to the Super Bowl, one vaguely familiar stampede through January, for many former 49ers greats to start dreaming big. Harbaugh and his coaching staff give these 49ers an edge o… |
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49ers' Super Bowl legacy - 5-for-5 [...] the eras are eternally linked by those red-and-gold uniforms, "SF" helmets and fervent fans - and by the memories of what traditionally happens when the 49ers appear in the NFL's championship game. The … |
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Breaking down the 49ersFeb 1
Breaking down the 49ers Kaepernick acknowledged they could have Baltimore guessing: "I think the way the first two playoff games played out will make it a little tougher for them to know what we are trying to do." [...] their pass rush hasn't … |
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Much higher stakes in rematch The most notable of those 11 changes in the starting lineups, of course, is the insertion of Colin Kaepernick as the 49ers' quarterback. In his nine starts, Kaepernick has three runs of at least 50 yards, a 99.8 passer rati… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Next week is a big one for Titans running back Chris Johnson. Five days after either the Ravens or 49ers are crowned as champions, $9 million of Johnson’s $10 million salary for the 2013 season becomes guaranteed. The Titans haven’t said publicly what… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The final injury report of the season has been released and we aren’t going to be spending much time Sunday wondering if an injured player is able to make it onto the field. Neither the Ravens nor the 49ers have a player listed as anything but probable … |
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NEW ORLEANS -- The San Francisco 49ers are my pick to win Super Bowl XLVII against the Baltimore Ravens by a 27-23 score. A first-round playoff bye restored the 49ers following a rough couple weeks to end the regular season. Having another down week bef… |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com NEW ORLEANS -- Everybody has a different set of emotions when they watch the Super Bowl. For some NFL teams, there will be a definite sense of regret and "what might have been." As ESPN's Adam Schefter pointed out on Friday, several teams othe… |
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Vic Tafur's Super Bowl pick [...] Baltimore is an overachieving bunch that did not have a good run defense for most of the season, and San Francisco looks too fast and tricky with Colin Kaepernick and the read-option offense. Frank Gore and LaMichael Ja… |
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John and Jim Harbaugh said they could envision working together someday in a news conference at the Super Bowl between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers. |
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‘It Gets Better’ movement pulls 49ers video after two players deny participation in anti-bullying adFeb 1
Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com The San Francisco 49ers earned a lot of goodwill at the start of the season when they became the first NFL team to tape an "It Gets Better" spot. Designed to encourage hope and acceptance among gay teens who are being bullied, the "It Get… |
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NEW ORLEANS -- There is no statistic for quarterback-receiver chemistry. Jerry Rice knows it when he sees it, however, and the San Francisco 49ers legend definitely does when he watches Colin Kaepernick and Michael Crabtree working together. 2012 Michae… |
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Brett Michael Dykes, nytimes.com The view from New Orleans: Airplanes dragging banners have joined the blimps in signaling to New Orleans that the Super Bowl is only two days away. |
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NEW ORLEANS -- San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Justin Smith tends to shy from the media spotlight. He had no choice during Super Bowl week. I thought Smith exceeded expectations in that setting. He was at times thoughtful, funny and revealing. A s… |
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Benjamin Hoffman, nytimes.com The Harbaugh brothers may be good coaches, but neither of them has much to say in news conferences. DJ Steve Porter took their lack of things to say and turned it into his latest remix. |
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Long ago, Randy Moss and Matt Birk had Super Bowl dreams as Vikings teammates. Now the two will vie for the elusive title as opponents. Don Banks details their unique bond. |
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Don Banks, CNNSI.com NEW ORLEANS -- Have to admit, I'm a sucker for the sentimental stories that come forth every year during Super Bowl week. Jerome Bettis' quest to ride off into retirement with a ring. John Elway finally getting the big confetti shower for once (and then… |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com NEW ORLEANS -- There's been a lot of talk about the San Francisco 49ers' quarterback-based run game, and justifiably so -- Colin Kaepernick has given that offense new life and a host of new options with his dynamic mobility and deep arm. But when you ta… |
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NEW ORLEANS -- One thing is certain about Super Bowl XLVII: After the game has ended and the confetti has rained on the field inside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, a Harbaugh will hoist the hardware. Will John Harbaugh, coach of the Ravens, lift the Lomba… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Late last night (or as the case may be early this morning . . . I’m not quite sure because I was still shell-shocked from having a slight misadventure at the blackjack tables), I posted the segment from Thursday’s PFT Live with Greg Cosell of NFL Film… |
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Lynn Zinser, nytimes.com Players are usually fairly dull during the week before the Super Bowl. But Chris Culliver? Joe Flacco? Randy Moss? Their remarks started a lot of animated conversations. |
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The New York Times, nytimes.com The Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers will end two weeks of hype when they meet on the Superdome field on Sunday to decide the winner of Super Bowl XLVII, and The Times will offer comprehensive coverage. |
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Jamison Hensley, ESPN.com San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh and Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh took the podium together for Friday's pre-Super Bowl coaches media session. |
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NEW ORLEANS -- ESPN's Trent Dilfer and Mark Schlereth break down the San Francisco 49ers' Colin Kaepernick, Justin Smith and more in the video analysis above. They also touch on Joe Flacco and Anquan Boldin. Enjoy. |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Super Bowl XLVII Baltimore Ravens at San Francisco 49ers 6 p.m. ET, Sunday, Feb. 3 Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana When the Ravens have the ball: During the regular season, the Ravens were right in the middle of pack offensively, ranking… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The Harbaugh brothers are getting most of the attention this week in New Orleans, and the Harbaugh parents even had their own press conference, but a member of the next generation of Harbaughs has managed to keep a low profile. Jay Harbaugh, the oldest … |
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Peter King, CNNSI.com NEW ORLEANS -- I don't know what kind of game this is going to be, but this Super Bowl really has it all. |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young played on a pretty good offense of his own, but he said he was envious of Colin Kaepernick, for getting to run the 49ers current pistol-based system. Coupled with a strong supporting cast, Young said the young quarte… |
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Around the NFC West: Jan. 31, 2013 NEW ORLEANS -- Jed York's growth as the face of San Francisco 49ers ownership has played a role in the team reaching Super Bowl XLVII. York tends to keep a lower profile, as owners should, but every so often he emerges… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com What's ahead: Thursday marked the final day players for the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens would be available to the media and now their full focus turns to Super Bowl XLVII. The head coaches are not off the hook, however, and 49ers head coach… |
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Super Bowl XLVII MatchupFeb 1
Benjamin Hoffman, nytimes.com The 49ers have an even-keeled young quarterback in Colin Kaepernick and a superior running game. That's a tall order for the Ravens. |
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Super Bowl: DeBartolo, York 'full circle' [...] the chain reaction is ending here, right where Jed York was sitting in his French Quarter hotel on Thursday morning. When his uncle, Eddie DeBartolo, delivered $400,000 to former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwar… |
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) Three black former NFL head coaches say the league needs to rethink its Rooney Rule for promoting minority hiring after 15 top vacancies - eight head coaching jobs and seven general manager positions - were all filled by white candidate… |
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What Chris Culliver said is absolutely the way a majority of NFL players feel. That is why there hasn’t been a single active NFL player to announce that he is gay. That doesn’t mean there aren’t gay players on NFL rosters. |
