San Francisco 49ers News and Rumors
Alex Smith is “just staying ready”Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The last time the 49ers beat the Packers, Alex Smith was the quarterback. The last time the 49ers played in the divisional round (and won), Alex Smith was the quarterback. So as the 49ers prepare to face the Packers in the divisional round of the playo… |
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Home is where the heart and barbecued shrimp are, and for Peyton Manning, the Big Easy is also where he and little brother Eli grew up and where the Lombardi Trophy will be waiting on Feb. 3 to be hoisted amid all the confetti in the Superdome. |
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- David Akers is keeping his job as San Francisco's starting kicker. For now, anyway. |
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Merril Hoge, Chris Mortensen, Mark Schlereth, Seth Wickersham and Keyshawn Johnson are picking the Green Bay Packers to defeat the San Francisco 49ers in the teams' divisional playoff game Saturday. K.C. Joyner is calling the 49ers' offense overrated wh… |
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When the Seattle Seahawks were preparing to face San Francisco a few weeks ago, quarterback Russell Wilson stopped practice to correct a defensive back's alignment so the offense could get the precise look it was expecting from the 49ers that week. It r… |
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2008-12 NFL FG Success Rates by Venue This is the most I can recall analyzing kicking situations heading into playoff games, but the additional attention is warranted under the circumstances. Here we go. Neither the San Francisco 49ers nor Seattle Seaha… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Two of the three wide receivers who missed practice for the Packers on Wednesday were back on the field Thursday, providing a strong sign that they’ll be ready to go when the Packers face off with the 49ers on Saturday. Randall Cobb and Jordy Nelson wer… |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers Saturday, January 12, 8:00 p.m. ET Candlestick Park, San Francisco, Calif. When the San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers faced off in Week 1 of the 2012 NFL season, it was a game of defense above all. Despit… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Packers offensive coordinator Tom Clements will have to turn his attention away from the 49ers for a little bit on Thursday. Michael C. Wright of ESPNChicago.com reports that Clements is going to interview with the Bears for their head coaching job befo… |
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NBC Sports, yahoo.com The NFL is back up to six head coaching vacancies as new Jags GM Dave Caldwell fired Mike Mularkey after just one season at the helm. It doesn’t happen often, but it goes to show that one bad year can get you fired in the NFL. Greg Roman, the 49ers’ o… |
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2012 Packers With Zero RBs on Field Patrick Willis spent unusually long stretches on the sideline when the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Green Bay Packers in Week 1. The Pro Bowl linebacker figures to play more extensively when the teams play one ano… |
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A few NFC West assistant coaches and personnel evaluators remain in play for jobs elsewhere: A look at where things stand: Greg Roman, San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator: Roman's name has surfaced in connection with head coaching jobs in San Dieg… |
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Just when you think you have him ... nope. One Aaron Rodgers trait could make the difference in the game of the weekend, Peter King writes as he picks divisional round winners. |
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Peter King, CNNSI.com Peter King: NFL Playoffs Divisional Round Picks |
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Matt Loede, 49ersgab.com 49ers long snapper Brian Jennings confirmed Wednesday what a few photos taken at Candlestick Park earlier this week seemed to suggest: The playing surface for Saturday’s game looks a bit bedraggled, Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee reports.. “The fo… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com In their search for a new general manager, the New York Jets have interviewed San Francisco 49ers director of player personnel Tom Gamble, New York Giants director of college scouting Marc Ross and current Jets assistant GM Scott Cohen. The Jets were in… |
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Good morning. We'll kick off this Thursday with a video discussion featuring Dan Graziano and me discussing where the San Francisco 49ers stand heading into their divisional-round playoff game against Green Bay. Around the NFC West: Jan. 10, 2013 This o… |
