San Francisco 49ers News and Rumors
Kaepernick's father is proud, gratifiedKaepernick's father is proud, gratified On Colin handling the pressure of his first playoffs: Since he was little, he has had this unique ability to block things out and focus on the task at hand, and not let other things around him bother him. On Colin… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Falcons didn’t do a great job of putting hands on Russell Wilson last weekend, but they’re vowing to make sure 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick doesn’t treat them the same way. “If you get the opportunity to blow up somebody and make a state… |
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Divisional Round: Falcons D and 49ers O The San Francisco 49ers piled up 579 yards against the Green Bay Packers during a 45-31 divisional-round victory Saturday night. They will now face an Atlanta Falcons defense that allowed 491 yards Sunday during a… |
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Bay Area's Bartkowski an Atlanta mainstay Bartkowski, the NFL's No. 1 draft pick in 1975, launched a pass down the left side to about the 5-yard line. Though it appeared the 49ers had tackled him at least a foot shy of the goal line, the officials ruled… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Suddenly, only two head-coaching vacancies remain. And there’s not much mystery with the openings in Arizona and Jacksonville. As to the latter, the widespread thinking is that G.M. Dave Caldwell is waiting for his John Carroll teammate and roommate, … |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The 49ers might be road favorites this weekend against the Falcons in the NFC Championship Game, but coach Jim Harbaugh took a step to remind his players that many of them were underdogs not that long ago. As a motivational ploy, Harbaugh had photos pul… |
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Tom Ley, deadspin.com It must be hard for NFL coaches to come up with fresh motivational techniques. You can't just slap a "Play Like A Champion" banner above the door or put some mean things that an opponent said about your quarterback on the bulletin board anymor… |
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Mel Kiper Jr. has released his initial 2013 NFL mock draft for the first round. We discussed his St. Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks projections previously. We round out the conversation with a look at Kiper's thoughts for the 49ers. … |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Mike Nolan knows a thing or two about the San Francisco 49ers. His father coached the team and he did, too. And now, he'll try to keep them out of the Super Bowl. |
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Jim Trotter, CNNSI.com SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- For obvious reasons, we spent much of the season marveling at the freakish recuperative powers of Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, who made a serious run at the single-season rushing record despite being less than a year remo… |
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Kaepernick, Ryan: striking contrast NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 49ers vs. Kaepernick's words seem prescient in retrospect, given the way he jetted downfield on his 56-yard touchdown run in Saturday's 45-31 playoff win over Green Bay. It was a telling snapshot… |
