Niner News Thread
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The 49ers expect Michael Crabtree (foot) to be ready to play late in the exhibition season, a source tells CSN Bay Area.
Beat writer Matt Maiocco still expects Crabtree to be held out until Week 1, even if he is cleared to play in the fourth preseason game. Regardless, owners shouldn't chase talent in this case. Even though Crabtree is watching every practice with an orthopedic boot on his left foot, he's missing valuable on-field time in a new regime's offense. The Niners also signed Braylon Edwards and Crabtree's foot woes are bordering on chronic. He's just a flier at this point.
Beat writer Matt Maiocco still expects Crabtree to be held out until Week 1, even if he is cleared to play in the fourth preseason game. Regardless, owners shouldn't chase talent in this case. Even though Crabtree is watching every practice with an orthopedic boot on his left foot, he's missing valuable on-field time in a new regime's offense. The Niners also signed Braylon Edwards and Crabtree's foot woes are bordering on chronic. He's just a flier at this point.
Preseason Power Rankings
1. Green Bay Packers With all of their "losses," what did they really end up losing?
2. New England Patriots Collecting veteran D-linemen should help pass rush.
3. Philadelphia Eagles With DeSean in camp, biggest issue is Maclin's mystery illness.
4. Pittsburgh Steelers Re-signing Ike Taylor(notes) was surprisingly easy, it turned out.
5. Atlanta Falcons Sat back and waited for Ray Edwards(notes) … now will he produce sacks?
6. Baltimore Ravens Vonta Leach(notes) will make Ray Rice(notes) a very happy man.
7. New York Jets So, do the players who gave up salary for Nnamdi get it back?
8. San Diego Chargers Have been able to maintain most of the talent on the roster.
9. New Orleans Saints Have imposing interior with Franklin, Ellis and Rogers.
10. New York Giants Eagles steal the offseason thunder, but Jints still in good shape.
11. Indianapolis Colts For $90 mil, let's not give Peyton the Good Samaritan award just yet.
12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Underrated move: re-signing OG Davin Joseph(notes).
13. Houston Texans Made smartest gear shift going for Joseph over Asomugha.
14. Chicago Bears Something just feels wrong with Olin Kreutz(notes) missing.
15. Dallas Cowboys It had to kill Jerry Jones to sit out free agency for the most part.
16. Detroit Lions Linebackers set now; secondary remains biggest question mark.
17. Kansas City Chiefs Caught somewhere between revamping and reloading.
18. St. Louis Rams Might have overpaid for Mikell, missed the boat on big-play receivers.
19. Jacksonville Jaguars Added toughness, pop with new linebackers.
20. Arizona Cardinals Lot of new faces, but let's face it: It's Kolb or bust.
21. Oakland Raiders Still kicking themselves for Stanford Routt(notes) deal last year.
22. Seattle Seahawks Fans have to give Tarvaris longer leash than he got in Minnesota.
23. Miami Dolphins Orton ordeal not the way Miami wanted to start preseason.
24. Minnesota Vikings Transition from McNabb to Ponder could prove to be awkward.
25. Cleveland Browns Remaking defense with other teams' scraps.
26. San Francisco 49ers Could lose up to five defensive starters.
27. Buffalo Bills Hoping Brad Smith(notes) can haunt his old team twice a year.
28. Washington Redskins Adding pass-rushing threats should help defense.
29. Tennessee Titans Hasselbeck a nice move, but can they even compete at all?
30. Carolina Panthers Might have overpaid, but it has been a nearly perfect offseason.
31. Denver Broncos Still could use some defensive beef.
32. Cincinnati Bengals No team has had a worse offseason. Period.
1. Green Bay Packers With all of their "losses," what did they really end up losing?
2. New England Patriots Collecting veteran D-linemen should help pass rush.
3. Philadelphia Eagles With DeSean in camp, biggest issue is Maclin's mystery illness.
4. Pittsburgh Steelers Re-signing Ike Taylor(notes) was surprisingly easy, it turned out.
5. Atlanta Falcons Sat back and waited for Ray Edwards(notes) … now will he produce sacks?
6. Baltimore Ravens Vonta Leach(notes) will make Ray Rice(notes) a very happy man.
7. New York Jets So, do the players who gave up salary for Nnamdi get it back?
8. San Diego Chargers Have been able to maintain most of the talent on the roster.
9. New Orleans Saints Have imposing interior with Franklin, Ellis and Rogers.
10. New York Giants Eagles steal the offseason thunder, but Jints still in good shape.
11. Indianapolis Colts For $90 mil, let's not give Peyton the Good Samaritan award just yet.
12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Underrated move: re-signing OG Davin Joseph(notes).
13. Houston Texans Made smartest gear shift going for Joseph over Asomugha.
14. Chicago Bears Something just feels wrong with Olin Kreutz(notes) missing.
15. Dallas Cowboys It had to kill Jerry Jones to sit out free agency for the most part.
16. Detroit Lions Linebackers set now; secondary remains biggest question mark.
17. Kansas City Chiefs Caught somewhere between revamping and reloading.
18. St. Louis Rams Might have overpaid for Mikell, missed the boat on big-play receivers.
19. Jacksonville Jaguars Added toughness, pop with new linebackers.
20. Arizona Cardinals Lot of new faces, but let's face it: It's Kolb or bust.
21. Oakland Raiders Still kicking themselves for Stanford Routt(notes) deal last year.
22. Seattle Seahawks Fans have to give Tarvaris longer leash than he got in Minnesota.
23. Miami Dolphins Orton ordeal not the way Miami wanted to start preseason.
24. Minnesota Vikings Transition from McNabb to Ponder could prove to be awkward.
25. Cleveland Browns Remaking defense with other teams' scraps.
26. San Francisco 49ers Could lose up to five defensive starters.
27. Buffalo Bills Hoping Brad Smith(notes) can haunt his old team twice a year.
28. Washington Redskins Adding pass-rushing threats should help defense.
29. Tennessee Titans Hasselbeck a nice move, but can they even compete at all?
30. Carolina Panthers Might have overpaid, but it has been a nearly perfect offseason.
31. Denver Broncos Still could use some defensive beef.
32. Cincinnati Bengals No team has had a worse offseason. Period.
ESPN hires Jerry Rice
Posted by Michael David Smith on August 9, 2011, 1:26 PM EDT
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The man who was recently proclaimed the greatest player in NFL history has a new job.
Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated reports that Jerry Rice, the former 49ers wide receiver who came in first in NFL Network’s ranking of the Top 100 players of all-time, is ESPN’s newest NFL analyst.
Rice will appear on NFL Live, SportsCenter and Audibles, on which he’ll work with his former 49ers quarterback Steve Young. He starts on September 15.
Posted by Michael David Smith on August 9, 2011, 1:26 PM EDT
Celebrity Golf Tournament Getty Images
The man who was recently proclaimed the greatest player in NFL history has a new job.
Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated reports that Jerry Rice, the former 49ers wide receiver who came in first in NFL Network’s ranking of the Top 100 players of all-time, is ESPN’s newest NFL analyst.
Rice will appear on NFL Live, SportsCenter and Audibles, on which he’ll work with his former 49ers quarterback Steve Young. He starts on September 15.
lol I think someone else is the GOAT of bball but I aint even going to try to get into that discussion. What I was trying to say is that Rice is on MJ's status where they can pretty much question anybody's work ethic and no one is going to say anything. Since they're known for having worth ethics and winning drives second to none.
so how many?
Incredible, a raider fan is making fun of one of the best QBs of all time for not being as smart as he would like, last time I checked the raiders were all about speed
shootin up at your moms and then robbing your neighbor for a microwave and some forks right? get the fack adda heaaaaaaaaah!!!!
Incredible, a raider fan is making fun of one of the best QBs of all time for not being as smart as he would like, last time I checked the raiders were all about speed
shootin up at your moms and then robbing your neighbor for a microwave and some forks right? get the fack adda heaaaaaaaaah!!!!