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Jim Harbaugh on the health of his team – “Our wounds are almost healed.”
Ah, the miraculous powers of the bye week. On a conference call this afternoon, 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh declared, “Our wounds are almost healed.” Harbaugh hopes to have most of his injured players return Tuesday for the team’s first practice since the bye week and that includes wide receiver Braylon Edwards.
Braylon Edwards poised for his return
Out since the Dallas game, Edwards ran routes on his surgically repaired knee during the bye week.
When asked about how Edwards looked, Harbaugh said, “Good. I got a chance to watch him workout last week, and anticipate seeing him out there tomorrow in practice. Hoping for good things.”
Harbaugh also said starting fullback Moran Norris is about ready to return from his leg injury. But will he get his starting job back? Rookie Bruce Miller has taken over the position.
Harbaugh said he doesn’t adhere to the theory that a starter shouldn’t lose his job to injury; he also said whether Norris regains his job depends on whether he can unseat Miller in practice. The same goes for cornerback Tramaine Brock, who held the nickel back job over rookie Chris Culliver before missing the last few games with a broken finger.
Harbaugh was less committal about the prospects of linebacker Parys Haralson (hamstring) and guard Adam Snyder (stinger) returning to practice.
Ah, the miraculous powers of the bye week. On a conference call this afternoon, 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh declared, “Our wounds are almost healed.” Harbaugh hopes to have most of his injured players return Tuesday for the team’s first practice since the bye week and that includes wide receiver Braylon Edwards.
Braylon Edwards poised for his return
Out since the Dallas game, Edwards ran routes on his surgically repaired knee during the bye week.
When asked about how Edwards looked, Harbaugh said, “Good. I got a chance to watch him workout last week, and anticipate seeing him out there tomorrow in practice. Hoping for good things.”
Harbaugh also said starting fullback Moran Norris is about ready to return from his leg injury. But will he get his starting job back? Rookie Bruce Miller has taken over the position.
Harbaugh said he doesn’t adhere to the theory that a starter shouldn’t lose his job to injury; he also said whether Norris regains his job depends on whether he can unseat Miller in practice. The same goes for cornerback Tramaine Brock, who held the nickel back job over rookie Chris Culliver before missing the last few games with a broken finger.
Harbaugh was less committal about the prospects of linebacker Parys Haralson (hamstring) and guard Adam Snyder (stinger) returning to practice.
Should the 49ers lock up Carlos Rogers for 4-5 years? what you all think?
http://www.csnbayarea.com/blog/nine...nt-OK-to-negotiate?blockID=582750&feedID=2539
I say yes lock him up, he's a great player in the back..
http://www.csnbayarea.com/blog/nine...nt-OK-to-negotiate?blockID=582750&feedID=2539
I say yes lock him up, he's a great player in the back..
Odds & Ends
• The Pro Bowl ballots are out, and linebacker Blake Costanzo is up for one of the special teams spots. Asked how he would sell Costanzo, one of his favorites, to the voters, special teams coordinator Brad Seeley said, "If I was a fan of football, I'd be a fan of Blake. ... He's just a guy. He's not the biggest, he's not the strongest, he's not the fastest. But he has something else to him that is not a measurable." Earlier Seeley - affectionately - said that in looking at Costanzo "you think he should be picking up the towels."
• Rapper M.C. Hammer, who came into the 49ers' universe during the Michael Crabtree contract negotiations in 2009, was at team headquarters today to talk to the 49ers' rookies. I'm not privy to the meeting, but I'm betting fiscal responsibility was a theme.
• I thought this quote from Whitner about defensive coordinator Vic Fangio could be said about a number of the 49ers' assistants this year, including Seeley: "The thing with Vic is that he's a teacher. A lot of coaches in the National Football League and even in college - they don't come from a teaching background. It's more a, 'Let me tell you what you're doing and expect you to do it' ... Vic and his coaching staff on defense - they're teachers. They don't do a lot of yelling. They don't do a lot of cussing. They teach you how to do it, 'Let me teach you why we're doing it.' So when the situation arises, we're ready for it. And that's why we've been successful on defense. ...
-- Matt Barrows
Read more: http://blogs.sacbee.com/49ers/archi...-to-suck-for-surging-49ers.html#ixzz1bptFPjSj
• The Pro Bowl ballots are out, and linebacker Blake Costanzo is up for one of the special teams spots. Asked how he would sell Costanzo, one of his favorites, to the voters, special teams coordinator Brad Seeley said, "If I was a fan of football, I'd be a fan of Blake. ... He's just a guy. He's not the biggest, he's not the strongest, he's not the fastest. But he has something else to him that is not a measurable." Earlier Seeley - affectionately - said that in looking at Costanzo "you think he should be picking up the towels."
• Rapper M.C. Hammer, who came into the 49ers' universe during the Michael Crabtree contract negotiations in 2009, was at team headquarters today to talk to the 49ers' rookies. I'm not privy to the meeting, but I'm betting fiscal responsibility was a theme.
• I thought this quote from Whitner about defensive coordinator Vic Fangio could be said about a number of the 49ers' assistants this year, including Seeley: "The thing with Vic is that he's a teacher. A lot of coaches in the National Football League and even in college - they don't come from a teaching background. It's more a, 'Let me tell you what you're doing and expect you to do it' ... Vic and his coaching staff on defense - they're teachers. They don't do a lot of yelling. They don't do a lot of cussing. They teach you how to do it, 'Let me teach you why we're doing it.' So when the situation arises, we're ready for it. And that's why we've been successful on defense. ...
-- Matt Barrows
Read more: http://blogs.sacbee.com/49ers/archi...-to-suck-for-surging-49ers.html#ixzz1bptFPjSj
Niners are the best coached team in the NFL
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/kerry_byrne/10/26/49ers.coaching/index.html
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/kerry_byrne/10/26/49ers.coaching/index.html
49ers take whole new approach to power run game
As an ex-NFL fullback, Daryl Johnston appreciates the power-run philosophy the 49ers have implemented this season.
Johnston said it bears little resemblance to the vaunted ground game in which he played with Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith and the Cowboys in the 1990s.
Then again, some of what the 49ers have done this season doesn't look like, well, anything other NFL teams are doing.
A formation with six offensive linemen and two fullbacks? How about three tight ends bunched to one side? Or a formation with four tight ends, one being an offensive lineman moonlighting at another position?
"They'll throw some unique formations at you," said Johnston, a Fox television analyst who has been in the booth for the 49ers' past two wins, against the Buccaneers and the Lions. "In the Tampa game, they had the three tight ends out there to one side. It's just not traditional.
"It's not what we ran (in Dallas). You know, we had our offense, and here's what we're going to run, and whatever you do defensively, we're coming at you. This approach is more, we like to run the ball, but we're not going to beat our heads against a brick wall to do it."
In other words, the 49ers are taking a cerebral approach to playing smashmouth football, using motion and unique personnel groups to create mismatches, often by overloading one side of the line.
The recent results have been stunning. In their past three games, the Niners have collected 580 rushing yards - their highest three-game total since 2006 - while averaging 6.4 yards a carry. San Francisco has had back-to-back 200-yard rushing games for the first time since 1998.
Johnston said the 49ers' offensive staff has been adept at identifying a weakness in an opponent's run defense and then exploiting it.
"They decide where they feel good about running: 'Is our matchup between the tackles better? Is our matchup better on the outside to the perimeter?' " Johnston said. "And then they are really gearing that run scheme to not really account for what they do defensively, but to attack it and take advantage of it. It's pretty impressive."
Tight end Justin Peelle, a 10-year NFL veteran who played with three other teams before signing with San Francisco this season, said the Niners' power-running attack is unique.
On Tuesday, Peelle laughed as he recalled 330-pound nose guard Isaac Sopoaga, lined up at fullback, going in motion earlier this season. And right guard Adam Snyder lining up at fullback.
"Putting a defensive lineman in motion? That was a first for me," Peelle said. "Having our starting guard line up at fullback? That was a first for me, too. But it's just a way of finding different ways to run the plays that we're good at. The defense knows what's coming. It's not like we're going to release Snyder on a seam route."
At this point in the season, opponents know the 49ers want to run. How they establish their ground attack each week, however, remains a bit of a mystery.
"This approach is completely different," Johnston said. "You're going to see them do some similar things from week to week that you can watch on film. But there's going to be something that a defense does that they're going to take advantage of."
http://blog.sfgate.com/49ers/2011/10/26/49ers-take-whole-new-approach-to-power-run-game/
As an ex-NFL fullback, Daryl Johnston appreciates the power-run philosophy the 49ers have implemented this season.
Johnston said it bears little resemblance to the vaunted ground game in which he played with Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith and the Cowboys in the 1990s.
Then again, some of what the 49ers have done this season doesn't look like, well, anything other NFL teams are doing.
A formation with six offensive linemen and two fullbacks? How about three tight ends bunched to one side? Or a formation with four tight ends, one being an offensive lineman moonlighting at another position?
"They'll throw some unique formations at you," said Johnston, a Fox television analyst who has been in the booth for the 49ers' past two wins, against the Buccaneers and the Lions. "In the Tampa game, they had the three tight ends out there to one side. It's just not traditional.
"It's not what we ran (in Dallas). You know, we had our offense, and here's what we're going to run, and whatever you do defensively, we're coming at you. This approach is more, we like to run the ball, but we're not going to beat our heads against a brick wall to do it."
In other words, the 49ers are taking a cerebral approach to playing smashmouth football, using motion and unique personnel groups to create mismatches, often by overloading one side of the line.
The recent results have been stunning. In their past three games, the Niners have collected 580 rushing yards - their highest three-game total since 2006 - while averaging 6.4 yards a carry. San Francisco has had back-to-back 200-yard rushing games for the first time since 1998.
Johnston said the 49ers' offensive staff has been adept at identifying a weakness in an opponent's run defense and then exploiting it.
"They decide where they feel good about running: 'Is our matchup between the tackles better? Is our matchup better on the outside to the perimeter?' " Johnston said. "And then they are really gearing that run scheme to not really account for what they do defensively, but to attack it and take advantage of it. It's pretty impressive."
Tight end Justin Peelle, a 10-year NFL veteran who played with three other teams before signing with San Francisco this season, said the Niners' power-running attack is unique.
On Tuesday, Peelle laughed as he recalled 330-pound nose guard Isaac Sopoaga, lined up at fullback, going in motion earlier this season. And right guard Adam Snyder lining up at fullback.
"Putting a defensive lineman in motion? That was a first for me," Peelle said. "Having our starting guard line up at fullback? That was a first for me, too. But it's just a way of finding different ways to run the plays that we're good at. The defense knows what's coming. It's not like we're going to release Snyder on a seam route."
At this point in the season, opponents know the 49ers want to run. How they establish their ground attack each week, however, remains a bit of a mystery.
"This approach is completely different," Johnston said. "You're going to see them do some similar things from week to week that you can watch on film. But there's going to be something that a defense does that they're going to take advantage of."
http://blog.sfgate.com/49ers/2011/10/26/49ers-take-whole-new-approach-to-power-run-game/
Yeah, seriously Greg Roman so far is proving to be very innovative with his schemes. As we're starting to see the playbook open up more and more as the players learn the system, it's really unique. Nobody else is doing it, and you're already starting to see other teams start to utilize things.
As for our coaching staff, we have pretty much an All Star roster of coaches.
As for our coaching staff, we have pretty much an All Star roster of coaches.
every team we have seen with a team having their best player thats what is so awesome is beating teams with their best players playing not getting "lucky" and catching someone on a bad week. beating good teams when they are at their best really makes the niners look like a playoff caliber team and it is Awesome
check out this thread for 49er anthems....
http://www.siccness.net/vb/showthread.php?p=5979495#post5979495
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