[7-9, so far, so close...] 49ers topic / 2006 edition

on s'en doutait depuis qu'on savait qu'il était en IR mais tout semble indiquer que Jeremy Newberry, c'est fini

While we were tailgating today, my pal, Dave Newberry, Jeremy's dad, came by and let us know that Jeremy wil be having microfracture surgery on Tuesday on his good knee, will be going on IR and retiring, although he will not announce his retirement until after the season is over.

dommage, un probowler qui voit sa carrière gachée par les blessures.
so long jeremy..... Heitman a le champ libre désormais, et du coup, pas mal de pression aussi. pour rappel heitman a été drafter en tant qu'OG en 2002 au 7° tour

On se fait doucement chambrer par Dr. Z !!!

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NINERS: This will be my boldest and most adventurous pick.
I've got them 11-5 and here's why.
Frankie Albert might be getting old, but that Tittle guy can play.
Leo Nomellini is valuable on both sides of the ball.
I like both their ends, Gordie Soltau and Billy Wilson,
and I think the Big Chief, Norm Standlee, can still play.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/dr_z/08/15/team.observations/1.html

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49ers: Five things to know
By Mike Freeman
CBS SportsLine.com National Columnist

SAN FRANCISCO -- Five observations from 49ers camp:

1. Mike Nolan has been preparing to be a head coach for most of his life. As a defensive coordinator for the New York Giants -- when I covered him -- he was always meticulous in his preparation. He remains one of the harder working head coaches I have ever seen.

2. This year, Nolan is also more relaxed. He's becoming more comfortable as a head coach. His press conferences are lighter and he is less stressed in dealing with his players.

3. Running back Frank Gore could be the next star runner to come out of the NFC West.

4. The loss of center Jeremy Newberry to season-ending surgery on his left knee was a devastating loss for an offensive line that is one of the up-and-coming groups in football.

5. Wide receiver Antonio Bryant is a name you will hear a lot about this year. He's quick, powerful and can make almost any catch.

Why I like this team
It is extremely well coached and Nolan has so far made some solid draft picks.

Why I don't like this team
The defensive line is a major question.

Pour le point 3, y'a quand même une sérieuse concurrence pour être le RB star de la division.

Ci-dessous, un article assez (trop?) élogieux sur Alex Smith
Smith can see clearly now -- and likes the view
Encore un peu tôt pour lui lancer des fleurs, à mon avis... Au moins il a l'air de bien s'entendre avec Antonio Bryant.

Quelques petites brèves...

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CB Shawntae Spencer will be out of action for "a few weeks," but should be ready to play in the regular-season opener Sept. 10 against the Cardinals, coach Mike Nolan said.

Spencer sustained a pulled right hamstring in practice Wednesday while sprinting alongside WR Antonio Bryant on a deep pass play.

Also, rookie OLB Parys Haralson is expected to miss a month or more with a left foot strain. Nolan said Haralson is not a candidate for injured reserve at this point, unless he suffers a setback in rehabilitation.

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CB Sammy Davis will start at LCB in place of Spencer. Derrick Johnson and Marcus Hudson will rotate into Sunday's game against the Raiders as the nickel back.

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TE Eric Johnson is expected to return to practice tomorrow from a hip flexor strain. OL Adam Snyder is not expected to play this week.

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Backup QB Trent Dilfer is scheduled to make his 49ers debut wearing No. 12 on Sunday. Dilfer did not play in the team's first exhibition game. Dilfer will probably finish the first half of the game against the Raiders, and might come out to begin the second half, too.

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The 49ers broke from so-called "training-camp mode" today to get into a regular-season frame of mind for their game Sunday against the Raiders.

Instead of two practices, the 49ers are pretending it's the regular season and will practice just once today. After the game Sunday against the Raiders, the 49ers will get back into training-camp mode for just one more day of practice. They break camp after the Tuesday's practice.

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The 49ers signed cornerback Gabe Franklin, a first-year player from Boise State. He went to camp last year with the Chargers, spent a brief amount of time on the Chargers' practice squad, was cut, and finished the season on the Giants' practice squad. The Giants cut Franklin (5-foot-10, 188 pounds) in May and remained unsigned until Thursday.

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WR Taylor Jacobs was far down on the Redskins' depth chart and had no realistic chance to make the team after the club went after Brandon Lloyd and Antwaan Randle-El in the offseason.

He is coming to a team in which just one player, Antonio Bryant, has proved himself at this level. Arnaz Battle, when healthy, has played well. But he has rarely been healthy in his career.

"Basically, they said they got good receivers here," Jacobs said. "One guy is penciled in to start already (Bryant), and Arnaz Battle is probably going to start on the other side. But really I'm just coming out here.

"If I mess up, I'm going to mess up at 100 mph and play fast and see how everything else works out."

Does Jacobs believe he's gunning for a starting job or No. 3 position?

"I'm just going to go out and work hard," Jacobs said, deftly avoiding answering the question.

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Rice to sign with 49ers to retire with longtime team

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http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2554807


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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- One retirement was not good enough for Jerry Rice.

The San Francisco 49ers announced Saturday that Rice, the NFL's all-time leading receiver, will sign a contract with the club Thursday and retire for good in November as a member of the team with which he spent his first 16 seasons.

Rice retired Sept. 5 with the Denver Broncos. Then 42, he had made the Broncos' 53-man roster but was not projected to be their third receiver, so he elected to call it quits.

"I'm excited to return to San Francisco to retire as a 49er," Rice said. "This was my home for many years and this is where so many memories were made. I thank the entire 49ers organization for the opportunity to stand on the field to say goodbye."

Rice possesses dozens of NFL records, including career receptions (1,549), receiving yards (22,895) and receiving touchdowns (197).

The 49ers said in a statement that Rice officially will retire Nov. 19, when the team faces the Seattle Seahawks, with whom he played his final NFL games in 2004. San Francisco will honor Rice during a halftime ceremony with a video montage, and the future Hall of Famer subsequently will give a speech.

"While Jerry is going to sign his contract on Aug. 24 to retire as a 49er, it really will not be official until he celebrates in front of the fans on Nov. 19," team owner John York said. "Having Jerry retire as a member of the 49ers is extremely important to [my wife] Denise and me, and it is equally important to our fans and every former 49ers player that has ever worn the uniform."
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Un beau jour pour le Foot US, ce 19 novembre.

Je l'aimais pas juste contre les Bengals, ce mec.

Il le mérite bien, il n'y a que Marvin Harrison que j'ai vu jouer avec cette classe et ce respect pour ses coéquipiers ET adversaires.

Je regrette unquement de n'avoir vu que trés peu de match de lui chez lez 49ers, je l'ai vu surtout jouer chez mes Raiders, et, même lors de son dernier SB, il a été énorme, face aux Bucs.

StePheN a écrit:

Il n'y a que Marvin Harrison que j'ai vu jouer avec cette classe et ce respect pour ses coéquipiers ET adversaires.

Tim Brown, Torry Holt, Isaac Bruce aussi.

Frank Gore est confirmé comme Starter chez les Niners puisque Barlow devrait partir chez les Jets (sous réserve de réussir le "physical", pas comme Lee Suggs...).

En contrepartie, un Undisclosed Draft Pick.

Atlanta cherche à trader Duckett...
Ca pourrait être bien à SF.

oui, je ne pense pas qu'on aille chercher un 4° RB.
D'ailleurs, Duckett vient d'être tradé à Washington dans un deal à trois, denver récupérant le 3° round pick des skins et Lelie allant à Antalnta pour pallier la blessure de Fineran

en terme de depth chart, je verrai bien
Gore
Robinson
Hicks

dans cet ordre là à très court terme.
je suis confiant sur Robinson.

Pour les LB, Brandon Moore est blessé mais apparemment c'est pas trop grave (1 semaine ou deux).
Pour Parrys Haralson, par contre, c'est plus sérieux. on ne sait pas encore combien de temps il sera indisponible. il est même possible que ce soit la même blessure qui a couté sa saison à EJ l'an dernier
ça c'est pas bon.
du coup on se retrouve léger en left outside LB.
donc c'est de ce coté là qu'il faut regarder.
je ne sais pas trop qui est dispo sur le marché

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Niners drop Rouen, Jackson in final cuts

By GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer
September 2, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Andy Lee beat out 14-year veteran Tom Rouen to be the San Francisco 49ers' punter, and longtime special-teams stalwart Terry Jackson also was among 22 players released by the club on Saturday.

Jackson had been with the 49ers since 1999, playing mostly on kicking units and as a blocking back on third downs. The running back was most valuable as a leader on special teams, but coach Mike Nolan decided those jobs could be done by younger players, including rookie Michael Robinson.

Rouen, who punted for Seattle in the Super Bowl last season, lost the competition with Lee, in his third season with San Francisco. Lee, who makes about $250,000 less than Rouen would have made, impressed Nolan in the Niners' exhibition victory over San Diego on Friday night.

"That was an important one for us," Nolan said. "(Rouen) certainly didn't come here with the intention to make Andy Lee a better punter, but I think to some extent he did."

The 49ers released several regular contributors to last season's 4-12 club, including kick returner Otis Amey, receiver Rasheed Marshall, cornerback Derrick Johnson and linebackers Corey Smith and Jim Maxwell.

San Francisco also cut receivers Marcus Maxwell and Jason McAddley, quarterback Gibran Hamdan, tight end Terry Jones, defensive end Lance Legree, cornerback Kris Richard, guard Ben Sobieski, linebacker Sarth Benoit, fullback Zak Keasey, defensive end Scott Scharff, linebacker Bobby Iwuchukwu, defensive tackle Bobby Payne and offensive tackles Sam Wilder, Bobby Harris and Tavares Washington.

"We had some tough decisions to make, and cutting players is never easy to do because you become attached to them," Nolan said.

The 49ers also placed rookie defensive back Vickiel Vaughn on injured reserve with a torn tendon in his right hand.

San Francisco trimmed its roster to 52, one below the NFL limit, to be positioned for grabbing other clubs' discards over the next 24 hours.

Marshall, a quarterback at West Virginia who was converted into a receiver by the 49ers, couldn't beat out Taylor Jacobs, acquired from Washington in a trade late in training camp. Jones lost a competition with Billy Bajema, while Smith and Jim Maxwell were beaten out by T.J. Slaughter and Andre Torrey.

"Offensively, as I look across the board, I feel we're better at every position," Nolan said. "It was more difficult ... than last year, because those people were on our squad last year, and they've been beaten out."

Déçu pour Terry Jackson. Il contribuait régulièrement en ST. La perf de Michael Robinson contre les Chargers lui aura été fatale.

D'ailleurs, pour ceux que ça intéresse, la première mi-temps de 49ers-Chargers est dispo :

http://media.putfile.com/SF-v-SD-1st-Q
http://media.putfile.com/SF-v-SD-2nd-Q

Et d'autres extraits ici :

https://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=293AF4CF682CF12C

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Cards hand picked the 49ers for home opener
Tuesday, September 5, 2006 at 14:00:41 PT
Source: 49erswebzone.com

According to Pro Football Talk's rumor mill, the Arizona Cardinals hand picked the 49ers for the home opener in their brand new stadium.

From Pro Football Talk:
A league source tells us that the NFL threw the Arizona Cardinals a bone by asking the team to identify the opponent against which they'd most like to christen the Cards' new digs.

And the Cardinals specifically selected the San Francisco 49ers.

Pro Football Talk goes on to assume that the pick of the 49ers was likely because the Cardinals felt that the 49ers were the weakest team on their schedule.

Double C le 07/04/06 à 12h57 a écrit:

A noter
Les 49ers seront les 1ers à fouler le terrain du nouveau stade des Cards en match officiel. Les organisateurs doivent penser qu'ils font plaisir aux fans en leur "offrant" une victoire inaugurale... grave erreur (ou pas).

Je crois que je peux postuler chez PFT.

En tout cas, le match était très plaisant à voir. Mais ça avait l'air en partie à cause des deux défenses passoires qui permettaient d'entretenir le suspense... James a touché pas mal de ballon, mais au moins, sa moyenne par portée n'était pas bien meilleure que celle des précédents coureurs d'Arizona. Ce qui veut dire que la défense contre la course des 49ers est plutôt dans la moyenne.

L'attaque, en revanche, a clairement montré un manque d'expérience qui se fera sentir contre les plus grosses cyclindrées. Comme tu l'as dit, le match n'a pas manqué de fumbles et de passes droppées. Contre la défense des Cards, il y a moyen de se rattraper, mais ça ne sera pas le cas tous les week-ends.
Mais au moins, le gros point positif, c'est qu'Alex Smith semblait à l'aise. Il gérait bien sa protection, ne forçait pas les passes, n'hésitait pas à se reposer sur ses RB pour assurer quelques réceptions... Je trouve sa prestation encourageante, tout comme celle de Gore évidemment.

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No Allen or Jennings for next week's home opener
Sunday, September 10, 2006 at 21:12:43 PT
Source: 49erswebzone.com

As reported earlier, LG Larry Allen sprained his left knee and LT Jonas Jennings departed the game with a right ankle sprain. Jennings later returned to the game.

According to Roger Phillips of Inside Bay Area, neither player is expected to play in the team's home opener against the St. Louis Rams next week. Both are listed as doubtful.

Tony Wragge looks to be Allen's replacement for next week. Wragge played almost the whole game today after Allen left. Adam Snyder is Jennings' likely replacement.

TE Vernon Davis suffered a bruised hip during the game but later returned to the lineup. His injury is not believed to be serious.

Ca commence... Au moins, maintenant on a un vrai RB pour tout de même glaner 3y sur des jeux foirés.

Je reviens sur le match de dimanche et un point de détail qui est passé un peu complétement inaperçu. Le contexte : Arizona vient de reprendre 10pts d'avance grâce à un FG de Rackers, il reste moins de 2 minutes, les 49ers n'ont plus de temps morts. SF avance, convertit une 4è tentative et arrivent sur les 11y des Cards mais doit reculer à cause d'une pénalité de Bryant.

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1-10-ARZ 26 (:34) 6-J.Nedney 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-B.Jennings, Holder-4-A.Lee.

Dans cette même situation, combien de coaches auraient pensé à taper le FG plutôt que de chercher le TD à tout prix? Une petite leçon de gestion de chronomètre par Mike Nolan aux vendangeurs de comebacks que sont Herm Edwards ou Andy Reid (même si au final, ça change rien).

Ouais, enfin avec 34 secondes à jouer et 1ère tentative, rien n'interdisait d'attaquer une fois ou deux la endzone, si ce n'est le manque de confiance en un jeune QB...