RSSArchive for January, 2006

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McCarthy You Sucked

Walsh chimes in on the Niner offense of 2005. Basically saying McCarthy you suck.
No Walsh System for 49ers
by Glenn Dickey
There are some who think the 49ers are making a mistake by changing offensive systems, but Bill Walsh is not among them.
When I asked Walsh what kind of system the 49ers were running last year, he [...]

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Rumor: Niners-Bengals

Dayton Daily News is reporting that the San Francisco 49ers are interested in WR Kelley Washington and CB Tory James should the Bengals dangle them as trade bait.

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Niners Impressed with DeAngelo

Colin Lindsay of ‘Great Blue North Draft Report’ is reporting that the 49ers are showing a strong interest in Memphis RB DeAngelo Williams:
The San Francisco coaching staff has been handling the South team this week and over the past couple of days, Memphis RB DeAngelo Williams has spent a large chunk of practice time working [...]

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Marathe/Tumey on the Outs?

Profootballtalk.com — There’s talk around the league that 49ers coach Mike Nolan’s ongoing effort to add a new front-office executive to the organization is the first step in a plan to dump Director of Football Administration Terry Tumey. We’d previously heard that Director of Football Operations Paraag Marathe also had a bull’s-eye on his back [...]

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Rumph Back at Corner

Mike Rumph will be a cornerback as long as he remains with the 49ers after a failed experiment for him to give free safety a try last season. Rumph started the first three games last season at safety before getting shifted back to cornerback. But before he played in a game, he sustained a torn [...]

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24 Years Ago Today

24 years ago, today the San Francisco 49ers beat the Cincinatti Bengals 26 - 21 to win their 1st of 5 Super Bowl titles, in Super Bowl 16.
Ray Wersching kicks a Super Bowl record-tying four field goals.
Tito, hand me a tissue.

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Ray Anderson a Front Office Candidate?

From Len Pasquerelli on the Niners Front Office Postion Search:
The names most often floated this week in the Bay Area for a job whose title likely will be president of football operations: current Seattle vice president Mike Reinfelt; former Minnesota Vikings and Tennessee Titans president Jeff Diamond; and Joe Mendes, who is now out of [...]

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Spencer to Train for Wide Receiver

Only four teams remain in the hunt for Super Bowl XL, leaving 28 other teams and approximately 1,700 players to forge ahead into their offseason plans.
Cornerback Shawntae Spencer has something up his sleeve besides the ‘voluntary’ workouts coach Mike Nolan insists his 49ers attend. Spencer also will train as a wide receiver this offseason in [...]

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In Turner We Trust

In Turner We Trust
by Vini ‘The Vin’ Chopra
01.18.06 — To say that I’ve been pleased by the 49ers’ decision making as it pertains to their personnel department over the past few years is like saying I like to be tied down to a chair while someone scratches nails on a chalkboard in front of me. [...]

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Chopra: In Turner We Trust

In Turner We Trust
by Vini ‘The Vin’ Chopra
01.18.06 — To say that I’ve been pleased by the 49ers’ decision making as it pertains to their personnel department over the past few years is like saying I like to be tied down to a chair while someone scratches nails on a chalkboard in front of me. [...]

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It Was the Experience

Mike Nolan wanted an experienced play-caller for his next offensive coordinator and now he has him. Freshly fired Raiders coach Norv Turner will be named the 49ers’ offensive coordinator today.
Turner, 53, who has spent 21 seasons as an NFL coach, including nine as a head coach and six as an offensive coordinator, replaces Mike McCarthy, [...]

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Turner the Next OC

FOXSports.com has learned that former Oakland head coach Norv Turner has accepted a job as the 49ers offensive coordinator. Niners coach Mike Nolan, ironically, was Turner’s defensive coordinator in Washington with the Redskins from 1997 to 1999. Turner replaces Mike McCarthy, hired last week as head coach of the Green Bay Packers. Turner has not [...]