Now, with premier outside pass rushers like the Redskins» Ken Harvey and the Bills» Bruce Smith lining up against
the Niners in the first five weeks of the season, Young must rely on a pair of tackles who were free agents coming out of college.
When he joined
the Niners in 1979, they had just gone 2 - 14 and had traded their No. 1 draft choice.
He got the second guy on his board (Solomon Thomas) with the third overall pick, engineering a good trade for
the Niners in the process, and drafted the third guy on his board (Reuben Foster) with the 31st pick, nudging out the Saints at 32 in the process.
After a 97 - 61 defeat on Monday atNevada - Las Vegas, the worst loss for
the Niners in 17 years, Winter knew whatto do: He gave his boys Tuesday off from practice.
There is strong depth at all the positions of need for
the Niners in the middle of the first and second rounds.
Although Loville led
the Niners in rushing (he was also second on the team in receiving yards), the team gained less than 100 yards rushing in eight of its last 10 games, forcing its quarterbacks to throw 40 or more passes in nine of them.
The closest he had come was second place in the last two, failing by a neck to catch Winning Colors with Forty
Niner in» 88, and last year falling 2 1/2 lengths short of Sunday Silence on Easy Goer.
Not exact matches
One thing to know: With the Jaguars» loss to the
Niners last week, Pittsburgh secured a first - round bye
in the AFC playoffs.
The deal has been working out great for Garoppolo, who is now 3 - 0
in his starts with the
Niners, including a late - comeback win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.
The
Niners believe Sherman can fill that role
in a defense modeled by coordinator Robert Saleh after the one that had so much success
in Seattle.
Thursday night started off about as bad as you could imagine for
Niners bettors, with quarterback Brian Hoyer throwing an interception deep
in Niners territory seconds into the game to hand the Rams a quick seven - point lead.
But Hoyer came through, leading the
Niners down the field for a touchdown
in four plays, thanks to a huge catch downfield by Pierre Garcon.
Conjuring images of the old American West is not hard to do: the empty plain and the big sky, the wagon train, cowboys versus Indians, the gold - crazed forty -
niner or the oil baron, probably corrupt,
in search of a financial bonanza.
Niner Wine Estates
in Paso Robles is the first winery
in California to be SIP Certified under an expansion of the sustainability program for vineyards and wines.
It's still incredibly early, but so far the
Niners have looked like the most well - rounded team
in the NFL.
With last year's NFL champs — those lap - dance aficionados from the Lone Star State — reeling from a series of self - inflicted wounds, the
Niners appear to be as good a bet as any other team to represent the NFC next January
in New Orleans.
There is a lot of QB talent
in this draft, and that would give the
Niners a lot of options, though if they get Quinton Nelson, I'll be very happy.
After posting a 13 - 3 record
in Jim Harbaugh's first season, the
Niners» offense has taken great strides while their physical defense continues to dominate the line of scrimmage.
Will the
Niners be lighting up fat victory stogies
in the Big Easy?
Niners wideout Terrell Owens may have considered his ball - signing antics harmless, but after showing up Seahawks cornerback Shawn Springs, he'll have a bull's - eye on his chest
in the Dec. 1 rematch with Seattle.
If your back doesn't heal
in a hurry, the
Niners are likely to cut their losses by cutting you, thus saving $ 500,000 against the salary cap.
In search of an elephant —
Niners - speak for a pass - rushing end — the 49ers wooed the Chargers» Leslie O'Neal.
In overtime it was more of the same: On third - and - seven from the
Niners» 35, Aikman, who finished 24 of 39 for 230 yards, threw a dart to a sliding Sanders just beyond the first - down marker.
Is there a well run organization
in the NHL that is doing well on an FO level like say the patriots or the Warriors, or the they way we the
Niners are?
I don't think the
Niners are willing to deal Brown for a 4th rounder or later, and I don't think they will get an offer for a 3rd round or higher because he is coming off injury and
in his final year.
The mocks go
in part by what they hear,
Niners may be blowing smoke.
imo Sweat goes
in the early to mid 2nd, and if the
Niners want him they'll have to move up from 59.
The result was a blowout — San Francisco 49ers 28, Chicago Bears 3 — and now the
Niners will face the Cincinnati Bengals
in Super Bowl XXIII.
Nov. 10
Niners» most important Young
in Cowboys at 49ers this grudge match may be their run - stopping DT Bryant, not QB Steve
Niners 24th
in interceptions last year.
My read is the
Niners want to see what Brown can do, they still believe
in him.
Draft: Colin Cowherd (yeah I know) says he heard the
Niners love Nelson and Ward
in that order, and if neither is there they will try to trade down.
I can see the
Niners eventually moving on from Brown, but not now when the potential trade return is probably not that great The coaching staff believes
in Brown more than most of us, imo they'll want to see what he can do
in a prove it year.
Does nt mean that
niners are as good as the Pats, theres just more people betting on the 49ers
in Lake Tahoe.
And
in the second half of that October loss to Chicago, the
Niners held the Bears to three first downs and no points.
Now Bill Belichick obviously thought very highly of Jimmy and wanted to pair him up with Shanahan who he also respects, but
in his wildest dreams he isn't thinking that the Texans are going to finish 4 - 12 & the
Niners 6 - 10.
David and Oscar ignored that context entirely
in their evaluation, the
Niners won't.
(Prediction:
Niners can't deal down, they take Fitzpatrick to play the Earl Thomas role
in Saleh's cover 3.
Just had the reporting from Wyche that the
Niners weren't interested
in LB «until the later rounds» and that Foster's situation hadn't changed that.
So they're a great trade partner and a potential threat at the same time if the
Niners are locked
in.
1 — Belicheck and Brady for 1 more run at SB (they either win and ride off into the sunset together, or they lose / don't make it clearly indicating they're on the decline and call it quits) 2 — They Draft a QB with either their 1st Round Pick or
Niners 2nd Round Pick 3 — McDaniels grooms QB for full year under Brady 4 — McDaniels starts fresh as HC
in 2019 with his own QB ready to start after being Brady's understudy
They need a developmental tackle, where I differ from the OL fans is that the
Niners can get that player
in the 4th or 5th.
Counting his two starts
in New England last season, plus his three for the
Niners, he's 5 - 0.
He had the fumble - itus
in college and
in pre-season with the
niners followed by an «injury».
The
Niners are
in a prime spot.
Back
in the day the
Niners did well with a return specialist with Dana McLemore, may be a good idea to try that role again.
Aw c» mon, man you don't understand how fun it is to finger point and assume the worst
in people and the
niners organization.
By filling a void
in the
Niner offense, the all - purpose back role
in which Roger Craig excelled
in the championship years of the late 1980s, Watters has helped restore San Francisco's offense to No. 1
in the NFL.
Since Kaepernick's arrival, the offense has been far more potent, and it's made the difference
in the
Niners getting to this point.
Seattle will head down to Santa Clara on Thursday for another enormous game against the
Niners, looking keep gaining ground
in the division.