While those aren't really terrible numbers, they're actually pretty par for the course compared to his prime years
with the Niners from 2012 - 2014.
Lawson, the Bills veteran linebacker, was
with the Niners at the time.
Skelton took over for an injured Kevin Kolb in midseason and had started two contests in 2011 before his fateful clash
with the Niners that November.
Thomas said Thursday night that he met
with Niners defensive line coach Jeff Zgonina at the scouting combine but that otherwise contact with the Niners was limited over the past few months.
Also note «the leadership factor,» which is something his former teammates
with the Niners have endorsed despite unofficial totally not collusion - based efforts to paint his anti-discrimination protest as selfish.
To call this a rivalry is misleading; even
with the Niners» struggles of late, this is a matchup between two teams going in opposite directions.
He hurt his left knee during training camp in» 97, reached an injury settlement with the Jets and after re-signing
with the Niners, spent the season on injured reserve.
Recommended to San Francisco as a rookie free agent in 1996 by New Jersey workout buddy and former Niner Jim Burt after a nondescript career as a nonscholarship player at Hofstra, Fiore spent the first half of his rookie season
with the Niners before being released and picked up by the Jets.
Joe Cool had already won a pair of Lombardi trophies
with the Niners, so his calm during a TV timeout preceding San Francisco's final possession wasn't surprising.
But the heavy lifting over those 10 years
with the Niners — he was also G.M. from 1979 to»82 and team president from»83 to» 87 — left Walsh drained, and he chose to walkaway.
During a game, if he's facing an opponent who has imperfect teeth, Gogan will tell him to consider signing
with the Niners because they have a good dental plan.
Does it mean agents are weary of negotiating
with the niners because there is no chance of pulling one over on them?
My issue is really more
with the Niners taking him, or any DB, in the first round, not really with whether JJ is the real deal.
He had the fumble - itus in college and in pre-season
with the niners followed by an «injury».
But, that being said, Sherman has said that one of the reasons he signed a quick (and super team friendly) contract
with the Niners immediately after getting cut by Seattle was because of Jimmy G. So, there appears to be at least something to it.
That line of logic will resonate
with Niners fans.
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.
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.
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.
Just had a convo
with my barber the other day and he's STILL pissed that Pace got «fleeced by the»
niners».
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.
That the
Niners will go into 1996
with Loville as their top running threat is testament that their mission remains unaccomplished.
The consensus among prominent
Niners, as it was last season, is that Trestman needs to be more aggressive and imaginative
with his play - calling.
Bucs quarterback Brad Johnson put the
Niners to rest
with three straight scoring drives, but he was working against a crippled and confused secondary — and even then he completed fewer than 50 % of his passes.
Hoping to find wideout Deion Sanders at the 49ers» two - yard line and score a game - tying touchdown
with 6:36 remaining, Aikman instead threw the ball to
Niners cornerback Marquez Pope.
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.
After Dallas fought back to tie the game, Terry Kirby scored on a 27 - yard run to give the
Niners a 17 - 10 lead
with 11:38 remaining.
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.
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
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.
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.
With four games in the books, the
Niners are 2 - 2, and despite a long line of distractions, have positioned themselves well for the second quarter of the season.
Over the last two weeks the
Niners have interviewed five head coaching candidates (three of whom were hired elsewhere) and seven GM candidates,
with two more GM prospects and another coach interview on deck for early next week.
Shanahan was trying to figure out,
with both high fourth - round picks now traded, what he could do to get the one player he wanted above all others, now that the
Niners would not be scheduled to choose until the 36th pick of round four on Saturday morning.
Russell Wilson finished 12 of 24 for 168 yards, a touchdown and a pick against the
Niners» tough defense, but came up big when the Seahawks needed him to (
with some help from a bad roughing the passer call), connecting
with Paul Richardson for a touchdown
with 13:20 remaining.
Niners backup running back Anthony Dixon, an admitted Moss admirer growing up, was impressed
with the tall receiver in workouts, according to the San Francisco Chronicle:
Niners made a huge mistake by drafting a player
with multiple red flags..
The
Niners now have the luxury to bolster the defense, and
with all the FA signings, they can now afford to select the BPA..
Will Mariucci's familiarity
with Favre give the
Niners an edge in trying to shut down the three - time league MVP?
The
Niners parted
with six offensive starters in all, including four former Pro Bowl performers: quarterback Jeff Garcia, halfback Garrison Hearst, wideout Terrell Owens and guard Ron Stone.
The
Niners were trailing the Bengals when Montana led a 92 - yard drive to hit Taylor
with a 10 - yard pass
with 34 seconds left in the game to seal a 20 - 16 win.
In the second half youth takes over and the
Niners blow the doors off the Ravens
with Lamichael James and speed.
With a recent streak of bad news including the release of former Pro Bowl DE Aldon Smith and the unexpected retirement of OT Anthony Davis, the
Niners continued their free fall and are now projected to win just 6.5 games this upcoming season.
The
Niners» nickel package has been one of the most solid in the NFL; in the playoffs both Minnesota quarterback Wade Wilson and Chicago's Jim McMahon had big problems
with it.
He also changed his style when the
Niners went to a four - man front
with Haley in a down position.
He lived in Atlanta and played catch
with Jerry Rice and Steve Young whenever the
Niners made their annual trip to town.
The
Niners kept their slim NFC West hopes alive and held off charging teams in the Wild Card race
with an easy win over the Rams on Sunday.
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with the ninth pick courtesy of David Fucillo of
Niners Nation.
You would think the
Niners would be fatally flawed after failing to plan for the retirement of their most reliable blocker, right tackle Kirk Scrafford, and adding head - case tackle Jamie Brown, in a trade
with the Broncos.
Patrick Willis (toe) and NaVorro Bowman (knee) have been two of the more notable absentees, Frank Gore, Ahmad Brooks, Anthony Davis and Chris Borland are just a few others who are dealing
with knocks and as a result the
Niners will miss out on the playoffs for the first time since 2010.