49ers Vs. Saints Injury Report: Kyle Williams, Ray McDonald Brought Along Conservatively

by David Fucillo on Jan 11, 2012 6:01 AM PST in 49ers Injury News

The 49ers and Saints will release their first official practice participation reports later this afternoon, but in the meantime the media has been able to provide some tidbits about the individual player participation thus far. Delanie Walker seems to be the only player who will definitely miss action this Saturday. The team will re-assess him on Monday and if they are still playing, that could very well mean a return for the NFC Championship Game.

In the meantime, Ray McDonald and Kyle Williams are the two most significant names likely to appear on the injury report. According to reports from practice, Ray McDonald was participating in position drills, but not the team drills as he rehabs his hamstring injury. Kyle Williams remains in a no-contact jersey following his Week 16 concussion.

McDonald remains a bit of a concern given how easy it is for hamstring injuries to get aggravated. McDonald is expected to play on Saturday, but the concern remains. They can't really worry about issues over the next few weeks given the need to win now. McDonald missed the team's week nine matchup with Washington and was replaced primarily by Ricky Jean Francois. The good news is that if McDonald aggravates the hamstring, RJF is a fine replacement. Hopefully it won't come to that, but the 49ers have their options.

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Ray McDonald being to go full bore is a big deal

we need to be pressuring Brees all game long and the three up front are going to be key. I wonder what the theory will be about Aldon Smith given he has been playing DE when he comes into the game.

by asmithisaverage on Jan 11, 2012 7:13 AM PST reply actions

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McDonald had an engine the half of the season that seemed to keep him going 90 miles an hour, too bad his axel busted and he hasn’t been able to get it fully fixed.

by reedkrase on Jan 11, 2012 8:39 AM PST up reply actions

If McDonald is not ready or gets pulled during the game, then I wonder if DeMarcus Dobbs

makes more sense over RJF. I can’t see them not playing RJF, but Dobbs has looked outstanding in his limited time.

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by Drew Kerr on Jan 11, 2012 11:16 AM PST reply actions

Dobbs

He gets worked into the rotation a bit more, but RJF has been their primary backup. He got the start in Washington and generally takes first team snaps when McDonald has been banged up.

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by David Fucillo on Jan 11, 2012 12:39 PM PST up reply actions

RJF

is an ok player…. but we lose a ton of pass rush when he is in there for McDonald. I reall hope Mcdonald can go. We need to address DE in this draft early. We need somone if Mcdonald cant stay healthy bc right now our depth there is avg at best. Maybe we can scoop up Melvin Ingram or Jared Crick in the 2nd.

by Qbgetter13 on Jan 11, 2012 4:30 PM PST reply actions