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2011 NFL Draft: Stanford Hosts Pro Day Featuring Owen Marecic
Today's 2011 NFL Pro Days are arguably focused on the work of Blaine Gabbert at Missouri. However, just down the road from the 49ersthe Stanford Cardinal conducted their Pro Day. The Cardinal have some notable draft eligible players including Sione Fua and Ryan Whalen. However, today's focus would...
Jim Harbaugh 49ers' Coaching Staff Update: Filling In The Blanks
I wanted to provide some sort of update about the 49ers coaching staff even though information is actually a bit light at this point. After speaking with some if not all of the 49ers current coaches, we've seen reports that offensive coordinator Mike Johnson is headed to UCLA and defensive...
Where Are They Now Part 2: The skill positions.
Now that we've hit the off-season things will be a bit slower. I started this series way back in October, and then got busy doing other articles. I'll be returning to these and doing one a week throughout the off-season. I'll first be concentrating on the All-Niner team as voted on by the readers...
49ers All-Time Fullback
Last week we wrapped up the offensive line with the #2 guard, won by Randy Cross. With that completed I thought we'd wrap up the offense as a whole with the fullback position. I think this position creates an area of debate that I'd like to resolve for future ballots. Joe Perry is currently the...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1994
Please enjoy this recap of the San Francisco 49ers' 1994 season. This season doesn't need much of an introduction, so I won't spend a lot of time introducing it. Please, just enjoy: Date: Opponent: Score: Record: Opponent's Record: Sept. 5 Los Angeles Raiders W:...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1991
In this week's installment of 49ers Year-by-Year, we examine the 1991 season. 1991 was a season that was all but lost after the team underwent an almost sweeping cost-cutting round of roster moves, and then lost Joe Montana to an elbow injury for the full season. Steve Young had come into games...
49ers RB Coach Tom Rathman: All quiet on the running back front?
This offseason has seen an assortment of discussions ranging from draft talk to trade talk to positional analysis to the Jimmy Raye offense. In fact, most of these topics have been discussed numerous times. That's all well and good, but there's one topic of sorts that I haven't noticed much...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1989
This is a brief historical recap of the San Francisco 49ers 1989 season. 1989 ushered in a new age for both the NFL and the 49ers, but how would it affect the product on the field? How could George Seifert possibly fill the shoes of Bill Walsh? 1989 would end up being one of the most memorable...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1986
This is a brief historical recap of the San Francisco 49ers' 1986 season. Following the disappointment of the frustrating 1985 season, how would the 49ers respond in 1986? What exactly did Bill Walsh do in the draft that made it stand out even against a history of great drafting? With Joe Montana's...
The Art (and Science) of Drafting: IIa. The Policy Regime (1994-1998)
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Apologize in advance, but the team and player page tags aren't working for me right now for some reason. I'll attempt to link them shortly. On Wednesday, in Part 1 of my review of 49er draft history, I broke down their picks since 1994 by round, position, and conference. Just to...
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