All's quiet in final hour of trade deadline

But that does not mean they did not try - or weren't at least open to the possibility to adding a player they believe can help. I heard from a league source last night that the 49ers were in discussions with at least one team about a trade. Sorry for the tease, but I have no idea which player(s) they considered. Whatever was being discussed, it looks as if it won't be happening. It seems as if those deadline talks hit a dead end. The 49ers have pulled the trigger on just one trade-deadline deal since Scot McCloughan arrived on the scene in 2005 - and that was as a seller. That year, the 49ers dealt backup quarterback Tim Rattay to the Buccaneers for a sixth-round draft pick. The 49ers discussed a trade with the Bills for cornerback Nate Clements in 2006. That trade went nowhere, but the 49ers signed Clements on the first day of free agency in 2007. And in 2007, the 49ers had Bears talked about a deal that would send linebacker Lance Briggs to San Francisco. I...