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49ers-Jaguars: Thursday Injury Report

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:57:39 -0500

Hope everybody is having a good Thanksgiving. We've got our Thanksgiving open thread if you want to chat about any of today's games. I wanted to get this posted before the food coma completely overwhelmed me. We've got the injury report here, followed by OC Jimmy Raye's post-practice press conference transcript. We had some interesting comments from Jimmy Raye, including the fact that Isaac Bruce will not be active Sunday and Brandon Jones will be. ...

Singletary considers Bly over Brown for cornerback spot

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:24:24 -0500

If history has taught us anything, it's that when Singletary said he is considering making a change, it usually means the change is made. Bly has been a starter throughout his career. He's been the team's third defensive back the entire season. Brown is coming off a shaky performance against the Packers and he's nursing a knee contusion. Bly said he's ready to start, and Brown said he'll do whatever's best for the team. If Bly starts, he'll see a...

49ers need continuity on offense

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:05:43 -0500

But Singletary made a big enough impact in his nine games as coach, the 49ers felt they had no other choice - for the job he did and the job they thought he would do in the future - to sign him to a four-year contract. Oh, sure, the defense has some issues, too. But the biggest question marks with the 49ers remain on offense. Today, I wrote about how critical the final six games are for quarterback Alex Smith and offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye. It should be noted that Singletary ...

Singletary angry with 49ers' 4-6 record

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:46:59 -0500

Opening statements: "Good morning ladies and gentlemen. How are you doing? Just to go over some of the injuries: [RB] Michael Robinson has a stinger. That's going to be MRI'd today. [SS] Michael Lewis, quad strain - left quad strain. [WR] Arnaz Battle, right leg strain. [WR] Jason Hill, left ankle sprain. [TE] Delanie Walker, forearm contusion. [LG] David Baas, right ankle sprain. [LB] Patrick Willis just has a trap spasm. [CB Marcus] Hudson, back strain. We'll see how he lo...

'Tundra' is not frozen at Lambeau

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:51:20 -0500

Veteran linebacker Takeo Spikes will not play today. Matt Wilhelm takes over as the 49ers' starting "ted" linebacker. Also, Brandon Jones is not going to be in uniform for the game. That means Arnaz Battle will get another chance to return punts. Here is the 49ers' complete list of inactives: Spikes, Jones, cornerback Keith Smith, cornerback Nate Clements, tackle Joe Staley, center Cody Wallace and defensive lineman Ricky Jean-Francois. Nate Davis is the emergency...

49ers 10 - Bears 6: 49ers day-after press conference

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:00:40 -0500

Mike Singletary usually has an 11:45am press conference the day after the 49ers play. Today it was bumped up to 10:45 and I didn't get a discussion post up. I just received the transcript for the press conference and have posted it after the jump. If you'd like to read it while watching the actual press conference, you can watch the archived footage at 49ers.com. There is a whole assortment of quotable info, but there is always some particular useful thoughts.&n...

The news of this Wednesday

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:30:43 -0500

Here's the news for a relatively quiet Wednesday here at 4949. - Mike Singletary said rookie Ricky Jean Francois would replace Demetric Evans (shoulder) in the defensive-line rotation. Singletary also said Arnaz Battle and Brandon Jones will battle it out this week for the right to...

Football Outsiders and the 49ers: Team Stats Through Week 7

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:00:37 -0500

Welcome back for this week's look at how the 49ers' team stats rank in the NFL according to Football Outsiders (FO).* If you want a less stat-intensive look at 49er rankings, check out Fooch's weekly post on how the team stacks up against the rest of the NFL according to the internet punditocracy. Two things have happened since the last time I posted 49er team stats and rankings. First, they had a bye, meaning that some of their DVOA rankings changed simply by virtue of the N...

49ers hand kick return duties to RB Glen Coffee

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:39:07 -0500

Fooch's Note: As small a comment as this was in the Chronicle article, it's obviously worth moving to the front page for discussion. To save space I moved most of the FanPost after the jump. For those wondering, Coffee returned 2 kicks for 25 total yards at Alabama in 2005, but does not appear to have any other kick return experience. Hmmmm...... Not sure if this is posted anywhere else but it says that Glen Coffee will be the kickoff return man. I don't rem...

Golden Nuggets: Bring on the game

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:01:41 -0500

Morning everyone. We're just about out of our bye week today, or maybe we were yesterday? Either way the 49ers now have an upcoming game and I can stop looking back on the recent loss and look forward to what should be a good game between the 49ers and the Texans. There's a lot of question marks in that game, from how good this team is to how good the individual units are. What will the change on the offensive line be, and will that cure some woes on offense? How will WR Michael C...

Fantasy quick-hitters

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:18:17 -0500

Arnaz Battle pushing Josh Morgan for starting job? Morgan has been one of my favorite sleepers, but his preseason has been pretty lackluster though he still holds onto the starting gig. Battle is a guy who always seems to produce in PPR formats, though he’s less of an impact player and more of a possession WR. Willie [...]

Arnaz Battle: Harder to kill than Jason, Freddy Krueger and Michael Myers combined

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:00:09 -0500

More photos » by Jeff Chiu - AP Browse more photos » One of my favorite 49ers is Arnaz Battle. I realize he's not a superstar receiver, but something about him is appealing to the fan in me. Actually it's multiple somethings. He came out of Notre Dame basically learning a new position (I believe he played some WR at Notre Dame). Not only did he learn the position, but he actually became a...

49ers WR Arnaz Battle Fighting For His Roster Spot?

Sat, 16 May 2009 15:37:10 -0500

Arnaz Battle was the 49ers top wide receiver in 2006 and '07 but he finds himself in a battle for playing time and a roster spot in the final year of...

Arnaz Battle missing: should we even worry?

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:39:41 -0500

Arnaz Battle of the 49ers has been missing some OTAs time without telling anyone why. Should we even need to worry? I don't think so!