Justin Smith
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3.7K6649ers shouldn’t expect much out of Darnell Dockett
What do the 49ers see in Darnell Dockett? It better not be a starting defensive lineman, or Justin Smith’s replacement. Otherwise they’re going to be disappointed. Maybe what they saw was a relatively cheap (a two-year, $7.5 million deal where just $2 million is guaranteed) former captain of a division rival who, up until he missed […]
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7.1K81For 49ers, this week marked the end of an era
It takes a long time to build a championship team. The 2012 San Francisco 49ers didn’t seize the opportunity to complete that journey. I was at that game, in the stands behind the end zone where Jacoby Jones scored those touchdowns and Colin Kaepernick threw those final three passes to Michael Crabtree, surrounded by Ravens […]
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3.2K849ers land solid pass rusher (and Pro Bowl Twitter follow) in Darnell Dockett
In Jim Tomsula’s continued effort to scour the earth for every available defensive lineman, the 49ers have signed former Arizona Cardinal Darnell Dockett to a two-year deal, according to Drew Rosenhaus, Dockett’s agent. In all seriousness, it’s tough to be mad at this signing. Just last week, the 49ers were entertaining the idea of bringing […]
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2.7K8Hey, Jim Tomsula can speak into a microphone (and “shoot bologna,” too)
“I didn’t do a good job. You know what I mean? Didn’t do a good job. [49ers director of communications Bob] Bobby [Lange] was trying to get me to go to bed that night and I didn’t. Anyway, I’m driving him crazy. He called me three times last night to make sure I went to […]
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3.8K3Report: 49ers DE Justin Smith will retire after today’s game
The news just keeps getting better and better for the 49ers. I’m hearing this will be 49ers DT Justin Smith’s last game. Retirement looming after 14 yrs. in the NFL — Alex Flanagan (@Alex_Flanagan) December 28, 2014 I guess it’s not that much of a surprise, since Smith played “a whole season last year with half […]
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3.6K249ers OLBs aren’t getting it done without Aldon Smith
Three every-down performers are missing, and it’s obvious when watching the 49ers try to put together a full game. Scheme and halftime adjustments are important, but the second half fades seen over the last two games can probably be explained in part by the absences of Anthony Davis, NaVorro Bowman and Aldon Smith. The 49ers […]
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3.1K23Ugly game, ugly loss: Bears score 21 fourth quarter points to ruin Levi’s Stadium debut for 49ers
This wasn’t a night when the 49ers wanted to see history repeat itself. The stadium looked good, but the game was another story. The turf wasn’t a problem, but the flags that littered the playing surface didn’t help. Even worse for the 49ers, Colin Kaepernick — who’s planning on starting a lot of games at this […]
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4.5K449ers GIFs – Justin Smith sacks, Carlos Hyde runs, Jim Harbaugh vents
It’s been a depressing Monday in many respects, so let’s lighten the mood a little bit. My wife is back on a GIF-making mission this season, and I had three requests last night. Justin Smith Carlos Hyde Jim Harbaugh She went through the entire game and pulled seven GIFs. And if that’s not enough GIFfage […]
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PFF grades look great for Kaepernick, Smith … not so much for Brooks, Wilhoite
The scores provided by Pro Football Focus are thoroughly done and very interesting. The whole shebang is also a paid service, so it doesn’t seem right to go through the entire 49ers roster and list everyone’s score. But Jeff Deeney is nice enough to put together a morning-after-the-game email for those who cover the team, and those emails […]
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NFC Championship Game: the biggest mismatch in the 49ers’ favor
NFL Network showed both 49ers/Seahawks games this past week on NFL Replay. Richard Sherman was mic’d up in Week 2, and after the game started getting out of hand he was shown on the sideline. He yelled, “They said this was supposed to be a matchup. MISMATCH!” At the end of that game it appeared […]
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3.1K249ers photos: Rogers jogs, Harbaugh makes J. Smith and McDonald laugh, identifying Crabtree’s Jordans
To get the business part of this out of the way first, Carlos Rogers isn’t going to play on Sunday unless a miracle occurs. He was listed as “questionable” going into the game in Green Bay, but there was no chance he was going to play. He finally started running on Monday, and he did […]
