Acme Packing Company (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
by Tony Dejak - AP View full size photo » It's a long list for each team this week. The Green Bay Packers have 17 players listed, and the 49ers 13. But most of the injuries are not serious, and nearly everyone is expected to play. For the Packers, it's been a rough week of practice. Both RT Allen Barbre and OL Evan Dietrich-Smith were injured during practice , and I'm not expecting either of...
Niners Nation (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
We're two days away from a monstrous game for the 49ers and we've got our final injury report of the week. A whole lot of probable players, but not much beyond that. Barrows thinks we'll see Matt Wilhelm starting at the Ted linebacker spot over Takeo Spikes , who remains "day-to-day." Wilhelm was solid last Thursday as a mid-game replacement for Spikes, so let's hope it carries over to Sunday....
Acme Packing Company (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Since I spent the entire Packers - Cowboys game last Sunday schmoozing with bigwigs in my chosen profession and attempting to get a job, I had to rely on a friend's BlackBerry to give me periodic updates on the score (whenever he was getting service in that Faraday Cage of a hotel). Needless to say, I startled a few people with my exclamations of joy when seeing the score go from 3-0 to 10-0 and then...
Niners Nation (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Thursday Night Football returns tonight with another riveting matchup: MIami Dolphins @ Carolina Panthers . One has to wonder if we'll get a better performance this week than we saw with the 49ers and Bears last week. Either way, it's a big game since the Carolina Panthers are involved. The Panthers are 3 point favorites, and a loss would be huge for draft pick purposes. It's going to be an interesting...
Niners Nation (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Goood morning everyone. Today I've got plenty of links for you, a couple previews, some audio clips, some interviews and notes and all that good stuff. I'm also going to try and keep my grammar up to par in this edition of the Nuggets considering the fact that some of you have been complaining lately! As the weekend draws closer all I can do is get more and more confident that the 49ers are going to...
Niners Nation (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
After last week's short week, we return to a fairly normal practice report (instead of Monday being the Wednesday injury report). The biggest non-practice info for the Packers is that defensive end Cullen Jenkins sat out practice today. He played last week and I think it's safe to say he's getting some veteran's rest. Other than that, the Packers had some limited guys, but most of those folks usually...
Niners Nation (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Morning everyone. Today I've got more links for you than I did yesterday, but I'm in a huge rush after a rather bad day. The first of the previews for Sunday's game against the Packers are rolling in as well as some articles concerning the 49ers wide receivers and who will be starting. Other than that, I don't think I have a whole lot for you. As I'm in a hurry I'll just get to your links. WR Josh...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Linebacker Takeo Spikes is listed as day-to-day with a strained hamstring incurred in the Chicago game, coach Mike Singletary said Tuesday. "If Takeo can't go, Matt Wilhelm will start," he said. Wilhelm, a seven-year veteran, was signed as a free agent by the...
Niners Nation (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
The 49ers returned to practice today, and as usual we had post-practice press conferences. There's nothing too shocking to report, although a few notable comments worth at least discussing. On the injury front, Glen Coffee will be back. I'm not sure how big a difference that will make, but it's at least worth mentioning. Also, Takeo Spikes remains day-to-day, and if he can't go on Sunday Matt Wilhelm...
Niners Nation (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
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...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Niners LB Takeo Spikes Thursday's game against the Bears in the second quarter with a strained left hamstring and didn't return.
Niners Nation (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
vs. Date: November 12, 2009 Time: 5:20pm PST Location: Bill Walsh Field @ Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA Records: 49ers (3-5) Bears (4-4) Bodoglife.com Spread : 49ers -3; Over/Under 43; Money Line: 49ers -175, Bears +155 - Minus three means pretty much a dead-even matchup. I'd imagine a lot of folks are looking to cash in on the Bears. I'm taking 49ers and the under. Weather : 59 °F, 13mph...
Football news from a chick™ (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
CHICAGO BEARS at SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS -- BEARS: OUT: S Kevin Payne (back), LB Pisa Tinoisamoa (knee), RB Garrett Wolfe (back). QUESTIONABLE: S Al Afalava (shoulder). PROBABLE: TE Desmond Clark (neck), DT Tommie Harris (knee), CB Charles Tillman (shoulder). 49ERS: OUT: CB Nate Clements (shoulder), RB Glen Coffee (concussion), DE Demetric Evans (shoulder), T Joe Staley (knee). QUESTIONABLE: WR Isaac Bruce...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
He is the unknown soldier. If you know who Matt Wilhelm is, you're probably spending way too much time studying the 49ers. Linebacker Takeo Spikes went out with a hamstring injury late in the first half Thursday night. Bad news for the 49ers, who must stop...
Niners Nation (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
I know all of us were a bit concerned by all the players on yesterday's injury report . However, as today's report shows, virtually all the "limited" and "non-participants" were full participants today. Yesterday's report was a projection because there was no actual practice, so I'm guessing the team was just being a bit more conservative. Of course, Glen Coffee is not going to...
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