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It appears Frank Gore was right: RT Anthony Davis is in uniform, on field, at the start of practice. #49ers
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The football gods begin to show favor.Eric Branch @Eric_Branch 2m
It appears Frank Gore was right: RT Anthony Davis is in uniform, on field, at the start of practice. #49ers
Since Skuta still hasnt been fined for the hit on Stanton I guess the hit was legal and shouldnt have been penalized.
Didn't look illegal to me... Hit with the shoulder
It's going to be interesting to see how Fangio counters that high-octane Chip Kelly offense. Probably will be in nickel all game long. Going to be tough to stop the passing game with zero pressure on the QB. This could get ugly...:x
49ers need pass rush, so where's Tank?
September 25, 2014, 8:00 am
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SANTA CLARA – The 49ers need a pass rusher.
And that’s exactly why they selected Tank Carradine in the second round of the 2013 draft.
Yet, Carradine has been inactive in two games and played a minimal role in a third game this season after never getting on the field as a rookie while he rehabbed from a knee injury that ended his college career.
“He’s coming,” coach Jim Harbaugh said on Wednesday when asked why Carradine does not have a role in the 49ers’ defense. “He’s in that role of getting going. Excited about his development and his future.”
The 49ers knew Carradine was a project when they selected him. They knew there would be very little carryover from what he did in college to what he would be asked to do in the 49ers’ defense. Conversely, the 49ers figured Quinton Dial would have an easier time making the jump to the NFL because his training and responsibilities in Alabama’s defense were similar to what the 49ers are asking of him.
General manager Trent Baalke spoke last season about Carradine’s transition from college.
“If you remember the system he played at Florida State, hand in the dirt, outside edges, playing fast up-field, it’s a different style than we play,” Baalke said. “So there is going to be a learning curve for Tank.”
Currently, Demarcus Dobbs and Tony Jerod-Eddie are veterans who rank ahead of Carradine as backups on the 49ers depth chart. Carradine told the Sacramento Bee that his familiarity with the playbook and the 49ers’ techniques are the biggest obstacles preventing him from making a contribution.
“There are some things that I get, a lot of stuff I get,” he said. “Then there's some stuff I don't get. And when you compare that to somebody else who's been in the system longer, of course, they're going to know more than you.”
So the consensus within the organization is that he'd be less effective than the inefficient pass rush we already have?
Eric Branch @Eric_Branch 19m
In 2012, Aldon Smith had 19.5 sacks. In 2014, #49ers are on pace for 21.3 sacks.
If any of you guys are watching the TNF game, I hope you are as pissed off as I am. That fumble that was ripped out of the Skins player's hands upsets me to no end. How the EFF was that not ruled forward progress stopped and this was?
I hate bringing up bad memories, but this call cost us #6. Not Kyle Williams fumbles. Not the atrocious game by Alex Smith. THIS call is what cost us #6.
And then the Giants get the benefit of the call tonight. I'm pissed.
sameI've always said this but that loss hurt more than the SB for me. I felt that was our year with that dominant defense.