What to watch in 49ers' exhibition opener
Mike Sando, NFC West...find a strong preseason from Coffee to be reassuring evidence of an upgrade from 2008 backup DeShaun Foster. Half the secondary. Free safety Dashon Goldson and cornerback Dre Bly are the ones to watch...
Blog | August 14, 2009Gore shrugs off idea he'll share the load
Mike Sando, NFC West...But if the 49ers are right about Coffee, Gore will face greater competition for playing time. DeShaun Foster wasn't a threat last season. Gore on sharing the load: I haven't...
Blog | May 19, 2009Mailbag: Cardinals loading up in secondary
Mike Sando, NFC WestPosted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando William from Vancouver, Wash., writes: Concerning Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Matt Hasselbeck said, during a Supe...
Blog | May 13, 2009Niners get their complementary back
Mike Sando, NFC West...as big as the back San Francisco probably anticipated adding. Coffee should represent an upgrade over DeShaun Foster in the No. 2 role
Blog | April 26, 2009Pre-draft glance at NFC West free agents
Mike Sando, NFC West...49ers with three unrestricted free agents: Quarterback Jamie Martin, pass rusher Roderick Green and running back DeShaun Foster. Consider that list an indication of how irrelevant unrestricted free agency becomes as the draft approaches...
Blog | April 21, 2009Comings and goings: 49ers since the Super Bowl
Mike Sando, NFC West...a former 49er. Offense Jamie Martin, QB J.T. O'Sullivan, QB Billy Bajema, TE DeShaun Foster, RB Sean Ryan, TE Bryant Johnson, WR Jonas Jennings, T Damane Duckett, T Defense Keith Lewis...
Blog | March 31, 200949ers free-agency update: 20-day mark
Mike Sando, NFC West...Brandon Jones WR Added Moran Norris FB Added Damane Duckett OL UFA Jamie Martin QB UFA DeShaun Foster RB UFA Donald Strickland CB UFA Billy Bajema TE UFA Roderick Green LB UFA Sean Ryan...
Blog | March 18, 2009Free-agency comings and goings: Visits tracked
Mike Sando, NFC West...visited the Chiefs Cardinals cornerback Eric Green visited the Titans, Dolphins and 49ers 49ers running back DeShaun Foster visited the Bills 49ers tight end Billy Bajema visited the Jets Seahawks receiver Bobby Engram visited...
Blog | March 11, 2009Niners want bigger running back in draft
Mike Sando, NFC West...very good in the draft. If they find such a player in the draft, as expected, DeShaun Foster presumably would not return. The 49ers like the depth at receiver in the draft. That could...
Blog | February 20, 2009What cap space means in NFC West
Mike Sando, NFC WestPosted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Marco from Las Cruces writes: I have seen it mentioned before, but do you have any numbers on the NFC West teams a...
Blog | February 06, 2009Mailbag: Arizona fan's excitement palpable
Mike Sando, NFC WestPosted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Shane from Tempe writes: My first Cardinals game was their last game of their first season in Arizona in 1988, whe...
Blog | January 18, 2009Around the NFC West: Coaching carousel
Mike Sando, NFC West...Barrows of the Sacramento Bee looks at the 49ers' running backs after Frank Gore. Is DeShaun Foster a solid No. 2? Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic expects pass-rusher Travis LaBoy to...
Blog | January 08, 2009Around the NFC West: Boldin cautious
Mike Sando, NFC West...Tom Rathman inherits one top-flight rusher (Frank Gore) and a few question marks. Crumpacker: "Backup DeShaun Foster's contract is up and former practice squad member Thomas Clayton is untested. Furthermore, the only...
Blog | January 08, 2009Second thoughts on Martz and 49ers
Mike Sando, NFC West...Mike Martz caught the Dolphins off-guard late in the third quarter with a handoff to DeShaun Foster from a four-receiver package on second-and-10. Foster gained 10 yards on the play...
Blog | December 21, 2008Heitmann points to 49ers' line 'upgrade'
Mike Sando, NFC West...better. We're keeping them off Shaun [Hill]. We're opening holes for Frank [Gore] and DeShaun [Foster]. We've got to continue to do that and keep building on what we've done...
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