Around the NFC West: Gore's role
Mike Sando, NFC West...go into every game hoping for offensive balance. Daniel Brown of the San Jose Mercury News says Vernon Davis needs one touchdown reception to break the single-season franchise record for tight ends. The man...
Blog | December 03, 2009Should the 49ers trade Frank Gore?
Mike Sando, NFC West...switch to a spread offense, they might as well trade running back Frank Gore, according to former...personnel group featuring Gore, Michael Crabtree, Josh Morgan, Vernon Davis and Delanie Walker. They used this grouping...
Blog | December 02, 2009Personnel report: One more look at 49ers
Mike Sando, NFC West...at Candlestick Park. A few well-timed strikes in the passing game sustained touchdown drives as the team worked primarily from its one-back offense featuring tight ends Vernon Davis and Delanie Walker. The...
Blog | November 30, 2009Around the NFC West: Flexible 49ers
Mike Sando, NFC West...a half for the second time since sacks became an official stat in 1982. More from Maiocco: Vernon Davis' six-catch day leads an aggressive offense. Lowell Cohn of the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat says...
Blog | November 30, 2009Mailbag: Surprising NFC West stats
Mike Sando, NFC West...this season. They also rank near the bottom in total pass plays. They are not sustaining drives well enough to stay on the field. Their total number of plays is low, in other words. Paul...
Blog | November 28, 2009Wrap-up: Packers 30, 49ers 24
Mike Sando, NFC West...build upon what quarterback Alex Smith, tight end Vernon Davis and receiver Michael Crabtree showed in the...make plays when the offensive line can protect well enough. The line, unaddressed early in the draft...
Blog | November 22, 200949ers again have no place for WR Jones
Mike Sando, NFC West...part of the deal he signed in February, well before the draft. The 49ers are also paying...staff. Crabtree's unexpected addition and tight end Vernon Davis' increased role as a receiver have left...
Blog | November 22, 2009The 49ers' chances against Green Bay
Mike Sando, NFC West...is really tough, he keeps coming back, he is really competitive, he is throwing the ball really well -- but they cannot protect. Mike Sando: One hit from the 49ers' Patrick Willis can be one too...
Blog | November 18, 2009Around the NFC West: Hasselbeck's health
Mike Sando, NFC WestEric D. Williams of the Tacoma News Tribune says Matt Hasselbeck is feeling better than he has felt in five weeks. Also from Williams: "The Seahawk...
Blog | November 13, 2009Thoughts, observations on 49ers vs. Bears
Mike Sando, NFC West...is looking like his final season. Tight end Vernon Davis does not seem to be blocking with...If Davis and Delanie Walker do not block well, the 49ers' two-tight end personnel group loses...
Blog | November 13, 2009Around the NFC West: Trufant vs. Fitzgerald
Mike Sando, NFC West...earlier in the week. Offensive coordinator Greg Knapp: 'Some people always reflect to just his run statistics. Well, this is a team sport, so it takes 11 guys to do that and he can't...
Blog | November 12, 2009Thoughts, observations on 49ers offense
Mike Sando, NFC West...here): The 49ers struck deep to tight end Vernon Davis on one of two plays Sunday when...first-round choice Michael Crabtree has generally played well. Josh Morgan projects as a potential No. 2...
Blog | November 11, 2009Bears are bums? Easy for Davis to say
Mike Sando, NFC West...confidence and inciting the opposition. 49ers tight end Vernon Davis obliterated the line when he made this...LBs, I think we can handle them pretty well. I like [defensive end] Adewale Ogunleye. I think...
Blog | November 10, 2009Silver linings: 49ers vs. Titans
Mike Sando, NFC West...feature a bright spot or two. Tight end Vernon Davis caught 10 passes for 102 yards, the...possession. Nose tackle Aubrayo Franklin appeared to play well again despite the 49ers' struggles against the run...
Blog | November 09, 2009What Raye and the 49ers were thinking
Mike Sando, NFC West...the game, spreading the field with two wide receivers and two tight ends with good receiving skills (Vernon Davis, Delanie Walker). They used this group 11 times in their first 13 plays before suddenly getting...
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