The 49ers feel to the Chargers in their last preseason game by the score of 13-16.  It isn’t as bad as it sounds considering the 49ers had 4 INT’s and 2 fumbles.  If you don’t have those tournovers it could have been a totally different game.  You have to praise the defense for only giving up 16 points when the opposing teams gets that many tournovers.

Starting quarterback Alex Smith didn’t have the outing that he would have hoped for.  He played the first quarter and one drive in the second quarter.  He threw one interception and his only drive in the second quarter he fumbled the ball while being sacked.  Smith finished the game going 3-8 for 23 yards.  Definately not numbers that you want your starting quarterback to put up.

I won’t blog much more about the preseason as we are all gearing up for the season opener against the Arizona Cardinals.  Take preseason for what it is worth to your, other then that, lets move onto the real season!

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Welcome news to 90% of the 49ers fans out there!  Coach Nolan has announced that Joe Staley will be the starting right tackle instead of Kwame Harris.

Nolan said “A starting spot on our team is earned and not given out, both players had a good training camp but Staley will be our starter in week 1″  Well I sure hope it is a lot longer then week 1.

Look for some more roster moves to happen as the team gets down to the limit on September 1st.

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The 49ers made some roster moves this week as they continue to trim down the roster as opening weekend will soon be here.  The players not making the roster were four-year veteran LB Roderick Green, second-year WR Marcus Maxwell, first-year players K MacKenzie Hoambrecker, G Nick Steitz, and LB John Syptak and rookies P Ken Parrish, CB Sammy Joseph, FB Steve Dildine, and WR Dominque Zeigler.

The 49ers also placed DE Melvin Oliver and WR C.J. Brewer on the injured reserve list.

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The 49ers played the worst first half of their preseason Saturday night against the Bears as they were losing 31-13 at halftime.  When both teams first teams were playing against each other, it wasn’t even close as the Bears totally dominated every aspect of the game.  The 49ers defense made Sexy Rexy Grossman look like an allpro even though he was booed by the Bears fans.

Trent Dilfer helped led the team to a comeback in the second half but he couldn’t quite get the team over the edge as they still lost by three points.  He threw touchdown passes to Zach Hilton and Jason Hill in the 4th quarter while throwing for 99 yards.

I’m not too worried, I didn’t expect the team to beat the Bears to be honest as they are still ways ahead of the 49ers at this point. I like the fact Dilfer was able to score 2 TD’s in the 4th quarter and atleast make it a game, even if it was against the Bears third and fourth strings.

Wide receiver C.J. Brewer tore his right acl during Tuesdays practice and will be lost for the season.  Brewer caught a ball and tried to cut and go upfield and knew right away that he tore it.  He should know, because five years ago, he tore his left acl.

Surgery will take place on Friday for Brewer.  He will have a cadaver acl placed in his knee to replace the torn one.

Good luck C.J. , we all hope you have a fast and successful rehab.

Rookie linebacker Patrick Willis who was drafted #11 overall by the 49ers was told on Monday that he will be the starting MIKE linebacker.  Derek Smith who was starting at MIKE will now be moving to the TED linebacker poistion.

Willis is going to be a stud for the 49ers,  lets all hope he can become the next Ray Lewis type player :)  Well atleast his gameplay and not his mouth lol.

The SanFrancisco 49ers were able to comeback in the final three minutes of their game against the Oakland Raiders and win 27-21.  Shaun Hill led the team down the field during the 70 yard drive and rookie running back Thomas Clayton plunged in from one yard out for the winning touchdown.

The 49ers almost didn’t get the win however as Josh McCown and the Raiders drove down the field the final 35 seconds of the game and actually should have won.  Alvis Whitted dropped a sure touchdown in the endzone and that only left the Raiders with one more shot which was incomplete.

Ashley Lelie led the receivers with 4 catches for 57 yards, including a 1-yard TD catch. Lelie has primarily worked with the second and third units, but caught his first NFL pass from quarterback Alex Smith.

Due to injuries, Patrick Estes, Aubrayo Franklin, Frank Gore, Walt Harris and Bryant Young were held out of the game.

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The San Francisco 49ers didn’t get off to the right foot last night as they dropped their first preseason game to the Denver Broncos by the score of 13-17.  The first half included all the highlights pretty much as it was all 3rd and 4th string players playing in the second half.

The 1st and 2nd strings for the niners player pretty well I thought.  In preseason you want your starters to look sharp and know what they are doing which they did that last night.  I don’t put much thought into last nights second half the game because a lot of those players won’t be getting that much playing time once the season starts.

Quarterback Alex Smithwent 4-for-5 for 58 yards passing while leading two first-quarter scoring drives for the 49ers.  He looked good and had a very nice pass to Arnaz Battle on a tight post route that was perfectly thrown.  Smith has a lot more confidence going into this year, then he has had in the past.  It is really nice to see the young guy with this much confidence and throwing the ball like he is capabale of.

Maurice Hicksand Michael Robinson both looked good in limited action in their battle to be Frank Gore’s backup. Hicks rushed for 30 yards and Robinson added 25. Gore, the 2006 NFC rushing leader, will sit out at least the 49ers’ first three exhibitions with a broken hand.

The 49ers will next play on August 18th, this coming Saturday against the Oakland Raiders.  Get our there and support the 49ers if you are able to!

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It is that time of year 49er fans!  The first preseason game for the new look 49ers is tonight against the Denver Broncos.  It is going to be exciting to see how this team develops as the year goes on.  Hopefully Alex Smith and Frank Gore can lead the offense to some wins.  We already know that the defense is going to be good this year.

As for tonights game, we can expect the starters to play 15 plays or the first quarter which ever happens first.  The second team will enter in the second quarter. Some might even start the third quarter. The third unit will play most of the third and the entire fourth quarters.

One position battle will take place at running back tonight as Gore is still out with his broken hand.  Look for Michael Robinson and Maurice Hicks to battle it out.  They will both split time in the first quarter before Robinson takes over in the second quarter.  Thomas Clayton and Arkee Whitlock will get a lot of action in the second half as well.

Lets go 49ers!

The San Francisco 49ers have announced that they will be wearing throwback uniforms for the season opener against the Arizona Cardinals.  It is just one of the ways the team will be honoring Bill Walso this season.  Here are some other things the team has planned so far:

• Contribute your memories and pictures to the Bill Walsh Memory Book on 49ers.com by emailing Bill.Walsh@niners.nfl.com  
• Visit the Walsh fan tribute area in front of the teams headquarters in Santa Clara
• Attend the Walsh family public memorial service, August, 10 at 11:00 at Monster Park
• Join us for the August 13, pre-season game vs. Denver – with a Moment of Silence in honor of Bill Walsh
• Wear your 49ers colors to the September 10 game vs. Arizona – a Bill Walsh tribute
• Look for the “BW” decals on the helmet and on the coaches’ shirts that the team will wear throughout the season.

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