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San Francisco 49ers
Location: San Francisco, Calif. | Stadium: Candlestick Park (69,732) | Owner/President: Jed York | GM: Scot McCloughan
Coach: Mike Singletary | Super Bowls: 5
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49ers report: Inside slant
 

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Inside slant · Notes, quotes · Strategy and personnel
 

 

The 49ers feature an offense in transition.

The club wanted to be a power running team, but on Sunday, the 49ers ran 38 of their 69 offensive snaps out of the shotgun formation.

"I think we just have to see how much of the shotgun look we'll keep going forward," coach Mike Singletary said.

The 49ers went exclusively with the shotgun during their two-minute drills at the end of each of half. But the team also sprinkled in more shotgun and spread formations during the course of a 34-27 loss to the Titans.

For the first time this season, the 49ers tried to run the ball out of the shotgun. Frank Gore picked up 41 yards on seven rushing attempts. Singletary said there is less illusion with run plays out of the shotgun because of the absence of a fullback.

Quarterback Alex Smith was 17 of 28 for 155 yards with two touchdowns, two interceptions and a sack in the shotgun. That includes the stats he compiled in the two-minute drill, when he completed 12 of 18 for 115 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.

"I like the things that work," Singletary said. "I don't get into a 'look' or whatever. I look at, how does it fit with our personnel? It's something that we have the tools to do."

Singletary added that the 49ers might want to add more to their shotgun attack and cut back on "some of the other things we're doing."

The 49ers will not have much time to add large elements to their passing attack this week, as they have the quick turnaround to face the Bears on Thursday.

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November 9, 2009 3:05 pm

During the 49ers glory years, if you can remember that far back, the quarterback position was without a question the least of the organization's worry or concern.

Steve Young and Joe Montana are HOF quarterbacks that had a knack for winning. Eddie DeBartolo knew that these guys were a staple, a name to the franchise that ...(more)

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November 8, 2009 7:37 pm
In watching the last couple minutes of the Niners losing to the Titans, it has become very clear that this team is not quite ready to turn the corner. We are missing a few pieces that are very necessary for us to make a run in the playoffs. Alex is rusty as evidenced by the passes that continually go off the fingers of his receivers. Those ...(more)
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November 9, 2009 2:29 pm
I wanted to address several issues on various threads, but since I'm on somewhat of a time crunch today, I'm just going to write my thoughts on a separate thread.

The obvious issues were the turnovers. There were 4 49ers' TO's versus the Titans zero. There's a reason why TO
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November 9, 2009 6:36 am
but do you want to know where our front office really failed? Well that is as easy as a summer Brees, Drew Brees to be exact. Now my memory may not be doing me a favor here but I do not remember hearing anything about the 49ers pursuing Drew Brees. Now I know why and that i ...(more)
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November 4, 2009 3:42 pm
As explained by Alex Smith on Matt Maiocco's blog.

http://blog.pressdemocrat.com/49ers
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November 4, 2009 12:01 pm
I want the 9er's to open things up a bit more for SMith, but with the Oline in it's current state, that's going to get even harder.  On the flip side, I think it should give them more of an excuse to go into the Shotgun and let Smith get a little more comfortable.


We had word from the Santa Rosa Press Democrat as of Monday that San Francisco
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November 1, 2009 10:22 pm
So I was thinking it'd be cool to start a postgame thread similar the one that Thrash does before each game, but seeing as how the results of each game are a little different, it wouldn't really be as effective. But anyway, I feel like this team is the most interesting I've seen in years which is both good and bad. I'd say that the thing I can be most confident about is the future of these guys. W ...(more)
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November 8, 2009 7:51 pm
Alex Smith and our defense let us down today.  You have to give props to Andy Lee for his great punts today.  Only if our defense would have stopped the ...(more)
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November 6, 2009 9:34 am

I know that it will not happen or trades like this rarely ever do unlike basketball but check it out. I’m sure there a lot of teams that say that Gore is a monster that is not being used to his best with the Niners due to their O-line issues. So with that said let’s say move him in the off season to the Chiefs for their ...(more)

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November 6, 2009 12:52 pm
Look at our draft picks in the first round, finally a bright spot:

It has been a long time coming to say that the 49ers have actually made some good decisions in the draft.  Look at how we have done:

2005: ...(more)
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November 8, 2009 7:29 pm
Wow after watching the Titans run through our defense and our offense sputter more times then a flooded engine I have to come to the conclusion that the playoffs aren't in our future.  I for one believed our team president when he said last year was going to be the last year we missed the playoffs.  He lied and I believed it.  ...(more)
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November 2, 2009 1:35 pm
Another tough loss on the road has me down.  I know Singletary is not a moral victory kind of guy but I am.  We have to look at some of the positives, and there are positives here.

Peyton Manning had been sacked two times the whole year and the 49ers alm
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November 1, 2009 10:15 pm
Because we all know we are in NO way a Playoff team.  What's up with the HIGH SCHOOL play calling?  Should you really be running a draw play on 2 and 18? or 3 and 10?  NO.  I really think we are going too miss the playoffs if we can't open up the offense and spread the ball around, but with an average head coach that still doesn't have a clue, we will be waiting until next year ...(more)
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November 8, 2009 7:25 pm
After so many years of trying to find bright spots in losing efforts, I am about ready to give up on another season. Once again today we give the game away. After thinking that we had a serious chance of making the playoffs, here is a much more realistic look at how our remaining games will play out.

@ home vs Bears - Loss
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November 9, 2009 12:40 am
After starting the season 3-1 and talking all that thrash that your 49ers are the best team in the NFC West and that finally almost close to a decade now that finally this is the year the 49ers will win the NFC West and go to the playoffs this season and that the Cardinals, ...(more)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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