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  Maybe Frank Gore is breathing just a little bit easier today. With the trade for Ted Ginn Jr., the chances of the San Francisco 49ers selecting C.J. Spiller in the draft just became a bit more remote. You can probably cross Dexter McCluster, Jordan Shipley, Trindon Holliday, and Brandon Banks off your mock drafts as well. This is good news for Niners fans, however. ...

There was once a time that when a free agent came to visit 49ers’ headquarters, more often than not he left a 49er. Now I know that the team was not expected to make a huge splash in the free agent market this year. However, I did expect just a little ripple in the pond. To date the team has signed quarterback David Carr and cornerback Karl ...

Okay, I admit I have the advantage of knowing about the recent trades, whereas Kiper and McShay did their drafts prior to them, but that just means they need to get busy and update their mocks! But hey, were all waiting for Rick Gosselin’s mock draft anyhow—right? I think the 49ers really are the winners in this mock draft. They end up with the offensive tackle they ...

Writer's note: This is the third and final installment of the San Francisco 49ers' All-"No" Team. The first part can be viewed by clicking here, "The San Francisco 49ers' All-"No" Team, Pt. 1: Skill Positions " and the second installment can be viewed by clicking here, "The San Francisco 49ers All-"No" Team, Pt. 2: The Linemen."   Introduction With the NFL draft fast approaching and free agency in full swing, I have read ...

Once upon a time, the 49ers signed a high profile cornerback—no, not that one. This cornerback had been named to seven Pro-Bowls, was a five-time First-team All-Pro selection, and was the 1993 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. The cornerback of course, was Rod Woodson. But something seemed to happen to Woodson when he arrived in San Francisco, he wasn’t the player he ...

The results are in for the 49er fans “Build your own Draft”. It is never to late for your input though; just leave whom you would like the 49ers to select for each round in the comment section.     Round 1 (pick 13): Joe Haden (5’11”, 195lbs), CB, Florida At round selection 13, the clear-cut winner is Joe Haden. CJ Spiller was a distant second, with Trent Williams and Brian Bulaga also ...

I suppose the title of this article calls for a bit of clarification. When referring to "free agents," I will be using the term as it relates to the current system of free agency that was instituted in 1993. As such, you will not be seeing names such as Russ Francis, Matt Millen, or Roy Foster. Technically, though, I suppose they were free agents. Francis had retired from football and ...

There are a ton of mock drafts out there right now, and everyone has an opinion on what the 49ers should do in the draft. One thing is clear—the team needs to draft a tackle, but at what point in the draft do they take one? You have one faction screaming that they must take one with one of their first two picks, and then there is the other side ...

The 49ers didn’t plan on making a big splash in free agency, and true to their word, they haven’t. The team did make the somewhat surprising move of adding quarterback David Carr to the roster. They also made a run at blocking tight end Anthony Becht, who decided to re-sign with the Arizona Cardinals. Other than some second tier signings, it is still doubtful that the team will go after any of ...

As much as I would love to see CJ Spiller or Joe Haden holding up a 49er’s jersey on April 22, chances are neither of them will be. Unless General Manager Scot McCloughan is putting up a smoke screen, he has all but ruled out drafting Spiller because of his size. His draft philosophy is to draft big players, and he has said repeatedly that he will not ...