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Barrows: Ponder could open next season as 49ers’ starting quarterback
49ers beat writer Matt Barrows joined Sportsphone 680 on Friday evening, and said that Christian Ponder will probably get a chance to play before this season is over. If he does well, Barrows believes that he may be the placeholder next season, assuming the 49ers elect to take a quarterback in next year’s draft.
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49ers promote RB DuJuan Harris from practice squad
Harris (5-7, 206) originally joined the 49ers on December 22, 2015. In two games (one start) with San Francisco last season, he registered 27 carries for 140 yards along with nine receptions for 97 yards
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Lott: Buckner and Armstead must prove first round worth
Over the last two drafts, San Francisco 49ers general manager Trent Baalke selected defensive ends Armstead and Buckner in the first round. Hall of Fame defensive back Ronnie Lott joined the Murph and Mac Show on Friday and said that the Oregon pass rushers need to show their first-round talent right now.
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ESPN ranks 49ers as worst franchise in professional sports
Things have been on a precipitous decline for the 49ers ever since head coach Jim Harbaugh was let go at the end of the 2014 season, but Friday’s news may be an indicator that the franchise has officially hit rock bottom.
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Torrey Smith blasts NFL’s handling of domestic violence on Twitter
The way the NFL and the Giants have handled the whole situation has stirred up a ton of emotions from players around the league, including the 49ers’ Torrey Smith.
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Hyde out, Smith questionable ahead of Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay
The 49ers only two offensive weapons remain banged up. Carlos Hyde once again did not participate in practice on Friday and has been listed as out for the 49ers Week 7 clash against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Veteran wide receiver Torrey Smith was limited for the second consecutive practice with a back injury…
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Tim Ryan: 49ers run defense lacking in ‘Pop Warner’ fundamentals
The San Francisco 49er defense has allowed the most rushing yards per game this season (174.5) and is coming off a 45-16 defeat to the Buffalo Bills last weekend where they were gashed for 313 on the ground. 49ers radio analyst Tim Ryan called the performance from the run defense unacceptable on Friday morning when…
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DeForest Buckner is now the 49ers’ most important player in 2016
The 49ers have to walk away from this excruciating season with one positive on defense. They have to be certain DeForest Buckner is a football player they can build around.
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The time Ronnie Lott smacked Charles Haley in the head
Former 49er Charles Haley joined the Murph and Mac Show on Thursday to promote his new autobiography, Fear No Evil: Tackling Quarterbacks and Demons on My Way to the Hall of Fame, and told an interesting anecdote about the time fellow teammate Ronnie Lott called him out in front of the team.
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Young: Without leadership, 49ers have ‘one of the worst locker rooms in football’
As a three-time Super Bowl champion, Steve Young knows a thing or two about leadership. The former 49er quarterback joined the Tolbert and Lund show on Wednesday, and said that after the season-ending injury to Navarro Bowman, this current 49er team is sorely lacking in that area.
