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The San Francisco 49ers have a bye this weekend, and that makes this a perfect time to look at which players have stood out this season for the right reasons—and which players have stood out for the wrong ones.
With an extra week of preparation and rest before they head up to Seattle for a November 22 matchup against the hated Seahawks, the San Francisco 49ers are hoping that wide receiver Anquan Boldin and running back Carlos Hyde heal well enough to face the final seven games of the season with confidence. The 49ers offense is the worst in the NFL by almost any measurement, and without Boldin and Hyde, there's no chance it improves.
Former 49er defensive standout Patrick Willis has emphatically responded to Bleacher Report's story that he is considering returning to football.
As the San Francisco 49ers enjoy their bye week in this tough 2015 season, it's time to look forward to next season. With a 3-6 record and the current personnel problems, it will be a very different 49ers roster that takes the field at Levi's Stadium in September 2016.
With the surprising 17-16 home win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday in Blaine Gabbert's starting debut at Levi's Stadium, the San Francisco 49ers now get a week off. The team needs time for running back Carlos Hyde and wide receiver Anquan Boldin to get healthy.
As expected, San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Tomsula is sticking with Blaine Gabbert as the starting quarterback after the bye week.
No Vernon Davis? No problem. No Colin Kaepernick? No problem. No Carlos Hyde? No problem. The San Francisco 49ers started a trio of reserves at key offensive positions, and the team's defense rose to the occasion nicely at home.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick on Friday offered his first remarks to reporters following his benching to a backup role and seemed to dispute comments about his performance and state of mind offered by coaches.
The San Francisco 49ers have officially made the change at quarterback from Colin Kaepernick to Blaine Gabbert.
The 49ers sold the script so well at the beginning of the season. But after a successful sneak preview against Minnesota, the stage lights went dark.
The San Francisco 49ers signed running back Pierre Thomas on Tuesday to bolster the position given a rash of recent injuries.
The San Francisco 49ers reached the Super Bowl after the 2012 regular season, only because they upset the Atlanta Falcons on the road in the NFC Championship Game.
Colin Kaepernick will be benched Sunday in favor of backup quarterback Blaine Gabbert, multiple sources are reporting Monday night.
Tight end Vernon Davis, one of the longest-tenured players on the San Francisco 49ers, has reportedly been traded to the Denver Broncos.
San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Tomsula has always said that Colin Kaepernick is his quarterback. Not on Monday.
The San Francisco 49ers have the worst offense in the NFL, and it's probably time to bench quarterback Colin Kaepernick. After all, the team couldn't be much worse with a different QB, could it?
The Rams had three sacks and a safety in a 27-6 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
San Francisco 49ers running back Carlos Hyde has been ruled out of Sunday's game at the St. Louis Rams because of an injured left foot.
Not that the San Francisco 49ers need any more distractions, but there are several important players who couldn't practice fully on Thursday due to injury as the team heads into its Week 8 road game against the St. Louis Rams. Already 2-5 this season, the 49ers are looking at their first losing season since 2010.
49ers tight end Vernon Davis isn't concerned about his team's locker room despite a 2-5 start to the season that included a team-wide meeting following an Oct. 4 loss to the Green Bay Packers.
Even as quarterback Colin Kaepernick was leading the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl in the 2012 postseason, there were obvious problems with handing over the steering wheel to the offense.
When it comes to any outside chatter questioning Colin Kaepernick's support system in his own locker room, coach Jim Tomsula hardly expects that would have been generated within team headquarters from management or players.
San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Tomsula likened a recent team meeting to an "Italian dining room table."
With wins over NFC West rivals Arizona and Seattle already, the St. Louis Rams have announced their candidacy for the division title in 2015 already. In Week 8, the 49ers travel to St. Louis with questions on both sides of the ball.
With frustration and disappointment on the rise among the team's fan base, San Francisco 49ers first-year head coach Jim Tomsula left little doubt Friday as to who will be the starting quarterback against the Rams next week.
