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Harbaugh makes special visit to Bakersfield for friend’s graduation
Coach Jim Harbaugh headed out after practice Thursday to watch another quarterback. And not just any quarterback. Some six months ago, it was Tyler Schilhabel who visited Harbaugh and the 49ers. Schilhabel was a promising quarterback in ...  
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NFL notes: San Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh pledges allegiance to QB Alex...
USA TODAYNFL notes: San Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh pledges allegiance to QB Alex SmithSalt Lake TribuneAfter a promise from players that the game will be more competitive, the NFL will hold the Pro Bowl at Honolulu's Aloha Stadium next Jan. 27, a week before the Super Bowl. Commissioner Roger Goodell had made it clear canceling the all-star game was a ...Jim Harbaugh calls perception that 49ers were 'pursuing' Peyton Manning 'silly'CBSSports...  
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Jim Harbaugh creates weird, wonderful 49ers world
Not heavy petting. But flirting, for sure. Harbaugh seems now to be showing support for Alex Smith. Smith got beat up via Twitter after he publicly disparaged Cam Newton. A Newton teammate tweeted that the only reason Smith still has a job is ...  
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Jim Harbaugh's Manning rant phony, but effective
First things first: San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh's denials about his "flirtation" with Peyton Manning were laughable. "It's an erroneous perception that we were flirting with Peyton Manning," Harbaugh said. "I keep hearing that over ...  
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Jim Harbaugh's Peyton Manning rant phony, but effective
First things first: 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh's denials about his "flirtation" with Peyton Manning were laughable. "It's an erroneous perception that we were flirting with Peyton Manning," Harbaugh said. "I keep hearing that over and over again. It's silly ...  
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Has Jim Harbaugh flipped his lid?
This is bizarre. San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh just denied that he pursued Peyton Manning when the quarterback became available as a free agent in March. Manning wound up signing a five-year, $96 million contract _ with ”only” the ...  
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Say What? Jim Harbaugh denies pursuit of Peyton Manning?
Some funny news out of the Bay Area today. According to 49ers beat man Matt Maiocco of CSN Bay Area, 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters that the his team, “Did not flirt with Peyton Manning.” Bay Area News Group beat writer Cam Inman ...  
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Jim Harbaugh says Alex Smith was always his guy
San Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh insists the 49ers planned to have Alex Smith as their quarterback even while they ... and was working out with a few teammates in the 49ers' on-field weight room when Harbaugh made his comments.  
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What Jim Harbaugh's thinking on Manning
Incumbent starter Alex Smith was a free agent and Manning was the most acclaimed free-agent quarterback to hit the market. The 49ers owed no apologies to anyone, and there was likewise no need for coach Jim Harbaugh to clarify the team's ...  
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Jim Harbaugh Attempts To Clear Up Peyton Manning, Alex Smith Situation Once...
49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh was available to the media once again earlier today and things got rather interesting, entirely of Jim Harbaugh's own accord. I'll have the full transcript tomorrow morning, but for now, I've posted some very specific comments from it after the jump. For the first time in a while, Coach Harbaugh directly addressed the Peyton Manning, Alex Smith situation from earlier this offseason. The 49ers have been...  
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Decoding Harbaugh: Manning, Smith was all about money
Smith: 'For me, this was always the place' Alex Smith answers to reporters after Jim Harbaugh resurfaced the offseason quarterback questions with Peyton Manning. So, really, what did 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh say on Wednesday? Rather than bring his press ...  
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49ers Blog: When it comes to Alex Smith, contract speaks louder than Harbaugh
The 49ers' contractual commitment to Alex Smith in no way matches Jim Harbaugh's effusive praise of Smith. Quarterback Alex Smith and coach Jim Harbaugh talk during a 49ers workout Tuesday.  
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Josh Johnson “didn’t pay any mind” to Harbaugh’s comments on Manning
It doesn’t matter whether anyone — or everyone — outside the 49ers organization believe coach Jim Harbaugh was telling something other than the truth when claiming earlier this week that his team didn’t flirt with and/or pursue Peyton Ma ...  
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Harbaugh talks about Smith and Manning
49ers coach Jim Harbaugh wants to be clear: Despite working out Peyton Manning, he always wanted quarterback Alex Smith. Harbaugh veered into an unprovoked discussion about Manning and Smith at the end of his session with reporters Wednesday. "Oh one other ...  
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Harbaugh says 49ers only 'evaluated' Manning
Something bothered 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh enough that he brought back a two-month melodrama everyone else thought was dead. Harbaugh, at the end of the 49ers' Organized Team Activity this week said, "Oh one other thing: There's a perception out there ...  
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Jim Harbaugh Defends Quarterback Alex Smith after Jon Beason Ripped Him...
Jim Harbaugh clearly has been feeling uneasy about all the comments about the San Francisco 49ers flirting with Peyton Manning, and he’s trying to put a stop to it. “”There’s a perception out there, and it’s an erroneous perception ...  
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Jim Harbaugh Insists Michael Crabtree Has Best, Most Lickable Hands In NFL...
Jim Harbaugh Insists Michael Crabtree Has Best, Most Lickable Hands In NFL History SAN FRANCISCO—49ers coach Jim Harbaugh, who has worked with such receiving greats as Tim Brown, Marvin Harrison, and Jerry Rice over the course of his career, found reason to praise his current top pass-catcher last week when he claimed Michael Crabtree has "far and away the most mouth-watering and lickable hands" of any receiver playing today or any he has ever...  
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San Francisco 49ers: Jim Harbaugh Playing Games with Smith-Manning Comments...
San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh likes to leave the world guessing. He’ll poke, jab and knock on the media’s and fans’ brains because he can, and what comes out of his mouth has people tuning in, tweeting, reading, etc. When he seemingly came ...  
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Harbaugh, ‘Hard Knocks’ and the Hard to Believe
In homage to David Letterman’s old Museum of the Hard to Believe, we offer two exhibits: Niners Coach Jim Harbaugh offered this unprompted statement about the 49ers’ participation in the Peyton Manning sweepstakes in the off-season ...  
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Bowlsby's job to pick up Big 12 resurrection where Neinas leaves off
During his six years at Palo Alto, he helped make Stanford one of the best overall athletic programs in the country and famously hired Jim Harbaugh as football coach. As athletic director at Iowa, he almost hired Florida's promising defensive coordinator ...  
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Jim Harbaugh’s inspiring friendship with paralyzed teen is a lesson for us...
There aren’t a lot of soft edges to Jim Harbaugh, at least according to those who don’t know him. Those who do realize that there’s more to the 49ers head coach than playbooks, whistles and multiple doses of Advil, as seen in this story ...  
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Jim Harbaugh Replaces Andy Lee as Holder on Place Kicks
We all know that Jim Harbaugh likes to get involved in practice. He likes to get involved in player personnel workouts/tryouts, too. Mostly he uses his arm, being that he was a quarterback in the NFL. The players generally say he can still ...  
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Harbaugh likes CB Brown's confidence
Coach Jim Harbaugh wouldn't address CB Tarell Brown's intentions of leading the NFL in INTs. "What I like, what you're saying that he's saying is he's chasing perfection, and that's a great thing to chase,” Harbaugh said.  
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Harbaugh says Smith was man all along
San Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh insists the 49ers planned to have Alex Smith as their quarterback even while they examined the possibility of signing then-free agent Peyton Manning. See the best San Francisco 49ers action, or check out your ...  
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Harbaugh insists Smith was 49ers' man all along
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) San Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh insists the 49ers planned to have Alex Smith as their quarterback even while they examined the possibility of signing then-free agent Peyton Manning. Harbaugh ended his weekly meeting with reporters ...  
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49ers coach Harbaugh says team only evaluated Manning, planned to stick with...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh insists the 49ers planned to have Alex Smith as their quarterback even while they examined the possibility of signing then-free agent Peyton Manning. Harbaugh ended his weekly meeting with reporters ...  
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Jim Harbaugh Does Indeed Love Michael Crabtree's Hands
Last week, 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh got some tongues wagging when he stated that Michael Crabtree had the best hands of any wide receiver Coach Harbaugh had been around. Naturally, the media followed up on this at their first opportunity. The 49ers have closed off practices for much of the offseason, but Coach Harbaugh took some time to answer questions this past week. You mentioned on the radio how Michael Crabtree had the best hands...  
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Harbaugh says 49ers were 'evaluating' Peyton Manning, not 'pursuing' him
Some 21/2 months after Peyton Manning worked out for the 49ers in North Carolina, coach Jim Harbaugh came forward Wednesday and clarified the 49ers' interest in the four-time NFL MVP, who eventually signed with the Denver Broncos.  
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Coach denies 49ers chased QB
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- San Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh insists the 49ers planned to have Alex Smith as their quarterback even while they examined the possibility of signing then-free agent Peyton Manning. Harbaugh ended his weekly meeting with ...  
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DB Thomas has advantage of knowing system
Undrafted rookie DB Michael Thomas, who played for coach Jim Harbaugh at Stanford, is mostly working out at S. “He's got a little bit of an advantage knowing (DC) Vic Fangio's system, but I know Michael really well,” Harbaugh said. “We know Michael ...  
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Niners' Jim Harbaugh provides example for Indy 500 team
San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh has a lifelong passion for auto racing, which increased when he was traded from the Chicago Bears to the Indianapolis Colts in 1994 and he was able to attend his first Indianapolis 500. Before his playing career ...  
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Jim Harbaugh's Comments About Alex Smith & Peyton Manning Continue To Be...
49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh chatted with the media on Wednesday and he's gotten the world in a huff over his comments regarding the 49ers evaluation (or pursuit if you so choose) of free agent quarterback Peyton Manning. I've posted the transcript after the jump, and you can also view Alex Smith's subsequent comments at CSN Bay Area. Cam Inman posted some of the many tweets that popped up mocking the whole situation. The general belief in...  
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Jim Harbaugh says San Francisco 49ers were 'evaluating' Peyton Manning, not...
Some 21/2 months after Peyton Manning worked out for the 49ers in North Carolina, coach Jim Harbaugh came forward Wednesday and clarified the 49ers' interest in the four-time NFL MVP, who eventually signed with the Denver Broncos. Harbaugh ...  
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Niner Noise Interviews 49ers Coach Jim Harbaugh
Niner NoiseNiner Noise Interviews 49ers Coach Jim HarbaughNiner NoiseSan Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh was on hand at the Civic Center Plaza event to present the DRU to The Salvation Army. After the presentation coach Harbaugh was kind enough to give a short interview to Niner Noise. Q. Right guard is one of the ...Alex Smith Discusses 49ers Interest In Peyton Manning, Trust In Jim HarbaughSB Nation Bay Area (blog)San Francisco 49ers' Jim...  
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Apparently, Alex Smith was Jim Harbaugh’s man all along
Never mind that San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Greg Roman traveled to North Carolina in mid-March to assess the condition of free-agent quarterback Peyton Manning. This is a well-documented fact, as is the fact that current 49ers quarterback Alex Smith was deciding whether to accept a three-year, $24 million offer from the team. As the process went on, Smith took a free-agent trip to Miami, Manning signed...  
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49ers Jim Harbaugh 6th in NFL Coaches Power Rankings
Sporting News' Clifton Brown has assembled his offseason NFL Coaches Power Rankings and San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh debuts on the list at #6. Brown explains: 6. Jim Harbaugh, San Francisco 49ers - He went to the NFC championship game ...  
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49ers’ Jim Harbaugh and Alex Smith try to set the record straight
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Hate it when controversies from 41/2 months ago are resurrected? Blame Jim Harbaugh for this one. As reporters were stepping away from their weekly group session with Harbaugh on Wednesday, the 49ers’ coach said he wanted to ...  
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Jim Harbaugh puts an end to the Peyton Manning and Alex Smith saga
It was a forgotten tale now, but Jim Harbaugh decided to bring it up again. After weeks and weeks of speculation regarding Peyton Manning’s transfer saga with the San Francisco 49ers, Jim Harbaugh decided to answer any questions that were thrown at him.  
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49ers' Jim Harbaugh and Alex Smith try to set the record straight
49ers' Jim Harbaugh and Alex Smith try to set the record straightBoston HeraldAccording to a source involved with the Manning saga, Manning initiated contact with the 49ers and the Texans. The Texans ultimately chose not to pursue Manning. The 49ers, meanwhile, flew to North Carolina to meet with Manning, who sat out the 2011 ...and more »  
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Jim Harbaugh Excited About Alex Boone, Anthony Davis
49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh took a few minutes to chat with the media yesterday as the 49ers opened up practice for the first time in a while. We've gotten practice videos, but limited comments from Coach Harbaugh and many of the players.  
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49ers Coach Jim Harbaugh Is Lowest-Paid Coach In NFC West
Jim Harbaugh is arguably among the top five coaches in the NFL. His transformative work with the San Francisco 49ers last season was no fluke. Harbaugh is inventive, a master motivator and just a little bit obsessed with scattering the competition.  
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49ers select a Jim Harbaugh nemesis: Oregon's LaMichael James
Coach Jim Harbaugh still thinks “from time to time” about the one that got away, the only defeat his 2010 Stanford team endured before he joined the 49ers last year. In that 52-31 loss at Oregon, LaMichael James ran for 257 yards and three touchdowns ...  
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Jim Harbaugh says 49ers never pursued Peyton Manning
“That was a tough call. Same with Jim Harbaugh.” The 49ers held off on negotiating a new deal with Alex Smith until after Manning chose to sign with the Broncos, something else that led people to think the 49ers were interested in signing Mannin  
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Monte Poole: Jim Harbaugh surprises all by revisiting 49ers' offseason...
49ers coach's comments served a purpose, at least to him  
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49ers coach's comments served a purpose, at least to him  
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Jim Harbaugh hijacks press conference to talk about Peyton Manning (National...
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San Francisco 49ers: An Early Look Into Jim Harbaugh's Locker-Room...
Earlier this week, Cam Inman of the San Jose Mercury News posted a brief description of the San Francisco 49ers’ locker-room layout. Never straying far from his team-building, psychologically-motivating tendencies, head coach Jim Harbaugh situated ...  
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Jim Harbaugh calls perception that 49ers were 'pursuing' Peyton Manning...
Remember back in March, shortly after the Colts released Peyton Manning and quarterback-needy teams (perceived or otherwise) around the league were queuing up to court him? Of course you do. It's hard not to when the media breathlessly reported Manning's ...  
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Jim Harbaugh hijacks press conference to talk about Peyton Manning
And don’t like to compare or talk about somebody else that’s on another team, but in this case it’s time to set the record straight. “Alex Smith is our quarterback, was our quarterback, and had every intention of always bringing him back.  
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Jim Harbaugh's Intriguing Assessment of Michael Crabtree
Niner NoiseJim Harbaugh's Intriguing Assessment of Michael CrabtreeNiner NoiseHere was a recent Crabtree assessment by head coach Jim Harbaugh on KNBR-680 (Bay Area radio station): Crab's got the best hands I've ever seen on a wide receiver. Short and to the point, but let's remember Harbaugh also said Alex Smith was a “very ...  
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Milestone reached in Harbaugh's enriching friendship
Just days after quarterback Tyler Schilhabel played the finest -- and final -- game of his high school football career, he received a visit in his hospital room from Jim Harbaugh. Fate brought Schilhabel to within close proximity of Harbaugh when he was ...  
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49ers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh Looking for "Creative Destruction" at Workouts...
San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh is keeping an eye out for ... There were a number of pre-draft boards that had a round 2 grade on him, and in some, he was ranked higher than 49ers first round pick A.J. Jenkins. Familiar with Jim ...  
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Patrick Willis Does Indeed Inspire Fear
In case you forgot, today is the Indianapolis 500. The race gets going at 9am PT, and the 49ers have a rooting interest in the form of J.R. Hildebrand. The Sausalito native grew up a 49ers fan and now races for Panther Racing, which is partially owned by 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh. Last year, Hildebrand made a brief appearance at 49ers training camp to meet Coach Harbaugh. Although he races for Harbaugh's team, Hildebrand apparently had not...  
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49ers Football: Jim Harbaugh Gives Huge Praise To Michael Crabtree
Head coaches in the NFL seldom hand out big-time compliments to their players. Or at least not in a public manner. Despite a very successful debut season as a head coach in 2011, San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh had some pretty big ...  
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Mailbag: Only three draft picks unsigned
Mouse from Denver thinks Jim Harbaugh's recent comments are part of a master plan designed to create an us-against-the-world mentality. "Harbaugh is playing the media and you guys don't even see it," Mouse writes. "Everyone has the Niners as an ...  
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Jim Harbaugh And The Forbes Salary Guess-timation
The "big" story on a slow news day (well, prior to Jonathan Vilma's lawsuit against Roger Goodell) was the release of Forbes' list of the highest paid coaches in sports. 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh, earning an estimated $5 million per year on a five year deal, came in last among NFC West coaches, with newly minted Rams coach Jeff Fisher topping the division at $7 million. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is listed at the top of the list at...  
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Harbaugh: RT Davis is making significant progress
Coach Jim Harbaugh made a point to mention how pleased he was with the progress RT Anthony Davis has made. “Really good with his footwork,” Harbaugh said. “That's been much improved. Knowing the system, veteran guy now. Seen a big jump in his play as well.”  
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49ers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh on KNBR
On Thursday, San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh joined KNBR radio for a half-hour long chat. Coach Harbaugh had some interesting things to say as per usual, keeping 49ers fans on the edge of their seats awaiting the 2012 season. The first thing that Harbaugh had said that would please fans was when he expressed his adoration for his job. "Just very fortunate to do what I love, and work hard at it. Just very blessed to be...  
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San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh mourns loss of Junior Seau
Coach Jim Harbaugh issued a heartfelt statement Wednesday afternoon in response to the apparent suicide of Junior Seau, who during his 20-year career played with Harbaugh on the San Diego Chargers in 1999-2000. "I, along with the entire NFL ...  
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49ers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh Releases Statement On Junior Seau's Death
At the end of Jim Harbaugh's playing career, the 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh played for the San Diego Chargers alongside All Pro linebacker Junior Seau. In the wake of Seau's passing, Coach Harbaugh released a statement: "I, along with the entivre NFL family, the San Diego community and those who shared a life with Junior, grieve the loss of the ultimate teammate and friend. I am saddened that I was not there for Junior as he had always been...  
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49ers coach Jim Harbaugh mourns loss of Junior Seau
49ers coach Jim Harbaugh, who played for the San Diego Chargers in 1999-2000 and coached at the University of San Diego from 2004-2006, issued the following statement about the death of his former teammate Junior Seau: "I, along with the entire ...  
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Jim Harbaugh Opens Up In The Offseason
49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh chatted with the media after practice yesterday, and I have to say, offseason Jim Harbaugh strikes me as quite a bit different than regular season Jim Harbaugh. During the regular season (and training camp to a lesser extent), when Coach Harbaugh is asked about an injury situation, the best anybody is going to get is, "Player X is working through something." A guy could end up missing a month of football, but...  
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Lessons from Harbaugh's QB comments
Jim Harbaugh's attempts to clarify the San Francisco 49ers' interest in Peyton Manning are having the opposite effect. I'll be curious to see whether Harbaugh learns from the experience. The message Harbaugh tried to convey invites ridicule (see ...  
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The bottom line in the latest Smith-Manning drama
So what did we learn from Jim Harbaugh’s take on the 49ers dealings with Peyton Manning? First, Harbaugh took pains to express the 49ers were NOT flirting with Manning and casting their evaluation of Manning in that way would be “erroneous, ...  
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Jim Harbaugh not happy 49ers rookies 'out of shape'
San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh isn't a man known for mincing words. After watching his rookie receivers struggle to finish their first practice as a team, he let them have it. "Guys were a little out of shape, but we'll get them going ...  
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When it comes to Alex Smith, contract speaks louder than Harbaugh...
Jim Harbaugh backs Alex Smith 110 percent. We've heard that a million times by now, including during yesterday's out-of-left field rehash by Harbaugh of what he claimed was the 49ers' non-pursuit of Peyton Manning two and a half months ago. But the real ...  
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Harbaugh: 49ers evaluated Manning, didn't pursue
You call it a pursuit; Jim Harbaugh calls it an evaluation. Two-and-a-half months after Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Greg Roman traveled to North Carolina to see then-free-agent Peyton Manning work out, the 49ers coach, unprompted ...  
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Harbaugh: 49ers didn't pursue Manning
Jim Harbaugh says the 49ers, contrary to perception, never pursued Peyton Manning to become the 49ers’ quarterback in 2012.  
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Harbaugh says 49ers did not pursue Manning
SANTA CLARA – Hate it when controversies from 4 1/2 months ago are resurrected? Blame Jim Harbaugh for this one. As reporters were stepping away from their weekly group session with Harbaugh on Wednesday, the 49ers coach said he wanted to ...  
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Harbaugh, Smith Address Manning Evaluation
It was another Jim Harbaugh press conference ... In talking with reporters, the 49ers coach made sure to explain that there was no circumstance that Alex Smith would not be in the mix in San Francisco. The conversation began after Harbaugh ...  
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Harbaugh Sets Pace at 49ers OTAs
You can’t miss Jim Harbaugh at a 49ers Organized Team Activity. He’s the one wearing a black 49ers hat, always accompanied with a long-sleeved black microfleece shirt tucked into dark khaki pants. But if you didn’t know Harbaugh’s preferred ...  
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Harbaugh: 'Silly' to think 49ers flirted with Manning
Jim Harbaugh had to get something off his chest on Wednesday. "I've said all along, Alex Smith has been our quarterback," he went on. "There's been no scenario, other than Alex choosing to sign with another team, that we would have considered ...  
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Jim Harbaugh backs job training program
JobTrain is the only cause San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh supports outside the sports world.  
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Harbaugh transcript on Manning: ‘We were evaluating him’
My esteemed colleague Kevin Lynch has provided an excellent synopsis here of Jim Harbaugh’s unprompted clarification of the 49ers’ evaluation-not-pursuit of Peyton Manning. For those who dare to dive deeper, here’s the complete Q, which ...  
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KNBR Conversation with 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh
Murphy: What did not happen was Peyton Manning becoming a 49er – can you explain to us your pursuit of Peyton, how intense it was, and how it has or has not affected your relationship with Alex Smith? Harbaugh: First of all, perception is not ...  
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Harbaugh: Crabtree has 'best hands I've ever seen'
Coach Jim Harbaugh said three-year veteran Michael Crabtree has the best hands he has ever seen. For some perspective . . . Marvin Harrison was his favorite target in Harbaugh's last two seasons with the Indianapolis Colts. Jerry Rice and Tim Brown were ...  
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Jim Harbaugh Mourns Seau Loss
San Francisco 49er's head coach Jim Harbaugh used to play for the Chargers ... Seau was found behind the wheel of an SUV that had crashed over a cliff onto the beach below. Seau, born in San Diego, played for the Trojans after an outstanding prep career ...  
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Jim Harbaugh’s “Coach’s Notebook: May 23” – Fan Reaction
Here is just a look at what some of Jim Harbaugh had to say that stood out to me: Media: QB Alex Smith is throwing a lot to a certain receiver. It seems he's been throwing to WR Randy Moss a lot. Have you seen that chemistry improved? Do you want that?  
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Jim Harbaugh Comes In At No. 5 In National Football Post Head Coach Power...
Yesterday, I forced our Seattle Seahawks blogger, Danny Kelly, who is on the West Newsdesk, to write complimentary things about San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh. It's one of the perks of being editor and having another site's editor ...  
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Jim Harbaugh KNBR Interview: He's a Fun Guy....
49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh took some time on Friday to chat with KNBR, and had a whole host of comments. You can listen to the entire 11:38 interview over at KNBR.com. It was an interesting discussion as Coach Harbaugh discussed a whole host of content. The first half of the interview focused on what he has brought to the team and how things changed. Coach Harbaugh takes a very small amount of credit for the mindset, which is interesting on...  
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San Francisco 49ers’ Jim Harbaugh Very Pleased so Far This Offseason: Fan...
San Francisco 49ers' head coach Jim Harbaugh was literally a savior for the 49ers in the 2011 season. No matter how many times I reference or think about the fact that he took essentially the same cast of players from 2010 - with few additions - and turned ...  
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Jim Harbaugh is no. 6
What caught our eye was the rankings for the Harbaugh brothers -- Jim and John are back to back, with John ranked a slot ahead. John won the HarBowl, right? Seems fair. The Raiders' Dennis Allen ranking at 31 is purely due to his rookie status, obviously ...  
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Jim Harbaugh is No. 6
Vitt is the replacement for suspended Saints coach Sean Payton, who was punished for his role in the BountyGate scandal. Where would Payton be ranked if he hadn't been banished? Probably in the Top-10, right? Do you agree with these rankings? Who got shafted?  
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Indy 500 Qualifying 2012: JR Hildebrand Racing For Jim Harbaugh Team
Normally I'm not a particularly big auto-racing fan, but as 49ers, it appears we actually have a vested interest in this year's Indianapolis 500. 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh is a part-owner of the Panther Racing team, after getting involved during his time as quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts. Panther Racing will send J.R. Hildebrand to the 101st running of the Indy 500. Last year, Hildebrand was actually leading in the final lap of the...  
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Harbaugh: 'dramatic improvements' in Smith's mechanics
Harbaugh: 'dramatic improvements' in Smith's mechanics Coach Jim Harbaugh said he has already witnessed a noticeable improvement in quarterback Alex Smith's throwing mechanics during the first two weeks of the team's offseason program. - Matt Maiocco Video Clip  
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Jim Harbaugh OK with Kyle Williams fielding punts
On paper -- or to be more specific, the depth chart -- things look bleak for Kyle Williams' future with the San Francisco 49ers. It was an injury to Ginn that put Kyle Williams on the punt team in the NFC Championship Game, where his two ...  
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Wulff and Harbaugh: A match made . . . improbably
In the last moments of Pac-10 football media day back in 2008, I buttonholed Stanford football coach Jim Harbaugh as he was heading out of the lobby of the host hotel near the Los Angeles airport.  
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Jim Harbaugh is No. 6 - Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
Comcast SportsNet Bay AreaJim Harbaugh is No. 6Comcast SportsNet Bay AreaWe don't know the formula The Sporting News used when they ranked all 32 NFL head coaches, but there is a pattern -- coaches who win are ranked highly, and those who lose or are first year coaches (Dennis Allen) are bumped to the lower ranks (unless ...and more »  
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Harbaugh puts 49ers rookies through grueling workout
SANTA CLARA – Wide receiver Chris Owusu stood out Friday because he was one of the few 49ers who wasn't doubled over. Paul Kitagaki Jr. pkitagaki@sacbee.com Coach Jim Harbaugh instructs former Sacramento State quarterback Jeff Fleming (5) and others during the 49ers' rookie minicamp Friday in Santa Clara.  
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Frank Gore to miss voluntary workouts, Jim Harbaugh says
San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore will join receiver Randy Moss in missing the team's voluntary workouts, coach Jim Harbaugh told KNBR-AM in San Francisco. Harbaugh said kicker David Akers, center Jonathan Goodwin and safety Dashon Goldson will also miss the program.  
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Alex Smith Discusses 49ers Interest In Peyton Manning, Trust In Jim Harbaugh...
Alex Smith has been a busy man this offseason. From working out the kinks of his throwing mechanics with legendary pitching coach Tom House to getting used to his new toys in Mario Manningham and Randy Moss, Smith has been taking complete ...  
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NFL Draft 2012: Jim Harbaugh Comments On Picks Joe Looney, Darius Fleming...
The San Francisco 49ers made some interesting choices during the seven rounds of the 2012 NFL Draft, choices that raised some eyebrows. Head coach Jim Harbaugh and general manager Trent Baalke stated that they were not selecting based on any ...  
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Jim Harbaugh Vs. Jim Schwartz: The Hockey Edition
The Jim Harbaugh-Jim Schwartz handshake battle will likely be plenty played out by the time the 49ers and Lions square off in week two of the 2012 NFL season. Until we get to that point, any time I can throw something out there even nominally ...  
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Alex Boone Might Hold Early Lead At 49ers Right Guard Position
49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh took some time to chat with the media on Friday, and he provided quite a bit of information on numerous topics. During the season, it is virtually impossible to get pertinent information out of Coach Harbaugh, but during the offseason he seems less concerned about people learning details. We've been breaking down a variety of Coach Harbaugh's comments, but these might be the most pertinent for this point in the...  
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Harbaugh sees 'dramatic improvements' in Smith's mechanics
SANTA CLARA -- Coach Jim Harbaugh said he has already witnessed a noticeable improvement in quarterback Alex Smith's throwing mechanics during the first two weeks of the team's offseason program. Smith spent a week in Southern California working with ...  
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Niners' Jim Harbaugh considering another extended Ohio stay
The way San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh figures, if it worked once, do it again. Harbaugh said Wednesday he is considering keeping the team in Youngstown, Ohio, for a week of practices between road games next season against the Minnesota ...  
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Jim Harbaugh Likes What He's Seeing In Alex Smith And Randy Moss
Jim Harbaugh sat down with Kevin Lynch on KNBR in San Francisco to talk about offseason workouts, what he's seeing from Alex Smith and how well the Randy ... would do - impress both on and off the field. "He's been great at every single aspect.  
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Jim Harbaugh Headlines JobTrain's Signature Breakfast of Champions Event
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Join San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh for JobTrain's annual Breakfast of Champions at the Santa Clara Convention Center on Friday, May 4th, 7:30-9:30 a.m. Tickets and select sponsorships are available by calling...  
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Jim Harbaugh’s attitude toward offseason workouts could lure free agents...
Last year, 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh didn’t even meet his new team until six weeks before the first regular-season game. It all worked out pretty well. And so it should come as no surprise that Harbaugh is, unlike most of his peers, regarding ...  
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Jim Harbaugh: Randy Moss 'like a coach' for 49ers
Scanning through a few items from Jim Harbaugh's interview with KNBR-AM in San Francisco ... You know, like the way Alex Smith is now becoming. I mean Alex knows as much as anybody, as much as any of our offensive coaches do at this point.  
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49ers Blog: 49ers land WR Owusu; undrafted free-agent haul nearly complete
Jim Harbaugh will not make the same mistake twice. The 49ers' first-round draft pick, wide receiver A.J. Jenkins of Illinois, and coach Jim Harbaugh appear at a news conference Friday in Santa Clara. The team filled out the last few spots on the depth chart Saturday. Paul Sakuma Associated Press  
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49ers coach Jim Harbaugh: “I’d like to see Randy put a stamp on his...
I just finished with the NFC coaches breakfast at The Breakers, which was a little different from yesterday’s breakfast for the AFC coaches. For one, because coach Bill Belichick wasn’t there, I was able to bounce around and talk to a lot of ...  
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Jim Harbaugh says Michael Crabtree has best hands he's ever seen
Jim Harbaugh typically avoids making grandiose remarks. But he’s done just that when it comes to Michael Crabtree, the third-year wide receiver who has yet to live up to his draft billing in 2010. That’s because Harbaugh, appearing on KNBR, said that ...  
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Jim Harbaugh Headlines JobTrain's Signature Breakfast of Champions Event...
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Join San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh for JobTrain's annual Breakfast of Champions at the Santa Clara Convention Center on Friday, May 4th, 7:30-9:30 a.m. Tickets and select ...  
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Jim Harbaugh: Michael Crabtree has 'the best hands I've ever seen on a wide...
Jim Harbaugh might like to pound the rock and utilize a run-heavy offense, but the guy's got some experience with talented wide receivers. He threw the ball to Marvin Harrison and he coached both Tim Brown and Jerry Rice with the Raiders. Yet, it's a guy ...  
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Jim Harbaugh Discusses Randy Moss
49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh is down in Florida for the week-long spring owner meetings and he had a chance to chat with the media during the NFC coaches breakfast. Aaron Wilson tweeted out some quotations and Ian Rappaport of the Boston Herald put together a story with a few additional quotations. As Matt Maiocco tweeted, it really was quintessential Coach Harbaugh. The money quotes were related to the team's signing of wide receiver Randy...  
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Harbaugh’s Peyton/Alex Re-Set: Is this a sign of something the 49ers didn’t...
There was Manning. There is Smith. There is Josh Johnson. There is Colin Kaepernick. Let’s keep an eye on all of this, not because of anything the phonies did or said, but because of what Jim Harbaugh just decided to discuss. That’s his reality.  
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49ers Blog: Harbaugh: Perception that 49ers pursued Manning is 'phony'
Jim Harbaugh today buried the lead. As his 13-minute group session with reporters was winding down, he, without prompting, said he wanted to clarify a misperception that he's been seeing since March: That the 49ers were pursuing then free agent quarterback Peyton Manning. Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning addresses the media after taking part in his first mini camp since joining the team at Broncos headquarters in Englewood, Colo...  
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Daily Duck: LaMichael James Picked By 49ers
By KEZI 9 Sports EUGENE, Ore. --- Oregon running back LaMichael James was selected 61st overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2nd Round of the NFL Draft. on Friday. San Francisco is coached by former Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh, who knows James well from his time with the Cardinal.  In 2010, James ran for 257 yards and 3 touchdowns against Harbaugh's Stanford team, leading Oregon to a 52-31 win.  
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Friday: Coach Harbaugh speaks at benefit breakfast
by AlmanacNews.comSan Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh will speak at this year's Breakfast of Champions, a fundraiser for Menlo Park-based JobTrain, at 7:30 a.m. Friday, May 4, at the Santa Clara Convention Center.  
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Jim Harbaugh Remains The Coolest Coach In The NFL
49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh is over in Florida for the NFL owner meetings and he took some time to chat with the media today. He spoke about the 49ers decision to sign Randy Moss, discussing how the team considers it a fresh start, with none of the previous issues being relevant to where Moss is at right now. The folks at CSN Bay Area put together some video courtesy of the NFL Network later yesterday and it features some more quality...  
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49ers, Harbaugh pick Fleming
Not when it comes to San Francisco head coach Jim Harbaugh and the 49ers fifth-round draft choice -- Darius Fleming from Notre Dame. Harbaugh had to game plan against Fleming in 2008-10 when Fleming was an outside linebacker/defensive end for the Irish.  
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Harbaugh expresses condolences, shares memory of Junior Seau
Head coach Jim Harbaugh issued an official statement on Wednesday afternoon, first expressing his pain and then sharing his fondest memory of the NFL legend: “I, along with the entire NFL family, the San Diego community and those who shared a ...  
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Ravens coach John Harbaugh backtracks on criticism of Patriots
BALTIMORE -- Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh has backtracked on radio comments he made earlier Tuesday. Harbaugh, the older brother of 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh, told a local station that New England's championships "got asterisks now; it's ...  
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Harbaugh transcript: ‘They’re Gung-ho for the program and what they can...
Wednesday marked the media’s first look at an Organized Team Activities session under coach Jim Harbaugh, and it was as fast paced and scripted as we’ve come to expect. Here is what Harbaugh had to say in his post-practice press conference ...  
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Baalke, Harbaugh get value pick in seventh round
GM Trent and head coach Jim Harbaugh showed in 2011 that they can conduct a successful NFL Draft, exemplified by the immediate-impact value picks of Aldon Smith and Chris Culliver in the first and third rounds. In their second draft together, they picked ...  
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Jim Harbaugh: Michael Crabtree has the best hands I’ve ever seen
He was a contemporary of Steve Largent and Cris Carter. As a boy who loved football he surely grew up watching Fred Biletnikoff and Lynn Swann. He’s no doubt watched NFL Films footage of Raymond Berry. In his first year as the 49ers’ head ...  
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Harbaugh post-draft transcript
Here is the entire transcript from a question-and-answer session with 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh, minutes after the 49ers selected Illinois wide receiver A.J. Jenkins at the tail end of the first round of the NFL draft: Harbaugh: We picked A.J ...  
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Jim Harbaugh on Randy Moss: 'The merits outweigh the risks'
PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Despite wide receiver Randy Moss' history of controversial eruptions of temper, San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh feels that acquiring the veteran player was a smart move. The 49ers signed the former Pro Bowl wide receiver to a one ...  
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Switching gears: The Indy 500, Harbaugh and Hildebrand
Hildebrand, 24, a Sausalito native, is a lifelong 49ers fan who drives for Panther Racing, a 15-year-old IRL team that counts Jim Harbaugh as a founding partner and one of five current co-owners. Hildebrand drives the No. 4 car, Harbaugh’s ...  
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Harbaugh Rule also applies to auto racing team
Jim Harbaugh wasn't at last year's Indianapolis 500, but his words were with Panther Racing CEO John Barnes, whose team endured one of the most devastating near-misses in motor-sports history. Entering the final turn, Panther's driver ...  
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Meet the Next Jim Harbaugh, Michigan '13 Stud QB Commit Shane Morris...
Shane Morris, the No. 2 ranked pro-style quarterback in the country is the prize of Brady Hoke's 2013 recruiting class. The 6'3" 190-pound signal-caller from De La Salle Collegiate in Warren, MI threw for 1,694 yards and 19 touchdowns as a junior ...  
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Harbaugh, Rice, Young among those in 49ers’ family to mourn Seau’s death...
Coach Jim Harbaugh issued a statement Wednesday afternoon in ... Former 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice took part in a charity golf tournament with Seau on Monday and told ESPN that he didn’t see this coming: “He was so lively.  
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Jim Harbaugh says Michael Crabtree has best hands he's ever seen (National...
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Jim Harbaugh on A.J. Jenkins, Alex Smith and “Randy Frickin’ Moss”
-Quick update from rookie mini-camp practice No. 2 today: In the portion the media was allowed to see, A.J. Jenkins didn’t look as winded as he did towards the end of the morning session. (We were allowed to watch all of Session 1.) However, he didn’t look great, either. Jenkins... Continue reading...  
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Jim Harbaugh: 'Saddened that I was not there for Junior'
As the NFL attempts to come to grips with the death of future Hall of Fame linebacker Junior Seau by suicide on Wednesday, a lot of people are struggling with the tragedy. Count San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh as one of those men. Harbaugh played ...  
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Niners Knew They Could Wait to Address Concerns at Guard
Last year's starting center in San Francisco, Jonathan Goodwin, was a fifth-rounder ... at guard for the Demon Deacons who left a favorable impression on 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh when he twice played against Harbaugh’s Stanford teams.  
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Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III Almost Attended Stanford Together...
Griffin got an offer to play football at Stanford University from then-head coach Jim Harbaugh and appeared ready to join the Cardinal after spending an hour chatting in Harbaugh’s office. At the end of the meeting, Harbaugh believed he was ...  
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Crowd gives Harbaugh huge ovation at groundbreaking
Coach Jim Harbaugh drew a huge ovation when he addressed the crowd at the 49ers' official stadium groundbreaking in Santa Clara on Thursday.“I see a team building with a shovel in one hand and a sword in the other,” he said. LB Patrick Willis and TE ...  
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49ers Offseason Report: Can Jim Harbaugh Meet Expectations In Year 2...
May 10, 2012 - Jim Harbaugh's first season at the helm of the San Francisco 49ers was a masterpiece of coaching. Harbaugh inherited a once-proud team fallen on hard times, surrounded by innumerable question marks and by most assessments an ...  
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NFL schedule easier on 49ers after Harbaugh meeting
Katz, the NFL's schedule maker, recently found out what it's like to get on the wrong side of 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh. Last year ... center Jonathan Goodwin, running back Frank Gore and safety Dashon Goldson are not among the more than 60 ...  
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Alex Smith shows a new, interesting, dare-we-say-Harbaugh-ian edge (but it’s...
But it wasn’t great. (The 49ers’ defense was great. Smith was good.) I think we can presume that some of this is inspired by Jim Harbaugh, who, of course, has never been too absorbed in statesmanlike behavior or angst over achieving the ...  
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Harbaugh: Boone a candidate to start at right guard
Backup swing tackle Alex Boone could have a new title in 2012: starting right guard. Asked about what appears to be the lone unsettled starting spot on the 49ers’ offense or defense, 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh mentioned Boone, Daniel Kilgore and ...  
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As a QB, Harbaugh is gathering Moss
Two weeks ago, the 49ers brought in recently unretired wide receiver Randy Moss for a workout. It was Jim Harbaugh who threw him all the passes. (John Kryk/QMI Agency) PALM BEACH, FLA. - Maybe San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh shouldn't have ...  
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2012 NFL Draft: Trent Baalke, Jim Harbaugh Chat With The Press
The San Francisco 49ers went about their business Thursday evening and surprised just about everybody with their decision to pick wide receiver A.J. Jenkins. Based on comments from Trent Baalke and Jim Harbaugh (transcripts after the jump), this was a pick the team was fully intent on making all day. According to Coach Harbaugh, Baalke wrote down a name Wednesday evening and it was in fact Jenkins' name. Baalke said it happened...  
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Jim Harbaugh and Trent Baalke are satisfied with the 49ers 2012 NFL Draft...
The 49ers have been more than happy with what they have accomplished for the 2012 NFL draft. General manager Trent Baalke and head coach Jim Harbaugh feel that this class upgrades them athletically as well as more explosive.   "[We] want to be ...  
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Jim Harbaugh Discuss Alex Smith And His Mechanics
One of the more frequently mentioned stories of the 2012 offseason has been about Alex Smith working on his mechanics. The 49ers QB spent time in March working with "pitching guru" Tom House at USC in an effort to improve his QB skills.  
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Patrick Willis: " is crazy, but he’s a good crazy"
We all know 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh is a fairly intense individual. It also seems pretty apparent that his players love what he brings to the table. Patrick Willis made that abundantly clear in an interview he conducted with ESPN Radio today. In describing Coach Harbaugh, Willis said: "He is crazy, but he's a good crazy," Willis said. "He's the kind of crazy that there is not a player on that team that would not go to war with him...  
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Jim Harbaugh knows he owes a lot to mom
Still to this day, spaghetti and meatballs makes me feel better. We’d probably have spaghetti three or four nights a week.” Jackie worked as a counselor and teacher in addition to juggling the everyday demands of a busy mom with children ...  
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Randy Moss should get a pass
It would be so easy to jump on 49ers general manager Trent Baalke and head coach Jim Harbaugh for ... part of the off-season workout program to be with his family in West Virginia. “I suggested it even,” Harbaugh said.  
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Josh Johnson reunited with Harbaugh
Quarterback Josh Johnson hopes to revive his career after reuniting with coach Jim Harbaugh, who was one of the only college coaches to pursue Johnson when Harbaugh was the head coach at the University of San Diego. Coming out of Oakland Tech in the Bay ...  
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Jim Harbaugh recalls Seau as world-class teammate
During Jim Harbaugh's entertaining career as an NFL quarterback, his two-year swan song with the San Diego Chargers from 1999 to 2000 isn't recalled as a high point. His friendship with teammate Junior Seau is a different story. When the San ...  
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49ers Stadium Groundbreaking: Jim Harbaugh Highlights The Event
The San Francisco 49ers officially broke ground on their new Santa Clara-based stadium Thursday evening, and asis often the case, there is something kind of amusing about people in suits with hard hats and shovels. It kind of reminds me of the scene in Caddyshack 2 (yes, I dare mention it), when all the rich folks were bought up and had to work construction for a day. The 49ers had a variety of speakers on hand for the ceremony...  
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49ers unlikely to grant behind-the-scenes TV access
At this point, let's refer back to the headline of a year ago. Coach Jim Harbaugh is largely unpredictable. But he's pretty consistent in how he divulges information about the 49ers to the media. He doesn't. And Harbaugh's approach is consistent with how ...  
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2012 NFL Schedule: Jim Harbaugh Hates The Schedule-Makers A Little Bit Less
Earlier this week, the NFL released the 2012 schedule after months and months of adjustments based on requests and calendar issues. Nobody is ever going to be 100% satisfied with their schedule. There is always going to be a road trip or a specific date that annoys a coach to no end. The New York Times had an interesting article yesterday in which they spoke with the man who is in charge of coming up with the schedule each season. Although...  
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Golden Nuggets: Local Pro Day, Trent Baalke & Jim Harbaugh Interviews
Hello, hello. This one is going to have to be short and sweet. I'm running late getting home from work and am getting a bit of a cold, so I'm just pounding these links up the middle like a Mike Singletary playbook. No muss, no fuss, no frills. That's not true. I'll try to make it as fancy as I can with the limited time. Lot's of links guys, lot's of 'em. So, everyone and their Aunt Trudy thinks we're going to draft a guard, the only...  
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Video of a Jim Harbaugh QB clinic from his coaching days at SDSU. Looks like...
Video of a Jim Harbaugh QB clinic from his coaching days at SDSU. Looks like his mentality and philosophy has remained very consistent over the years. Also provides an explanation for Alex Smith's careful play, and the careful play of every quarterback he has ever coached. It was very interesting and informative.  
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Jim Harbaugh: Junior Seau was world-class teammate
One of my fondest remembrances as a professional football player was looking across the locker room after playing my last career game with the Chargers and knowing that I had shared that moment with one of the greatest teammates and competitors ...  
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Matthew Barrows: Will 49ers' Crabtree live up to Harbaugh's props...
SANTA CLARA – When Jim Harbaugh said on KNBR (680 AM) last week that wide receiver Michael Crabtree has the "best hands I've ever seen," it was hard not to think back to last offseason when the 49ers coach said Alex Smith was a "very accurate ...  
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NFL Power Rankings: Jim Harbaugh Rounds Out Top 5 of NFL Head Coaches
"Power Rankings" have become an American institution, and even though the offseason has barely started for NFL franchises, the pre-season 2012 Power Rankings have come out in force. These Power Rankings come in many shapes and sizes, and will ...  
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49ers blog: Harbaugh wonders why rookies aren't in better shape
Maybe it was partly due to contrast. For the last month, after all, Jim Harbaugh has been watching his uber-fit veterans train and practice in Santa Clara. He called that group "fanatical" when it came to staying in shape. On Friday, there was a new crop of players - most of them rookies - on hand, and the difference in stamina was stark. Rookie 49ers receiver A.J. Jenkins says he's finding out that being in shape takes on new meaning...  
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Jim Harbaugh remembers how hard LaMichael James was to stop
In Jim Harbaugh’s time as coach at Stanford, few opposing players impressed him more than Oregon running back LaMichael James. In 2009 James had 233 total combined yards rushing, receiving and returning kicks against Stanford, and in 2010 ...  
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Matthew Barrows: Will 49ers' Crabtree live up to Harbaugh's props?
When Jim Harbaugh said on KNBR (680 AM) last week that wide receiver Michael Crabtree has the "best hands I've ever seen," it was hard not to think back to last offseason when the 49ers coach said Alex Smith was a "very accurate passer." Chris Lee St. Louis Post-Dispatch Wide receiver Michael Crabtree enjoyed his best NFL season last year, though his production tailed off noticeably in the playoffs.  
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Niners Nuggets: Bounties on the Niners, Jim Harbaugh is Crazy, Preseason...
So, here we are again. I don't want to rub it in or anything, but in Australia we have a four day weekend around Easter. Easter Monday is an actual holiday. I didn't even know the day existed until I came here, but here I am, about to get paid for it while sitting on my duff. This means I'll be doing a few of the Nuggets this weekend. A mumble mouth bird told me that James got a tooth pulled, so I have to pull a bit of weight around here...  
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Lions' Jim Schwartz ready for hyped rematch with Jim Harbaugh
Jim Schwartz wouldn't say how his handshake with the San Francisco 49ers' Jim Harbaugh would go when the teams meet in Week 2, the Detroit Free Press reported Wednesday. Debate: 2012 playoff teams Which 2011 playoff team will miss the cut in 2012?  
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49ers 2012 Draft: Who Gets Picked?
Hi ho! Smathis the frog, here... I think one thing that can be said about the 49ers under Jim Harbaugh and, especially, Trent Baalke is that we kinda-sorta know what meme they'll draft in. Let's see... What do I mean by that? I mean, we saw with Baalke a tendency to pick certain types of players that has only been amplified by his association with new head coach Jim Harbaugh. Hop over with me after the jump to find out what those are and give...  
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Harbaugh: Michael Crabtree has the best hands
Jim Harbaugh has seen his share of talented wide receivers. He was a quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts when a young Marvin Harrison was a newbie. Later, as an assistant with the Oakland Raiders, Harbaugh helped groom a roster that included Tim Brown.  
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Dare to compare: LaMichael James vs. Ray Rice
Jim Harbaugh doesn’t like to compare players because – everyone together now – someone always gets diminished in the comparison. Harbaugh, however, has made a few exceptions to his rule this offseason. Before he said Michael Crabtree had ...  
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49ers select a Jim Harbaugh nemesis: LaMichael James of Oregon
He finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting in 2010 behind Cam Newton and Andrew Luck. “He’s a playmaker ... along with fullback Bruce Miller and special teams ace Cartwright. Kendall Hunter and Anthony Dixon also will vie for roles in the rotation ...  
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Jim Harbaugh sees 'explosiveness' and 'speed' with new RB LaMichael James...
His last loss as a collegiate coach was in 2010 at Autzen Stadium with James on the opposing sideline. Harbaugh started to know more about James through the Pac-12.   "We felt like we knew this player," said Harbaugh. "I learned about his play ...  
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Harbaugh helps unveil Salvation Army mobile canteen
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Jim Harbaugh knows a thing or two about disaster relief, having turned borderline disasters at Stanford and the 49ers into much needed relief. He took that term literally delivering the keys of a disaster response unit to officials ...  
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Jim Harbaugh went stealth — with hoodie — at Peyton Manning workout
After the season was over, and with quarterback Alex Smith mulling over the three ... 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Greg Roman came to see Manning throw on a lighted field at Duke. First they watched from a car by the side of the ...  
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49ers open minicamp seeking 'fanatical' rookies
Jim Harbaugh hobbled out wide to the line of scrimmage in his trademark black sweatshirt and khaki pants, smirking back at a group of rookie receivers out of breath on a warm Silicon Valley afternoon. SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Jim Harbaugh hobbled out wide to ...  
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NFL Draft 2012: Jim Harbaugh, Trent Baalke Talk About Trenton Robinson, Jason...
The San Francisco 49ers may have confused some observers with their game plan during the 2012 NFL Draft, but the front office apparently couldn't be happier at how things turned out. Nate Stuhlbarg of CSN Bay Area reports that head coach Jim ...  
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Harbaugh on LaMichael James, Gore and the 49ers’ “real real real fast...
We got a very expansive Jim Harbaugh tonight speaking about the 49ers’ selection of RB LaMichael James in the second round and the possible ripple effects through the 49ers’ offensive units. Harbaugh, of course, will never spell out any potential shifts in their thinking about... Continue reading...  
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2012 NFL Draft: Jim Harbaugh, Trent Baalke Speak Highly Of A.J. Jenkins
The San Francisco 49ers didn't take the player many thought hey would in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft, selecting Illinois wideout A.J. Jenkins 30th overall. Nevertheless, after the season they put together in 2011, there isn't much room ...  
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Jim Harbaugh says 49ers are betting on Randy Moss
The Moss that last played in the NFL in 2010 for three clubs – New England, Minnesota and Tennessee – was not the kind of player that is going to contribute to the Niners. “We believe he's got the ability, so he's got that,” Harbaugh said during a ...  
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2012 NFL Draft Results: Jim Harbaugh Lauds Tenacity, Versatility of LaMichael...
But the 2010 Doak Walker Award and the frist two-time consensus All-American ... "I plan to do everything," James said. "Return balls, run down on kickoffs, whatever the team needs me to do that's what I'm going to do. Whatever they need me ...  
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Jim Harbaugh confident Randy Moss will contribute
In Randy Moss, the San Francisco 49ers have quite the feast or famine proposition on their hands. But hasn't that always been the way with Moss? The wide receiver's career has included outrageous highs and maddening lows, and the Niners are ...  
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Jim Harbaugh still kind of hates NFL’s scheduling czar
When Jim Harbaugh first saw the NFL’s 2012 schedule ... the league had stuck it to his team for the second straight year. Last year, Harbaugh made little secret of his displeasure in the days leading up to the 49ers’ Thanksgiving game ...  
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Best hands? Crabtree appears to be getting the Alex Smith treatment...
When Jim Harbaugh said on KNBR yesterday that Michael Crabtree has the "best hands I've ever seen," I was reminded of last offseason when Harbaugh said Alex Smith was a "very accurate passer." Or when he said Smith was an "elite" quarterback. Or when he ...  
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Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III nearly teamed up under Jim Harbaugh at...
Enrolling at Stanford may have been the best decision Andrew Luck ever made. Not enrolling at Stanford seems to have worked out equally well for Robert Griffin III. The quarterbacks will be the No. 1 and No. 2 picks in the NFL draft on Thursday ...  
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Jim Harbaugh went stealth — with hoodie — at Peyton Manning workout (Shutdown...
San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh is not a big talker -- he once upbraided a reporter who asked him how he felt after a loss by insisting that such concerns were too prevalent in touchy-feely California, and he was not interested. The former NFL quarterback and current AP Coach of the Year does things his own way -- very much under the radar -- and it's certainly worked for him. In his first season with the 49ers, Harbaugh guided the...  
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49ers' Jim Harbaugh wins Coach of Year
INDIANAPOLIS -- San Francisco's Jim Harbaugh has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year award for leading the 49ers back to the playoffs. In his first season as an NFL head coach, Harbaugh guided the 49ers to a 13-3 mark and the NFC West ...  
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Jim Harbaugh Held a Grudge Against the NFL Schedule Maker Because San...
Judy Battista of the New York Times looked at the inner workings of the NFL schedule, with the NFL’s “scheduling czar” Howard Katz ... I would have had a Schwartz-like exchange, and then called up my scheduling staff and told them to ...  
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Jim Harbaugh Crazy And Conciliatory? Ask Patrick Willis And Jim Schwartz
Jim Harbaugh really made an impact on the locker room when he took over the San Francisco 49ers, and it's become quite clear that his team respects him. Patrick Willis had this to say about his new head coach. Michael David Smith of Pro Football ...  
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Randy Moss merits Jim Harbaugh’s attention in SF
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Jim Harbaugh did his homework. He called coaches who dealt with Randy Moss over the course of the wide receiver’s 13-year career to pick their brains. “I’m not going to play point-counterpoint with you,” the prickly Harbaugh ...  
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Will Jim Harbaugh Find His Jerry Rice in the 2012 NFL Draft?
Before Rice, Wisconsin's Al Toon was selected by the New York Jets and the University of Miami's Eddie Brown was taken by the Cincinnati ... The 49ers will host Notre Dame's Michael Floyd, and they reportedly met with LSU's Rueben Randle already ...  
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49ers Local Pro Day Sees Coby Fleener, Chris Owusu Not Participate In Drills
The 49ers held their annual local Pro Day, which featured players at local colleges and players from the area that attend school elsewhere in the country. Last year it was a pretty big deal in part because Jim Harbaugh got his first chance to really interact with football players as 49ers head coach. The lockout was in full swing, so Coach Harbaugh had only been working with his assistant coaches. All reports were that he went full boar at...  
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Harbaugh pumps up Alex Boone, Anthony Davis, Colin Kaepernick, and more...
Here is the transcript of Jim Harbaugh’s Wednesday press conference, courtesy of the 49ers. Recently Harbaugh’s had the pattern of pumping up certain players. Last week he announced that Michael Crabtree has the best hands he’s ever seen ...  
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Jim Harbaugh: 'Saddened that I was not there for Junior' (National Football...
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Jim Harbaugh on adding Randy Moss: Merits outweigh risks
Boston HeraldJim Harbaugh on adding Randy Moss: Merits outweigh risksSportingNews.comWhat your perception is right now, or what Bill Belichick's perception of him was, or a different coach's, is really irrelevant. The reality is going to play out over the next six months and into the season. “Randy's got the license, and we feel like ...Search Past 7 days ArchivesBoston Herald (blog)Harbaugh Gives Moss Clean SlateNBC Bay AreaAs a QB, Harbaugh...  
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Moss still impresses teammates
FOXSports.comMoss still impresses teammatesCBSSports.comCoach Jim Harbaugh recalled a conversation he overhead between DL Justin Smith and DL Ray McDonald about WR Randy Moss: “Ray's like, 'I don't think Randy Moss has lost a step.' And Justin Smith said, 'That's Randy freakin' Moss over there.Rookie notes: Fifth-round pick Fleming nicked early in practiceSacramento Bee (blog)'Randy freakin' Moss' impresses Harbaugh, teammatesComcast SportsNet...  
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Harbaugh mourns former teammate Seau
Jim Harbaugh and Junior Seau were teammates on the San Diego Chargers during the 1999 and 2000 seasons. Harbaugh, entering his second season as the San Francisco 49ers' head coach, offered thoughts on Seau following the linebacker's passing ...  
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Next Stanford QB shouldn't try to be Luck
This has been a different spring for Shaw, who took over following Jim Harbaugh's exodus to the NFL and had the best quarterback in nation already in place. Shaw had helped develop Luck as Harbaugh's offensive coordinator, and knew there wasn't ...  
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Is Shayne Skov a first-round draft pick?
And since we're projecting him as a first-round pick for kicks and giggles, would he slip by Jim Harbaugh and the San Francisco 49ers in the middle 20s (who didn't think Harbaugh would snatch up Fleener?) If Skov had never been injured (and for ...  
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Harbaugh and the scouting-Stanford dilemma
Jim Harbaugh stepped off the Stanford campus straight into NFL draft preparation a year ago. But despite his familiarity with the players he coached, none of Stanford's four drafted players (defensive lineman Sione Fua, fullback Owen Marecic, cornerback ...  
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49ers' Harbaugh: Michael Crabtree has 'best hands I've ever seen on a wide...
After the San Francisco 49ers made a huge effort to upgrade their receiving unit this offseason by signing Randy Moss and Mario Manningham and drafting wide receiver A.J. Jenkins in the first round, perhaps Jim Harbaugh felt the need to show ...  
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Jim Harbaugh says 49ers are betting on Randy Moss
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Why LaMichael James Will Have an Instant Impact in San Francisco ...
Nobody understands the damage that LaMichael James can do with the ball in his hands better than Jim Harbaugh. When Harbaugh's Stanford Cardinal took on the Oregon Ducks in 2010, James posted a ridiculous 257 yards on the ground and three touchdowns.  
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USD football players reunite with Harbaugh
Jim Harbaugh, who had back-to-back 11-1 seasons at USD and then went on to resuscitate a dormant Stanford program and in 2011, his first year running the 49ers, almost took San Francisco to the Super Bowl, wanted the Aztecs job. I didn’t ...  
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Who is Harbaugh’s Joe Montana?
If Alex Smith is Jim Harbaugh’s Steve Deberg, then who is his Joe Montana – Colin Kaepernick or Josh Johnson? I have an opinion, but before I give it I’ll make a case for both guys, as our friendly commenter DS94everXev suggested I do. That way ...  
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Whitner recalls Saints' wild blitzing in preseason game
Saints radio play-by-play man Jim Henderson told a Houston radio station that Sean Payton expected to hear from Jim Harbaugh so the two coaches could draw up a "gentlemen's agreement" on how the Aug. 12 game would be played. When Harbaugh didn't ...  
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Harbaugh: Moss' approach will dictate his success with 49ers
The way Jim Harbaugh sees it, Randy Moss' impact on the San Francisco 49ers is all up to Moss. The 49ers signed the 35-year-old wide receiver to a one-year deal with a base salary of $1.75 million earlier this month. Moss could reach incentives ...  
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How did Randy Moss look? Well, Harbaugh was 47 of 48
Do you want to know how Randy Moss looked in his workout with the 49ers? If so, move along. Nothing to see here. On the other hand, if you’re curious about how the right arm of 48-year-old Jim Harbaugh is holding up these days, click on the ...  
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Randy Moss merits Jim Harbaugh's attention in SF
PALM BEACH, Fla. - Jim Harbaugh did his homework. He called coaches who dealt with Randy Moss over the course of...  
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San Francisco 49ers sign punter Andy Lee to six-year contract
Kansas City StarSan Francisco 49ers sign punter Andy Lee to six-year contractSan Jose Mercury NewsBy Cam Inman San Francisco 49ers Head Coach, Jim Harbaugh is surrounded by the media following organized team activities also known as spring practice at the 49ers training facility in Santa Clara, Calif. on Wednesday, May 23, 2012.49ers sign All-Pro punter Andy Lee through 2018Fox Newsall 258 news articles »  
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Anthony Davis: Anthony Davis staying at tackle for 49ers
Anthony Davis: Anthony Davis staying at tackle for 49ersRotoworld.comCoach Jim Harbaugh suggested the 49ers are no longer considering moving RT Anthony Davis inside to guard. Harbaugh noted that Davis is "standing out" in OTAs with improved footwork and "a big jump in his play." Alex Boone has taken the early lead at ...8 San Francisco 49ers Flying Under the Media's Radar Heading into CampBleacher Reportall 2 news articles »  
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Jim Harbaugh on Randy Moss: 'The merits outweigh the risks'
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