The 49ers were back at practice yesterday and we've got a bit more video to keep you mildly entertained. And I managed to avoid hiding it behind a private wall. Learned something new on YouTube yesterday!

There's not a whole ton to break down from this video, but head after the jump for a few thoughts.

The first 30 seconds featured a coach using the Jugs machine to fire off passes to receivers and defensive backs. They are not the most accurate or well "thrown" of passes. At the same time, Carlos Rogers spent a lot of time working with the Jugs machine as part of his process of improving his catching ability. He also got laser-eye surgery so that may have played a significant role, but the Jugs machine provides plenty of practice. I believe Vernon Davis spends a lot of time with the Jugs machine.

While yesterday's video from Monday did not feature a whole ton of material, it seemed to provide a bit more content than this one. It's better than nothing, but there's only so much we can take from defensive backs running wide receiver routes and linebackers jumping over some small padding.

The video wraps up with Randy Moss running a quick little route and catching a pass. Truly riveting stuff.

For now the team cannot run offense versus defense drills, but they are still able to work on some basics of playbook implementation. There is a limitation on their ability to work on play-calling adjustments depending on the offensive or defensive look, but they can work on fundamentals and other basics.

Hello everyone. How is everything this morning? Bad news on the injury front. Darius Fleming's injury has turned out to be a worst case scenario as he has a torn ACL. That will most likely put him out for the season, although one of the articles I read on the topic noted that Jeremy Newberry tore his ACL in an early offseason camp and was on the PUP list until week 9 before being placed on the roster. He didn't get into a game though. So, we'll see what happens. I was looking forward to seeing what he could do. The immediate beneficiary would be Cam Johnson and any other rookie OLBs vying for reps in camp and a roster spot.

In other news, the 49ers are looking for input into the new Hall of Fame. They've invited many of the writers (I've linked to Matt Barrows' story on it, but all the news outlets have something to add on it) to give input. And, the fans get to send in questions, comments and suggestions to the writers. It's almost like we're sitting next to Joe Montana! Well...almost....OK, not really. But, it's nice that they're looking for outside input. To the links!

Darius Fleming, who just signed a four-year contract on thursday has torn his ACL and will be out for a while. Chances are he won't play this year and that's an unfortunate turn of events for a 5th round draft pick. | Flemming has torn ACL. (Inman)

Brainstorming sessions are going on for the 49ers new Hall of Fame and one of my favorites, Matt Barrows has been invited to give input on what should be included. He gives a rundown of the meeting. | Barrows in meeting about what to include in new HoF. (Barrows)

A.J. Jenkins is learning from one of his idols, Randy Moss. He owned a Moss jersey growing up and is now trying to soak up everything he can from the future hall of famer. | A.J. Jenkins learning from Moss. (49ers.com)

Jacksonville.com has a story on A.J. Jenkins, our number one pick who happens to be from there. It discusses how much his life has changed since becoming a first round draft choice. I lived in Jacksonville for a 6 months. Lots of mosquitos. | A.J. Jenkins on how his life has changed. (jacksonville.com)

Jason Slowey has overcome all odds to make the NFL. He was viewed as a project player when he went to college at Western Oregon (which I honestly can't remember having heard of...ok, I've been away for nearly 10 years, but I would have thought I'd heard of a division II school) and now he's in the NFL, even competing for a starting position in his rookie year. | Slowey overcomes odds. (SFGate)

Matt Maiocco says that Dashon Goldson will sign with the 49ers eventually. He doesn't blame the player for trying to seek a long term deal, but the reality is that the franchise tender will be $2 million more than he's earned in the first 4 years of his career combined, so sitting out games is not going to be an option. | Goldson will sign. (Maiocco)

A video here with the 49ers rookie receivers first impressions as well as Maiocco's take on this and Dashon Goldson's holdout. | Video on 49ers rookie impressions. (CSN Bay Area)

Video: Tarell Brown looking to improve on breakout season. (49ers.com)

Frank Gore will have the toughest time out of the 49ers stars this year, according to Mike Sando. There is increased competition and his possible successor will likely be playing behind him, pushing him for playing time. | Gore has hardest road. (Sando)

Don Banks gives us 7 strong hunches for the upcoming season and (if I'm adding links to national sports media then what is it...good or bad?) he thinks the Randy Moss of 2010 is what we're in store for. It's a sinking feeling that I think quite a few of us have, but the consequences of such a result won't be so dear now that we've added a WR with our first round selection. | Banks says Moss will be a bust. (SI.com)

Vernon Davis' brother has been declared incompetent to stand trial. On a psychiatrist's recommendation, the trial judge declared him unfit, and he will be sent to a mental institution where they will attempt to restore his sanity. The crime he is accused of is a particularly brutal slaying with a hammer. | Davis' brother declared unfit for trial. (CSN Bay Area)

Hopefully this will be the end of the Cohn v Davis feud, but there's no telling what made him escalate it in the first place. It appears as though Grant Cohn has removed the worst of his tweets and posts against Anthony Davis. BASG has them saved here if you missed them. I get the feeling he doesn't like Cohn. | Cohn removes posts about Davis. (Bay Area Sports Guy)

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Whoops! When Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter named Jim Johnson as the team’s closer, we made light of it, saying basically “who the hell cares?”

Boy, was OTR wrong…again (happens all the time, we’re used to it around here).

While it may not last forever, right now Johnson is smoking hot. He closed out the New York Yankees tonight and now has 12 saves on the year, tied for first in MLB. He has an absolutely insane ERA of 0.54. 0.54!

This is coming from a guy who had an ERA well over six in spring training. In our defense, it wasn’t like Buck Showalter was thrilled to name him as his closer at the time.

But, kudos to Johnson and shame on OTR (for now). This guy is pitching his ass off and could develop into one of the best closers in the league. Unless he doesn’t, because then he won’t.

Well, if this doesn’t warm your heart then you are just an ass. On Sunday, De Graafschap, a soccer team that no one has ever heard of, drew to a 1-1 tie in their second promotion/relegation game.

It was after they lost their first game, and the club ended up getting relegated.

Rogier Meijer was visibly dejected after the game. He sat on the field afterwards, and then had someone come out to console him. Who? His young daughter Saar, who ran out in her dad’s jersey to see if he was okay. He shook his head and laid back down on the pitch.

Check it out, it’s too cute:

Entering Week 3 of our 2011 recap, we take a look at the 49ers first road game of the season versus the Cincinnati Bengals. It was a game where players Shawntae Spencer, Chilo Rachal and Madieu Williams saw significant time on the field - obviously they were not factors for most of the season. Both the offense and defense also did not feature terribly aggressive gameplans.

In the following piece, we will break down quarter-by-quarter, the 49ers third game on 2011 against the Bengals. Follow me after the jump for match-up details and in-depth analysis.

1^st quarter

The 49ers won the opening toss but elected to defer, which was beginning to become a trend. The Bengals came out with a methodical first drive, getting a couple first downs and getting into the 49ers red zone. Cincinnati quarterback Andy Dalton was surprisingly calm and sharp for rookie second-rounder.

A noticeable presence on the 49ers defensive front was Ray McDonald who was getting pressure pretty consistently, beating his man inside. The offensive attack by Cincinnati appeared perfectly balanced, and San Francisco was having trouble against the pass early. As an entire front seven, there was a lack of pressure and the defensive backs at times were nowhere to be found.

But sure enough, the 49ers red zone defense was stingy, always penetrating and swarming in goal situations. Ahmad Brooks came out hot and fierce and proved to be a factor in the game. The 49ers forced a field goal on an otherwise strong opening drive by the Bengals.

The 49ers retaliated with an inept offensive attack. The one highlight of the first quarter was a 22-yard Vernon Davis catch off a wheel route coming out of the backfield. The ball placement by Smith was on point, as he released a crisp touch pass.

But the Bengals defense was solid against the run and the 49ers were having trouble in protection. It was apparent that the right side of the line was hemorrhaging due to the start of Chilo Rachal. Rachal was getting beat and Smith was having a tough time making throws under the immense pressure. Regardless, San Francisco came out throwing more than the previous two weeks.

It was 3-0 Cincinnati entering the second quarter.

2^nd quarter

Cincinnati was playing the field position game with the Niners - both with good defense and new offense. San Francisco was not getting field good position on offense during the game, and had trouble engineering longer drives. Smith remained under pressure, chucking bad passes all because Rachal was in the starting lineup.

Not only was Rachal sloppy in protection, but he began to draw penalties. In the second quarter, he got his first penalty of the game with a holding call - his second was a false start. We saw that when Smith actually had time he was able to connect to Josh Morgan, Vernon Davis and Michael Crabtree. Nevertheless, it was still a very generic offensive game plan.

Under pressure, Smith was trying to push it downfield when he had a wide open Frank Gore that he could have hit for a gain but didn't. So decision-making on Smith's part also hampered any chances at early success.

The 49ers defense kept them in the game though. A huge unblocked sack by Ahmad Brooks - knocking Dalton's helmet off - got the Niners defense fired up. San Francisco began to show their unbelievably consistent tackling technique.

The defense held strong in the first half, but 49ers offense was anemic.

3^rd quarter

Alert: Chilo Rachal benched in place of Adam Snyder

With Rachal out and Snyder in, the 49ers hoped to dismiss some of the offensive woes they had in the first half. Though new ones of course around in the second half: the ground game couldn't take off and there were some noteworthy drops from both Crabtree and Gore.

Ray McDonald continued to pressure on Dalton and keep the 49ers alive in this matchup. Had it not been for the San Francisco defense, Dalton and wide receiver A.J. Green might've put this one away before halftime.

Now with more time in the pocket, Smith makes a great throw and Vernon Davis makes a great catch. Davis beat defensive back Reggie Nelson deep up the right sideline; Smith stepped up in the pocket and took a hit to deliver a perfect 39-yard pass downfield to his tight end.

While the 49ers were in striking distance, a great touchdown catch by Crabtree was wrongfully called back for illegal touching. Referees claimed the receiver stepped out of bounds before he made the grab in the back of the end zone; I think the replay says otherwise.

San Francisco had to settle for a field goal to make it 3-3 game. Before the third quarter could come to a close, the Bengals registered their fifth team sack on the day.

4^th quarter

The San Francisco defensive linemen continued to pressure with four or less rushers; especially Ray McDonald and Ahmad Brooks from the left side. San Francisco's first offensive possession in the fourth quarter ended in a Gore fumble, forced by linebacker Rey Mauluga and recovered by Jonathan Fanene.

The Bengals didn't really capitalize, but added a field goal to take a 6-3 lead.

Even though it was looking bleak for the Niners, the offensive came alive just enough when it counted. Mr. Reliable, Vernon Davis got things going on the 49ers last drive on a tight end throwback screen. Davis had a very good game connecting with Smith, with 8 catches for 114 yards.

In the red zone, Kendall Hunter took a handoff to the left and burst through for a rushing touchdown to give San Francisco a 10-6 lead with just under 4 minutes left. It was a 10 play, 72-yard drive to take their first lead of the game and score their first TD of the game.

But the Bengals had some time left. Fortunately, Carlos Rogers undercut a pass intended for Andre Caldwell, registering a clutch interception, his first as a 49er. With an additional David Akers field goal, it put the 49ers up 13-6 with 2 minutes left.

On what was likely the last drive for the Bengals, a game sealing interception was made by 49ers back up safety Reggie Smith. This sealed the deal for San Francisco who rebounded from their loss in Week 2 to the Cowboys.

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Although things have generally been pretty quiet in 49ers camp, we do have a bit of non-news, so to speak. Free safety Dashon Goldson has not yet reported to Santa Clara and is not particularly close to signing his franchise tender. There were some reports he might report this coming week, but that has turned out to not be the case for now.

While the team and Goldson could get something worked out, I'd be fairly surprised if anything happened before mid-July at the earliest. The two sides have until July 16 to work out a long-term contract. If they do not come to terms by July 16, Goldson has to sign the franchise tender at some point or hold out.

The 49ers last franchise player was nose tackle Aubrayo Franklin. He waited until the day of their preseason week three contest to sign his tender. He got off to a rocky start that season and while he did settle in, it seems like his career peaked the year before his franchise tender. Go figure.

At this point, I think Goldson reports in time for the start of camp. It's more of a gut feeling than anything else, but I would suspect he will almost assuredly be in before the start of the regular season. Whether he gets a long-term deal done, remains to be seen. I am not holding my breath, but maybe it will take up until the July 16 deadline to get something done.

The 2012 season of the Philadelphia Eagles got off to a bad start in late March when Pro Bowl LT Jason Peters ruptured his Achilles tendon. There was a smidgen of hope that he might be able to play this year, but you can squash that talk.

A league source tells Derrick Gunn of CSNPhilly.com that Peters ruptured the tendon for a second time. Apparently, he was maneuvering in his kitchen when his Roll-A-Bout device broke. It’s expected to set him back about three weeks.

Peters had to have a second surgery to repair his heel.

Ouch. That sucks.

According to Gunn, Peters plans on suing the manufacturer of the device.

After lighting it up for my fantasy football team in 2011, Tennessee Titans WR Kenny Britt decided it would be a good time to tear his ACL and MCL in his right knee. It not only ended his season, it ended my fantasy season.

So, obviously Britt had surgery to repair the injuries, but it’s possible that he could need more. While no second surgery has been scheduled for him, he could possibly need a second, less-invasive surgery to fully repair the knee.

“I think it always is (possible),” head coach Mike Munchak said. “I don’t know if he will at some point, but I think that’s something that’s common with that injury. Derrick went through it last year. The good thing is that even if you do have it, it’s not a huge setback. It’s not something that sets you way back. But that is obviously part of the process, or could be, if that arises down the road.”

The good news is that a second surgery isn’t expected to set him back much.

“We don’t look at as a big deal. You have to look at it as why it’s happening, but it’s something that with guys who have had ACLs this is very common, something that’s gone on at times,” Munchak said. “Sometimes it happens much sooner than Derrick’s did, and sometimes it happens like Derrick’s did, once you get more active. We’ll see. He’s been doing well, running hard, and we’ll just have to see how the knee responds.”

Now that things have slowed to a crawl in the NFL, the time has come to vote again on an all-time team for the San Francisco 49ers. This will be the third time we've voted on the team. Most positions will probably not see a ton of change, but as Niners Nation has grown in recent years it only seemed fair to give new folks a chance to vote. We voted once in 2008 and again in 2009. It's been three years so it's time once again.

I thought we would start things off with the always contentious QB position. The QB position has long been a source of friction for 49ers fans, easily seen over the last five years here at Niners Nation. The 49ers franchise has a strong history of good to great quarterbacks, dating back to Frankie Albert and Y.A. Tittle. The discussion focuses in on Joe Montana and Steve Young for good reason, but guys like John Brodie and Jeff Garcia were no slouches either. That does not mean some of these other QBs were better than Montana or Young, but they were notable in their own right.

For each of the positions, I am using my own judgment on the nominees. I'm fairly certain that just about any quarterback could get votes, but that doesn't mean they deserve to be on the ballot. Also, for the QB position, we'll have a starter and then a subsequent vote for the backup QB.

Head after the jump for a quick rundown of our candidates for the 49ers All-Time Team starting quarterback.

Joe Montana (1979-1992): I could include absolutely nothing here and it wouldn't matter. Joe Montana was the face of the 49ers in the 80s as they went from perennial doormat to Team of the 80s. Montana stands #1 in franchise history in career passing yards, touchdowns, completions and of course Super Bowl rings. In polls of who you would want leading your team down with less than 2 minutes to go, most people take Montana. While he was surrounded by plenty of talent, he made the most of it and was a leader of his teams.

Steve Young (1987-1999): It's fitting that Young and Montana will be battling for the starting position. After years in Montana's shadow, Steve Young got the proverbial monkey off his back in 1994 with one of the all-time great single seasons in QB history. Young finished his career with the greatest QB rating in NFL history. While he may not have had the sped of a Vick, Steve Young was one of the truly great rushing quarterbacks in NFL history. Combine that with uncanny accuracy and you're talking about an all-around threat rarely seen in NFL history.

John Brodie (1957-1973): Brodie finished his career third in the NFL in all-time passing yards and ranks as one of the greatest players NOT in the NFL Hall of Fame. Brodie ranks second in 49ers history in passing yards and third in touchdowns, while playing for plenty less than stellar teams. The franchise made the playoffs his rookie season and late in his career, but was .500 or worse for much of his career.

Y.A. Tittle (1951-1960): While Tittle spent plenty of time in Baltimore and New York, his formative years came with the 49ers as a 4-time Pro Bowler. Considering the slowly developing passing game back in the day, 16,000+ yards in San Francisco is nothing to sneeze at.

Jeff Garcia (1999-2003): While we might all agree Jeff Garcia was not the greatest quarterback on straight numbers, he certainly ranks up there for what he did in spite of his shortcomings. Garcia was rescued from the CFL by Bill Walsh in one of his best moves since trading for Steve Young. Garcia was a 3-time pro Bowler in his five seasons and in spite of such a short tenure, he ranks 4th in franchise history for passing yards and fifth in passing touchdowns. While his scrambling skills did not match those of Steve Young, he could maneuver in and out of the pocket quite well, which helped for his lack of traditional passing tools.

The 49ers wrapped up their rookie minicamp over the weekend, but due to closed doors, there was not much to be said about the Saturday and Sunday parts of the camp. We'll get some more thoughts as information comes along, but in the meantime I figure there are other pertinent teams making news.

The most interesting bit of news as far as the 49ers are concerned is the emergence of Russell Wilson in Seattle as what appears to be a fairly viable candidate for the starting quarterback position. Wilson apparently impressed the Seahawks coaching staff enough that Pete Carroll thinks he can be viable competition for the starting quarterback position.

While it is only minicamp and things can change drastically by the time training camp gets going, this is still an interesting and moderately amusing development. Earlier this offseason, the Seahawks signed Matt Flynn to a three year, $19.5 million contract. Although Tarvaris Jackson was expected to compete with Flynn, it seemed apparent that the Seahawks wanted to Flynn to win the job.

Now that they have added Wilson and find themselves with some measure of confidence in him, it is entirely possible Jackson could end up no better than the number three quarterback on the roster. Plenty can happen over the next three months, but the writing would appear to be on the wall for T-Jax.

As for the Seahawks offense? Well, they remain a significant question mark on the offensive side of the ball. Marshawn Lynch was a beast last year, even with a fairly anemic passing attack. They need to develop that passing attack in some capacity to make the next step. They will be throwing several variables into the mix, not the least of which is trying to keep their wide receivers healthy.

While the entire division adding some intriguing talent to the mix this offseason, the Seahawks are the team that scares me the most heading into 2012 from top to bottom.