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The 49ers' top offensive lineman, left tackle Joe Staley, is out for six weeks because of a sprained knee, but the only compensation the team made for the loss this week was adding another tackle to the practice squad.

After a game and a half of leading the San Francisco offense, knows what ails the 49ers , at least on offense.

The 49ers rushing defense has withstood Adrian Peterson, Steven Jackson and Michael Turner.

AHMAD BROOKS Team: San Francisco Position: Linebacker Height/weight: 6-3, 259 High School: Hylton College: Virginia Years as a pro: 4th Playing career: Third-round pick by Cincinnati in 2006 supplemental draft.

AHMAD BROOKS High School: Hylton Team: San Francisco Sunday's performance: Brooks had one tackle in the 49ers' 45-10 loss to Atlanta.

Mike Singletary spoke to the media on Monday to talk about the improvement of the 49ers defense and the growth of the offense.

In talking about the play of his offensive line a day after the 49ers routed the Rams 35-0, coach Mike Singletary praised center Eric Heitmann , said left tackle Joe Staley is maturing and getting better, and alternating right tackles Adam Snyder and Tony Pashos "did a pretty solid job." That leaves left guard David Baas and right guard Chilo ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando MINNEAPOLIS -- The 49ers and Vikings submitted their list of inactive players for their Week 3 game in the Metrodome.

There weren't any - clippings, that is. There were years, though, four of them, spent as Minnesota's No.

Sidney Rice stood next to wide receivers coach George Stewart on the sideline as Percy Harvin waited to return a kickoff in the third quarter.

Offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye today declined to speculate about how new Vikings quarterback Brett Favre, who parachuted into Minnesota late in the offseason, was adjusting to his new team and, perhaps more importantly, how his new team was adjusting to him.

Mike Singletary saw no need to put Frank Gore's status into the NFL's official injury report lingo.

The 49ers and Vikings submitted their injury reports today. Here are the reports for both teams from Thursday's practice.

Frank Gore, nursing a sprained right ankle, practiced Wednesday on a limited basis.

The final injury report for the week was just sent out with nothing particularly shocking.

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Brian Billick, a future Super Bowl coach who began his career as a lowly 49ers public relations assistant in 1978, visited practice Friday and told a short story that went a long way in explaining why Eddie DeBartolo is going into the 49ers Hall of Fame this weekend.

Justin Smith and Ahmad Brooks were the only 49ers who were held out of Wednesday's practice.

The nine-year veteran cornerback, who signed an $80 million contract with the 49ers in 2007, is coming off a poor preseason.

Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt and 49ers coach Mike Singletary have opposite views of how to operate a training camp.