Aubrayo Franklin News

The most underrated 49er? Our winner is nose guard Aubrayo Franklin. Linebacker Jeff Ulbrich volunteered his name while watching Franklin stroll from the lunch tent to the locker room during OTA practices in June.

For two years, Brian Jennings wondered if he belonged - on the field, in the locker room, with the 49ers.

On Sunday, defensive coordinator Greg Manusky had a conference call with the media.

The last few days has seen a variety of quotes from coaches that would seem to offer some indication as to what we can expect from certain players.

I'm traveling to Santa Clara on Tuesday morning and will be spending the day at the 49ers' facility.

This isn't really a mailbag or a chat. It's more of a hybrid. I've gone through comments from our recent items ranking NFC West teams, plus comments left on my Facebook page , before adding my own thoughts and ordering them into conversational form.

The 49ers did not pick up a pass rusher in last month's draft, but defensive coordinator Greg Manusky insists his unit will have enough firepower this year.

The final day of voluntary camp concluded on Saturday with some very notable occurances.

Jimmy Raye isn't worried about choosing the San Francisco 49ers ' starting quarterback right away.

Since Jimmy Raye took over as coordinator, the semi-official description of his unit has been the "run-oriented offense." Hold on a second, he said Saturday.

When it comes to position battles this offseason, the 49ers certainly have their share.

Raji is regarded as a top-10 talent in the draft and the 49ers have the 10th overall pick in the first round on April 25.

'Tis the season for pre-draft visits and pro day workouts. Here is a brief look at who the 49ers will be and have been looking at with the draft a mere 27 days away.

The San Francisco 49ers' acquisition of free agent defensive end Demetric Evans last week is expected to trigger a position shift for big defensive lineman Isaac Sopoaga back to nose guard, according to Matt ...

I'm not sure how many people noticed it, but earlier today Maiocco did a day-long live-blog with little nuggets every 15 minutes.

The 49ers became one of four teams to add at least three unrestricted free agents from other teams when they reached agreement with defensive lineman Demetric Evans.

Question : Out of curiosity, was Bryant Johnson considered deficient as a blocker? I'm looking at the "new BJ's" size and stats that come with a bigger contract, and in four seasons he's only had one catch for ...

This draft sets up well for the 49ers because its stocked in big running backs , fast wide receivers and edge pass rushers .

Although the pass rush as a whole has been awful at times, the defensive line has gotten a lot of flack in this debate.

Perhaps time will prove everyone wrong, but the general consensus in Mobile this week was that there was a dip in talent level from last season.