Carlos Rogers News

The 49ers are serious about keeping the gang together. According to a report on NFL.com , the team denied the Buccaneers permission to talk to talk to defensive backs coach Ed Donatell about Tampa Bay's vacant defensive coordinator position.

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NFL free agency kicks off March 13, which is just over a month away. The 49ers have some important free agents, while also having a few holes to fill throughout the roster.

On Friday, the 49ers extended his contract through the 2016 season, this coming a few weeks after he won the NFL's Executive of the Year award.

It is ridiculous for teams to overpay for veteran talent during free agency, and it will ultimately hurt their franchise in the long run by putting stock in such worn down players and not taking advantage of the NFL Draft.

Yeah, the title today is a reference to yesterday, in that I find Carlos Rogers infinitely more important to the San Francisco 49ers and their success in 2012 than Dashon Goldson.

The San Francisco 49ers made two significant moves on Friday for the stability of their future.

Every 49er free agent you run into wants to remain with the team. Safety Dashon Goldson told 95.7 The Game, he would be "shocked" if he wasn't with the team next year.

If there's one area that goes overlooked in regards to improving throughout the offseason, it's building team chemistry.

Last year, the Oakland Raiders decided not to throw big money at Nnamdi Asomugha, choosing instead to spend heavily to keep fellow cornerback Stanford Routt.

Catching up on the week's news, we don't want to leave out the West Coast ... though if Peyton Manning hopes to resume his career on the Pacific side of the nation, it doesn't appear it will happen in San Francisco.

Our 49ers grading moves back out to the secondary as we open the floor for discussion about Tarell Brown .

Rather than move on to the linebackers and continue a run through the front seven, we're moving to safeties in our next review/preview post.

Thus far we've had a pair of easy grades in David Akers and NaVorro Bowman , and then a tough but not necessarily critical grading of Alex Boone .

Five of the San Francisco 49ers ' projected unrestricted free agents for 2012 played right around 1,000 snaps or more last season, easily the highest figure in the NFC West.

Monday means brand new mock drafts as people eventually work toward posting new mock drafts every day as the 2012 NFL Draft approaches.

Now that the 2011 NFL season is officially over and done with, it's time to shift our focus towards the impending free agency signing period coming up in just over a month's time.

The Super Bowl is over and the 2011 season has officially come to an end. A With the New York Giants now the reigning Super Bowl champions, the San Francisco 49ers begin their march towards unseating them and getting revenge.A Here is a breakdown of important dates for the 49ers during the offseason leading all the way up to the 2012 season opener.

The Super Bowl is officially in our rear view mirror and we are now beginning the run up to free agency, which starts March 13.

This was the surprise commitment from Wednesday and it's one of those pleasant surprises, but there's a reason why Gladney flipped from Alabama to Texas Tech.