But he said he doesn’t think about it unless the subject comes up. “But don’t feel any different”.
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Coverage of the game between the Ravens and 49ers will air on CBS beginning at 4:25 pm ET from Levi’s Stadium. It was the first touchdown from a 49ers’ tight end since Davis caught two scoring passes in the 2014 season opener against the Dallas Cowboys. Instead, he’s been fielding text messages about obtaining tickets for the game. “Hopefully, I’ll go out this week and get them corrected”. So I know what they’re thinking. Both teams’ general managers – Trent Baalke of the 49ers and Ozzie Newsome of the Ravens – declined to be interviewed for this story, but neither could have said it better than Smith. “It’s going to be weird knowing you’re on the other side of that, they’re trying to shut you down”. “We didn’t get the job done in coverage”.
With the Seattle Seahawks and St. Louis Rams both with a 2-3 record, the 49ers are just one spot out of second place within the division. When I look at the Ravens, I still remind myself that they’ve lost three games by a total of 11 points.
But things are still a little awkward for Smith, at times, with his new teammates.
Today, Boldin and Smith keep their Super Bowl rings out of sight, not necessarily out of respect for their newfound allegiance to the 49ers, but rather because of their humble ways. It’s been a season with more questions than answers Colin Kaepernick has struggled early on to lead the 49ers like he did to a Super Bowl in 2013.
Left tackle Joe Staley, one of six starters left from the 2012 49ers’ Super Bowl defeat, reflected Friday with genuine heartache. The 49ers were kept out of the end zone after three consecutive incomplete passes in which Kaepernick targeted Michael Crabtree, and the Ravens held on for a 34-31 victory. The mobile option quarterback is something that is somewhat foreign a team that plays in the usually conservative AFC North. Not only are Kaepernick’s legs a threat, but so are those of Carlos Hyde, who is averaging 4.5 YPC this season.
Both Kaepernick and Smith contend the uptick stemmed from increased communication during the week, which might have been lacking when Kaepernick the previous two weeks.
True Or False: The last time these teams met in San Francisco in 2007, there were no ex-Baltimore players wearing San Francisco’s uniform.
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Showing off that bling is “not my thing”, said Boldin, who expresses no bitterness toward the Ravens. “The biggest improvement was just chemistry; being able to let balls go and trust our receivers to make the play”. The surprising retirements of Willis, offensive tackle Anthony Davis and linebacker Chris Borland, and the expected one of defensive linemen Justin Smith further thinned San Francisco’s talent level and leadership group. “I know what he hates and he knows what I hate”. I’m pretty sure we’re going to get out there and have a few plays where we’re actually just laughing at each other at the end. And I think once you kind of realize all that… that’s how he feels about it. He feels great about it. If he feels great about it, I feel great about it for him.
