AFC West Underdogs: A San Diego Chargers Franchise Story (Madden 15)

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Reports are coming out of San Diego saying that Owner Alex Spanos has stepped down from the team due to medical issues. No further comments were made on the issues, but Spanos named former Team Consultant, PJ Shulters, as the new man in charge.

We will take you to San Diego's Press Conference now to get a word with the new owner.

Alex Spanos says his farewell speech and welcomes Chargers new owner, PJ Shulters, to the podium.

"Question 1:

How does it feel to take over for a team that is still very much in the mix of things?

Shulters:

It's an honor actually. I, as well as others in the organization, was shocked when Alex [Spanos] announced this morning that he would have to step down as the team's owner and I am disheartened to hear about his medical concerns. We all wish him a nice recovery and I thank him for the opportunity he has given me.

Question 2:

Are there any changes you are planning to make to this team as of right now?

Shulters:

Uhh, there's really not that many to make, I feel, well, we feel, that we are in a good position to compete in the AFC and in the NFL right now. Philip [Rivers] is a proven elite quarterback and we have some young studs on this team and I feel we have a solid defense. There is always room for improvement, but we will make those decisions when the time comes.

Question 3:

There have been rumors all offseason about this team changing up the offensive and defensive schemes, can you tell us anything about that?

Shulters:

Well, we definitely look into every opportunity to improve this team and yes, we are throwing some new looks in. I know Mike [McCoy] really wanted to take advantage of some talented players on our offense and on defense he is looking to ways of making our defense more versatile. I think you will see a lot more opportunities being created for our key players on offense, that's for sure.

Question 4:

As it stands right now, what are you looking to correct this season?

Shulters:

This season we are looking to get better on defense and we think we know how to do that right now. We are looking to shut down the run games that opposing teams bring and the biggest key this offseason, which has been nailed into the defensive players' heads', is that tackling is utterly important. We need guys that can tackle and don't shy away from wrapping guys up.

On offense, like I said, it is just giving some of the guys more opportunities to make plays.

Question 5:

What do you expect out of the team this season?

Shulters:

I expect big things, as any owner should. I think we have a good chance to compete and we will compete. I'm almost certain that we can get back into the playoffs this year and potentially make some noise. "

That closes out the bulk of the Press Conference. Shulters is already making some moves though, as the team announced the signing of Pro-Bowl Cornerback Brandon Flowers, who was recently released by division rivals, the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Shulters:

I wanted to release the team's Preseason Depth Chart, so here it is:

San Diego Chargers Depth Chart - 1
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Keenan Allen	Eddie Royal (Slot)	Vincent Brown
TE	Antonio Gates	Ladarius Green	John Phillips
LT	King Dunlap	Kenny Wiggins
LG	Chad Rinehart	Johnnie Troutman
C	Nick Hardwick	Nick McDonald
RG	Jeremy Clary	Rich Ohrnberger
RT	D.J. Fluker	Mike Harris	Nick Becton
WR	Malcolm Floyd	Seyi Ajirotutu	Tevin Reese
QB	Philip Rivers	Kellen Clemens	Brad Sorenson
FB	Danny Woodhead	David Johnson
HB	Ryan Matthews	Danny Woodhead	Donald Brown	Marion Grice
Base 3-4 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Kendall Reyes	Lawrence Guy
NT	Sean Lissemore	Kwame Geathers	Ryan Carrethers
RDE	Corey Liuget	Damik Scaife
LOLB	Melvin Ingram	Jarret Johnson
LILB	Donald Butler	Kavell Conner
RILB	Mati Te'o	Andrew Gachkar
ROLB	Dwight Freeney	Jerry Attaochu	Tourek Williams
CB	Brandon Flowers	Jason Verret (Slot)	Richard Marshall
SS	Marcus Gilchrist	Brandon Taylor
FS	Eric Weddle	Darrell Stuckey	Jahleel Addae
CB	Sharece Wright	Brandon Ghee
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Nick Novak (KOS)	Mike Scifres
P	Mike Scifres	Nick Novak (KOS)
H	Kellen Clemens
KR	Eddie Royal	Danny Woodhead
LS	Eddie Royal	Danny Woodhead

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Shulters:

I wanted to go over some things ahead of the season with the fans; be it expectations, re-sign goals, and development as well.

Season Expectations:

Phillip Rivers:

Continue to grow in Coach McCoy's offense and show that you are still an elite Quaterback.

About 4,000 yards 28 TDs and limit to 16 INTs

Ryan Matthews:

I want Matthews to stay healthy, most of all, but I also expect another good season of running the football

I'd say 1,200 yards 6 TDs and a limit of 4 Fumbles would exceed my expectations.

Danny Woodhead:

He needs to get more opportunities and keep a focus on being a playmaker all over the field

At least 400 rushing yards
600 receiving with a total of 9 TDs.

Keenan Allen:

I expect another big year out of Allen, 70 Catches, 1,000 yards, 7 TDs, and only 8 Drops would please me.

Antonio Gates:

I want you to finish your career strong! Most importantly, get back to being healthy. 45 catches, 650 yard, 4 TDs would be excellent.

O-Line:

You need to keep Rivers upright! Learn to block on screen plays!
-35 sacks this year.

Entire Defense:

Tackle! Tackle! Tackle! I don't want to see missed tackles!

Re-sign Goals:

Danny Woodhead
Ryan Matthews?
Nick Hardwick
Corey Liuget
Brandon Flowers

Development Goals:

Melvin Ingram needs to continue to progress as this teams pass rusher.

Keenan Allen needs to develop into "The guy".

Ladarius Green needs to be ready to take over.

Jason Verrett needs to play outside eventually.

Darrell Stuckey could end up taking over at SS.

Manti Te'o needs to become a defensive run stopper.

DJ Fluker may be going over to LT, so get him ready to Pass Block

Donal Butler was paid huge money and he needs to be ready to play like it.

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Dallas Cowboys at San Diego Chargers
Aug 8, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Dallas Cowboys ((0-1))	7	3	3	15	28
San Diego Chargers ((1-0))	7	7	7	13	34

Team Stats Comparison
	DAL	SDG
Total Offense	373	438
Rushing Yards	105	174
Passing Yards	268	264
First Downs	19	22
Punt Return Yards	0	0
Kick Return Yards	43	173
Total Yards	415	611
Turnovers	1	3
3rd Down Converstion	2-10	9-12
4th Down Conversion	1-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	1-1	0-1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1 TD/2 FG	4 TD
Penalties	0-0	2-20
Posession Time	25:41	30:19

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		DAL	SDG
4:28	(SDG) A. Gates 23 Yd Pass from P. Rivers (PAT Good)	0	7
0:56	(DAL) D. Murray 5 Yd Run (PAT Good)	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		DAL	SDG
1:39	(SDG) D. Woodhead 3 Yd Run(PAT Good)	7	14
0:00	(DAL) D. Bailey 33Yd Field Goal	10	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		DAL	SDG
4:18	(DAL) D. Bailey 25 Yd Field Goal	13	14
4:06	(SDG) D. Woodhead 104 Yd Kick Return	13	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		DAL	SDG
12:26	(DAL) M. Claiborne 93 Yd INT Return (2pt Good)	21	21
6:59	(SDG) M. Grice 2 Yd Run (PAT Good)	21	28
6:49	(DAL) C. Beasley 80 Yd Pass from K. Orton (PAT Good)	28	28
1:14	(SDG) M. Grice 2 Yd Run (2pt Fail)	28	34

Dallas Cowboys PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Tony Romo 6/7 65 0 0 Kyle Orton 8/12 173 1 0 Brandon Weeden 9/12 90 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Demarco Murray 5 52 10.4 1 Lance Dunbar 8 39 4.8 0 Tony Romo 1 10 10.0 0 Dez Bryant 1 4 4.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Cole Beasley 6 148 24.6 1 Dez Bryant 2 30 15.0 0 Devin Street 3 45 15.0 0 Lance Dunbar 3 11 3.6 0 Jason Witten 3 29 9.6 0 Gavin Escobar 2 23 11.5 0 Dwayne Harris 1 6 6.0 0 Demarco Murray 1 6 6.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Jason Witten 1 0 Tyronne Green 0 2 Ronald Leary 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Orie Lemon 7 0 0 0 Matt Johnson 6 0 0 0 Cameron Lawrence 2 (1TFL) 1 0 0 Morris Claiborne 1 0 1 1 B.W. Webb 2 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Dan Bailey 2/2 2/2 8 33 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Chris Jones 6 203 33.6 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Dez Bryant 1 16 16.0 0 Orlando Scandrick 2 27 13.5 0

San Diego Chargers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Phillip Rivers 6/8 76 1 0 Kellen Clemens 12/14 138 0 1 Brad Sorenson 4/8 55 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Danny Woodhead 9 41 4.5 1 Donald Brown 8 46 5.7 0 Ryan Matthews 4 15 3.7 0 Marion Grice 14 76 5.4 2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Vincent Brown 5 40 8.0 0 Seyi Ajirotutu 5 63 12.6 0 Ryan Matthews 3 42 14.0 0 Keenan Allen 2 9 4.5 0 Ladarius Green 2 23 11.5 0 Tevin Reese 1 17 17.0 0 Marion Grice 1 12 12.0 0 Donald Brown 1 7 7.0 0 Antonio Gates 1 23 23.0 1 Eddie Royal 1 33 33.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Keenan Allen 1 0 Willie Smith 1 0 David Johnson 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Manti Te'o 9 (1TFL) 0 0 0 Eric Weddle 4 0 0 0 Marcus Gilchrist 4 0 0 0 Kwame Gathers 3 (3TFL) 3 0 0 Lawrence Guy 2 (2TFL) 2 0 0 Damik Scaife 2 (2TFL) 2 0 0 Larry English 1 (1TFL) 1 0 0 Jarret Johnson 2 (2TFL) 2 0 0 Melvin Ingram 1 (1TFL) 1 0 0 Kendall Reyes 1 (1TFL) 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Nick Novak 0/1 4/4 4 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Mike Scifres 1 49 49.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Danny Woodhead 4 173 43.2 1 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Danny Woodhead 2 0 0 0

Post-Game Press Conference:

Question 1:

How good is it to come off of a win on the opening day of the Preseason?

McCoy:

Even though it's Preseason, it still feels good when you win and tonight we were very impressed with quite a few players.

Question 2:

Were there any players in particular that stood out?

McCoy:

We thought Marion [Grice] did a real nice job coming in against the 2's and 3's. Danny [Woodhead] had that nice kick return on special teams, but he contributed well on the ground too. Manti [Te'o] tackled well, which we have preached tackling all throughout training camp, so that's good to see. I like a lot of the things we were able to do. We got a lot of pressure on the Quarterback and ran the ball effectively.

Question 3:

On the Depth Chart, Woodhead is listed as the starting Fullback, any comments on that?

McCoy:

We want Danny to have plenty of opportunities out of the backfield, so we chose to go with a two-back type system here on offense and he performed.

Question 4:

What corrections are you looking to make after Kyle Orton torched your defense with the pass to Cole Beasley?

McCoy:

Yeah, we have to fix that, it was a blown coverage on the side by Jason [Verrett]. He's a rookie and it's best to get the jitters out during the preseason. We will be coaching him up though, that's for sure.

Question 5:

What are you looking for in next weeks game?

McCoy:

I look forward to having better tackling, we missed a few tackles out there tonight and we are going to work on that, but overall I was fairly impressed with the defense.

Question 6:

What did you think of your starting offense?

McCoy:

They looked quick, sharp, and productive; words we have been preaching to the offense all offseason. I was very impressed with River's accuracy and Gates ran a beautiful screen into the end zone; it was all around good for us.

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Preseason Week 1 Notable Moves Around the League:

Trades:

Jaguars trade DT Roy Miller and a 2016 4th round pick to Cleveland for LE Billy Winn.

Broncos trade LOLB Nate Irving to the Bears for DT Stephen Paea.

Rams trade DT Kendall Langford and a 2016 4th round pick to the Texans for FS Shiloh Keo.

Falcons trade a 2016 3rd round pick to Philadelphia for RE Vinny Curry.

Miami trade a 2016 3rd round pick to Buffalo for ROLB Nigel Bradham.

Notable cuts:

Chiefs HB De'Anthony Thomas
Jets HB Daryl Richardson
Redskins FS Ryan Clark
Seahawks DT Kevin Williams

Chargers Cuts:

HB Kerwyn Williams
WR Tevin Reese
TE Mike Windt
TE Jake Byrne

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Preseason Week 2:

San Diego Chargers at Seattle Seahawks
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
San Diego Chargers (1-1)	7	13	16	3	39
Seattle Seahawks (2-0)	7	21	0	15	43

Team Stats Comparison
	SDG	SEA
Total Offense	459	409
Rushing Yards	193	65
Passing Yards	266	344
First Downs	25	12
Punt Return Yards	0	3
Kick Return Yards	137	85
Total Yards	596	497
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Converstion	6-17	5-10
4th Down Conversion	3-4	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-1	1-1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3 TD/3 FG	3 TD
Penalties	3-20	0-0
Posession Time	31:01	24:59

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		SDG	SEA
9:28	(SDG) M. Floyd 12 Yd Pass from P. Rivers (PAT Good)	7	0
1:59	(SDG) P. Harvin 10 Yd Pass from R. Wilson (PAT Good)	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		SDG	SEA
13:05	(SDG) N. Novak 40 Yd Field Goal	10	7
9:21	(SEA) R. Turbin 14 Yd Run (PAT Good)	10	14
5:03	(SEA) D. Baldwin 5 Yd Pass from T. Jackson (PAT Good)	10	21
2:15	(SDG) N. Novak 22Yd Field Goal	13	21
1:26	(SEA) D. Baldwin 51 Yd Pass from T. Jackson (PAT Good)	13	28
0:02	(SDG) D. Brown 10 Yd Pass from K. Clemens (PAT Good)	20	28
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		SDG	SEA
11:13	(SDG) D. Brown 45 Yd Run (2pt Fail)	26	28
8:17	(SDG) V. Brown 13 Yd Pass from Brad Sorenson (PAT Good)	33	28
3:14	(SDG) N. Novak 46 Yd Field Goal	36	28
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		SDG	SEA
9:55	(SEA) K. Norwood 51 Yd Pass from T. Jackson (2pt Good)	36	36
0:54	(SDG) N. Novak 17 Yd Field Goal	39	36
0:42	(SEA) A. McCoy 72 Yd Pass from T. Jackson (PAT Good)	39	43

San Diego Chargers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT P. Rivers 8/10 75 1 1 K. Clemens 8/17 112 1 0 B. Sorenson 12/18 117 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R. Matthews 6 42 7.0 0 D. Brown 14 95 6.7 1 M. Grice 10 46 4.6 0 D. Woodhead 3 7 2.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD L. Green 4 67 16.7 0 D. Woodhead 4 54 13.5 0 S. Ajirotutu 3 36 12.0 0 D. Brown 3 17 5.6 1 D. Johnson 3 8 2.6 0 R. Matthews 2 36 18.0 0 V. Brown 2 37 18.5 1 M. Floyd 2 24 12.0 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK K. Allen 1 0 M. Harris 0 1 R. Ohrenberger 0 1 M. McDonald 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD K. Conner 5 (1TFL) 1 0 0 B. Taylor 4 0 0 0 M. Te'o 3 0 0 0 J. Johnson 4 (1TFL) 1 0 0 L. Guy 1 (1TFL) 1 0 0 D. Scafe 2 (1TFL) 1 0 0 K. Reyes 1 (1TFL) 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG N. Novak 4/4 3/3 15 47 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 M. Scifres 2 62 31.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Woodhead 3 118 39.3 0 E. Royal 1 19 19.0 0

Seattle Seahawks PASSING C/A YDS TD INT R. Wilson 6/6 49 1 0 T. Jackson 15/22 311 4 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD M. Lynch 5 15 3.0 0 R. Turbin 9 53 5.8 1 R. Wilson 1 3 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. Baldwin 7 119 17.0 2 M. Lynch 5 42 8.4 0 P. Harvin 2 33 16.5 1 K. Norwood 2 60 30.0 1 Z. Miller 2 14 7.0 0 A. McCoy 1 72 72.0 1 R. Lockette 1 4 4.0 0 R. Turbin 1 16 16.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK P. Harvin 1 0 S. Rice 1 0 J. Britt 1 2 G. Van Rotten 0 1 M. Bowie 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Lane 9 0 0 0 K. Pierre-Louis 8 (1TFL) 0 0 0 W. Hill 9 (1TFL) 0 0 0 K. Wright 7 (1TFL) 1 0 0 J. Johnson 7 0 0 0 B. Wagner 5 0 1 0 C. Marsh 3 (2TFL) 2 0 0 B. Mayowa 2 (1TFL) 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG S. Haushka 0/0 5/5 5 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 J. Ryan 5 142 28.4 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD R. Lockette 3 67 22.3 0 P. Adams 1 18 18.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD A. Jefferson 1 3 3.0 0

Post-Game Press Conference:

Question 1:

Backup Quarterback Tavaris Jackson threw for 311 Yds and 4 TDs on your defense, what do you attribute this to?

McCoy:

Poor coverage, downright bad coverage, that's all. There were more blown coverages this week, just as last week. I personally don't like shoot outs like this game was today, I more prefer to score a ton of points and keep the opposing offense out of the end zone, but that didn't happen today. We missed a lot of tackles again and we are going to work on it some more.

Question 2:

Coach, this missing tackles and blown coverage problem has been addressed two weeks in a row, when is it going to actually be corrected?

McCoy:

-Laughs- It's game 2 of the Preseason, we have plenty of time to work on our defense, and we will. We'll do our job.

Question 3:

Was there any impressive performances for your team today?

McCoy:

Absolutely, we really hit hard with the new offensive scheme this week, to get the guys some reps in it, and I think the results could have been a little better, but overall, I was impressed.

Donald Brown ran his tail off out there tonight and pretty much secured his spot on the team, but Marion [Grice] runs hard too. This could be a team that carries 4 backs.

Kavell Conner won the third string ILB spot today, which was a welcomed sight.

Te'o is still making some solid plays too, so we have a lot to look forward to from him this season.

Question 4:

How do you feel about the last two games being so high up in terms of score?

McCoy:

I just wish all of those points were ours and not the opponents. I would rather win a game 21-10 than 39-36. We are looking to build a defense here and a night like tonight is really disheartening.

Question 5:

Does this loss matter tonight?

McCoy:

In a sense, it matters, you know the guys are going to take it hard, they played well tonight and unfortunately it didn't result in a win. It's still preseason though and the loss gave us the best chance to evaluate our team.

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San Diego Chargers at San Francisco 49ers
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
San Diego Chargers (2-1)	7	14	7	0	28
San Francisco 49ers (1-2)	14	0	3	3	20

Team Stats Comparison
	SDG	SFO
Total Offense	416	269
Rushing Yards	161	216
Passing Yards	255	53
First Downs	22	12
Punt Return Yards	11	0
Kick Return Yards	133	121
Total Yards	550	390
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Converstion	5-9	4-9
4th Down Conversion	1-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3 TD	1TD/1FG
Penalties	2-10	1-5
Posession Time	32:50	23:10

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		SDG	SFO
11:09	(SFO) F. Gore 14 Yd Run (PAT Good)	0	7
5:49	(SDG) R. Matthews 6 Yd Run (PAT Good)	7	7
0:54	(SFO) F. Gore 21 Yd Run (PAT Good)	7	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		SDG	SFO
11:42	(SDG) M.Floyd 2 Yd Pass from P.Rivers (PAT Good)	14	14
1:14	(SDG) E. Royal 7 Yd Pass from P. Rivers (PAT Good)	21	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		SDG	SFO
10:18	(SDG) L. Green 23 Yd Pass from K. Clemens (PAT Good)	28	14
5:10	(SFO) P. Dawson 40 Yd FG	28	17
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		SDG	SFO
9:06	(SFO) P. Dawson 31 Yd FG	28	20

San Diego Chargers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT P. Rivers 14/16 154 2 0 K. Clemens 6/6 101 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R. Matthews 7 26 3.7 1 D. Woodhead 6 41 6.8 0 D. Brown 11 51 4.6 0 M. Grice 10 39 3.9 0 P. Rivers 1 9 9.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD E. Royal 4 66 16.5 1 M. Floyd 4 19 4.7 1 A. Gates 3 31 10.3 0 V. Brown 3 32 10.6 0 S. Ajirotutu 3 57 19.0 0 K. Allen 2 27 13.5 0 L. Green 1 23 23.0 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK N. Hardwick 1 0 J. Clary 1 0 K. Wiggins 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD E. Weddle 6 (1TFL) 0 0 0 B. Taylor 5 0 0 0 M. Te'o 5 (1TFL) 0 0 0 D. Butler 4 (1TFL) 0 0 0 M. Ingram 2 (2TFL) 2 0 0 K. Reyes 3 (2TFL) 2 0 0 L. Guy 2 (2TFL) 2 0 0 D. Scafe 1 (1TFL) 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG N. Novak 0/1 4/4 4 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 M. Scifres 2 62 31.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Royal 2 54 27.0 0 R. Marshall 3 79 26.3 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD E. Royal 1 11 11.0 0

San Francisco 49ers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT B. Gabbert 5/8 81 0 0 C. Kaepernick 1/1 14 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD F. Gore 9 93 10.3 2 C. Hyde 13 51 3.9 0 B. Gabbert 3 36 12.0 0 C. Kaepernick 1 36 36.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD V. McDonald 2 58 29.0 0 B. Ellington 2 19 9.5 0 C. Hyde 1 4 4.0 0 M. Crabtree 1 14 14.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK A. Boone 4 0 A. Snyder 1 2 B. Thomas 0 1 M. Martin 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD N. Bowman 8 (1TFL) 0 0 0 J. Ward 6 0 0 0 C. Spillman 6 0 0 0 E. Reid 5 0 0 0 A. Lynch 5 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG P. Dawson 2/2 2/2 8 40 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 A. Lee 2 83 41.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD B. Ellington 1 37 37.0 0 Q. Patton 4 84 21.0 0

Post-Game Press Conference:

Question 1:

Your offense looked good all around tonight and your defense looked more improved this week, what did you guys do to improve from last week?

McCoy:

Our defense stepped up when their 1st stringers were out of the game, Frank Gore killed us today and we can't have that going forward. That being said, we played a little better defense afterwards and our offense played lights out. Rivers is ready for the season. We just kept doing what we always do in preparation and we were just on our game today.

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53 Man Press Conference:

Shulters:

Hello everybody, coach McCoy and I are hear to talk about our thoughts on the entire Preseason and our overall 53 man roster, we will now take any questions for either Mike or I.

Question 1: PJ, there are some rumors about Ryan Matthews not being that big of a concern when considering who you will re-sign in the offseason are there truth to these rumors?

Shulters:

I don't know where you are hearing rumors from, but we are not too worried about that right now. We want to worry about football, we have a game on Monday we have to worry about and 15 other games this season. Right now we aren't worrying about contracts or anything like that. When the time comes, we will assess the team and see where we need to get better and where could could let some guys go. We Like Ryan and as of now he is a key member of this team.

Question 2: Coach McCoy, what impressed you the most in the Preseason?

McCoy:

We did a lot of good things in the Preseason. Our offense looked fluid and they are picking up the new schemes really well. The defense started out slow, but they improved game to game and you saw it in the Cardinals game that we are getting better at tackling and are giving up less plays.

Question 3: Coach McCoy, what do you think of your first round pick this year and what role do you see Jason playing?

McCoy:

Jason struggled early in the first two games, he played well in the slot though. The last game against the Cardinals is where you really saw his skill set come to fruition. He covered guys well and had two big interceptions, one for a touchdown and the other were he was a yard short of bringing a second to the house. He is most likely going to continue to develop in the slot this season.

Question 4: PJ, what's the reason for keeping 4 backs on the roster?

Shulters:

All 4 of the backs on this team played well and you saw that. It would be a huge loss if we didn't keep Donald Brown, same goes for Grice, so we chose to keep them both.

Question 5: PJ, does keeping 4 backs spell the end for one of the other backs?

Shulters:

We just answered that question actually. That's not the case at all.