Isaac Bruce rolled his already-sore ankle in practice yesterday, according to Mike Singletary, and the veteran receiver is not likely to play tomorrow against the Bears. Singletary initially called Bruce "questionable-doubtful." He officially is listed as questionable on the team's injury report. If Bruce doesn't play, Jason Hill will get the snaps that would have gone to Bruce. Hill, of course, caught all four passes that went his way Sunday against Tennessee, two of them for TDs.
Meanwhile, Michael Crabtree continues to get his crash course in NFL 101. he and Alex Smith spent time throwing one-on-one today, something they typically do when the 49ers are practicing special teams. Said Crabtree: "Just that timing. You know, when you get on the field, you need that timing, that trust, especially on Sundays, that trust to just throw the ball up." Did he work out one on one with Graham Harrell at Texas Tech? "Oh, every day. My quarterback at Tech - it was non-stop one on one. The whole summer, we'd go 20 plays just me and him on the field, no water. That's different."
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Singletary was asked today whether he was bothered by Vernon Davis' comments from yesterday during which the tight end said the 49ers would "destroy" the Bears' defensive front.
"I'll put it this way, I think that fact that he said it ... I talked to him about it. I know what he meant. He's a little frustrated. And I think you really have to translate or sort of read through the lines, read between the lines. I don't think he was being disrespectful at all. I think basically he was saying, 'You know what? We can do this. Let's not sit back and talk about what the Bears are going to do. Let's go out there and be what we can be.' Vernon - you know him as well. He can get a little excited and that's what he did."
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Here is the injury report for tomorrow's game. With Coffee out, Singletary said Michael Robinson is the No. 2 RB; Moran Norris is the No. 3. He said Brandon Jones would return punts.
OUT: CB Nate Clements (shoulder), RB Glen Coffee (concussion), DT Demetric Evans (shoulder), T Joe Staley (knee)
QUESTIONABLE: WR Isaac Bruce (ankle).
PROBABLE: G David Baas (shoulder), CB Tarell Brown (rib), TE Vernon Davis (shoulder), RB Frank Gore (eye lid), WR Jason Hill (ankle), WR Brandon Jones (knee), S Michael Lewis (quadricep), RB Michael Robinson (shoulder), LB Takeo Spikes (shoulder), S Curtis Taylor (shin), TE Delanie Walker (shin, knee)
Bears
OUT: S Kevin Payne (back), LB Pisa Tinoisamoa (knee), RB Garrett Wolfe (back)
QUESTIONABLE: S Al Afalava (shoulder)
PROBABLE: TE Desmond Clark (neck), DT Tommie Harris (knee), CB Charles Tillman (shoulder)
-- Matt Barrows
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