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San Francisco 49ers notebook: St. Louis Rams…

Coach Jim Harbaugh said the 49ers are expecting to face St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford on Sunday, even though Bradford has been limited in practice this week by an aggravated ankle injury.

“It’s an educated guess,” Harbaugh said Friday.

Bradford is listed as questionable after practicing in limited fashion Friday and not practicing at all Thursday. He missed two games in October because of a high ankle sprain, which he tweaked in Sunday’s loss to the Arizona Cardinals.

Harbaugh said the 49ers have studied film of both Bradford and A.J. Feeley, who started the two games Bradford missed, including an Oct. 30 upset of the New Orleans Saints that halted St. Louis’ 0-6 start.

“(Bradford) was very sore,” Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch after Friday’s practice. “As always, this will be a day-to-day deal. … If we feel good about it Sunday, we’ll give it a chance. All the scenarios are viable.”

  • The Rams have put 13 players on the season-ending injured-reserve list, including six cornerbacks since the exhibition season started. Defensive end Chris Long, who has a team-high 10 sacks, also is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game because of an ankle injury.

    In contrast, the 49ers’ lineup rarely has changed, especially on defense where seven starters haven’t missed a game. Nose tackle Isaac Sopoaga (infection), defensive tackle Ray McDonald (hamstring) and safety Donte Whitner (hip) have

    missed only one start each, and safety Dashon Goldson (knee) missed the first two games.

    “Our guys have done a good job staying strong, taking care of themselves and being available,” Harbaugh said. “That’s part of being a consummate team player.”

  • Frank Gore was not fined by the league for a chop-block penalty that nullified a 75-yard touchdown pass in last week’s loss at Baltimore. League policy allows up to a $7,500 fine for chop-block violations. “We can’t look back on it now,” Gore said. “The referee made the call, and it is what it is.”
  • Gore said he hopes to clinch the NFC West title with a win Sunday and also eclipse Joe “The Jet” Perry as the 49ers’ career rushing leader. “I’d like to do it in front of our fans because they deserve it, having been with us awhile and been behind us 100 percent,” said Gore, who needs 22 yards to pass Perry.
  • Wide receiver Braylon Edwards is listed as questionable after missing all the 49ers’ practices this week while rehabilitating a knee injury.
  • Probable for Sunday’s game are Gore (ankle), right guard Adam Snyder (hamstring), right tackle Anthony Davis (ankle), fullback Bruce Miller (concussion) and cornerback Chris Culliver (shoulder). Snyder said five days of rest helped him return to practice this week.
  • Tim Ryan, a teammate of Harbaugh’s on the Chicago Bears from 1990-93, will work his first 49ers game this regular season as a Fox analyst. Ryan worked the 49ers’ exhibition-season broadcasts and co-hosts “49ers Preview” for CBS 5 (KPIX). He lives in San Jose and attended Oak Grove High.
  • Edwards and three other 49ers wide receivers — Michael Crabtree, Ted Ginn Jr., and Kyle Williams — were fined $5,000 for uniform violations, stemming from their all-white socks against the Ravens. “We kind of expected (a fine), but all of us receivers did it together,” Williams of their pregame, locker-room decision.
  • If the 49ers clinch the NFC West on Sunday, Harbaugh would join George Seifert (1989) and Steve Mariucci (1997) as the franchise’s only coaches to the win division titles in their first seasons.
  • The Rams are 61-60-2 against the 49ers all-time since 1950.
  • The 49ers are seeking their 10th consecutive win over a NFC West opponent at Candlestick Park.

    For more on the 49ers, see Cam Inman’s Hot Read blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers.

  • There is the quick update of the day.

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    San Francisco 49ers Injury Report, Week 13: RB…

    Read More: Frank Gore (RB – SFX), Braylon Edwards (WR – SFX), San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams

    The San Francisco 49ers suit up on Sunday as they hope to bounce back after last week’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Thanksgiving Day, but their offense may not be at full strength when this happens. Running back Frank Gore was limited in practice on Wednesday, while wide receiver Braylon Edwards didn’t participate due to a knee injury.

    The full injury report can be found here, but it’s shown below:

    Full Participation

    - CB Chris Culliver

    - OT Anthony Davis

    Limited Participation

    - RB Frank Gore

    - OG Adam Snyder

    - FB Bruce Miller

    Did Not Participate

    - WR Braylon Edwards

    Obviously Gore is the big name here. He’s been exceptional for the 49ers this season, rushing for 909 yards and five touchdowns on 203 attempts. He was dominant over a five-game stretch earlier in the season, rushing for 634 yards over the period while scoring in four of the five games, but he’s rushed for just 127 yards on 44 carries over the three games since that run.

    Stay tuned to SB Nation St. Louis for more updates on the Rams and all matters St. Louis. For more on Sunday’s game, check out Turf Show Times, SB Nation’s St. Louis Rams blog, and Niners Nation, SB Nation’s San Francisco 49ers blog.

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    Anthony Davis Twitter Scandal: San Francisco 49ers…

    By Janie McCauley, Associated Press

    SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers right tackle Anthony Davis is toning down his tweets.

    After a series of profanity-filled boasts on Twitter following Sunday’s 25-19 road upset of the previously unbeaten Detroit Lions, the second-year offensive lineman quickly deleted his posts. He was encouraged to do so by the team, but will continue tweeting — just in a more thoughtful way. Quiet in the locker room, he is one of San Francisco’s most animated players when it comes to tweeting.

    On Monday, it was a simple “Back to work.” And a shout out to his offensive line.

    “I was excited. I was having fun,” Davis said of his Sunday tweetcapades.

    One such post that stayed live on his account: “Dont take twitter serious you end up coming off as a Dip—- w your correct grammar and all.. lol its entertainment loosen up (expletive).”

    Some of Davis’ stronger weekend entries were directed at Lions fans or in response to those supporters’ tweets, and he insists he meant no harm. He said in no way did he intend to agitate some already frustrated Lions fans.

    “I deleted them because people, it meant too much to them, I felt. I didn’t want to stress them out,” Davis said, noting some fans were “out of control, just Lions fans. I understand. They were angry.”

    Speaking of angry, it was Davis who found himself right in the middle of the fray trying to play mediator when Lions coach Jim Schwartz chased down Jim Harbaugh after the 49ers coach’s rapid handshake and slap on Schwartz’s back when they met at midfield.

    Davis isn’t sure what might have happened had his big body — 6-foot-4 and 322 pounds — not been in there trying to help keep the peace.

    “Who knows,” said Davis, an 11th overall pick in the 2010 draft out of Rutgers who started every game as a rookie. “He wasn’t being aggressive, he was just celebrating the win and Schwartz took the handshake the wrong way. He shook his hand too hard.”

    He tweeted about that, too, but that was one of the posts that got erased.

    Harbaugh’s actions were still a hot topic Tuesday at Stanford, where Cardinal coach David Shaw and players hold their weekly media availability.

    “Nah, not surprised,” quarterback and Heisman hopeful Andrew Luck said of his former coach’s postgame dustup.

    “That’s Jim Harbaugh,” Shaw said. “It’s enthusiasm, it’s energy, it’s competition. The guy loves to win and when he wins he gets fired up.”

    Davis sure appreciates Harbaugh’s highly competitive nature, and so do his teammates. The 49ers began to go their separate ways Tuesday for the bye week.

    “Usually a team takes on the character of their coach,” Davis said.

    Schwartz accused Harbaugh of using an obscenity.

    Harbaugh on Monday committed to working on improving his handshake, while Davis is focused on Twitter etiquette. He just turned 22 last week and knows he still has plenty to learn in this game.

    In terms of his language possibly being offensive, Davis downplayed that idea.

    “I’m sure they hear worse in school,” he said with a smile.

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    49ers offensive lineman Davis to tone down tweets

    SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP)—San Francisco 49ers right tackle Anthony Davis is
    toning down his tweets.

    After a series of profanity-filled boasts on Twitter following Sunday’s
    25-19 road upset of the previously unbeaten Detroit Lions, the second-year
    offensive lineman quickly deleted his posts. He was encouraged to do so by the
    team, but will continue tweeting—just in a more thoughtful way. Quiet in the
    locker room, he is one of San Francisco’s most animated players when it comes to
    tweeting.

    On Monday, it was a simple “Back to work.” And a shout out to his
    offensive line.

    “I was excited. I was having fun,” Davis said of his Sunday tweetcapades.

    One such post that stayed live on his account: “Dont take twitter serious
    you end up coming off as a Dip—— w your correct grammar and all.. lol its
    entertainment loosen up (expletive).”

    Some of Davis’ stronger weekend entries were directed at Lions fans or in
    response to those supporters’ tweets, and he insists he meant no harm. He said
    in no way did he intend to agitate some already frustrated Lions fans.

    “I deleted them because people, it meant too much to them, I felt. I didn’t
    want to stress them out,” Davis said, noting some fans were “out of control,
    just Lions fans. I understand. They were angry.”

    Speaking of angry, it was Davis who found himself right in the middle of the
    fray trying to play mediator when Lions coach Jim Schwartz chased down Jim
    Harbaugh after the 49ers coach’s rapid handshake and slap on Schwartz’s back
    when they met at midfield.

    Davis isn’t sure what might have happened had his big body—6-foot-4 and
    322 pounds—not been in there trying to help keep the peace.

    “Who knows,” said Davis, an 11th overall pick in the 2010 draft out of
    Rutgers who started every game as a rookie. “He wasn’t being aggressive, he was
    just celebrating the win and Schwartz took the handshake the wrong way. He shook
    his hand too hard.”

    He tweeted about that, too, but that was one of the posts that got erased.

    Harbaugh’s actions were still a hot topic Tuesday at Stanford, where
    Cardinal coach David Shaw and players hold their weekly media availability.

    “Nah, not surprised,” quarterback and Heisman hopeful Andrew Luck said of
    his former coach’s postgame dustup.

    “That’s Jim Harbaugh,” Shaw said. “It’s enthusiasm, it’s energy, it’s
    competition. The guy loves to win and when he wins he gets fired up.”

    Davis sure appreciates Harbaugh’s highly competitive nature, and so do his
    teammates. The 49ers began to go their separate ways Tuesday for the bye week.

    “Usually a team takes on the character of their coach,” Davis said.

    Schwartz accused Harbaugh of using an obscenity.

    Harbaugh on Monday committed to working on improving his handshake, while
    Davis is focused on Twitter etiquette. He just turned 22 last week and knows he
    still has plenty to learn in this game.

    In terms of his language possibly being offensive, Davis downplayed that
    idea.

    “I’m sure they hear worse in school,” he said with a smile.

    Notes: The 49ers released WR Kerry Taylor(notes) from the practice squad and signed
    C Chase Beeler(notes) to the practice squad. … NT Isaac Sopoaga(notes) on Tuesday explained
    the infection that limited him in recent weeks. “That’s what everybody thought,
    that it was staph, but it was nothing,” he said. “It was just a cut on my skin
    and I didn’t take care of it.” … With the Niners off, Shaw said he expects to
    see a few of the former Stanford coaches now with San Francisco at Saturday’s
    home game with Washington. “If they come, great. It’d be good to have them
    here,” he said.

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    San Francisco 49ers offensive lineman Anthony…

    To tweet or not to tweet: This file photo shows 49ers offensive tackle Anthony Davis on the bench in the first half of a game against the Bengals in Cincinnati. After a series of vulgar boasts following a victory over the previously unbeaten Lions, the offensive lineman deleted the posts. He will continue tweeting – just in a more thoughtful way. (AP file photo)

    San Francisco 49ers right tackle Anthony Davis is toning down his tweets.

    After a series of profanity-filled boasts on Twitter following Sunday’s 25-19 road upset of the previously unbeaten Lions, the second-year offensive lineman quickly deleted his posts. He was encouraged to do so by the team, but will continue tweeting. Quiet in the locker room, he is one of San Francisco’s most animated players when it comes to tweeting.

    Some of Davis’ entries were directed at Lions fans or in response to those supporters’ tweets, and he insists he was “just having fun.” He says in no way did he intend to agitate some already angry Lions fans.

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