49ers Blog and Q&A

A quarterback who can gobble up yards on the ground as well as through the air? Before Cam Newton, Robert Griffin III and Colin Kaepernick made headlines, Pat White was well-known for his versatility at West Virginia.

Now it appears as if White, who threw for 6,049 yards and had 56 touchdowns for the Mountaineers while rushing for 4,480 yards and 47 touchdowns, will at least get a tryout to be one of Kaepernick's backups. White told USA Today on Sunday that he's spoken to Jim Harbaugh by phone and that the 49ers coach is interested in flying him out to Santa Clara for a workout. No date has been set.

"I pay attention to how his players react to Coach Harbaugh," White told the newspaper. "They all want to win for him. And he seems to treat them how they want to be treated. I'm excited to get to know him on that level -- if I do get that opportunity. I'm very optimistic about making it back to the NFL.

White, 27, was the 44th overall pick by the Dolphins in 2009 and has been out of football since the Dolphins released him at the end of training camp in 2010. The 6-0, 190-pound White attempted five passes his rookie season ion 2009. None of them were complete, he was sacked once and and he fumbled once. He also rushed 21 times for 81 yards.

White has been working with San Diego-based quarterback coach George Whitfield in an effort to spark an NFL comeback.

The 49ers, meanwhile, have just two quarterbacks on the roster at the moment - Kaepernick and Scott Tolzien. Josh Johnson, who spent the 2012 offseason in Santa Clara, signed with the Bengals last week. Asked about possible additions to the quarterback depth chart earlier this month, Harbaugh declined to talk about specific names.

-- Matt Barrows

If you are looking to discuss the 49ers-Falcons NFC Championship game while it's being played, join our live chat, scheduled to begin at 11 a.m., an hour before kickoff on Sunday, and running throughout the contest.

The Bee's Matt Kawahara hosts.

The 49ers are one victory away from returning to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1995. To get there, they must defeat the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship game on Sunday.

With so much on the line, there's plenty to talk about. Join Matt Barrows at 11 a.m. today for a live chat to discuss the game and how it might turn out.

Living rooms and bars hold only so many people, and we guess there are so many opinions that will arise during the NFC Championship game between the 49ers and Atlanta Falcons that one room can't hold them all.

We, on the other hand, can. If you join our live chat beginning at 11 a.m. and running throughout the game, you'll be able to tell a whole lot of people why the game is working out the way it is. And they can tell you.

Matt Kawahara -- the Sacramento Bee reporter who wrote that great piece on Colin Kaepernick last Friday -- will host the chat, posting your comments, answering your questions and offering his own take on the game as it unfolds.

Join Matt K. at 11 a.m. for warm-ups and check in throughout the game.

If you're looking to share your thoughts with Matt Barrows about the 49ers and how they will fare in the NFC Championship game against the Atlanta Falcons, a live chat at 11 a.m. Friday will be your chance.

Matt will offer his insights, listen to yours and answer questions as the 49ers prepare to play for a berth in Super Bowl XLVII.

You can participate through your computer or mobile device.

In the meantime, are you or any of your friends "Kaepernicking"? If we have to tell you what it is, then you haven't been doing it.

If you have, though, and you have pictures of it, please share them with us on the 49ers fan photo gallery.

The 49ers' first postseason game of the season is 5 p.m. Saturday against the Green Bay Packers. Matt Barrows will lead a live discussion of that matchup during a live chat at noon today.

Join us at 11 a.m. when Matt Barrows, who has covered the 49ers throughout this resurgent season, moderates a live chat focusing on the 49ers following their dramatic loss in the NFC Championship game on Sunday:

Many fans sent questions for Matt Barrows to answer. Several were selected and included in the following video Q&A sessions leading up to Sunday's NFC Championship game between the 49ers and New York Giants. Check it out.

The road to the Super Bowl is going through Candlestick Park, and tickets for Sunday's NFC Championship Game between the 49ers and New York Giants promise to be the hottest in town. Are you still trying to buy a ticket? What would you pay for a seat and a chance to watch the 49ers return to the Super Bowl? Do you already have tickets and, if so, how did you secure them? Are you selling your seat amid the last-minute rush? Send an email to Matt Kawahara at mkawahara@sacbee.com and tell him about it.

With the 49ers returning the NFC championship game for the first time since 1997, we expect fans have a few questions. And who better to answer them than The Bee's Matthew Barrows?

If you have a question about Sunday's matchup between the 49ers and New York Giants, email your questions to bblomster@sacbee.com. We'll choose the best questions for give Matt, and he'll answer them on video that will be posted to our web site and featured during the run-up to Sunday's game.

If your question is chosen, you will receive an iTunes gift card, so please remember to include your name and mailing address.

Again, the email address is bblomster@sacbee.com.

The road to the Super Bowl is going through Candlestick Park, and tickets for Sunday's NFC Championship Game between the 49ers and New York Giants promise to be the hottest in town. What would you give/are you giving up for a seat in the stadium and a chance to watch the 49ers return to the Super Bowl? Do you have tickets to the game? Are you selling your seat amid the rush for tickets? Send an email to Matt Kawahara at mkawahara@sacbee.com and tell him about it.

Here's a podcast The Bee's Ed Fletcher did with me that looks back at the regular season and ahead to the playoffs and the team the 49ers are likely to face, the Saints. Ed (with whom I used to play football on Saturday mornings in Land Park) asks me if I've ever feared being pummeled by an NFL football player.

The second, shorter clip is about the phantom phone call that Jim Harbaugh didn't give Sean Payton before their preseason game in August. The scuttlebut out of New Orleans at the time is that that snub prompted the Saints to be very aggressive against the 49ers in the preseason opener.

A missed phone call might fuel a heated postseason rematch between Harbaugh and Saints coach Sean Payton. (1 minute)

-- Matt Barrows