SANTA CLARA — Here is the transcript of Eric Mangini’s Thursday press conference, courtesy of the 49ers’ P.R. department.
Opening comments:
“So, another talented group coming in, another good quarterback. Facing [Baltimore Ravens QB] Joe [Flacco] a lot of different times, I’ve always been really impressed with not just his presence in the pocket, but his arm strength. So, we’re onto third downs today, working a little bit on the red zone. And then, in the early part of the week we installed the first and second down game plan, addressing some of the things that we need to address defensively to improve, being able to take advantage of our opportunities, being able to eliminate the self-inflicted wounds, starting there and then pushing forward to Baltimore.