Warriors in the Pros

Isaac Sopoaga is profiled in this AP article.

"Isaac is a very athletic, very strong, powerful man, and when he plays that way you've got something good," 49ers coach Mike Nolan said. "He is playing stronger at the line of scrimmage, keeping guys off the linebackers, and every once in a while when you turn him loose, he's made plays in the backfield. He's a better player than he was last year and hopefully he continues to stay on track like he has."

"There's more improvement in my game because I'm reading the offense now," Sopoaga said. "I'm at another level of learning the other team's offense and their game plan on the field. That's the biggest thing I needed to work on. I've been working hard doing the things that need to be done in order to help our football team win."

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Reagan Mauia continues to recover from his wrist surgery.

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Nate Ilaoa talks about dealing with the impending roster cuts.

Somebody wondered if he plays the numbers game, if he thinks about who's ahead of him on the depth chart and who is not.

''You do at some points,'' he said, ''but you've really got no control over it, so you try to just focus on working hard and doing your part of the job. When it comes down to it, you can only do what you can. You just hope that it's enough.''

Let's hope Nate makes it. He got a lot of playing time this past preseason game, and did well.