As expected, the 49ers rebounded from their loss in Minnesota to easily barely handle the toothless scrappy Detroit Lions. After controlling the game for three quarters, the Niners held a 17 point lead with 11 minutes to go in the…
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49ers 30, Lions 27
Tagged with: Ahkello Witherspoon, Detroit Lions, Jimmie Ward, Jimmy Garoppolo, Matt Breida, Matthew Stafford, Reuben Foster, San Francisco 49ers
Posted in Post Game Spread
Posted in Post Game Spread
Here, Kitty, Kitty
The 49ers catch a break this week, as the awful Detroit Lions come to town, fresh off a week one 48-17 thrashing by the New York Jets. A rather inauspicious debut for Lions’ HC Matt Patricia, who begins his post-Belichick…
Vikings 24, 49ers 16
Jimmy Garoppolo is human after all. His NFL unbeaten record came to a crashing halt Sunday in Minnesota, as the Vikings handed Jimmy his first taste of professional defeat after seven consecutive wins. Minnesota QB Kirk Cousins played the kind…
Tagged with: 49ers, Alfred Morris, Dante Pettis, Deforest Buckner, Gary Gilliam, Jimmy Garoppolo, Kirk Cousins, Marquise Goodwin, Mike McGlinchey, Robbie Gould, Vikings
Posted in Post Game Spread
Posted in Post Game Spread
Opening Bell
It’s one week until the gates open on the 2018 NFL season. Which means it’s time to throw our brains on the table and cough up our annual predictions of what the 49ers’ record will be this year. As usual,…
Tagged with: 49ers, Alfred Morris, Case Keenum, Dante Pettis, Jerick McKinnoon, Jimmy Garoppolo, John Lynch, Kirk Cousins, Kyle Shanahan, Malcolm Smith, Reuben Foster, Vikings
Posted in Game Previews
Posted in Game Previews
Colts 23, 49ers 17
The 49ers cleverly disguised their offensive juggernaut Saturday night, pretending to hit a brick wall against the lowly AFC South cellar dwelling Indianapolis Colts. You can almost hear the snores emanating from the game plan rooms of DCs around the…
Tagged with: 49ers, Alfred Morris, Colts, Dante Pettis, Garrett Celek, Jimmy Garoppolo, Kyle Shanahan, Laken Tomlinson, Nick Mullens, Richie James, Robbie Gould
Posted in Exhibition Season
Posted in Exhibition Season
Texans 16, 49ers 13
The first quarter of Saturday’s game in Texas was interesting. The rest of the game, not so much. Marquise Goodwin has clearly become the number one WR on the 49ers and Trent Taylor is the go to guy on third…
Tagged with: 49ers, Jeremy McNichols, Joe Williams, Kyle Juszczyk, Marquise Goodwin, Texans, Trent Taylor
Posted in Exhibition Season
Posted in Exhibition Season
All the World’s a Stage
The first exhibition game is in the books. Ready to be moved to the basement. Next to the boiler. Ready for the winter fires. Just kidding. Nobody has books anymore, or boilers, for that matter. Except in movies where mob…
And Away We Go
So, Thursday night, 49ers against the Cowboys. Two franchises in search of their former glory. Best guess is that neither team will be reaching the Super Bowl this year, but one or both might make the playoffs. Or neither. The…
Tagged with: 49ers, Arik Armstead, CJ Beathard, Cowboys, Dak Prescott, Dante Pettis, Deforest Buckner, Dickhead Sherman, Fred Warner, Jerick McKinnon, Jimmy Garoppol, Mike McGlinchey, Solomon Thomas, Tarvarius Moore, Wade Phillips
Posted in Exhibition Season
Posted in Exhibition Season
Almost There
49er Training Camp is a week old and the good news is there have been no serious injuries … yet. There’s the annual Arik Armstead “issue” – this year it’s his hamstring, last year his hand, the year before that his…
Tagged with: 49ers, Alex Boone, Arik Armstead, Jesse Sapolu, Mike Singletary, Randy Cross
Posted in Training Camp
Posted in Training Camp
The Gauntlet
Welcome back 2018 49ers. Much will be expected of you this coming season. The past three years, nothing was expected and that is precisely what you delivered, finishing dead last in the NFC West all three years. At minimum, the…
Caveat Emptor
Last call for NFL knuckleheads to crash their careers and wind up in the mug shot room. This time next week, they’ll all be back in the loving arms of coaches and baby sitters, safe from themselves. If the NFLPA…
Coming Attractions
Less than three weeks until the 49ers’ Training Camp opens and we start separating the men from the boys. One of my favorite times of the year. All the OTA standouts and over-hyped draft picks get their first taste of…
Tagged with: 49ers, Adrian Colbert, Brock Coyle, Dante Pettis, Fred Warner, Jimmie Ward, Jimmy Garoppolo, Joe Williams, Matt Breida, Mike McGlinchey, Reuben Foster, Trent Baalke, Trent Taylor
Posted in Vacant Observations
Posted in Vacant Observations
There’s a Bar Up Above
Five more weeks of the offseason before we begin to see if Kyle Shanahan can emulate Jim Harbaugh by taking a 6-10 team and turning it into a 13-3 playoff team. Some might say that’s not a fair contest, since…
Tagged with: 49ers, Alex Smith, Bill Walsh, Chip Kelley, George Seifert, Jim Harbaugh, Jim Tomsula, Jimmy Garoppolo, Kyle Shanahan, Mike Holmgren, Mike Shanahan, Robert Saleh, Vic Fangio
Posted in FOS Speculation
Posted in FOS Speculation
One Toke Over the Line
The OTAs and minicamp have concluded and the players have the next six weeks off. Most will go home and have backyard barbecues and some will pose for mug shots. The 49ers are holding their breath that Reuben Foster does…
Palace Intrigue
By all accounts, Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch are co-existing in pleasant harmony. So were Jim Harbaugh and Trent Baalke in 2011, their first year together. Then Baalke delivered Harbaugh a 2012 draft class that was worthless. End of harmony.…
Tagged with: 49ers, Dante Pettis, Jim Harbaugh, John Lynch, Kyle Shanahan, Trent Baalke
Posted in FOS Speculation
Posted in FOS Speculation
Roster Review
The 49ers defense ranked 24th last year. 22nd against the pass and 22nd against the run. The offense was 12th in yards and 20th in points. 9th in passing yards, 21st in rushing yards. It’s tough to draw too many…
Dead Air > Hot Air
The 49ers are plodding through their annual Organized Team Activities lately, though nobody seems to be paying much attention to this exertion. Good luck, fellas. Try not to get injured. As we all know, Reuben Foster is back with the…
Divisional Flip Flop
The Cardinals and Seahawks have owned the NFC West in recent years, but they both look ready to eat some humble pie this coming year. Hahahaha! I don’t have any particular beef with the Cardinals, who are led by one…
Tagged with: Arizona Cardinals, Bruce Arians, Larry Fitzgerald, Los Angeles Rams, Matt Patricia, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Wade Phillips
Posted in Existential Elbows
Posted in Existential Elbows
What Lies Belief
A week after the Draft, and opinions are running the usual gamut. The glass-half-full guys are focusing on all the good reports, tape, and upside of the drafted boys. Feeling justified in their optimism. The glass-half-empty crowd see the foibles…
Tagged with: 49ers, Ahkello Witherspoon, Carlos Hyde, Dan Kilgore, Dante Pettis, Dickhead Sherman, Fred Warner, Jerick McKinnon, Jimmy Garoppolo, Mike McGlinchey, Reuben Foster, Trent Brown, Trent Taylor, Weston Richburg
Posted in FOS Speculation
Posted in FOS Speculation
Was It Good For You?
Oh what a draft it was, it really was … such a draft How well I remember, I’ll always remember … The 49ers Draft Room fellows were typically quite pleased with themselves for their efforts in the 2018 Draft. There’s…
Tagged with: Bradley Chubb, Dante Pettis, Eli Harold, Eric Reid, Joe Williams, John Lynch, Kentavius Street, Mike McGlinchey, San Francisco 49ers, Trent Baalke, Trent Taylor
Posted in Draft Reaction
Posted in Draft Reaction
Lap Falling Syndrome
Well, it’s almost here. After the Super Bowl and the Presidential Election, the NFL Draft is probably the third most overhyped event in America. Apparently, the 49ers are going to take a linebacker, a cornerback, an offensive lineman, or trade…
Tagged with: Bill Belichick, Bill Walsh, Drew Brees, Joe Montana, John Lynch, Phil "Gag Me" Simms, Sam Darnold, San Francisco 49ers, Sean Payton, Tom Brady, Trent Baalke
Posted in Waltzing Matilda
Posted in Waltzing Matilda
Mock Train to Boot Hill
One more week until the 2018 Draft, when the 49ers will select some guys and find out if they can play and if they can stay out of trouble. And the thousands of mock drafts will magically disappear to some…
Tagged with: 2018 NFL Draft, Hue Jackson, John Dorsey, Mel Kiper, Roger Goodell, Troy Aikman
Posted in Draft Board
Posted in Draft Board