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…
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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
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
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…
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
Lynch Review
GM John Lynch has been a bit chirpy lately, and no wonder. When Jimmy Garoppolo fell into his lap last October, his job security skyrocketed. Without that bit of luck, the 49ers would have had to sign Kirk Cousins and…
Tagged with: 49ers, Adrian Colbert, Ahkello Witherspoon, Carlos Hyde, Jimmy Garoppolo, John Lynch, Kirk Cousins, Martin Mayhew, Reuben Foster, Solomon Thomas, Trent Taylor
Posted in Vacant Observations
Posted in Vacant Observations
Grabbing the Spotlight
GM John Lynch made some strange statements last week. If we didn’t know that Lynch and HC Kyle Shanahan were BFFs and pulling on the same oar, one might think Lynch was puffing himself up at Shanahan’s expense. Lynch was…
Tagged with: 49ers, Jimmy Garoppolo, John Lynch, Kirk Cousins, Kyle Shanahan, Richard Sherman
Posted in FOS Speculation
Posted in FOS Speculation
Combine Week
The NFL Combine kicks off this week, which means GM John Lynch will have to come out of hiding and discuss/spin the Reuben Foster debacle. Up to now, he’s been all smiles and good cheer. So this will be his…
Tagged with: 49ers, John Lynch, Reuben Foster, Solomon Thomas, Trent Baalke
Posted in Mindless Drivel
Posted in Mindless Drivel
As the Alex Turns
The first week of the 2018 offseason has passed quietly into history, taking with it all the nothingness of its existence. Although, to be fair, 1,063,462 persons around the globe croaked last week, so perhaps the week has significance to…
Tagged with: 49ers, Alex Smith, Jared Goff, Jimmy Garoppolo, Kansas City Chiefs, Kirk Cousins, Patrick Mahomes, Russell Wilson
Posted in Vacant Observations
Posted in Vacant Observations
Conference Title Games
Bleccccchh! And another tedious NFL season bites the dust. Next up, two weeks of shameless, overhyped, self-aggrandizing nausea. Fortunately, this is a 49er site and we can legitimately ignore the whole pile of steaming hot crap. Sorry, but apparently I’ve…
Tagged with: 49ers, Alex Smith, Brian Hoyer, Colin Kaepernick, Jed York, Jim Harbaugh, Jimmy Garoppolo, Kyle Shanahan
Posted in FOS Speculation
Posted in FOS Speculation
Divisional Round
Defense trumped offense in the NFC Divisional round, while offense stomped defense in the AFC. It’s a strange year. The Jaguars were known for their defense during the season, but gave up 44 points to the 49ers in the next…
Tagged with: 49ers, Case Keenum, Eagles, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kyle Williams, Marcus Williams, Mike Tomlin, Nick Foles, Saints, Vikings
Posted in Vacant Observations
Posted in Vacant Observations
It’s a Mad World
So, in with Jimmy Garappolo, out with Kirk Cousins. And, for his 0-6 efforts, Brian Hoyer goes from worst to first. Reminds me of David Baas, the O-line guy who did squat here for five years, then went to the…
Tagged with: 49ers, Arizona Cardinals, Brian Hoyer, Carson Palmer, CJ Beathard, David Baas, Jimmy Garappolo, John Lynch, Kirk Cousins, Kyle Shanahan, Tom Brady
Posted in Game Previews
Posted in Game Previews