The retirement of Joe Staley closed the books on all the players drafted from the Mike Nolan/Scot McCloughan era. In fact, only two players from those years are still on NFL rosters – Alex Smith and Frank Gore. If Michael Crabtree finds a team sometime this…
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Eras Come, Eras Go
Tagged with: 49ers, Alex Smith, Dan Marino, Frank Gore, Fred Warner, George Kittle, Jeff Garcia, Jimmie Ward, Jimmy Garoppolo, Joe Montana, Joe Staley, Michael Crabtree, Mike McGlinchey, Mike Nolan, Nick Bosa, Scot McCloughan, Steve Young
Posted in Vacant Observations
Posted in Vacant Observations
Luck of the Draw
It looks like everyone pretty much agrees that, barring any weird shit, the 49ers will once again be contenders this year. In the NFC, the list of possible contenders is not daunting. There’s the Eagles and Cowboys, Bucs and Saints,…
Tagged with: 49ers, Aiyuk, Brandon, Dante Pettis, Jalen Hurd, Javon Kinlaw, Trent Taylor
Posted in FOS Speculation
Posted in FOS Speculation
Virtually the Same
Well, that was a pretty weird draft for the 49ers. Fairly effective overall, but decidedly lacking in fan appeal. There’s an old saying that if you aren’t getting better, you’re getting worse. In the Niner’s case, however, staying pretty much…
Tagged with: 49ers, Brandon Aiyuk, Deforest Buckner, Emmanuel Sanders, Javon Kinlaw, Joe Staley, Marquise Goodwin, Matt Breida, Trent Williams
Posted in Draft Reaction
Posted in Draft Reaction
Seven Days to the Clock
One of the enduring screen shots of the Super Bowl was John Lynch frantically signaling for a Time Out from his sky box while down on the field Kyle Shanahan calmly let the clock run out shortly before halftime, even though there…
The Virtual Draft
The NFL Draft appears to be on schedule near the end of the month. It won’t have any of the first round players on hand, but Mel Kiper will still be hyperventilating at the camera and you can bet the…
It Can’t Happen Here
Lots of bodies flying off the shelves last week. The 49ers didn’t acquire any of them, and they lost Emmanuel Sanders and traded Deforest Buckner for the 13th pick in this Draft. Weaker on offense and defense. For now. Not much to fault…
Tagged with: 49ers, Arik Armstead, Deforest Buckner, Emmanuel Sanders, George Kittle
Posted in FOS Speculation
Posted in FOS Speculation
Thumb Twiddling
Looks like we’ll be getting a 17 game season in a year or two, with an extra wild card team in each conference. And only the top seeded team in each conference will get a BYE week in the playoffs.…
Tagged with: 49ers, Bill Belichick, Drew Brees, Jed York, Kyle Shanahan, Sean Payton
Posted in Mindless Drivel
Posted in Mindless Drivel
Segwe to 2020
The 2020 Combine is coming up later this month, which will get hearts fluttering with excitement for the draftniks among us. And for complete football junkies, the XFL is making another effort at forming a viable alternative to the NFL.…
Perspective Detective
Last week was hard to digest. Tough for us 49er fans, and no doubt tougher for the team and coaches. But they get paid for their grief, and we don’t. Kyle Shanahan has been roasted a bit, while Andy Reid has…
Tagged with: 49ers, Andy Reid, Ben Roethlisberger, Brett Farve, Jimmy Garpppolo, John Elway, Kyle Shanahan, Kyler Murray, Matt Ryan, Peyton Manning, Russell Wilson, Tom Brady
Posted in Delusional Therapy
Posted in Delusional Therapy
Chiefs 31, 49ers 20
The 49ers’ fairy tale season came to an ignominious end Sunday night in Miami, crushed to death at the fifty yard line as Jimmy Garoppolo stood motionless, unable or unwilling to throw the ball on fourth and ten with the season…
Tagged with: 49ers, Andy Reid, Chiefs, Jimmy Garoppolo, Joe Montana, Kyle Shanahan
Posted in Post Game Spread
Posted in Post Game Spread
Defense, Defense, Defense!
It’s blah, blah, blah week while we wait for next Sunday’s Super Bowl game. While it’s nice that the Niners and Chiefs are doing the yapping, and not some other team from the East Coast, it’s still a lot of…
Tagged with: 49ers, Chiefs, Dan Marino, Dee Ford, Jimmy Garoppolo, Patrick Mahomes
Posted in Game Previews
Posted in Game Previews
49ers 37, Packers 20
The 49ers made it look easy Sunday night, pounding their way to a 27-0 halftime lead and cruising to the finish line. There wasn’t a moment of real anxiety the entire game. The most laughable and yet telling stat of…
Tagged with: 49ers, Deebo Samuels, Emmanuel Sanders, George Kittle, Jimmie Ward, Jimmy Garoppolo, Kendrick Bourne, Kyle Shanahan, Nick Bosa, Packers, Patrick Mahomes, Raheem Mostert
Posted in Post Game Spread
Posted in Post Game Spread
Gloat Sandwich
The 49ers and Packers had a pretty good rivalry in the late ’90s, albeit a bit one sided. Brett Farve had their number and knocked them out of the playoffs in 1995, 1996, and 1997. The Niners finally beat him in…
Tagged with: 49ers, Aaron Rodgers, Brett Farve, Dickhead Sherman, Garrison Hearst, Jerry Rice, Packers, Pete Carroll, Russell Wilson, Seahawks, Terrell Owens
Posted in Game Previews
Posted in Game Previews
49ers 27, Vikings 10
When last we saw the 49ers, they were surviving by an inch after a second half defensive collapse that nearly derailed their season. They had also just finished five consecutive nail-biter games, going 3-2. Saturday, however, they mercifully quit pissing around…
Tagged with: 49ers, Ahkello Witherspoon, Dee Ford, DJ Jones, Earl Mitchell, Emmanuel Moseley, Jaquiski Tartt, Jimmy Garoppolo, Kwon Alexander, Mike Person, Vikings
Posted in Post Game Spread
Posted in Post Game Spread
Let’s Go Get A Ring
Okay, here we are again. Back in the playoffs, number one seed, and as good a chance as any team to advance to the Super Bowl. Not exactly what any of us envisioned at the start of the season, but…
Tagged with: 49ers, George Kittle, Jimmy Garoppolo, Joe Staley, Kirk Cousins, Kyle Shanahan, Matt Moore, Travis Kelce, Vikings
Posted in Game Previews
Posted in Game Previews
49ers 26, Seahawks 21
Sorry for the tardy game wrap up, guys. I was out of town for the weekend and didn’t get back until late Monday. The delay did give me a chance to spend quite a bit of time gloating shamelessly. I…
Tagged with: 49ers, Deebo Samuel, Dre Greenlaw, George Kittle, Jimmy Garoppolo, Nick Bosa, Pete Carroll, Russell Wilson, Seahawks
Posted in Post Game Spread
Posted in Post Game Spread
49ers 34, Rams 31
The 49ers showed a championship heart in their victory over the Rams on Saturday night, but not a championship talent level. They were outplayed for most of the game, and it took a brilliant defensive play by Fred Warner to steal…
Tagged with: 49ers, Arik Armstead, Dee Ford, DJ Jones, Emmanuel Sanders, Fred Warner, Jaquiski Tartt, Jared Goff, Jimmy Garoppolo, Kwon Alexander, Rams, Robbie Gould, Ronald Blair
Posted in Post Game Spread
Posted in Post Game Spread
Falcons 29, 49ers 22
The 49ers backed into the playoffs Sunday, when the Rams got clobbered by Dallas. That they lost to the Falcons was disappointing, but in the end makes little difference in the standings. They still need to win the next two…
Tagged with: 49ers, Dan Quinn, Deebo Samuel, Falcons, George Kittle, Julio Jones, Kyle Shanahan, Matt Ryan
Posted in Post Game Spread
Posted in Post Game Spread
Win and In
At one point early in the season, Jimmy Garoppolo had thrown for 7 TDs and 5 interceptions. Not heart warming numbers. Since then, he’s gone 19 and 6. Numbers almost exactly recorded by the QB in New England who’s had 20…
49ers 48, Saints 46
Mark Bavaro, Marshawn Lynch, Roger Craig. George Kittle bulled his way into NFL Beast Mode lore Sunday afternoon in New Orleans with a monster 39 yard catch and rumble with 39 seconds left in the game to pull the 49er butts out…
Tagged with: 49ers, Deebo Samuel, Emmanuel Sanders, George Kittle, Jared Cook, Jimmy Garoppolo, Kendrick Bourne, Marcell Harris, Mark Bavaro, Marshawn Lynch, Robbie Gould, Roger Craig, Saints, Vernon Davis
Posted in Post Game Spread
Posted in Post Game Spread
Ravens 20, 49ers 17
A great game between two great teams. The Ravens had the ball last and made one more play than the Niners, kicking the game winning field goal as time expired. The 49er defense showed why they’re the best in the…
Tagged with: 49ers, George Kittle, Lamar Jackson, Raheem Mostert, Ravens, Tevin Coleman
Posted in Post Game Spread
Posted in Post Game Spread
Game of the Year?
You’d have to go back to the early nineties to find the last time the 49ers started a season 10-1. They did so in 1990 and squared off with the Giants, who were also 10-1. The Niners won that one…
Tagged with: 49ers, Greg Roman, Jim Burt, Joe Montana, Joe Staley, Lamar Jackson, Ravens, Roger Craig
Posted in Game Previews
Posted in Game Previews