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Tagged with: 49ers, Jerick McKinnon, Jimmy Garoppolo, Kwon Alexander, Malcolm Smith, Nick Mullens
Posted in FOS Speculation
Posted in FOS Speculation
Urgent Expectations
We’re halfway through the offseason but still three months to go before Training Camp opens and year five of the post-Harbaugh era begins. The past four years have not been kind to the 49ers, but they haven’t been great for…
Rim Shot
So much foreplay, so little roar. As expected, the 49ers used the second pick in the 2019 Draft to select pass rusher Nick Bosa. On Day Two, they picked a small, quick WR (Deebo Samuel) and a big, tall WR (Jalen…
Tagged with: 49ers, Dee Ford, Deebo Samuel, Jalen Hurd, Jimmy Garoppolo, John Lynch, Kyle Shanahan, Nick Bosa
Posted in Draft Reaction
Posted in Draft Reaction
2019 NFL Draft
It’s finally time for the 2019 NFL Draft. Three more days and John Lynch will be on the clock with the number two pick. Lynch had the number two pick two years ago and whiffed it. Solomon Thomas has been no better…
Tagged with: 49ers, Adam Peters, Aldon Smith, Dante Pettis, George Kittle, Jed York, John Lynch, Kyle Shanahan, Martin Mayhew, Nick Bosa, Ronald Blair, Solomon Thomas, Trent Baalke, Trent Taylor
Posted in Draft Board
Posted in Draft Board
Mouths At Work
Another week and a half until the Draft. That means we’re close to the annual three day hyperbolic mania of Mel Kiper. But as annoying as Kyper can be, he’s much preferable to the goopy, unxious gushings of golf’s Jim Nantz. Just…
Tagged with: 49ers, Bill King, Dan Jenkins, Hank Greenwald, Jim Nantz, Lon Simmons, Mel Kiper, Nick Bosa, Tiger Woods
Posted in Draft Board
Posted in Draft Board
Fodder Time
Judging by the Comment section last week, it appears everybody has run out of gas NFL-wise. Pity. But, gas is a staple commodity of the Outsider, so we’ll soldier on haphazardly, even if it’s in a vacuum. Besides, when else would…
Return of the Jed
It was only a matter of time. For the past two years, Jed York has been quiet, almost invisible. Leaving Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch alone to do their jobs. Over the weekend, however, word leaked out of 49er HQ that York had…
Tagged with: 49ers, Ahkello Witherspoon, Antone Exum, Dickhead Sherman, Jason Verrett, Jed York, Jimmie Ward, Jimmy Garoppolo, John Lynch, Kyle Shanahan, Marcell Harris, Odell Beckham, Tarvarius Moore
Posted in The Usual Suspects
Posted in The Usual Suspects
FA: If You Blinked, You Missed It
The second week of Free Agency passed without any prurient or otherwise titillating interest. In fact, the whole FA period seemed to be over before it officially began. If they can milk the draft three days, why not the FA…
Bring Me Your Lame …
The first week of Free Agency has come and gone. A lot of players changed teams and a lot of money changed hands. With the money being tossed at players these days, the “don’t let your kids play football” arguments are…
Tagged with: 49ers, busted arm) Tartt, Dee Ford, Dickhead Achilles Tear, Jacquiski Tartt, Jason Verrett, Jed York, Jimmie Ward, John Lynch, Jordan Matthews, Kwon Alexander, Kyle Shanahan, Paraag Marathe, Tevin Coleman
Posted in Delusional Therapy
Posted in Delusional Therapy
The Dating Game
Free Agents are falling off their teams like apples from a tree in the early autumn. So far, the 49ers have not picked up any of these free fruits, but surely they will … won’t they? The Rams swooped in…
Tagged with: 49ers, Amari Cooper, Antonio Brown, Drew Brees, Eric Weddle, Julio Jones, Odell Beckham, Sammie Watkins, Tyreek Hill
Posted in Around the League
Posted in Around the League
The Price of Respect
So long, February. Good riddance. Hello March. You’re a bit windy for my taste, but apropos for the blogosphere, I suppose. Potential Free Agents are lining up at the NFL trough about now. Some are hoping to cash in big,…
Tagged with: 49ers, Antonio Brown, Le'Veon Bell, Nick Foles, Trent Brown
Posted in Vacant Observations
Posted in Vacant Observations
He’s Makin’ a List …
The 49ers aren’t being very cooperative in generating offseason news so far. Unless you count fiddling with the training staff who are apparently solely responsible for wrecking the past two seasons. I’m sure all this backstage tinkering is going to…
Tagged with: 49ers, John Lynch, Kyle Shanahan, Marquise Goodwin, Robbie Gould
Posted in Vacant Observations
Posted in Vacant Observations
High Anxiety
Meanwhile, back here in the bottom feeder section, this will be the fourth consecutive year the 49ers have drafted in the top ten. Consistency is usually a good thing, but not in this case. Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis is doing…
Tagged with: 49ers, Jed York, Jim Harbaugh, John Lynch, Kyle Shanahan, Mark Davis
Posted in Vacant Observations
Posted in Vacant Observations
Playoff Blues
It’s been a month since the 2018 regular season ended. During that time, the Seahawks went to the playoffs and the Rams went to the Super Bowl. And the 49ers assumed their customary position on the spectator couch. They finished…
Staff Roulette
The 49ers leapt into the new year by firing their D-line coach, their Trainer, and their Strength & Conditioning fellow. The first pink slip is a bit puzzling since the D-line was one of the few areas of competence last…
Tagged with: 49ers, Antonio Brown, Chip Kelly, Jed York, Jim Tomsula, Kyle Shanahan, Odell Beckham
Posted in FOS Speculation
Posted in FOS Speculation
Buzzkill Edition
We’re a week and a half into the offseason, and no 49er player has yet been arrested. Super Bowl here we come! There seems to be a ground swell of optimism forming for the 2019 season, unlike any season in,…
Tagged with: 49ers, Dante Pettis, Deforest Buckner, George Kittle, Jerick McKinnon, Jimmy Garoppolo, Marquise Goodwin, Matt Breida, Nick Mullens
Posted in Delusional Therapy
Posted in Delusional Therapy
Wild Card Weekend
Two games on Wild Card weekend will determine the matchups for the Divisional round. In the AFC, it’s the Colts vs Texans game. If the Texans win, they go to New England and the winner of the Chargers vs Ravens…
Bring Your Gum Wads
The Chicago Bears come to town this weekend, fresh from clinching the NFC North division. They would be more tempted to mail this game in if not for the falling fortunes of the Rams which have suddenly made the last…
Tagged with: 49ers, Adrian Colbert, Bears, Jacquiski Tartt, Jed York, Jim Tomsula, Jimmie Ward, K'waun Williams., Nick Mullens, Reuben Foster, Vic Fangio
Posted in Game Previews
Posted in Game Previews
Once More With Gusto
The Seahawks come to town next Sunday for an encore performance of “Kick my butt!” It’s doubtful the 49ers will be as generous this time around as they were two weeks ago in Seattle, when they gifted the Seahawks with…
Tagged with: 49ers, Alex Smith, Arik Armstead, CJ Beathard, Kyle Shanahan, Nick Bosa, Nick Mullens, Seahawks
Posted in Game Previews
Posted in Game Previews
It’s Crowded at the Bottom
As the 2018 season enters the home stretch, many of you have already cast your thoughts forward to the 2019 season. And some of you have evidently dozed off and lost all interest. But the Outsider is duty bound to stay the course…
Tagged with: 49ers, Blake Bortles, Fred Warner, George Kittle, Jed York, John Lynch, Kyle Shanahan, Mike McGlinchey, Reuben Foster, Robert Saleh, Trent Taylor
Posted in FOS Speculation
Posted in FOS Speculation
Giants 27, 49ers 23
That was a pretty entertaining game between two evenly matched teams, which is not what you want to say when the team you’re matched up evenly with came into the game with the worst record in the NFC and exited…
Tagged with: 49ers, Ahkello Witherspoon, Dickhead Sherman, George Kittle, Giants, Jimmy Garoppolo, Kyle Shanahan, Marquise Goodwin, Matt Breida, Nick Mullens, Odell Beckham
Posted in Post Game Spread
Posted in Post Game Spread
A Long Way From 1990
Okay, two wins in nine tries. We can build on this! Maybe. Nick Mullens will get a chance to prove or disprove that he was a one-shot wonder against the Raiders when he goes up against the free-falling New York…
Tagged with: 49ers, Alex Smith, CJ Beathard, Giants, Jim Harbaugh, Nick Mullens, Tom Coughlin
Posted in Game Previews
Posted in Game Previews