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…
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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
First vs Worst
The 49ers travel to Philadelphia this weekend for what will probably be a systematic and thorough disembowelment. The Eagles have the best record in the NFC and unless they fall apart down the stretch in a typical Philly meltdown, they…
Tagged with: 49ers, Eric Reid, Ezekiel Elliott, Jacquiski Tartt, Jed York, John Lynch, Kyle Shanahan, Philadelphia Eagles
Posted in Game Previews
Posted in Game Previews
Cowboys 40, 49ers 10
The 49ers broke out of their streak of just barely losing Sunday by stepping back into the comfortable and familiar role of getting their butts walloped. Not that there weren’t some “if they had just …” moments to lighten the…
Tagged with: 49ers, CJ Beathard, Cowboys, Dak Prescott, Dwight Clark, Ezekiel Elliott, Reuben Foster, Solomon Thomas, Trent Taylor
Posted in Post Game Spread
Posted in Post Game Spread
Cardinals 18, 49ers 15
The 49ers and Cardinals played a seesaw OT yawner in Arizona Sunday, but the end result was the same as the previous week’s seesaw donnybrook. Another loss. The Niners have played three straight games against their division opponents and lost…
Tagged with: 49ers, Arizona Cardinals, Brian Hoyer, Carson Palmer, CJ Beathard, Larry Fitzgerald, Wade Phillips
Posted in Post Game Spread
Posted in Post Game Spread
Back to You, Ed
NFL season: Take Two. Let’s try this again. Where were we? 0-3 and dead last in the NFC West. Next up, at Arizona. This would normally be an automatic 0-4, but the Cardinals seem to have fallen apart about as…
Tagged with: 49ers, Alex Boone, Andy Lee, Antoine Bethea, Arizona Cardinals, Blaine Gabbert, Carlos Hyde, Mike Iupati
Posted in Game Previews
Posted in Game Previews
Rams 41, 49ers 39
Wow. That was unexpected. After two straight defense-oriented yawners, the 49ers and Rams held an old fashioned offensive barn burner. Easily the most entertaining Niner game in years. The game was as evenly matched as you can get. Each team…
Tagged with: 49ers, Brian Hoyer, Jared Goff, Kyle Shanahan, Rams, Reuben Foster, Solomon Thomas, Wade Phillips
Posted in Post Game Spread
Posted in Post Game Spread
Seahawks 12, 49ers 9
The earth shook. The mountains trembled. Zeus fondled his lightning bolt. Time stood still. And there it was. With eleven minutes left in the 4th quarter in Seattle, the 49ers took a 9-6 lead. Zounds! Then Russell Wilson said, “Screw…
Tagged with: 49ers, Brian Hoyer, Jim Harbaugh, Kyle Shanahan, Russell Wilson, Seahawks, Sean McVay, Zeus
Posted in Post Game Spread
Posted in Post Game Spread
Panthers 23, 49ers 3
The 49ers finally halted their six year opening game magic by getting they guts stomped by the Carolina Panthers, even though the Panthers played poorly themselves. Double ouch. And so begins the Kyle Shanahan Era, three years into the Post…
Tagged with: 49ers, Brian Hoyer, Carlos Hyde, Elvis Dumervil, Kyle Shanahan, Marquis Goodwin, Panthers, Solomon Thomas, Tank Carradine
Posted in Post Game Spread
Posted in Post Game Spread
49er Scrubs 23, Charger Scrubs 13
The 49ers wrapped up their exhibition season with a win over the L.A. Chargers, running their record to 2-2. WR/Kick returner Victor Bolden locked up a roster spot by blowing down the field for his second kick return TD, this…
Vikings 32, 49ers 31
Sunday night in Minnesota, the 49ers achieved something we haven’t see much of the past couple of years — they played an entertaining game. The offense looked NFL-like the entire game, and the defense was good in the first half.…
Tagged with: 49ers, Brian Hoyer, CJ Beathard, Jed York, Kyle Shanahan, Raheem Mostert, Vikings
Posted in Post Game Spread
Posted in Post Game Spread
The Dulcet Tones of Pad Whacking
The Singletary Hill is back at the 49ers’ Training Camp, in the form of a 30 degree ramp. And right away, sending chills down the spine of every reasonably cognizant fan, video emerged of Jed York chubbing and huffing his…
Tagged with: 49ers, Arik Armstead, Elvis Dumerville, George Kittle, Jed York, Jimmy Ward, Marquis Grissom, Reuben Foster, Trent Baalke, Trent Brown
Posted in Training Camp
Posted in Training Camp