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Back to You, Ed

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Skeebers

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

Plot Lines

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Skeebers

Less than a three weeks until Training Camp opens and we begin to sort out this mess of newbies wearing the Red and Gold. But I’m more enthused about the return of football in general than the Niners in particular.…

Tagged with: 49ers, Blaine Gabbert, Carson Palmer, Colin Kaepernick, Jerry Jones, Jimmy Johnson, Kyle Shanahan, Scot McCloughan, Wade Phillips
Posted in Around the League

Hello Goodbye

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Skeebers

The endless pre-Draft piffle machine will finally, mercifully grind to a halt next Thursday night, when the Browns and 49ers step to the podium to make their 2017 first round selections. While DE Myles Garrett is the consensus number one…

Tagged with: 49ers, Blaine Gabbert, Colin Kaepernick, Myles Garrett
Posted in Draft Board

Seahawks 25, 49ers 23

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Skeebers

After a brief foray into the land of the winning, a journey described hysterically by Blaine Gabbert‘s clueless backup as “huge” and “something to build on,” the 49ers reverted quickly back to the norm and tacked on a season ending…

Tagged with: Adam Gase, Blaine Gabbert, Chip Kelly, Colin Kaepernick, Jed York, Jim Harbaugh, Jim Tomsula, Paraag Marathe, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Trent Baalke
Posted in Post Game Spread

Falcons 41, 49ers 13

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Skeebers

The 49ers rolled to their 13th straight loss Sunday in Atlanta, extending their franchise record for consecutive losses. They also set the franchise record for most rushing yards given up in a season, which now stands at 2,468 yards. And…

Tagged with: 49ers, Atlanta Falcons, Blaine Gabbert, Chip Kelly, Christian Ponder, Jed York, Jim Tomsula, Mike Singletary, Trent Baalke
Posted in Post Game Spread

Jets 23, 49ers 17

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Skeebers

The Good: Sorry, we got nothing for you here. Zip, nada, zilch, nope, fuggeddabouddit. The Bad: Twelve straight losses, the 2016 49ers continue their march into the franchise history books. And they aren’t done yet. The Weird: The team has…

Tagged with: Bilal Powel, Blaine Gabbert, Bryce Petty, Carlos Hyde, Chip Kelly, Jed York, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers
Posted in Post Game Spread

Bears 26, 49ers 6

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Skeebers

With two minutes to play in the first half, the 49ers held a solid 6-0 lead over the injury riddled Bears, who were missing eleven starters. It looked like the team was finally on the way to its second win…

Tagged with: 49ers, Blaine Gabbert, Chicago Bears, Chip Kelly, Jed York, Jim Harbaugh, Matt Barkley, Trent Baalke
Posted in Post Game Spread

Dolphins 31, 49ers 24

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Skeebers

Close, but no cigar. Or close, but light ’em up! Blaine Gabbert‘s backup took a mouthful of shoulder pad from Ndamukong Suh and Kiko Alonso at the two yard line as time ran out on his desperate attempt to be…

Tagged with: 49ers, Blaine Gabbert, Garrett Celek, Jay Ajayi, Jed York, Joe Staley, Joe Thomas, Kiko Alonso, Miami Dolphins, Ndamukong Suh, Ryan Tannehill, Trent Baalke
Posted in Post Game Spread

Cardinals 23, 49ers 20

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Skeebers

Phew! That was close. The 49ers almost blew their shot at history on Sunday afternoon, but in the final two minutes of the game, they rallied to let Carson Palmer lead the Cardinals on a 12 play, 62 yard drive…

Tagged with: 49ers, Bill Walsh, Blaine Gabbert, Cardinals, Carlos Hyde, Carson Palmer, Drew Stanton, Eddie DeBartolo, Eric Reid, Jed York, Jimmie Ward
Posted in Post Game Spread

Keep the Streak Alive

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Skeebers

The New Orleans Saints come calling this Sunday, no doubt looking eagerly forward to trashing the 49ers’ woeful defense. The Saints’ defense is no top drawer outfit, either, but if the game is a shootout, who you gonna call: Drew…

Tagged with: 49ers, Blaine Gabbert, Drew Brees, Saints, Trent Baalke
Posted in Game Previews

Cardinals 33, 49ers 21

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Skeebers

The 49ers and Cardinals spent the first half of their Thursday night game trying to cure the nations’s insomnia problem. Then, just before the first half ended, the Niners discovered they had a 7-0 lead and needed to jump start…

Tagged with: 49ers, Blaine Gabbert, Cardinals, Chip Kelly, David Johnson, Drew Stanton, Jed York, Jeremy Kerley, Larry Fitzgerald, Tramaine Brock, Trent Baalke
Posted in Post Game Spread

Cowboys 24, 49ers 17

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Skeebers

For one shining quarter, the Chip Kelly offense lived up to its hype. The 49ers roared out to a 14-0 lead, scoring their second TD one minute into the second quarter. From there on out, it was Cowboys 24 and…

Tagged with: 49ers, Arik Armstead, Blaine Gabbert, Carlos Hyde, Chip Kelly, Colon Crapperdick, Cowboys, Deforest Buckner, Ezekiel Elliott, Jeremy Kerley, Quinton Patton, Torrey Smith, Trent Baalke
Posted in Post Game Spread

Lame Owners’ Bowl

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Skeebers

The Jeckyll and Hyde 49ers return home this weekend to play the Cowboys, hoping the Doctor is in and not the other guy. The howls have already begun to yank Blaine Gabbert and try one of the other bust QBs…

Seahawks 37, 49ers 18

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Skeebers

The Seahawks hadn’t scored a touchdown in their first two games of the season, but it only took three plays and 43 seconds to remedy that ailment against the inept 49ers Sunday in Seattle. They added three more, tossed in…

49ers 28, Rams 0

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Skeebers

Well, that was surprising. Not the victory so much as the magnitude of it. Chip Kelly and Blaine Gabbert, two NFL entities pretty much consigned to the scrap heap by league “experts” and “insiders,” stuck the old thumb in the…

Tagged with: 49ers, Blaine Gabbert, Cam Newton, Carlos Hyde, Caroling Panthers, Case Keenum, Chip Kelly, Jared Goff, Jerome Kerley, Quinton Patton, Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Todd Gurley, Vance McDonald
Posted in Post Game Spread

Packers 21, 49ers 10

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Skeebers

After sitting out the offseason, and Training Camp, and the preseason, and the National Anthem, Colin Kaepernick finally returned to action Friday night and made a strong case for sitting out the regular season, too. And that’s your 49er highlight…

Tagged with: 49ers, Arik Amstead, Blaine Gabbert, Bruce Ellington, Carlos Hyde, Chip Kelly, Colin Kaepernick, Eric Reid, Jim O'Neil, Packers, Phil Dawson, Quinton Dial
Posted in Post Game Spread

Return of the Prodigal Son

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Skeebers

One more preseason game before we can forget about preseason games even though there will be one more preseason game to endure. Friday’s game against the Packers is mainly meaningful because it will mark the first time since the middle…

Tagged with: 49ers, Blaine Gabbert, Chip Kelly, Colin Kaepernick, Corey Lemonier, Marcus Rush, Packers, Tank Carradine, Trent Baalke
Posted in Exhibition Season

Texans 24, 49ers 13

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Skeebers

The San Francisco 49ers trampled the Houston Texans in the first half of Sunday night’s exhibition game in Santa Clara, but two costly fumbles — one on the Houston two yard line that prevented a score and one Houston returned…

Tagged with: Blaine Gabbert, Brock Osweiler, Chip Kelly, Deforest Buckner, Houston Texans, Jeff Driskel, Jim Harbaugh, Jim Tomsula, Kendall Gaskins, San Francisco 49ers, Vance McDonald
Posted in Post Game Spread

Post Harbaugh, Take II

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Skeebers

And so it begins. The Chip Kelly Era is underway. Kelly’s Eagles team last year, while “collapsing” to a 7-9 record after two straight 10-6 seasons, still finished 13th in points scored and 12th in yards — yardage stats that…

Tagged with: 49ers, Alex Smith, Blaine Gabbert, Chip Kelly, Colin Kaepernick
Posted in Training Camp

Camp Karaoke

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Skeebers

Another week closer to the start of the 2016 season. And, for the first time since 2009, there will be a QB competition to provide some drama to the exhibition games. Shaun Hill got the nod over Alex Smith in…

Tagged with: 49ers, Alex Smith, Blaine Gabbert, Colin Kaepernick, Mike Singletary, Shaun Hill
Posted in Vacant Observations

Fun House

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Skeebers

The on-again off-again 49ers have a home game this Sunday. That usually means they’re on. The game is against the powerhouse Bengals, though, so maybe they’ll be off. However, Bengals’ QB Andy Dalton is injured and won’t play, so maybe…

Tagged with: 49ers, Andy Dalton, Blaine Gabbert, Cincinnati Bengals, Jed York, Jim Harbaugh, Jim Tomsula, Trent Baalke
Posted in Game Previews

Browns 24, 49ers 10

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Skeebers

The Blaine Gabbert Era turned a jubilant corner last week against the Bears, only to run smack into a brick wall this week in Cleveland. The two win Browns completely dominated the game, out gaining the 49ers 481-221 yards, with…

Tagged with: Anquan Boldin, Blaine Gabbert, Cleveland Browns, Dan Kilgore, Donte Whitner, Jed York, Jim Tomsula, Joe Staley, Navorro Bowman, Patrick Willis, San Francisco 49ers, Shane Draughn, Trent Baalke
Posted in Post Game Spread