The 49ers threw themselves into the opening Free Agency scrum with vigor, swapping out departing SS Donte Whitner with SS Antoine Bethea, trading low round draft picks for backup QB Blaine Gabbert and reclamation project Olineman Jonathan Martin, and re-signing…
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Tagged with: Antoine Bethea, Aquib Talib, Black Hole, Blaine Gabbert, Craig Dahl, Dashon Goldson, Demarcus Ware, Donte Whitner, Eric Wright, Jonathan Martin, Nate Clements, San Francisco 49ers, Tarell Brown, Trent Baalke
Posted in Vacant Observations
Posted in Vacant Observations
Tough Guys Don’t Dance
The 49ers have generously added yet another game for our viewing pleasure this year with their victory over the Panthers. This will be the third straight year the team has advanced to the NFC Championship Game. Bravo lads! Has it…
Early Bird Special
The 49ers can just about lock up a playoff spot with a victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday morning. Arizona has a date in Seattle the following week, an almost sure defeat, which would leave them two games behind…
Tagged with: Dashon Goldson, Greg Schiano, Josh Freeman, San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Warm Body
Posted in Game Previews
Posted in Game Previews
Alas, Poor Yorick
Watching former 49er head coach Mike Nolan’s Atlanta defense get shredded Monday night by the Jets(!) and failing to protect the lead in the last two minutes of the game was a painful reminder that it was not so long…
Battle in Seattle
That was a fun first week of the return of NFL football. Let’s hope next Monday morning “fun” will still be in our vocabulary and not replaced with “Aaaaaarrrrghhhhh!!” Fun wasn’t on the menu for Tampa Bay fans. They had…
Tagged with: Anquan Boldin, Colin Kaepernick, Craig Dahl, Dashon Goldson, Lavonte David, Mark Sanchez, Richard Sherman, Russell Wilson, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks
Posted in Game Previews
Posted in Game Previews
49ers 34, Vikings 17
We poor, nervous fans got a little clarity Sunday night as the 49er first teamers chucked off the rust, played most of the first half, and took a 20-7 half time lead on the way to cruising past the Vikings…
Dubious Assessments
The top story of Training Camp so far has been injuries. Let’s hope this is just an early season rash, and not a season long epidemic. The wide receivers have been hardest hit, with six of them standing on the…
Tagged with: Antonio Cromartie, Austin Collie, CJ Spillman, Craig Dahl, Dashon Goldson, Donte Whitner, Eric Reid, Eric Wright, Mark Sanchez, Nnamdi Asomugha, Perrish Cox, San Francisco 49ers, Tramaine Brock, Vic Fangio
Posted in Training Camp
Posted in Training Camp
They’re Out There
The 49ers will hold their three day minicamp this week, Tuesday through Thursday. The practices will be open to the public, as mandated by the league. Understandably miffed by this open door dictate, Jim Harbaugh will hold the practices 100…
Tagged with: AJ Jenkins, Dashon Goldson, Delanie Walker, Eric Reid, Greg Roman, Jim Harbaugh, Michael Crabtree, San Francisco 49ers, Trent Baalke, Vance McDonald
Posted in Orgainized Team Activities
Posted in Orgainized Team Activities
Tough Guys Don’t Dance
Anquan Boldin has been impressive in the OTA practices. A couple of the beat guys even said he looked like a true number one receiver. In seven years with the Cardinals and three with the Ravens, however, he was never…
Fab Rehab Team
The second of three OTAs begins Tuesday and hopefully we will not hear anything newsworthy from this three day practice session. If there’s real news, it’s going to be bad. Otherwise, everyone is looking great and ready to have a…
Tagged with: AJ Jenkins, Aldon Smith, Chris Culliver, Craig Dahl, Dashon Goldson, Jim Harbaugh, Justin Smith, Kendall Hunter, Kyle Williams, Marcus Lattimore, Mario Manningham, Michael Crabtree, Quinton Patton, Ricardo Lockette, San Francisco 49ers, Tank Carradine, Trent Baalke
Posted in The Usual Suspects
Posted in The Usual Suspects
Roster Roulette
Last year, the 49ers returned all 22 starters on offense and defense. Ergo sumatra, there was no place for any of the 2012 rookies to squeeze into the starting lineup. That’s not the case this year. There are three vacancies…
Tagged with: Ahmad Brooks, Aldon Smith, Cam Johnson, Carlos Rogers, Chris Culliver, Corey Lemonier, Darius Fleming, Dashon Goldson, Demarcus Dobbs, Donte Whitner, Eric Reid, Glenn Dorsey, Ian Williams, Lawrence Okoye, Nnamdi Asomugha, Parys Haralson, Quinton Dial, Ricky Jean Francois, San Francisco 49ers, Tank Carradine, Tarrell Brown, Will Tufuafu
Posted in Noggin Scratching
Posted in Noggin Scratching
NFC Rules
Trent Baalke’s drafts don’t tend to light a fire under the fan base that burns brightly for several weeks, accompanied by lots of gushing and slobbering. Just the opposite. Head scratching is more like it. With Baalke, you have to…
Tagged with: AJ Jenkins, Bruce Arians, Cam Newton, Chip Kelly, Darrell Revis, Dashon Goldson, Drew Brees, Josh Freeman, Matt Ryan, San Francisco 49ers, Trent Baalke
Posted in Around the League
Posted in Around the League
Board Walk
Poking around the internet through the various mock drafts, it appears the consensus first round pick the 49ers are expected to make is FS Eric Reid. Or Alabama DT Jesse Williams. Or LSU SS Matt Elam, or S Jonathan Cyprien…
Tagged with: AJ Jenkins, Charles Woodson, Chris Culliver, Craig Dahl, Dashon Goldson, Datone Jones, Delanie Walker, Donte Whitner, Earl Thomas, Eric Berry, Eric Reid, Isaac Sopoaga, Jesse Williams, Jim Harbaugh, Jonathan Cyprien, Margus Hunt, Matt Elam, Nnamdi Asomugha, Ricky Jean Francois, San Francisco 49ers, Sylvester Williams, Trent Baalke, Tyler Eifert, Zach Ertz
Posted in FOS Speculation
Posted in FOS Speculation
Lip O Suck Shun
Easter has come and gone, and those of you who attempt to give devout behavior at least a smidgeon of your attention can now ease back into your wicked and sinful ways. Those of you who are devoutless devotees can…
Tagged with: Anquan Boldin, Chris Culliver, Clark Haggans, Colt McCoy, Craig Dahl, Darcel McBath, Dashon Goldson, David Akers, Delanie Walker, Glenn Dorsey, Isaac Sopoaga, Jim Harbaugh, Kyle Williams, Larry Grant, Leonard Davis, Marlon Moore, Phil Dawson, Randy Moss, Ricky Jean Francois, Russell Wilson, San Francisco 49ers, Tavares Gooden, Ted Ginn, Tramaine Brock, Trent Baalke
Posted in Waltzing Matilda
Posted in Waltzing Matilda
Bargain Hunting
The 2013 offseason has been a bit of a yawner so far. Not that we expected much more. When you have fourteen draft picks, it’s pretty obvious where the mustard will be squoozed this year. Getting Anquan Boldin for virtually…
Tagged with: Abrayo Franklin, Alex Smith, Anquan Boldin, Charles Woodson, Chris Culliver, CJ Spillman, Craig Dahl, Darcel McBath, Dashon Goldson, Glenn Dorsey, Ian Williams, Isaac Sopoaga, Ray McDonald, Ricky Jean Francois, San Francisco 49ers, Trent Baalke, Trenton Robinson
Posted in FOS Speculation
Posted in FOS Speculation
Humbug Gazette
It’s 2013, as you non-hibernating bipeds may have noticed, which means the Mayan’s tenuous grasp of life on earth has been relegated to the basement wing of The Knowledge Building. Down there with the earth is flat fellows. As usual…
Tagged with: Cam Newton, Craig Dahl, Dashon Goldson, Drew Brees, Jim Harbaugh, Matt Ryan, San Francisco 49ers, Trent Baalke
Posted in Lunatic Ravings
Posted in Lunatic Ravings
Something Old, Something Flew
The first days of Free Agency were typically entertaining, and as expected, the 49ers sat out the league wide scrum. Also as expected, Dashon Goldson went trolling for dollars and wound up on the opposite coast in Tampa Bay. Delanie…
Tagged with: AJ Jenkins, Andy Lee, Anquan Bolding, Brian Jennings, Charles Woodson, Dashon Goldson, Delanie Walker, Isaac Sopoaga, Randy Moss, San Francisco 49ers, Terry Donahue
Posted in FOS Speculation
Posted in FOS Speculation
Opening Bell
I won’t lie to you, football is making a comeback in my heart strings. There’s a little humm baby thrumming in there. I swore I’d give the cold shoulder to this faithless, wanton, hussy for at least six months. Screw…
Tagged with: Ahmad Brooks, Alex Smith, Cliff Avril, Dashon Goldson, Dwight Freeney, Elvis Dumervil, James Harrison, Jed York, John Abraham, Justin Smith, Osi Umenyiora, Randy Moss, Ricky Jean Francois, Trent Baalke
Posted in FOS Speculation
Posted in FOS Speculation
Tampering Week
The blossoms are on the trees these days, coloring up the bleak winter view, and attracting the sleek black crows to the nests of robins where they can eagerly gobble up the little robinettes, ending their poor little lives before…
Tagged with: Albert Haynesworth, Carlos Rogers, Clark Haggans, Darcel McBath, Dashon Goldson, Delanie Walker, Donte Whitner, Isaac Sopoaga, Larry Grant, Leonard Davis, Randy Moss, Ricky Jean Francois, Ronnie Lott, San Francisco 49ers, Tavares Gooden, Ted Ginn, Tramaine Brock, Trent Baalke
Posted in The Usual Suspects
Posted in The Usual Suspects
Yawn If You Missed It
It’s been three weeks since the 49ers blew the Super Bowl and it’s still two weeks until the March 12th kickoff to free agency, the trading period, and the new league year. The team is primed to be a contender…
Tagged with: Alex Smith, Colin Kaepernick, Dashon Goldson, Jim Harbaugh, Josh Boyce, Kenny Stills, Marquise Goodwin, RGIII, Ryan Swope, San Francisco 49ers, Tavon Austin
Posted in Mindless Drivel
Posted in Mindless Drivel
Somebody To Love
The 2013 NFL Scouting Combine begins this week in Indianapolis. It represents a stirring to life from the NFL football coma that we all lapse into after the end of our particular team’s season. An event that takes place on…
Tagged with: Alex Smith, Andy Reid, Chris Culliver, Dashon Goldson, Delanie Walker, Norv Turner, San Francisco 49ers
Posted in FOS Speculation
Posted in FOS Speculation
Wake Me When The Game Begins
The game cannot come soon enough. 100 mouths, 2,000 microphones, and still 5,000 game analyses to go before the kickoff. I put my head in the sand yesterday, but it didn’t work. There were two ostriches down there talking about…
Tagged with: Alex Smith, Baltimore Ravens, Bill Callahan, Chris Culliver, Clark Haggans, Darcel McBath, Dashon Goldson, Delanie Walker, Isaac Sopoaga, Larry Grant, Leonard Davis, Marshall Falk, Randy Moss, Ray Lewis, Ricky Jean Francois, San Francisco 49ers, Tavares Gooden, Ted Ginn, Tim Brown, Tramaine Brock
Posted in Vacant Observations
Posted in Vacant Observations