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The Dating Game

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Skeebers

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

Lap Falling Syndrome

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Skeebers

Well, it’s almost here. After the Super Bowl and the Presidential Election, the NFL Draft is probably the third most overhyped event in America. Apparently, the 49ers are going to take a linebacker, a cornerback, an offensive lineman, or trade…

Tagged with: Bill Belichick, Bill Walsh, Drew Brees, Joe Montana, John Lynch, Phil "Gag Me" Simms, Sam Darnold, San Francisco 49ers, Sean Payton, Tom Brady, Trent Baalke
Posted in Waltzing Matilda

Saints 41, 49ers 23

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Skeebers

The 49ers finally played a defense as nearly awful as their own Sunday, but it did not prevent them from streaking to their seventh consecutive loss. The Saints piled up 571 yards on the Niners, with the usual 200+ on…

Tagged with: 49ers, Blaine Gabbert's Backup, Carlos Hyde, Chip Kelly, Drew Brees, DuJuan Harris, Jed York, Jim Tomsula, Quinton Patton, Saints, Trent Baalke
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

Trivial Pursuits

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Skeebers

The AFC SB contestants are a never ending parade of Peyton Manning teams, Tom Brady, and Ben Roethlisberger, with a one year fluke appearances by Joe Flacco, Trent Dilfer, and Rich Gannon. Going on 16 years now. Just those 3.03…

Fools Rush In

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Skeebers

The 49ers are in a pickle. Or at least us fans are. The team is run by an insecure boy owner trying to fill his Uncle Eddie’s shoes and an insecure GM trying to prove he deserves the job for…

49ers 27, Saints 24

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Skeebers

A funny thing happened while packing my offseason bags for the long trip to Miseryville, Siberia. That goofy little ball actually bounced out of Drew Brees’ hand and wobbled around until 49ers’ all-Rocky rookie ILB Chris Borland appropriately scooped it…

Tagged with: Ahmad Brooks, Anquan Boldin, Antoine Bethea, Chris Borland, Colin Kaepernick, Drew Brees, Frank Gore, Michael Crabtree, New Orleans Saints, Phil Dawson, San Francisco 49ers
Posted in Post Game Spread

Quarterfinal Weekend

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Skeebers

Cam Newton vs Colin Kaepernick. Tom Brady vs Andrew Luck. Peyton Manning vs Phillip Rivers. Russell Wilson vs Drew Brees. Wow. The Divisional Quarterfinals looks like a Home Run Derby of QBs. The AFC matchups don’t figure to lend much…

On The Road

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Skeebers

Welcome to 2014, fellow Outsiders! We are now in the sudden death time of year. Each 49er game might be the last we see them until next August. Scary. It’s also 0-0 time and any team can catch fire, luck,…

Caveman vs the Archer

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Skeebers

Here we are again. Traveling to New Orleans for what seems like our annual game against the Saints. As usual, the 49ers will not be favored to win. They won last year’s game handily, in the game that cemented Colin…

Tagged with: Bernard Pollard, Colin Kaepernick, Drew Brees, Eric Reid, Jonathan Vilma, Kendall Hunter, Kyle Williams, New Orleans Saints, Ray McDonald, San Francisco 49ers, Tank Carradine, Vernon Davis
Posted in Game Previews

Dancing with the Stars

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Skeebers

As most fans are aware, blog superstar Alex Smith will be coming into our view Friday as QB of the Kansas City Chiefs, our second preseason opponent. For the Smith Haters, this will be a chance to root against the…

Tagged with: Aaron Rodgers, Alex Smith, Andrew Luck, Cam Newton, Drew Brees, Matt Ryan, Matt Schaub, Peyton Manning, RG3, Russell Wilson, Sam Bradford, San Francisco 49ers
Posted in FOS Speculation

All Wanking Spanners to the Plow

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Skeebers

We’re almost there. Eight days until Training Camp starts and the 2013 season opens for business. If memory serves, the rookies report in first, followed a couple days later by the veterans. The most anticipated scene of the first day…

Open Wide

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Skeebers

The 49ers will be having OTAs this week, Tuesday through Thursday. It’s my duty to report these things, even if all of you could care less. There was a time these spring practices were informative, even festive. But those days…

Tagged with: Aaron Rodgers, AJ Jenkins, Anquan Boldin, Drew Brees, Eric Reid, Joe Flacco, Patrick Willis, Peyton Manning, Ricardo Lockette, San Francisco 49ers, Tom Brady, Tony Romo
Posted in Vacant Observations

For Their Eyes Only

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Skeebers

We’re half way through the offseason. And less than a week away from the resumption of football related activity. Rookie minicamp begins this Friday, May 10th, and lasts three days. A week and a half later, on May 21, the…

Tagged with: Aaron Rodgers, Cam Newton, Craig Dahl, Donte Whitner, Drew Brees, Eric Reid, Jim Harbaugh, Matt Ryan, Peyton Manning, Russell Wilson, Sam Bradford, San Francisco 49ers, Vance McDonald, Vernon Davis
Posted in Mindless Drivel

NFC Rules

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Skeebers

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

Humbug Gazette

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Skeebers

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

Bayou Beat Down

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Skeebers

The San Francisco 49ers swamped the NFL drama market all week with HC Jim Harbaugh’s C’mon Man! manure machine and then backed it up on Sunday in New Orleans, stomping the home town heroes 31-21 and putting a fork in…

Tagged with: Ahmad Brooks, Colin Kaepernick, Donte Whitner, Drew Brees, Jim Harbaugh, New Orleans Saints, Pete Carroll, San Francisco 49ers
Posted in Post Game Spread

49ers Put Out the Cat

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Skeebers

The San Francisco 49ers opened the game by forcing a Detroit 3 and out punt, then rolled down the field in four plays for a touchdown, and it looked like the game would be a rout. From that time on,…

Idle Worse Lip

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Skeebers

The anti-Alex sentiments that have kept the blogs lively through many an offseason have been noticeably muted this year. There’s still a few die hards out there getting spit spew on their chins, but by and large, it’s a quiet…

Tagged with: Alex Smith, Drew Brees, Jim Harbaugh, Peyton Manning, San Francisco 49ers, Tarell Brown, Vernon Davis
Posted in Vacant Observations

Weak Previews

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Skeebers

The NFC seems noticeably stronger than the AFC this year. Only the Vikings, Bucs, and Rams look like possible punching bags in the NFC, while the AFC has a bucketful of laughers — Dolphins, Browns, Titans, Jags, Colts, and maybe…

Tagged with: Alex Smith, Drew Brees, Jay Cutler, Jim Harbaugh, Mike Nolan, Peyton Manning, Ray Lewis, RGIII, San Francisco 49ers, Terrell Suggs, Tony Romo
Posted in Around the League

Oh, My Darling

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Skeebers

Today’s topic is Patrick Willis. He’s great. He’s awesome. Everybody agrees. Next up, the NFC West now has the 2010 (Sam Bradford), 2011 (Kevin Kolb), and 2012 (Matt Flynn) QB debutante darlings. And nobody’s darling, Alex Smith. Looks like the…

Tagged with: Alex Smith, Colin Kaepernick, Drew Brees, Jim Harbaugh, John Skelton, Kevin Kolb, Matt Flynn, Patrick Willis, Sam Bradford, San Francisco 49ers, Tarvaris Jackson
Posted in The Usual Suspects

Comings and Goings

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Skeebers

The 2012 Free Agency period roared into action Tuesday afternoon, as it usually does. What was not usual was the 49ers being among the early roarers. Last year, they waited till all the roaring had subsided before picking through the…