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…
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Tagged with: 49ers, Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger, Brad Johnson, Cam Newton, Chip Kelly, Colin Kapernick, Donovan McNabb, Drew Brees, Eli Manning, Jake Delhomme, Jed York, Jim Harbaugh, Jim Tomsula, Joe Flacco, Kerry Collins, Kurt Warner, Matt Hasselbeck, Peyton Manning, Rex Grossman, Rich Gannon, Russell Wilson, Scot McCloughan, Tom Brady, Trent Baalke, Trent Dilfer
Posted in Delusional Therapy
Posted in Delusional Therapy
49ers 16, Giants 10
It was fun watching other teams lose Sunday. The Seahawks got beat by the Chiefs, the Eagles creamed by the Packers, and the Rams wiped out Denver. It was not much fun watching the 49ers win. In fact, somewhere late…
Tagged with: Chris Borland, Eli Manning, Frank Gore, Justin Smith, Michael Crabtree, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers
Posted in Post Game Spread
Posted in Post Game Spread
Trap Game Warning
Most of us thought we’d be talking this week about a 4-5 team whose playoff chances were dangling by their last flimsy thread, needing to win out to get into the postseason. I might have led off this piece by…
Tagged with: Aaron Lynch, Ahmad Brooks, Aldon Smith, Eli Manning, Jerry Reese, New York Giants, Odell Beckham, Phil Simms, San Francisco 49ers, Trent Baalke
Posted in Game Previews
Posted in Game Previews
Quarterfinal Weekend
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…
Tagged with: Aaron Rodgers, Andrew Luck, Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers, Colin Kaepernick, Denver Broncos, Drew Brees, Eli Manning, Indianapolis Colts, Jim Harbaugh, Matt Ryan, Michael Crabtree, New England Patriots, Nick Foles, Peyton Manning, Phillip Rivers, Russell Wilson, San Diego Chargers, San Franicsco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Tom Brady, Vernon Davis
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…
All Wanking Spanners to the Plow
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…
Tagged with: Aaron Rodgers, Andrew Luck, Ben Roethlisberger, Cam Newton, Christian Okoye, Colin Kaepernick, Dan Marino, Drew Brees, Eli Manning, Jim Kelly, John Elway, Matt Ryan, Nnamdi Asomugha, Peyton Manning, Robert Griffin, Russell Wilson, San Francisco 49ers, Tom Brady
Posted in Waltzing Matilda
Posted in Waltzing Matilda
Luck Be A Lady
The 49ers repeated as NFC West champs Sunday by whisking aside the crumbling Arizona Cardinals 27-13. Rather than celebrate, the team adjourned to the locker room and did what fans do — anxiously watched the TV end game between Green…
Tagged with: AJ Jenkins, Arizona Cardinals, David Akers, Delanie Walker, Eli Manning, Jerry Jones, Joe Montana, Justin Smith, Michael Crabtree, Patrick Peterson, Peyton Manning, San Francisco 49ers, Vernon Davis
Posted in Post Game Spread
Posted in Post Game Spread
So Far, So Good
The Bye week has come and gone and the 49ers return to action this week, having advanced to the third seed in the NFC courtesy of the Giants and Eli Manning putting up a clunker at home against the Steelers.…
Tagged with: Alex Smith, Brad Seely, Colin Kaepernick, Eli Manning, Jim Harbaugh, Michael Crabtree, San Francisco 49ers, Ted Ginn, Vernon Davis
Posted in Vacant Observations
Posted in Vacant Observations
Dark Horse Favorites
Not sure if I should apologize for being away from my desk for awhile or for returning to it, but esconced in my chair once more am I. The national and local football worlds are all touting the 49ers as…
Tagged with: Alex Smith, Colin Kaepernick, David Carr, Eli Manning, Jim Harbaugh, Josh Johnson, Matt Flynn, San Francisco 49ers, Scott Tolzien
Posted in Vacant Observations
Posted in Vacant Observations
Facial Recognition Teamware
The 49ers’ first three day OTA has concluded. There will now be a four day rest period before the next OTA. Gasp. Wheeze. C’mon, man! What we’ve learned so far is that Frank Gore is primed for another year of…
Tagged with: Alex Boone, Alex Smith, Anthony Davis, Daniel Kilgore, Darius Fleming, Eli Manning, Frank Gore, Jim Harbaugh, Kyle Williams, Michael Crabtree, Mike Singletary, Norv Turner, Randy Moss, San Francisco 49ers, Wade Phillips
Posted in Waltzing Matilda
Posted in Waltzing Matilda
Comings and Goings
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…
Tagged with: Aaron Rodgers, Alex Smith, Brandon Lloyd, Carlos Rogers, Chaz Schilens, Drew Brees, Eli Manning, Jay Cutler, Jim Harbaugh, Josh Morgan, Matthew Stafford, Patrick Willis, Perrish Cox, Peyton Manning, Randy Moss, San Francisco 49ers, Tom Brady, Tramaine Brock, Trent Baalke
Posted in Around the League
Posted in Around the League
Milk Carton Man
Most of the time, disappearing acts and football are not a good combination. Ask Michael Crabtree, who vanished during the playoffs. But someone else dropped off the radar screen in 2011, too, and it was a very good thing. One…
Tagged with: Adam Snyder, Alex Smith, Anthony Davis, Chilo Rachal, Dashon Goldson, Eli Manning, Josh Morgan, Justin Smith, Larry Grant, Mario Manningham, Michael Crabtree, Mike Nolan, Patrick Willis, Ray McDonald, Reggie Smith, San Francisco 49ers, Scot McCloughan, Tarell Brown
Posted in Waltzing Matilda
Posted in Waltzing Matilda
The Future, The Past, The Guillotine
The 2012 Offseason is now open for business and the wonderful players on the 2011 49er team are no longer Our Boys, but our chess pawns. Sorry, guys. It’s a cruel business. Unless you’re a star, which we wish you…
Tagged with: Aaron Rodgers, Alex Smith, Ben Roethlisberger, Eli Manning, Jim Harbaugh, Jimmy Raye, Kyle Williams, Mike Singletary, Moran Norris, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Tom Brady
Posted in Mindless Drivel
Posted in Mindless Drivel
Heaven Can Wait
Old adages die hard. Over the weekend, the two most potent offenses in the NFC were sent packing by the two best defensive teams. In the AFC, the best defense is left to face the best offense, which only got…
Tagged with: Aaron Rodgers, Alex Smith, Drew Brees, Eli Manning, Green Bay Packers, Jimmy Graham, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers
Posted in Lunatic Ravings
Posted in Lunatic Ravings
Dancing With The Stars
This year’s NFC final four is a true national tournament. We’ve got the Giants representing the East, Green Bay the North, New Orleans the South, and San Francisco the West. Groovy. A perfect symmetry. And late Saturday afternoon, the 49er…
Tagged with: Alex Smith, Drew Brees, Drew Pearson, Eli Manning, Eric Wright, Green Bay Packers, Joe Montana, John Brodie, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Tim Tebow
Posted in Game Previews
Posted in Game Previews
Mission Accomplished
Things got a bit sweaty in the fourth quarter Sunday, but the 49ers limped out of St. Louis with a 34-27 victory, securing the number two seed in the playoffs, and the much needed week off that goes with this…
Tagged with: Alex Smith, Atlanta Falcons, Carson Palmer, Eli Manning, Hue Jackson, Jim Harbaugh, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, Steve Young, Tony Romo
Posted in Post Game Spread
Posted in Post Game Spread
Elite Meet
Sunday’s 49ers opponent, the NY Giants, are on a bit of a roll. They have won three straight games. A squeaker at home over Buffalo, another home squeaker versus Miami, and a road squeaker over the Patriots. Perhaps they should…
Tagged with: Alex Smith, Eli Manning, Joe Buck, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Troy Aikman
Posted in Game Previews
Posted in Game Previews
Base Camp Established
At the halfway point of the 2011 NFL season, Hell has frozen over, the sun now rises in the west, and the San Francisco 49ers sit atop the NFC West standings. Shit, Martha, have I died and gone to Heaven?…
Tagged with: Alex Smith, Eli Manning, New England Patriots, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Tom Brady
Posted in Vacant Observations
Posted in Vacant Observations