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Journey to the Center of Nowhere

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Skeebers

The San Francisco 49ers set the franchise’s 21st Century gold standard of stinkitude in 2004, finishing the season with a 2-14 record. That was the last year of Troy Donahue‘s inept GM indifference and John York‘s visibility as the face…

Tagged with: 49ers, Cardinals, Chip Kelly, David Johnson, Jed York, John York, Troy Donahue
Posted in Game Previews

Recycling Center

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Skeebers

Blaine Gabbert. Not exactly a power-packed name. Kind of dribbles off your tongue like a fumbled hike from the center. But, Blaine it is. And he has one sure thing going for him: he’s not Colin Kaepernick. We’ll find out…

Tagged with: 49ers, Blaine Gabbert, Colin Kaepernick, Eddie DeBartolo, Jed York, Jim Harbaugh, Jim Tomsula, John York, Mike Nolan, Trent Baalke, Wayne Fontes
Posted in Game Previews

Too Much Noise

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Skeebers

There’s been a lot of pixels devoted to unraveling the hatchet job Jed York did to Jim Harbaugh, but York also undermined GM Trent Baalke, by torpedoing his choice for the 49ers’ new HC. And some people wonder why there’s…

Tagged with: Adam Gase, Jed York, Jim Harbaugh, Jim Tomsula, John York, San Francisco 49ers, Steve Mariucci, Trent Baalke, Vic Fangio
Posted in FOS Speculation

Custer’s Last Stand

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Skeebers

Tuning into the Seattle game this Sunday has all the allure to a 49er fan as a trip to a Third World dentist. Unless you’re a sadomasochist, this is not going to be a pleasant experience. As I see it,…

Tagged with: Aaron Rodgers, Bruce Ellington, Eddie DeBartolo, Jed York, Jim Harbaugh, John York, Peyton Manning, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks
Posted in Game Previews

Bye Bye, Baby

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Skeebers

If recent history is any indication, the Denver Broncos should lose Sunday’s game in London. Denver usually starts fast and then, about mid-season, goes into a steep dive. Some suppose this is due to the initial advantage the team has…

Tagged with: 49ers, Alex Smith, Doug Flutie, Drew Bledsoe, John York, Tom Brady, Troy Smith
Posted in Friday Walkthrough

History 01100101

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Skeebers

The Bay Area blogosphere seems like it has been around forever, but it is actually a fairly recent phenomenon. If the blogs had been around during the Terry Donahue era, we would probably already have experienced a cyberspace meltdown. Before…

Tagged with: 49ers, Bruce Jenkins, Glen Dickey, Ira Miller, Jed York, John York, Mike Nolan, Mike Singletary, Scot McCloughan, Terry Donahue, Trent Baalke
Posted in Mindless Drivel