Five more weeks of the offseason before we begin to see if Kyle Shanahan can emulate Jim Harbaugh by taking a 6-10 team and turning it into a 13-3 playoff team. Some might say that’s not a fair contest, since…
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There’s a Bar Up Above
Tagged with: 49ers, Alex Smith, Bill Walsh, Chip Kelley, George Seifert, Jim Harbaugh, Jim Tomsula, Jimmy Garoppolo, Kyle Shanahan, Mike Holmgren, Mike Shanahan, Robert Saleh, Vic Fangio
Posted in FOS Speculation
Posted in FOS Speculation
Fox Hunt
The 49ers travel to Chicago this weekend to resume their quest for a perfect 0-8 road record for 2015. They’re at 0-5 now, so the tension for perfection is building with each failed effort to succeed. Or is it each…
Tagged with: Adam Gase, Blaine Gabbert, Chicago Bears, Ed Donatell, Jay Cutler, Jed York, John Fox, San Francisco 49ers, Vic Fangio
Posted in Game Previews
Posted in Game Previews
Dickhead Owners Game
The Cowboys come to town Sunday for exhibition game number two. This should provide an excellent opportunity for Jed York to get some tips from Jerry Jones on the fine art of ego-driven self-destruction. The first string offense only played…
Tagged with: 49ers, Blaine Gabbert, Cowboys, Eric Mangini, Jed York, Jerry Jones, Vic Fangio
Posted in Exhibition Season
Posted in Exhibition Season
Too Much Noise
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
Posted in FOS Speculation
Blazing Saddles
This coming Thursday, the 49ers will be required by league rules to open up a practice for media scrutiny. It’s not known whether the new coaching staff is also required to make themselves available to the media. They have been…
Tagged with: Jed York, Jim Harbaugh, Jim Tomsula, Mel Brooks, San Francisco 49ers, Vic Fangio
Posted in Waltzing Matilda
Posted in Waltzing Matilda
Forward to the Past
The marketing wing at 4949 Centennial Blvd. has officially scrapped the “Quest for Six” slogan and replaced it with “Hooray, We Suck” banners for the 2015 season. Santa Clara tax dollars at work. The 49ers will be holding a rookie…
Tagged with: Eric Mangini, Geep Chryst, Greg Roman, Jed York, Jim Harbaugh, Jim Tomsula, Justin Smith, Mike Singletary, Ray McDonald, San Francisco 49ers, Vic Fangio
Posted in The Usual Suspects
Posted in The Usual Suspects
The Right Stuff
The 49ers emerged from their long, grueling trek through the NFL discard landscape and on Wednesday hired the guy they intended to hire from the very beginning, the exact same method they used to hire GM Trent Baalke back in…
Tagged with: Jason Tarver, Jed York, Jim Tomsula, Knute Rockne, Marc Trestman, San Francisco 49ers, Trent Baalke, Vic Fangio
Posted in Angst 101
Posted in Angst 101
The Waiting Game
We are waiting, we are waiting, oh yeah, oh yeah Waiting for someone to come out of somewhere We should have had a new head coach announced on Monday, but all we heard were crickets. This can only mean one…
Tagged with: Adam Gase, Gary Kubiak, Jim Tomsula, John Elway, Josh McDaniels, Mike Shanahan, Rex Ryan, San Francisco 49ers, Trent Baalke, Vic Fangio
Posted in Angst 101
Posted in Angst 101
On The Clock
It’s a New Year, and the 49ers are once again facing an uncertain future. And once again the dreaded sounds of snickering are echoing throughout the league. Sigh. It’ll be a week or two before the front office clowns trot…
Tagged with: Bill Walsh, Jed York, Paraag Marathe, Rex Ryan, San Francisco 49ers, Trent Baalke, Vic Fangio
Posted in Angst 101
Posted in Angst 101
Fools Rush In
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…
Tagged with: Adam Gase, Bobby Wagner, Dan Quinn, Darrell Bevell, Drew Brees, Gus Bradley, Jed York, Jim Harbaugh, Jim Tomsula, Josh McDaniels, Kyle Shanahan, Marshawn Lynch, Pete Carmichael, Rex Ryan, Russell Wilson, San Francisco 49ers, Scot McCloughan, Sean Payton, Todd Bowles, Tom Brady, Trent Baalke, Vic Fangio
Posted in The Usual Suspects
Posted in The Usual Suspects
49er Follies
Normally, with your team out of the playoff race, it would be a good time to look at some of the rookies and backups. Unfortunately, those are the guys who have already been playing for the 49ers lately. It seems…
Tagged with: Blaine Gabbert, Colin Kaepernick, Jim Harbaugh, Michael Crabtree, San Francisco 49ers, Trent Baalke, Vic Fangio
Posted in Game Previews
Posted in Game Previews
Raiders 24, 49ers 13
The 49er season, and probably the Jim Harbaugh era, came to an ignominious end Sunday in Oakland. The team is in such disarray and so riddled with injuries that it’s difficult to see them winning another game this season. The…
Tagged with: Alex Boone, Anthony Davis, Chris Culliver, Greg Roman, Jim Harbaugh, Leon McFadden, Navorro Bowman, Oakland Raiders, Patrick Willis, San Francisco 49ers, Vic Fangio
Posted in Post Game Spread
Posted in Post Game Spread
Bronc Skinner Blues
The 49ers have given the Eagles their only defeat this year, as well as the Cowboys their sole blemish. If this Sunday night’s opponent, the Broncos, hadn’t already lost a game, I’d feel confident the Niners would whip them. But…
Tagged with: Aldon Smith, Austin Davis, Chris Borland, Dan Skuta, Denver Broncos, Michael Wilhoite, Navorro Bowman, Patrick Willis, Peyton Manning, San Francisco 49ers, Vic Fangio
Posted in Game Previews
Posted in Game Previews
49ers 31, Rams 17
For the third straight game, the 49ers dug themselves into a 14 point hole, then methodically clawed their way out and won. This time, they were down 14-0 after the first quarter and looked to be heading into the half…
Tagged with: Aldon Smith, and Glenn Dorsey, Anquan Boldin, Austin Davis, Brandon Lloyd, Colin Kaepernick, Frank Gore, Janoris Jenkins, Jimmy Raye, Michael Crabtree, Navorro Bowman, Patrick Willis, Peyton Manning, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, Tramaine Brock, Vance McDonald, Vernon Davis, Vic Fangio
Posted in Post Game Spread
Posted in Post Game Spread
Go Forth and Be Righteous
Football violence has taken a back seat to Domestic Violence this past week, proving once again that the public has an enormous appetite for violence. They not only eat up the violence itself, but take especial delight in finding culprits…
Tagged with: Chicago Bears, Colin Kaepernick, Marc Trestman, Ray Rice, Roger Goodell, San Francisco 49ers, Vic Fangio
Posted in Game Previews
Posted in Game Previews
Reading the Fine Print
I guess Colin Kaepernick is going to be the 49er QB for awhile. His parents are probably out mansion hunting as we very speak. That’s our boy! And let’s hear it for franchise MVP Paraag Marthe, who once again delivered…
Tagged with: Colin Kaepernick, Greg Roman, Jim Harbaugh, Paraag Marthe, Peyton Manning, San Francisco 49ers, Stevie Johnson, Vic Fangio
Posted in FOS Speculation
Posted in FOS Speculation
New Blood
When the 49ers start the 2014 season, almost half the defense will be different than the one that started the 2013 season. DC Vic Fangio will have his biggest challenge since taking over the job in 2011. The team will…
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
The Juice Bar
The offseason has been kind of a clunker so far. No oomph, no passion, no blockbuster deals — not much more than recycling some warm bodies. And coping with Super Bowl Loser syndrome. The Draft is two weeks off. Maybe…
Tagged with: Craig Dahl, Percy Harvin, San Francisco 49ers, Trent Baalke, Vic Fangio, Walter Camp
Posted in Angst 101
Posted in Angst 101
The Suck Pit
Embarking on Day Three of Coping With Tragedy. Shock, denial, anger, grief, acceptance. Blah, blah, blah. This sucks. Holy banana peels! How could we not get that ball into the stinking end zone? Then again, why not? We beat ourselves…
Tagged with: AJ Jenkins, Aldon Smith, Demarcus Dobbs, Greg Roman, Ian Williams, Jim Harbaugh, LaMichael James, Randy Moss, Ray McDonald, Ricky Jean Francois, San Francisco 49ers, Trent Baalke, Vic Fangio, Will Tukuafu
Posted in FOS Speculation
Posted in FOS Speculation
Landslide Victory
The 49ers crushed the Arizona Cardinals 24-3 on Monday night, sending the team and its fans into the Bye week on a very happy note. As they say in the Life Duhs Anonymous meetings, two weeks of savoring always trumps…
Tagged with: Alex Smith, Arizona Cardinals, Dashon Goldson, Delanie Walker, Early Doucet, Greg Roman, Jim Harbaugh, Michael Crabtree, Patrick Peterson, Randy Moss, San Francisco 49ers, Vic Fangio
Posted in Post Game Spread
Posted in Post Game Spread
Gut Check Game
Thursday night’s game is looking like the most crucial 49er game of the year. A Seahawks loss would give them an 0-3 division mark, probably handing the 49ers any tie breaker scenarios at season’s end. On the other hand, if…
Tagged with: Greg Roman, Jim Harbaugh, New York Giants, Pete Carroll, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Vic Fangio
Posted in Game Previews
Posted in Game Previews