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April Daze

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Skeebers

There’s been a lot of quotes from Anquan Boldin recently. Apparently, he’s appointed himself team spokesperson, in lieu of anyone else filling that role. On Friday, however, the 49ers trotted out Colin Kaepernick, Jim Tomsula, Vernon Davis, and Antoine Bethea…

Tagged with: AJ Jenkins, Anquan Boldin, Antoine Bethea, Colin Kaepernick, Dontae, Jed York, Jim Tomsula, Johnson, Michael Wilhoite, San Francisco 49ers, Trent Baalke, Vernon Davis
Posted in Angst 101

49ers 22, Chiefs 17

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Skeebers

The San Francisco 49ers squeeeeeeeeeeeaked by the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday afternoon in Santa Clara, on a sweltering hot day featuring two bread and butter, meat and potatoes, lunch bucket blue collar football teams. The Chiefs started fast with two…

Tagged with: AJ Jenkins, Alex Smith, Andy Reid, Anthony Fasano, Brandon Lloyd, Carlos Hyde, Colin Kaepernick, Craig Dahl, Frank Gore, Kansas City Chiefs, Perrish Cox, Phil Dawson, San Francisco 49ers
Posted in Post Game Spread

Past vs Present

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Skeebers

The Kansas City Chiefs come to the Bay Area on Sunday, bringing with them a defense that just stuffed the Patriots Monday night and an offense that blew the Pats off the field. They can run it and they can…

Tagged with: AJ Jenkins, Alex Smith, Donnie Avery, Jim Harbaugh, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers
Posted in Game Previews

Let the Big Dogs Eat

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Skeebers

Through two exhibition games, the 49er scrubeenies have definitely gotten a lot of work. Most of it, in fact. The good news is the coaches have copious reams of tape for their cut-down day evaluations. The bad news is the…

Tagged with: AJ Jenkins, Alex Boone, Jim Harbaugh, Joe Looney, Jonathan Martin, Kyle Williams, San Francisco 49ers
Posted in FOS Speculation

Pom Pom Fever

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Skeebers

There was a lot of excitement for Jim Harbaugh‘s first season as the 49er HC, but it was muted somewhat by the shortened Training Camp, due to the long battle over the new CBA, which lowered hopes for what he…

2014 Draft: Day One

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Skeebers

The 49ers stood pat at pick #30 in round one of the 2014 Draft and selected small school safety Jimmie Ward. There were no shouts of joy from the assembled multitudes at the team’s draft party HQ. Not much sis-boom-bah…

Tagged with: AJ Jenkins, Alex Smith, Jeeves, Jimmie Ward, Jimmy Garoppolo, Jordan Matthews, Marqise Lee, San Franicsco 49ers
Posted in Draft Reaction

Baalke’s Big Adventure

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Skeebers

Here we are at last. The 2014 NFL Draft will actually, finally, mercifully take place this week, beginning Thursday evening. The 49ers have the 30th pick in the first round and just about nobody expects them to sit waiting to…

Tagged with: AJ Jenkins, Anquan Boldin, Anthony Davis, Brandon Lloyd, Chris Culliver, Eric Reid, Eric Wright, Michael Crabtree, Quinton Patton, San Francisco 49ers, Trent Baalke
Posted in Draft Board

Plenty of Nothing

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Skeebers

Four weeks into Free Agency and the 49ers have done just about nothing, except re-signing some of their own players and picking up some table scraps from other teams. The only FA starter signed was SS Antoine Bethea. He replaced…

Tagged with: AJ Jenkins, Aldon Smith, Anthony Davis, Antoine Bethea, DeSean Jackson, Donte Whitner, Eric Reid, Jed York, Jim Harbaugh, Pete Carroll, Randy Moss, San Francisco 49ers, Terrell Owens, Trent Baalke
Posted in Mindless Drivel

Alas, Poor Yorick

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Skeebers

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…

Frisky Meets the Glue Factory

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Skeebers

The Indianapolis Colts will be the underdog this Sunday at Candlestick, but they do have the happiest player in the NFL right now. RB Trent Richardson went from the House of Pain in Cleveland, where they don’t have a QB…

Tagged with: AJ Jenkins, Andrew Luck, Coby Fleener, Colin Kaepernick, Dwayne Allen, Indianapolis Colts, Jim Harbaugh, Jim Irsay, San Francisco 49ers, Trent Richardson
Posted in Game Previews

49ers 34, Vikings 17

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Skeebers

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…

Turn on the Bubble Machine

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Skeebers

The trade that sent AJ Jenkins to Kansas City in exchange for Jon Baldwin just about wrapped up the wide receiver competition. It looks like the 49ers will be keeping Anquan Boldin, Quinton Patton, Marlon Moore, Kyle Williams, and Baldwin.…

Halfway to the Beginning

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Skeebers

I’d like to say that the 49er offense looks okay and the defense looks great, but we haven’t really seen either one of them play much through two exhibition games. It’s been one series and off to the bench for…

Sensible Shoes

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Skeebers

The candidates to fill the shoes at nose tackle and free safety — Ian Williams and Eric Reid — both played well in the first exhibition game. The sky, which had been threatening to fall all down upon our 49er…

We’re Off and Stumbling

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Skeebers

The 49ers opened the 2013 season with a 7 minute, 13 play drive that honked out in the Red Zone, forcing them to settle for a FG. Hmmm. That was the all too familiar script in the 2012 season, right…

Uppers and Downers

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Skeebers

Colin Kaepernick is expected to have a sensational season this year, and maybe he will. But all the gushing over him is making me nervous. Life does occasionally throw a sensation party for one of its denizens, true. But there’s…

Tagged with: AJ Jenkins, Anquan Boldin, Chad Hall, Colin Kaepernick, Darius Fleming, Jesse Sapolu, Jim Harbaugh, Kentwan Balmer, Marlon Moore, San Francisco 49ers, Vernon Davis
Posted in Training Camp

Mighty Men III Begins

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Skeebers

Rookies and selected veterans practiced in full pads Monday and Tuesday. There were no catastrophic injuries reported in this first round of torso colliding. Bravo, lads! Only six more months of pounding to go. Proving they are in mid-season form…

Minicamp Munchies

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Skeebers

The first day of minicamp produced a torrent of news that didn’t abate until the entire bottom of a thimble had been dampened. AJ Jenkins caught a difficult pass and Scott Tolzien tossed two to four interceptions, depending which beat…

Tagged with: AJ Jenkins, BJ Daniels, Chad Johnson, Jim Harbaugh, Patrick Willis, Pete Carroll, San Francisco 49ers, Scott Tolzien, Terrell Owens, Tim Tebow
Posted in Organized Team Activities

They’re Out There

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Skeebers

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 Organized Team Activities

Unseen Forces

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Skeebers

The OTAs came and went last week, causing nary a ripple in the news stream of our lives. The 49ers have become a covert operation. We’re going to need a Deep Throat if we ever expect to get any intel…

Tagged with: AJ Jenkins, Aldon Smith, Demarcus Dobbs, Frank Gore, Jim Harbaugh, Mike Goodson, San Francisco 49ers
Posted in Waltzing Matilda

Tough Guys Don’t Dance

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Skeebers

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

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Skeebers

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…