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Monday Morning Punter is named after perhaps the greatest punter of our time. Andy 'The General' Lee. We'd like to thank Andy on his recent Pro Bowl selection and we know deep down inside he made it just for us.

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MMP: Cry Rodgers a River

Apparently there are rumors floating around that Nolan gameplanned for the Packers game to make Aaron Rodgers look bad.

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MMP: Reunited

For those that haven’t heard Takeo Spikes has signed with the 49ers and this signing reunites him with former Bills teammates…

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MMP: Preseason, Only Four Days Away

Only four days until the 49ers kickoff the preseason in Oakland. To gear up for that game the 49ers are heading to Napa for a joint practice with the Raiders.

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MMP: Training Camp is Here

Training Camp has started and the 49ers have a couple practices under their belt. So far Nolan hasn’t had them practice in pads, not sure why maybe he’s hoping the NFL switches to flag football this season.

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MMP: Tully is Chilo’s Bitch

Not a whole lot happening this offseason. Most of the reports being heard have to do with everyones fascination with the “Ted” position. Aside from that here is the latest from Monday Morning Punter.

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MMP: The Day After

The 2008 NFL Draft is officially behind us and the 49ers drafted defensive line, offensive line, wide receiver and secondary. The consensus on the draft is that the picks were safe, and most of the grades are around the C+ range.

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MMP: Holmgren Parcells-like in San Fran

We all know that head coach Mike Nolan is on a short leash. It’s almost a given that if he doesn’t succeed this season he’ll be fired. Well rumors are already flying that if Nolan is let go Holmgren may want to head back to San Francisco, but not as head coach. This go around [...]

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MMP: Former OC’s > Nolan

Incase you missed it, two former offensive coordinators under Mike Nolan are now coaching their teams in the AFC and NFC Championship game. And yet the 49ers haven’t made the playoffs in five years.

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MMP: Two Want Nolan Gone

The San Francisco Chronicle has an article where two defensive starters say that Nolan shouldn’t be back. They have issues with Nolan in regards to schemes, clock management, favortism and more.

Crumpacker hands out game grades. (Andy Lee is God)
Help us Shaun Hill you our only hope. (Thanks R2)
2008 Hill vs Smith. (Maybe)
Don’t mess with McCloughan (Here that [...]

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MMP: Holmgren as GM?

Fox Sports is reporting that rumors persist that Mike Holmgren may have interest in becoming the 49ers general manager, should the team hire one.

BY to let 49er fans know if he plans to retire after the season. (Noooooooooo)
Nolan wins, Nolan loses. (Another great 4th down call Mike)
Gore 81 shy of 1000.
Nolan best when it matters [...]

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MMP: Willis > Peterson

The day when the soon to be offensive and defensive rookies of the year matched up, the first round goes to Patrick Willis. Willis finished the day with eight tackles and a fumble recovery. While Adrian Peterson finished the day with 3 yards on 14 carries. The 49ers defense seemed to have found a way [...]

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MMP: Andy Lee Getting the Shaft

It appears that right now Andy Lee is getting the shaft in pro bowl voting, at least by online voters. Mat McBriar of the Cowboys is leading the ballot.
Patrick Willis recorded his second straight 18 tackle game. (He’s already passed the great Derek Smith’s career high)
Maiocco takes a look at what went wrong. (Was Dexter [...]