Author Archive for Nick Newton

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Officially Raped of Our Game

Officially Raped of Our Game

It’s no secret that the officiating in the NFL has been rather lame to say the least for a decent amount of time now. Backed up by a league that has made levying unfair and frivolous fines against players a near weekly festival, zebras have gone from prey to predator almost every week at some [...]

Red and Gold, Black and White

Red and Gold, Black and White

Disclaimer: I’m sorry if you’re looking for an actual point. These are just my thoughts after the game.
Drained. Faded. Gone. Those are the three words that come to mind when I reflect on the once elite franchise of the San Francisco 49ers and the Monday Night Football debacle that we all just witnessed. The deep [...]

The Perfect Offseason: Position by Position

The Perfect Offseason: Position by Position

Now that this tragedy of a season is over, it’s time to look forward to some offseason soap opera. I have a feeling we’re going to experience some very good highs this year. Keep in mind that, while most of this is a very good possibility, it’s not neccessarily what is going to happen. More [...]

Rekindling the Nolan Steamwagon

Rekindling the Nolan Steamwagon

If you listened closely during the press conference, you could almost hear the collective groans of 49ersnews.com staff and members as the news of Mike Nolan’s return was made official. I could almost hear them here in Cincinnati over the clacking of an idling diesel engine and the scraping of a hardened steel plow blade [...]

Niners of the 2000's = Bengals of the 90's

Niners of the 2000’s = Bengals of the 90’s

Browns. Texans. Packers. Lions. Buccaneers. Coming into the season, these are teams that we all would’ve agreed upon probably being worse than the 49ers. But right about now, at this juncture, on this particular Monday, I’d give anything to be in Cleveland swilling beer and singing Anderson’s praises. As fate would have it, I’m a [...]

Note to Nolan: Don’t Rouen Punting Game

Note to Nolan: Don’t Rouen Punting Game

Note to Nolan: Don’t Rouen the Punting Game
By: Nick Newton 07/10/06
Seein’ Red
One year. It has been one solid year since Nolan solidified the shakiest kicking game in the NFL by adding veteran place kicker and left footer Auto-Joe Nedney. One year since we finally put the problem string of Cortez’s game losing short extra points, [...]

Despite Fan Panic, Nolan Methodically Continues

Despite Fan Panic, Nolan Methodically Continues

By: Nick Newton 03/14/06
Remember when you aquired your very first car? (If you’re from the bay area, disregard this metaphor because likely daddy bought you a new beamer.) But if yours was anything like mine, it was a turd. The power windows didn’t work, the power sunroof was stuck open, it didn’t start in the [...]

Second Golden Age

Second Golden Age

A Second Golden Age coming to San Francisco?
By: Nick Newton
01/02/06
Pride goes before a fall. At least that’s how the old saying goes. And it has certainly proven true in San Francisco where, after the unrivaled dynasty of the 80’s and the Super Bowl team of 95, the proverbial “fall” has occured.
Yes, it was a good [...]