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Dick Nolan Passes Away

Dick Nolan Passes Away

Well a miserable season just got worse – the 49ers have again lost one of their former coaches. Mike Nolan’s father, Dick Nolan passed away Sunday. – he was 75 years old. The elder Nolan had been battling Alzheimer’s disease and prostate cancer for several years, and had been spending the last few months in [...]

A Deep Breath On Monday Afternoon

A Deep Breath On Monday Afternoon

I’ll let you in on a little secret. I’m a pretty typical fan. By that I mean that I more or less live and die by the teams I like, and when they embarrass themselves, it really gets to me. I get reactionary, irrational, emotional, angry, upset, depressed and most of all, my objectivity goes [...]

Alex Smith's Injury

Alex Smith’s Injury

Many of you have been asking for updates on Smith.
As of right now, there are few concrete details to report. I’ve heard some places he’s out for the season, I’ve heard others that he might just miss one game. Piece of advice for all of you – disregard all of those reports.
The only thing that [...]

Believe me now?

Believe me now?

Congratulations offensive line, you have now possibly destroyed the San Francisco 49ers once promising season.
Quarterback Alex Smith went down in the FIRST SERIES of the game, with a possible shoulder separation – because YOU couldn’t do your job. Yeah, you heard me Larry Allen, Eric Heitmann, and Justin Smiley – you are the main culprits [...]

Its The Line, Stupid...

Its The Line, Stupid…

Well, it seems our golden boy has gotten himself landed on a dubious list this week. Sports Illustrated has deemed that Alex Smith is the #10 Biggest Disappointment so far this year. I suppose I shouldn’t be all that shocked, after all – as we’ve learned all too many times in the past several years, [...]

"Second Foot Barely Touched The Ground"

“Second Foot Barely Touched The Ground”

“Upon further review, we are changing the call on the field to an incomplete pass.  The receivers second foot BARELY touched the ground…”
Okay chief… stop right there.
BARELY?
I want an NFL referee to explain to me exactly what the difference between a second foot BARELY hitting the ground, and SOLIDLY hitting the ground.  Last time I [...]

This Is Our Week To Shine

This Is Our Week To Shine

This week, the Seattle Seahawks are facing the Cincinatti Bengals, the Arizona Cardinals are facing the Baltimore Ravens and the St. Louis Rams are facing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. All three of those are extremely winnable games against our division rivals. If the Bucs win, that’s basically the death blow to the Rams. I think [...]

What do we do now?

What do we do now?

So, Man Law went down.
Crap.
So, now what are we supposed to do with our linebacking unit? It was quickly emerging as a major strength for the team (even despite Derek Smith still drawing breath), so who do we have left? Patrick Willis is obviously a cybornetic life form who’s only programming is to KILL KILL [...]

Face it Garner, You’re a Flop

Face it Garner, You’re a Flop

In late August of 2006, I woke up one day and checked the sports columns as I usually do from various sources. That fateful day I stumbled upon an article from an intellectual heavyweight named Ryan Garner. Mr. Garner fancies himself a “Sports Writer” and on that late August day he put pen to paper [...]