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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 [...]

January 03, 2008 | Nick Newton | Comments 17
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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 [...]

October 01, 2007 | Nick Newton | Comments 46
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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, [...]

July 10, 2006 | Nick Newton | Comments 0
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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 [...]

March 14, 2006 | Nick Newton | Comments 0
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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 [...]

January 02, 2006 | Nick Newton | Comments 0
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