I woke up about 4 times last night thinking that it was Sunday morning. Can’t WAIT for this to go down. As much fun as this has been, and as improbable as it all is, I want these guys to get in to the Super Bowl. Bad. I’ll be severely disappointed if they don’t. Mainly because I found out yesterday that the Niners are 5-7 in NFC Championship games. We’re still undefeated in the big one, but that championship record kinda sucks.
On the other hand, it shows that this has been one of the more competitive teams over the past 41 years. Anyhow, the talk is over, the back and forth done, the injuries are taped up, and the puking is over with. There’s nothing left to do but play the game. Everyone around here seems to think that the Niners win, either close or by a big margin. The Giants have a lot of bluster, but I think we lay the wood on the field.
I’m leaving early tomorrow for a party, so I won’t be posting (unless I can commandeer my friend’s son’s computer at half time). Last week was insanely intensely fun. I don’t want it to end.
From Alex Smith, Frank Gore, to Adam Snyder (2005 draftees), to the few holdouts from the Donohue era (Soap and Spencer), to the myriad role players, draftees, and free agents that have coalesced to make this improbable run to glory, I tip my proverbial cap, and give a knowing nod. Win or lose, it has been a hell of a ride. SO many players have gotten their just desserts just by getting to the NFC Championship game. The wait has been long and painful, but as of now the team is on the edge of a new dynasty. Things are finally looking up.
Go NINERS ! ! ! ! ! ! !
San Francisco 49ers Forever 
The reason I’m optimistic is the Niners have won the field position battle with their superior kicking game. Opponents will drive 60 yards and get 0 points, while the Niners drive 30 and get 3. Things like this never seem to show up in statistics other than the final score. Playing on a short field often leads to quick scoring drives, and not long drawn out possessions. So, like last week, the niners lost the yardage battle, the TOP battle, but won the game. There are probably at least 8 other games that followed that pattern.
A cool thing I remember about the dynasty years was how it extended the holiday season for us, And I left the decorations, such as they are, up this year…
Not mentioned much about the Saint’s game- after the Whitmer hit we got the ball at the 2 and drove it to midfield- which ended up setting up the first TD to Vernon..after the Saints couldn’t move, and we got it back at midfield..
My wife and I are leaving our Christmas tree up until the 9ers win the Superbowl. We keep changing it, but who knows what that tree water is doing to our cat. GO NINERS!!!!!!!!
Yeah, with the wet field; I think that when Andy Lee punts the ball, it is just gonna stick right there in the muck where it lands. On the 5!
Winning the field position battle has been such an important factor in the 49er’s run that it tends to get overlooked. While the spotlight gets put on the turnover ratio and even Alex Smith’s lack of passing yards. When both can be explained by the excellent field position the special teams puts the defense and the offense in. An opposing offense is looking at 90 yards behind a lights out defense most of the time. With each offensive play the odds of a turnover go up.
If Alex Smith starts his offensive drive at the 50 or 40, it stands to reason he isn’t gonna be passing for more than 300 or so yards a game. He doesn’t have to. The offense is gonna get three almost every time in a short field.
The 49ers have totally extended the holiday season for me this year…and no matter what happens tomorrow I will be glad they did.
but THEY WILL KICK ASS!!! Go 49er’s!!!!!
super bowl baby !
Crush NY!
Nipper…..Stocking up for the game.What do you want at the Can Food Store……Bergimeisters,Olympia, or Falstaff?
Lucky Lager . . .
Hamms?
NO Brown Derby . . .
Go to draw the line somewhere
All I have is ice tea. Even Ole Milwaukee sounds good.
Ice tea? You can’t drink ice tea for the NFC Championship Game. Give me the location of your van and I’ll helicopter over a case of Bud for ya.
Heh heh.
As far as the games go, I’ve already got the Niners 31-20.
NE beats Balt 34-17. Balt is an AWFUL road team.
Vicodin and vodka. The true breakfast of champions.
Eat your heart out Wheaties.
Just make sure it’s a glass of Vodka from last night and has a dead fly in it. Otherwise your’re really no degenerate at all..
Just as Ty Webb told Judge Smails, “Don’t sell yourself short Judge, you’re a tremendous slouch. ” I’m a tremendous degenerate.
BAM!
Save it for NY boys!
That was advice, dog, not criticism.
34-24 Tom Brady. I love that guy.
Well, who had Tyler as the worst National Anthem of the postseason?
I didn’t think it was that bad — for a guy they found at the morgue.
NE chose to defer? Belichick pulled a Harbaugh.
Two 3 and outs to open the game for the NE D.
If they even begin to show the semblance of their old self, it’s over.
I gotta hand it to those ad ex. over at Direct TV. “Don’t have a grandson with a dog collar.”
I wish I was that clever.
That one’s even better than the guy w/ the pirate patch in the ditch.
TD Law Firm!!!
Niners vs Giants Scoring Calls:
31-24 NIners Phil
30-17 Niners twinfan
31-20 Niners Chuck
27-17 Niners barleyfreak
34-20 Niners Snarkk
34-17 Niners Kevin continues the trend of calls for a big win
23-13 NINERS Alleykat “I fuckin Hate every thing about NY, from the Dickhead Media all picking NY in a romp, to all their STUPID NASAL Talking Fans”
30-16 Niners Flavor “…keys to this game will be our special teams making PLAYS and Frank Gore”
Alleykat going with New England over the Ravens…..27-16
New England wins 31-10. FLAVOR
Pats 38-Ravens 17 Kevin
24-20 Ravens twinfan
34-24 Tom Brady Dennis
NE beats Balt 34-17. Chuck Balt is an AWFUL road team.
Chuck continues his season long pattern of making several calls by predicting on Inside 49ers blog Niners 27-20.
31-17 Niners Grant
27-17 Giants Dennis “Jesus help me”
Naw he’s a Niner FAN del mar
The Game Manager Super Bowl ,perhaps?
TV does not, I repeat does NOT want a Harbowl. NE/NY would bring in the big bucks.
Interesting to see if and when any referee calls try to make that happen.
Am I the only one blogging during the Pats game?
That’s OK, I’m used to talkin’ to myself. Shit. Even Frank just left me to go sleep on the bed.
Steven Tyler’s sitting in Robert’s Craft’s box. What a life. You know where his daughter, Liv gets her good looks? From her mother, Bebe Buell. Miss Nov. 1974.
Hey Dennis, twin. I’m here sorta, just getting warmed up.
Talk to Dennis about it. maybe his PC has had other comments blocked out..
Flacco missed a WIDE oped Torey Smith.
That’s got a Vincent Price haunting written all over it.
Would you rather play NE or Ravens again??
Me? I’m not thinking ahead. If we’re fortunate to win later this afternoon, then God bless. But when it comes to this game, I am rooting for Brady and the Pats. Would that be the best matchup should we prevail today, I dunno. I like Brady. I want to see him in the SB should it be us or the Giants.
Wow. BB went Limbaugh (conservative) that last secs. He does get the ball to start the 2nd half. Remember, he chose to defer the kickoff.
Ravens come out of the 2 min warning and false start. Mooks.
Sooo…we should play them or Brady Bunch?
Dennis grumbles about no-one blogging then he leaves to get a refill
1 minute left and he takes a knee? Must be the QB,..
Denny doesn’t even have a call on the Niner game?
I believe I have until the 3:30 PM kickoff time to make my call.
Patience. Shit. I wish I had some myself.
Right he’s…confused…?
If the Ravens continue to rush only 3 on 3rd down, Brady will kill ’em.
He may yet, but he’s taking his time..
Refill time?
Brady just told that murderer [alleged] to go fuck himself. Go Tom!
Ravens rushed only 3 again…Hernandez for a 1st down. Harbaugh, John, is a mook.
That was a SHITTY 3rd and 2 call. Fucking BB. THROW THE GODDAMN BALL!!!
Fumble NE.My son in Orange County was tripping when I just called him. He’s a Pats fan…
1 hr to go
Go 49ers
NE lookin a little nervous?
Bradybis having a Rodgers type game
Yeah all the hot shot QBs look like shit. Good thing we have an underdog QB huh?
We have an “underdog” QB? Not this one my friend…
If the Pats lose “Gronk,” that’s huge…
Who you want to play NE or Balt?
Phil, if you’re asking who I’d rather play with a victory in mind, well…I’ll take the Sisters of the Blind Poor for $200…
Yeah me too but only if they’re in wheelchairs.
The future President of the United States just scored a TD.
Go Mr. President Brady!
NE the favorites for sure
If my future president is gonna throw passes like that, well, I’d rather they exhume Ronnie’s body and put him back in office…
3rd and 3 and the Ravens call that?
4th and 6 and Johnny calls a TO. Not his best effort…
Takes some major cajones not to go for the FG here Ravens?
Football and politics don’t mix, but first lady Gisele Brady doesn’t sound too bad.
No confidence in kicker. They should have punted
this game is turning into a corker!
Danny Noonan!!!!
The President wins!!!
haven’t heard Ed Reed’s name much this game
He’s had some good plays tho
They had better trust the kicker this time?
Whaaat missed the field goal?? Thank yer lucky Akers people!
sucks!! if this goes overtime I won’t see the niners until it is over…..
Take a fucking left.
Who called for AKERS Del?
Billy CUNTMUFF!!!! The new Scott Norwood!!!!
Norwood had a tough FG.,,
Goat was Evans who relaxed after he thought had the TD…
Billy CUNTMUFF!!!!
MY HERO
now switch to NFC coverage
First game in the postseason when the higher rated QB ( for the game) didn’t win the game.
Hey Billy……You have.a telephone call from the.Stanford Cardinal FG kicker.
I don’t know if this is old news, but I am just reading Leigh Stinburg is filing for bankruptcy.
An employee borowed money from a player = big mess
Nothing wrong with snap or hold, Billy, fucking Cundiff pulled a Danny Noonan.
I thought my life sucked. Billy’s gonna need more meds than I’ve ever had offered as prescription pills to help the pain.
Billy, you’re welcome to my rope.
Please tie a better knot than I intended…
Billy just took the lead role away from Dennis in the up coming movie On the Ledge…
Hey, billy, armed guards and suicide watch
Can I assume the game hasn’t started yet? Just showed a picture of fans going thru the turnstiles. One more advert break and we may get Fox coverage.
OK, here’s the prediction you’ve all waited for…I HAVE to pick the New York FOOTBALL Giants…I will never try to jinx us…I’ve been wrong all year long…once more won’t kill me, or more impotently, 49er fans across the world… …(maybe it will)…
The New York FOOTBALL Giants 27 Our 49ers 17
Go Niners, and may Jesus save may soul…
got it you freakin mook!
Thank Christ NE won. I can’t stand Jim’s brother’s team. Baltimore should have lost to New England, they did.
Go Niners! Alex Smith vs Tom Brady, the future President of the U.S.
Go Communists!!!
Play Ball!!!
Lets get ready to get it on!!!! And I want no excuses about cleats slipping,put the largest ones on…
This just in: Tom Brady isn’t too shabby.
It would be an honor and pleasure to play him in the Super Bowl this year…
He was almost as good as Flacco today
Jesus im already starting to Vomit having to listen to thst POS whiney Gay Boy Joe Blow Buck…
I’m sticking to the radio. JOE sucks!
Ok Manning is showing that there is no problem with the weather and passing the ball. Niners coaches had better be paying attention!!!
Why the Giant’s even TRY and run against our D is a mystery to me. Ask Berger. I’ve told my friend countless times, why run, when you can throw the goddamn ball like I choose to do…
Go Niners!
Drink one for me!
Except when you blitz! Nice call
Yeah eat shit Manning .You as well Buck!!!
Yeah baby TD
Oh what the hell lets leave vernon one on one!!
Fuck Yeah!!!!!Vernon Going Yard!!!!
Davis showboats down the sideline and steps OUT?
TD stands! Yahoo!
73 yards!
Sweet, I even sorta saw it on the video stream. Single coverage!
The Giants thinking there is no way Alex and Vernon can hook up two games in a row…wrong oh buckos
Did he step out
No. close tho
Alex to VD… come on down. Thank you Price is Right. It works again…
TD Niners! This just in, hey Giant’s: try covering Vernon next time!
DEFENSE!
now that is what you want to see, Manning passing effortlessly and 9ers bombing for TD numero uno
Nicks hurt, shoulder
Yeah seperate that shoulder Nicks….
Short! Yahoo!
STUFFED!!!!!!!!!
Niner D still the best
3 yard misplaced ball earlier in drive hurts them NOT get 1st down. Our ball
Niners making the statement,Not in our House!!!!!!
Damm that looked like a Steve Spurrier throw Alex…..
Iupati hurt
GO NINERS!
Man on the ledge…..The Billy Cundriff story coming out Friday!
Long bomb from Eli against our shaky coverage
BOO HISS!
Baas out
Damn stop this guy
Damn
Damm, Bowman was out of postion on that TD pass
4 WRs sent 4 in his direction
Nice run Alex
Iupati back in again
Vernon gets penalized again
Vernon should know better
Keeping the ball out of Eli’s hands
D needs a blow. We had the ball for 9 minutes I think
Hey Blackmon,pull your head out of your ass chump on your fair catch BS……
Sack Manning!
Need to put a drive together.Has Alex even looked n Crabtrees directon?
Come on Alex!!