Or the ongoing struggle for relevance in the NFL. Is this the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning? There have been plenty of teams who hit the heady lands of the playoffs, only to come srashing back to Earth the next year. The 49ers APPEAR to be contenders, and not pretenders, but, as recent history suggests, we have travelled this road of being the so-called darlings of the NFL, only to fail miserably. That being said, the usual wonks are out there giving the 49ers little to none chance to win on the road in the temperate tundra of Green Bay.
Of course, the Niners can win. The Giants last year pressured Rodgers with their base 4 pass rushers and we.re able to get on top of Green Bay. But it is still a big early test for the 49ers. The defense needs to play tough, and the offense needs to be aggressive. They cannot afford to fall behind.
Game on.
Forty Niners Forever 
And Denny– The bet between us is rd/int differential. Not the ratio, but the actual number. Highest number wins. For instance, if PM throws 6 Tds and 4ints his number is 2. If Alex throw 24tds and throws 6ints his number is 18. And in this scenario, you lose. We need to come up with what we are wagering since you don’t blog at Thr flap anymore I have nothing to “win”
We have two bets, the one you just mentioned and most TDs thrown. And I thought we agreed upon a bottle of Christmas booze on each. And with the two bets you can think of it as “running it twice” at the hold ’em table. We could end up splitting the pot or winner take all.
Deal?
The “deal” was pretty damn clever if I do say so myself.
Since it’s obvious from the structure of the first bet that I think Manning’s year will be cut short at some point, I will accept both bets. Game on
Why the fuck did FOX replace Frank Caliendo with Rob Riggle?
As Tony Bruno would say, That’s an outrage!
Caliendo was short, the funniest thing about him..
Hey, Chuck. A friendly heads-up. One of your starting RBs is OUT today. You might wanna make a change. Mook.
Wins are what matter, Denny. After years of Smith’s detractors citing the team record as his record- suddenly last year it became a team game. It always was a team game of course, but for you people it was all on Alex when they were losing and all on everybody else last year. You wanna bet W-L record?
No. Super Bowls are what matter. And this team isn’t winning one with Alex Smith at the helm. With Peyton Manning, they woulda been a chalk-eating weasel’s wet dream…The favorite.
You are so totally full of shit. You are betting on TDs and INTs but consider who wins more to be unimportant..
What else can you bet on when it comes to QB vs QB? Who has the best diction when they call out the plays? STFU.
You are one of the most hypocritical pieces of shit ever- YOU are one of the retards who cited the team record as Smith’s record- and then when they won last year, all of a sudden it had nothing to do with him. It’s simple, nimrod- whose team has the better record- Denver under Manning, or the Niners under Smith.
The Fox NFL crew, Bradshaw was the only one to pick the Niners. And the 49ers game is Americas game of the week!! Whoop, whoop! Go Niners!
Kev, you’re excited because the guy who couldn’t spell “Cat” if given the ‘C’ and ‘T’ picked us to win? God help us all.
Yeah, the idiot who can’t spell CAT and has 4 Super Bowl wins…
I accepted your bet above
Mine???
no, Denny’s way up at the top.
Tell ya one thing, the non-scab scab refs are certainly not getting in the way of this Indy game. Ticky tack shit that gets called all the time, isn’t.
If there aren’t major reffing disasters this weekend, the old refs may be making a settlement gesture tomorrow. Meanwhile, MLB umps keep calling guys out at first that were safe by a yard…
Does anyone else have the game day ritual of not shaving?
I NEVER shave the day of a Niner game. You’d have to lop off my head first.
You mean the nurses remove sharp objects ever since the New Orleans playoff game..
And the nurses bought me a new Henckles cutlery set when Alex went 1 for 13 on 3rd downs and completed ONE pass to a WR in the Championship Game.
If Romo came within 2 back up punt returner fumbles of going to the Super Bowl, every dick in Texas would have your spittle on it..
49er inactives: QB Tolzien, WR Ginn Jr., RB James, RB Jacobs, G Looney, TE Celek and NT Williams.
Damn. I have Tolzien and Celek on my fantasy team. 😀
Well, as I did most of last year, I’ll leave the game comments to the rest of you guys.
No clue who wins today. But, I’ll go with Niners at 11-5 for the season, though it could go 10-6 with better division competition this year. Seattle looks to be nicely upgraded, they should give SF a run for the div title…
yep Seattle will be tough if they can score
I did have a dream that the Niners won 58-17.
Shit I dreamed about Manning other night…
I had a dream about Kate Upton. She agreed to do anything I wanted, and just as things were about to start, she said wait, she had to go watch the Niners/Packers…
I went with 11-5 season too. 27-24 SF today
How did your boy Romo do in the playoffs last year. Dennis?
Funny thing is Tebow=Alex=Romo for playoff victories.
And if you queried every GM in the NFL which QB they would take, what would be the overwhelming answer? Fuck you very nicely.
Let’s rumble!
This the THIRD game for the Niners in FOUR years at Lambeau.
WTF is that all about?…
exactly, dunno
Run, run first two plays.
Hello, Game Manager.
And gets sacked on 3rd dn.
Did we sign Peyton Manning yet?
bad call on spillman
I can already tell these fucking officials are CLUELESS.
And I’m not talking Alicia Silverstone…
Alex went 3 and out on his first drive. I’d say he’s in mid-season form, wouldn’t you?
So are you…
lol yeah