Well, sort of. The ramifications of the gay-gate comments of Chris Culliver are still bouncing around the myriad studios of all the media present at this pig-trough of excessive coverage. But today thankfully, the teams can hunker down, lick their collective wounds over Callahan-gate, Antler-gate, and now swing-the-other-way-gate. I’m sure at some point in the near future Chris Culliver will be duct-taped to the goal post, or red-coded (you can’t handle the truth!) but in reality, this was a fairly big distraction. It even went to far as two of Culliver’s teammates (Ahmad Brooks and Issac Sopoaga) disavowing participating in the “It gets better” campaign. They said they thought it was an anti-bullying, not anti-gay bullying piece. The vid has been pulled from the video producer’s website, and the consternation swirls. So, yeah, I’m sure the locker room is very happy with young Chris as this shitstorm continues to swirl around the team. There’s talk of sending Culliver to a day with the New York Gay Football League to see that gays can play just as hard as their straight bretheren. Certaily this is a teachable moment for the idio . . . uh kid.
BUT, the talk is over. It is now time to batten down the hatches and work through the final preparations for Super Bowl XLVII. I’m starting to miss the talk of Kappy being invincible, Balt’s defense being impenetrable, Flacco’s unstoppable, and the Niner D immovable, or vice versa.
I think the NFL needs to do away with the extra week between the championship games and the Super Bowl. Too much time for too little payoff. The league went back and forth with this about 12 years ago, and I didn’t notice an appreciable difference. The 1st week is filled with nothing anyway. Might as well start the feeding frenzy the Monday after the Champ games. Less press access, and more regular practice during the week.
Forty Niners Forever 
If it was 1.8 pounds of tits she gained, I wouldn’t mind.
This young lady doesn’t look too fat to me. 1.8 lbs. is within the margin of error on my damn bathroom scales. At my age, she’s welcome to sit on my lap for the whole Super Bowl, she can shake off 1.8 lbs. during the game, and I’ll be happy several times, whether the Niners win or lose…
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/ravens-cheerleader-says-she-left-home-super-bowl-002248343–nfl.html
I see no problem with that chick.. She looks like one of those weird ones who gain their weight in their neck. .. . 6 beers, you would!
ha, *neck fat*. I’ve never thought of it but you’re totally right. I wonder if that’s the chick equivalent to a dude having a *neck tat*? There are few things I enjoy more than watching dude’s with neck tat’s fuck shit up…..
She’s not bad for a neck chubster. They’re just going with the hot hand so to speak.
If she needs to lose 1.8 of neck fat,i could provide a huge hickey.
I have one thing to say to that cheerleader:
The bakery had freshly made special 49er cupcakes this morning.
I bought a chocolate #52 for good luck.
They had a whole big tray of 49er cupcakes. There were many adorned with #7 icing. I saw a bunch of 85s, 99s and 21s. Then there was this lone #11 cupcake all the way at the end. I could almost hear the cupcake scream, “Somebody buy me please. I don’t want to end up at the homeless shelter on Monday with all the other stale baked goods.”
So did you buy the poor Alex cupcake Dennis?Just out of pity.
Speaking of homeless:
Q: How many pallbearers does it take to carry a homeless guy’s casket?
A: Only 2…There’s only 2 handles on a garbage can.
Now that’s cold.
Jim Harbaugh and Colin Kaepernick have what it takes to be widely considered the greatest coach and greatest quarterback of all time. Both are young, and both know about burnout. These guys have what it takes to create a dynasty the likes of which the NFL has never seen. At Harbaugh’s age, Walsh was under guys like Brown and then, later, as a white haired elder, Walsh was still trying to convince Al Davis he was “tough enough” for a head coaching job in the NFL. Don Shula? Shula was about as young as it gets when he took over the Colts, but even Shula had growing pains and didn’t win the Super Bowl until much later with the Dolphins. I don’t think Jim Harbaugh will have those growing pains. I’m not saying Harbaugh will be coaching until his late sixties, and I’m not saying he’ll eclipse Shula’s winning record, but I am saying there are more important records to own – like championships. I think Harbaugh, as a coach, will win five or six Super Bowls, eventually being considered the greatest head coach of all time.
And Colin Kaepernick has all the makings of greatness as well. Regardless if Kaep wins or loses tomorrow, Kaep’s in the Super Bowl making his tenth start. You can’t buy that kind of experience. Kaep’s perspective, win or lose, will be forever changed after tomorrow, and leadership? You want to talk leadership after tomorrow’s game? Kaep will be forever hungry and it won’t be like Dan Marino making it early and never going again with an older coach. Kaep will be forever hungry and his head coach is right there beside him – fired up to win and win big for a lifetime….. or a career.
The two things that challenge Harbaugh and Kaep are burnout and injury. Jim Harbaugh can protect himself from burnout by enjoying himself a little more, and I think Jim will after he has a ring under his belt. But he needs to relax a little to insure a twenty year career coaching the Niners.
Regarding Kaep injuries – no more read option after this Super Bowl. Protect Kaep at all costs. Kaep can run when the pocket breaks down, but let’s not tempt fate. Kaep’s legs are long and skinny. Let’s not waste that talent and focus and personality and those leadership qualities on read options that can be dazzling but also jeopardize so much potential. I’m all for the read option in the Super Bowl, but not up for it next year. Running backs are built to carry the rock. Tall qbs with laser arms and skinny legs aren’t built to take a pounding.
Kaep is already a pocket passer. Sometimes an offense is behind the maturation process of a player. Kaep could sit back forever throwing dimes (and he should), but right now the 49er offense has the NFL stymied.
Regardless, the game now is about Kaepernick health and Harbaugh burnout. Jed York could be considered better than Eddy D if Jed learns from Eddy and Jed doesn’t push Jim (which I can’t see happening because of Jed’s youth). But Jim also doesn’t need the push.
We have a perfect storm in SF. Young owner with the teachings of his uncle, head coach with coaching father and an NFL pedigree, and an absolute fucking stud qb who’s got it all…. and I mean got it all. Tomorrow matters, but it’s not the end of the world if Baltimore shocks the world. What matters is the 49ers are now in position to make a long, long run. I could see the 49ers winning six Super Bowls under Jim Harbaugh and Colin Kaepernick. They do that it’s enough to be widely considered the best coach and qb ever. And don’t give me this Tom Brady shit. (Walsh never video’d his opponent and Joe never lost a Super Bowl). Joe’s legacy is the one Kaep is chasing……. and we are all god damn lucky to be 49er fans. Think about it….. we are all god damn lucky to be 49er fans.
Another part of the “perfect storm,” is that Kaepernick is adopted. That’ll make him hungry for a long time. “Against All Odds,” tattoo’d across his chest means he’ll never get complacent. Humble hearts ……
“Against All Odds” (1984) had a football theme to it. Jeff Bridges played a recently cut player who was down on his luck who went to Mexico in search of Rachel Ward. She was a looker back in the day.
I say Niners 31-23.
I concur!
Hmmm…intresting thought 12th.Well if you want to change your pick to the Ravens,i would be all for that.
How about closest score prediction gets half the glory?
I keep hearing Boomer Esiason tell the story from SB XXIII how the people from Disneyland asked him if he knew his line as he was going to be named MVP until Joe hit John Taylor to squelch that idea. They were going to name Boomer MVP if the Bengals had won? He was 11/25 for 144 yds 0 TD and a pick. Send Boomer to Disneyland? I’d handcuff him to one of the boats of “It’s a Small World” and make ’em ride that shit for the entire weekend.
Dennis imbibing tonight?
Nip, I don’t imbibe. Just like the evil studio in Mel Brooks’ “Silent Movie,” I Engulf & Devour.
Eddie D robbed again, not voted into the HOF.
And Sapp gets in, but Haley, with 5 rings, again does not. Ogden, a Raven, gets in.
Win tomorrow for Eddie D, is what I’d add to the mix. Curley Culp gets in as one of the historical choices, and I like that. But, this HOF can get Curley Culp in, but not Snake Stabler? Stabler clearly deserves to be in the HOF, as does Ray Guy. The football HOF is now nearly as ridiculous as the baseball HOF…
Nice dog pic deserves an award for sure.
I can’t see Chris Carter as a HOFer. Sapp is a maybe, Carter is a no. In my mind, if you’re a maybe, you’re a no. Haley, Ogden, Allen and Parcels are easy choices. Surprised Parcels wasn’t a first ballot. Eddie D will suffer the same fate as guys like Pete Rose and Barry Bonds. Writers protect the integrity of any game they love. Eddie made a huge mistake.
Can you imagine playing in the Super Bowl tomorrow? I’m just a fan and I won’t be able to sleep. Tomorrow, at this time, we’ll know if this is the start of a legacy or the start of an uphill battle overcoming a Super Bowl loss. Either way, I wouldn’t get one wink of sleep if I was playing.
Keshawn Johnson was talking about the Super Bowl and just not wanting to “screw it up.” That’s the heart of a loser. Rice then talked about visualizing success. That’s the heart of a winner. I hope all our boys……. Pride of our Nation….. are visualizing success tonight.
Where’s your buddy, Twin?
Nip as shit disturber? Hah!
Sapp gets in cuz he’s a loudmouth comedian. Haley was a certified lunatic in his playing days. But he deserves it 2x more than Sapp. Carter was rarley top 5 in his era. I’d rate John Taylor over Carter jusst for impact. Carter just played a long time and stacked up numbers.
Owners get in every 15 years. Eddie’s got a wait.
12th will run from any comment. He is the coward of the blog. We chased him off of the outsider. He has run from us on the outsider. He has found a home here, with the “I can cuss crowd.”
“I can cuss crowd.” a.k.a. let me call Del and cuss while I’ll explain to him the importance of Sopoaga, the NT in general and the overall importance it plays as it pertains to the hard-and-fast rule — defensive lines win championships.
I’m a crowd of one, while Berger cusses.
Drinkin’ and slummin’ again, Bergs?
You just kep loving me!
Bill Romanowski just picked the Ravens to win 24-21.
When I see that motherless son of a fuck in hell I’m gonna spit in his face.
Fuck all of you all the time! This is just to show you I can!
Berger – This isn’t the Alex Smith lovin’ blog. That’s the Outsider. Here, Berger, you can’t deny you thought Alex Smith would win a Super Bowl. Smith wasn’t good enough and you were on the wrong side of the debate…. again. And then you tried to play the old, “If that’s what Jim Harbaugh wants, that’s what I want.” Speaking of cowards. Your pony was Alex Smith. You bet him. You lost. Then you tried to hedge your bet. Not here……. Alex Smith lover.
Right now, Berger, Alex Smith is polishing his clipboard. He’s practicing how to hold a clipboard on the sidelines. That’s gotta break your heart. It’ll probably be hard for you, Berger, to enjoy the Super Bowl with Smith on the sidelines. That sucks. Can’t even enjoy the Super Bowl because your boy, Smith, is sitting on the sidelines were he’s always belonged. Then, next year, Alex Smith will be a stop gap for another team. That’s exactly who Alex Smith is…… a stop gap. And you, Berger, spent years of your life trying to tell people otherwise…. in vain.
And you like Blaine freakin’ Gabbert, Berger?????? How do you like Blaine Gabbert???? Seriously. Berger doesn’t get to evaluate quarterbacks. And don’t try to throw ABAS in my face. Alex Smith was dug in like a tick. ABAS was a grass roots uprising (started by Ross Perot) to get Smith removed. Did I think Nate Davis would win a Super Bowl? Did I think he was the answer? Hell no. But I wanted to see the opportunity go to anyone…… anyone else.
And don’t even say you’re the stoke to the Outsider, stirring the pot for blog hits. I know you believed in Alex Smith…… and he let you down. Gotta be hard for you to watch the Super Bowl with Kaep in there. You must hate Kaep.
That was fun! Somebody used my name to make a post and that got my drunkin ass going! Much love to 12th! None to Spitty. He’s probably the one who posted using my name.