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Groupology event from Anna Piranah:
The software is at my.groupol.ogy, but you’ll need a private invitation in order to participate in this multimedia event that will feature videos, Candlestick memories, photos and live chat during the game. If you’d like to participate, please send email to anna@ekage.com).
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And Candlestick’s . . .
Here we are at Week 16, and there are still 18 teams still in the running. That means only 14 teams have been eliminated, and 10 teams are fighting for the last 4 spots. Crazy thing is, the Niners can still land the #1 seed, the 2, the 5, the 6, or they can be eliminated from the playoffs entirely. The unlikely scenario of the Niners gaining the #1 seed got a huge boost from the suddenly sleepless in Seattle. The 12th Man couldn’t help the suddenly anemic Seattle offense out of their malaise, and they suffered a beat-down at the hands of the Arizona Cardinals. A team themselves on the edge of the playoff hunt. Carson Palmer did all he could to give Seattle chances by throwing 4 interceptions, but it mattered little as the AZ defense kept Russell in check to the tune of 89 net yards passing, and 103 yards rushing (71 for Lynch). If it wasn’t for the picks, this should have been easier for AZ, but Seattle has to be reeling a bit right now. They’ve lost 2 out of their last 3, to division rivals no less, and have another division foe in St. Louis next week.
So, as this applies to the 49ers, don’t take your foot off the gas. Win tonight and clinch a playoff berth. Don’t leave this shit up in the air. I sincerely didn’t give AZ much of a shot, but AZ played godawful on offense and still won fairly easily against the vaunted Seahawks and their 12th man. Seattle went nowhere all day, and were 2-13 on 3rd down conversions. This brings to mind the earlier Niner game in Seattle, which they won handily. Or did they? That game, the Niners were missing Mario Manningham, Crabs, VD got hurt midway thru the 2nd quarter, Ian Williams was chop-blocked and broke his ankle, Willis was hobbled by a groin injury, Miller dropped a TD pass in the 1st quarter, and Kappy missed an open VD and was picked off early. Throw in the 5 turnovers, and you have a recipe for failure. Yet, for all that the Hawks had a 5-0 lead at the half, and a 12-3 lead at the start of the 4th quarter. This is where the game got away, as the Niners kept forcing the ball in the air, and the defense got gassed due to our 38 second drives, and Seattle scored a couple late TDs.
I hope the 49ers just play the game tonight and don’t get caught up in all the history around the Stick, the hoopla, and the circus atmosphere for the game tonight. It’s hard enough to win in the NFL without a shitload of distractions. And there are quite a few tonight. The Niners should be able to run on these guys. And if TB proved anything, it showed that we CAN run against 9 in the tackle box. But that was with Bruce Miller. He’s out, and the run formations look to be different with Boobie Dixon in the backfield with Gore. Still and all, Atlanta is travelling across the country amid a completely failed season, and shouldn’t put up too much resistance. The recipe is the usual. Get on top of them early, and put them away. I’d love to see Colt McCoy get into the game by the end of the 3rd quarter.
Forty Niners Forever 
Has Dawson kicked a field goal wasn’t squarely in the middle? He doesn’t just make them, there’s absolutey no doubt.
Happy Holidays. Maybe I’ll pop in for the playoffs. That’s not a threat..
Define threat. Ha ha
Merry Christmas Mike
Damn, 3 points and against the Falcons?? Really??
That was a quick 1st Q in terms of actual time spent. I know why. We didn’t have to burn a TO. Stop the presses!
Yes running up and down the field and no TD’s the quarter goes quickly. Relatively penalty free also.
What a fucking stupid play call right there
Sheesh. 3rd and 1 blues. If we aren’t the worst at that I don’t know who is.
Got too clever for our own good that time. Just run it on 3rd and 1.
That was a run play. CK7 called it off. Don’t know what he saw though.
Merry Christmas to all you mooks. Thank you Dennis for that term!!
I wish I could take credit for it. I got it from Marty Scorsese and his “Mean Streets.”
Merry Christmas to you as well, Kev. You mook.
What’s this 3 man rush shit?
The secondary did a shit sloppy job on that one.
There you go. Shoulder to chest. Unsportsmanlike. Fuck Goodell.
This new Roger Goodell NFL is a fucking joke. Might as well put the skirts on now and get it over with. What I’m watching now is NOT football.
And so help me Christ. I’m not joking when I say I’ll stop watching soon if this no contact BS escalates. I love football. This ain’t football.
Refs 4 SF 3 Atl 3
Unfuckingbelievable
This has the makings of Az/Sea
This is unbelievable. When you take away the right to hit guys, what do you have?
Hitner knows the strike zone. That wasn’t the strike zone. And when they know who you are, you better fucking hit the heart of the strike zone.
That one’s on him.
Every goddamn play is unsportsmanlike
Just looking at Jimbo pisses me off to no end.
I don’t blame him at all. These calls are unbelievable.
Tirico just said that play drew an unsportsmanlike AND a personal foul?
Goodell is going to drive fans away from the game at this rate.
Terrible PF call, but I blame Goodell, not the refs – too damned hard to get these bang-bang hits. If you can’t get it right, it should not be a rule. The Unsportsmanlike, that’s all the refs for being pussies when they were challenged, and the fans booed after seeing the replay. Bullshit, all around.
blame Hitner. He knows the strike zone unless he’s an imbecile. He hit him at the highest end of the zone, if you are known by the lg don’t expect any favors. Stupid on Hitner.
Yeah but if you go low they call you for going for the knees. There really IS no strike zone anymore – the league is now hostile to hitting.
In the process of making a catch. Defenseless by rule. Stupid rule but not new. What was the other personal foul called?
Unsportsmanlike Conduct – Whitner was upset, the fans were booing, and the Zebras were little butthurt pajama boys.
Thx. I’m gonna have to replay that one later.