One week into the new stadium, and we’ve had a (possibly heat-related) death, and the removal of 2/3 of the sod today. Stevie Wonder was slammed to the turf by a wayward piece of loose turf, after a few earlier incidents, so Jimbo pulled the team off the field and promptly called it unplayable. We are assured the field will be ready for Sunday’s game. But seeing as they had all summer to get the field in pristine shape, it’s not a good look to deem the field unplayable after one soccer game, and one football game.
This of course was after an unnamed fan passed out in the heat, and summarily passed away despite attempts to revive him. No word was available about the health condition of the man, but I’ll tell you, sitting in the lower level of the stadium WAS very hot. Hotter than any Niner game I’ve attended, and I’ve been to a few hundred. Another aspect of the stadium which I mentioned earlier is the lack of shade anywhere in the seating areas. Irish Kevin did manage to score such a seat, so he’s sitting pretty in the 2nd deck, under the 3rd deck.
I just thought people were fed up with the game. Apparently they were getting crazy from the heat.
Anyhow, I posed a page with pics of the new place.
Forty Niners Forever 
Car@NE looks to be a good matchup tonight. Chi@Sea not so much but I’ll watch for the scouting. From what I’ve seen so far this week, teams are beginning to take these games seriously.
In last nights Pitt-Phil game, the Eagles kicked…the…Steelers…ass. Foles was on target, and Kelly’s playbook with its misdirection plays and plays to every part of the field had the LeBeau D spinning around in circles not knowing what was happening.
Instead of laughing about it being a preseason game, the Steelers left Big Ben in well into the 3rd qtr., until he finally got a TD pass against the Eagle 2nd team D. Their first team D was going through the Steelers O-line like the Germans through France in 1940. When Ben did scramble to throw, he threw one awful pick and another shoulda been.
That game vs. Philly next month is gonna be tough. Philly definitely had an edge on last night.
Pittsburgh is foolish to risk Worthlessberger’s well-being like that. He’s coming off a couple seasons worth of bumps and bruises bad ankles and busted ribs.
Philly is as good as their defense allows. They are getting pretty formidable on the offensive side though.
Lost DeSean, got Sproles. Macklin went down hard for no apparent reason at one point and it looked bad, real bad, like he’d just ripped up his ACL again. But he came back and caught 5 more passes.
No ifs, ands, or buts, the Eagles can score points in a hurry and in bunches. Surprisingly, though, they score with extended drives. No huddle, multiple wideouts, truly the anti-Harbaugh offense.
I’ve always wanted Sproles. When SD idiotically let him leave without a whimper, I was screaming on these blogs for the Niners to get him. When he left NO I wanted him but I’d given up hope. Can’t blitz pickup or something, I don’t know wtf. His offenses have been top-rate, and he’s a great role playing reason for that.
I’ve always liked Sproles as well, but the Niners would have misused his talents just the same as they’ve done with LMJ. Spread ’em out and use him as a pass-catching threat out of the backfield in a hurry-up offense. Just like Chip Kelly did with him at Oregon. LaMichael would be a great fit with Brees and the Saints utilizing Sean Payton’s offense on that fast carpet inside the dome.
OTOH, the Giants look like they haven’t started training camp yet. That road game looks like a bye week atm.
Surprised somewhat we haven’t got word on Aldon’s suspension yet. But I’m pretty sure I know the reason why — the NFL is trying to put as much distance between his expected 4+ gms penalty and Ray Rice’s paltry slap on the wrist 2-game suspension for beating the shit out of his wife. And not that I give a shit, because he deserves what he’s got coming, but the league is also delaying the Josh Gordon penalty for the very same reason. And if the league throws the book at him and gives him the full year suspension, it’s not just 16 games, it’s a full 365 calendar days from the verdict. They’re really screwing Josh and the Browns trying to cover their ass by not throwing the book at Ike Turner.
Hey Chuck, you have any opinion if the new digs are louder acoustically than the Stick?
Chuck always has an opinion. BLEEP!
Lets try yellow dried out turf. You know the type of stuff you get when they shut off your water.
Hard to say about the sound as there was little to cheer about, and it was empty by the half.
Dennis, there’s no distancing Goodell from the Ray Rice bullshit.
I’m damned glad we don’t play the Hawks for three months. Watching them tonight, they were the same steamroller I saw last week. I don’t think preseason has anything to do with it. They’re ready right now.
We have two more practice games and we’d better start showing some of last year’s fire real soon.
Practice? We’re talking about Practice! Definition of “Sucker” is a person who pays for an NFL practice game. A “Fool” is one who pays for parking for same game. A “Loon” is someone that will do everything again.
For once, I agreee with Nipper.
WOOF!!
So Nipper thinks the world is full of fools, loons and suckers. Does paying $8.49 for a 6-PK of Dos Equis just so one can feel like he’s The Most Interesting Man in the World qualify?
You need to go to costco in concord. $20.00 for a case. Just got the mexi beer sampler.
burp…..
Lots of teams going a long time w their starting QBs this week. Lucks getting pounded by NO and they let him stay in all through it. I’d just like to see a TD or 2.
His Luck ran out. No…..it’s practice!
Bradford hurt his surgically repaired knee vs the brownzeills. Tests forthcoming. Don’t look good for the rams.
Shaun Hill, come on down. Rams are reporting no structural damage and they dodged a bullet.
POTD! Awesome, Chuck! I just now noticed. There’s a first time for everything I guess.
Congrats . . .
New thread is up.