As the NFL inches closer to the real games in September, teams are supposedly playing their starters today more than any other fake fest. The problem with that is you have things like Sam Bradford, recently repaired QB of the resurgent Rams, going down to another knee injury on a hit by the Browns. Wes Welker was knocked out of a game by being knocked silly with a blow to the head. Something he’s had a few of. BJ Raji, NT of the Packers is out for the year with a bicep tear.
I get why Jimbo gets a little skittish putting his starters in these games for anything more than 2 series when you see things like this. Granted, scoring 3 points by the 1st string O is no great shakes, but then the 2nd and 3rd stringers get skunked, it sure doesn’t give Jimbo confidence that leading on the backups may not be a spiffy idea.
Andrew Luck played into the 3rd quarter, and was pummeled a bunch of times. Flacco is getting beat up in this game that I have no idea is taped or not. I;m thinking Kappy MIGHT make it into the 2nd quarter. For the supposed grumbling coming out of the Niner locker room about the grueling nature of practiice, the starters can’t reallyu complain on game day. .Unless your name is Jimmie Ward. He’s getting a ton of reps.
Anyhow, we get San Dawg, another team that we later play in the regular season. Will there be a few more heat-related deaths in the house that Jed-zeebub built? Will the grass flip over and die in the heat? Will the grass even stay put?
These questions, and more, will be answered, as the prolate spheroid rotates . . .
Forty Niners Forever 
I’m planning to have a few friends over for the GB/Seattle opener, fully planning to root for the Pack of course.
Now Raji goes down.
WTF?
Tall order to expect GB to stop Lynch on a good day but, without Raji, it just got a whole lot worse.
Either way, my 2nd favorite Team is always, ANYONE playing Seattle.
May they rot in H3LL.
BLEEP the pre-season or the Levi turf. Yeah I’m wide awake and bushy tailed. Time for breakfast may as well eat well. BLEEP!
Hey, Unc, give us in NYS the earthquake poop. Game gonna go on?
Nfl.com says game is going on.
Stadium’s fine. Trains to the stadium aren’t.
Not going to this one.
I’m only 20 mi from the epicenter. Woke my ass up at 3:20 this morning.
Woke us up, too. Our house in Fairfield is maybe 8 or ten miles from the epicenter. No damage here, though. Napa didn’t get off so lucky.
Starters expected to play 20-25 snaps. Not enough if ya ask me.
If they get through the 2nd quarter I.m fine.
Field looks like dogshit.
Did you hear this on the broadcast? They’re going to replace the whole field after the game. Ha!
That was the plan all along. This field was only temp.
That’s a fumble. helluva opening series right there. From worst to more then worst.
2 wide, 1 wide, 3 (sort of) wide on 3rd and long… the more things change, the more they sure as hell seem to stay the same.
Question? How can they rule not a clear recovery? One guy must have come up with the ball. Was he wearing red or white?
Great tackle by Reid.
The refs an that non-fumble fumble, Andy Lee and Reid have saved their butt so far.
At least Kap is consistent: two series — two fumbles.
Bring in Gabbert!
Iaputi beaten like a drum. Really good thing this is practice. It could be 14-0 SD and it’s 6 min in.
Be nice to see a 1st down.
This o flat as hell
2 TEs on every play. Hey Roman, d’ya think teams have figured that shit out yet?