In a crazy bit of timing, the San Francisco Giants, winners of their divisional series last night, will be travelling to St. Louis today. If they planned it any better, they could share their plane with the 49ers, who are travelling to St. Louis for a Monday night matchup with the Rams. They could also possibly rub shoulders with them to get a sense of how a real team is supposed to act. All baseball season, all you heard about was the Dodgers and their ace pitchers, their ginormous payroll, and their Cuban psycho player Yasiuel Puig. Or the Nationals and their superstar players, pitcher Ryan Strassburg and major-league douche-bag Bryce Harper. Or the A’s and their scrappy play, or the Angels and their enormous payroll, Yankees, Red Sox, blah blah blah.
The Giants? No one had them on the map. Even after their hot start. They didn’t complain about their myriad injuries that threatened to derail their season, their anemic (for months) hitting, and their lot in life as they went from 21 games over .500 and a 10 game lead in early June to 5 games over .500 and 6.5 games back in late August. They just kept battling as new pieces were picked up from the scrap heap, and untested rookies stepped up and contributed huge. No one getting arrested, no fights, no front office turmoil (self-generated or otherwise) no crazy distracting antics, and no headline-grabbing bullshit. Just playing the next game on the schedule.
The Giants mantra was, just get in. Play October baseball. Reach the playoffs and everyone has a 0-0 record. A new season. A new beginning. In one short week they have knocked off the favored wild card Pittsburgh Pirates, and the best team in the National League Washington Nationals. The Giants did it through strong pitching, solid defense, and a bullpen tough as nails. They may not reach the promised land and win it all, but a lot of people are going broke betting against these guys.
Jed York, Trent Baalke, and Jim Harbaugh can learn a lot from this Giants team. They need to stick to the business at hand and neither create, nor flame, any distractions that could derail what they are trying to accomplish. Ignore the tornado of bullshit flying around the HQ and just play football.
Truth is, the 49ers ARE on a bit of a roll. Much like the Giants, they struggle mightily to score, but play solid defense, and are slowly minimizing the God-awful penalties that plagued them the first couple games. If this team eventually figures out that what works between the 20s can work in the red zone, they just might be on to something. PLEASE ditch the trick plays and just play sound football.
Forty Niners Forever 
big down here.
Beat Seattle? They shamed Seattle. They dominated Seattle, in all phases. Turns out that ‘hawks nest was built on Sherman’s hot air. Looks pretty flat here now.
Funny how the tables turn, when Officiating clamps down on the Legion of Goons and their mugging tactics NoFear49er.
Looking forward to Bling getting some elevation advantage for us when we get our shots.
Again.
Screw ‘Em.
The CLink goes CLUNK.
Eff’m sideways.
That’s a good one, NJ49er. Anything that shuts up that mouth with braids for a week.
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Agree NoFear49er, not so smug when the decibel levels don’t aid their cause.
Now the whole 12th Step Program has good reason to be hoarse and quiet tomorrow.
BLEEP Dallas! I don’t care for them. But sometimes I do watch them. I don’t need to like a team to watch them.
Raiders are such losers that it’s normal for them to lose. Same with the Rams. What a losing franchise. Niners better beat them good on Monday night. Pound them good!
Beware the Home Underdog Nipper.
Division games are highly unpredictable.
Gotta have taste for blood in these match-ups.
Dallas beating Seattle is all well and good, but until we prove that *we* can beat Seattle *in* Seattle, it don’t mean shit. And after Week 6, your NFC West leaders are the Arizona Cardinals at 4-1. And that’s with having to start their backup QB and even having to use their third-string QB for four of those weeks.
If the Niners had to start Blaine Gabbert for four games, we’re 1-4 right now and you know it.
It’s not how you start Del.
All about getting better in December.
And quite frankly, Gabbert will stand and deliver from the pocket if necessary.
But I agree, let’s not have to count on him anytime soon.
I love how Niner fans on this blog recognize that the 49ers will make adjustments and fix internal problems (like our O line), but somehow Seattle won’t be able to fix their problems. It’s like Karl Rove on election night. “Are you guys just doing math that makes you feel better?”
Right now the 49ers are the 3rd best team in their division. But if you want to feel better about the 49ers, by all means, keep kidding yourselves.
I love how a so called Niner fan was so certain the Squawks will win every home game and be favored for every other game….Oops…I’d say your football acumen and credibility is worth about the same as I just left in the toilet.
and you sound like Al Gore. I lost, no, I won, no, I lost, no I wanna recount, I wanna judge.
Pick a team, already. Raiders or Seahawks?
I’ve already told you, I’m a Harbaugh fan. And you’re not one of the pie in the sky, rose colored glasses Niner bloggers on this site I’m referring to. You seem somewhat realistic. Others, however, think this is the greatest 49er team ever. It’s not.
This blog right now reminds me of Skeebers’ blog when everyone was in love with Alex Smith. Not quite right.
Spit if you pay attention to the tenor of the posts, many of us want more from this Offense.
Greatest 9er team ever?
I’d be inclined to go to 1984.
We’re having our share of problems, mainly finding an Offensive rhythm.
Getting beyond conservative approaches in the Red Zone would suit me just fine too.
Bring something to the table, beside all the things you hate about them if you actually expect to be taken seriously.
Football is about as predictable as the Stock Market.
Today Dallas beat the odds we haven’t beaten in Seattle for who knows how long?
It gives us a common opponent victory too.
We have to continue to improve as well.
We won’t win many scoring battles right now.
Either you want to see us succeed or, you’re just looking for an opportunity to say ‘I told you so’.
Get over your self professed GM/Owner misgivings that are destined to ruin the future of the franchise.
Jed spends millions to do what he sees as the right moves to succeed.
So far, he’s doing better than plenty of other owners.
Take a look around the NFL.
Nobodies like Mike McCoy are winning in SD.
Places like Cleveland and Buffalo are holding themselves above water as well.
NJ – I don’t read you. I see you address me and then I scroll down….
No surprise Spit.
I truly don’t think you can comprehend anything too depth anyway.
Scroll on troll.
Two weeks ago it seemed like the entire country was burying Tom Brady and his Patriots and kicking dirt on his face before they even closed his casket.
Brady last 2 wks: 653 yds 6 TDs and 0 picks.
You don’t tug on the future President of the United States cape. You don’t mess around with him.
The game is about coaching adjustments. Great coaches make ’em and have tenure. Bad coaches can’t and get fired.
And where’s that leave Jim in comparison to John Fox for example?
Both lost to Pete last year when it mattered most.
Sometimes the better personnel don’t always win when the other Coach has your number.
NJ – try to come up with something coherent once in a while. Just for kicks.
Do you even know what coherent means?
You just made the remark about coaching adjustments.
Has Jim adjusted anything related to the NFCCG or SB lately?
He doesn’t get a Lombardi for 2nd place.
The NYG picked up Adam Snyder.
Not sure if he’s starting or backing up at this point but, our record is doing just fine thus far without him.
Can’t say much about his value to the NYG so far.
A serviceable back-up but that’s about it.
Thoroughly embarrassing effort put forth by the G-Men tonight. Pathetic. Just when it looked like their new offense was starting to click, thud! They’re another Jekyll and Hyde team like the Bears and Bengals. You don’t know what team is going to show up from week to week.
I’m having a really hard time deciding who the good teams are. I think that’s because there isn’t any. Does anyone think the Eagles and Cowboys are really 5-1 good? Didn’t think so. The NFL with all of their new pussy rules resulting in yellow after yellow is a watered-down product.
But none of that shit matters. It’s the Chinese Year of the Horse. I was born in the Year of the Horse. How’s that working out for me? But I digress. It’s preordained who’s going to win the SB this year. It’s either a Bronco or a Colt. Take your pick.
Colts, Chargers, Broncos, Bengals, Pats in AFC Playoffs. Pick your sixth, the team won’t matter. Then it’s Seahawks, Cardinals, Eagles, Lions, Packers and again, pick your sixth playoff team in NFC. It won’t matter. Niners? Bears? Falcons? Titans? Ravens? These teams won’t make much noise.
The best 4 teams in the NFL are the Chargers, Broncos, Seahawks and Cardinals. And no… one week does not matter. Tools like NJ and 12th can claim the Chargers aren’t good because the Raiders almost beat them, but the Raiders were playing spirited ball at home under their new head coach. One week doesn’t matter. Think the Seahawks won’t make adjustments? Think again.
Since you don’t bother to read I’ll copy it from my earlier post.
Take a look around the NFL.
Nobodies like Mike McCoy are winning in SD.
Places like Cleveland and Buffalo are holding themselves above water as well.
You have all the answers geneous.
I see that you left off the Cowboys in the NFC. Even after their 5-1 start you’re banking on them regressing to their norm and finishing 8-8 again? Boy. If that happens again they’ll be a bunch of angry queers and steers foaming at the mouth in Texas. Or is it the other way around?
Del – I like what the Cowboys are doing. But two words: Tony Romo.
Why are you here again?
To raise the blog IQ. When you started blogging here more than normal the entire show took a huge crap.
You mean like telling me how the Seahawks will win every home game this year? Is that how you raised it?
Your no Niner fan, take a walk troll.
It’s “you’re.” I’m a Jim Harbaugh fan. Plain and simple.
Your a worthless troll.
Care to put your money where your mouth is? I’ll extend you the same bet offer after the Dallas loss.
That is all you got? Worthless.
You wore your welcome out with all your boring as shit Niner hating posts. Nothing you post has any value, it’s just for you to stroke your own ego. You get banned everywhere because you are a dick.
NJ is a solid Niner fan who lives in Jersey and has passed it on to his kids and grand kids. He is worth a hundred of you. Whether you agree with him or not isn’t important you just enjoy giving the guy a hard time just to be a dick.
Clocks ticking troll. Time to find somewhere else to trash the team. Your schtick is boring.
Say what you want about Romo, but he’s one tough SOB. Bobby Wagner demolished him early in the game yet Tony never missed a snap and converted that huge 3rd and 20 late in the 4th after avoiding the sack which led to the Murray GW TD run.
Tony can do those things. Just as long if it’s not the playoffs.
Beat the Niners with broken ribs too. Shame his larynx swells every playoff game he gets in.
12th I appreciate the support but, when I come to a 49er blog to talk with other 49er fans, it’s not common to find faux fans that live to create conflict.
That’s his game, what can I say?
Some people are just too self absorbed to accept, or comprehend, an opposing viewpoint.
All that matters is him attempting to silence the opposition.
Since he doesn’t read me I can only assume he doesn’t care to talk about the 9ers.
He’s here to be heard and agitate.
Makes no difference to me.
I’m here to share conversation and opinions on the topic Chuck created this site for.
He’s the self proclaimed geneous around here too.
Yeh, we can take that sh!t seriously.
One day maybe he can spell the word properly.
Since he’s poking you about ‘your and you’re’.
But we’re the ‘tools’?
Right.
I forgot to mention the Colts. The five best teams are the Chargers, Broncos, Seahawks, Cardinals and Colts.
Jesus H. Christ. The Giants bullpen served up more gophers than they ever did at Bushwood.
Look, 12th and NJ, it’s okay if you guys want to be 49er company men. If you guys want to have 49er dick sucking contests every Sunday, by all means – have a two person contest, NJ and 12th and see who comes out on top… or bottom. I’m an advocate for the 1st amendment. Rainbow up, dudes. Just do it behind closed doors, that’s all I ask. Chuck has a don’t ask, don’t tell policy here. And meanwhile, while you two are re-writing the book on what it takes to be good 49er company men, I’ll be the realist…. here to tell you I told you so after Jed and Trent part ways with Harbaugh and this team dives headlong into the cellar.
And one more thing….. not to debate NJ, because I don’t debate with cocksuckers, but how many Harbaugh recruits are in the NFL now? Zack Ertz, Doug Baldwin, Andrew Luck (he’s pretty good), Gerhart, Fleener, David DeCastroDistrict (big heart for NJ). I mean, there’s a ton more. I wonder how many Stanford players made it to the NFL in the five years prior to Harbaugh? Lol. Yeah, Harbaugh probably couldn’t take on the 49er GM duties. My ass.
Hey Dennis, when you first took over the Niners Insider fantasy league from that Samoan kid you drafted a bunch of Cowboys and said you got stuck with them by bad luck. But I couldn’t pry any one of them away from you no matter what I offered to trade. I knew you were a closet Cowboy fan then but I won’t give you away.
I’ve got nothing against the team and I think Romo is a helluva QB. Now he’s got some serious help on offense, on the line and a running game with a pretty solid D. No reason they can’t win their division and play for the conference championship again, against us. We just have to do our part in the west.
Anyone see the Bethea missed tackle against the Chiefs last weekend that went for a touchdown? Whitner doesn’t miss that tackle.
Whitner’s missed tackles, too, especially in coverage. Bethea’s been a good replacement and I’d say an upgrade overall over Whitner. I can tell you that Bethea’s played better here than Whitner has in Cleveland. Besides, Willis and Knuckles had a chance to stop that score, too.
Are you trying to make a case for Baalke’s “mistake” in not paying Whitner? Bethea was 7 or 8 million cheaper and on a more cap friendly deal.
Wasn’t Bethea the guy that played on a bad ankle and turned in a game ball performance a week or two back?
Don’t overload his mental capacity, to comprehend Roster changes with facts NoFear49er.
He doesn’t approve of changes Baalke makes. Baalke sucks remember?
Like Harbaugh, he thinks players should stay here until they’re ready to retire and, get paid whatever they want from FA.
Thought you didn’t read me B!tch?
Forget how to scroll already?
You’re the mental midget resorting to name calling and Harbaugh cock sucking.
You miss Whitner now too?
How about Goldson, Carlos and Tarrell? Adam Snyder maybe? Boobie Dixon?
Sh!t, you, like Harbaugh, should just keep everyone. Fuk the Salary Cap.
Pretend it’s just like Stanford. Unlimited players.
You think Whitner makes the tackle on Shady 2 weeks ago inside the 5?
Like you said. Coaches that can’t make adjustments don’t last.
We’ll see where the season goes when December rolls around.
We’ll see Pete twice and AZ already shut down our Offense once.
You’re quick to drop slurs around here but, you can’t talk about 9er football without disparaging me in the process.
Can’t debate with any facts?
Call someone gay, idiot, cock sucker, retard, whatever.
But let’s start the Harbaugh for GM crusade.
He recruited well at Stanford. I guess he can just learn the Draft process on the fly now?
Waffle on you schizoid POS.
NJ49er, I think I’d rather have Snyder than Martin. He wasn’t any worse than anyone else we have at pass blocking and better than Martin in run blocking and more versatile. I think he was cheaper, too.
Thus far NoFear49er, it was a business decision, likely decided by the Stanford connection and age?
There’s always a reason we don’t see or hear about.
I had no problem with Snyder.
Money, age, versatility, who knows?
I’m just responding to the mental midget’s argument that Harbaugh can do nothing wrong.
Harbaugh likely went to bat for JMart, who are we to know?
Most of us can talk like adults around here and debate differences of opinion without problem or discord.
Boone is looking less than spectacular too.
Most of us can accept that nothing is perfect in this game.
Clowns like Spit just love to hammer home the negatives to fuel his agenda.
He’s here to raise our blog IQ.
Somehow I’m dumber, for having thought he was worthy of 9er dialogue in the 1st place.
Our opinions don’t matter, it’s just ammunition he ingests, to fuel his schizoid take on the team and the rest of us.
We should just let Harbaugh bring the entire Stanford roster over maybe?
He’s got Jonathan Martin, you know, the kid he ‘Drafted’ to Stanford but, you don’t like him so, he doesn’t count right numbnutz?
Harbaugh has enough on his plate trying to ‘adjust’ to an NFL passing Offense.
Or learning how to behave on the sideline on game day.
There’s Stanford players of his still around for your argument.
Chase Thomas is here.
Owen Marecic was offered a roster spot too. He chose to pass.
Shane Skov? Didn’t make the cut.
But hey, Aldon Smith got selected by Baalke.
NaVorro Bowman?
Eric Reid?
How come Harbaugh didn’t get them to Stanford?
All that matters is that you find a negative slant to rant about.
9er fan my A$$.
You’re nothing but a mental midget with an agenda to talk smack.
My mistake to attempt to be cordial, or rational, with a half knowledgeable twit like yourself.
I also enjoy getting long winded with my posts in your direction, simply because I know your lips get tired from reading them.
I’ll bet if Jim was the GM, we’d have Luck, Ertz, Fleener, DeCastro, Dick Sherman, Doug Baldwin, maybe the entire Stanford roster playing in SF.
Your arguments are so eff’n slanted it’s hard to fathom, from what recesses in your warped mind, this sh!t even finds it’s way to the keyboard.
Rag on you troll.
Spitty, can you say borrowed time?
Stop being an asshole or you will be gone.
I know to you this’ll be a license to be worse, but You’ve reverted to old ways and its wearing thin.
Spitty is this blogs Bullit, but at least Bullit is a real Niner fan and finally got a clue about the way he posts.
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POTD
Nip’s on his period?
lol
Cowboys pushed the Squawks lines around pretty good and played man not zone. It was very effective for them with the pressure they got on Wilson up front and the success they got in the RG opened up play action for Romo, something he is very good at.
Sherman is beatable and Bryant won his share against him. Crabs doesn’t match up as well on Sherman (slow) but Stevie has had good success against him in the past and Bling/Ellington might too.
Niners will have Aldon back and maybe Bowman so pressure should be there. I like this rivalry, maybe the most competitive in football, lets hope Harbaugh is ready for Pete this time around.
One thing Seattle did which they hadn’t been doing was move Sherman around. He had been strictly LCB the past couple seasons. They moved him around yesterday. He got torched all over the place. Good to see. And good to hear (the silence).
New thread is up.
Dennis, I was 4-1 in the ESPN league. Did you take a win away from me last week?
I had won by 3.5 points.