Not sure why he made this a 4-month decision, but Justin Smith decided to retire at the age of 35. No word from him yet, but a tougher guy on any team would be pretty hard to find. A five-time pro-bowler, all done here with the Niners from 2008 to 2014, he consistently took on double and triple teams to tie up the line and allow the LBs to make plays behind, around, and in front of him. He was also named a 1st team All-Pro DT, and 2nd team DE in the same year, 2011. He was also named All-pro at both positions in 2012. No mean feat there.
He won numerous awards on the Niners, as he came to SF in 2008 as a free agent. In Cincinnati he was a somewhat mis-cast 4-3 DE and some time OLB. In the 49ers 3-4 defense as a DE (he’d switch to DL on passing downs), his impact was felt across the league. Yet another stalwart from the team who has chosen to retire. I was hoping Arik Amstead would get one year to learn under him, but such is life, and such is the game of football.
Vaya con dios, Cowboy.
Forty Niners Forever 
Something is going right in the world…….Giants swept the Dodges with another shut-out. Damn even Skeebs can’t put a damper on that.
Warriors win too!
It just doesn’t get any better than that. We might not see that again in our lifetimes. I wish my dad was still kicking, he would have loved this.
Woo hoo! The island is rockin’!!!!!
Dubs win again!
I like what I’m hearing out of OTAs regarding the tempo of the offense. Harbaugh was like a hemorrhoid clogging the sphincter when it came to tempo and rhythm for the offense. I read Jimmy T is yelling “tempo” and “get up to the line” and “snap the ball” over and over at practice. The ‘H’ in Preperation H did not stand for Harbaugh when it came to the offense because it was always constipated. Looks like Tomsula is getting our offense to finally shit or get off the pot!
Any early indications yet, on who’s favored as, ‘The H-Back’ Berger 😀
It’s a pretty ‘Loaded’ position right now.
Quite the ‘Log Jam’ I’d say?
And…with the loss of Iupati, can they find someone to ‘Push’ through well enough to ‘Unclog’ those ‘Running Lanes’?
A real ‘Head’ scratcher……
Good thing ‘Tank’ is healthy too.
Can’t wait to get a whiff of our new ‘Smelter’ too.
Really big hands they say.
He could probably handle his ‘Business’ with one hand perhaps?
Good news though, we have a ‘Bell-Dozer’ that just might get us into the ‘End’ Zone more ‘Regularly’ this year too 😀
‘Sh!t’ if I know…..
Some good ‘ink’ on the Son of ‘Flipper’ too…
Could he ‘Stick’ as an UDFA?
Seems like he had aspirations of going in the Top 3 RDs of the Draft until a knee injury knocked his value down.
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Yeah, per an article somewhere about the differences in practice under St. Jim and Guido, the first play they ran was a screen pass.
Be still my heart. They are stressing up-tempo West Coast Offense plays.
Happy memorial day to the niner faithful and all
I’m liking the changes tomsula is making too. The bummer is that Justin smith’s retirement is making my 10-6 prediction look pretty shakey
Ray McDonald released by the Bears after yet another domestic abuse arrest, this one involving a woman holding a baby. Due process my ass.
I guess he blew his career away.
Sir Spit is left standing at the Bridge. Everyone has jumped except him, his nerve failed him ……again. Just couldn’t do it. Anyway he will continue on against Chuck on the pessimism blog where good news is never apparent never known or welcome!
ROB!! Smith has been a shadow of himself these last couple years. He’s not as big a concern as I’d think. RayMac is an idiot.
New thread is up.