The Season is Here!

Carolina travels to Sherpaland to open the 2016 season! The talk is over. The miasma of uncertainty  stops, and the real shit begins. Of course, the Niners are saved for the last game. Monday night vs the Rams.

To me this is a very important game. Given the tough schedule, this would appear to be the most winnable of the first 5. The. A k end isn’t as tough as the beginning, but all may be lost by then.

Well, enough talk. Play ball!

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177 Responses to The Season is Here!

  1. 12th man's avatar 12th man says:

    Yeah they need to beat a division rival at home. Funny thing, in this rivalry, when the Rams were in LA every game I went to in Anaheim was a win and every game at the Stick was a loss.

    I hope the field of dreams does better.

    Not going to this game but am going to the home Ram game Dec 24. Its my Christmas present to myself!

    Trying for the Cowboys game too. Anybody going?

    • Berger's avatar Berger says:

      I went to almost every Ram-49er game at Anaheim in the 80’s. Was there for the John Taylor MNF game.

      • 12th man's avatar 12th man says:

        I went up until they left, 1995 I think. I was pissed because I live in LA and that was an easy game to go to. That and I loved watching a beating of the Rams!
        Glad they are back, Ram gear is in all the stores and lots of new jerseys in the bars during pre-season.
        Tickets are expensive and hard to get right now, I am waiting till later in the year to buy, hopefully the shine will have worn off a bit.

        Weird going back to the Coliseum, seen quite a few Raider games there.

  2. rob's avatar rob says:

    Go Niners. Surprise the league and silence the naysayers

  3. Berger's avatar Berger says:

    Because I like what Baalke has done with the O and D lines I’m a bit more optimistic than most. I think we have a chance to have a very good run game. The variable is how good will the defense be. I think good except I am worried about the pass rush. If Eli Harold is a starter it is not a good thing. I think Tank moves to the starter within a game or two and Niners go 9-7.

    • rob's avatar rob says:

      Dorsey will be in active and available Monday night according latest updates.

    • 12th man's avatar 12th man says:

      I like 9-7 too, which has probably just jinxed it.

      • Berger's avatar Berger says:

        I really wanted to go 10-6 but I don’t trust the pass rush and Eli Harold. That situation could drop us to 5-11 but I’m sticking with 9-7 because I think Tank will be starting soon and Lynch will be back in 5 games.

      • 12th man's avatar 12th man says:

        I would sit one of the ILB and use Rush on 3rd and long. Harold played better this pre-season, maybe he gets a second year bounce.

        10 wins this year would be phenomenal given the schedule, the new coaching staff and so many new players.

      • Berger's avatar Berger says:

        Eli Harold did look a lot better this pre-season. I’ve elevated him past the Lemoneir status. Problem is he gets close to a play and doesn’t make the play. It would be OK if he was the one causing the disruption like Dial and Armstead do but he is the LB. He is supposed to clean up and he doesn’t.

  4. Winder's avatar Winder says:

    being a naysayer I am gonna go 3-13. I just don’t think we have the horses to keep up in this race.

    Up until the 80’s we always had a hard time with the Rams at home. Never could understand it.

  5. rtfirefly's avatar rtfirefly says:

    I’m sticking with 7-9. I nailed it last year (along with Grumpy) by being the first one to pick on Skeebs’ and sticking with it despite changing my mind about it every two days.

    I was the first one to pick there this year again. I’m superstitious.

    Though I may root for 0-16. We need WRs desperately, possibly a star RB depending on Hyde’s health, and barring an unforeseen comeback by Kappy, a QBOTF.

    • 12th man's avatar 12th man says:

      What’s Grumpy got this year RT?

      • rtfirefly's avatar rtfirefly says:

        I dunno. I haven’t spent much time over there of late except for throwing the occasional grenade. I’ll frequent the place more often once the Niner season starts and the BakkenBull show quiets down.

  6. unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck says:

    I e been around 8-8 and 9-7. Yeah 9-7 is the high water mark. I’ll say 8-8 with a healthy Hyde.

  7. unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck says:

    I don’t trust Baalke to draft a WR. We may have a new GM by then though.

  8. unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck says:

    I do like getting Streater and Kurley. Both have had very good years.

    • rtfirefly's avatar rtfirefly says:

      When I think of Antonio Brown of the Steelers, Jordy Nelson of The Pack, Julio Jones of the Falcons, and especially the WR core of the Giants and the Broncos, then I look at our WRs, I just want to cry.

  9. Nipper's avatar Nipper says:

    I predict 7-9 for the 49ers. Hey that’s better than last year.

  10. Winder's avatar Winder says:

    I am glad that most everyone see’s the team a little differently than i do. I really don’t see but 3 wins. I would like to know where we are gonna get 7 or 8. I hope we do, but I surely don’t need Prozac.

  11. Berger's avatar Berger says:

    Streater is an injury acquisition for Baalke. He had a foot fracture in 2014 which required surgery. Has played in only 4 games since. The strategy continues.

  12. Berger's avatar Berger says:

    Tonight’s game features a WR I very much wanted to draft. Kelvin Benjamin. He tore an ACL last year, let’s see how he does. Baalke should have traded for him instead of Streater. First off, he had a torn ACL, that qualifies him. 2nd, the Panthers have 2 inexperienced CBs in their secondary. We have a lot of good CBs to trade.

    To throw salt on the wound, the Panthers have another WR I wanted, Devin Funchess.

  13. Winder's avatar Winder says:

    I still think Jax has the best duo in WR’s. last year 24 tds between the both of them

  14. Winder's avatar Winder says:

    Just read the charges the DA filed against Miller 7 felonies and just to add a little insult a couple mistormeanors(sp). They really want to nail him. Have a nice day Miller.

    • Nipper's avatar Nipper says:

      Miller needs a Clarence Darrow type of lawyer. I hope his defense is better than ” I was drunk, I don’t remember a thing.”

  15. rtfirefly's avatar rtfirefly says:

    Watching the Panthers and the Broncos tonight and remembering the Niners of last year, it’s hard to believe we’re all in the NFL together. They’re just in another league.

    Based on one half of football only, the Broncs’ rook 7th round starting QB looks like a steal and a half.

    • Berger's avatar Berger says:

      He had an ACL tear and did not think he would be drafted. Broncos took a chance.

      • rtfirefly's avatar rtfirefly says:

        Aha, didn’t know that. Paxton Lynch has got to be sweating at least a little bit.

      • rtfirefly's avatar rtfirefly says:

        Of course, just after I write that, Siemian throws his second pick, this one really, really stupid.

      • rtfirefly's avatar rtfirefly says:

        After watching the replay, it wasn’t a stupid pass. As he was about to get creamed, he had a receiver open for a TD and just couldn’t plant and throw, underthrew it – not nearly as bad as I thought on first look.

  16. rtfirefly's avatar rtfirefly says:

    Andy Lee with a 76 yard punt on the fly. Glad we got rid of rid, geez.

  17. rtfirefly's avatar rtfirefly says:

    *rid of him

  18. rtfirefly's avatar rtfirefly says:

    If Elway isn’t the best GM in the league, I don’t know who is. Living in NM, I remember vividly the Broncos team when he took over. This team, moreso than the Panthers who rely so much on Cam, is LOADED with talent.

  19. Lurker John's avatar Lurker John says:

    I stink at making predictions so I’m not going to bother with it here, but 3-13 is taking the downside too far. The new staff and revamped OL alone should make last year’s record viable. Why not just blow your brains out now and get it over with? Then you wouldn’t have to suffer through a miserable 3-13 season.

    I think anything around .500 is a reasonable prediction.

    • Winder's avatar Winder says:

      Lol, I don’t take it that seriously anymore. Been through some real low times with this team and this is just another one.

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