Journey Through the Past? Back to the Future? Return to Forever? Well, anyhoo Colin Kaepernick, newly freed from his injury-guaranteed contract, is magically healed and ready to play despite the talk that he needed to bulk up and get more ready. I guess a 1-4 record doesn’t engender confidence in the guy who was supposed to be better than CK.
Either way, I guess we get to see what I thought could be interesting oh so many months ago when Jimmy Bag-of-Donuts farted his way out of the locker room. And that is for Chip Kelly and Colin Kaepernick play their style of up-tempo football. Whether it’s one, done, and dash remains to be seen, but bet your bottom dollar that Kappy will get 10 x the scrutiny that the 33rd best rated AB in the NFL did.
And therein lies the rub. Colin and his kneeling for the anthem actually has generated a lot of talk, and controversy around the country, and even the world. He himself, then team, and one of his teammates have donated a cool mill each to various inner-city charities, so there’s that. So, whether you agree with the protest, it has done some good.
Oh yeah. The game? Shit, I don’t know. Buffalo on the road? Rex Ryan and his hard-hitting D? It’s pretty tough spot to put Kappy in, but there’s nothing easy about being an NFL quarterback. Trial by fire I suppose. The biggest difference between last year and this is the line is nominally playing better in the passing game. They were doing fine until last week’s debacle and subsequent passing every down and cratering.
Buffalo famously shit-canned OC Greg Roman, and for some reason the defense got better. And, shockingly the run game as well under Tony Lynn. Then again they have beaten the Rams, the Brady-less Pats, and the Cards. They did lose to the Jets (?!?). Who knows. Tough roadie for sure.
Forty Niners Forever 
My prediction: 49ers will lose another. Kap will throw a couple of picks. Skeebers will cry fowl! Spit will declare himself free of fandom while insisting on posting on the “other” blog.
Thats the spirit, Nip! I have no idea what to expect. Would like to see Kappy hit the passes that Gabby has been missing. That ain’t asking too much, is it?
9ers – 23
Bills – 17
If we don’t stop McCoy
Bills – 27
9ers – 21
Statistically, by comparison, both teams suck.
The team that runs/stops the run wins.
Kaep can boost the percentages if he can make some throws that count.
I see this game as MEH.
I have no idea what to expect, Buffalo 35-23
It will be interesting to see what Kap can do with more time in the pocket. My guess if Ryan will focus on taking away the run Hyde and Kap and will make Kap beat them with his arm.
As to score I have no idea but hoping for a Niners win of course.
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I’m hoping for a full tank of gas and a two block head start. All I need is a destination. Damn the rain is coming…….at least the streets are wet barely. Perhaps all that Kap needs is a rousing Knute Rockne speech. Can the Chipper deliver this kind of speech?
I doubt it. Hey Kappy, take one for the Gipper.
If Kaep really wants out of SF/Santa Clara, he is going to have to perform, and that means making passes greater than 10 yards down the field, I also see Kaep running more.
Ginsburg is sorry she was so harsh on Kap for protesting racial injustice. Kap’s stature grows by the day off the field of play. Now for some glory on the field of play! We all can get behind that.
Good for her.
See? Some people admit they were ill-informed on their stance and changed it with more information. Go RBG.
I’m sure Kappy will keep that in mind as he’s dodging linebackers trying to kill him. How this game goes is a little less obvious than the upcoming election, but we’ll find out on Sunday.
Jesus. The playpen is hysterical. Phil doesn’t understand how racism gets pointed at only one race.
You can’t make this shit up. Gee do you remember the history of the United States, skippy? We treated those Indians real well, didn’t we? And 400 years of slavery? Pish posh. A trifle.
And he thinks the middle class is abandoning Clinton. Don’t really want to get into politics, but I think the guy from the islands took a few too many coconuts to the head.
Win one for the Nipper, Chip. Or is it win one for the Chipper, Kap?
Yeah, it’s too bad. I’ve been wasting my time on there this year. Spitty literally read my mind in his mocking post yesterday (except he got “Nazi” wrong, I was thinking “Fascist”). It used to be a good football blog. I guess Kappy starting is just eating those guys alive.
Here’s my dream scenario:
1) Kappy kicks ass, not just in Buffalo but for the rest of the season. Kurt Warner’s pocket presence lessons sink in more and more as the season progresses.
2) The Niners still lose. A lot. Bad D, untimely fumbles, stuff not Kappy’s fault.
3) Baalke gets fired with the latest evidence #3.
4) Kappy exercises his 1 year option and makes noises about wanting to stay long term based on #4.
5) Niners draft really high.
*Baalke fired…evidence #2
*Kappy exercises…based on #3
LOL, my apologies! I can’t count or something.
It’s time for Berger to tell me how the Niners will win in Buffalo. I gots to know!
They win in Buffalo by running and stopping McCoy Nipper.
Simple as that.
Don’t stop the run? Lose by a TD, maybe more.
Too bad as the Niners D ain’t up to the task. They couldn’t stop a wet paper toilet roll.
Yeah, what just makes me laugh is the front office did to Kaepernick exactly what they did to Harbaugh. And the idiot brigade doesn’t see it.
Meanwhile on the “other” blog angry white guys get together and grouse about politics and the state of the Niners. They have to be white males because who else is so angry lately? I’m glad they don’t have pitchforks and guns as it would really get messy over there!
It’s actually kinda fun over there. I mean there really is nothing good anyone can say about the Niners. And I am angry over the whole Kap situation, as chuck would say ‘what a clusterfuck’ this has turned out to be. I don’t expect much from him this week but then I wouldn’t expect much from any QB at this point. I mean Kerly(sp) is out go to guy.
In the words of Chuck’s dog summing up the last few years of the Niner experience: “Woof, woof, woof.”
Nipper- Niners win by scoring more points, which I am not predicting.
I’m off Kap’s bandwagon because he asked for a trade not because of his politics. I don’t like his activism. I don’t agree with his stance for one moment. When he sat it pissed me off, kneeling does not make me happy but I can handle it enough to stomach it. His politics won’t make me root against him. The fact he doesn’t seem to want to be a 49er could but it won’t. I’ll be rooting for him as long as he is wearing a 49er uniform. I always root for the 49ers to win.
My prediction is a close loss. If the line gives Kap time to throw we will win but AZ showed how to get pressure with 4 linemen by running stunts. I’m worried our 4.5 game span of the QB having time to throw is precarious going forward and Kap isn’t a QB who has a history of helping his linemen by getting the ball out hot or looking for short routes. Kap will need to step into the pocket and he doesn’t have a history of doing that well either. I will give him a bit of a pass on that because he has always had to deal with a lot of pressure in the pros as a result of running Roman’s Sardine Can schemes and last years horrendous O-line.
Lets hope for the best and prepare for the worst. Niners may not win this one but lets hope they compete well if a victory doesn’t materialize.
I don’t think this year’s QB class is very good. I haven’t seen a QB worth a 1st round pick. Maybe the guy from Washington. I haven’t even checked if he is draft eligible. USC has a converted LB at QB named Darnold. He might be the prize in 2018. The guy from Clemson is a McNabb, the guy from Miami is a sloth, the guy from Northern Women got pulled today and the guy from Louisville is not a 1st rounder. Is there a stud OLB pass rusher available?
BTW, Cal has a decent QB for the pros but good enough for rd 1? And is he even draft eligible. Sorry for the lack of research, I’m just reporting what I have seen.