You thought the Bay of Pigs was bad?!? Well, just wait for the Stupor Bowl! The 1-7 49ers battle the 1-6 soon-to-be-the-I-210 Raiders in Stupor Bowl II! Last week was pretty stupor-inducing as the 49ers yet again found a great way to lose. Give up 15 points in the 4th quarter to the worst offense in the league, and then hike the ball over the Beater’s head to seal the deal.
This Thursday Night extravaganza should be a frightful event as the 1-9 Beathard takes on the suddenly free-falling Raiders. Wh of course are in the process of dismantling a decent team at the cost of stoking Jon Gruden’s ego, I suppose. Gone was their best player, Khalil Mack, and more recently Amari Cooper, their best offensive weapon, for 1st round picks. So they have at least something to look forward to.
We on the other hand are down to (apparently) our 3rd string QB in Nick Mullens. He of the 0 experience and 0 passes in a meaningful game. Should be a punt fest. Although the Raiders did put up points against Indy. We on the other hand, play like we are just learning the game and don’t quite get the nuances of how to pressure, how to defend, and how to tackle.
Bet the under.
15-13 Niners.
Forty Niners Forever 
Well, that was fun. Is it just me, or did that feel like a preseason game? Seemed like we were playing against a bunch of scrubs.
I bet BeatHard’s wrist is going to continue to be hurt for a while.
I thought much the same BF.
Gruden has no desire to win. He’s all about deconstruction and Draft position IMO.
Players in his Secondary going through the motions. Flat out tanking while avoiding contact.
Happy for Mullens though. He likely took the reigns from CJ unless Shanny has some reason other than improving production.
I hear many say what the most important factor for rating a QB is and there are no wrong answers, just opinions. I look for the ‘IT’ factor first. Accuracy is next. Processing info is way up there but you can’t usually know that until you put a QB in a regular season game.
It is only one game but Nick Mullens checked all the boxes today. If Coach Shanahan starts Beathard in the next game there will be many unhappy 49er fans. Beathard lacks the all important ‘IT’ factor in my opinion. Part of that is he doesn’t process info nearly as fast as Mullens. I’d like to see more to verify what I saw from Mullens is real.
I agree, his quick release and knowing where to throw the ball was refreshing. Something we haven’t seen for awhile. I am still a CJ fan but it looks like he’s gonna take more time to get it.
Agree Berger.
The throw into traffic to Kittle was good enough for me.
Sheer confidence. Play Nick until he shows he can’t handle it.
My guess, CJ lost his job last night, unless Shanny doesn’t allow it.
We threw slants, for God’s sake. And they worked! CJ cannot process info that fast to throw a slant. Mullens may be a bit undersized, but he had no balls batted down at the line like CJ does 4x a game.
Again, we were playing a team that has bailed on their head coach and is going through the motions, but the team seemed fast and loose.
And we get another creampuff next weekend.
My barometer vs NYG is whether we can take away OBJ.
Eli is equally sackable due to an inferior OL too.
Nick may have stolen CJs job now.
We had more sacks last night than the 2018 Raiders.
New thread is up. 7 sacks?!? And the Raiders spent a ton on that O line.