Say what you will about the team, but apparently the curse of We’re the Hekawi is over. The 49ers exorcized a lot of demons by beating the Seattle Seahawks after losing their last 10 against them. And it was mainly at the strength of the defensive line. They bottled up Seattle’s run game, and actually got some pressure on Russell Wilson. Enough to make his day less than stellar anyway, despite the great game individually by a lot of Seahawks.
20-29 for 275, 1 TD, and 2 bad drops that killed drives. The run game was decent, except for the Wilson fumble, the passing game was solid, except for the drops, the defense was solid but for some really dumb penalties, and special teams finally made a huge contribution with the Rick James superfreak of a runback for the opening TD.
Draft pick be damned, I still think we can get a pass rusher in the top 5. And I’d like to see more of this defense getting more pressure. If they can become a solid unit by the end of the year, it begs to think they are improving. Saleh at this point is saving his own bacon.
How bout them (shut out) Cowboys!
Forty Niners Forever 
I do not want to trade Mullens, period. We have him under contract for a song in 2019. He will be a RFA in 2020.
It’s a banner year for real FA QBs, anyway, headed by Nick Foles.
HOF Kurt Warner stocked grocery shelves. HOF Tom Brady was a 6th round pick who couldn’t beat out Matt Cassel.
Niners need to play spoilers by injuring as many players on the Bears and Rams as possible. It’s what Santa Clara football is all about, besides DUI’s and domestic violence
I agree, having grown up there, that it’s a rotten inaccessible part of the “sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley” – Jack London
Their only real alternative was playing in LA for 4-5 years while they demolished and rebuilt Candlestick.
Had they built in the early ’70s, they could have bought prime land where people live. My classmates’ parents owned all the land in the bloody west valley.
The original plan was to build the new stadium next to the Stick. Dr Dork fucked that up.
Apple’s first “World HQ” land was bought from a different family, the Cali.
All the rest and De Anza College, etc., was all owned by various offshoots of the Mariani. I went to school and played on teams with all those folks. Land could’ve been had for a song back then. Seeing the future is a wonderful thing when it’s long past.
Saint and Carolina both look terrible. Newton can’t throw the ball more than 12 yards. The Saints look awful on offense
Heard on the radio today that Nick Mullens is #2 all time (!) for passing yardage after his first 6 starts.
Cam’s shoulder is a mess. Listening to him, there’s something really wrong but doctors can’t figure it out. Dan Patrick suggested he should go to Andrew Luck’s doctors.
What’s even crazier is the number of starts for our QBs:
Nick Mullens – 6 (3-3)
Jimmy G – 8 (6-2)
The Beater – 10 (1-9)
By the time next season starts, Mullens will have as many starts as Garoppolo. The Beater will catch on somewhere. Oakland? Or the Walmart parking lot (or wherever the Raiders are playing next year) Raiders?
Too bad we didn’t give the kid a good look before spending a ton on Jimmy.
He’s focused and fearless from everything I’ve seen.
Be nice if McDaniels takes a HC gig somewhere in need of a QB.
Jimmy to wherever that is……
Or, maybe TB retires sooner than expected? Deal him back to NE with a Contract intact.
Plus an extra Pick or 2.
Mullens is better than Trubiski, and Joshs’ Rosen and Allen.
And, he’s dirt cheap to boot.
I think we should keep em both. We have been QB starved for to long. See how next year plays out. I wouldn’t trade either one for a 2nd rounder. No guarantees there.
Well it’s been a tough year to go to games again but 2 wins in a row was great, especially the Squawks game!
Beating the Raiders in the last battle of the bay was a highlight too.
Rounding out the home games against the Bears with a 3 in a row win too much to hope for?
No way should they trade Mullens. I like CJ but the fact is he processes much slower than Mullens and I think they trade him mid season next year, before the deadline.
Too many questions surround Jimmy G with his injury to take a chance on trading Mullens given how well he has played.
It’s something similar to the Eagles situation in my mind. They could maybe take a trade for Mullens once Jimmy G has a proven year under his belt. Right now they have 2 QB’s capable of beating quality teams and 1 is a very cheap insurance policy.
Yeah, searching high and low for quarterbacks and then trading them is a bad idea. Mullens is in a good spot now, and hopefully Jimmy G comes back strong. By the end of next season we will know what the deal is with both of them.
If Mullens and co beat the Bears, then his stock WILL be sky-high. Again, though, you keep them both through at least 2019. If Mullens clamors for a starting job, then you trade him for picks. Look at the fricking Eagles. They do better with their back up starting.
Awesome, 12th! I was hoping you were at these last couple games. Good stuff. The crowd sounded pretty good when Seattle was pinned deep in their end of the field.
New thread is up.