. . . if man is still alive.
. . . if football can survive . . .
Ahhhh, Zager and Evans. They used to have that song on the juke box at one of the original Round Table Pizza parlors on 3rd Ave in San Mateo and I played the shit out of that song. Funny enough, it swapped out to North Beach Pizza about 25 years ago, and is still there.
As for 2025, who knows? I saw in the Green Section that gee, maybe out defense isn’t that good, and that Sorensen is on the hot seat. Really? 15 games into the forgettable season of missed opportunities, little to no defensive scheme other than rushing 4 and dropping the LBs every play 99% of the time?
Our early effort did produce some turnovers, but those dried up by week 8. Our numbers are terrible across the board, and to blame this on injuries is a fool’s errand. Watching Minnesota put 5 on the line nearly every snap was simply a reminder of how you can be aggressive on defense without blitzing all the time, but showing different looks up front and moving LBs around.
But, whatevs. This season was an utter waste of time. The front office did their best to sabotage the season by dragging out the negotiations with BA and Williams, Shanny’s insistence on prsying for CMC;s return and revival of the team’s woes simply prolonged the agony of being terrible in the red zone and Shanny’s shortcomings as a play caller. when his team isn;t at full strength.
Oh well. Wait till next year!!
Hope you all have a happy and safe new years, and let’s hope against hope this team can figure out how to get out of this current mess.
San Francisco 49ers Forever 
A unique song of the times.
Don’t know if the lions are gonna throw out the 2nd string or not but I still would sit Purdy and everyone we want to trade for the rest of the year. Pretty sure we can make up some ailments to relax the media.
Every sports article I have read have all said the same thing upgrade the O-line and the D- line, but especially the O line.
Oh and the sports writers in the SF Chronicle say be patient with Moody. They pointed out he is the only kicker to kick 2 50+ yard field goals in a SB. So he does know what pressure is, just like the whole team he is having an off year.
We’ve been saying O line/aD line for 3 years running.
moody is the least of my worries with this team.
I just hope the coaching staff has learned from their glaring issues regarding who to rely on on offense and how to score in the red zone. Build a better Lu e and Purdy will look a lot better. Shit, Darnold looks like Montana with a decent line blocking for him.
the defense should be an easy fix with a better coach.
And just wait for Shanny’s New Year wish of going after his continuing bromance of being in Kirk Cousins are even Aaron Rodgers!
I like what Flores does in MN.
Constantly throwing pre-snap motion at the QB to keep them guessing who’s coming. Confuses the shit out of the protection calls.
Us? Totally vanilla. Ho hum and then some.
Use the final games to see who’s staying and get the Draft prep in order.
This is what needs to continue. Check who’s out there and wants a shot. Rutgers has produced some decent CBs.
https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/49ers-claim-cb-tre-avery-off-of-waivers
Here we go . . .
No running backs at all?
And the struggles in the red zone continues
Where were these plays during the other 14 games
Yeah come out and show the Lions we can break knee caps too! Great drive capped off by Pearsall TD! And Jennings my lord showing a massive pancake block all the way to the stands!
But nothing changed on the D, they still don’t understand that 4 is not enough
No pass rush? Check.
Let’s make up for that by playing soft with the LBs.
derp! At least the offense is working.
One more time where was this play calling the other 14 games
TD!!!Loving some Extra JUICE!!
Literally got pushed in by Lions defender lol 😂
hella start
2nd and 24, I will bet the house they get the 24
That’s like 5 trick plays the Lions have pulled off! Niners never do that, they should of known that was coming but sadly the Defense sucked on 3rd and 24 yikes..
And now Purdy/Pearsall making plays And Purdy scores! Great game for the offenses on both sides with no defense’s at all..
Yep. Missed tackle then the 3rd and 12 prevent defense.
The fucking Chronicle was saying that Sorensen could save his job if the D plays better these last 2 games.
He lost it to me on the first series of the first preseason game.
Funny thing is, this game tonight means nothing. Next week’s game between Deetroit and Minnesota determines who gets the bye week.
I suspect that Deetroit should rest guys for next week, but Campbell has already said he’s going balls to the wall to beat us.
Yet another case right there.
A stop on 1st down means pass on 2nd 12. We drop into coverage instead of blitzing and give up 15.
Killer penalty? Check.
Shanny pussies out with 7 seconds? Check.
Missed FG? Check.
Gawd Moody has to go, every competent FG kicker makes that! 3rd round pick 😬 wtf 😳 he’s a BUST!!
Thank God we never blitz on 3rd down.
I mean, this 30th in 3rd down stoppage really gives me such confidence.
It has only been a problem ALL FUCKING YEAR.
So, yeah. Don’t blitz.
O looking OK. Deetroit’s defense is not good enough to go anywhere in these playoffs.
Yeah no problem for the Bates Hotel to kick a FG from 57, Moody no way from 50!
Terrible.Moody sucks ass.
Goff has all day
Lynch was so pissed on that score I thought he was going to break the the glass in the booth..
Game should be 31-31 if we had a decent FG kicker.. Bad pick by Purdy got the Lions rolling again..
Well, based on this, Sorensen needs to go, Schneider needs to go, and Moody needs to go.
Purdy just making stupid mistakes.
Such a precise miss every important play.
Purdy and the 49ers are way too predictable with the overthe middle passes.
His price is dropping.
Well this shows the glowing problems the Niners have, I can’t believe there was no change in the D. Kyle at least showed some creative plays, but the D was the same old same old
Wow. Moody is just out of his bean bad.
And he compounds his bad by booting the shit out of the onsides kick!!
Wow. Just wow. Purdy is hurt and his stock is dropping fast. 3 games in a row with devastating picks.
Moody needs some real competition in next season’s camp. Dude is obviously mentally fried. Has no clue what he’s doing. Miss right, hook left, miss a PAT? That 3rd round pick wasted on him could have been for a good OL prospect. Detroit’s defense is crap, slightly better than the steaming pile of crap Niner D. Get Saleh back in there as DC– that’s a no brainer to me. And get a new Special Teams staff — that’s beyond a no brainer. Gotta draft LBs, DL, and OL. Sit in the last game all first stringers with contracts for next year — don’t risk any further injury. Another loss just helps the draft position, too…
I think Purdy presses when he knows he has to get the team to score, because the D is so bad — it can’t stop anybody. So, he makes some seemingly dumb picks. Get the D back in order and I think he’s better…
Purdy’s injury could prove to be related to his previous reconstruction. It could be very bad.
Maybe we ARE in the Sourdough Sam Darnold sweepstakes.
Yeah, the D sure isn’t helping things, but still and all, these picks are just flat mental errors that are hard to overlook.
Purdy should have never played that game. I know he looked good but with shit for an offensive line there was no need for him to be out there. I knew he was gonna get hurt if he played. I am really pissed off at our FO.
This doesn’t sound like good news. His agent likely shit himself last night. What a cluster fuck.
https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/brock-purdy-elbow-injury-detroit-lions/1817237/
Probably not good news. Nerves on fire at impact but maybe some damage twisting , stretched, etc and rehab time for dealing with nerve influence. The fear is some loss of strength in muscles, tendons, ligaments associated with the tweaked nerves. Can it ever get back to 100 %.
New thread is up.