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Lifelong SF 49ers, SF Giants, and Golden State Warriors fan

Game Day! Or, the Winter of My Discontent

Well, here we are at yet another crossroad, with Seattle in the headlights. The team, in my estimation, has done everything wrong, what with the latest news that Colin Kaepernick is on the shelf for the rest of the season, … Continue reading

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Good News (?)

Well, maybe. Depending on how you want the season to go. Me, I’m of a mind to play this shit out and see where we go. The news is that both Carlos Hyde and Anquan Boldin both practiced today and … Continue reading

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It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times

Such is the state of the NFL right now. The money couldn’t flow any faster around corporate sponsorship, advertising, and profitability among the owners of this elite club. The Super Bowl is still the biggest deal in the televised world, … Continue reading

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Quarterback, Quarterback, My Kingdom for a . . .

Withdraw, Sir Jed. I’ll help you to a quarterback. Comedy or tragedy? Only Bill knows for sure. Funny how the world loves the backup QB. Nate Davis was poised to save the day. Troy Smith was poised to revive a … Continue reading

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6-22, 1-0

This is the record of Blaine Gabbert as a starter, and as a 49er starter.  Don’t kid yourself, though. this was an eminently winnable game.  At least in regards of our offense going against their defense. They are not very … Continue reading

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Clint Longley Anyone?

Some of you might be old enough to remember the famous Thanksgiving game from 1974 where Clint came in early in the 3rd quarter with Dallas trailing the Redskins 16-3, fighting for their playoff lives, and Roger Staubach freshly injured. … Continue reading

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A New Dawn

In a galaxy far far away . . . Who am I fucking kidding? Anyhow, the die is cast. Colin Kaepernick has been labelled pariah, and Gabby Gabbertson is now the fatted lamb being led to slaughter. Or something like … Continue reading

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And So It Begins . . .

Vernon Davis is Casualty # 1 in the bloodletting. The 49ers traded him to Denver for a 6th and 7th next year, and a 6th in 2017. Normally this would be good news, but when you look at trent Baalke’s track … Continue reading

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Game Day! The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

maybe. What used to be filled  with excitement now gives way to morbid curiosity.  Game day. What used to be a rivalry  for the ages is but a meaningless division game between two also-rans. Oh well, the question is, when … Continue reading

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The Edge of Wetness

. . . or, As the Stomach Turns . . . This season is apparently following the path of last year’s amid locker room gossip, infighting, and innuendo threatening to fracture a team that is already falling apart at the … Continue reading

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