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

Front Office Folderol

Among all the deals that need to be made, the players that need to be signed, the impending draft, and the recent heartbreaking losses, we haven’t heard from Young Jed, the not-so-erstwhile owner of your San Francisco 49ers. I mention … Continue reading

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Salary Cap Conundrum

Lots of talk out there regarding the huge impact the salary cap will be as guys like Colin Kaepernick, Michael Crabtree, Mike Iupati, Anquan Boldin, Richard Dawson, Donte Whitner, and a few hundred others come up for free agency in … Continue reading

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Conspiracies, Referreeing, And Sideline Tantrums

Maybe I never noticed it before, maybe it wasn’t happening as much, or maybe it’s real, but this season, more than I say the last 15, wew are hearing a lot of conspriacy theories around these championhip games and the … Continue reading

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There Ain’t No Cure for the Summer Time Blues. . .

Yes, I’m a baseball fan, and an ardent Giants fan going way back. But football is, was, and will always be my first sports love. The 49ers of my youth were juuust about to hit the big time when I … Continue reading

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Super Bowl Aftermath

Well, Super Bowl XLVIII hits the books as yet another beat-down of perennial SB whipping boys, the Denver Broncos. From the opening snap safety (50/1 odds on that happening) to the end of the 4th quarter, the Seattle Seahawks dominated … Continue reading

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Game Day! But it ain’t us (boo)

I swore I just heard this: “Live from Head Lice stadium . . .” I’m forgoing the pre-game hype, but thought I’d throw up a thread anyway. The longer this down time goes on, the more I think the Peytons have … Continue reading

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Super Bowl Prop Bets

Shit, there are literally a million prop bets, but here’s a few weird/funny ones: Times Mentioned During Broadcast “12th Man”: over/under 2 times (Over +100 | Under -140) “Beast Mode”: over/under 2 times (Over +110 | Under -150) 21% chance … Continue reading

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So, What Now? > ?

Since I’m not watching any of the pre Super Bowl mishmash of torrential bullshit being generated by ESPN and the like (although I did hear that Dick Sherman did say Peyton Manning throws like a girl or some shit) I’m … Continue reading

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Suppose They Had a Super Bowl and Nobody Came?

Not that this will happen, but I get the sense around here that a lot of people won’t be particularly enthralled with this Super Bowl. And truth be told, I can’t see scalpers getting ANY action to sit in the … Continue reading

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The 2014 NFL Draft ! ! !

In an ongoing attempt to not think about the recent past, we do have our draft seedings set in stone. In an amazingly particluar order, here they are: 1. 1st round: own – No. 30 2. 2nd round: Chiefs (Alex Smith trade) … Continue reading

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