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

Daruis Fleming Out, and (gasp) Alex Smith News

In a bit of very bad news, Darius Fleming, the 5th round LB from Notre Dame tore his ACL in his first pro minicamp  last Friday. This wasn’t the nutcracker, or even a hitting drill, but a non-contact drill in … Continue reading

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Speaking of UDFAs . . .

. . . the 49ers filled out their roster with 17 undrafted invitees to be cannon fodder for the rest of the team to beat up on. There may be a few diamonds in the rough. Chris Owusu, the Stanford … Continue reading

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Competition – The Name of the Game

The draft is over, and the UDFAs are in camp, and soon the competition begins. The brain trust of Jim Harbaugh and Trent Baalke have done some fairly unconventional things these last few weeks. Topping the list is the ‘rewarding’ of … Continue reading

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The 2012 Draft ! ! ! Brought to you by Ambien

Well, the overhyped meat festival brought to you by the folks that bring you endless nonsense anyway, ended with raving lunatics just trying to get their yowling screams heard on television. Kinda weird watching the later rounds of the draft … Continue reading

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A.J. Who??? Draft Day Two!!!

The 49ers, as with last year’s #1 pick, selected a guy that was under the radar for the general public but was highly thought of by actual NFL GMs. AJ Jenkins, from Illinios, racked up 1,271 yards and 8 touchdowns … Continue reading

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Draft Day Arrives

Here we are on draft day 2012, and the concensus for who the San Francisco 49ers will pick is all over the board. RG, WR, RB, CB, DT, and C have all been bandied about by the draft wonks out … Continue reading

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What to do at 30?

Trent Baalke, he of the pretty damn good draft record in his two drafts (see below), says he has his guy all picked out for the 30th spot in the draft. He’s not saying, of course, but the wonks out … Continue reading

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The 2012 Schedule is Out . . .

And once again, after a long time, the 49ers are the darlings of the NFL. They get the NFL maximum of 5 primetime games. This will be a big test for the team. They took the league by surprise last year, … Continue reading

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Shoe-Gate, Crabtree, Larry, and Dashon

Crabtree is participating in practice!  Well, not really. It’s non-contact OTAs! Uh, well, it’s not even that. It’s voluntary workouts with strength and conditioning coaches. Huzzah! Last year at Camp Alex, Michael Crabtree tried some new shoes on. Apparently that … Continue reading

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Well, Draft Talk Anyone?

The world is still at a snails-pace in the recently actuated 2012 NFL season. The big doings coming is the NFL draft on April 26th. The mock draft shows are cranking up, and Mel Kiper Jr’s bulletproof hair will be seen all over … Continue reading

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