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

Giants Fans – For One Night Only

Well, the Niners, in their race to secure a bye week for the upcoming playoff soiree, are looking for the New York Football Giants to slow down and beat the high flying New Orleans Saints. If NO wins, they’ll be … Continue reading

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Niners Exposed as a Flash in the Pan

Well, that’s what one ESPN wonk articulated after the game. Don’t know which, but the 49ers were suddenly lumped in with Detroit, Cincy, and KC as pretenders in the grand scheme of the NFL hierarchy. I (and many other wonks) … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving – On With the Games

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. Have a great day. Bring on the food and libations . . .    

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Bro vs Bro Thanksgiving Death Match Turkey-Palooza

Here we are, the 49ers have finally reached the Harbaugh Challenge Turkey shoot mano-a-mano raven-pluck extravaganza. What the NFL schedulers viewed as a cute idea when thay sat down at the scheduling table in February suddenly becomes must-see football.  Older brother John … Continue reading

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Train Kept A’Rollin’ All Night Long . . .

5 games out with 6 to go . . .  The 49ers pretty much had their way with the AZ Diamondba, uh Cardinals yesterday. It was close, even when it was in the 1st half. The Niners were pretty inept … Continue reading

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Game Day — We’re on Mission from God

The Blues Brothers happens to be one of my favorite movies. The scene in the beginning with the penguin beating Jake and Elwood with the yardstick, the door magically opening and closing, and her generally sinister countenance is pretty much … Continue reading

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On to the Defense

It is strange to me how things have gone for the 49ers defense. There have been changes of personnel from last season. Clements was replaced by Carlos Rogers. Takeo Spikes was replaced by NaVorro Bowman. Manny Lawson was replaced by … Continue reading

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Alex Smith is in the News

For all the haters (and fence-sitters) this has to be a tough time. There were thousands of fans banking on Alex Smith being the biggest problem with this team lo these past 6 years. 2005.  The year that brought Teflon Mike … Continue reading

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Midweek Musings – By the Time I Get to Phoenix

I guess this is the sign of a team on the rise when I don’t have any huge breathless things to report about to what I though before the season started as a big intradivision game against AZ. As it is, … Continue reading

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Good News on Gore — On to Week 11

The good news ouf of 49er head quarters (and from Gore himself) is that his knee problem was just a bruise, and RB coach Tom Rathman kept him out of the game as a precautionary measure.  He and the team … Continue reading

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