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

All Systems Goooooooo!

Just got word from Coach Shanahan that Brock Purdy has been cleared to practice with the team as camp opens on Thursday. Purdy is “cleared without restriction” per Shanny. This is excellent news. But let’s hope he can stay healthy. … Continue reading

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The Extraordinary Life of Sam Darnold

Well, not really. There’s a book out there called The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell. Written by a high school friend of mine, Bob Dugoni. But I digress. And I should read it. Sounds good. Darnold? My only take on … Continue reading

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Weird Scenes Inside the 49ers Gold Mine

Since there’s nothing to talk about until the rookies report in a week, there are a couple truly bizarre stories floating around on the interweb tubes. Sam Darnold is staying with George Kittle while he figures out his accommodations, and … Continue reading

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What’s My [O] Line?

Truly the doldrums where it comes to football news. I guess the big excitement is Brock Purdy got engaged. Woo hoo. Hope the kid has a bright future as the latest stud 49er quarterback, but this team seems to have … Continue reading

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Things Are Looking Up ! ! !

The national media, having deemed Trey Lance as the 3rd string wasted pick benchwarmer turd cast-off, and the quarterback position being the weak link on the team, has started the dialogue that we are no longer Super Bowl contenders and … Continue reading

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Purdy to Start Throwing . . .

. . . for reals. He is winging his way to Jacksonville (gulp) with his QB coach Will Hewlett and his ortho guy. He is on schedule for week 1 of the regular season. I guess this is great news. … Continue reading

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Hey, if They Can Do It, So Can I

Well, the pendulum has swung back to how shitty Trey Lance is. This of course was the premise 2 months ago. What happened between now and then? Nothing. No real practices, no camps, no preseason games. But the ‘wow, Lance … Continue reading

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All Quiet on the 49ers Front – Footy Time?

These are the doldrums of the football season. OTAs and mini camps didn’t generate much. Other than the hyperbole around who our QB is, or how we will be trading for Chase Young. Right. We don’t have enough defensive linemen … Continue reading

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Meet the New Boss, Same as the New Boss

Well, for what it’s worth (and thank God, BTW), the powers that be have named Trey Lance as quarterbacko numero uno. At least he’s getting the starting QB reps. In OTAs. In May. Zzzzzzzz. So, yeah, whatever. Funny how the … Continue reading

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Super Bowl LX is Coming Here – And OTAs are Here!!

Yippie. I guess. Last time they did this it was on Market St. 6 blocks from where I worked. When I was working in an office. Crazy security. You could count up to 10 guys stationed on top of the … Continue reading

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