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

RIP Jim Brown

Jim Brown, one of football’s, and humanity’s, greatest passed away at the age of 87. Beyond the punishing power and speed of his football abilities, he was one of the original social justice warriors who never backed down from a … Continue reading

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Jack Colleto – The Newest Swiss Army Knife

The 49ers picked up another UDFA. This guy, FB Jack Colleto, 6’3″, 240 lb, plays all over the field on offense and defense, was the Paul Hornung winner, and seems to be the kind of guy Shanahan drools over. In … Continue reading

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Here We Go – The Stairway to Heaven

Jacob’s Ladder? Highway to Hell? We will see, but this sched looks fairly beefy. The good news is the first 4 games aren’t of the hellacious type, so if our QB situation isn’t ironed out, we have a good month … Continue reading

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Draft Grades – And a Happy Birthday

FWIW, and yeah, this shit is total shit because you really can’t tell how a draft goes for a good 3-4 seasons have gone by, but that doesn’t stop the talking wonks from shitting all over a given team’s draft. … Continue reading

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What About Last Year’s Draft? OOFDAs?

For funzies, let’s take a look at last year’s draft. Round 2 (No. 61 overall) – Drake Jackson, LB/DE, USCRound 3 (93) – Ty Davis-Price, RB, LSURound 3 (105, special compensatory) – Danny Gray, WR, SMURound 4 (134) – Spencer Burford, OT, Texas-San AntonioRound … Continue reading

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Draft / UDFA Haul

Hmmm. Liked the guys we got on Friday. Saturday? Meh. Thought we’d draft O line help and maybe more CBs, but hey, we didn’t draft an RB! Round 3: 87th-Overall – S Ji’Ayir Brown, Penn StateRound 3: 99th-Overall – K … Continue reading

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Day 3 Pick 6

For draft day 2 I give the 49ers a solid B. The Niners traded up to 87 to get Ji’Ayir Brown. A highly rated guy who is a ball-hawking safety who can play deep or close to the line. He … Continue reading

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Draft Day (for us) ! ! !

Amazingly, there are 4 other teams without 1st round picks in the draft. The Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Rams, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, and us. And of those teams, the Broncos, Rams, and Cleveland absolutely suck. So, those franchises look … Continue reading

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Mr. Rodgers Goes to Sesame Street – Uh, East Rutherford

Well, it finally happened. 18 years after the 49ers passed on the guy, he’s part of another team-altering deal where Aaron leaves the frozen tundra for the swanky suburbs of New Jersey and Tony Soprano. Aaron and the Jets. Oh, … Continue reading

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Jake Haener, Come On Down

There’s a nice article in the Chronicle regarding Fresneck State QB Jake Haener. I mentioned this guy a few months ago as a great under-the-radar guy to pick up as our back-up of the future. Problem is, he’s starting to … Continue reading

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