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

One for the Dust Bin . . .

. . . of history. Well, we all saw what we saw. A young team make enough mistakes to blow a game they very well should have won. The problem is, the biggest mistakes were by a couple of vets. … Continue reading

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Game Day Uno ! ! ! Prognosticate if you got ’em

Well, good bad or indifferent, the 2018 San Francisco 49er season starts! Expectations are all over the place. All the way from 7-9 also-rans to 11-5 playoff participants. I’m wavering around 9-7 and 10-6. Even with McKinnon gone, and a … Continue reading

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Antici—pation

So close, yet so far. the season can’t get started soon enough, but the scheduling Gods gave us a toughie as the 49ers face the NFC Championship game losing Minnesota Vikings on the road. This is the same Vikings team … Continue reading

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Nothing To See Here, Move Along . . .

Scrub-fest tonight in Santa Clara. The Walmart Brigade, whatever you want to call it, but of the current 86 players on the roster, 33 o them will be out of jobs, or a few young guys will be sent to … Continue reading

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A Good Game. To Forget

I’m glad this one didn’t count, as there were a lot of problems with this one. most of all being the red zone offense. We all (I guess) saw the offense move up and down the field with little resistance … Continue reading

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Preseason Game III – The Colts

Of all the preseason games, this one is at least mildly interesting. The Niners will likely play the starters for the whole 1st half, and they will also do a little game planning. Something absent from the first 2 games, … Continue reading

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I Walk the Line

Yes, the time is ripe for some real football. Unfortunately we have two more preseason games to get through before the biggest test of the season in the frozen parking lot of the Mall of Minnesota, or the big black … Continue reading

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Well, that was a Little Better . . .

But all in all, it turned into a penalty-fest. they shoulda lost the Dallas game and won this one, but in the end, these don’t matter so who gives a fig? A 16-13 loss to the Texans was the score … Continue reading

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All Quiet on the Western Front

We are practicing (and fighting) with the Texans this week, and other than the fight between Jimmie Ward and DeAndre Hopkins (who was then ejected rom practice), there’s not much to report.  Other than that, safety Terrell Williams ‘slightly’ injuring … Continue reading

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Owies! (HBD, John Brodie)

Well, we are avoiding the major injuries in this grueling preseason. But we aren’t avoiding the nagging injuries. The laundry list of dings and doinks include: TE George Kittle (shoulder) — week-to-week RB Matt Breida (shoulder) — week-to-week DL Arik Armstead (hamstring) — week-to-week RB Jerock … Continue reading

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