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

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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OUCH!

When is a win not a win? Yesterday. I think there were 7 injured Niners with 3 seconds elapsed in the 2nd quarter. TE George Kittle and RB Matt Breida both had shoulder injuries that look kind of significant. Kittle’s … Continue reading

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(itsonlypreseasonbut) It’s GAME DAY ! ! !

Well, here we go with the 2018 football season. The Giants are staggering around .500 and don’t seem capable of passing up the myriad teams in front of them for the division, let alone with wildcard.  So football is coming … Continue reading

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The Edge of Wetness

Sure, it’s only pre-season football, but it’s FOOTBALL! The 2018 season is about to officially start in 2 days! Against the Dallas Cowboys no less. Lots of good things coming out of camp, but aren’t there always good things coming … Continue reading

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Jimmy G and the Deep State (of his game)

Thanks to LJ for bringing this up, so I had to look into this a little more. Frankly I had never heard of the supposed issues Garoppolo has throwing deep passes. His numbers last year were 4-16 (with one drop) … Continue reading

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Khalil Mack and the 49ers

As the negotiating between the Raiders and Khalil Mack keeps on going nowhere,  the possibility has arisen where the Raiders simply give up and trade Khalil Mack. This instantly perks up my radar as the 49ers are cap-rich, and have … Continue reading

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So Far So Good So What?

Week One of training camp is in the books, and well, they are knocking the rust off.  The takeaways are that Mike McGlinchey has already established himself as the starting RT, McKinnon is being used everywhere, including on deep routes … Continue reading

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Good Morning, Campers!

In less than 24 hours, the 49ers will officially start the 2018 season. A season fraught with expectations that belie their 6-10 record. A season that starts with an incumbent head coach for the first time since the St Jim … Continue reading

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Can I Get a Witness?

The Jimmy G love-fest is in full bloom. Say what you will about the hype and all the expectations suddenly thrust upon him with his play down the stretch last year, but NFL folks notice shit like this. And isn’t … Continue reading

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So, What’s the Scoop? Playoffs. Playoffs!! PLAYOFFS?!?!?!?!!?

The bandwagon is ready to pick up the slowpokes not paying attention, and the prognosticators are at least thinking the Niners will be better than the +/- 8.5 wins they are getting from  Vegas, and there are a lot of … Continue reading

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