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

Speaking of Scotty . . .

Hell of a game by the Warriors last night as James Harden and Chris Paul resumed their cool on- and off-court relationship to crap their way to 32 points on 33 shots (ouch) and get stomped by 41. But, I … Continue reading

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Pass Rush, Pass Rush. My Kingdom for a Pass Rush

Of all the needs the 49ers had this last offseason, the one they didn’t particularly address very much is pass rusher. They have a bunch of middling guys who have shown a bit here and there, Arik Armstead, Eli Harold, … Continue reading

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Thusly Spake Vegas

In what has to be some kind of record, your San Francisco 49ers have gone from 150-1 odds last year to go to the Super Bowl, to 11-1 odds to reach it this year. And 18-1 odds to win it. … Continue reading

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And Now, the Wait

The draft is done, the UDFAs are being analyzed, and there’s basically nothing going on but the occasional veteran salary-cut casualty to look forward to. Other than that I got nothing. That last thread was too long to scroll through … Continue reading

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The UDFAs are Here! The UDFAs are Here!

The UDFAs are Here! all 11 of them. Read if you dare. We got a QB from Dartmouth (a local kid from Atherton in Jack Henegan) and a once-highly-rated CB from Fla State, Tavarus Mcfaddon, a highly touted 2nd round … Continue reading

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The Draft is In . . .

Here they are, your 2018 draft class. Round 1,Pick 9: Mike McGlinchey, OT, Notre Dame Round 2, Pick 12 (No. 44 overall): Dante Pettis, WR, Washington Round 3, Pick 6 (No. 70 overall): Fred Warner, OLB, BYU Round 3, Pick 31 … Continue reading

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Day III . . .

Or is it one hundred and eleven? Round 1: Ninth Overall – Mike McGlinchey, T, Notre Dame Round 2: 44th Overall (from Washington) – Dante Pettis, WR, Washington Round 3: 70th Overall (from Chicago) – Fred Warner, LB, BYU Round … Continue reading

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Day II of the Draft

Well, I don’t think too many people saw that coming. Mike McGlinchey, OT out of Notre Dame, and teammate of the first offensive lineman to go in the draft, Quentin Nelson, was our pick at the 9 spot. Early yesterday … Continue reading

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Draft Day is Here!

Be still my beating heart.  So, the weekend draftapalooza begins at 5:00 pm sharp PT. Which means I’ll be stuck on a Bart train underneath the icy waters of San Francisco Bay. The pisser is, for that stretch of the … Continue reading

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We Interrupt The Draft to Say, Whaaaaaaaaat?

Well, As the Football Turns throws another giant twist into the already strange and terrible saga of the dark underbelly of football.  Reuben Foster, who was teetering in the vere iog being cut by the 49ers, had his ex-girlfriend,  Elissa … Continue reading

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