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Game Day 9 – The Stupor Bowl ! ! !

You thought the Bay of Pigs was bad?!? Well, just wait for the Stupor Bowl! The 1-7 49ers battle the 1-6 soon-to-be-the-I-210 Raiders in Stupor Bowl II! Last week was pretty stupor-inducing as the 49ers yet again found a great … Continue reading →

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Now THAT Was God Awful

What do you call this? Playing to the level of your opponent? Figuring out new and exciting ways to blow games? Hike it through the goal posts for 2? The curse of Super Bowl LI? Or, as Bill Walsh said, playing … Continue reading →

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Game Day 8 – Halfway to Hell

Playing for the 1st round pick? Playing out the string? Fiddling while Santa Clara burns? Whatever the reasoning, the Niners should be focussing on their younger players and benching/cutting the vets who are no longer in their plans. Hello Pierre … Continue reading →

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The (South) Bay of Pigs

Through a scheduling quirk no one could have imagined, the drags of the NFL, the one-win teams, all bump into each other, or at least into us, these next 3 weeks. The 49ers, the Raiders, the Cardinals, and the Giants … Continue reading →

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I Know We Are Bad . . .

. . . but this bad? Wow. Losses like the Green Bay game are one thing.  Being the overmatched scrappy underdogs almost scratching out a win on the road no less is one thing. Looking like bumbling fumbling idiots in … Continue reading →

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Game VII – I Got Nuthin’

In what should be a laugher for the Rams, I don’t hold out much hope for this one. Our banged up and hopeless secondary against this high-powered aerial attack? Our anemic pass rush vs the Rams stout O line? If … Continue reading →

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The Silence (Roar) of the Lambs (Rams)

This one I think IS a bloodbath. As good as we played, I wonder if the offense crashes back to earth after 2.5 quarters of some good football the other night. The defense came around for a little bit once … Continue reading →

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Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory

Well, we all saw the debacle that was yesterday’s game. Funny thing is though, there was a lot of good amid the collapse. The Beater looked very good at times, till he tossed the duck for a pick. The defense … Continue reading →

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For What It’s Worth This Game Day

Here we are at week 6 and we are already playing out the string. Sad? Yes. Depressing? Yes. But hey, at least we aren’t the Raiders. Jon Gruden, he of the 10 year/$100 million deal, has already alienated the team, … Continue reading →

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Super Bowl

We got injured. Again and again and again. In today’s NFL, it is getting harder and harder to field a team that can survive the rigors of a typical season and stay healthy enough to reach the playoffs in good … Continue reading →

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