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I focused mostly on Joe Staley’s retirement in today’s draft wrap. We’ll use up miles of bandwidth talking about Trent Williams over the next few weeks.
Right now, let’s get to some of the ancillary players the 49ers welcomed today. Here are portions of the official John Lynch / Kyle Shanahan transcript for this afternoon’s Zoom. Because the draft didn’t end after the third round.
Shanahan on the backup plan at offensive tackle:
“One thing that was really cool was if the Washington deal didn’t go through, one of our Plan Bs was to try to draft Colton [McKivitz] there in the fourth round, and then we made that risk to move that to go up and get the receiver we wanted. Then we did end up getting Trent and to still be able to get him [McKivitz] in the fifth round was a hell of a deal. We felt really excited about how today went.
Shanahan on whether prospect evaluation changed because of the uncertain summer:
“No, it doesn’t change it. I mean, you bring it up and you talk about it, but you can’t bank everything on the first five weeks of the year. So, it’s just kind of unfortunate. What was different there, at least, we could talk with the rookies and stuff. Once you drafted them, you could actually do things with those guys a little bit, but you couldn’t get them in for OTAs and things like that and they were a little behind and it took them longer. 2011, it was so tough because you couldn’t work with anyone, but now we’re able to talk with everyone, be able to do stuff. It’ll be a challenge, but I think it’ll end up working out the same.”
Lynch on trading up to get McKivitz:
“The Dolphins called about Matt Breida during the process and he’s another guy, both Breida and Marquise [Goodwin] I should speak about, too. Both those guys have been with us from the start. Breida, an undrafted free agent, has given to this organization in an unbelievable fashion. He’s been really good for us and a really valuable member, both with his play and his makeup. We wish him the best. We did feel, though, that we had an opportunity to add to the offensive line for the long term. The cool thing about the McKivitz, we feel like he’s got some ability to play tackle but also has some ability to slide down and play some guard. He’s a guy, during the process, the more we watched – that happens with a lot of guys – but the more you watch, the more you like. We just felt at that point, that was a good move for us to make.”
Shanahan on the 49ers’ offensive line depth:
“We also think if it didn’t work out in the draft or with Trent, we think Shon Coleman, we think [Daniel] Brunskill, we think [Justin] Skule. We have candidates and Colton’s another one. So, you add guys who can be possibilities to get to the position as an NFL player, and he’s one of them. We’re excited about him. We also like that if we don’t need him there or wherever we need him best, we do think he has the ability to play the other four positions too. That’s what we liked about him.”
Shanahan on TE Charlie Woerner’s ability as a receiver:
“Yeah. We always see some potential. I don’t know how many third down, double moves and stuff we’re going to design for him or jet sweeps like some of stuff Kittle gets and things like that. We brought him in here to take the role that we’ve always had someone have, whether it’s [Garrett] Celek, whether it’s Levine [Toilolo], whether it’s Logan Paulsen. We’ve lost some of those guys. We got [Daniel] Helm on the roster and he’s done a hell of a job on the practice squad this year. We brought him up, I think the last three games of the year and after that we had three guys on the roster. To bring in a new tight end was important to us. We see him competing with Helm right there, trying to take on that Celek role, that Levine role, Logan Paulsen, which is a very important role for us. It majors around blocking, that’s what you do best, but if that’s all you do, is block then we’ll just get an O-Lineman to play your position instead. He’s got to have some pass skill and we definitely see that and we’re excited about him.”
Shanahan on WR Jauan Jennings:
“Jennings was a guy that we knew he’d be right there at the end. He didn’t have the best combine grade outs. When you do that, sometimes you’re always guessing, is it going to be anywhere from the fifth round to a free agent? When you watch this tape, you know a lot of people in this league are going to love him. He was one of our most favorite guys to watch. He’s a bulldog. He usually plays in the slot. I feel like he could probably play linebacker if he wants. He’s willing to fight everybody out there. He fights for yards. He makes plays and there’s a mindset to that guy that you don’t have to talk to him to hear about. You can watch it on the silent tape and you know what type of football player he is. When you have guys like that, they usually end up being pretty special. Now, he has some reasons why we got him here and where we did. That’s why he’s going to have to come in and prove himself to make this team because we’ve got a good group of receivers. With the way he plays, the attitude he plays with out there with, the physicality, he’s going to get himself a chance to make this team. I know he’s going to push these other guys pretty hard.”
Lynch on WR Jalen Hurd’s rehab:
“He’s doing really well. One of the benefits is that the rehab players have been able to be around the facility. They’ve been granted permission by the League. We take great precaution with all those things but Jalen is doing really well. He is cleared. We’re ramping him up. We are very optimistic. I don’t want to be overly optimistic because last year we saw some progress and then we had some setbacks. So, I’ll let that thing continue to take its place. He’s out, he’s running. He’s doing really well and we’re excited by that. Jalen’s 14 days that we’ve seen him were lights out. The problem is we’ve only seen him for 14 days. Jalen knows full well that he needs to work his tail off, so that he can get back and be a contributor and try to earn opportunities to be a contributor for our team moving forward. We love his skill set. We love his mindset. Now it’s time to put it all to work.”
It’ll be interesting to see how the wr corps shakes out. Looks like a Dog Eat Dog fight to be one of the six. Pettis will have his work cut out for him….
I’m somewhat surprised Pettis wasn’t traded. Perhaps there was no one interested, or they’re waiting for him to be cut? TBD.
Great news on hurd. Gonna have a great wr group
Hopefully he is all good to go. I suspect Hurd will be making a permanent switch to H-Back this year. Shanahan said after they drafted him that was the long term plan. And according to Grant even last year during TC he was getting a lot of reps in a TE/ H-Back type role.
But the WR group should still have plenty of good competition. Going to be fun to see which guys emerge and who makes the roster.
I think Shanahan mentioned every tight end that’s been on the roster the last seasons except for Ross Dwelley…What gives?
The TEs he mentioned were all the guys that are primarily blocking TEs. That’s the role Woerner is being brought in to play. Dwelley is not that type of TE.
of course… I totally missed that aspect… I’ll take a mulligan please
Seems like we have a ton of depth at Oline this year, that’ll be fun to watch too. CB scares me, something tells me they’re not done wheeling and dealing, we could see a trade for one.
Eli Apple and Trey Burton are still around….
Burton signed with Colts.
Andrew
Eli Apple is a Free Agent and as PT said, TE Burton Burton re-connects with Colts head coach Frank Reich. Both shared time with the Philadelphia Eagles and both were a part of the Super Bowl season in 2017
They addressed the blocking TE but Burton would be perfect for this system
God…… so refreshing to have a Coach that keeps it real…….Dude is pure honesty no games….
I wonder how Trent Taylor is doing.
Just looking at Jauan Jennings highlights. Apparently we’re going to be a very difficult team to tackle, which will be very beneficial especially during a possible short offseason.
Gonna be a really fun offense to watch all year. Jimmy will be the great distributor
The question is can he get free.
I didn’t love the pick but it does give the team insurance in the event that Hurd cant go.
He might not be targeted a lot, but his downfield blocking should be a plus and he’d likely help in the Red Zone. But if Hurd can go, I don’t see him playing unless Bourne gets injured.
I think what’s become apparent in this draft with Aiyuk and Jennings is that Shanny doesn’t much give a crap if their release off the line is below average, because he can scheme them a way to get open….
… and then they become running backs. In that regard, I’m sorry we weren’t able to draft Gibson.
Yeah, I liked Gibson… but man he was drafted waaaaay higher than his college production warranted.
Another theme of this draft was physicality and a nasty demeanor on the football field. Gonna need a lot of intestinal fortitude to overcome what their opponents will bring against them this year….
” think what’s become apparent in this draft with Aiyuk and Jennings is that Shanny doesn’t much give a crap if their release off the line is below average, because he can scheme them a way to get open….”
I agree with you that Shanny believes he can find ways to get guys open to some degree. With Jennings though I wasn’t speaking about his ability to get off the line but rather his ability to separate. Aiyuk and Deebo both struggle to get off the line but are very good separating, Jennings however doesn’t even have that in his tool bag. He is contested catch guy, which the niners certainly need as they really don’t have a receiver that excels in that situation.
Kittle, Deebo, Aiyuk, Hurd and Pettis are all below average at fighting for the ball if a defender is there. I think this is why Bourne became kind of a go to guy in the red zone. He is one of the few players on the roster that has the ability to take the ball away from a defender. I dont see Jennings making the roster if everyone stays healthy, but if he does, that could be a major reason why.
Bourne vs. Jennings should prove to be an interesting competition for mine.
Shoup
Blocking TE and Insurance if Juice is injured and misses some games.
Jennings a blocking TE? I think you are getting him and Woerner mixed up.
Scooter
yep, my bad! Tongue got in the way of my eye teeth and I couldn’t see what I was saying….
I actually think woerner could fill in for juice in a pinch. He appears very effective blocking on the move and in space.
Jennings is competition for Bourne. Hurd will probably be the move TE after a full year of participation. Think Jordan Reed or Trey Burton….
Bingo. That’s my expectation as well.
Seb, I thought the team took notice of your musings here?
Yes, they ignored my advice, and chose a red flagged player. At least he is a 7th round pick, but excoriating the coaches on twitter is not very diplomatic.
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I will say it again. I like players who play smart. Struggling upright for every inch can result in the defenders gang tackling, and stripping the ball. Kinda like what happened to Breida. He was gang tackled and stripped of the ball, so now he is a Dolphin.
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Running backs should play low to the ground, so there is less chance for a fumble.
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I hope you will agree with me when I say that fighting for every yard is counter productive, if he loses the football.
See George Kittle vs NO.
Of course there are times when you should go down. Those are times when a player is being gang tackled but if there are 2 tacklers or less that player should fight for extra yards.
The Saints DBs should have been ripping at the ball, instead of grabbing the face mask.
It wouldn’t have mattered if he just went down and SF likely would have lost.
Idiot.
George is an F-ing Hero for doing the opposite of your advise. The absolute 180 degree opposite. He’s a League Hero as well.
These personal attacks should be discouraged.
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I will say it again. I like players who play smart. Kittle plays smart. He fought for more yardage because he knew he had to get closer for the field goal attempt.
+1 Jeffrey Norton
+2
Phil
Good post…You’re right in that the Joe
Staleys’ etc ., are going to gobble up the newsprint for the next couple of weeks, and deservedly so…but now we’re talking about the present and the future. Joe worked himself into every Niner faithful’s heart, and will forever remain there…another Bob St. Clair…
Now, we’re talking about the “Evolution Revolution”…we’re fresh…we’re new… we’re bigger…we’re ‘badder’…we’re deeper…we’re younger…and I could go on and on…. and I certainly plan to. From ’49 ’til 2020….not a bad run….
I think Lynch matured as a GM this year, and he’s done everything in his power to give us an opportunity to be as good or better than last year….
Going to be fun this up and coming season.
Andrew Siciliano
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I saw that lol…fantastic pick up.
So other then secondary this team is completely stacked across the board. So will that be our Achilles heel this year? Or do we feel confident that Sherm will give us at least one more solid year, Witherspoon will continue his development and stay healthy, Mosely won’t slump, and maybe someone comes out and surprises us like Tim Harris and shows solid production? Seems like a lot of ifs this year. Do you think we trade for DB?
Every year, whether it’s Grant or CFC, they always complain about not addressing the secondary. Do we ever do it? Nope. Why not? Because cover 3 cb’s can be found later on in the draft. As long as our grunts up front apply the pressure, we’ll have a chance to return as one of the premier pass defending units in the league….
I agree Razor. But Saleh’s reluctance to move away from the cover 3 hurt them in some games and in the SB.
My point is at some point you have to start addressing the position with guys that can actually cover.
I hate zone defense, it’s a cowards way to play defense. You have to be able to play both and change your scheme in a game or you become too predictable. That’s what I hate about Saleh’s defense. He rolls out the same plan every week.
Aren’t you glad you didn’t take that bet on Henderson? And I told you Wirfs was gonna slide, and they would have taken him too had it not been for Williams’ possible availability. That took some mighty big balls on the part of Lynch to pass on him not knowing for sure he’d get Williams….
I think they knew all along about Williams. But Kinlaw was a steal, he reminds me of Reggie White.
I kinda of knew it would be hard to have Henderson fall to #13 and for the record, you should have man’d up and took a player. You cannot propose a bet and take no risk.
Henderson or any other cb was never even a consideration because this regime does not put that kind of value on them that you do. Plus, I gave you an out if Henderson was no longer on the board. You poo poo’d Wirfs sliding. I told you he would.
They knew all along that Staley was retired, but they couldn’t have known for sure that the Vikings would take Cleveland or that Snyder would give in at the final hour. The one saving grace I think Lynch counted on was Bruce Allen not being part of the equation….
It’s going to be a long year for the LA Lambs….
Raz
Think of the battles ahead between Trent Williams and Arnold…Rams/ Niners…worth the price of admission….
With the Niners draft capital they were able to achieve:
Kinlaw.
Aiyuk
Ford
Williams
McKivitz
Woerner
Jennings
Not bad not bad at all.
Shanalynch covered all the players but one, the status on C Weston Richburg? Does anyone know how he’s doing and how his rehab is progressing?
Last I heard it wasnt great…that’s why Garland was a priority
Garland is adequate until it gets sorted. If McKivitz can crack the starting lineup, he’d bring back the nasty a la Newberry.
LEO
Thanks for the info
Garland’s a veteran insurance policy, on a one year 9er deal, not a long term solution. If Richburg doesn’t recover from a season-ending torn patellar tendon in his knee, the 9ers will need to find a C to replace him.
Tom Compton played for Shanahan with both Washington and Falcons, so Kyle may see him as both a Center and
OG? But he’s also a F/A that signed a one year deal with the 9ers, not a long term solution.
Well at least this year we don’t have to listen to Grant rant about the 49ers not addressing their secondary in the draft ..lol
In looking at the roster as a whole after these last few days, a few things really stand out IMO.
1st–There is a lot of competition at the WR spot and the depth chart will look very different then last year. D. Samuel and B. Aiyuk are a given. J Jennings. Hurd, Taylor and Bourne will have 1st opportunity and to hold on to their jobs or lose their job, whichever the case may be. James, Benjamin, and Pettis have work to do to make the roster.
2nd–the o-line will be interesting. Brunskill, Compton, and the new guy McKivitz will be pushing for the right guard slot. We hope that Richburg can return healthy, again. And we return Coleman, Skule, and Garland as veteran depth. So here is the interesting part. In four drafts and 31 picks, Shanny and Lynch have not drafted one C or one G. Or a C/G or a G/C. Not one interior lineman. They have gone strictly FA, or UFA for our starting guards and centers. I guess that they have a real strong conviction for what they do and how they do it. Will not using any draft capital in this area come back and haunt them? Or is this like the RB spot where they keep finding productive players on the cheap. ?
3rd–of all the position, CB or S is the one area where an undrafted free agent could sneak on to the 53 (or is it 54 now?) After this season, Sherman, Witherspoon, and Williams will be unrestricted free agents and Mosley will be a restricted free agent. And J. Tartt at S will also be unrestricted. I look for a contract or two to be extended or restructured. I also look for at least one player (maybe Witherspoon?) to be moved if everyone else is healthy at the end of training camp. I am sure that there is a plan in place, just don’t know what it is, yet.
If we could, for once, have a few less injuries then in the past, this team sets up pretty good for this year and the upcoming years
Nice post.
Robby0662
IMO, there could be several player this year, that will be evaluated and may not be here next year:
Defense: DT Soloman Thomas, DT Kentavius Street, DE Dee Ford, (his arthritic knee), CB Ahkello Witherspoon. LB Kwan Alexander could be a Cap casualty and FS Jimmy Ward, if he’s hurt and spends the season on IR.
Offense: C Westin Richburg, if he doesn’t recover, OG Tom Compton and OT Shon Coleman if they don’t work out.
OT Trent Williams if the 9ers can’t sign him to a new contract. WR Dante Pettis may get cut before the regular season. And the TWO BIGGIES, QB Jimmy Garoppolo, if he regresses and TE George Kittle, if they can’t / don’t get a new contract extension signed.
While I don’t see the 9er FO trading JG, or not resigning Kittle, I never envisioned the 9er trading DT Buckner or Joe Staley retiring, either!
I don’t feel like the team can count on Richburg next year. I just don’t think the 49ers are finished making o-line moves. IMO they don’t have a viable Center on the roster. They need to find a guy.
Any regime that can turn around a perennial loser through a complete and total rebuild in just 3 short years gets many, many benefits of the doubt….
Razor
That is true, but juggling too many “RAZOR” sharp knives at once, can be hazardous to a career….
these are the Niner undrafted free agents signed-
QB Broc Rutter
RB Salvon Ahmed
RB JaMycal Hasty
FB Josh Hokit
WR Chris Finke
DL Darrion Daniels
LB Jonas Griffith
LB/S Ronnell Perkins
S Jared Mayden
CB Demarkus Amy
The slippery fox will look to supplant Taylor.
Taylor’s got potential he just can’t stay on the field slippery fox has a real chance of making this roster
Only one CB? The 9ers must be confident Emmanuel Moseley won’t regress, Witherspoon’s problems can be corrected, Sherman’s good for another year and no one will be serious injured.
I hope that does come back and bite them on the butt.
** DOESN’T **
Jared Mayden is my sleeper to make the team at cb
They are high on Tim Harris as well and think he can contribute
When they re-signed Verrett and Johnson they basically signalled that they were happy with the CB room from last year. Must feel that a low round CB pick or UDFA would struggle to beat any of them out.
He brings return ability as well.
Never count out walk-ons who get scholarships, then get to starter level as well as get their Masters….
James’ services may no longer be required.
Raz
My thoughts also,…he may visit ‘the block’ soon…
Not taking Wirfs was a monstrous whiff. Especially when they knew Staley was retiring. Now Brady has a pocket to throw from and Garoppolo doesn’t. I’m guessing JG isn’t happy, but he’ll never admit it.
Ummm, not sure if you’ve ever heard of this guy named Trent Williams. Rumour has it he is pretty good.
No doubt. But at what price? Should have used the Staley money on a new deal for Kittle. Getting Wirfs at first year player money would have been a steal. Draft day is for drafting, not spending a fortune plugging holes you should have filled in the draft.
They still have the cap space for a new deal with Kittle. They effectively replaced Staley and Staley’s cap hit with Williams, without giving up much in draft capital. They replaced Buck and Sanders and their cap hits with much cheaper alternatives in Kinlaw and Aiyuk, like you want them to do.
fescue
How many rookie OT’s that you know of, have played in 7 straight pro bowls?
The 9ers just traded for one that did.
* “But at what price, and speaking of “steals.” A fifth-round pick this year and a third-round pick next year! That’s not only a steal in my book, but cheap for a 7 time NFL pro bowl OT.
* “Should have used the Staley money on a new deal for Kittle.”
I’d rather win a SB AND resign Kittle! How you ask? Restructure JG’s contract. And If like Buckner, he demands too much money? Then shake his hand, say good by and take the 3rd round comp.
* BYW: Check out the OT prospects in the 2021.
https://www.draftsite.com/nfl/mock-draft/2021/#round-3
Matt Barrows analysis of UNFA class –
https://theathletic.com/1776673/2020/04/26/ranking-the-49ers-undrafted-rookie-haul-which-includes-2-roster-worthy-runners/
Linking firewall sites is a bit of a faux pas……..
A background check on Mr. Williams raises a few questions. He has been suspended for violating the NFL substance abuse policy. He hasn’t played for a year and a half because of injury. He was fighting with Redskins management and they were anxious to dump him. He is in his thirties–the thought is that maybe he has one more good year in him. My point is that Wirfs was thought to be the top OL in the draft. He could be a HOF player in his first year, not a trouble-making player in the twilight of his career. Also, the Niners gave up their fifth round pick, and a third round pick next year. Adding insult to injury, the Niners will be paying the last year of Williams’ Redskins contract, more than 10 million dollars. If Williams must stay on injured resurve, do we still have to pay him? Like I said, we WHIFFED!.
fescue
You missed one…..7 time pro bowl…….WINNER!
Don’t pencil him in for the pro bowl as a Niner. Let’s face it, the Niners threw the dice on this one. Mr. Williams may still be injured. Pro bowlers don’t stay pro bowlers ’til they retire. Especially this one. It’s been so long since he last played, he may have forgotten what he once knew. Also, it stands to reason his physical skills will have departed. He may never be able to get into shape again. If he was still a great player, the Redskins wouldn’t have been so anxious to get rid of him.
Eyore
Fescue your facts are off.
His last “injury” was a cancerous tumor on his head that the skins told him was no big deal. That, is why he refused to play for them and was willing to sit out a season.
The Skins didn’t want to get rid of him or they would have traded him last year likely for a 1st. They called his bluff and they lost.
It shouldn’t affect his play at all like a knee injury would.
Yes, there are some concerns but a 3rd for a HOF tackle who should still have 4 good years left is an easy deal to make. Especially when you can get that 3rd back by letting him go if he doesn’t meet expectations.
Out of this group it’s almost guaranteed he will be better than every oline man drafted over the next 4 years.
Fescue your facts are off.
Maybe he’s a “journalist”.
Nah. He’s someone with an opinion the internet gave a voice to. Like all the rest of us.
Let me get this straight. It’s a 1 year deal. We’ll know very quickly how much if any regression has occurred with the elite OT, who is betting on himself by desiring that deal. Meanwhile, it buys us time to develop the OT’s on our roster to either replace him, draft his replacement or let him hit the road for a 3rd round compensatory selection. This is what is commonly referred to as a “win, win”. Don’t you like winning?
The thought of a rookie LT in the middle of a SB run gives me the collywobbles….
Well (and accurately) argued.
An over-the-hill LT in the middle of a superbowl run makes me think I’d rather have Wirfs. If you checked the way he aced the Combine trials, you’d know this was more than a rookie player. I’ve seen a video of him standing waist deep in water and leaping out, landing on his feet on the pool deck. He was the Iowa HS heavyweight wrestling champion. He knows about going head to head and putting the man in front of him on the ground, begging for mercy. He was also a first team All-American. Bosa fit in as a rookie, and Wirfs would have done it also.
Can you provide any video evidence to backup your assertion that Williams is over the hill? If you can, I’m sure Shanny would love to see it.
Do you think there ever was a snowballs chance in hell that Bosa would slide to #14? Even that racist campaign that Cohn participated in against him wasn’t enough. I liked Wirfs. Thought they’d take him, but they know what they’re doing. You and I? Not so much….
From what I can tell your take on the draft is purely that you like Wirfs and are having a tanty the 49ers didn’t draft him.
A tanty is it? ?
There will be a rookie trying to fill in for Deforest Buckner (14th pick). How does that make you feel?
Wirfs needs 8 Pro Bowl awards before I will say he is better than Trent Williams.
Given he won’t be tasked with guarding our franchise qb’s backside, pretty damn good.
Big deal…Wirfs is theirs, and Williams is ours…get used to it…given good choices and a lack of injuries, we’re in for the next SB…GO NINERS..!
Yeppers.
Fescue,
You’re arguing that they should have replaced Staley with a rookie, instead of a proven all pro LT who’s played in Shanahan’s complex system.
Then here you’re angry because they replaced Buckner with a rookie.
You don’t make any sense. You contradict your own argument with the next one.
You clearly have no idea what you’re talking about
“Wirfs was thought to be the top OL in the draft.”
Yet he was the 4th OT drafted. Plus he was a RT in college so would not only be learning to be an NFL player but also switching sides in a shortened off season. A lot to ask.
Regarding Williams you are really just looking for reasons to dislike the move. The guy is a beast, and still only 31. OTs can play at a high level into their mid-30s. And the year off last year in many respects was probably good for him. And as for still being injured – he wasn’t injured last year. He sat out after having surgery to remove a tumour from his head. He’s clear now. And it wasn’t because he was injured he didn’t play. He was furious with his employer. As for his beef with Washington, from what I have read it sounds like he is absolutely right to be livid with them and not trust them.
Exactly.
If any GM was asked to choose between
Wirfs and Aiyuk or Williams, Kinlaw and Aiyuk they are taking the second option 9 out of 10times.
I always enjoy your realism, analogy, and break downs Scooter. Your Wirfs analogy gives better clarification.
I spit some Cheerios on the “tanty” remark. I have small children here who will be hearing that remark, probably directed at our high schoolers. Thank you for your contributions and stay well.
Thanks Matt, you too mate ☺
Scooter
* “tanty?” A combination of “tantrum and rant,” or just a down under colloquialism I’ve never heard before?
Heh, yeah, must be an Aussie thing. Just slang for a tantrum, but usually reserved for when people are being a bit childish.
I’ll be using tanty early and often at the first opportunity.
Fescue doesn’t want the truth. He can’t handle the truth. He is mad because the team didn’t take the player he wanted. Now he’s ranting and making no sense. He belongs with Cohn on SI.
the truth
As the 9ers wins pile up, fescue’s ranting will cease and he’ll claim Williams was who he wanted….Then he’ll be demanding the 9ers sign him to a new, long term contract…..
Nice draft.
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Now, if only there is a season…..
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Both the Chiefs and Ravens got better, and now Tompa Bay is looking formidable.
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Thankfully, JL hit a home run in the draft. He even had a trade back, which made me very happy. I thought JL got very good value by moving back one spot. However, I do not think it was perfect. They might have gambled, and waited until 31 to pick. Tee Higgins went 33, and Michael Pittman went 34, so there may have been different options at WR. That 117th pick sure looked promising with all the talent around that ranking.
The 49ers 6 foundational players:
Young DE
Brown DT
Kinlaw DT
Wirfs OT
Aiyuk WR
Okudah CB
I don’t think Wirfs was there 1st tackle.
6 foundational players
Young DE
Brown DT
Kinlaw DT
Wills OL
Thomas OL
Okudah CB or maybe Simmons LB
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Even though KS mentioned Aiyuk as a foundational player, he was chosen 25.
And that’s the issue with Kyle’s strategy. He picks one or two guys that he feels he has to have on his offense. First it was Pettis, then Deebo, you could throw Beathard in there, and now Aiyuk. He says to Lynch I gotta have this guy by any means. So that means, you don’t gamble and let the draft fall to you, you are much more inclined to trade up to get your guy. As opposed to other NFL teams who have the talent on their board fall to them, with many options they are comfortable going with, thus inclining them to trade back and accumulate picks. Its a risky proposition kyle’s strategy is. However, he only seems to do this for one pick, and that pick has normally been their second pick. Again not sure if I like the strategy but that’s Kyle.
Guess he had info that another team ahead of them would draft Aiyuk. Usually, the Agent gets a head up on the machinations.
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I certainly thought the Packers would draft a WR, but they stuck their thumb in Rodgers eye and selected Love after moving up. Maybe once they saw Aiyuk was gone, they went in another direction.
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I guess KS was enamored by Aiyuk, and he owns that pick, not JL.
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They should have been patient, because even if they missed out on Aiyuk, Tee Higgins and Michael Pittman would have been excellent choices. Pittman ran a 4.14 twenty yard shuttle, which is cat quick.
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At 117, they missed out on players like Ben Bartch OL, DJ Wonnum DE, MyKal Walker LB, La’Mical Perrine RB, Logan Sternberg OL, and Reggie Robinson CB.
One of the Matt’s reported that the thinking was Miami was big on Aiyuk and that they traded down after the 49ers took Aiyuk. Whether that is true or not we will never know but it is plausible.
I never understood the angst fans display when a proven hc goes up and gets his guy. A 4th round and change ain’t nothing if it means ensuring no one else gets him….
Usually I would agree, buuuut, in a year where you don’t have any picks in rounds 2-4 as a result of the move up I am less on board with it. Especially when the draft was so rich in WR talent.
Even then I would be fine with it if Shanahan had a record of landing top end talent out of his draft crushes that he goes up to get. But the history is poor… Beathard, Williams, Pettis. Hopefully there are better results this time around.
Usually I would agree, buuuut, in a year where you don’t have any picks in rounds 2-4 as a result of the move up I am less on board with it. Especially when the draft was so rich in WR talent.
Johnny Lynch:
I like constructive criticism, but I don’t think it’s warranted in this case. The 2nd round pick you’re lamenting was essentially used on Aiyuk. How? It was pick #31 bundled with a 4th and change. Day 3 picks typically struggle to make a roster, but the odds of making a SB roster are negligible.
Shanny’s draft crushes aren’t all bad, and no one throws 100% completions in the draft. I’d rather have a leader that has strong convictions and isn’t afraid to act on them.
Obviously we don’t know how these draft picks workout, but here’s my first impression. With 2 years of drafting experience, this draft showed a maturity and a coming of age that you would expect from two aspiring professionals. If this draft turns out to be a success, I think it’s safe to say our front office has surpassed the Seahawks front office….
Which of Shanahan’s draft crushes he has moved up to get have worked out? I can’t think of any.
I also don’t buy that round 2-4 players couldn’t make the roster. They wouldn’t have bothered drafting the 3 guys they did in rounds 5 to 7 if that were the case.
By moving up for Aiyuk they quite conceivably gave up an opportunity to draft four players – one each in rounds 2 to 5 – if they could move back from 31 for a 2nd and 3rd rounder. They could have then used their later picks plus Breida and Goodwin to move around and get say 4-5 guys in rounds 2 to 5, and chances are they would make the roster. Or traded out for future picks. Or they probably could have used 2020 picks only to get Williams, using the Bucs 4th rather than a 2021 3rd rounder.
It was a good draft, but don’t believe all the rhetoric ShanaLynch say.
Lynch and Shanny don’t speak in a whole lot of rhetoric. They’re actually much more upfront and honest when it comes to answering questions than most regimes. I think you’re being overly critical in that respect. Case in point, Lynch said he thought he had the best roster in the league last year. Can’t really argue with that given they owned the Chiefs for 3+ quarters. As it turns out, they weren’t mentally tough enough, or bully enough to close the deal. I think he attempted to inject some of those traits through the draft in rounds 5-7.
Shanny’s trade up crushes haven’t hurt this team that I’m aware of, and maybe Aiyuk ends up being a winner for him. Tbd….
They are pretty open and honest, but you still shouldn’t believe everything they say. Remember when it was going to be hard to beat out Cassius Marsh? They rarely flat out lie, but they also aren’t immune to overstating things.
As for Shanny’s crushes not hurting the team, they have had the luxury of having the cap space to mask any errors. Things are a lot tighter on that front now. Need to make their draft picks count. What we do know is that Shanahan’s history of draft crushes has not gone well. We also know that last year the WR he really wanted was Aiyuk’s teammate Harry, who was awful last season. So lets not blind ourselves into assuming the trade up for Aiyuk was a slam dunk move.
I don’t believe everything they say, but I appreciate their candor.
Lynch extended the window better than any GM of a playoff team this past weekend. That’s been my opinion, and nothing you’ve pointed to has changed my mind.
First I heard Harry was the apple of Shanny’s eye. I was under the impression it was Samuel all the way. BB did his usual wr things and picked the wrong one. Maybe Shanny took BB off the beaten draft path….
Lynch confirmed Harry was the WR Shanny wanted last year in the presser after day 1 of the draft. There were strong rumours this was the case last year, now confirmed. It was a case of Shanahan getting lucky the guy he wanted was taken before he made that mistake. Which really goes to show that you can often find a guy just as good or better than the guy you covet if you miss out on what you want.
I am not trying to persuade you the draft wasn’t a good one for the 49ers. It was. But there are a few things that keep cropping up that at some point could cause issues. Shanahan’s falling in love with certain prospects and then unwillingness to risk losing those guys is one such potential issue. Hopefully in this instance the decision works out and they get a dominant WR. But history suggests this type of decision backfires more than works out, and that there will probably be a few guys that were drafted after Aiyuk that turn out as good or better. In the process they gave up opportunities to add talent at other positions, and they have a bunch of guys with contracts coming up this year. It was risky, possibly unnecessary, potentially adversely impacts their future capability to replace talent that leaves, and in keeping with a broader trend over the past four drafts that is yet to yield positive outcomes.
I think Shanny is one of the best if not the best wr evaluators in the league. That should tell you everything you need to know about how difficult a position it is to evaluate and project to the NFL….
Agreed. But that makes the decision to trade up and trade away draft assets to take that risk all the more concerning.
Personally I think Aiyuk will be just fine. I’m actually not too worried about the players the 49ers added and if they work out like I think they will then it won’t matter the process to get there. But the process is becoming a trend, and that trend has resulted in mistakes more often than good outcomes. And perversely, the times they have let the draft come to them have typically worked out better. Over the long term it is a little troubling that they consistently take the approach of falling for individuals. And don’t try and convince me you are ok with it – before the draft you said you hate it when we were discussing my expectation they wouldn’t wait for Reagor to fall to them.
Hating it is from the fans perspective. From an analysts perspective, it’s minuscule in the grand scheme of things. Everything this regime has done hasn’t been perfect, but what they are doing seems to be working….
No offense, but I think you are just back tracking. Rationalising a process you know is questionable.
Nope. I have a hard time questioning success.
You questioned the process before the draft. Now you are rationalizing it after the fact.
I said the fan in me gets frustrated, not the analyst. Two separate views. I’ll attempt to break it down for you.
The fan says, why do you have to overdraft a crush?
The analyst says, doesn’t matter as long as they got their guys.
At the end of the day, they’ve given me no reason to be doubting, and my last name isn’t Thomas….
And if that approach has consistently yielded poor outcomes to date, what does the analyst then say?
Don’t confuse overall team success with the success rate of individual moves. The 49ers have had the luxury of having bucket loads of resources available in the past to mask mistakes made along the way. Nobody is perfect, so having those resources available was a huge bonus and results show that their overall strategy and talent accumulation has worked.
But they don’t have those vast resouces anymore, for the first time. Less margin for error. And their response, in a year where they already had limited cap and high end draft resources, was to tighten up their draft resources further because they once again fell in love with a prospect and couldn’t bear to risk missing out on him.
At some point this strategy will come back to bite them in a setting where they no longer have vast resources available.
But tbh, I don’t really think it matters what the 49ers did. Whatever happened you would have been here praising it. You always do since ShanaLynch have been in charge. You say you are now regarding this through your analyst brain, but the truth is you are viewing this through your fan brain more than before the draft when you said you hate this type of move.
Dr. Scooter, can you help me?
It’s a chronic issue I’m afraid. Nothing to be done.
How long do I have, Doctor?
Yep, TOMPA BAY could be a problem? lol
Poor guy. Can’t find a place to work out in that 30,000 sq ft crib he’s renting.
JG won’t be driving the Ferrari in 2020. It’s been reposessed. He’s lost his two best linemen (all-pros) and his best receiver. He now has a Camaro, with 20 inch rims.
Did i miss another retirement besides Staley? You can’t be talking about Person??? And how is Sanders 500+ yds make him the best receiver??? Sanders had a specific role, and he did it well, but he was by far a true #1 WR. The last few weeks of the season he was more of an afterthought.
Leo–Did you miss the fact that defense lineman Deforest Buckner was traded to Indianapolis?
oh got it….the wording was funny, considering you were talking about our offensive Ferrari. Not sure how that would affect Jimmy
I’m not going to say we got better on offense, but I do think we at the least stayed the same. But what we lost in familiarity we gained in versatility and depth. We lost Staley, huge loss, but if we’re honest the guy has lost a step or two, and Trent Williams is younger and arguably more athletic. We lost Sanders, who played a big veteran role, but we gained another YAC monster, who’s more polished than Deebo coming out and has more upside as a route runner. They also have really good depth on the OL. I think we are deeper on offense overall.
Williams also has 4 years experience playing for Kyle previously plus a couple under McVay who runs a similar system. He isn’t coming in cold.
“JG won’t be driving the Ferrari in 2020. It’s been reposessed. He’s lost his two best linemen (all-pros) and his best receiver.”
Please fire him immediately! Sheesh, C’mon man.
Buckner was going to command more money than the team could pay. Sanders was a big help last year, but wasn’t setting the league on fire. Staley went into the off season with a 50/50 chance of retiring.
So, it was necessary to fill those positions and they did.
Kinlaw
Aiyuk
T. Williams
Kinlaw and Williams are day one starters and Aiyuk will see many opportunities.
Boom! Positions filled.
Calm down, bud.
fescue
Have a snickers dude! You’re whining’s enough that JG won’t need to….
The Niners are covering all their bases. They traded away a 5th for Williams, but then traded Breida for a 5th round pick and selected a versatile O lineman, McKivitz.
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I was surprised that TW did not want to renegotiate his contract, but will play out his present contract, and be a Free Agent in 2021. If he leaves, it will be a one year rental, and the Niners may recover the third round pick as a compensatory pick.
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Yes, he did not play last season, and he had medical issues, with a tumor that almost spread to other parts of his body. Thankfully, they caught it in time, before it metastasized. It sounds like his prognosis is positive, and he should be able to play, even after 3 surgeries.
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I am hoping TW will be rejuvenated, and happy playing for a SB team. He has a ton of talent. All he has to do is perform up to his expectations.
OKay, I give up. The Niners know best. I don’t know diddly squat.
The come Jesus moment of every armchair GM.
To paraphrase The Buddha: From introspection and humility may come self realization, and from self-realization may come self-knowledge, which may lead to greater wisdom, and eventually to thoughtful comments on this blog?
That was obvious from your posts above. The minute you started to criticize the Williams trade it showed you have no clue. It’s ok to be disappointed when a player you like isn’t taken, but at least keep it real with the way things turned out. Williams is one of the best OT’s in the game, still in his prime and just had a year off to rest his body. He’s also on a one year deal at this point. He’s going to be a beast this season.
fescue
Thanks bro…knew you’d figure it out sooner or later!
1. I like Aiyuk but I would have preferred Jeudy and then trade back at 31. There were a couple of other pretty good DT who could have been drafted day 2.
2. Niners and Cards will battle it out for the West title. Seattle overreached on their first 2 picks. Carroll and their GM have got to be on the hot seat.
3. This draft bodes well for 2 of my favorite niners Jeff Wilson and Ross Dwelly. Both should see an increased role next year. They have earned it.
4. This draft does not bode well for 2 other players I like Trent Taylor and Richie James.
5. KS likes YAC.
6. Godspeed Staley.
JaMycal Hasty has a 4.03 twenty yard shuttle? I have never seen one that low.
I am excited about Jared Mayden from Alabama. He may be a gem with good speed, CB experience, coming from the SEC, who plays safety, coached up by Saban, And runs a 4.36 40. Very versatile. I suspect he makes the team, because stashing him on the p/s will be unlikely unless he is a complete flop. He was hurt by his lack of a pro day.
On a different page, if NFL games are played without fans, Seattle may find itself at the bottom of the division-weak OL, no crowd noise, advantage opposing DL.
I’d be ok with no fans for that outcome.
i totally thought of that the other day.
George Kittle mentioned that, too.
although to be fair, they were really good on the road last year
Meh. We proved, last season, that 12th man is no man.
Trader John did not get the memo that global trade is down. Niners did not pick even one player at their originally designated slots.
Here’s a high-level look at what I think is one of best off-season moves in the history of the franchise to keep a Super Bowl team going strong after losing 5 players (3 of them Pro Bowl caliber in Buckner, Sanders, Staley). Walsh would have been proud. I am using a list compiled by a reader Alex A. at The Athletic:
The Niners had picks 31, 156 & 176, 210, 217 and 245 going into the draft
1. Pre-Draft: Traded Buckner for Pick 13
2. Pick 13: Traded with pick 245 to Tampa for picks 14 and 117
3. Pick 14: Drafted Kinlaw to replace Buckner
4. Pick 31: Traded with picks 117 and 176 for Pick 25
5. Pick 25: Drafted Aiyuk to replace Sanders
6. Pick 63: Traded to KC for Ford in 2019
7. Picks 95 & 137: Traded to Denver for Sanders and pick 156 in 2019
8. Pick 153: Traded Breida to Miami for 153, then drafted McKivitz
9. Pick 156: Traded w/ a 2021 3rd rd. pick (90-ish) to Washington for Williams
10. Pick 190: Traded Goodwin & pick 210 to Philadelphia for 190, then drafted Woerner
11. Pick 217: Drafted Jennings
In all, the 2020 draft essentially brought in Kinlaw, Aiyuk, Williams, Dee Ford, 8 games of Sanders and three rookies who will likely be depth pieces. A great mix of Pro Bowl talent and rookies with upside.
While Woerner seems to have a good chance of making the team as the third TE, Jennings and McKivitz may need to be stashed on the practice squad unless McKivitz outperforms Skule and Hurd starts the season on IR.
It certainly is refreshing to have people who think out of the box running the team. The Lynch/Shanny regime has gone from raw rookies to savvy vets. Well done with the draft.
Yep.
Yup
Also, the happiest Niner away from the limelight must be Jed who should just stick to Twittering, writing checks, and perhaps shopping for toupees online… This Sherman-Williams encounter painted a great background for their new status as teammates:
https://twitter.com/JedYork/status/1254103234521645056
Jed is growing, and maturing.
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He stopped leaking, or stopped allowing leaks. He hired JL and KS, and stepped back and let them do their jobs. Jed has kept a low profile, and stopped sticking his foot in his mouth.
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Jed will still be the only 49er owner who has lost 2 SBs, but hopefully, the third time will be the charm.
Mood_Indigo
I’ve always wondered just what was said when mama bear York asked her brother, Eddie DeBartolo, to have a talk with Jed? Did Denise use her brother to deliver a message from a wise old uncle? Was it a come to Jesus talk? Did Eddie suggest Jed hire “someone” for the HC job? If what I suspect happened, did in fact happen…Then all 9er fans owe Eddie one more hearty thank you!
What team in the NFC West improved the most? I think it was the Niners. Every other team is in a rebuild or reboot scenario and as of today, we are still the class of the division.
Improved the most?
The cards for sure.
Williams is equal to or better than Staley.
Kinlaw will be good and maybe even better than Buckner in a year or 2 but not likely in his rookie season.
Aiyuk vs Sanders, see above.
The Cardinals added the best linebacker to come out in a few years, and perhaps the only one that can cover Kittle. A tackle to help bolster a previously terrible Oline and a pro bowl receiver.
I don’t think, the Cards are near SF’s level but they have improved the most imo, which is scary considering how much trouble they gave SF last year.
Not as high on Simmons as y’all are. Struggles taking on blocks and making tackles. Plus, he’s a jack of all trades and master of none. Can he cover Kittle? Dunno, but he’ll struggle to bring him down. That I can promise you….
Same on Simmons. He could be a beast in a system that is willing to maximise his versatility and keep him clean. But if he gets pigeonholed or doesn’t have the guys around him to let him play free, how good is he? Are the Cards the right team for him? They already ruined Reddick.
Also, how obvious is it that the teams in the NFC West are terrified of Kittle? ??
The question who improved the most.
SF basically has held serve from last year Williams is better than Staley but we’re talking about going from an A- to an A+ at the position. Buckner to Kinlaw is probably an A- to a B- . He could be better down the road but he’s a rookie and will make rookie mistakes.
Sanders to Auyuk is probably B to C+ for the same reasons above.
Additionally I’ll disagree that Simmons is a master of none. If I had to choose between him and Kinlaw I would have taken Simmons. He’s elite in coverage and at chasing down plays from sideline to sideline. Not to mention he gets a pressure on 36 percent of his pass rushes. Getting a pressure on 20 percent of your pass rushes is considered excellent, getting it on 36 percent of your rushes is insane. It’s better than Josh Allen for comparison.
So AZ Is now pairing Larry Fitzgerald with Deandre Hopkins and on Defense they’ve added Jordan Phillips (9.5 sacks) DT, Devon Kennard (7 sacks)OlB, and Isaiah Simmons to Chandler Jones. That pass rush will be legit.
Their secondary is still a big question mark but as we should well know it should look much better with that improved pass rush.
I expect them to move ahead of Seattle next season as our stiffest competition for the division crown.
Yea, I don’t like drafting secondary or lb that high. Kinlaw all day long over Simmons for mine. Keim made the same mistake with Reddick….
We will disagree here.
In general I would agree that a LB is not as valuable as a DT (disagree on CB), but not when they are that good. I think Simmons will be a pro bowl player year 1 and while I think Kinlaw’s upside is very high… I don’t see him being that good that fast.
The other reason I prefer Simmons to Kinlaw is I think his boom to bust ratio is much better. At worst I believe Simmons will be a very good linebacker, while Kinlaw could be all world or a JAG.
I know it sounds like I am bagging on Kinlaw but its really not true. I love him as a prospect and think he could end up better than Brown as I don’t value run D as much as Pass Rush. His raw abilities are through the roof… but it looks like teams adjusted to him in college and while he looked awesome in weeks 1-6 (5 sacks) in weeks 7-12 he was pedestrian (1 sack). He has to learn to do more than just bull rush or he will just be the new improved version of Solly. Bigger, Faster and Stronger but just a bull rusher who is neutralized by any guard that can anchor.
Lets just hope they can coach him up properly because if he learns a few counters he’s a pro bowler.
How can you disagree on cb when we are predominantly a cover 3 zone?
1. In the passing game its much easier to neutralize interior Dlinemen.
2. SF doesn’t only run a cover 3 and
3. Being a cover 3 team doesn’t mean good corners are not a need.
See what happened when Ahkello took over, when then the pass rush didn’t get there against the cheifs and slowed down against the cards, or how Brady and Breese carved up the cover 3.
A great corner allows SF to take away a receiver, and roll coverages to squeeze zones further. Additionally, it gives more flexibility in terms of blitzes and coverages making it easier to confuse qbs.
Predominantly they are a cover 3 zone team. It’s all about the pass rush working in tandem with that scheme. They don’t need a shut down cb. If they did, they would have drafted one the past 3 years when everybody’s been clamoring for one. Safety is much more important than a cb in this particular defensive scheme….
” They don’t need a shut down cb. If they did, they would have drafted one the past 3 years when everybody’s been clamoring for one.”
That doesn’t mean they need one. I could just as easily argue that’s why they were willing to pay Sherman. Or, that if they had drafted a good corner, they likely would have one more trophy in their case.
Sooo the cardinals plugged in two players with a team full of holes.
That o-line isn’t much better with the addition of one player. Neither is their defense. That secondary is horrible. And they have no pass rush.
The only one formidable will be going against a tackle that dominates.
Murray will scare people with his legs. And he will be using them a lot, Fitz is old and can’t get open like he use to, and their FA (who is very good) will be doubled if he’s scary.
The 49ere basically ate the same team with a slight upgrade at LT, will have more weapons than last year on the offensive side of the ball, up in the air whether Kinlaw can match Buckner’ best year, and would be outstanding if he can even match his OK year last season.
So who improved more? I’d have to say SF, draft picks will be draft picks. Signing TW alone puts them over the top slightly
Prime
I would agree with you, that Arizona is going to be the 9ers competition for the NFC West title in 2020. But I’d also say for the draft, it’s close to a tie between the 9ers and Ariz. The 9er team is still number one, due to having a better roster and better depth players, before the draft.
ARIZONA TRADED FOR:
WR DeAndre Hopkins,
ARIZONA DRAFTED:
ROUND 1, PICK 8: ISAIAH SIMMONS, LB.
ROUND 3, PICK 72: JOSH JONES, OL.
ROUND 4, PICK 114: LEKI FOTU, DT.
ROUND 4, PICK 131: RASHARD LAWRENCE, DT.
ROUND 6, PICK 202: EVAN WEAVER, LB.
ROUND 7, PICK 222: ENO BENJAMIN, RB.
Hey anything new round here since the last time I was here?
Grant was sacked and Mr. Barber is the new steward.
Were there specific reasons that Grant was shown the door that anyone is aware of, other than his propensity for false narratives and antagonistic hit-pieces on the 49er brain trust? I just checked back in myself
Not sure but I would venture to guess that his usefulness ran its course here on Inside The 49ers. He’s gone to where all football analysts go into obscurity, and that’s Sports Illustrated. He should fit in nicely there….
SI? Hah ha ha Funny and somehow quite appropriate for his perpetual brand of football nonsense.
He’d of been better off at TMZ with all of the tabloid type articles he put up.
He seemed to be more interested in his extra-PD efforts, building the Cohn brand – his twitter feed (and letting us know how many new followers he claimed), his videos, his tag team with the old man, that game day play by play thingie…
He took a job at SI.
He didn’t get sacked but he didn’t exactly move up the ladder very much either. He doesn’t write for SI, he writes/publishes for a team page on the SI website. I think his career was really going nowhere and this is a change to try and further his career. Problem is the guy just sucks as a writer and is even worse on camera. Dad could only get him so far. The rest is dependent on talent and he doesn’t have any.
We don’t know that Grant was sacked, only that he’s moved on. The fact that he was posting for his new site before anything was announced here suggests he sought and was offered a new position with SI.
His lack of a courtesy farewell message speaks more to his personal lack of class than to evidence of a sacking. Also, he didn’t get ‘walked out’ as some have claimed/speculated, since he didn’t work out of the PD’s Santa Rosa facility, he worked from home and transmitted his posts to be uploaded. This is another case of wild speculation by the uninformed masses.
That said, it’s a welcome change from my point of view, and we have an advantage over the Niners’ players and coaches as they still have to deal with him in the locker room and Pressers.
Everywhere I’ve worked, when a guy gets shown the door, it’s quick, discreet and you never see or hear from them again.
Well, everywhere I’ve been when someone is sacked they normally don’t have a job the next day. Additionally the company normally has a replacement in place.
As opposed to putting in your 2 week notice where you’d leave in good standing. In fact, if it didn’t workout, you’d be welcome back if there was an opening….
Yup, that’s why I think Grant left on his own.
Normally to fire someone it takes a lot of time… with warnings/notifications etc. thus the company has time to find a replacement.
Grant left, and within the week announced he was working for SI. He had new articles up before the PD had anything in place. TPD posted no statements, nor a fill-in for some time then turned to Phil Barber, who is a great fill-in but not likely the long term blogger given his past history.
While I think SI is dying, it is still a bigger name with national syndication and I would imagine probably commands a bigger payday. In this regard it might be similar to leaving The PD for the Chronicle . The PD blog is more active than anything on the SF Chronicle but there is no question that the chronicle has a bigger reach and is better known nationally.
I would like to posit an alternative analysis. Grant, in an attempt to expand his exposure/brand, sought and landed the position at S.I. with the intent of performing both jobs simultaneously. This is not unusual for contract bloggers, which I suspect was Grant’s primary classification at the P.D. However, the P.D., which seemed willing to allow Grant some side projects, might have deemed running a second blog to be a conflict. At this point, the P.D. may have given Grant the choice of staying on at the P.D. and not taking the S.I. contract or voiding his P.D. contract and leaving to pursue other interests. If so, Grant chose the latter, perhaps because S.I. pays better (if it does) or will allow him to pursue and grow side projects (or maybe both). This analysis accounts for both Grant’s sudden departure and the P.D.’s lag time in responding to that departure.
Of course, while I believe the above analysis fits the known data better than either the “Grant was sacked” or the “Grant left in a classless manner” analyses, it is still just that — an analysis. It may or may not be accurate. As such, I would never present it as fact, but rather as a possible explanation for the data we have. :-)
JP, I had a job where I was called into the office and was sat down at a table when the owner slid an application across the table towards me, and asked what was this? I had applied at another job to improve my situation, and they didn’t like it. I felt compelled to move on because I didn’t like their attitude, and knew they weren’t interested in giving me a raise to keep me around….
JPN001, how do you explain Grant’s completely ghosting the site and the posters he came to know (for better or worse) and interact with for well on a decade? Could there be legally enforceable exit language involved? Would something like that prevent him from posting here as any of the rest of us civilians, just to say something ?
Rib,
That’s an interesting question. There may be something in his SI contract about not contributing to other blogs. Or there may be some issue with his PD exit not allowing it. On the other hand, this is a relatively open forum, and I am not sure a post-separation prohibition against posting to the forum would be enforceable. Further, the PD’s rather sparse terms of service do not seem to prohibit a former employee from commenting on a story/blog. Of course, they may have blocked him from the blog (technical restraint, not contractual) and he cannot post. I would think that depends on the true nature of his exit.
Of those, SI having some restraint on him commenting on other blogs would be my bet. Or, perhaps he just washed his hands of the place and wanted to move on without looking back.
On a different subject, while reading the PD’s terms of service, I came across this:
I think some folks calling for increased moderation may want to clean up their own acts, because if the above policy is followed here, many posts may run afoul of it (including this one, as it is off-topic with respect to the story).
Thanks JPN. I guess it will remain a mystery of the ages.
(I think my comment right above would pass PD’s TOS. It could apply to any topic, off or on, under discussion here ?)
Old Coach
A) Did you watch the draft to see who the 9ers drafted?
B) The trade (steal by Lynch), between the 9er and Washington for OT Trent Williams?
, You Guys ignored my advice. and chose a red flagged player. At least he is a 7th round pick, but excoriating the coaches on twitter is not very diplomatic.Thats Massive Replay Bro….WELL Said
Is Clowney that big of a gamble with the moves made thus far in 2020, 2021 cap room and all this talk of the Super Bowl Window being now?
I may just be in Madden mode, but I’m ready to buy a championship at all costs.
How do we afford Clowney and Williams both, and still wrap up Kittle long term? Is there cap room for that?
We don’t need an overpaid run stuffer.
Agreed. I’m liking our DL a whole lot this year. A seasoned Bosa, a healthier Ford, AA in attack mode, Kinlaw penetrating. Health is the name of the game this year.
Clowney is empty calories. Big name, small production. He became famous based on an athletic play in college that got all the fan boys worked up and has never lived up to the hype. I hope he goes back to Seattle so they waste money on a run defender.
Yup, Clowney made one big tackle in college that went viral and the hype train begin running at full speed. Knowing what we know about Clowney today, had he been in this year’s draft, he’d likely go between rd 2-3.
I compare him to a rain cloud that never produces rain.
Good comparison. He’s a name that teases big time ability but rarely shows it.
The same could be said of Sollie Thomas’s sack of trubisky that ended the Sun Bowl. That cemented his #2 overall potential. To the Niners detriment.
Lol, to their detriment. Despite that “detriment” they managed to turn dysfunction into champion in 3 years flat!
Rib,
To be honest, I never heard much about Solly even though I only live about 120 miles away from Stanford. When I heard that he was on the 49ers radar as possible top draft pick, I watched some of his tapes.
What I saw was an explosive first step off the LOS to disrupt the backfield. Unfortunately, he has not been able to to translate that to the pros.
While I agree that Clowney is overrated, I do not think he is a disappointment or a college hype over one tackle. Clowney has undeniable talent and actually put great sack numbers up his first two collegiate seasons.
He played a spinner role in the Texans defense. He then switched to Leo/edge rusher in Sneaky Pete’s defense. He played with a core injury and still managed to be a factor in quarter back pressures.
I am not trying to justify his asking price, which is north of any GM’s reality. He would benefit as a rotational pass rusher. He knows the system. The 2021 salary cap number is 70 million. He isn’t a long term solution. He is Deon Sanders 1 year Carmen Policy contract to get a ring.
With teams getting past the compensatory pick deadline today, why not offer him a chance to get a ring and spring board into his big contract? Sign him as a rotational player with incentive lacing that pays him large for contributions, not unlike
Sherman’s contract. Pro bowl bonus. Sack bonus. QB hit bonus. Disruption bonus. Snap count bonus.
He’s young enough that it will either be here or Seattle. I’d much rather it be here.
It wasn’t only that play where he jumped over the Oline, but that was the one that got everybody’s head spinning and started the hype about him being this other worldly player who was going to dominate the NFL whenever he arrived. The real story is, he had one big year in College and tested off the charts. As a player, he’s never really been a great pass rusher. He played on the other side of one of the best DE’s in the game who constantly got double teamed and still never cracked double digit sacks in a season.
Your scenario is fine in theory, but there is no way this guy is going to sign for anything near what the 9ers could afford. The 49ers have enough cap room to possibly get a long term deal done with Kittle and sign their draft class. There’s no money for FA’s at this point and certainly not one who will hold out for a deal in the mid teens. He’ll probably sign a one year deal with Seattle or Tennessee and try again next year.
You don’t sign Clowney for his asking price to be a rotational player. If Clowney was still considered a valuable asset he wouldn’t be lingering in FA limbo. Heck, Seattle would have kept him.
That’s not to say that he couldn’t help another team, but he’s not a good fit for our defense. We have a very good run stuffer in DJ Jones and have a potential one in Kinlaw. Now if he lowered his price substantially, he would be signed by a team. But I wouldn’t touch him.
Do we have enough depth at the dline?
Is Ronald Blair, K. Street and Givens a trio that gets 10 sacks between them?
That has to happen. They have to account for as many sacks as possible but 10 is a starting point.
Well said and well argued.
He’s a good player to add at the right price.
Matt
The fact Jadeveon Clowney is still a free agent speaks volumes!
* Cowney: “I just want to win.” “I’m trying to get to the Super Bowl by any means. That’s what I’m looking for: Who’s going to get me there? I ain’t looking to get on no sorry team for no money. That ain’t going to fly. I ain’t gonna put my body through all of that just to lose no 16 games, go home with my check. I’d hate that, so that ain’t what I’m doing. So if I can’t win no Super Bowl, I ain’t going to no team that can’t win.”
* It would appear no team that “can win,” wants him? His asking remuneration may also be an inhibiting factor?
I appreciate the level insight to a Madden level idea. I’d pay him 7 million base. Incentives could take him to 12 and he gets everything he said he wants.
He is a cancer that depends too much on his raw talent without putting the work into his technique.
While I like the talent drafted, this will be an abbreviated season at best. No OTAs until Aug at the earliest, preseason would likely be 2 games. Regular season likely 10 games. Rookies will be rookies.
I am a big proponent for bringing the league to Arizona and Texas. Allow OTA and preseason to be played on college fields and in NFL stadiums without fans.
The broadcast of the draft was a total success. Tv revenue may cut the losses from stadium revenue considerably.
Matt
“I ain’t looking to get on no sorry team for no money. That ain’t going to fly.”
That speaks for itself….loud and clear.
I think a couple of things have become quite obvious in terms of the Shana/Lynch approach to the draft:
They don’t place a priority on DB’s and will usually take a Lineman with the first round pick. I think focusing on the DL with first round picks is a sound strategy because you can get DL up to speed fairly quickly and they can make a quicker impact than some other positions. They also get paid a lot of money in their second contracts if they are good so having a stable of young replacements is a very good idea. I think for the most part the strategy has worked very well for them. They missed on Thomas, but have hit with McGlinchey, Bosa and hopefully Kinlaw. They haven’t used anything higher than a 3rd round pick on a DB and still have one of the best past defense in the league. It’s obvious they feel they can take DB’s later that fit a certain physical dimension and compete because of the style of defense they play. Aiyuk is the first WR they’ve taken in the first round which means they really liked him and saw him as the ideal replacement for Sanders.
Say what you will about last years team compared to this one, but I think this years can be even better if they can stay healthy. There were so many injuries last year and young players playing key roles and they still went to the SB. This year they will have two rookies who will likely start and the rest will be vets with the experience of going on a long playoff run under their belt and another year in the system to get better. I don’t see a better team in the NFC right now but there will be some that take a step forward that will be formidable I’m sure.
Yes, it seems like they are going to rely on FA and mid round picks for Cover 3 DBs. The classic Seattle single-high safety coverage is a small part of their formations, and so maybe their need for a star ‘eraser’. They seem to stress more on interchangeable safeties. Interested to see what changes Tony Oden brings to the secondary from Woods’ approach.
Yes I agree. The Safeties are the key to this style of defense along with athleticism from the LB position. CB’s are important but as Seattle and now SF has shown, they are down the list of importance when it comes to the draft.
I believe that Jones and Kinlaw are going to be an incredible duo at tackle. My biggest concern is who is the back up D end on passing downs in case Ford goes down again. Remember how much our pass rush suffered when Ford went down last year. Blair won’t likely be back till midyear and probably won’t be back to full speed until 21. Maybe we move Armstrong out side and give Jones a chance on 3rd downs or we can all pray that Thomas finally comes around.
They brought in Hyder and I’m kind of hoping they bring Moore back as well.
Bringing Moore back would be a good choice. Maybe Julian Taylor could stay healthy enough to get a fresh start as well. I don’t see Street as an Edge, he’s built to play inside with his outstanding strength.
Things will get interesting if Dee Ford were to miss time, but believe that they could make the adjustments required to keep the defense relevant.
I’d like an interview question with Ford on what if anything he plans on doing differently to make himself more available to the team this year….
In an interview, he said he rushed back and reinjured himself against NO. the week leading up to the game he knew he wasn’t feeling great and was still tight but because it was a big game and he wanted to help he played.
He said if he had to do it over again he wouldn’t have rushed back.
Is Blair an option there as well? He was having a solid year before he went down
Blair is already re-signed. He is backup #1, just like he was last season. Talking about the rest of the depth.
Lindsay Jones’ tribute to Staley in the Athletic:
“Two things: When I went to Von Miller’s pass rush summit last year and sat in on a film session, no offensive tackle received more universal respect from some of the game’s best pass rushers than Joe Staley. He wasn’t on any of the pass rushers’ highlight reels and several times he was mentioned as either the most difficult or one of the most difficult left tackles to face.
Second: My final image of Staley is going to be from after the Super Bowl in February. He was standing just inside the door of the 49ers locker room, locked in intense conversation with former teammate Frank Gore, who was there watching the game. Staley seemed to be the one consoling Gore, and not the reverse. That says a lot to me about the relationships Staley has built over generations of 49ers teams.”
Many disparaging comments over the years in this space about Staley, but he kept going back to the ProBowl. Never understood the lack of appreciation among some of Grant’s unruly mob.
2007’s draft class in the first round was what Lynch was trying to emulate by taking Thomas and Foster. That was McCloughan’s best draft ever….
Who? I can’t remember once where anyone on here bashed Staley.
I’d say Staley, Willis, and Gore are probably the only ones I can’t ever remember hearing anything negative about them. Besides Grant.
Grant’ “Gore has no more legs” (paraph) will forever live in “Inside the 49ers Blog” infamy.
Good luck with this guy, SI.
Followed by Shanny should sign Kaepernick post-haste.
“Besides Grant”
It’s well documented he was wrong on not only players. But predictions, draft picks, and schemes.
Do you guys remember posters talking trash about Staley?
I can’t.
Bro Tuna,
It has pissed me off over the past several seasons how many fans keep on whining about the need to replace veteran players in leadership position even when they are playing at a high level. I started noticing it with Gore after the 2011 season ended with Kyle Williams’ fumbles. During the 2011-2012 offseason, a chap in Niners Nation had a detailed article with game video clips making a case for moving on from Gore.
Several “fans” have called for Staley retirement since Shanalynch took over. Now they will focus on Sherman.
Mood
Yeah, Joe would give up a sack and a couple of hurries matched up on a Pro Bowler and some fans would call him ‘Toast’, ‘Matador’, and other Monday Morning insults.
Ninermd
With all due respect, I’m 70, if your memory isn’t as good as mine…… ?
I’m just glad that Joe got a chance to show Clowney who the real bozo was in the part 2 matchup.
A rare moment of accidental truthfulness.
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1254893704650936326
Trump: “There has been so much unnecessary death in this country. It could have been stopped and it could have been stopped short, but somebody a long time ago, it seems, decided not to do it that way. And the whole world is suffering because of it.”
Had it not been for Trump’s incompetence and criminal negligence we would be looking forward to rookie mini-camps and OTAs.
hahahaha……yes its because of Trump we don’t have football
Trump claims that everything is because of him. So why not this?
The lyin’ king
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkU1ob_lHCw&feature=youtu.be
Trump 2016 “I alone can fix it.”
Trump 3/20: “I don’t take responsibility at all”
LOL. Germany, S Korea , New Zealand all had outbreaks earlier than us but they are coming back online and reopening their businesses. Dumbass ignored warnings dating back to December and dismantled the US biological response apparatus. Yup, it is his fault alright.
You do know the dismantling you’re sighting didn’t actually happen don’t you? He simply rearranged the dept and trimmed the fat. Please find the news agency that strokes your ego and tells you everything will be ok. This year there is a choice between a senile rapist and a bankrupt liar. I’d say there is only a choice between which destruction you’d like.
Tim Morrison, former senior director for counterproliferation and biodefense on the NSC, wrote in another Washington Post Op-Ed, “It is true that the Trump administration has seen fit to shrink the NSC staff. But the bloat that occurred under the previous administration clearly needed a correction. … One such move at the NSC was to create the counterproliferation and biodefense directorate, which was the result of consolidating three directorates into one, given the obvious overlap between arms control and nonproliferation, weapons of mass destruction terrorism, and global health and biodefense. It is this reorganization that critics have misconstrued or intentionally misrepresented. If anything, the combined directorate was stronger because related expertise could be commingled”
A choice between someone who says you could drink bleach and someone who says you should never drink bleach. While a damn low bar, it’s an easy choice for anyone with a functional brain.
Hey Razor, Houston remember the good old days when you got a big laugh about libs are the reason for instructions on shampoo? You’d never thought Lysol would have to put out a release saying DO NOT DRINK OUR PRODUCT! Pretty funny, huh?
If the idea of drinking bleach or Lysol is sound judgement, should that person be voting to impact my life? I’m a proponent of Darwinism.
Anyone who took the advise to drink bleach certainly lacks the cognitive reasoning to connect bleach to Lysol needing that company to release a statement. Lysol saw an opportunity to make headline news and receive free advertising. Bravo.
Covid-19 lockdowns. This would have been the attack for whatever party didn’t hold the WH. Republicans would have fought to shut down the country just as Democrats did. They would be dragging their heels to reopen the economy, fear mongering, etc. The party stance is really interchangeable across either platform.
At some point, the nation needs to stand up as a nation bolstered by self reliance. It was never intended for the country to raise its citizens like sheep.
We are all in the same storm together. What a great time to find the same compassion our parents and grand parents found during the last major economical downturn.
Hey Ribico, remember the good old days when you got a big laugh about Trump beating Hillary?
Joe Biden is the best you can come up with? A degenerative neurological pervert is your great hope. Looks like the jokes on you!
Well considering a moronic pervert with no common sense is currently the President, I think Biden has a pretty good shot. He’s not a great candidate but by November people may be looking at an anything but Trump alternative.
He has no shot, but hold onto that hope. He’s all you’ve got.
Dang,Razor. Still on that Hillary kick?
Hey, it worked out for you.
You think? It’s early, but he leads in every single battleground state. That’s before he’s even had to campaign.
Keep safe Razor, keep off the bleach. I’d miss your contributions to this site.
Ribico, the extent to which you’re willing to lower yourself to Trump’s level to defend your guy has long since ceased to amaze me.
The dripping iron that came from your empty suit Kavanaugh hearings meets your undying support of Joseph Robinette Biden Junior….?
You’re projecting, Razor. No way do I put Biden on the pedestal that you place Trump on. Just know this. I’d vote for a coronavirus spore before I’d vote for Trump.
Pedestal my ass. I put no man on a pedestal except for maybe the real life most interesting one; Bruce Eucking Dickinson.
Voting for a virus over Trump puts the exclamation point on your partisanship. Face it, Ribico, the democratic party is your God….
You think? It’s early, but he leads in every single battleground state. That’s before he’s even had to campaign.
When Joseph Robinette(?) Biden campaigns, and debates(?) it will only encourage the independent voters like myself to vote Trump!
I would love to mage a wager with you, Ribico. I’ll put my money where my mouth is on Trump, and you put your money on the guy that wants to take him behind the gym.?
Razor,
Just because someone despises Trump does not make them a partisan. I know many educated republicans who literally hate the president and would vote for practically any other republican for president other than Trump. Maybe its just a california thing.
OldCoach, maybe you don’t pay attention to Ribico’s political musings. Has nothing to do with Trump.
P.S. I’m not nor have I ever been Republican. I vote for the best. If you believed Hillary was the best or you believe Biden is the best, maybe it really is a California thing.
Or in my case a New York thing. We here in NYC knew all about the orange con man well before he became the poster boy for the birther set.
Razor, we already have a wager. Me with a MAGA cap avatar or you with a smiling Biden avatar from election day to inauguration. This is only the second time I’ve reminded you. Sheesh, that bleach is doing a number on your brain cells.
Oh no, Ribico, I want to keep that bet but make another that will hit you in the wallet. We’re talking cash on the barrel head wager this time around. Has nothing to do with our current bet….
What’s the point Razor? I paid my internet bet involving cash said no one ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ_Mt7Zm5hM
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Too bad you haven’t figured out Schumer. His policies have done nothing but weaken American sovereignty, encourage government control over its citizens and tout himself as a champion of the middle class. He’s never held a real job since college, and has made a living of putting party over country for the last 40 years. Bravo, Ribico!?
Yeah Schumer brags about entering a teen beauty pageant dressing room without knocking because he owns the event. Schumer brags about sexually assaulting women by grabbing their privates. Did I miss all that? That’s the guy, you family man, voted for. And voting for again. Bravo, family man, bravo Razor indeed.
Forget politics or parties. Trump barely qualifies as a functioning human being. He lies as easily as you or I breathe. He has a pathetic need to always appear to be the smartest guy in the room, even when surrounded by those infinitely more accomplished in their fields than he. He’s a whiny thin skinned little be-otch. Who brags about their TV and social media rating in the middle of a f-ing pandemic killing 10s of thousands in America and around the globe? That POS does. Who whines that that the media isn’t “fairly” covering him for his pressers? Dude it’s your f-ing presser, it’s you talking directly to the people. The United States has a very disturbed individual at it’s helm.
Ribico, if you really want to get down in the weeds, you can’t do it without bringing Slick Willie along! A BJ in the oval office and you’re bitching about patheticism? Boy, oh boy, you really are redefining the word hypocrite aren’t you?
It kills me when somebody who votes Republican tries to bash the Democrats over the treatment of the middle class. The Republican party has destroyed the middle class starting from back in the 80’s when they created and implemented changes that led to corporations and Billionaires being in the position now of controlling over 70% of all the wealth in this country and rising . The Republicans are the party of the rich, religious extremists and paranoid gun nuts, and have elected the biggest dumb a$$ in the history of world leaders. What a great time to be an American.
What kills me is, Princess Pelosi preaching to me about sacrificing my rights from her $20,000 refrigerator filled with $94 a gallon gourmet ice cream!
Jeez, your false equivalency is pathetic. Maybe a over-bleach by-product? Consenting adults Razor, consenting. What woman consents to having her privates grabbed out of nowhere? What teen aged beauty pageant participant consents to some perv bursting into her dressing room unannounced?
https://www.politifact.com/article/2016/oct/18/allegations-about-donald-trump-and-miss-teen-usa-c/
Sure, vote the for that guy. Vote for him again. Just keep your daughters out of any miss teen USA competition.
Game, set and match!
Sacrificing your rights? In a pandemic your rights extend 6 feet around you, that’s it. Don’t tells us you are one of those flu klux klan pro-pandemic protesters at your state capital? If so, thank god our interaction is virtual.
Ribico, your dystopian vision will be fought Tooth And Nail!
So it’s your right to infect anyone within your proximity, is that what you are saying? That’s f-ed up , even for you.
We have seen the future here in NYC, refrigerated morgue trucks stationed outside of hospitals. It’s pretty fing dystopian alright.
Rib you made the choice to live in New York City. No one is forcing you to live there. There are consequences whether you like it or not to the choices you make. You are quite satisfied sitting in your house breathing air, I am not. Quite frankly I dont understand your disdain for the old dying, they are suppose too, no one gets out of this alive. After all you have no problem with the innocent babies being ripped from the womb and parts sold in the underground market. You talk from one side of your mouth to suit your fancy then change to the other side to suit your fancy. We all fking die that’s life, quit your whining celebrate life while you have it, there are no do overs. Are you one of these people who want to go to there grave dying of nothing, never did a damn thing in your life. Is that why you are so sour. Look how pretty I am when I die. Haha. In 2023 there will be 8 billion assholes on this plant that can only sustain 11 billion assholes so you figure it out buddy…dying is a damn good thing and get over your self righteous BS and start living before you die. Hey Rib have a good one eh and I do mean that. :)
Under, f the pandemic because we are all going to die anyway? Seriously? Seriously under? I can’t believe I heard that. That is the most outrageous thing I’ve ever seen posted on here.
Who said f the pandemic, those are your words not mine. In life one takes reasonable care to maintain life or sitting in a room sucking a thumb, eh not for me. I kind of thought, seeing that you consider yourself well educated and of reasonable intelligence, you would be able to figure out gist of the entire statement, I guess not. Its called over population if you don’t understand the ramifications of it – its okay, no problem, under the rug it goes.
Its too bad Rib I thought of all the people on the left on this blog you wouldn’t use the blowhard technique, scream bloody murder, throw up mud for a defense, eh go for it Rib, it just reminds me of 45, only on the other side of the fence.
He’s having a tanty, Under!
I am eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich -a tanty…
Under, I was gonna get a subscription to the NY Times but I got a bidet.
Undercenter:
I’m not misconstruing a single thing. I hope you don’t mind me keeping that one in the back of my mind. I wonder how our poster here who works in ER feels about your “we’re all going to die anyway” fatalism?
And BTW, my decision to live in NYC has nothing to do with. Do you not understand what global means in global pandemic? Your locale could easily be the next hot spot. Think about that and your “rights”.
And BYW2, what does abortion have anything to do with what are talking about? Don’t like abortions, don’t have one. Or if feel the absolute need to prevent a woman from exercising a legal family planning choice, forbid the women in your family from doing so.
Who thought that measures taken to prevent C-19 deaths, following the advice of people who know what the f they are talking about, would turn into another political divide, but here we are.
Seriously? That is your rationale? COVID-19 is nature’s way of trimming the planet? I suppose that’s a break from blaming the Chinese or Obama, but wow. Just wow.
Arkhipelag GULAG starring the democratic party.
Ha. Seriously? You didn’t get close enough for spell check to help you out.
Franklin, he looked up “Souljaneetzen”. Google answered “I can’t even….”
Fixed that for you. Trump has multiple sexual assault allegations against him that supporters have ignored as usual. I’d also question his senility just as much as I would Biden’s. The things Trump says are not just ignorance but seemingly informed by conspiracy theories. His brain isn’t right and he is showing exactly what can happen when a country has poor leadership during a crisis.
I’m not saying the guy doesn’t put his foot in his mouth quite often…I’m saying to say we don’t have football because, well Trump, is completely and utterly intellectually dishonest. You really think Biden or even Obama would have done better? Look at the Dems early responses back in Jan and Feb. Heck look at their open border response now.
All I’m saying, with the way Government is run, this was going to happen regardless who is in office, no matter the party. Considering all that, I believe Trump’s responses have been good, his twitter feed and random mouth-foot moments, not so good, but normal for Trump.
You asked, so yeah, lets look.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/30/how-coronavirus-shook-congress-complacency-155058
Speaking of completely and utterly intellectually dishonest. Who tf is calling, has ever called for “open borders”? Name names. Cite quotations, sources please?
I really had no intention to get in a debate, nor do i have intention to go through the web and search for sources, since i honestly just don’t care that much. So here look at Dan Crenshaw interview with Bill Maher. I thought these were good responses and sited a lot of facts.
https://youtu.be/RTGBJMDcras
Ribico, let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party generally….
Leo, you like facts???
Here they are:
https://twitter.com/Scaramucci/status/1240985096838053889?s=09
Razor, I wasn’t going to bring up party, but Leo beat me to it. But then again our limited choices are provided by those pesky parties. To paraphrase a party person, you go into an election with the parties you have, not the ones you wish you had.
Here is a great video on how a winner take all (first past the post) election structure inevitably leads to a two-party system in which neither party represents a majority of citizens and people vote against the party they dislike: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo&list=PL7679C7ACE93A5638
Ironic that the next poster after this post uses the name “the truth” who then demonstrates the truth of the youtube video.
JPN,
Correct me if I am wrong but the electoral college wasn’t originally a winner take all system was it? If I remember correctly it was something done by one state originally in order to have greater influence but then it was adopted by all the other states.
Hi Shoup,
Sorry for the delay. I have not been keeping up here. And this will probably be longer than one might have wished. Oh, and those of you who were here when I used to post more may recognize my following disclaimer:
Warning, no football content! ;-)
The Electoral College is simply a mechanism to apportion and count the Electoral College votes of the States. The U.S. Constitution does not specify how the States are to allocate their slate of electors for President. As I used to tell classes, a State could choose its electors by throwing darts if it passed a law to do such (some federal election laws may seem to counter that, but I do not think they would stand Constitutional scrutiny with respect to how a State chooses Electoral College electors).
As populism swept the nation in the 19th Century, States moved toward popular elections to determine their slate of electors, with most adhering to a first to the post/winner take all approach. It is important to note that most States selected their slate of electors in their legislatures before popular vote reform, and some had a winner take all system in their legislatures. So, it has always been part of the system, but not a required element. That most States do so now is a result of populist reforms in the 19th Century (and a little in the early 20th Century).
But let’s take a step back and consider why the original system involved state legislatures and not the people selecting the slate of electors for most of the States. It hearkens back to the nature of the federal polity. Despite the preamble of the U.S. Constitution, the federal government is not constituted as a government of the people. It is a government of the States. Yes, through the House of Representatives, the people had representation, but the Senate and the Electoral College electors were selected by the States to represent the States, not their populace. This is why there is no such thing as a national election in the U.S., despite what we may have learned and what is reinforced by the media (regardless of political leaning). The people’s only voice in the federal government was the House. The Senate represented the States, and the executive represented the federal polity, which is made up of States, not people.
Populist reforms eroded this system. The senators now represent the people of their States (the House members represent the people of their districts). The President is still the executive of the federal polity and should represent the polity, not the people. However, the inherently undemocratic aspects of the Electoral College, which in part were meant to ensure that the President did not represent the people over the federal polity, strike modern citizens, the intellectual heirs of populism, as unfair. It does not help that the compromise under which the Electoral College was created aided slaveholding States maintain largely unwarranted influence in the early decades of the country. Because of this sense of unfairness, and the dangerous and erroneous view that the chief executive of the federal polity should represent the populace (hence the irrelevant ‘X is not my president’ nonsense spouted during the last three presidencies), we are traveling down a misguided path toward using a non-existent national popular vote (remember, there is no such thing as a national election in the U.S.) to elect the chief executive of the federal polity. At that point, only the Judicial Branch will stand in the path of the tyranny of the majority, and the courts are constantly under attack as being anti-majoritarian when that is precisely what they should be.
So, as you may have guessed, I am not a fan of the attempt to subvert the Electoral College by indexing a State’s slate of Electoral College’s electors to an uncertified, so-called national popular vote. The States are free to do so, but it enhances not lessens the chance of electing marginal candidates who are supported by a small base of supporters and a larger contingent of folks who dislike the other side more than they dislike the winner’s side. That is a horrible way to select the chief executive of the federal polity. And for those of you yelling at me that it is more democratic, you are right.
And that is the problem. The notion that the chief executive of the federal polity should be elected by the populace is not one I support. Throw in the lack of choice in a two-party system, and I like it even less. True, corruption and political machinations were a problem when State legislatures selected the electors for their State (and one of the reasons for populist reforms), but by and large better executives resulted. Now, we are so far down the rabbit hole of illusory majoritarian selection of the chief executive of the federal polity that many cannot accept that polarizing candidates incapable of generating truly majoritarian support make for divisive executives who place their minority base before the good of the federal polity itself.
For those of you who have followed my rant all the way, yes, I probably am on a political island all by myself, or at most with a few other people. I have accepted that, and these days spend each presidential election day silently lamenting the federal polity’s increasingly devolution into polarizing, faux-majoritarian rule. That is also one reason I do not comment on political discussions (here or elsewhere)–such tend to be vastly oversimplified and populated by commentators who have not yet realized their partisan minorities only win because the choices are usually so horrible that the counts are close and the elections swayed by dislike more than agreement. Okay, rant over.
His responses have been good? He ignored warning from within his own administration warning this was coming. Instead of working on a plan coordinated by the Federal Government he passes everything off to the Governors who have to compete against each other for supplies. Every health expert in the world has said testing and tracing are the key to stopping the virus and the Trump admin still doesn’t have any kind of plan and continue to deflect responsibility onto the Governors.
His initial response was to downplay and deny there was a pandemic problem because it would cause a negative effect on the Stock Market. From there every response has come slowly and with little guidance from his administration. He’s even undercut his health experts while they were explaining why Trumps statements were wrong. He is pushing drugs and home remedies with no test data that could harm people, like he is on a late night infomercial. This man has proven he is an unintelligent narcissist who is not a leader. This isn’t or at least shouldn’t be a partisan observation. You can’t look at what Trump has done or said and come to a conclusion that he is a competent person. He is not a President. He is a shady Real Estate developer that cuts corners and ruins companies. He is now doing that to this country. We would not be in this position with a competent leader.
One thing I think we can safely say about discussions on American politics … Anyone on “the other side” is a lying fascist commie Nazi Confederate pinko …and that goes for ALL of youse.I
*and maybe worse, a Dodger fan to boot!
Who sent for the tool?^
Hey, Scooter. If it’s any consolation, here’s what Pete King had to say about the 49ers braintrust:
In the words of, Forest Gump, commenting on Lynch and Shanny’s team building philosophy; “I like it a lot”.
Yup, the “brick by brick” construction continues.
‘Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get.’
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That Williams trade was totally unexpected.
I was still without wifi last weekend so I missed all the fun here. So if I repeat alot that was already posted I apologize. I was blown away with the job Shanny and Lynch did. I loved every move with the exception of the Tackle they took in the 5th. I give them a straight A with this draft. Next years draft should include about 5 CB’s. I have been gone since Barber took over for Grant does he reply to our posts like Grant did? I for one will miss Grant he was kinda like Howard Cosell love him or hate him, agree or disagree he was never boring.
Howard Cosell generally built good relationships with all sports figures. His relationship with Muhamad Ali was classic and entertaining.
I doubt that Grant will ever share that kind of relationship with the players.
Calling players fat, saying that one player was screeching like a little girl along with saying a player was done (Frank Gore).
And this past season said that the NYGiants OT Will Hernendez’ arms were so short that he couldn’t put them in his pocket will definely not endear him around any locker room and press conferences. Sorry Coach, but Grant is no Howard Cosell.
aes,
Of course he isn’t any where near the social and sports icon that Cosell was. My point was like Cosell he was never boring thats all.
Old coach, yes Phil mixes it up here in the comments section
OLDCOACH / Ribico
OC: “I have been gone since Barber took over for Grant does he reply to our posts like Grant did?”
Rib: “Old coach, yes Phil mixes it up here in the comments section”
As Rib says, he does, but not as often. And when he does, he’s not trying to defend an anal statement he made, he’s offering his insight and reasonable opinion. Rather refreshing from what we’ve experienced in the past. (IMO).
Personally, Grant was a lot like Lowell. He was edgy, and opinionated.
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I wish Grant well. In this age of the internet, it is not like the old newspapers, and how the written word and platform gave the sports writers a lot of power. In the age of the internet, the myriad cacophony is incessant, and hard to sort through.
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So far, Phil Barber has done well. I enjoy reading his articles, and that Draft Scenario was very funny. I will not say he is superior to Grant, or inferior to Grant. He is different.
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Like Kinlaw replacing Buckner, Aiyuk replacing Sanders, and Williams replacing Staley, Barber has replaced Cohn, and we will hope for the best, and move on.
Hope for the best???? It’s already better than best. No more nonsense, no more whacked predictions seemingly based on grudges (how else to explain Grants attempted takedown of JG?), no more insinuating those in charge of the team are inferior to the opinions offered here, no more nepotistic coattails, no more insults of the fan base (remember “billons of robotic morons”?). I can only hope for a TC, pre and regular season, so Mr. Barber can really give us true first person reporting and insights “inside the 49ers”.
And a psychophant will need to find a new paladin.
When it comes to Clowney, sometimes it is better to add through subtraction. Keeping him off the Seahawks may be worth the cost.
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However, if it means that they will not be able to afford extending Kittle, Clowney is just too expensive.
Seb,
You’ve stated that you were not here for Phil’ first go as the moderator.
I was, and I can tell you that he was a professional then as he is today.
Grant’ little tantrums with posters was immature and unprofessional. And allowing you and prime to dominate the blog with 3rd grade banter only magnified his inability to manage this blog site.
So, when you say that you hope for the best, I hope that includes him squelching the incessant rivalry between you two.
I hope you notice that I have been avoiding any interactions with Prime, and hope this blog becomes more civil and polite. Most blogs have rules and protocols that forbid the expletives, personal attacks and racism.
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I kinda think Grant allowed the friction, as a sort of social experiment, but also because he liked the clicks. I certainly will like just talking about the 49ers, but am also wondering how they will have a season. The 1917 flu pandemic lasted for a few years, with peaks during the winter, which is when the football season occurs.
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I agree, Phil Barber is a good writer, and he also is following in the footsteps of a family member, his uncle. I have read his articles for years, since the PD is my local paper. I think he has a quick wit, with a droll sense of humor. He will be a good replacement for Grant
Seb,
The frustrating thing is that when you guys keep it about football, you’re both good. Hopefully the two of you can continue to keep sharing your football takes.
TY, I like your contributions to this site, too.
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Now, who do you think may win the RG spot? I like McKlivitz, but believe it is Compton’s job to lose.
I think Brunskill will be the starter and I think he should have been starting in the SuperBowl. The interior of the Oline was being eaten alive and it may have cost them the game.
He is a far better athlete on the move than Colton. If they could coach him up perhaps he could be a solid center down the road.
Colton did not do well on the Jets, but the whole O line was in flux.
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Colton did play well helping protect Matt Ryan, so KS likes him.
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Right now, he is penciled in as the starter, so it truly is his job to lose. Hopefully, he will do well protecting JG. Brunskill may win the job, but who knows, with the practice limitations.
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I agree, Person was the weak link in the SB. JG threw that lollipop pick because the pass rusher ran right past Person.
You mean Compton?
He was a backup on that jets line was in flux and has been for most of his career. I’m guessing The team would have signed him to a longer deal if they really saw him as a starter.
Maybe I’m wrong, he’s not a guy I’ve studied much tbh. I just thought Brunskill did better than Schule last year but I think SF sees him as a guard long term.
My bad. Compton.
Shoup
I have to agree! Both that Brunskill should have started, and it cost the 9ers the SB. Notice I didn’t use the word “MAY”. I also believe that’s why Person was let go and the fact he’s still a F/A.
To be fair, dude was operating under a screwed up neck.
IMO why we lost.
I see it as the Oline in the fourth quarter couldn’t block.
I see it as Shanny failed to adjust the offense in the fourth quarter.
I see it as our CB’s couldnt cover s–t in the fourth quarter.
I see it as our Dline was not effective in the fourth quarter.
UC,
I’m not putting it all on him.
In every game there are a number of things that add up to wins and losses. That is only one of the potential reasons why they lost.
I think the 49ers were just out willed by the Chiefs. Gotta find a way to fix that.
Shoup – I was just blowing off steam, lol. I know you know football and certainly there is no one person or play that dooms a team it is a collective effort.
Razor – The Chiefs are a really good team, I actually think the Niners were the better team but not on that day. It happens.
Seb,
I agree with Shoup.
Brunskill is the guy going into to camp.
This is a Superbowl material team and Shanahan will go with the best guy coming out of TC.
Razor: “To be fair, dude was operating under a screwed up neck.”
* TO BE FAIR ….Even more reason he should NOT have been playing, let alone starting!
That’d be pretty harsh denying him a chance to play in the SB after he’s put in all the grunt work. Not sure how that would be received in the locker room….
Razor: “That’d be pretty harsh denying him a chance to play in the SB after he’s put in all the grunt work.
* Is it “FAIR” that the 9ers cut him, after he put in all the grunt work?
Razor: ” Not sure how that would be received in the locker room.”
* The Players in the locker room are professionals. They get paid to win games, especially the SB. They’d want the player that gives them the best chance to win on the field, not sitting on the bench, after they’d put in all the grunt work to get to the SB.
Is it “FAIR” that the 9ers cut him, after he put in all the grunt work?
Apples to oranges comparison.
The Players in the locker room are professionals. They get paid to win games, especially the SB. They’d want the player that gives them the best chance to win on the field, not sitting on the bench, after they’d put in all the grunt work to get to the SB.
Lol, you’re not suggesting that Shanny made a mistake in his evaluation between Person and Brunskill on who gave the team the best chance to win, are you? It was probably a toss up and Shanny decided Person earned the benefit of the doubt. I do not believe Brunskill would have fared much better….
Razor
Are you suggesting Shanny has never made a mistake? Is that a horse “apple” or “orange”
Only a horses ass questions the master.
Razor
I’ll have to take the word of an expert on a horses ass, especially when one is on his high horse.
I am hoping we might see the return of Claude Balls, rocket, and some others with whom Grant had beefs.
JPN001
+10
and what your legal expertise adds to the blog
Thank you, Geep.
I’m in plenty agreement with both of you.
Rocket has been here among us for quite some time. He is now, Notanexpert. Surprised you haven’t figured that out yet.
Ah. Thanks, Razor. I did not make that connection.
Raz,
The content and writing style reminded me of someone but I couldn’t connect the dots. And to be honest I didn’t even try ?
Hopefully, he reclaims his original blog moniker – Rocket
I didn’t make that connection either. Writing style seems different somehow.
The reason I’m pretty confident in my assumption is I baited him with Goff ridicule, because I felt like it could possibly be him. Turns out he hit it like a small mouth bass on a night crawler….
What in the world are you talking about?
Hah that’s funny. I’ve read you accuse a few people of being rocket and now it’s me. I’m not rocket but if you want to think I am knock yourself out. I was a lurker for a few years and actually decided to post once in awhile after rocket stopped posting. He was kind of a dick sometimes but he did post some interesting stuff once in awhile.
And who might these “few people” be?
No idea but I have read you make this accusation before. I also don’t recall ever having had a discussion with you never mind about Goff so please jar my memory by reposting it.
What’s your take on, Goff?
He reminds me of Drew Bledsoe. No mobility and drops his eyes when pressured.
Yep, he’s a bust just like I said he’d be.
Bust is a little harsh as he did get them to a SB, but they are likely going to regret giving him that big contract.
Goff – SB Passer Rating: 57.9
Grossman – SB Passer Rating: 68.3
Busted!
Tell us how you really feel about this guy. Lol.
Already did.
The upshot here is that rocket is still MIA?
Joe Staley’s retirement letter/announcement
https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-joe-staley-retirement-announcement-nfl
For those interested, here’s Grant’s evaluation of the Niners’ draft.
https://www.si.com/nfl/49ers/news/san-francisco-49ers-draft-report-card
I just saw this George and I have somewhat agree with what he says.
The funny thing is this is the first draft I can think of where I liked the players but not necessarily the strategy. It’s one where judging only on the players selected and where selected, I would give it a C, but when adding the Williams deal it becomes a B+
JL put on his ‘Trader Bill Hat’, and killed it.
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He deserves nothing less than an A, even with the trade up.
I’m in a similar boat Shoup. I like the players taken but the process was a concern for me.
Same old same old. His shtick has become quotidian. I’m with Pete King. No playoff GM had a better draft weekend than Lynch.
Telly says: If I were throwing a party and Grant were my friend, I wouldn’t invite him.
The trade up for Aiyuk was a head scratcher. They could have gambled, and waited for him, then could have been satisfied with Higgins, Pittman or Mims.
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However, there also might have been information the Niners were privvy to, but us laymen were totally in the dark about. I suppose that the Niners heard that GB was going to move up to 26, and assumed they were going to pick a WR. GB did trade up, and selected Love, but maybe they were targeting Aiyuk, and went with their second option, once Aiyuk went off the board.
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My feeling was that the Niners were convinced Aiyuk would have been taken before 31, and heard rumors to that effect. We will never know.
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I wanted the Niners to trade away Witherspoon, but I guess the Niners valued him too much. The Niner strategy will be to keep Witherspoon, and their signing of Dontae Johnson and Jason Verrett means that they have several options at CB this upcoming season, if they have a season.
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Grant bemoaned the fact that the Niners did not draft a CB, but the Jags threw a wrench in the machinery by selecting CJ Henderson at 9. Grant wanted Henderson, because he claimed there was a steep dropoff after him.
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I was jumping for joy once Baalke selected Henderson, because I thought the Jags would have selected Kinlaw, so Kinlaw now was within their grasp. It all played out perfectly, and the Niners traded back, and still got Kinlaw.
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Bundling picks to move up is a good strategy, and I cannot slam it, because I have advocated that for years, especially if they could get the player they covet, but may have been out of reach if they had just waited. However, sometimes it is better to gamble, be patient, and save those picks, and get him anyways.
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One way to assess how that trade went is by following the players picked with those picks. The Vikings selected Jeff Gladney CB at 31, DJ Wonnum DE at 117, and KJ Osborn WR at 176.
Typical Grant Cohn nonsense. Kinlaw missed one game in his College career but he’s an injury risk due to not playing in the Senior Bowl game and not working out at the combine. Buckner had more sacks in his final year than Kinlaw had in 3, but he failed to mention Buckner played 4 years and his best year by far was that 4th year. Kinlaw didn’t play a 4th year. Looking at each players first 3 years, Kinlaw had more sacks than Buckner. Same kind of baseless assumptions with Aiyuk. He would have been there at 31, CB was a bigger need blah blah blah. Year after year he’s wrong about most of the things he says due to the fact they are based on his personal opinions. He doesn’t learn.
This wasn’t a perfect draft by any means, but it made the best of a tough situation in that they didn’t have many picks and would have had to drop a lot to make them up. They got a Blue chip DT and a WR who likes the guy he’s replacing along with an All pro LT. They kept most of the roster in tact while doing so and haven’t mortgaged the future. I don’t know how much more you can ask honestly.
I would not call it nonsense, especially when compared to some fan sites and elements of the comment section of this blog. But it is typical Grant Cohn, playing the provocateur to lure dissenting commentators and thus increase page visits and reloads to maximize advertising contacts. So, perhaps hyperbolic and contrarian with a purpose rather than nonsensical. ;-)
JPN,
Perhaps the Billy Martin syndrome. It’s entertaining at the beginning, but becomes exhausting and frustrating at the end.
Grant, had a good run, but it was his time to move on.
Btw, nice to see you back, JPN.
Thanks, AES. I come by from time to time, but rarely comment.
I agree. I generally like Grant, but his shtick had begun to wear thin. I think a change will do this blog good.
You make a good point. Bad choice of words. I should have said silliness or schtick or something along those lines instead of nonsense.
The thing about the Kinlaw analysis that annoys me is the take regarding his injury risk. He calls his knee tendinitis a degenerative injury. Nowhere have I seen it labelled as such. Tendinitis is not usually a degenerative injury. It is an acute injury. Tendinosis is both chronic and degenerative and can occur if you don’t let tendinitis heal. Kinlaw let it heal.
And yes, he was flagged as someone that is at risk of developing arthritis in his knees. At risk of. He doesn’t currently have arthritis. I imagine later in life he probably will have knee issues. But no real reason to suspect it will be a problem during his career. Tendinitis and arthritis are very different issues, and tendinitis does not cause arthritis.
I think some people overthink chronic issues anyways. From a team perspective if they get 5 good years out of him they’ve won.
A case in point could be Patrick Willis… he retired early because of foot issues. Does anyone really think SF didn’t get enough out of that selection? Even if he was only a borderline pro bowler vs an all pro and retired after 5 years, SF would have gotten solid value out of that selection.
Don’t know about anyone else, but it’s pretty much what I’d expect from Grant…..SOS!
According to Pro Football Focus, Kinlaw’s 15.4-percent pass-rushing win rate is the highest of any defensive tackle in the last two seasons. That’s with a limited arsenal of pass rushing moves. Wait until Kocurek, Ford and Bosa take him under their wings.
Aiyuk is a stealth yardage collector. His spatial awareness allows him to YAC(11 yards after the catch, 2nd among 2020 wr’s) it up consistently. His 20/20 peripheral vision may be second to none….
Aiyuk’s route running is underrated as well imo. He creates a lot of separation. Very quick feet, very explosive – and uses that to beat DBs off the LOS and out of breaks. Knows how to get DBs turned as well, and use that to create separation. Just needs to learn to use his long arms better to beat contact at the LOS.
Scooter, I used the think a second gear was just talk, but he definitely has one, doesn’t he?
For me the thing that stands out is his explosion. He gets up to speed quickly. I’m not so sure he is a second gear guy as he is a quick get off guy. Really love how he explodes out of breaks or off the LOS when he plants his foot. But at top speed he is also plenty fast enough.
I think he does have a second gear.
Lynch said Edwards claimed he was a 4.3 guy, and tj houshmandzadeh also said he was a 4.3 guy.
The thing is, he ran the 40 with that core muscle injury so I could easily see him as a low 4.4 high 4.3 guy and he plays like like it.
I think one of the things he does exceptionally is varying his route speed. Which could be what George was referring to and you in terms of that explosion. It really showed up on his stutter go route.
Scooter
FACT: Both Aiyuk and Kinlaw can / will improve. A year of NFL coaching should / will rectify their deficiencies.
FACT: The 9er have some of the best position coaches in the NFL….
Aiyuk has the potential to be very good, potentially one of the best! Kinlaw has the potential to be all pro
FACT: Williams may be a little rusty, but he’s already all pro.
* Short of walking on water, I’m not sure what else Lynch could have done better…..And if he knew where the stumps were, he could have done that too, IMO!
Yeah, I am really excited to watch the two first rounders develop. Lots to like about both of them. And getting Williams was massive, especially for what they gave to get him.
Scooter, those arms may end up bailing out one of Jimmy’s overthrows for a TD winning SB!?
Those arms plus his vertical means he can probably play above the rim more than his height would suggest too.
I suspect that given the lack of offseason team activities and simplistic offense he is coming from he may not have a massive statistical season as a rookie. Kittle, Deebo and Taylor (if healthy) might all put up bigger numbers. Potentially Bourne and Hurd (if healthy) too, though that’s around the level of impact I expect from him – complementary player year 1. Who knows, maybe Pettis turns things around too. But hopefully by year 2 he is a darn fine player and forms a heck of a trio with Kittle and Deebo.
Yea, my expectations are that he travels a similar path as Samuel. Maybe 500 yards and a couple TD’s.
The Vikings had a top graded draft, because they made 15 picks. They also signed 12 UDFAs. If they sign all those players and they make the team, half of their squad will be rookies. That is a lot of new talent for a playoff team.
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I hope the Niners pay close attention to the 53 cuts of the Vikings, and poach a couple cut players.
We owned the Vikings, and we still do.
It sure would be sweet to poach DJ Wonnum. That would be serious ownage.
Grades are done on quantity now?
Shoup, I understand why he factors in where the players were picked and in theory I agree, especially when he’s talking about, for example, getting Jennings in the 7th. But to lower his grade for the Aiyut pick because he “probably” would have been available at 31 is unrealistic in my opinion. The way I view it, a team is like a machine with the players as the parts. Trading up a few positions to take a part you really think you need for your team is like buying insurance. Of course, I happen to be in the insurance business and have learned to think that way.
Nothing wrong with insurance George! Sucked to lose everything in a fire a year and a half ago but with insurance we are in a house with stuff every where! Still miss the stuff we can not replace but such is life. I actually think iauck is going to do very well!
Very sorry about your misfortune, Rebel. Hope no one got hurt.
We’re you in the Paradise area? I’m between San Francisco and San Jose.
Yup, we now live in Chico, Ca 14 miles from Paradise. We are all safe and moving on the best we can! I was born in San Jose, I go to niner games with my cousin who lives in San Jose and is a season ticket holder. Hope you and your loved ones are safe.
The same fans that complained last year about Lynch not addressing the secondary are the same ones complaining about it this year.?♂️
That’s my cb.?
I’m assuming the Niners will not pick up the 5th year option on Solomon Thomas.
Nope. Try to improve his trajectory this year and then let him hit F/A. Maybe resign him at a reduced salary.
I seriously doubt they will.
Agreed. ST is a good guy who did not live up to draft expectations. If he is willing to restructure , he may work out as a rotational DT.
Rollo, I think you are right and restructuring is a real possibility.
I don’t think he will get a lot of looks from other teams given his tweener body and production. Maybe Seattle??
Seb,
In an earlier post you mention Phil Barbers uncle but don’t mention his name. Who is Barbers uncle?
Uncle Harry?
Rowland Barber, who wrote a book with Rocky Graziano titled- Somebody Up There Likes Me.
I know he is no longer with the Niners, but on Friday night E:60 is doing a documentary on Alex Smith’s gruesome injury and recovery efforts. If you want to see a preview: https://twitter.com/JimmyTraina/status/1255158186224627712. WARNING: The scene showing Alex’s leg in May 2019 (almost 6 months after the injury on the field) is not for the faint of heart.
I always admired Alex’s character, and you get some of this in the preview.
Worst decision by Harbaugh as a 49ers coach was to go with Kaepernick instead of Smith.
The argument is well old wind up got them to the SB, but it was the terrible decision by the one trick pony in the SB that cost us a SB!
Disagree. CK was the only offense in that second half to bring them back, that defense isnwhat blew the Superbowl that year. That one trick pony was let down by the defense.
After that he would have floundered, but it was the year to do it.
Even though I had issues with AS early in his career, he raised his game and became a top NFL QB.
But from day one with the 49ers, Alex Smith was a class act. To this day, he remains the consummate professional. No one can ever question his innate fire to make a comeback.
I wouldn’t count him out.
@AES – you did count him out……we remember your “All in with Kap” rant……
Don’t try to re-write history…..
A. S, was and still is a class act. And he did raise his game in Kansas City.
What does the all in with Kaep have to do with the above comments?
Yeah like when he was going to be a 49er great and retire a 49er right onelame? “Cold blooded assassin” ?
You haven’t changed a bit.
Still wrong and always wrong!
About everything!
I have a different take than of the mentioned comments.
1. I don’t think Alex would have taken that team to the superbowl. I believe SF would have lost to Green Bay in the playoffs. That was a tight game going into the 4th and it was Colin’s legs that broke it open. I wouldn’t have trusted Alex to score that many points, that goes with point 2. CK was a bit of a gimmick qb, but that gimmick hadn’t been figured out yet.
2. I don’t think Alex was ever a top qb, he was an ultra safe qb, which is good and bad. His ultra safe style, would always make him better than almost half the league but also keep him from being a top 10 qb in the league. In fact at his best I don’t think he was good as Jimmy last year.
3. You’re absolutely right that he is a class act. He’s the type of guy you want to root for and it sucks that so many bad things happened to him and sadly that he was ruined by sf. I think he could have been much better if he was coached up by a more aggressive coach like Kyle.
” I don’t think Alex would have taken that team to the superbowl.”
I also made that same comment during the Alex Smith wars, but oneniner conveniently tucked that away in his memory bank. Alex did elevate his game under Andy Reid, but KC (like the 49ers) also came to the conclusion that he was not going to take them to the SB.
But yes, the guy is a class act.
He absolutely would have taken that team to the SB and one thing is for sure, he would not have made a bone headed play at the end like old wind did!
Prime,
Alex was surrounded with very good talent in KC and finally had stability beginning with an established head coach.
He was the quintessential offensive manager, but he could only get the team to the playoffs and nothing beyond.
I agree with Shoup that I highly doubt that AS would have got past GB in the playoffs.
But, it’s neither here or there, because we will never know.
Fair enough but I’ll go to my grave knowing Alex was a better football than that farce Kaepernick!
During the 2019 Draft process, Lynch said the 49ers “invested heavily” in scouting Harry and “kept seeing the other guy.” In this year’s process, the 49ers’ West Coast scout, Dominic DeCicco, was a huge advocate of Brandon Aiyuk.
Javon Kinlaw – 99
Brandon Aiyuk – 11
Colton McKivitz – 68
Charlie Woerner – 89
Jauan Jennings 81
3 squared twice. Good. That collegiate 3 was just odd.
About the undrafted free agents:
They spent big on Daniels, Finke, Hasty, and Mayden. (Apologize if already mentioned.)
Daniels actually got $105,000, so I assume Coach K sees something there.
“A few players in this group received larger-than-usual guarantees, (Twitter links via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle). That list includes: Daniels ($105K), Finke ($95K), Hasty ($90K), and Mayden ($50K).”
https://www.profootballrumors.com/2020/04/49ers-sign-nine-undrafted-rookies
Hasty is the one that interests me the most. He really jumped off the screen when I was watching Mims. Kept showing up with some seriously impressive plays. Of the UDFAs they signed he is the one I think has the best chance of making the roster and developing into an impact player.
I’m actually intrigued with DeMarkus Acy. From The Athletic: “The 49ers have been talking with Acy for the last month and they beat out the Falcons and Broncos to sign him. Acy never got a chance to run his 40-yard dash in front of scouts. He wasn’t invited to the combine and his pro day was canceled. He likely would have done well. He was a 200-meter state championship qualifier in Texas as a high schooler and his agent said he was hand-timed at 4.43 seconds in the 40 by an independent scout ahead of the draft. Acy likely fell out of the draft because his senior season was considerably less impressive than his junior year, when he had 13 pass breakups and three interceptions and made second team All-SEC. That was partially due to quarterbacks staying away from his side of the field and partially because he dealt with a hamstring injury for most of the season. Given his speed, size (6-0, 195 pounds) and level of competition, as well as the fact that the 49ers’ cornerback depth chart for 2021 is up in the air, Acy has a chance to stick around.”
He showed ability as a junior, and if it was his injury that caused his struggles his senior year, Acy should come out as someone worth keeping an eye on.
I just learned Kittle converted his garage into a home gym. I’m sure the Niners reimbursed him. I have to believe the team is working out and eating healthy in anticipation of a return to football …. sometime in the future.
Speaking of health , nutrition and working hard this is an actual tweet chain by Dr. Trump:
“The people that know me and know the history of our Country say that I am the hardest working President in history. I don’t know about that, but I am a hard worker and have probably gotten more done in the first 3 1/2 years than any President in history. The Fake News hates it!” “I work from early in the morning until late at night, haven’t left the White House in many months (except to launch Hospital Ship Comfort) in order to take care of Trade Deals, Military Rebuilding etc., and then I read a phony story in the failing @nytimes about my work schedule and eating habits, written by a third rate reporter who knows nothing about me,” “I will often be in the Oval Office late into the night & read & see that I am angrily eating a hamburger & Diet Coke in my bedroom. People with me are always stunned. Anything to demean!”
Isn’t their someone in his inner circle who can explain that he humiliates himself and demeans the country on a daily basis. He is our greatest embarrassment and shame.
This is my first shot fired over the bowel of the Phil Barber ship liner.
Please block the political back and forth.
I’m sure that many of us come here solely for our 49ers news updates.
Speaking for myself, I can catch the Covid-19 news all day on TV.
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Dang. A shot over the bowel is basically a shot In The ass
A shot over the bow is a naval term regarding an intentional near miss by a naval main battery to get the undivided attention of another naval ship as a final warning.
C’mon you guys! FFS!
BT,
You are correct. I totally used the wrong term. I didn’t feel comfortable when I put it up, my android couldn’t make the correction either.
I looked up the word and it was spelled “bough” in any case, I don’t think I’ll try using the term in the future.
You say “bow” one dictionary says “bough.” Sounds like a word that’s better left alone.
AES, there is going to be a political component as to whether we even have a season or not. How should that be handled? Head in the sand?
Also, a shot over the bough might have worked in the day of the wooden ships of the line. :)
Rib,
Appreciate that you looked beyond my “bowel” mistake to capture the point I was making.
But my post was in reference to Bruce Lee’ constant community announcements sprinkled with hate.
The fact that he uses that name to post that crap makes me furious. Bruce Lee was my idol growing up. I had a poster of him in my room, and got to see the premier of, Enter The Dragon at a theater in China Town….
Like dragons ….. I slay mortals.
Bruce Lee never whined.
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It is too easy to dump on Trump. Please just stick to football.
AES, homophones are awesome. I’m not homophobic in the slightest.
But, there doesnt have to be on this football blog.
Yeah if I want to watch a bunch of America hating. Trump blaming, non factual,whining clowns like Ribico and onelame and some other misinformed clowns on here I’ll just turn on their sources at cnn or msnbc.
Yeah I said it!
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Come on md, keep politics out of here. ?
I know you are going to die eventually anyway, but keep safe, ok?
Rib,
There are many NFL players that are religious. Should we begin to insert religion on this site as well?
I mean, I could go all day in this topic, but I respect the fact that this is a football blog and keep my religious leanings off of this site.
This is the “Inside the 49ers Blog” not the Washington Post.
Begin? AES, certain posters here, apropos of nothing, have recently decided that the topic of abortion could bring us all together.
So, should we amplify the abortion topic along with the political views?
My point is that this blog site was created for the purpose of 49ers news and topics and should stay committed to that purpose.
Now, if someone wants to make a statement about the Covid-19 issue as a community service, I’m fine with it. But it gets murky when it is laced with Trump hatred.
Hence my comment that if want Covid-19 news I can watch it all day on TV (without the hate filled comments).
AES, abortion is something I’m not even going go anywhere near unbidden. My only guess is that there’s a RW talking point floating out there that when libs start mentioning covid deaths pivot immediately to abortion.
I am not sure the later round picks will make it to the 53. The FA pickups filled the needs, so the third day pickups are backup competition.
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McKivitz will be competing against Tom Compton and Daniel Brunskill.
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Woerner will not supplant Dwelley, and Chase Harrell UDFA may win a roster spot, if not Helm.
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Jennings has 8 other WRs fighting for 6 spots, and a Slippery Fox (UDFA) may out fox him.
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3 other UDFAs who may make the 53 include- Broc Rutter, I think he makes it by his name alone. JaMycal Hasty who had a 4.03 twenty yard shuttle, and DeMarkus Acy, who seems to be versatile.
McKivitz and Woerner I would say are very much on the inside track to make the roster.
McKivitz has position versatility which is huge on game days. With Brunskill likely a starter this year McKivitz can play a similar role as Brunskill last year as a backup OG and OT.
Woerner is not competing with Dwelley. He is competing with Helm to replace Toilolo as the blocking TE. I would be surprised if he doesn’t make the roster.
Jennings will be the one with the toughest task in making the roster.
McKlivitz is a swing tackle prospect with short arms and below average athleticism. He ran a 5.35 forty, which is slow for KS’s OZ scheme. They may try him at guard so he may need time to learn a whole new position.
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Woerner is 6′ 5″, 244 lbs, and ran a 4.78 forty, a 7.18 three cone, and 4.46 twenty yard shuttle.
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Chase Harrell is 6′ 4″, 249 lbs and ran a 4.51 forty, 6.76 three cone and 4.21 twenty yard shuttle. Even though he is an UDFA, he has a better pass catching career than Woerner.
I don’t know why I bothered replying. I should have realised you were just combine scouting.
Of course I was. How do you suppose they are assessing these players, too? Chase Harrell is faster and quicker than Woerner. In this league, that is an advantage.
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One can declare that a 6th or 7th round pick will automatically make the team, but this is a SB team, and it may be hard to crack the lineup, and competition is good. I am glad they will have depth in all positions. At TE, being a solid blocker is nice, but KS likes a TE that can catch, too.
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I am impressed that they can find UDFAs who may be able to make the team. I think Chase Harrell will out compete Woerner, but we will never know if they do not have a TC.
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Many 6th and 7th round players have ended up on the Practice Squad. Rookies will need to earn their position. Even Kinlaw, the 14th player taken, is listed as a second stringer on the depth chart right now.
Personally I’m optimistic about Jennings cracking the lineup. I think he’ll prove himself in pre-season. Two reasons: (1) Last year when they looked for a receiver to put them over the top, their first choice (apparently) was Sanu, and (2) They need to be better in the Red Zone. Imagine a Red Zone group of Deebo, Hurd, and Jennings, assuming he makes the cut.
So assuming we have six WRs, I think it’s gonna be —
Deebo
AY
Bourne
Hurd
Taylor
Jennings
Gone: Benjamin, James and Pettis imo.
I beg to differ. I think they keep Richie James for his returner skills. Jenning has red flags, and may be able to survive the 53 cuts to make it to the PS.
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I hope KS showcases Pettis, then trades him to a team that has a WR go down due to injury.
I would love to see Pettis gone.
As for James’ receiving skills, my perception is that he hasn’t done much. He’s not awful. You can count on him not to catch and not fumble, but he’s not that elusive. Right now I think the best returner on the squad would be AY. Taylor can also return. So can Deebo.
We’ll just have to see.
Deebo and Aiyuk may be better as the WR 1 and 2. They may be too valuable to risk as returners.
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James has good judgement on the returns, and seems to have good ball security.
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Benjamin’s chance may best enhanced if he can be a returner, also.
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Taylor with his injury history, may be best at slot.
Lynch basically said Woerner will spell Kittle. He’s a blocking specialist with under-utilized pass-catching skills. He can also back up Juice. As you know they used Dwelley but he’s less of a blocker. My puzzle is how they expect McKivitz to succeed if he can’t anchor.
Harrell might be a gem who’s assigned to the PS for a year or so.
I agree.
Seb,
When I saw Woerner’ college tape, I saw a player that could a lot with the ball in his hands. We all know that he is a good blocker and that is certainly what Shanahan looks for, but although he only caught 34 passes (Kittle only caught 48 in college) he showed very good athleticism when he got the ball.
I’m tabbing Woerner as my TC surprise.
If they want a big burly blocker, they should go Jumbo, and get a OL in the TE position.
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I think they want versatility, so the TE can threaten to catch the ball, to go along with his blocking.
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That way, they can create mismatches, and have a TE covered by a LB. Harrell, with his 4.51 speed, is a better option than Woerner, with his 4.78 speed, as a receiver threat. imho
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I guess we will just have to wait and see, and hope there is a season.
Seb,
I have heard/read from a few different sources that Harrell is transitioning to a pass rush specialist/DE. Kinda like a reverse Bruce Miller who went from DE to FB. I’m looking forward to seeing a 4.51 Harrell as a pass rusher.
Along those same lines Woerner may be switched to FB. I believe the niners need a full time back up to Juice and after watching Dwelley last yr we know its not him. Woerner can fill the Role as the #3 mostly blocking TE until then.
I saw that he was doing DE drills during his Pro day, but am wondering how much time has he played defense.
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That makes more sense about Woerner. It is interesting to see how they are looking for a certain body type, then fitting the player to the system, instead of fitting the system to the player.
They were looking to possibly draft McKivitz had they not traded for Williams. They then traded Breida for a pick they used on McKivitz so it would be surprising if he doesn’t make the roster. They obviously liked what they saw and targeted him. Woerner is a lock unless he gets injured. He was the best blocking TE in the draft and was underutilized as a receiver. Just like another TE on the roster who is now one of the best in the NFL in both areas.
notanexpert, I’m very much pushing for McKivitiz but certain evaluations say he can’t anchor. If that’s so, wouldn’t that be a major impediment, or am I making too much about it? Can the ability to anchor be achieved through strength conditioning? I thought it’s more one’s height and center of gravity.
McKivitz does have an opportunity to start, with Person gone, but Compton and Brunskill will also be competing for that job.
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I think McKivitz would benefit from going on the PS, studies hard to learn a new position, and works out to get stronger, so he can learn how to anchor better.
It’s strength and technic George. That can be achieved through an NFL weight room and good coaching. My guess is they liked his mobility and attitude, apparently he plays with a pretty nasty temperament. He can also play inside or out. I’d be surprised if he didn’t make the team considering they were looking at drafting him earlier if they hadn’t traded for Williams.
“if he didn’t make the team considering they were looking at drafting him earlier if they hadn’t traded for Williams.”
I’ve seen this mentioned several times but don’t understand it. Did the team really think that McKivitz would be a suitable replacement for all pro left tackle Joe Staley. Seems unlikely to me. He’s a 6th rounder. More like Shon Coleman or Brunskill would have replaced Staley if the team couldn’t sign TW. I’m not saying you are saying this, notanexpert, but the idea that a 6th rounder could replace an all-pro left tackle is laughable. Even a pick like Wirfs would probably have problems the first year due to the complex offense and speed of NFL defensive ends.
Even before the addition of Williams and the retirement of Staley, I think our oline is now a major strength.
Skule and Brunskill last year let’s not forget, played a significant amount of time and were pretty good. Now another year in the scheme, they both will be better and one of them will be a starter. Now you add McKivitz, who by all accounts is a ferocious bulldog, our line might be better.
The only issue might be at center where either Garland or if healthy, Weston Richburg, will be playing.
I want to see how good Coleman looks, and how much stronger Skule got. I think McKivitz will be thrown into the RG mix, and may the best man win….
“Even before the addition of Williams and the retirement of Staley, I think our oline is now a major strength.”
I this this statement is wildly optimistic Prime.
The Oline is good on the outside but the interior of the Oline is not that good. In terms of Pass Block Win Rate (a metric tells the rate at which a line sustains their blocks for 2.5 seconds or longer) the 49ers ranked 26th in the NFL. This was largely due to the interior of the Oline and that group has mostly remained the same. It’s hard for me to see a group as a strength when that group sucks at 50% of their job.
It is one of my few quibbles with how Kyle builds his teams and I think its one of the reasons his teams have struggled in the red zone.
Cubus,
My guess is they saw him as a player they wanted to add to the mix rather than a replacement, but liked him enough that they felt he fit their scheme in multiple spots. I round the statement rather odd just like you, but it’s clear they really liked him and had targeted him as early as the 4th round.
Seeing Andy Dalton released and expecting him to be picked up by New England, Buffalo, or with the Jets, I am reminded of the draft that netted Kaepernick.
I believed then, and still believe now that had Cindy not taken him ahead of SF, Harbough would have drafted him. I remember Grant postulating that Kaepernick would have a better career than Dalton.
A LOT of talk about “The overthrow in the Super Bowl” seriously misses the point. The DB hooked Sanders round the waist on his breakout, and that delay made Sanders a step-and-a-half late to the spot, making Jimmy’s throw look like an over-throw. It was not an overthrow. Tape review will support my take. Look for the endzone view from behind the offense as the play develops. How this wasn’t an elegal contact I cannot explain, unless it was under a League pre-game “Let ‘em play, don’t ever be the the outcome” directive.
Thanks BT. I wonder how Grant missed that in all those in-depth video reviews he’s trying to make his name on?
He missed it because it didn’t happen.
Here is the play.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phDx7XSSD9g
Thanks Shoup. Yeah, I gotta agree with you (and Grant). Sanders had a clean release. BT, where are you looking at?
Dan Hartman video analysis on how the routes Aiyuk took at Arizona were similar to the ones Sanders took with SF:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5snYteQktkU
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Joe Staley interested in coaching for the 49ers.
Sign him up!
Razor
Are you asking if Staley is, or just think he is? If you’re saying he is interested, what’s your source? I’m not saying
I disagree, just if I missed his saying he was interested?
He said he’s a good teacher and open to it. Shanny would welcome him back in any capacity. Sounds like it’ll happen eventually to me.
I am getting the impression Barber was only here to go through the draft.
He’s always been just a placeholder.
So far, he has filled in admirably.
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I like his writing. You know me, I am pretty critical of the ho hum, rainbow and unicorn, bandwagon writers who state the obvious.
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Phil Barber, with his amusing Draft Scenario, has won me over. His passion displayed writing about the Indigenous Americans, was also refreshing.
He’s ok for what he is, but my hope is the PD brings in someone that doesn’t alienate the coaching staff or players so we can actually get Inside The 49ers information….
Sure seems that way…what is his main job? Does he cover another team?
So is press democrat like the Div. III of sports coverage I’m assuming. So unlikely for them to bring in someone known like a Barrows, Branch, or etc, right? So we’ll likely get some up and comer type fresh out of graduate school or something.
Leo
Try googling Phil Barber Press Democrat
As to the PD, it’s greatest appeal is for local news coverage for Sonoma County with some desultory additional coverage of Mendocino and Napa Counties. It is cash strapped and unlikely to attract any sports media luminaries. It has been a launch point for Matt Maiocco, Eric Branch, and Mike Silver in the past. It has also been a place for swan song sports journalists for their final low pressure career-ending jobs, like Bob Padecky and Lowell Cohn. Think “put out to pasture”.
The Executive Publisher is a developer and lobbyist. He owns the PD and several other even smaller publications mostly as a means to have mouthpieces for his views and financial interests. He keeps them on a leash, thus no big bucks recruiting or even a travel budget or modernized website are in the cards.
Are you now anywhere near Franklin, TN? I have a niece there.
Interesting, yea sure seems like its way passed its heyday.
That’s over in the Nashville area, about 2 hrs NW of me. I’m in the Chattanooga area, in east TN, near the Georgia border. Its gorgeous out here. Definitely worth a visit. Franklin area is very nice.
Earth2 this is Earth 1, Come in – are you reading – Do you have an update?
Earth 2: Copy. Hey E1. Yeah, everything is awesome. Dr. Trump’s son-in-law just made the following statement regarding Covid: “We’re on the other side of the medical aspect of this. The federal government rose to the challenge, and this is a great success story.” Furthermore , Vice Poodle Pence just visited an ICU at the Mayo clinic and refused to wear a mask. He is pretty sure he did not infect any of the staff. All good here on E2.
E1: Yeah I remember here on E1 Dr. Trump instructed the Vice Poodle to fly across the country walk out on a Football game . The publicity stunt backfired. Anyway , we just crossed 60 K dead and OTAs and Mini-camps are cancelled. The sports fans are getting restless. Wish us luck.
Devastating …. in his own words. Not seeing the alleged sarcasm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXtrgih0PsI
Grant’s take on which WRs will make the team:
https://www.si.com/nfl/49ers/news/projecting-the-49ers-depth-chart-at-wide-receiver
Bottom line: They keep 7 WRs. The odd men out will be James and Bourne. The returners will be AY and Benjamin.
I doubt Bourne is replaced this year. I also think Hurd will effectively be moved to TE – it is what Shanahan said they envisaged for him when they drafted him last year, that they would get him up to 240lbs+ and use him as a hybrid TE/WR/RB effectively.
So that will leave 6 WR spots. For mine it will be Deebo, Aiyuk, Taylor, Bourne, Jennings and one of either Pettis or Benjamin. Pettis with the spot to lose, but needing to show in TC he has come with a different mindset. If not, he’ll be gone and Benjamin probably takes his spot unless they feel James offers more and can be that outside guy that can threaten deep.
Hmmm
I’m guessing you see Hurd being used similar to how Harbaugh used D. Walker a while back then?
As to Bourne, I can’t see the 49ers moving on from him as they really dont have a contested catch guy other than him and Jennings and given the amount of time Jennings is likely to have to learn the offence Bourne should have a major advantage.
I’ll go with the following:
Deebo, Aiyuk, Bourne, Taylor, Benjamin, Pettis
Hurd goes on IR or retires and Jennings becomes the TE/WR hybrid
The Shanahan offense is so different to Harbaugh’s that I wouldn’t say he would be playing the same role as Walker per se, but yeah, that is the general idea. Basically I see him as an H-Back with great position flexibility, being used as a guy that primarily plays aligned close to the formation, either flexed out a little as a big slot, as an in line TE, or behind the formation as a FB or RB on occasion. But with potential to also go out as a WR further from the formation. The complete jack of all trades suited to Shanahan’s positionless football.
Something to keep in mind – those running plays we saw from Deebo last year where he lined up in the backfield were being run with Hurd in TC last year (and there was video evidence of this from TC). That is part of the role they envisage for Hurd. Movable piece that can catch, run and block, and primarily line up close to the formation. If he can stay healthy I expect big things from him this year. But staying healthy is a big if.
I’ll be surprised if the following players are available week 1:
Hurd
Richburg
Blair
Jullian Taylor
Pettis’ finesse vs. Jennings physicality.
James is an easy one. His services will no longer be required.
Grant does not think Bourne and James will make the team?
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I think KS will showcase Pettis, then trade him for a 5th or 6th round pick to a WR needy team.
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I think they would prefer Bourne over Jennings. So what if they cut Jennings, and some desperate team swoops to get him. Losing a 7th round player is not the end of the world. That may leave a spot for the Niners to poach a cut WR from another team.
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I just wish that they would let James play more. In the SB, if he had been in instead of Sanders, his fresh legs may have allowed James to track down the ball, instead of being 5 yards too long.
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If they cut Bourne, and keep Benjamin, they must think his paltry 30 yards last season was an aberration, when it may have been confirming a steady decline. Benjamin may be a longshot to make the team.
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Bourne may have missed catches early in the season, but later on, he was money. If they do move on from Bourne, I hope they trade him away for a 4th or 5th round pick, so they get something for him, instead of cutting him, and getting nothing. However, he may make the team because he and JG seemed to work well together.
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WR squad-
Deebo Samuel
Brandon Aiyuk
Kendrick Bourne
Richie James
Trent Taylor
Dante Pettis
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Hurd is converted to a TE. If they can convert McKivitz to guard, Woerner to FB and Harrell to DE, they can convert Hurd to TE.
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If they manage to trade away Pettis, Travis Benjamin makes the team.
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Jennings is in the 53 cuts, and makes it to the PS.
I think Taylor is on IR by 1st week of August and Jennings takes his spot.
I’m loving the depth and versatility of our WR corp, I bet Shanny is too. Defenses better be getting those tackling drills ready
I certainly hope that Taylor’s foot is finally healed. There was no structural damage, but improper healing.
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JG and Taylor seemed to be playing well together before his foot injury, and Taylor was his favorite target from the slot.
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I agree. Deebo and Aiyuk look formidable, especially the YAC.
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These 53 cuts will be painful. Some talented players will no longer be on the team.
I’m sure that cutting players is very disappointing to all parties involved, but it’s a big part of the sport.
Unfortunately, this takes place every year, but what you hope for is that the best players rise to the top during TC to make the team.
I agree with you, that some talented players will not make the roster, but they will help the team to ramp up the competition level.
I’ve been gone for about 6 weeks so I really have no idea how things work around here since Grant left but does Phil B. usually go 5 days between posts?
Old Coach
There was a void of two – three weeks when no one posted a new subject and no one knew what had happened to Grant. As you’ve probably gathered, we were all wondering WTF? Will the PD shut it down? Then one day phil B posted and like every day there was a new post, or two, up until the draft. Now it’s been a couple of days and nothing. So I don’t know if that’s why some are speculating he was just a temp?
That’s where we’re at as of today….back to wondering wtf, is Phil gone and a new rookie is taking over?
In Phil’ short time back, this is the longest time he’s been away.
Why has he been gone this long?
Well coach, you’re guess is as good as mine ?
I just thought of the same thing. Maybe more unrest at the PD.
They just got some “free” money to keep them afloat.
Sonoma Media Investments has received a $3.4 million federal loan that will avert layoffs
What would be better, a taco or a demontre?
https://www.profootballrumors.com/2020/04/dolphins-waive-de-taco-charlton
Lance Zierlin said his floor was “solid starter.” Guess that didn’t happen.
http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/taco-charlton?id=2557882
Please, no one say I’m pushing for this. Have no idea if he’d help here. Sounds like a bit of a mess.
WEAKNESSES Despite talent and traits, production and overall play has been uneven at Michigan. Earned full-time starting nod in just his final season. Needs more weight-room work. Consistency of anchor at point of attack in question. Can be rooted out of his gap by power. Can do better job of using his length to keep blockers off of him. Doesn’t make enough plays on other side of the line against run. Needs to show a nastier play demeanor at all times. Scouts question whether he has enough toughness for trench battles if bumped inside or to 5-technique. Held back by his inconsistent play speed. Excessive leaning and narrowing of his base during the play causes balance and footwork inconsistencies. Needs better readiness to take on move blockers.
For those like me who thought the team would get a 3rd round compensatory pick if TW walks in 2021, think again:
“The year 2020 will be Sanders’ tenth year in the NFL as he was drafted in 2010—as was Williams. Ten-year veterans are capped at fifth-round compensatory picks, per OvertheCap. So even if Williams were to walk in free agency and sign a lucrative contract next offseason, or if Sanders has a career year, the 49ers wouldn’t get anything higher than a fifth-round comp pick.”
https://www.ninersnation.com/2020/4/30/21242293/49ers-will-receive-a-fifth-round-comp-pick-for-sanders-williams-if-he-walks-in-2021
A small quibble. Wouldn’t 2019 be Williams tenth year if his first year was 2010. I have no idea what the rules say about such things. I don’t even know what a catch is anymore.
I also have a problem figuring out how to have an NFL season with covid-19 active.
Is the fifth round for Lynch a problem?
Htwaits, to see you good.
Never far two past years. Thanks.
The 2020 NFL season a long shot. Bad is that.
Football essential is it.
Watch NFL Game Pass you can. Been through 2019, 2011, 2012, and 2013 I have.
Live it must be and stay it must.
Starting NFL on time, 87 will be. Left no time I am. All wins I watch.
Corey Davis anyone?
Prime Time
If Tennessee can’t trade him and won’t pick up his 5th year option, what would he bring to the 9ers?
* WR Corey Davis Scouting Report: Davis regressed in 2019 with only 601 yards and two touchdowns. Davis fell wayside on the depth chart with rookie A.J. Brown posted a dominant 1051 yard season. Paired with his lack of high-end production is the injury concerns. Davis has missed games due to hamstring and hip injuries that have limited him in the NFL.
With a $15 million price tag, Davis would be in the range of Odell Beckham Jr. and Tyreek Hill in terms of 2021 wide receiver salary. It is unquestionable that Davis does not garner that much money, even with a proven 2020 season.
https://i1.wp.com/www.profootballnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Brandon-Aiyuk-RAS-1.png?resize=696%2C451&ssl=1
Razor
Looking good, but the one thing I wanted to see, his 3 cone drill time, he didn’t perform.
That 10 yard split though.
Razor
Yep, love it….BUT….would still like to have a 3 cone time.
I think we’ll see how good it is during the season…knock on wood.
Who were the biggest winners and losers from this draft? The Niners won big, even with a small draft class. The Ravens selected Patrick Queen, right after the Seahawks reached for Jordan Brooks. The Vikings had 15 picks, so even if only half make the team, it should be called successful. The Dolphin fans considered many picks to be reaches, but they filled all their needs with talent.
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The biggest losers seem to be the Packers, who decided that putting Rodgers in his place is a good strategy, then did not give him a WR from this WR-rich draft. Even Favre thinks Rodgers got screwed. The Seahawks draft was a head scratcher, and the Bears stockpiled TEs from a TE weak draft class.
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Now, if only we have a season….
QUESTION FOR THE BLOG:
Since Phil Barber has not posted an article recently and once again the PD has left us orphans…..
* Who will be the 9er competition to win the NFC West in 2020 season?
* I think Arizona helped themselves the most and will replace the seadderall Seahags as the 9er competition, with the LA Lambs in last place.
Every time we try to count out the Seachickens, they continue to be right there at the end. Russell Wilson covers a lot of holes, and I think they improved their line enough to establish a very solid running game (especially with Chris Carson). I think their holes are on defense, but not in regard to their pass rush (which I think will be fine with their free agent signings and draft picks providing necessary depth to rotate rushers); rather, I think Bobby Wagner has fallen off a little bit, their linebackers are weak outside of him, and their failure to address the secondary will hurt them.
The Cardinals have greatly improved with Hopkins and a full year of Drake (and improved offensive line; I liked the 3rd round pick up of Josh Jones). But I think their defense is still wanting, and that they will find a way to screw up Simmons (like they did with other hybrids, such as Hassan Reddick, Buchanon, etc.).
Rams may fall off, but I think it is in relation to their offensive line and the loss of Littleton as opposed to the loss of Cooks or Gurley. I think Cam Akers is an excellent replacement, and is a dark horse for offensive rookie of the year, and their receiving corps is still deep with Kupp, Woods, Reynolds, and the drafting of Van Jefferson. Goff is not great, but serviceable.
So, early prediction? Niners 11-5; Seahawks 9-7; Cardinals 9-7; Rams 7-9
The NFC West is still the toughest division in the NFL imo. But the 49ers are still the best team in the division.
The Seahawks are extremely reliant on Wilson these days. Their defense is young and has some talent but don’t see it being a particularly strong D this year. And the talent around Wilson on offense is pretty average for the most part. Last year Wilson was able to find ways to win a lot of close games. At some point some of those close wins will become losses – he can’t maintain willing the team to victory without a better support cast forever. They haven’t done enough to improve the team imo and I think this is the year we see them drop away a little.
The Rams are a tough one for me. They have some issues as a result of salary cap misuse. But also still have a talented roster. I think the SB hangover got them last year and they will be a bit better this year. I can actually see them being the #2 team in the division this year.
The Cardinals are a bit of a favourite for people as a team on the rise. They are getting better, and obviously Hopkins is a huge get. But I am not sold on them becoming a playoff team just yet. The D still looks a bit beige to me – they have some talent, and the additions of Simmons, Phillips, Campbell and Kennard sounds good on paper, but they are still highly reliant on Jones creating pressure and I am not 100% on board with Simmons being dominant as a full time LB. Their three big FA additions are all just ok starters imo. A lot rests on Murray’s shoulders. But I think with a full season of Kingsbury’s offense on film will help opposing teams adjust. I think they are primed for around 6-8 wins.
Scooter:
Speaking of the Rams salary cap….They failed to trade Cooks before March 15, giving him a $4 million roster bonus! And didn’t trade him before March 20, fully guaranteed his 2020 salary of $8 million.
The Todd Gurley and Cooks deals in 2018 were costly, now they’re feeling the impact of those contracts only two years later.
Then there’s CB Ramsey who’s owed $13.7 million on the fifth-year option. Darius Slay just signed a three-year, $50 million extension. The first year of that is $15.7 million. The first year of Byron Jones’ new deal is $17.6 million, so I’d expect Ramsey will want about $17 million per year or ~$ 4 million more.
The Ram salary cap is gone, and so are their 2021 first and fourth round draft picks…..
Unless I’m missing something, Les Snead and the Rams front office should be fired for gross incompetence!
Seattle, with all those less than one score wins will revert to the mean. See ESPN’s Barnwells analysis of Green Bay, the same thing holds for Seattle.
Ariz will battle Sea for 2nd in the division, but both at least 4 games back.
GEEP,
I still see Seattle as our biggest nemesis simply because of Russell Wilson.
The seahags strengthen their WR corps last season with Metcalf and TE Hollister. And was only inches away from beating us at the end of the season.
Arizona had a great off season with the signing of Hopkins and their draft looks very good, but I believe that they are another season away from contending in the West.
The Rams and Soff Goff may have found a special RB in Cam Akers. If Akers can revive the running game they will win 10 – 12 games.
The way I see it shake out is:
49ers
Seattle
Disney Rams
Arizona.
Porous is the word I would use to describe the offensive lines of the Seahawks, Cardinals and Rams. That does not bode well against the San Francisco Forty Niners Goldman Sacks….
Razor
Yep! And time for the 9er D sharks to feast. I also see the 9er 0-line being improved with OT Williams and Brunskill at OG, making the 9er Run game better at controlling the clock, and harder for opposing offenses to get on the field.
AES
* I see the seahags,with Wilson, Metcalf and TE Hollister, as a 1 trick pony on offense. Take Metcalf and Hollister out of the game and what have they got left? Wilson. If RB Penny and Carson can stay healthy it will help.
* No real improvement on Defense. LB Jordyn brooks is an improvement, but not a good as LB B. Wagner.
DE Darrell Taylor isn’t bad, but not a replacement for Frank Clark and they can’t afford Jadeveon Clowney, who
IMO was an overprice mistake.
Here’s my question: Other thanWilson, Maybe Metcalf, who does Pete Carroll have (players), that matches up with the 9er on either D, or O?
Wilson’s all they got, but he’s a handful.
Razor
Yes Wilson is, but can he beat the 9ers by himself? Other than Wilson and possibly Metcalf, can Seattle match up with the 9ers offense? Was the Seahag draft as good as the 9ers? Can Seattle stop the 9ers run game? We know their Defense can’t, so here’s what I see as the difference maker….The 9er offense, both the run game and WR’s keep the chain moving, the clock running and Wilson on the sidelines watching.
What do you see?
I think the changing of the guard occurred last year, and Seattle is in decline. Once Wilson’s magic weakens, they will fade into obscurity….
“Take Metcalf and Hollister out of the game and what have they got left?”
GEEP
I’m not sure that I follow your philosophy here. That could be said of any team when you remove players that are counted on to produce.
But, I prefaced RW as the main source of concern because until last year, he has pretty much owned us for the last 6 years.
Metcalf and some other young players should improve this season. But as some have said, the Oline needs to keep Wilson clean if the team is going to remain a contender.
AES
“I’m not sure that I follow your philosophy here. That could be said of any team when you remove players that are counted on to produce.”
* This is true AES, but I’m not talking about any team. I’m only talking about Seattle / Wilson. There’s no argument he’s a magician, but how many times will the 9er D watch his tricks, before figuring them out? We know Wilson’s O-line can’t stop the 9er D line from pressuring / sacking him and the 9er D is essentially the same D as 2019, other than they’ve player together for a full year and that should make them better, assuming they’re healthy. So my “philosophy is this: “IF” and yes, I realize it’s a big if, but if the 9er D takes away his WR’s, then Wilson is left to carry the Seahags on his back. How long can / will he be capable of doing that? If the 9er D and another years experience, has learned how to slow him down, how to contain him, one good hit, which Wilson has been lucky enough to avoid, will end his season. In fact, it will only take one good hit to slow him down. Yes, that’s true of any QB, but Seattle’s O-line and the odds make that not just possible, but likely. Every dual threat QB eventually take that hit…..Wilson is a year older and way overdue.
Pot…Kettle
Agree Wilson is a magician, but even with WR Metcalf the Seahags are a one trick pony. If RB Carson and Penny can stay healthy, it will help keep their offense two dimensional, but neither are a Marshawn Lynch.
On Defense, They drafted LB Jordyn brooks who’s an improvement, but not as good as B. Wagner. DE Darrell Taylor is also good, but no replacement for Frank Clark. And they can’t afford Jadeveon Clowney, who IMO was an overprice mistake.
The 9er draft picks keep the 9ers essentially the same team as 2019 and both Kinlaw and Aiyuk will improve with experience. OT Trent Williams is a younger Staley and a slight improvement to the O-line. OG Brunskill, IMO is also an improvement over OG Person and also improves the 9ers O-line.
The 9ers have better depth than any team in the NFL West IMO and no one in the West can matche up with the 9er Offense, or Defense. The only question IMO, is this. Have the 9ers figured out a way to contain the dual threat QB’s? I see the 9ers 2020 season worst case as 12 W – 4L! A split with Ariz. Loss to Dallas, at Dallas . Split with Seahags and a loss to NO at NO……..NFL 49ers 2020 regular season opponents…..https://fbschedules.com/san-francisco-49ers-schedule/
Salvon Ahmed just got a 3 year commitment from the 49ers. Not sure I remember them signing a UFDA to that many years before. Must see him replacing McKinnon and Wilson Jr.
I’m not going to read anything into it being a 3-year deal until we see the details. I doubt anything after year 1 is guaranteed, in which case all the additional years do is spread the signing bonus (which will be small anyway) across three years.
My understanding from the initial information when players were first mentioned as signing is that only $50K of Ahmed’s contract is guaranteed, which is $40K less than Hasty was guaranteed. Maybe by delaying he has negotiated that upwards, but doubt it will end up in higher guarantees than Hasty or Finke.
For mine Hasty is still the far more likely of the two to make the roster.
And just after posting this I looked at Spotrac and according to them all of the UDFAs signed 3-year deals. Turns out that is just the norm. Interestingly the DT Daniels got the biggest signing bonus and most guaranteed of the group.
Thanks, Scooter.
CBA mandates that every UDFA player sign a three-year contract with the right to renegotiate following their second regular season. Nothing special for Ahmed.
After reading Scooter and Mood’s post, Ahmeds contract makes it seem lot more reasonable.
TKS for the info update.
Razor
I seen that and kinda scratched my head? 40 was slow (4.62s). How will he fit with outside ZBS? Doesn’t see running lanes open up? Redeeming factor appears to be his stats at UW, but not sure it will translate to the NFL?
TBH, I thought he was a candidate for the PS. I guess ShanaLynch see something I don’t?
What’s your take on him Razor?
Scooter, where you at with RB Salvon Ahmed?
Razor
The Ahmed signing left me scratching my head? Not sure what ShanaLynch see in him that justifies signing for 3 years? His 40 time was 4.56s. On tape he looks quick, but not fast and he misses, or doesn’t see, running lanes his 0-line open. His 2019 season stats are descent, finishing 2019 with 1,000 yards rushing at 5.5 yards per carry and nine touchdowns, as well as 14 catches for 58 yards receiving. His biggest outing for the Huskies came against USC, with an 89-yard touchdown, the fifth longest TD in UW history. Ahmed also run for two TD’s in the Las Vegas Bowl vs. Boise State and added six rushes for 20 yards and two receptions for 26 yards in his team’s 38-7 win. He was named All-Pac-12 honorable mention for the second time in his career! His teammate, TE Hunter Bryant, was considered the best tight end in the draft before hurting his knee! (Detroit signed him as a F/A). I can see why the 9ers signed him, but for 3 years?
A) Not too sure his 2019 season stats will transfer to the NFL?
B) He played in the Pac-12, not the SEC.
I would echo Razor’ comment.
Could be the FO isn’t very confident on McKinnon’ progress?
AES
OK, lets assume both you and Razor are correct! Will / can McKinnon replace Mostert? How about Coleman? At best, I see McKinnon as one of three running backs, with Mostert #1, Coleman #2 and McKinnon competing for field time with Wilson. There’s also the two new RB’s on the team, JaMycal and I think his name is Hokit?
That my friend is one H#)) of a lot of stiff competition for a rookie, so I guess we’ll see what happens when the rubber meet the road?
Niners letting Solo walk?
PT
I understand NFL Network and NFL. com Tom Pelissero claims the 9ers won’t pick up the 5th year option for Soloman Thomas, but I can’t find a link that verifies it? If you have a link, please post it.
https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/49ers/nfl-rumors-49ers-decline-solomon-thomas-fifth-year-contract-option
PT
Tks bro
Not necessarily, but there is no way they could justify bringing him back at the price picking up his 5th year option would cost. If he comes back it will be on a restructured lower contract.
The problem is I don’t think he fits our scheme and would do much better in a scheme that would utilize him more as an interior pass rusher.
GEEP,
When I think of the current RB’s on the team, the one that is somewhat similar to Mostert’ style is McKinnon.
The problem with McKinnon is that no one really knows what type of RB he’s going to be when he returns. He’s missed two seasons.
McKinnon played 4 seasons with Minnesota and only started 14 games. That’s basically starting 4 games per season.
He was beat out Dalvin Cook and had his beat season in 2017 when Cook was on the shelf.
Ahmed reminds me a little of McKinnon. He hits the hole quickly and runs with good power and balance. As I commented earlier, the FO may not be completely confident in JM’ progress, hence the Ahmed and Hasty signings
AES
You’re right in your assessment of McKinnon when he returns, even if he can stay healthy enough to get on the field. What I didn’t understand was Ahmed’s 3 year contract. After reading Scooter and Mood’s post above, his contract apparently it’s in line with other F/A contracts.
I suspect even after restructuring his contract, if McKinnon doesn’t produce by the end of pre season he’ll be cut if they can’t find a team willing to trade for him?
Shanahan must have a vision that he see’s played out for Ahmed. In Shanahan’ running scheme he looks for a RB that can quickly hit the hole make one cut up-field and go. Ahmed seems to check all the boxes in Shanahan’ play book.
But having said that, I doubt that Ahmed see’s major playing time in his rookie season except for Special Teams.
AES
I agree.
Matt Maiocco
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@MaioccoNBCS
The fifth-year option for #49ers DT Solomon Thomas would be $12.321 million for the 2021 season. That’s a non-starter, of course. But don’t rule out the possibility that both sides would want to keep the union going for at least five seasons at a price that works for both sides
Long overdue to kick that bust to the curb.
CFC
I wouldn’t call him a “BUST.” He hasn’t lived up to where he was drafted, or performed as expected. But he has been functional as a rotation player. When assessing his worth, I agree he should be paid according to what he has accomplished, not where he was drafted.
Is he worth keeping? Not in my opinion. I’d rather trade him, if possible, or replace him with a draft pick that better fits what the 9ers hoped he could & would be. A better use of resources, IMO.
Salvon Ahmed is this year’s Matt Breida and Raheem Mostert. Special Teams will be an area he can contribute in.
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Guess they also like his pass catching ability, to give him a 3 year contract. This will put pressure on Tevin Coleman and Jerrick McKinnon, maybe even Jeff Wilson.
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JaMycal hasty is another RB who will make the competition fierce.
Seems like vision would be very important in this scheme to have the success that Breida had
Who will win the division?
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The Niners, because JL hit a home run in the draft. Replacing Buckner with Kinlaw. Huge. Replacing Sanders with KS’s favorite WR in the draft. Sweet. Stealing a 7 time Pro Bowl LT for a 5th and a 2021 third round pick, is frankly amazing. They usually cost a first round pick.
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The other players they drafted and signed look like they will provide depth and strong competition. The coaches will have been able to implement their schemes, and now just have to refine them, with the same core group. It looked like they were seeking a certain body type, and certain character of player, and found them.
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The Niners got better, and JG will improve, because he will not be rehabbing his knee. I think they will do well because they play the AFC and NFC East. The Cowboys have Nolan as their DC, and the Giants still have Jones at QB. Washington is going to try Haskins. The Jets are the Jets. The Pats do not have Brady. The Dolphins have Tua with his injury questions.
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Buffalo and the Eagles, 2 playoff teams, may give the Niners their strongest challenge. The Niners could go 6-2 against those opponents. Against the others, the Niners could go 6-2, for a 12-4 season.
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In the NFC West, the Cards improved, but not enough to defeat the Niners. The Rams did not have a first round pick, and the Seahawks might just as well not have had one. Choosing 139th ranked Jordyn Brooks allowed the Ravens to select Patrick Queen at 28. They allowed the Ravens to get even better. Both the Rams and Seahawks had mediocre drafts, so they will be competing for the NFC West cellar.
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Since the Seahawks had very pedestrian team stats, they will not be fortunate to have other teams miss game winning field goals. I am hoping for a last place finish for the Seahawks, with the Rams doing better because McVay finally got an OC and decent RB. The Cards might make it to a Wild card spot, and I fervently hope the Niners enjoy that first round bye.
Seb,
“Who will win the division” This is the most talented Div. in the NFL the answer lies in who will stay healthy. The 9ers history in that area isn’t good but we are due for a healthy year. I predict that any of the 4 teams in this Div. has the potential to win and the team that experiences the best health will win. imho
Old Coach, I will respectfully disagree with your assertion.
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The Seahawks won 5 games by a total score of 11 points. 4 games had their opponent(49ers, too) miss a field goal. They were extremely fortunate. I will concede that Pete Carroll is an elite coach that can get the most out of his players, but if they cannot re-sign Clowney, they will be a step below the rest of the division.
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The Rams have made some big blunders with their personnel. They did not have a pick until 52, and have a 24 mil dead cap hit. Their draft was sparse, like the Niners, but the Niners got 3 starters, and the Rams may have gotten replacements, because the present players were inadequate.
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I will agree that the Cards have a very good chance of improving. Getting Hopkins was even a bigger steal than Trent Williams, because Hopkins has no question marks. Unloading David Johnson’s salary was just BOB being BOB. The Cards had a good draft. Simmons is a great selection to help their defense.
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I may disagree, but you may be right. Seattle may have no RB injuries, and their O line may finally be decent. Goff may get back to the SB season Goff, and Cam Akers may be the next Gurley.
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I guess I am hoping for the best for the Niners, and hoping for the worst for the Rivals.
Seb,
For the most part we agree. If I was betting man (and I am) I think the 9ers are the prohibitive favorites in the west but it all goes out the window with the wrong injuries. I believe that last year we were able to dodge a bullet when it came to injuries but i’m not so sure we can do it again this year. If we finally have a relatively injury free year I believe you can buy your tickets to the SB and we will see KC again. I’m not buying the Brady kool aid in TB.
Yes, attrition is a huge part of the game. Imagine if the Niners had DJ Jones playing in the SB.
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I am kinda buying into the Tompa Brady hype. The Bucs had accumulated a bunch of first round picks, because of their losing ways for years. so the team has talent. They also had Winston throwing away games with his 30 picks. Brady will reduce the picks, and both the Falcons and Panthers have serious question marks.
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I am really hoping that the Bucs and Saints throw haymakers at each other, and beat each other up. Nobody in the NFC East should concern the Niners, and they beat both the Vikings and Packers, so they are not serious challengers. I expect the Niners will face either the Bucs or Saints, if they make it to the NFCC Game.
I don’t have the stats at my fingertips but I’ll bet the 2015-15 duo of Coleman and Freeman caught more passes than all 49ers RB combined the last 3 years. Is that by design or due to lack of personal. Maybe Mckinnon was supposed to be that guy ?
One more thing, Matt Ryan was MVP in his second full season with Shanahan.
I’d be very surprised if Jimmy was MVP. Generally that would require him to put up huge stats, something a great defence should somewhat impede…
I didn’t mean to imply Jimmy was going to put up MVP numbers but rather both he and the offense will see improvements. Having said that, Jimmy did put up pretty big stats versus Cards twice, Saints, Rams Twice and and Packers . Ultimately it is our dominant running game which really inhibits Jimmy from putting up huge stats consistently every week.
Rollo Tomasi
I would suggest that Shanahan’s run first offense will have more to do with JG’s stats, than his Passing accomplishes. Especially when the 9ers have the game in control and are running the clock out!
That’s not to imply his passing stats won’t be good, just not MVP stats.
Chiefs signed Taco Charlton
https://www.profootballrumors.com/2020/05/chiefs-sign-de-taco-charlton
He turned out to be a soft taco.
Ha!
I guess Phill’s week is over.
Surprised it’s taking the PD so long to get someone to fill in. Can’t imagine that’s a great sign.
Seriously hoping they can find someone who’s legitimately objective about the team. I’ve said it before, fanboys will ruin this site and basically it turn it into another Niner Nation, a webpage which should really be called Kool Aid Chuggers.
JaMycal Hasty video below. I’ve watched a few and can’t wait to see him play in Kyle’s offense. Seems like a worthy replacement for Breida. Lacks Breida’s speed, but he’s more elusive. Also, he’s built lower to the ground, and is still over 200 pounds. This video is by an analyst who’s kind of funny. Calls him a “baller,” which he seems to be.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ULiDoQo6MY
Also, here’s The Draft Network analysts’ take. Three analysts:
https://thedraftnetwork.com/player/jamychal-hasty/mRJamUe3Id
George
I guess I’d ask the question. Do you think the rookie RB’s will see much field time, competing against Mostert, Coleman, Wilson and McKinnon?
I see them competing for ST and the loser(s) on the PS? Maybe getting playing time as injury replacements, if / when they’ve earned Shanahan and the coaches trust?
I agree with your assessment. None of these people, assuming they make the regular or practice squad, will play unless/until they win trust and a starting or rotational player ahead of them goes down or is traded. Hasty does appear to be a good pickup, though.
George
From what video I have seen (which is not a lot), they look like players ShanaLynch hand picked to fit the 9er offense.
* RB Ahmed, Salvon, UW: Combine: 5′ 11″ Run a 4.63s X 40. Looks a lot faster on tape.
His Prospect grade = 5.50 (Chance to be in NFL training camp). Looks better than that on tape. Looks like a player that can make ST and if works at his trade, a back up!
* Scouting Report: Says he has trouble hitting the open hole his O-line give him! Tape doesn’t support that. Does not hesitate at the LOS. Plants a foot and makes his cut. Runs thru the running lane, brakes arm tackles and runs thru DB arm tackles.
My assessment: Plays bigger than 197 pounds. We’ll see how he handles outside ZBS, but looks like he can master it? The more tape I watch, the better I like him.
I had ’em drafting Hasty in my mock draft as their last pick in the 7th round. Looks like another barroom brawl is gonna be brewing at rb, right along with wr.
I like how he stays low to the ground, and his ST contributions may help win him a spot on the 53.
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McKinnon may need to play a lot better, in order to stay on the team.
I just hope he does not play ‘balls out’ like Chris Jones. ;p
MM’s take today on each UDFA’s chances of making the team/PS:
https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/49ers/ranking-which-49ers-undrafted-rookies-have-best-chances-contribute
The 3 guys who peak my curiosity are
#1 Hasty his film reminds me of a low rent Frank Gore
#2 Harrell I really want to see what he can do as a pass rush specialist
#3 Hokit may be our next FB if Juice gets injured or when his contract runs out, resigning him is a salary cap problem
Post draft 55 roster.
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Offense:
QB- JG, Nick Mullens
WR- Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk, Kendrick Bourne, Richie James, Trent Taylor, Dante Pettis
RB- Raheem Mostert, Tevin Coleman, Jeffrey Wilson, JaMycal Hasty
FB- Kyle Juszczyk, Charlie Woerner
TE- George Kittle, Ross Dwelley, Jalen Hurd
OT- Trent Williams, Mike McGlinchey, Justin Skule, Shon Coleman
OG- Laken Tomlinson, Tom Compton, Daniel Brunskill
OC- Weston Richberg, Ben Garland
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Defense :
DE- Arik Armstead, Nick Bosa, Dee Ford, Chase Harrell
DT- DJ Jones, Javon Kinlaw, Solomon Thomas, Kentavius Street, Kevin Givens
SAM- Kwon Alexander, Mark Nzeocha
MIKE- Fred Warner, Joe Walker, Azzeez Al-Shaair
WILL- Dre Greenlaw, Joey Alfieri
CB- Richard Sherman, Emmanuel Moseley, Ahkello Witherspoon, Demarkus Acy
S- Jimmie Ward, Jaquiski Tartt, Tarvarius Moore, Marcell Harris
NB- K’waun Williams, DJ Reed
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ST
LS- Kyle Nelson
P- Mitch Wishnowsky
K- Robbie Gould
McKinnon makes the team- and I hope he becomes a HUGE weapon for us on 3rd downs- I envision him getting 8-10 touches a game. At least that is what I would like.
I think Coleman is the veteran that needs to be ready- but w ota’s in question, the rookies may have a tough time cracking the roster due to not knowing the play book, etc
I hope KS will showcase McKinnon, then trade him out of the division to a team that has RB needs. The possible emergence of JaMycal Hasty could make McKinnon expendable.
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Same thing with Pettis. Trading away a player will add a spot for a rookie or UDFA to fill.
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I have Colton McKivitz, Jauan Jennings, Broc Rutter, Chris Finke, Salvon Ahmed, Josh Hokit, Darrion Daniels, Jonas Griffith and Jared Mayden all being 53 cuts, who hopefully make it to the Practice squad.
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One player who I hope is finally fully healthy is Jason Verrett. If he shows he is back to his old form, that might make Ahkello Witherspoon expendable.
Slippery Fox is taking Taylor spot.
Sorry not sorry. Healthy is key. Versatility is equally as important. Finke can step in as a sure handed returner as well as play STs as a gunner, and is a legit slot possession WR.
Is it time to put out a Silver Alert for Phil Barber? jk ?
Time to throw us a bone, bud.
He’s probably looking for a football tree bearing fruit. This may be a covid-19 dead time.
ht,
Funny things he does.
It’s better, his future than some. Quiet time we have.
ht,
Speak to the truth you do!
A good guy you are. Write funny I do — help.
Ha!
Anyone else having trouble with the “SPAM MONSTER?’ First it blocks me, then it doesn’t, for no rhyme or reason!
HOUSTON TO PD…..HOUSTON TO PD……WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SPAM MOSTER! ANY ONE HOME?
not since the draft…….
All the time! Can’t use my avatar whatsoever. And no one replying from the PD.
Ding dong the blog is dead!
Apropos, as odds are the season is too.
Maybe 2021 will find a new home for us wayward PDers.
Reminder: If the blog is indeed dead, below is an email address I created that people can write to in order to discuss what we can do. Those interested should start thinking about possible alternatives. I’ve thought about offering a temporary blog on WordPress for the purpose of discussing this, not to take its place.
insidethe49ers@gmail.com
George,
Thanks for the email address.
While it’s a little disappointing to see the lack of interest that the PD has shown to this site this past week, I, also believed that after the draft the 49ers news cycle would be minimal.
Just looking at other 49ers news sources over the past week, they to, have not offered anything new, which leads me believe that the PD’ silence has more to do with nothing to report in 49ers country at the moment.
Hopefully Phil can use his years of experience to bring up a topic to create a
new theme.
Don’t know if the PD blog is dead or not, or if my rant got thru to them…….But the spam monster is smiling at me again
and letting me post!
If nothing else, one thing is obvious! Phil is no long with the PD, or us!
Nice hearing from you Phil……..
Will there be a next PD writer up?
1. Bears decline Trubisky 5th year option.
2. There are rumblings that NBA may have 2 weeks of warmup games and then play 6-8 weeks of playoffs starting in July. There are also rumblings that MLB will start games in July and play half a season. We shall see. All of this will be done with empty stadiums.
3. In 2015/15 Tevin Coleman and DFreeman combined for 183 Receptions, 1,475 R Yards and 8 R TD. Not too shabby. I am quite sure that the 49ers RBs have not come close to those statistics combined in the last three years. Is this by design or necessity?
Rollo
Games of any sort cannot begin too soon. This will be the first time in close to 30 years i’m not playing fantasy baseball.
I also wouldn’t mind seeing an NBA draft, With all the trade and draft combinations the Warriors have it could be the most interesting off season ever.
Since the PD Spam monster blocked me, I spent time watching video of the 9ers un drafted F/A’s. JaMycal Hasty and Salvan Ahmed: The 9ers have had success with un drafted RB’s And the more tape I watched, the better I liked both. * Salvan Ahmed especially! On tape, Ahmed plays faster than his combine 40 results (4.56s). His “prospect grade” of 5.50, that says he has a chance to make an NFL training camp, appears to be too low and while I don’t see him getting much, if any, field time, he may make the PS, or ST, if McKinnon’s injured, gets traded or cut. Needs work on decision making when to plant a foot and make cut to the running lane, not running east or west, waiting for a lane to open up. I do see his experience giving him an advantage for playing time, over Hasty.
JaMycal Hasty: Again, the more tape I watched, the better I liked him. Little more sand in his pants than Ahmed, fits Shanahan’s ZBS and like Ahmed, may make the PS, or ST, if McKinnon’s injured. Has limited experience, never been a starter and his BALL SECURITY IS A BIG RED FLAG!
* Swiss army knife Josh Hokit: Kids a beast where ever he ends up playing. FB, RB, Move TE, LB? If he’s a FB and juices’ replacement, he needs to add 10-15 pounds. I can’t wait to see him play and add a little NASTY to the offense.
Good hands to catch the ball. No pro day hurt his draft chances! IMO, he has a chance of making ST.
* QB Broc Rutter: Unless / until CJ Beathard is traded, no playing time. A candidate for the PS.
* WR Chris Finke: A slot-only player, with some talent making DB’s miss in space and over the middle of the field. But at 5′-9″ X 186-pound frame, will make the team only if other WR are traded, hurt, or cut. Even then, his best chance is the PS?*
* TE Chase Harrell: 6′-4″ X 249. Limited experience as a converted WR, with good athletic ability. Has a chance to make team if he can block, or willing to learn.
DB Jared Mayden: 6′ 0″ X 205, Tape shows very physical with good ball skills! Played backup CB and Safety at Ala. He was used as backup when someone got hurt, until his Sr. year. His Sr. year he had 4 int’s. With CB’s Sherman, Kwan Williams and Witherspoon 2021 F/A’s and CB’s Jalen Tabor and E-Man RFA’s, Jared Mayden has a good chance
of making the team.
CB DeMarkus Acy: 6′ 1″ X 195. Wasn’t invited to the combine, played well in E/W Shrine bowl. Has strength and length to play press at LOS. Makes it difficult for receivers to get a clean release. Tape shows he has the speed to stay with WR routes, but lack of hip fluidity and lateral movement skills makes it more likely he plays in the box as a SS.
Descent chance of making the 9ers ST, or PS.
LB Jonas Griffith: 6′ 4″ X 250, athletic and produced at the FCS level. 132 tackles in 2018 . Over four-year career, piled up 382 tackles, 28.5 tackles for loss and 14.0 sacks. He also had three interceptions and nine pass breakups.
No open LB spots! He has a chance of making ST covering Kicks and Punts.
DL Darrion Daniels: 6′ 3″ X 311. On tape he looks like a NT. Played multiple interior spots, posting 2.5 sacks and 11 tackles for loss in 3 seasons at Ok. St. and one at Nebraska. Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t see him playing for the 9ers
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LMAO: The PD has seen fit to moderate my last post. If there’s something controversial, or they think it’s spam, I DO NOT GET IT? If the PD has rules on what and what is not acceptable to post, I don’t know what it is! And I don’t believe they do either!
If anyone on the blog has a clue, I would greatly appreciate an explanation…Or even a hint!
Maybe my last post was too long, So I’ll try cutting it in half?
Since the PD Spam monster blocked me, I spent time watching video of the 9ers un drafted F/A’s. JaMycal Hasty and Salvan Ahmed: The 9ers have had success with un drafted RB’s And the more tape I watched, the better I liked both. * Salvan Ahmed especially! On tape, Ahmed plays faster than his combine 40 results (4.56s). His “prospect grade” of 5.50, that says he has a chance to make an NFL training camp, appears to be too low and while I don’t see him getting much, if any, field time, he may make the PS, or ST, if McKinnon’s injured, gets traded or cut. Needs work on decision making when to plant a foot and make cut to the running lane, not running east or west, waiting for a lane to open up. I do see his experience giving him an advantage for playing time, over Hasty.
JaMycal Hasty: Again, the more tape I watched, the better I liked him. Little more sand in his pants than Ahmed, fits Shanahan’s ZBS and like Ahmed, may make the PS, or ST, if McKinnon’s injured. Has limited experience, never been a starter and his BALL SECURITY IS A BIG RED FLAG!
* Swiss army knife Josh Hokit: Kids a beast where ever he ends up playing. FB, RB, Move TE, LB? If he’s a FB and juices’ replacement, he needs to add 10-15 pounds. I can’t wait to see him play and add a little NASTY to the offense.
Good hands to catch the ball. No pro day hurt his draft chances! IMO, he has a chance of making ST.
* QB Broc Rutter: Unless / until CJ Beathard is traded, no playing time. A candidate for the PS.
* WR Chris Finke: A slot-only player, with some talent making DB’s miss in space and over the middle of the field. But at 5′-9″ X 186-pound frame, will make the team only if other WR are traded, hurt, or cut. Even then, his best chance is the PS?*
* TE Chase Harrell: 6′-4″ X 249. Limited experience as a converted WR, with good athletic ability. Has a chance to make team if he can block, or willing to learn.
DB Jared Mayden: 6′ 0″ X 205, Tape shows very physical with good ball skills! Played backup CB and Safety at Ala. He was used as backup when someone got hurt, until his Sr. year. His Sr. year he had 4 int’s. With CB’s Sherman, Kwan Williams and Witherspoon 2021 F/A’s and CB’s Jalen Tabor and E-Man RFA’s, Jared Mayden has a good chance
of making the team.
CB DeMarkus Acy: 6′ 1″ X 195. Wasn’t invited to the combine, played well in E/W Shrine bowl. Has strength and length to play press at LOS. Makes it difficult for receivers to get a clean release. Tape shows he has the speed to stay with WR routes, but lack of hip fluidity and lateral movement skills makes it more likely he plays in the box as a SS.
Descent chance of making the 9ers ST, or PS.
LB Jonas Griffith: 6′ 4″ X 250, athletic and produced at the FCS level. 132 tackles in 2018 . Over four-year career, piled up 382 tackles, 28.5 tackles for loss and 14.0 sacks. He also had three interceptions and nine pass breakups.
No open LB spots! He has a chance of making ST covering Kicks and Punts.
DL Darrion Daniels: 6′ 3″ X 311. On tape he looks like a NT. Played multiple interior spots, posting 2.5 sacks and 11 tackles for loss in 3 seasons at Ok. St. and one at Nebraska. Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t see him playing for the 9ers
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Yea, I liked Acy as a 3rd day prospect. I think he was a victim of circumstance. I thought he was injured, a hammy or something and then never got a chance to show before the virus shutdown….
I believe Acy and Tim Harris could be solid contributors by 2021.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY BAT CRAP FUBAR:
the PD moderator accepted the second half of my post, but not the first! WTF is wrong with this picture?
Time for some liquid refreshments!
Geep, maybe you are posting too much. I found that if I posted several consecutive posts, the ban hammer would fall. I am planning on posting less, but now the draft is over, this is the quietest time of the year.
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I sure hope they can figure out a baseball season. I like the idea of having 4 regional sites and having local teams like the A’s and Giants play, so there is less travel. Maybe have thermal imaging monitors, so people with elevated temperatures can be screened and separated. Have the teams self isolate between games, and test regularly.
GEEP,
Between your tech issues and Prime and a few others losing their avatars, perhaps the PD is running on a shoe string budget at moment. They may have felt a budget pinch even before the covid pandamic. The PD could be facing a much bigger problem than keeping the Inside the 49ers Blog above water.
There are a number of other 49ers news sources available, but none of them have the personality and character that this site has. I certainly hope the PD takes note of the internet family atmosphere they help create and makes a strong effort in keeping it alive.
The PD took one of the goverment bail out loans I think it will take a while but they will recover and it might be a little while until the blog is up and running at 100% again.
OldCoach, AES and everyone that responded:
Thanks for the response. It’s frustrating to post a break down for the 9er un drafted F/A RB’s and then the PD says it’s spam and then the moderator not allowing you to post it. I hope the PD hires someone and fixes the problems.
GIVING IT ONE MORE TRY:
After watching tape on both RB’s JaMycal Hasty and Salvon Ahmed, I was surprised that both looked better than their NFL scouting reports. The more tape I watched the better I liked both. Both looked like they’re a fit in the 9ers system.
Ahmed: Looks and plays faster on tape, than his Combine 40 time of 4.62s! His experience S/B an advantage over Hasty. His Scouting Report says he lacks feel for blocking scheme and run-lane development. Something RB coach, Robert Turner can fix.
Hasty: Is similar, with a little more sand in his pants. Was used as a injury replace until his Sr. year, when he got his chance to start at Ala., then put up good numbers. He also looked better on tape than his scouting report said.
I can’t see either getting playing time, without a starter going on IR, or being traded. Both Hasty and Ahmed are at best, ST candidates. At worst, both should make the PS.
RIP Don Shula. Still undefeated.
RIP
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The whole football family mourns a legend.
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Friendly reminder that Jimmy Garoppolo was the only QB ranked in the top 5 in:
#4 – Yards per attempt (8.4)
#5 – Passing TD (27)
#4 Completion % (69.1)
Not bad considering he played his first full season as a starter coming back from tearing his ACL.
Expecting the hater replies about him overthrowing Sanders.
Thankfully none have appeared and understanding that basing a QB off of one throw is ridiculous and lacks all understanding of the game.
Can’t wait to see him coming out this year with an improved Oline, more chemistry/timing with his WRs and a healthy Kittle.
eMJay,
I was one of the bloggers that mentioned JG overthrowing Sanders, but there was no hate in my comment. I referenced it leading up to the draft that if JG was throwing that pass to Henry Ruggs (who I wanted in the draft) it would have been a TD.
Garoppolo was under a heavy pass rush when he threw that pass. I was amazed that he got the ball off.
you think Aiyuk catches up to it?
If Aiyuk is faster than Sanders, maybe.
But Ruggs would have made it look like a routine catch.
Yup…he played better the latter part of the year once he was able to fully trust his knee and adjust to the speed of the game and the offense. The latter part of the year was the toughest part of the schedule mind you. I’m looking forward to seeing how he starts this year. I’m expecting him to hit the ground running. Which will in turn lighten the load on our defense.
Good morning, prisoners-at-home, here’s today’s quiz.
In last month’s draft, what’s common to the following players:
Ccornerback Jeff Gladney (Vikings), linebacker Willie Gay (Chiefs), defensive tackle McTelvin Agim (Broncos), cornerback Josiah Scott (Jaguars), receiver K.J. Osborn (Vikings), offensive lineman Prince Tega Wanogho (Eagles) and running back Raymond Calais (Buccaneers).
They all got picked at 31?
That would be difficult in the same draft.
The answer is that they were each picked in the original selections of the 49ers going into the draft (before the Buckner trade).
31 of each round, which is the position the Niners were awarded in the draft.
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It will be interesting to see how DJ Wonnum (117) and KJ Osborn(176) do in the league, since those were the picks the Niners gave up to trade up to select Aiyuk.
I see what you meant.
I’m satisfied that the Niners got the players they wanted, and who they evaluate likely to make the final 53.
They all played football in college?
Interesting that it was Buckner’s agent who brought the trade deal with the Colts to the 49ers.
https://www.ninersnation.com/2020/5/4/21246493/lynch-we-knew-the-buckner-domino-was-going-to-be-the-big-one
Send Barber an email and see if he will answer and tell you what is going on. I haven’t received a reply yet.
phil.barber@pressdemocrat.com
I am wondering if Phil’s friendship with Grant, shot down his possible replacement to this blog.
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He did an admirable job filling in just before the draft, then just afterwards……… Then crickets.
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Maybe the PD is hurting worse than we thought. Maybe Grant moved on because they told him they were not going to pay him anymore, then after April 25th, told Phil that they had no money to pay him, either.
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In this covid pandemic, jobs are being lost, and nobody is hiring right now.
Seb,
Your guess is as good as mine. But even in your scenario, I would think that the PD owes everyone who has frequented this site since it’s inception an official announcement and yes, a heartfelt thank you for making this blog popular over the years.
I’d hate for this site to suddenly shut down without having said goodbye to the blog family that we have communicated with all this time.
I can only assume nobody read Phil’s first post. He said very matter of factly he was here to see us through to the draft.
Yeah, but no so long or thanks or….here’s what you might expect going forward? Just…nothing? Grant or Phil, this is no way to run a popular blog. Unless there are other editorial decisions or restrictions afoot we have no knowledge of. But I think we’d be owed an explanation of that too.
I suspect Phil doesn’t know what the plan is. My understanding is he just stepped in temporarily to provide some content for us to take us through to the draft. He did his job.
The fact the PD hasn’t provided any update here or replied to anybody’s emails leads me to think the PD isn’t sure what the plan is either. And that maybe the PD has other fires and issues atm that take precedence to a blog for a sport that is in its offseason. I can’t imagine too many companies are in a hiring mood right now to fill a position that doesn’t have any real relevance for at least the next couple of months.
No. We are customers, not paid customers, but advertised to nonetheless. Most of us we have been long term customers. Even if PD is unsure of the way forward, it is just basic customer service that some sort of indication is provided.
And I think the fact we aren’t being provided that should give you clarification on (a) the difficulties the PD is likely facing atm, (b) the PD’s priorities right now, and (c) where in the totem pole a free sports blog during its offseason stands.
It sucks we aren’t getting content on this site atm or have clarity as to what the future holds. Given the current climate and the way this blog has basically been un-moderated the past couple of years I can’t say I am too surprised though.
Scooter, I bet this “free blog” brings more eyeballs to the PD site than all of the rest of the content combined. The only thing that makes basic business customer relations sense is your option (a)
Seb,
I read the PD daily as I imagine you do also, If you have been reading the sports page the last week or so you may have noticed there haven’t been any stories with Phil Barbers by line. I have a feeling he might be on vacation. If my memory serves me correctly Grant used to take off a week sometime after the draft and a couple of those times he did it without any warning.
Old Coach, I just read an article about Golfing from Phil Barber. Guess he is back at work.
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As a nice local touch, he included Bob Crozier, the father of Brett Crozier, who has been in the news lately as the cashiered captain of the USS Roosevelt .
Seb, our vicinal friend, you of all people should have noticed that Phil is mostly doing coronavirus-related news right now, not sports. I’m sure he’s itching (no pun intended) to get back into the swing of things and catch a ball rather than a virus.
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/sports/10936953-181/sonoma-county-is-reopening-golf
Dee,
That explanation makes sense. There certainly are things more important than football.
Plus, the sports world has very little to report at this time.
I’ll give Phil a pass (?) based off this report.
I’m not buying it. What does it take to provide just a single posting, a single paragraph from any responsible PD editorial staffer to say something, anything about this blog to the blog. Even if to say, the future is up in the air. Or we’ll catch you again when the off-season heats up or when covid heats down. Would that be so hard?
John Schlegel, the sports editor, should at least be professional enough to inform the 49er fans on this site, some of whom are international, what will be happening.
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Maybe they will just let it continue, as a social experiment, with no leadership or direction. Maybe they are expecting a poster like Razor or George to become the de facto blogger on this site.
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Looking at Phil’s first post, he says- ‘ For those of you who have formed a close -knit, passionate, occasionally warring community here on the Press Democrat’s ‘Inside the 49ers’ blog, we are not abandoning you during this critical period of the NFL off season.’ Then from April 20th to the 25th, he blogged 14 posts.
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Then, after the 25th, abandonment.
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649 posts and counting. We are learning more about JL and his draft machinations, but only from the other sites.
Love this comment: “Maybe they will just let it continue, as a social experiment, with no leadership or direction.” I think it’s quite funny.
George, that’s the internet in a nutshell.
That’s a good point, Rib. How’s it going in NYC?
Hanging in there George, thanks. You still have family in Brooklyn? If so, I hope they are keeping safe.
BTW, closing in on 20K dead in 6 weeks.
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/05/05/16/28035390-8288415-image-a-11_1588693298564.jpg
I see the next Kittle in Charlie Woerner……
Strong feeling about him becoming a pro bowl TE
Oneniner,
I’m not sure he will ever catch too many passes but I believe our running game will be even more effective with him in the game. He is one hell of a blocker , maybe the best blocking TE in the draft. imho
you are correct on the best blocker title
Woerner’s run-blocking grade of 82.9 from Pro Football Focus ranks first among 85 draft-eligible tight ends with 200 or more run-blocking snaps.
Oneniner,
I’m not sure he will ever catch too many passes but I believe our running game will be even more effective with him in the game. He is one hell of a blocker , maybe the best blocking TE in the draft. imho
One/Oldcoach,
I’ve tabbed Woerner to be the biggest surprise in TC.
Many have said that he only caught 33 passes in college. But Kittle only caught 48 in college, so unless Woerner dropped every pass thrown his way (which he didn’t) no one can determine that he can’t catch.
It also bears acknowledging that Georgia is a running offense that rarely uses the TE.
Here is a list of Georgia TE’ since 2000 – Randy McMichael, Ben Watson, Leonard Pople, Martrez Milner, Aaron White, Jeb Blazevich, Tripp Chandler, Orson Charles, Arthur Lynch, and Isaac Nauta.
The only one that has had success is Ben Watson. Watson had 65 catches during his career at Georgia, with his highest one season total of 31 coming in 2002.
I believe that like Watson, Woerner is going to show that he could do more than block.
“It also bears acknowledging that Georgia is a running offense that rarely uses the TE.”
And yet Isaac Nauta, who isn’t a good athlete, put up better receiving stats as a junior in 2018 than Woerner managed in 4 combined seasons. Heck, Nauta’s freshman season was arguably better than Woerner’s four combined seasons as a receiver. And Nauta and Woerner played together for three years.
I think there is some untapped potential there, but I also think your excitement about his potential as a receiver is a little inflated.
Scooter,
What were your initial thoughts when we drafted George Kittle?
Did you feel at the time of his being drafted that he would reach to the heights where he is today?
If I recall, Kittle was also drafted for his blocking prowess. Like Kittle, Woerner looks like a very good athlete that can catch, run for YAC, play RB and of course block.
I see him not only making the team, but contributing as a rookie.
Sure, my thoughts on Woerner might be inflated, but that’s why I’m calling him the surprise of TC.
I was really excited when they drafted Kittle. He was a guy I wanted the team to draft and I genuinely thought he was one of the best TE athletes in the draft that already came with excellent blocking ability. And while he didn’t put up big numbers in the passing game, he showed ability as a pass catcher with the capability of making some very athletic plays. Now of course I didn’t think he would be as good as he is, but I did think the team had drafted a future starter that was a complete TE.
Woerner is a pick I also like. But I don’t see the next Kittle. I see a guy that is a decent enough athlete but not great. He has good hands and can make some athletic catches, and has some RAC ability, so I expect he has the ability to provide more in the passing game than he did in college, but I don’t think he’s going to ever be a great receiving option. Not quite athletic enough and not a nuanced enough route runner to overcome that. He’s a heck of a blocker though and seems to have a great attitude.
I think we are underestimating this guys blocking ability. If he catches passes great. Even if he only catches as many as Dwelley his ability to block in the running game is huge maybe as much as Kittle. Just imagine even bigger running lanes than last year. Hell who knows maybe Jimmy G will pass it even less than he did in the playoffs last year. 3 yards and a cloud of dust baby.
Good call, Coach.
I think some people may be, but I certainly am not. That’s where he’s going to make his mark, and why I like the pick. Very good blocker, with the versatility to line up in multiple alignments. And while I don’t think he will be a great receiver I think he will be good enough that he at least provides that threat, so teams can’t just assume he will always stay in to block.
Can’t be any worse than Celek Time in the receiving dept.
I just think he has the mindset (similar to Kittles) to succeed in the NFL…..
He will watch Kittle and learn…..and looking at the TE friendly 49er system he will be forced to learn to catch if he will be on the field blocking much…….
“That’s why you get out and go down to even smaller all-star games, like the NFLPA Bowl down (at the Rose Bowl) in Pasadena,” Lynch continued. “The day we were there — I think he caught 15 balls all year in Georgia (it was nine) — he caught like 15 in practice that day. So you want a guy, obviously, in this offense, and any offense, that can do a multitude of things. And what we saw that day is maybe Charlie is a little better than the numbers might speak to. Given the opportunity, we believe he can ascend there.
“This is a very tight-end-friendly offense. I think everyone sees that. And tight ends are excited to play with us. We feel really good about Charlie’s ability to block, but also, we think he might surprise some people with his ability to contribute in the passing game. We were very excited when he was there, and Charlie was really needed for us, too.”
Thanks for your response, Scooter.
We’ll see how it shakes out in training camp.
AES,
To Scooters point, there is a massive difference in athleticism. In Kittle’s case he was genuinely held back by the offense but the athletic traits were there. At the combine Kittle was 6’4″, 247, with 33 inch arms and numbers wise he ran a 4.52 (3rd fastest), had 35 in vert and a 132 broad jump, all of which showcase his explosive ability. Woerner was 6’5″, 244 and numbers wise ran a 4.78(which is bad), had 34.5 vert and a 120 broad jump.
This is not to say Woerner was a bad pick. He appears exceptional as a move blocking TE and is sure handed but he appears to have maxed out his athletic potential and will remain mostly a backup blocking TE for his career. He will likely end up having a career similar to Brent Celek, and that’s ok, we need that.
Shoup,
Woerner looks good while playing on the football field. I don’t much weight on the combine measurables because they don’t always define the totality of the player.
I love Kittle’ athletic ability and agree that Woerner falls shout in comparison, but this kid doesn’t need to run a 4.5, 40. All he needs to do is catch the ball when it comes his way and make positive yards. His blocking is his greatest asset, but he is athletic enough to give the team positive real a state when called upon.
AES,
I’m not a combine guy per say but I think it is a valuable piece of the puzzle.
In Woerner’s case, there is very little video of him catching the ball… so we don’t exactly have a lot of evidence to work with. In Kittle’s case, he also didn’t have much film of him in the receiving game. The difference is George’s numbers (all in the high 90th percentile for athleticism) suggested he had huge upside if he could catch the ball. Woerner’s athletic numbers almost all measure below the 50 percentile mark.
While athleticism is not everything, like a height meter to get on certain carnival rides, a certain baseline is needed normally if one is going to excel. In terms of receiving, there are essentially 3 main components… getting open, catching the ball and getting yards after the catch and like it or not athleticism plays a major role in this. It further hurts when his ability to catch the ball is hindered by his T-Rex arms.
In addition to Kittle’s athletic numbers at the combine, watching film you could see he was a naturally coordinated guy that could make some very athletic catches. His was very much just a case of not getting many opportunities due to the offense he was in.
Woerner on the other hand… well, I have seen him make some pretty impressive catches to be fair. Seems to have very good concentration and ability to adjust to poorly placed balls. So that’s a good sign he is a decent enough athlete. But he didn’t look as natural a pass catcher/ athlete as a guy like Kittle. A little more stiff and not as fast, explosive or agile. There is some potential there to be an ok receiving option but I just don’t see him as being a top end receiving TE. But that’s ok because he is already a good blocker. If he can be a decent foil as the #2 TE that primarily blocks but can also be a decent option in the receiving game that would be an upgrade over Celek or Toilolo.
Scooter,
Maybe we are all arguing semantics here.
I think he will be a good addition to the team as I think he is a much better blocker than Ross Dwelley. This means he will get a fair amount of play as he can be backup TE/FB who can spell Kittle or Juice when the team goes run heavy. He could easily average between 15 and 20 snaps per game, and that is valuable. I’m just toning it down on him being much of a receiving threat like Hernandez to Kittle’s Gronk. I would only expect him to get between around 30 targets this year for 15 -19 catches.
Shoup/Scooter
My only contention in putting Woerner’ name with Kittle is that like Kittle who was known for his blocking coming out of college, so is Woerner. I don’t believe that I’ve said that he is in any way the next George Kittle. I’ve stated that Woerner (I called him a SAK when drafted) could provide more than just blocking because he has shown that he is an able pass receiver and runner.
Like you guys, I don’t see Woerner equalling what Kittle is doing. As I commented above, Woerner is going to be the type of player who is going to give you positive yards when called upon.
And yes, deal out some punishment with his blocking.
Whoa. Woerner may be a good blocker, but he will need to do a lot more than just block. If he makes the team, he will have to contribute to the ST.
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There was a reason why he lasted until the 6th round, so his best hope is to make it onto the PS.
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Yes, it would be nice for him to supplant Dwelley or Juice, but I feel he needs more seasoning.
He will be on the roster.
He wont supplant Juice but is a guy that could take on the Celek roll and would be a better backup for Juice than Dwelly if he went down. That is why he will be on the roster.
Chase Harrell has more athleticism, and with good coaching, should improve. With his 4.53 speed, compared to Woerner and his 4.78 speed, Harrell has more upside, and his versatility should possibly earn him a spot on the roster. If he can play both offense and defense, KS should be able to find ways to utilize him properly.
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If they want only a blocker, they should go Jumbo, and line up an OL in the TE spot.
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Daniel Helm may flourish after his rookie season, and out compete Woerner.
Been away, checked in to this mess. ?
Blog is anemic. Transfusion needed urgently, but not expected.
PD sez: “Talk amongst yourselves.” At some point we’re just suckers if we do.
At the end of the day it may be reduced to Seb just arguing with himself.
Looking forward….I see only 3 losses max…. 1 @ home…2 on the road….
If we get the bye we win the SB.
HOME Philadelphia Washington Buffalo Miami Green Bay Arizona LA Rams Seattle
AWAY Dallas N.Y. Giants New England NY Jets New Orleans Arizona LA Rams Seattle
Oneniner
9ers lose to who at home?
I see WORST CASE, 9ers losing to Cowgirls at Dallas, N.O. at N.O., Seahags at Seattle . And I hate to bet against BB at home if it’s late in the season, snowing and cold, even without TB. The NE D is still good. That would make the 9ers 12W – 4L
Best case, lose to N.O. at N.O…….15W – 1L
NN article today on who will be WR3:
https://www.ninersnation.com/2020/5/5/21247552/third-receiver-in-49ers-offense-next-season
Thoughts on how to keep the blog going:
Seb made a comment above that got me to thinking: “We are learning more about JL and his draft machinations, but only from the other sites.”
Maybe it’s possible to keep a blog going just on that. People post articles or pose a question, and others chime in if they want to say something. We separate comments by the date of the month.
I’d be happy to set up a simple blog for this and pay the cost to maintain it. (It’s not expensive.) However, I’d want two restrictions on the commenting:
1. Keep it civil, no back-biting.
2. No politics, just sports, primarily football.
Anyone care to comment?
I would vote for you to become the blog maven. No need to move to another site.
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You could start conversations going by posting what is being discussed on the other sites, with your own personal take on the situation.
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I truly believe you have enough football acumen and insights to lead this ‘asylum’. Most importantly, you have civility and common sense.
Seb, that’s very nice of you, but I don’t have the time to do that much work. The blog would have to be self-sustaining. People post articles or pose a question, and others chime in if they want to say something. Sure, I’d continue to post articles I think others would like to read, but most of the time I have no opinion about what the articles say. I really don’t know enough and don’t want to stumble into making a jackass out of myself.
George
Works for me! I’d even be willing to kick in a few bucks! I don’t know what it would cost, but wouldn’t hurt if you split it up and everyone kicked in a few bucks?
Thanks, GEEP, but I think it’s $5 or less a month.
Putting Seb, Keep it civil, no back-biting in the same blog is quite a feat!
Are you in charge of what’s civil and what’s not Kojak?
Trust me, Dee, I work full-time and wouldn’t have the time to police the blog. I wouldn’t want to. I’m a big believer in free speech.
Basically there’d be no censorship. I would hope people follow the two restrictions. And keep in mind that this would be only if the PD blog goes down.
George
Works for me! I’d even be willing to kick in a few bucks! I don’t know what it would cost, but wouldn’t hurt if you split it up and everyone kicked in a few bucks?
Just one request. No posts over 100 words. (or a number we could all decide on).
Tony Pauline:
Now, if only they would stay at a Holiday Inn Express………..;p
As long as there are 5 figure new cases, 4 figure deaths daily in the USA, this is a pipe dream.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html
Trump should have never closed the country. I’d have to say it’s the biggest blunder ever made by a sitting president.
Yea moron….the whole world is shutting down but we should stay open and help the virus spread.
Well it’s not like you work or pay taxes…..as long as that government handout keeps coming in your mail – what do you care?
Your priorities are very clear money over people…
https://www.aier.org/article/elvis-was-king-ike-was-president-and-116000-americans-died-in-a-pandemic/
Sweden was not foolish enough to fall for this shutdown stupidity.
The death rate is 200 per 1, 000, 000 in the USA, if I’m not mistaken. You don’t shutdown a country for that onewiener. Don’t be a dimwit like Trump….
Imo he had no choice in the face of what the WHO and his health advisors were telling him. And the news coming out of China was a freak show.
Don’t get me wrong, George. He was in a tough spot to be sure, but he based his decision on a political calculation rather than his instincts. That tells me the Washington swamp has infected Trump, and that is a major concern. I don’t hold the decision against him, and I’ve forgiven him but it was clearly a mistake. A very bad mistake….
Dude, Sweden has 1/2 as many cases as California with a population 1/4 the size….and they’re weeks behind CA in exposure.
Also the reason the US isn’t much worse (it still has 1M cases and 60k deaths) is because of states like CA shutting down when they did.
You need to back off this take fast, it makes you look like a complete a-hole and ignorant beyond Seb levels.
Trump’s only instinct is to defraud, cheat and steal. When it comes to matters of health , science , economy , national security … he is clueless
Have you been to Sweden, Razor ???
Do you understand the difference?
George, it says it all in your article title. 116000-americans-died-in-a-pandemic. Total right? With no mitigation efforts. We’ll be up over 116,000 in another month or so and that’s with all these social distancing efforts. Just imagine if Razor was in charge of public health. We’d be staring at least a million dead.
Fixed that for you Razor.
You should also educate him on where “washington swamp” metaphor came from…..
Razor again proves he just a sheep following talking points….
Funny it was the socialists talking point at one time….
It has been used as a metaphor by:
Helen Hunt Jackson (1830–1885) who wrote that to “clear the swamp” (the first obvious step to reclaiming “poisonous and swampy wilderness”) was an apt metaphor for how to start addressing “the disgrace to us of the present condition of our Indians.”
[3]Winfield R. Gaylord (1870–1943) to describe the socialist desire to “drain” the “capitalist swamp”.
[1]Victor L. Berger (1860–1929), who in his book Broadsides referred to changing the capitalist system as “drain[ing] the swamp”.
[4]A. Philip Randolph (1889–1979) and Bayard Rustin (1912-1987) in A Freedom Budget for All Americans(1966), argued that “The breeding grounds of crime and discontent will be diminished in the same way that draining a swamp cuts down the breeding of mosquitoes, and the causes of discrimination will be considerably reduced.”Ronald Reagan, who called to “drain the swamp” of bureaucracy in the federal government in 1983 when commissioning The Grace Commission.
[5][6]Jessica Stern in “Preparing for a War on Terrorism” (November 2001), where she calls on the U.S. to see failing and failed states as sources and sanctuaries for terrorists and terrorism (the swamp) and to use foreign aid and soft power to combat them (the draining).
[7]Pat Buchanan during his 2000 presidential campaign, when he invoked the saying in opposition to the dominant political parties: “Neither Beltway party is going to drain this swamp: it’s a protected wetland; they breed in it, they spawn in it”.
[8]Nancy Pelosi in 2006 while announcing her 100-Hour Plan in response to more than a decade of Republican rule.
[9][10]Donald Trump to describe his plan to fix problems in the federal government.[1]
[11] Subsequent protests against the role of Goldman Sachs alumni in his administrationalso used the metaphor.
[12]Traditional Unionist Voice on the front cover of their manifesto for the 2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election
[13]Henry Bolton, the leader of UKIP when referring to its National Executive Committee (NEC) on 22 January 2018.[14]
It’s the only smart thing he’s done throughout the whole ordeal and only did it because everyone was telling him to. The mortality rate would have been astronomical compared to what we’ve seen to this point if the US had decided to do what Sweden has and allow businesses to operate as usual. Sweden has a population of 10 mill people who are actually responsible in following the guidelines to stay home for the most part, and they still have 4 to 5 times the amount of deaths compared to neighboring countries. They are trying to achieve Herd immunity which means a lot of people are going to die who could have been saved with stricter measures. If that happened in the US the death rate would be in the millions as the Trump admins own estimates predicted. If you are cool with that then you have some big time problems.
That’s the key: Sweden has a VERY DIFFERENT population. For better or worse, the US is (a) far more diverse; (b) generally less trusting of government and authority; (c) generally far less interested in the “greater good”. Sweden and Japan might get away with minimal restrictions (as would many lower density areas in the US) but I think the jury is still out.
Seb,
Thanks they didn’t deliver my paper this morn so I missed it. Actually after I posted that he wasn’t in the sports lately I realized he was covering hard news doing local corona virus articles.
Ah, the Press Democrat. I remember Gaye Lebaron, then Chris Smith. Bob Padecky and Lowell Cohn on sports. The writing was scintillating.
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Until recently, I enjoyed Grant’s writing. Now, I am aware that Susan Schwartz passed away in February. I thoroughly enjoyed her writing.
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We are lucky to have a local paper with such fine writers, and Pullitzer winning reporting.
Seb,
When my Mom passed away around 10 years ago we were going through my parents house before we moved Pops into assisted living. I came across a box of news paper clippings that my mother had saved with every little league\CYO\ High School|SRJC\city league article from the PD where my name was mentioned. Yeah thats right the PD wrote a seperate article for each little league game back then (boy did I have a lot of LP’s next to my name back then) Santa Rosa/Sonoma county was a different place back then.
Nice story. In 1950, Santa Rosa had 18,000 people. In 1970, it had 50,000 people. Now, there are over 320,000 people.
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Back then, they were the Good Ol’ Days.
Another reason Razor and his minions are morons….
the first-term Republican told reporters at a briefing this month, “South Dakota is not New York City.”
But now South Dakota is home to one of the largest single coronavirus clusters anywhere in the United States, with more than 300 workers at a giant pork-processing plant falling ill. With the case numbers continuing to spike, the company was forced to announce the indefinite closureof the facility Sunday, threatening the U.S. food supply.
Go read what is happening in South Dakota ……
I’m 86 with recent radiation treatment. I want nothing to do with any of you in a confined space or within ten feet outside. Blogs are fine. I hope this one survives. At Kezar you had to fight to maintain your 12 inches of bench space.
In 1957 I was a member of the young and very healthy group of vets going back to college. Asian flu was no worry because my grand parents were already dead.
Today young people do our grocery shopping, and I love them for it.
Stay safe Mr. Waits and thankfully there are people still out there willing to show some humanity to others.
The “people” you refer to are the vast vast majority. Thanks.
P.S. There is no Mr. Waits. The screen name htwaits comes from the days when I joined AVS to learn and wait for big screen HD video that I could pretend to afford. By the time I finished I had posted over 27,000 times. Sometimes I was helpful. Sometimes I was an idiot. Win some, loose some.
Frank Gore signed with the Jets.
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I sure wish the Niners could have signed him, but the RB squad is full, even with the departure of Breida.
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However, that may present an opportunity for a trade. JL could trade Jerrick McKinnon to the Jets for Frank Gore. It would be risky for the Jets to acquire an ACL player, but it is also risky to sign a 36 year old RB. Sounds like KS wants good blockers, so he does not have to line up Kittle in the FB position. Frank Gore would automatically be the best blocking RB on the team.
With one little post I got all the Trump haters to defend him. Lmao!?
Nah, Trumpy is an incompetent buffoon. If he had followed the National Security directive we would have wound up like S. Korea. Instead we have 25% of world wide deaths.
Nah you just showed what a selfish moron you are along with being one of Trumps sheep.
Euck you!
Razor,
Not everyone, I saw that one coming from a mile away but you did pull it over on a few of us.
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I saw what you did there…..lol
Razor, you are treating Trump worse than you’ve ever treated Lincoln. And you thought that would go unnoticed?
Also Razor, up your game man. You let Trump off easy. Sitting president? Hell, there are other RW nutters saying the lockdown is “the greatest mistake in the history of humanity“.
https://twitter.com/prageru/status/1255255227663597571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1255255227663597571&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediaite.com%2Fnews%2Fprageru-mocked-for-tweet-saying-lockdown-the-greatest-mistake-in-the-hi
This is the ad Trumpy was rage tweeting about last night until all hours. Never Trump Republicans are delivering hard hitting blows .
Mourning in America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_yG_-K2MDo
Heck of a job, Donnie!
They are too kind to that clown.
Dee, the Lincoln Project is just getting started. Wait and see.
The devotion you guys show still commenting away is uncanny.
Unrivaled.
It’s the only sport happening right now.
Apparently, the Dolphins have a plan for attending the games………. so, I am hopeful of being at Levi’s this season (I am 49 w no health issues, but do have my 85 yr old father-n-law living w us).
The only game that scares me is NO away…………. Dallas is going to be improved and will be interesting- I was there about 6 years ago for the opener and 40% of the stadium was red- it was crazy.
The Niners have reloaded, for another SB run.
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The only position that has a big question mark is at RG. Tom Compton did well protecting Matt Ryan, but did not do well on the Jets. Daniel Brunskill may win the job, but Kofi Amichia may be a surprise candidate.
It’s like Lord of the Flies in here.
Yeah and I got the conch.
Heh, you must have missed the days of the Lamonicas vs the Smithers. That was much worse than this. That is, if you don’t count the 1,000s of people dying each day outside our little world here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS7qykdXX8Q
Nice guitar riff to start the song.
Btw, Shanny did a pretty good job last year for a glorified offensive coordinator.?
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Lance Zierlin on KNBR: Kyle has a special plan for Deebo and AY
https://www.knbr.com/2020/05/05/lance-zierlein-explains-why-drafting-brandon-aiyuk-was-belichick-like-and-should-terrify-the-nfc/
The 49ers draft received the McCloughan stamp of approval.
Looking forward to having both on the field at the same time and combined with Kittle and a improved JG the passing attack should be fun to watch.
McCloughan used the term, “tough as $hit” twice to describe Kinlaw.
“tough as $hit” is a good thing, and in todays world, an admirable trait.
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I am not going to say that drafting Aiyuk will transform the team, or that another WR could not have done the same thing, while in the Niner system.
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I will temper the- KS got his man- mantra, by simply pointing out about how the same things were said about Dante Pettis. He was going to be transformative. He fits the KS system to a tee. So far, those words ring hollow. Too bad KS moved up to draft him, so KS owned him, warts and all.
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KS should win a SB before being compared to Belichick. Right now, I would compare him more to Marv Levy.
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The best way to assess the trade up, is to watch how the other WRs will do. If Tee Higgins, Michael Pittman, Denzel Mims or KJ Hammler have better stats, maybe the trade up was not needed. If Aiyuk has a 1000 yard season and helps them win a SB, he will be worth every penny. However, that may mean giving less opportunities to Kittle and Deebo. With a effective running game, the passing game may need to take a back seat, like the NFCC Game against the Packers. JG threw 7 passes in that game.
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However, KS also selected Deebo, and that seems to have worked out well, so maybe KS has learned from his mistakes.
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Getting Kinlaw was a major coup. I had given up all hope, and that the Jags were going to snag him. I firmly believed Baalke was going to take him, just to spite the Niners.
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I think Kinlaw could be better than Buckner. He weighs 324 lbs, and Buckner weighs 297 lbs, so he may even be more able to take on those double teams. If some one tries to singly block him, Kinlaw -Jacks him out of his cleats.
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The possibility of seeing Ford, Kinlaw, DJ Jones and Bosa, all lined up together, will probably give OC’s nightmares.
And how about Sherman, Seb?
How does he fit in all your plans?
It is interesting to note that the Niners did not draft a CB. They must be happy with their present players, and the backups. Maybe Tim Harris will emerge.
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I think the best scenario for Sherman is for him to move to the safety position, like Ronnie Lott did. The playoffs amply demonstrated that Sherman does not have enough recovery speed to play CB.
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By moving to safety, it may prolong his career. Richard Sherman does provide good leadership, but allowing TDs in the 4th quarter is not optimal.
Not sure if Sherman, can do FS at this point. I think that ship has sailed. Walsh cut players before they hurt the team….
He’s a good presence in the LR but so was Staley and Bowman.
You can’t fill the LR with players just because they are good motivators
We haven’t had an elite CB since Deion, Lott era.
Ward is the Free Safety. Sherman could be the Strong Safety, with Tartt in at a LB/S hybrid role.
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This could be part of the configuration in the Dime or Nickle packages.
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Bill Walsh stressed how important it was to have locker room leaders, but of course, they also have to lead on the field. I think Sherman is savvy enough to adapt and adjust. Ronnie did, and became a HOFer.
Now you’re being silly Seb.
Ronnie played only 3-4 yrs as CB for SF and then switched to safety.
Sherman is at the end of his career and only has played CB
It would be a good way for Saleh to disguise the coverages.
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From the SS position, Sherman could blitz more.
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There have been many examples of CBs switching to Safety near the end of their career in order to extend their career. Eventually, all CBs lose a step.
Disguise coverages?
Do you ever actually watch games?
This might disguise it once, but it leaves a huge hole in center field.
Is Sherman playing zone as a SS? so he’s on one side of the field doubling someone?
This makes NO SENSE, but its from Seb so what else is new.
Seb has no football sense…..
Maybe you did not know this, but they gain an advantage if they can disguise their coverages. It may even lead to an interception.
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And no, it does not mean they leave the middle of the field uncovered.
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If a defense shows man coverage, then morphs into a zone, it may fool the QB into making a poor decision. Saleh likes players who can play multiple roles. It gives them more versatility. Posters on this site discussed how he likes to switch safeties in order to confuse the offense.
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I really do not think they would pigeonhole Sherman into playing only one way. He could be in coverage, stack the box to stop the run, blitz, cover the slot, cover the TE, or a be utilized in other ways.
Everyone do yourselves a favor and listen to this barstool podcast w/ Joe Staley. Its a real gem. I just started it but its great
https://youtu.be/oDlWdjOVro8
I’ve been watching all of Grants stuff on You Tube. He is still the same old Grant as he was here. He mutes his opinion a little bit more than he did here but at least he is putting out content as much as 2 posts a day. If I have to stay inside at least I can kill some time watching content about my 9ers.
Same here…yup same ol Grant with his negative spin on literally every aspect of the 49ers. I’ve been following him on Twitter too, which has never been my thing.
LEO,
Somewhere, Grant may be laughing at what has become of the Press Democrat. And likely thumbing his nose at us ?
No, Grant went from a stable job to the unknown.
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If they cancel the season after a huge rise in deaths, he will be out of a job, like millions others.
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He is sweating silver bullets, because he is on the hot seat. If he is laughing, it rings hollow.
Being in the Newspaper industry is not a stable job. Press Democrate is running on fumes , with little to no advertising, people are being laid off or furloughed and many newspapers won’t make it through this crises.
He had the PD gig for 11 years, I believe. That is stability.
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However, you are right. The newspaper business will go they way of the dinosaurs.
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It is very telling to see how they are not filling Grant’s position. That speaks volumes.
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Fortunately, there are several 49er blogs, so if this is shut down, there are alternatives.
Grant got in his usual dig at JG, saying he has a lot to prove. JG is just fine, and he will improve, since this was his first full season playing.
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Then he tries to say that the Niners were not following the Patriots playbook, trading away Buckner. Of course it was. JL even mentioned Richard Seymour and Chandler Jones. Sure, those are different players, but the overall concept was followed.
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Most teams would never dream of trading away their MVP, but the Niners did. In the age of the salary cap, it is just good business. The plan may work out, because the Niners were able to lock up Buckner’s replacement on a rookie contract for a fraction of the cost of what Buckner’s contract would cost. That allowed the Niners to be able to retain Armstead, Ward and Garland, with money left over to help pay for Kittle.
Who?
Oh that guy.
Laughing? Do his new columns generate any more feedback than this dead blog does? The one or two times I looked in the answer was no.
WHat Trumpy and his devoted death cult followers dont get is that we don’t have an economy if the virus is still spreading and killing people. We can “open” things up but most people in their right mind will not want to sit in a restraurant. 30% revenue for 6 months means certain bankruptcy for most if not all businesses. Better to stay closed and conquer (wee New Zealand /S Korea) versus a slow moving economic and health train wreck. A few people will point to Swedan as the solution. Wont work. Our economy is much larger and more commerce oriented. Just think about the goods and services which are trucked, trained, flown, shipped etc. Commerce = disease spread.
Please stick to football.
Dipsh!t Trumpy argues with a nurse about availability of protective equipment . She says availability is sporadic. Idioso says ” Sporadic for you but not other people ” Two things: Our dumb@ass president is diminishing healthcare providers who need life saving equipment. Second, This cr@p for brains doesn’t know what sporadic means.
https://twitter.com/aravosis?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Very boring, Lee. Do you have anything of value about the 49ers you’d like to talk about?
Nope. You’d think being 5/8th Chinese he’d know better than to be their little shrill bird.
You think the ChiComs are paying him?
Yea, $3.60 an hour.
Razzer Dazzer, I need the supplemental income because slaving away in Ivanka’s sweatshops don’t pay the bills. #AmericaFirst
LOL
@the phony Bruce Lee
Do you feel better after you vent? You aren’t changing a single mind with your endless rants. Find a political blog to post on and leave this one to football.
“MAGA”: Karen Kolb Sehlke, a Trump-loving woman from Texas is dead from COVID-19 after claiming the virus was a “media driven” hoax.
In a sad, cautionary tale of willful ignorance and hubris, Karen Kolb Sehlke is dead from COVID-19 after claiming the virus was a “media driven” hoax “controlled by the radical people in powerful places.”
In a long-winded Facebook rant Sehlke claimed that “our government is under attack from within” while comparing the coronavirus to “the impeachment hoax” and arguing that those who take the current pandemic seriously “panic like sheep.”
Sehlke wrote in part:
Wake up!!! This is what the beginning of socialism looks like!
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They are leading with fear causing you to panic like sheep.
… You don’t need hand sanitizer, toilet paper, and Lysol. You need common sense, a sense of direction, faith, a will to fight, and of course guns!
Now wash your hands and live the life they don’t want you to have.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2020/04/07/woman-who-called-pandemic-a-hoax/
Thanks. Nice rant. Why don’t you try standing in front of a mirror and yelling at yourself? It’s just as effective, and you don’t have to bother us.
Ha! Who knew Telly had such a grand sense of humor!
Because a woman who dies listening to the ignorance spouted by her President is not worth considering or even knowing about.
Like it’s the first week of May and we don’t even know who our right guard is going to be. I mean, let’s have some priorities yo.
Gnossos, I think you’ve been sold a bill of goods. It was the woman who apparently said the virus was a hoax, not the President. He’s taken it quite seriously. Certainly you’ve been following the news.
It’s unfortunate she passed away, just like it’s unfortunate that thousands around the world die every day, most of them from causes having nothing to do with the virus, btw — war, starvation, automobile accidents, farming accidents, industrial accidents, suicide, poisoning, murder, chronic disease, you name it. But “Inside the 49ers” is a place where people come to talk about, mostly, well … the 49ers. It’s not an undertakers convention.
Geez, where did she get that idea?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5TZ6fTYrsE
George, btw none of the causes of death you list have terminated all sporting, including football, operations. None of the causes of death you list have a direct impact on whether there will even be a football season this year. In the context of a sporting discussion, it is entirely appropriate that the virus be brought in when taking about, mostly, well … the 49ers.
I think you need a course in logic. Trump shut down the economy because he believed the virus would result in 2,000,000 American deaths. So she didn’t get the idea from him. That’s obvious. There are people who do believe the virus is a hoax. Perhaps she got it from them. I don’t know her. Do you?
Furthermore, I didn’t say the other causes of death have shut down sports. I listed those causes of death because someone said I cared more about who our right guard was going to be than I cared about the woman. I was trying to make the point that all the other lives lost are as important, that I have no more reason to talk about her than I do about the others, and that it would be absurd anyway because this is a sports blog.
Some people seem to think that they can crap all over this blog with any hateful thought they have about President Trump. Hate is a mental disorder, and those of us who aren’t haters shouldn’t have to be subjected to it. Those of us who aren’t haters come here because they love sports and/or they want to escape the difficulties of life for a while. The haters come here apparently because they feel miserable and want company. They’re bloodsuckers.
Preach it, Telly!
So why shouldn’t we discuss the thing that is shutting down sport?
Just as much as you are free to sing his praises here. Go for it.
Sing his praises? This coming from a political bird whose been singing the same career political song for decades is Richie Rich!
Bosa’s first impressions on Kinlaw and how he plays:
https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/49ers/why-nick-bosa-believes-javon-kinlaw-perfect-fit-49ers-defensive-line
The Bosa Constrictor and The Strong Arm Of Kinlaw!
“He just embodies what we do as a defensive line. He’s just a beast. He plays the run like we play it. He gets off the ball really fast. He’s a giant human, someone perfect to replace Buckner. I’m really excited after seeing him play a little bit. I can’t wait.”
A peek at Phil’s twitter feed on the page reveals why he’s not posting here. He’s much too political for this site! Imagine that. A sportswriter has opinions beyond sports.
Ok Ok, Jeez. Here is some football news. Associated Press: A nonprofit group used federal welfare money to pay former NFL player Brett Favre $1.1 million for no-show speaking engagements, the Mississippi state auditor says.
Remember that video game federal bailout scam HOF pitcher Curt Schilling was involved in ? LOL. I’ll bet we can put a serious dent in the deficit we recoup monies conservatives have stolen from the Treasury.
“McCloughan said that he thought the 49ers’ next pick, Arizona State receiver Brandon Aiyuk, was a first-round talent but that he hesitated to put a first-round grade on him because McCloughan saw him take too many plays off. McCloughan said a lot of receivers don’t fully run their route or block when the play is on the other side of the field but that he noticed Aiyuk doing that too many times for his liking.”
He won’t get away with taking plays off on this team.
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He won’t do that well with jauan Jennings looking to knock ‘somebody’ out of the WR room
Ten 49er players who may be on the bubble, or should be considered as trade candidates.
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Every team is evaluating their rosters, and will not trade for players at the moment. KS should showcase certain players, and wait until a team has an injured player, so there is a big need, then trade players away to get something for them, instead of cutting them, and getting nothing for them.
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Also, reducing the number of contracts will generally increase the cap space, and they need every penny for Kittle.
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Players as trade possibilities include- CJB, Kendrick Bourne, Dante Pettis, Tevin Coleman, Ross Dwelley, Shon Coleman, Mark Nzeocha, Teez Tabor, Dontae Johnson and Jason Verrett.
Half of the top-10 picks drafted in 2017, and 40% of the first round picks, had their 5th year option dropped. Pretty overdrafted class.
The first round of the draft may be closer to lair’s dice than an accurate professional evaluation. I pray for extra 49er luck this year.
It will be amazing if the season gets past October. Much more luck needed for that. Something on the order of the Martian invaders drop like dead flies with the first rains of winter.
Does the Press Democrat have a team of monkey’s running their site?
They have posted several new articles regarding the 49ers and it would take about 5 minutes of effort to create a blog post that simply links to the article on their site. Unless I am missing something, they are either lazy, incompetent or they actually want to get rid of the blog.
Is this goodbye for the blog? If it is-ill miss it. It was always my favorite spot for comments.
Should we all go to a seachickens blog and just talk niners in the comments section. Ignore the actual article or discussion on their site.
Ha!
https://twitter.com/thecheckdown/status/1258185147016310785
May 6 and the blog is back on Trump as the topic of the day. But not a word about the fact that May 6 was Willie Mays’ 88th birthday. So I don’t go completely off topic here let me say that I bet Willie could beat Biden in a debate and would make a better president than both of them. ?
I just want to say to the men on this blog: Just shut up and step up. Do the right thing for a change. Not only do women like Tare Reade, who bravely come forward, need to be heard, but they need to be believed. They need to be believed!
You’re doing it again aren’t you…. lol……
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It was a case of mistaken identity. We have it on tape. He admits to grabbing p*ssy.
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I believe the 20 other women, too.
YES!!! I believe Tara Reid. Putin is “a compassionate, caring, visionary leader. ” Razor, can I get an amen????
https://web.archive.org/web/20190404032244/https://medium.com/@shewrites94/bring-on-the-light-bf4e8c859058
Oh and, If you are attempting a lamebrained comparison to the allegations put forth against that rapist Kavanaugh by Dr Blasey Ford you are going to have to do better, much better.
A prosecutor dismantles the BS allegations against Biden. Her story keeps changing and she is closely linked with Bernie and Putin. What a combo – LOL. Finally, does anyone think that US Senator would assault a woman in the Senate Building in a public hallway 50 feet from the security guard station?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/04/29/joe-biden-sexual-assault-allegation-tara-reade-column/3046962001/
Why I’m skeptical about Reade’s sexual assault claim against Biden: Ex-prosecutor
If we must blindly accept every allegation of sexual assault, the #MeToo movement is just a hit squad. And it’s too important to be no more than that.
Razor
Do you get off making an ass hole out of yourself? Just STF up about politic,
This is the second time you’ve pull this BS. ENOUGH!
What about Ribico and Bruce Lee? Are their political posts OK?
Just Me
SINCE YOU ASKED:
Did anyone say it was OK? They’ve both been called out, but are apparently incapable of stopping!
Razor does it deliberately, by hiding behind a dead woman’s skirt to incite a response.
Bend over, lift your skirt and I can guarantee you I’ll get a response outta your dumbass!
Razor
You just filled your diaper wimp! You should have kept your blow hole shut, I just buried a sister from the virus and in no mood for your BS.
Bend over? Come on snowflake, try bending me over! You want a bet? I’ll take your money, you won’t last 30 seconds before taking a nap….You down Biotch?
You’re rhetoric reminds me of some folks I grew up around…A few names and places
* Robert Jay Mathews, Metaline Falls Wa.
* Richard Butler, Nazi sympathizer, Haden Lake Id.
* Randy Weaver, Ruby Ridge Id.
* Rep. Matt Shea, Spokane Wa., Right Wing Terrorist.
I doubt you even understand the political dogma you’re spewing.
BTW: They were also gutless chicken hawk, so called “Patriots, but at least they didn’t hide behind a dead woman’s skirt.
Bend over and flip up that skirt, and be prepared because I’m no 30 second man.
And don’t play the poor little me card. My uncle died of Aids. Take that and chew on it before you choke!
I understand that you’re a complete and utter tool!?
I have called for and end to all political posts, I haven’t seen you do that. Nobody is going to change anyone’s beliefs so all I see is a lot of BS. Little Cone refused to clean up the blog and Barber is MIA and can’t be bothered.
Hey you, don’t post political stuff, I won’t respond to it. Deal?
Razor
YOU DON’T KNOW WHEN TO SHUT YOUR BLOW HOLE ASS WIPE. Talk is cheap, lets find out if your balls are as big as your mouth? I’m betting you’re mouth is writing checks your ass can’t cash? Lets see if you’re man enough to say it to my face?
I’ll pay your air fare to SFO, just give me the name of the airpot you want to fly out of, the airline name and the name to put on your ticket. Your real name, I don’t think they’ll accept 30 second Biotch?
Nice personality combination – hostile and intolerant. That’s borderline criminal. If you can’t stand the heat, Creep…stay out of the kitchen!? Oh, and btw…Euck you!?
PuhleeZz! I’ve ignored these chicom’s incessant horse$hit for months. I will respond at a time and place of my choosing, whenever I feel like it. You want this political cancer eradicated on this board, then I suggest you start at the source!?
“You want this political cancer eradicated on this board, then I suggest you start at the source!”
Holy cow!! No way that would be too smart. These ‘Its” been spewing $hit for a long time. Then when you finally react they point the finger at you Razor, lololololol.
As I’m probably one of those you are labeling with a slur word, care to inform me what it means?
You’re probably a chicom and I’m a deplorable. Figure it out. You’re smart! Not like everybody says… like dumb… you’re smart and you want respect!
I’m guessing Chinese Communist? That’s a laugh as I’m not Asian and your cult is the one that slobbers all over Putin, a real Communist.
Cognitive dissonance. You’ve got it bad.
A “family man” who cheers a guy who was rawdogging a porn star about the same time his 3rd wife was giving birth to their son, it doesn’t get much more cognitively dissonant than that. But then again, with your blurting out about 5G and the immune system, obviously I underestimate you. You go, man!
Typical chicom reasoning. You go girl!
I’m still trying to figure out the “reasoning” behind your 5G – immune system claim. Was this something you caught from InfoWars? John Cusack or Woody Harrelson? Have you and md been huddling together, swapping conspiracy theory trading cards?
Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Your Hebrew to English google translation must have been off. Way off.
The only thing that’s been “off” are your predictions.
Sweet Jesus the level of hatred (on both sides) on this site is sickening. There is a phrase that many of us use that is, “I love my country” I do not believe you can truely love your country without loving your fellow countrymen. I love those who reside on the right and those who live on the left and I don’t use disrespectful terms to describe them. As it has been said we have far more in common then we do in difference. I know this sounds juvenile but at our core we are americans we want the same for our children. I love my kids (my students) I love my neighbors I love those who vote with me and those who believe the opposite from me. My Pops passed this last Dec. He was on a ship at Iwo he told me that he never heard a political arguement on his ship. there was only respect. Express your opinions but for Gods sake just don’t criticize anyone whose opinion differs from you. I can tell you this the Covid virus doesn’t care if you are politically right or left and if someone here calls you a name don’t fing respond. God bless all of you I pray for your health and lets not forget what is really important and that is the niners go 19-0 this year.
OldCoach: The democracy your dad was raised in was based on a two party system that solved problems, as much as possible, with hard work and compromise. The key word, that’s hard to locate now, is compromise. Another powerful characteristic was to disagree with respect for your opponent. A third value was getting as many voters to the polls as possible.
Somewhere along the line, compromise morphed into “surrender” and voting became exclusive for ones allies.
On the bright side, there is a schedule. Who knows, there may be some games played, and at some point there might be some attendance by those with certificates of immunity to covid-19. Cheers.
HT,
God bless and good health to you my brother. Its interesting to me that the only person who responded to my post is one of the posters who never posts in anger. Where are the rest of you (on both sides) with your response to what I wrote. My prayers for your health also.
OldCoach, I’ve always been a counter puncher, and I’ll make no apologies for it.
Razoreater? More like low life $#(t eater.
Like I said…Your mouth is writing checks your ass can’t cash, wimp! FU? lmao! You’re not man enough to back up your own BS when I called you out, now you want to pretend your man enough to F me? Where’s the name to put on your ticket to SFO Biotch? You know, the one you wet your silk panties when you read the offer? Now, every one on the blog knows you’re a gutless, loud mouth wimp! Care to come and prove me wrong?
* “If you can’t stand the heat, Creep…stay out of the kitchen!” I’ll take all the heat you’ve got, if you’re willing to “come out of the closet.” …..F me? yea, right, in your best tail gunner dreams! How about you stop using the blog to solicit for your fantasies?
Like you said.? Nobody gives a rats ass what you say, especially me!
Call me out.? Who the Euck do you think you are?
I’ll tell you. You’re a punk that can dish it out but can’t take it. Go buy yourself a new skirt for daddy.
If you didn’t care ……why did you respond?
You need to stop disrespecting the Eucking family…..
A list of people Tara Reade has accused of assault or harassment.
* Her father, Robert Moulton
* Her ex-husband, Tate
* A former employer, Krystal Rojas
* A YWCA supervisor
* Joe Biden
Where was she when Biden was VP?
* All people Reade has either gone to court with, or publicly accused.
* Fox News’ Tucker Carlson questions the timing of Tara Reade’s allegations against Joe Biden.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tucker-carlson-questions-timing-tara-reade-allegations-against-joe-biden-081305195.html/
Maybe Breitfart will buy you skinhead BS Razor? Even Fox news won’t
Stfu, stand up and do the right thing bitch!
I told you guys that the NFL season will be played on time!
Oh, are we in September yet?
Care to make a wager?
Unlike those who bet against the Niners, I never wager on things I don’t want to see happen.
I think it’s funny how Razor gets a thrill up his leg every time he thinks he predicted a scenario……it is that high school – low IQ mentality.
Old guy stuck in a playground.
While his mates are doing better productive things to help the society…….Old dude is stuck on chasing likes for thoughts……..
Razor wants football no matter the cost – someone needs to remind this fool there are much important things in life bigger than sports…..
I bet that if an entire team gets Covid-19, it will be very hard for them to play.
It should always come down to how the players feel about Covid-19, not the owners who sit in private luxury boxes away from the action.
I would like nothing more than to see football this season, but I’m trying to prepare myself for a possible closure if a player, coach and even a locker room assistant contracts the virus.
If the season can be played out without a virus incident that would be great on many levels, but like California Governor Newsome recently said, “the Covid-19 virus has not gone on vacation.” Which for is code for, nothing is guaranteed at this time.
Code for: here comes the gestapo or “army” as Governor Newsome called them, to track down traces of contact.
I guess that for me it comes down to loving life more than loving football. I’m a three sport avid fan. Football, Basketball and Baseball are my games of choice. Basketball and Baseball have already postponed their schedules due to the public and player health awareness.
The NBA and MLB took stringent action to protect all parties involved, I could only hope that the NFL gets it right on this.
The NFL will get it right because they are pragmatic, and know they are the sports darlings of the USA!
Fixed that, Razor.
Trump will never win. Trump will be impeached. You’ve been wrong on everything and yet here you are “fixing” it? ?
Did you miss something in the news there, Razor? We’ve been all over this before. Don’t forget, it’s the impeachment that distracted the impeached president from following up on that coronavirus mashugana.
Nobody wants a “fixer” whose always wrong.
I was certain the Niners would win SB LIV. My bad. I was certain Trump would eventually self-impeach. My good.
Win some, lose some.
Are you saying the NFL doesn’t have an advantage of playing for time until the scheduled season starts? Suppose it was due to start tomorrow? Play or not?
Nah, it should come down to those tasked with overseeing public health policy, and those who know what the f they talking about advising them.
Rib,
Of course the medical community and league will need to provide all due diligence (that’s a given). But if one player or coach contracts the virus do you believe that teammates will sit idly by without voicing their concerns for their personal safety?
While the league and its medical staff along with outside professional health teams can give the all-clear signal to keep playing, it may come down to the players that affect the future going forward.
Razor – love ya man.
UNDER!?
This Covid-19 pandemic may alter the way fans watch the game.
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They may put on an age limit, and ban immuno-compromised and vulnerable people. Maybe make people take tests before allowed entrance, and maybe only people who can show they have the antibodies. Thermal imaging cameras could single out people with elevated temperatures.
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The seating will be needed to be spaced apart, so maybe only half the regular amount of fans can attend.
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Of course, the concession stands would be possible hotbeds for spreading the virus, so maybe only bento box styled dispensers with only credit card payments will be allowed.
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They may need to think outside the box, so the spike stays flattened. If there is a resurgence during the last part of the year, everything will change.
Pretty dry times around the ol Insider the 49ers blog it appears.
Hey Mr or Mrs. Editor, if you need someone to get this thing rolling again hit me up. I know a guy.
I 2nd Hammer’s nomination. The burning question: do they want to keep this blog going?
Jack,
I remember the time when you had a gig with the 49erswebzone. As you’ve said on a few occasions, you left because of family and personal reasons.
Your 49erswebzone topics were well written and seemed to be well received. Is there any possibility of going back to that former job?
With the PD in flux atm, I think that many here would check-in with you.
I look at it this way, you would have a ready made audience.
I just emailed the P.D. sports editor regarding this site. Lets see if I get a reply
OldCoach,
Just browsing down to Phil’ tweet (below) about the praying mantis is a candid indicator that the PD is no longer serious about the “inside the 49ers blog.”
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The NFL may be able to start on time, but the chances of playing the full schedule is a real problem. I’ve been wondering when they will expand the squad size to compensate for starters down with covid-19.
Maybe the NFL could move all the games to Georgia. Imagine an NFL double header every day of the week with free admission for the locals.
ht, if starters start coming down with covid-19, you can be assured the whole thing would be shut down.
Who is Von Miller, chopped liver?
Did contract it during the season?
Hard to shut down something that’s not started yet.
Came down starter did he. Starting up assured is it.
Every year the NFL has it’s own flu season. Mostly players play through it. That may not work with covid-19. Anyway ribco, you’re probably right that there would be a shut down state by state if not nationally. If California prohibits gatherings the size of football crowds, that would put a crimp in the schedule. Of course Da Raiders would be ready to play in Vegas with the mayor leading the cheers.
Not if we’re out for herd immunization. I’m afraid that I don’t qualify.
ht,
You bring up an interesting thought.
But if the fans aren’t allowed at stadiums and can only watch on TV as most fans do, I doubt that we TV viewers will get a free pass to watch games on TV.
In this possible scenario, football will become a PPV weekly affair.
I certainly don’t have any proof of this happening, but I do have a strong suspicion that greedy owners will not sit back and allow empty stadiums to hurt their bottom line.
AES, I’m sorry to say that I would probably pay like I do for NFL Game Pass.
ht,
No need to apologize, I would do the same.
I gotta have my 49ers fix!
Creating an interactive blog
Is there anyone here who can tell me how to replicate the interactive format of this blog or whom I might contact about it?
George, I don’t think you’d want to replicate the interactive format of this blog, feature-wise it has to be the worst out there. I’d suggest looking in the direction of a WordPress site and a WordPress forum plug in like https://bbpress.org/
getting a blog up might be the easy part.
getting to Santa Clara 5 times a week and inside the locker room might be where the real challenge lies.
Why is everybody so impatient?
There are no sports.
Nothing is happening.
Dee, honestly did we learn much from Grant’s “inside” reporting, by way of his press pass? A human interest story once or twice a season maybe.
That’s because he alienated the staff and players with his pretentious mannerisms.
I did like his pre-season info.
I remember one preseason that basically revolved around “did he or didn’t he lose weight?” Was that Solomon?
Aaron Lynch.
That’s right, Lynch.
And who can forget the JG 5 straight practice ints panic? How many 1000s of postings was that worth?
George
Something you may want to check out?
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* Plans and Pricing – Zoom – Zoom Video….
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George, check out discus blog starter below. I am looking forward to the new blog so I can share my insights and also incite. LOL
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We’re be held hostage to a model that was wildly inaccurate from back in February.
Raz,
California will begin phase one tomorrow by allowing some retail stores to open. This comes on the heels of more deaths being reported in California in the last 24 hrs.
I can appreciate restaurants and other businesses wanting to re-open, but there is still a slippery slope with the virus still taking lives.
It’s a precarious situation for businesses as I said, and yes, Americans should be free to claim their constitutional rights. But if people are still dying with the advent of shutting-in, how can we be assured that more deaths won’t happen with states and counties being allowed to re-open?
The only thing that can get America fully confident again is to find a vaccine, and that’s what I pray for.
If you don’t have a compromised immune system, it’s waaaaaaaaaayyyyy better than a vaccine.
Even I could start a new post by posting this:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXc7ym3UYAI0k-s?format=jpg&name=small
Raz,
I have a cousin who has been in the hospital on a ventilator for more than a month. Her strong immune system and the great doctors and nurses have kept her alive albeit in a medically induced coma.
But honestly, knowing my cousin, she likely would have rejected a vaccine if one was available. She’s one tough bird.
Again, Americans will feel much more confident when a true vaccine is available. Most people would take a vaccine if one was available.
Nice, schedule for the 49ers. Looks like the team will need to find a stay over in NY or nearby city for a week following the Jets game. Maybe Ohio?
AES, with C-19, there’s a glut of hotel vacancies in the tri-state area. No shortage of athletic facilities either. I think they will be staying around the 212 area code.
And lots of healing thoughts directed towards your cousin, that ventilation/intubation stuff is not for the feint of heart.
Rib,
Thanks for the kind thoughts.
I saw the Lynch/Shanahan interview earlier today on NFL NETWORK and Lynch said that they have not settled on where to stay between the Jets and NYGiants game, but that they would stay back East.
No revelation here, they’ve done this in the past when playing back to back games in the Eastern time zone.
Hope she gets well, AES.
Just as a heads up. 5G attacks and weakens the immune system.
You’re being sarcastic, right? I mean, actually sarcastic, not pretend sarcastic.
Raz,
Thank you sir.
Yes, I’m not thrilled about the reports I read regarding 5G. Besides the possible health concerns, I don’t like the hidden agenda of government control over the population. Scary stuff.
Possible health concerns? Omg if you’re worried just take a sip of nice bleach and you’ll be just fine.
Seriously it’s insanity and (literally) ignorance to worry about 5G. The EM fields are not especially strong, and people have been exposed to stronger EM fields from other sources for years.
Sheesh.
Government control? Maybe Chinese government spying if the signal goes through Huawei equipment, but it’s the Apples and Googles of the world that have Big Data on us and use it to manipulate consumer “choices”.
Chet,
China uses 5G for surveillance on most of its Muslims communities.
This is the type of negative potential that concerns me. Can you guarantee that this cannot happen in the United States?
Sure, there are many positives with 5G especially in the medical field where vital information is disseminated much faster, but health and also U. S. internal classified security also carries the potential to be compromised.
Germany, Mexico and Canada (on possible trial basis atm) are going with the Huawei 5G system. I’m glad that Trump is not using China in this endeavor. If he changes his mind later he will be allowing a cyber trojan horse to eventually steal our liberties. Our top three carriers Verizon, AT&T and Sprint are in conversation about joining together to build 5G (New York Post) on top of existing towers, but have not been able to guarantee full security.
When weighing the 5G potential and possible health and security liability, I say no.
But unfortunately, the powers that be seem to be going full steam ahead.
Chet, it’s the new flouride. Maybe chemtrails too. Also, Bill Gates is entering your bloodstream.
Chet just stick to cnn and msnbc. Trust big brother and throw away any kind of free thinking that questions the narrative.
Works for Ribico and onelame.
Those guys know where it’s at.
Soon we will all be holding hands and hugging as one big world united. And big brother is going to deliver that.
And always remember orange man bad.. and you’re a racist if you support him.
That will get you far.
98 percent chance of living if you catch this virus, and lying on the numbers of deaths that actually were caused by it.
Yeah it’s a real pandemic alright.
And before you say it Ribico.
Cnn and msnbc aren’t covering these facts.. so it’s conspiracy theory right?
Tfooh
md, thank you again for the unhinged paranoid perspective, you never fail to deliver.
The wolves cry and wonder why they are no longer heard.
chet,
The sad part about this is the information and facts are out there to be found but they prefer remaining ignorant while listening/reading conspiracy theories that take advantage of weak minds. This is how a once proud country winds up with the biggest idiot in the history of world leaders as it’s president.
ha ha …….
– funny stuff….
The usual suspects are up all about 5G …..lol….is there a conspiracy this fools would not believe…….
Just as a heads up. Life weakens the immune system.
terrible stuff AES, sorry to hear that. They say 4 years to get a vaccine out normally….4 years!!!
We need to let the young and healthy safely open, while the compromised take the extra precautions. Unfortunately, like the flu, there will still be those young, healthy individuals that will fall victim.
Appreciate the thoughts Leo.
It’s hard to take any one’s word of when a vaccine will be available.
Dr. Fauci, reported a month ago that a vaccine could possibly be available in a year to eighteen months and now it might be four years – yikes!
Hate to say it, but the fallout of possibly having to wait 4 years for a vaccine could end up becoming more chaotic than the virus.
I’m praying for a vaccine to come as quickly as the virus did.
Definitely, prayers are crucial during this time.
Take care brother!
Yes sir.
Niners Schedule. Several prime time games. No international games. Week 11 Bye.
Week 1 – Sunday, September 13 vs. Arizona – 1:25 p.m. PT on FOX
Week 2 – Sunday, September 20 at New York Jets – 10:00 a.m. PT on FOX
Week 3 – Sunday, September 27 at New York Giants – 10:00 a.m. PT on FOX
Week 4 – Sunday, October 4 vs. Philadelphia – 5:20 p.m. PT on NBC
Week 5 – Sunday, October 11 vs. Miami – 1:05 p.m. PT on FOX
Week 6 – Sunday, October 18 vs. Los Angeles Rams – 5:20 p.m. PT on NBC
Week 7 – Sunday, October 25 at New England – 1:25 p.m. PT on CBS
Week 8 – Sunday, November 1 at Seattle – 1:25 p.m. PT on FOX
Week 9 – Thursday, November 5 vs. Green Bay – 5:20 p.m. PT on FOX/NFLN
Week 10 – Sunday, November 15 at New Orleans – 1:25 p.m. PT on FOX
Week 11 – Sunday, November 22 – BYE
Week 12 – Sunday, November 29 at Los Angeles Rams – 1:05 p.m. PT on FOX
Week 13 – Monday, December 7 vs. Buffalo – 5:15 p.m. PT on ESPN
Week 14 – Sunday, December 13 vs. Washington – 1:25 p.m. PT on FOX
Week 15 – Sunday, December 20 at Dallas – 5:20 p.m. PT on NBC
Week 16 – Saturday or Sunday, December 26 or 27 at Arizona
Week 17 – Sunday, January 3 vs. Seattle – 1:25 p.m. PT on FOX
Theres not going to be any international games next year from what I hear. Perfect placement of the bye week this year.
Rams, Pats, Seahawks, Packers and Saints, Bye. I’d say that’s perfectly placed.
Back to back in NJ. League did them a favor there…finally! No late season inclement weather locations. This looks a damn fine schedule. Now, if only games.
“Back to back in NJ. ”
True. It will be humid, but beats a snowstorm. I’m sure the 49ers will set up camp for the week. I feel like we are always @ Superdome. The only recent Saints home game that I can think of was the Alex Smith playoff game. The late hit Ahmad Brooks game still gets my blood boiling.
Bruce, late September, probably not* There’s a reason for the song Autumn in New York, it’s the best time of year here.
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*With global warming, autumn is arriving later and later, so there are good odds you might be right. Though it won’t be anything like playing in Tampa Bay early September like they did in 2019
I live in Central CA and September is our hottest month and October is 2nd hottest. Cool off doesn’t start until after Halloween.
Luckily, the Niners aren’t playing the Giants/Jets in Fresno ;)
Going by historical averages, they should be just fine
https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/new-york-ny/10007/september-weather/349727
Thankfully I am in Coastal Central CA – San Luis Obispo. Fresno is an odd town and home to the pride of CA Rep. Devon Nunes. I work in the Pharmaceutical Industry so I travel the NY and NJ quite a bit.
Ah San Luis Obispo, coastal, nice! A lot of my youth was spent sort of nearby in the Lompoc area when my father was stationed at Vandenberg. I’ve lived in NYC since 1985 and have noticed the weather pattern changing just in the time I’ve been here. No snowfall whatsoever this last winter. Who knows what late September will bring? Could be 100, could be a blizzard, of those extremes, more likely another Sandy-type superstorm.
The San Luis Obispo Tribune reported on the first documented proof that Reade had mentioned an allegation of workplace misconduct around the time of the alleged sexual assault. In 1996, in a filing made by her then-husband Theodore Dronen contesting a restraining order filed by Reade, Dronen wrote in a court document that she had told him about “a problem she was having at work regarding sexual harassment, in U.S. Senator Joe Biden’s office” after they met in the spring of 1993. Reade’s neighbor corroborated her account in an interview with Business Insider from late April — saying that Reade told her about the alleged assault in 1995 or 1996 — the court document is the first written verification that Reade had discussed an alleged incident of sexual harassment with those close to her shortly after she left the senator’s office.
Razor, you are right up on these Reade allegations, get curiously sanguine about the 2 dozen allegations against your guy. Odd.
What’s odd is your moral narcissism. Is it common in NY like your obesity, even though doomberg outlawed your coke?
You are crowing up the wrong tree there, mister.
https://www.rmff.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/RMFF-2019-Obesity-Report-Executive-Summary_3.8.19.pdf
Maybe you are in need of curtailing certain “freedoms” even if just to keep you alive.
The percentage of New York State adults who have overweight or obesity increased from 42% in 1997 to 62.7% in 2018. The percentage of New York State adults who are obese increased from 16% in 1997 to 27.6% in 2018. Maybe you need more doomberg, dumblasio, and fredo.
Hell, I’ll take #45 over # 12 any day.
Indiana 12 33.60% 6,745,354
New York 45 25.70% 19,440,469
https://worldpopulationreview.com/states/obesity-rate-by-state/
But at least we both can laugh and point fingers at the fatties in W. Virginia…Mississippi…Oklahoma… Amirite? Maybe those red states could use a little “doomberg, dumblasio, and fredo.”
You’re so dumb. You insult my intelligentsia. Maybe if we ban Big Gulp’s we can be as svelte as you!???
ribico,
You are wasting your time with this guy Razoreater. He believes in right wing conspiracies about 5G towers which eliminates him from the gene pool of even basic intelligence. Add in the hypocrisy he spews when talking about Trump, and disregard for life when it comes to enjoying his “freedoms” and you have someone who should be pitied and ignored; not encouraged with response.
If I’m wasting his time, why do you keep dipping into my threads and interjecting your chicom wisdom?
I agree with the truth…….
Unpredictable is the word when describing NY weather. I am always prepared for a sudden rain storm when traveling back East. The best part of NJ and NY are the restaurants. Great food.
Playing AZ early is good.
Playing Rams, Pats, Seahawks, Packers and Saints then a Bye is good.
No cold weather games in Nov, Dec is good.
Playing younger QB’ s early is good.
Playing in AZ a day after Xmas is the ultimate Trap game.
Been a while since we played Dallas….that should be a GPS primetime game…
I saw several pundits stating this schedule is tougher than last year but I disagree. Swapping in the AFC and NFC east should help.
Yeah we still have Nola in New Orleans but that’s not a change. But not playing the Bucs, Ravens, ATL, Steelers, or Carolina is nice. Especially when you add the Jets, Dolphins, Giants, And skins… those should be automatic wins.
12-4
At Seattle- the Clink may not be as loud.
GB- will be thirsting for revenge.
At NO- may be the preview to the NFCC Game.
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Those 3 games will be the most difficult part of the schedule.
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Buffalo, Washington and at Dallas may be the easiest stretch of the season.
Jets, Giants, Eagles and Miami. 3 out of 4 weeks blow outs.
Jets actually had decent team rankings. Eagles were a playoff team, and will be fresh so early in the season.
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Miami has Breida, and had 3 first round picks, so I hope the Niners changes things up in their schemes, and do not take them lightly.
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I wonder if the Niners might consider staying back east after the Jets game, so they would not have to fly more times to play the Giants.
That’s a stretch, calling them a playoff team. Only because no one else wanted that blasted division.
No need to wonder, that’s a no brainer Seb.
Philly did well until injuries decimated their WR position. They drafted Jalen Raegor, John Hightower and Quez Watkins. They drafted 2 OTs from Auburn to protect Wentz.
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They also traded for Marquise Goodwin. Imagine the intel…..;p
Goodwin can tell them – set me up against your most gimpy DB on a go route in training camp. That’ll thin the ranks.
Imagine an NFL team not changing their playbook year over year.
Well, I can’t because it doesn’t happen.
Imagine, a player not spilliing his guts on his former team to his present team. Well, I can’t because it does not happen.
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Sure, it does not guarantee a win, but winning coaches explore all avenues to success.
I saw an interview with Lynch today. He said they would be staying back east but they hadn’t decided where yet.
With a shorten offseason TC …we could really take advantage of this schedule……..
Any chance of a few get acquainted mini camps in July if the “Nazi, pinko medical elites” don’t interfere?
Football players are young and healthy. The most danger lies with the coaches, who are generally a lot older and sedentary. So far, at least one football coach has died due to the pandemic.
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If the workplace is unsafe, will the coaches be willing to coach?
32 billionaires attempting to impose their will on reallity. This will not end well. For the delusional, it seldom does
Is it just me, or is this blog starting to resemble this more and more?
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71SZm7YSZoL._AC_SL1169_.jpg
Grant’s five takeaways from the Niners’ 2020 schedule:
https://www.si.com/nfl/49ers/news/top-5-takeaways-from-the-49ers-2020-schedule
without even looking let me take a guess…
1) worst schedule in the league
2) worst schedule in the league
3) worst schedule in the league
4) worst schedule in the league
5) worst schedule in the league
final thoughts, the niners should select Trevor Lawrence since they’ll be picking top 5
Let me take another guess. None of this matters because the NFL season won’t even get played.
Unfortunate, yes. But it’s refreshing to see you are at least entertaining the possibility, that your bubble isn’t completely closed.
Nothing as refreshing as a 30 oz Coca-Cola. Oh, and here in deplorable country, IHSAA has announced all sports will continue July 1st.
If those Indiana parents had a cowlick of sense, they’d keep their kids far far away from any organized athletics come July 1st. Maybe not in deplorable country, but in elite country we call that child endangerment.
There’s that moral narcissism raising it’s ugly head.?
Apparently I care more for the welfare of innocents than you. If you want to call that moral narcissism, then where’s my mirror so I can gaze upon my ugly head?
You got me where you want me now, Ribico. I want to put you all “back in chains”, dirty air, dirty water, throw grandma over the cliff, and continue in my racist, sexist, misogynistic, islamophobic, homophobic and xenophobic ways, whereas you just want to take away people’s Big Gulp. I can see your victory strategy hasn’t deteriorated at all from last year….
“Much tougher than last season”
Yet he claimed last season’s schedule was instrumental in him picking a 4 win outcome. Can’t wait to see what his prediction is this year. On second thought I can wait. On third thought I couldn’t care less what his prediction is. Take Razors negative opinion of my predictive powers, multiply that by a 100 for mine of Grants.
https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/49ers/how-49ers-trent-williams-found-great-shape-during-year-away-game
If deplorable country can resume sports July 1st, the NFL is as safe a bet to start on time as it is Ribico crying in his Big Gulp when Trump is re-elected.
Dude you’re trolling so hard.
But no, Trump survives none of this. He was out of office 2 years ago, the remaining 2 years was just a formality.
Hooks In You.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnOe0AmhOiw
Put your money on Biden, and I’ll put mine on Trump. How much?
20k.
You in?
And of course a trumpster would only care about money…not the people of the country, the environment, personal freedom, womans rights…nah.
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaa, are you Eucking kidding me?! Money makes the world go ’round. Your offer of 20k and at the same time attacking Trump about money tells me you’re full of $hit.
Step up then.
Handshake at the Levis parking lot?
What about the environment, I’ll have to fly. Are you sure you’re ok with that?
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You could walk, ain’t got nothing but time bitch
Though it’s a ways to the election still, Razor is on a fools errand if he thinks his guy is a shoo-in.
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2020/05/08/new-polling-data-show-trump-faltering-in-key-swing-states-heres-why/
Yeah yeah, all fake news.
How many 1000s of posts will there be in this one last blog column come election day? I do hope it’s still here if only to see Razors new avatar. Hey Razor, depending on how big the blue wave I might be in a forgiving mood and cancel our bet, Walsh is a good look for any Niners fan.
Oh, no you don’t. You will adhere to the wager’s minutia. Don’t go waffling on me now.
Will you be eating razors if Scump loses and US wins?
Will you be one of those that always promises to leave the country when they don’t get their way, and then never leaves?
As we always love a good laugh, especially in this pandemic which Trump royally botched….tell us, what has Trump done that is so good that he deserves anyone vote?
I expect you to rattle off all the same talking points that all trumpsters rattle off, all that have been proven to be false…but none of yall believe it because its the “fake news”, its “alternative facts”. Its hilarious that yall think you’re so smart when in reality you’re too blind and ignorant to know what you don’t know.
Isn’t it odd that Trumps closest friend owns the worlds most historically fake news outlet?
No, I’m Dee Phiant!
I’m not going anywhere!
But where will you go Razor, when human decency becomes the norm again?
The only point worth making with you would be the top of your head. Biden is your champion.?
But where will you go Razor, when human decency becomes the norm again?
Ahhh, it’s so sweet to show you care. ?♂️ You people kill me!
Even Trump knows he’s accomplished nothing and botched the entire Pandemic response. That’s why he will only talk about the Stock market and the economy booming – well not so much lately. He doesn’t need to do much more than that to get uneducated people like Razoreater to believe he’s the chosen one. The good thing is the swing States he won by a hair over Clinton have realized he’s a moron so there should be no rerun of them making that mistake again.
Accomplished nothing and I’m lost. Last I checked, he delivered the biggest upset in political history by defeating clinton to become prez. That’s the real truth….
Damn you sound like drump, its been FOUR YEARS AND ALL YOU HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IS THE ELECTION!!
Move on. He got elected because of 100k people in 3 states swaying the electoral college. He lost the popular vote by a wide margin. He’s an * president, he’s not even worth being addressed as the president because he’s done nothing but bring shame and embarrassment to the office.
He won’t win again. He will get arrested once he leaves office for his money laundering schemes.
He will end his life as a joke, and this will go down as a blackmark on US political history.
Shame.
eMJay, aybemay ithiumlay ouldway ebay ayay oremay effectiveyay anagingmay ooltay.*
*Pig Latin translation: maybe lithium would be a more effective managing tool.
Damn bitch, you really are 12.
It’s upsetting when a 12 year old rant is met with Pig Latin, isn’t it bitch??
But wait a minute! Didn’t Peter Strzok and Lisa Page say that Trump had something like a million to one odds of winning the presidency?
I certainly wouldn’t count him out.
I would like to respect many of you that constantly bring news snippets of Trump’ failures. But the problem I have with your news features is they come from a spirit of hatred and contempt.
And like Peter Strzok and Lisa Page (and Democrats), the hatred started months before he became #45.
As I said a while back, your political leanings and rants will not change any minds on here.
But go ahead and have at it.
Let the name calling begin my friends.
What if you are wrong?…..maybe it’s coming from the frustration of knowing he is not up for the job……..saying it’s hate and contempt seems like a easy way out of the looking at the issue…..like you really are not trying to think….
Dude – lol…..nobody is here to your change mind…….you really think we care that much about you….lol
……there is nothing wrong with having a different view on other things in life………just don’t expect everyone to fall in line with your views……and don’t assume they hate your guy, allow us the freedom to point out how incompetent he is……
argue the facts or ignore.……you get no Like points on here, well maybe from your handler Razor…
I’ll never understand why people have such an emotional attachment to their political allegiance.
I have no political allegiance to anything but common sense and freedom. I’ve been in the mood to not let these Trump haters run roughshod over the blog right now, that’s all….
It wasn’t really directed to any one person, Razor, and as you don’t seem to have been the one to have brought it up in the first place, really not towards you at all. Just more towards the distain both “sides” seem to hold for one another, when their personal values are probably quite closely aligned for the most part.
My question here though, is what do you get out of engaging them? Do you believe you will give them something to consider? Genuinely asking.
No, I’m not that naive, lol. To show they’ve taken the hypocritical oath.
You know, someone comes on here and talks about me hiding behind someone’s skirt, and then have a tanty because I respond in kind tells you all you need to know….
Is that the one when you say you’ll release your taxes after Obama shows his BC?
or is that the one where you’ll release your taxes before the elections?
or is it the one you show your taxes after the IRS has done their audit in 2016?
or is it a special one of Scump’s 18,000 lies?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/14/president-trump-made-18000-false-or-misleading-claims-1170-days/
It’s the one where you only believe a woman when she accuses a conservative of sexual assault.
Sorry. When you peel back just the top layer the revelation is that she is a fraud . Oh, and she just lawered-up hiring a Trump devotee and Russia State Media propagandist. Yup, she literally hired a Trumpster and a Russian propagandist. Oh, and when I say hire, I mean someone else hired for her. But this is a Trumpy game. Attempt to discredit your opponent without evidence or hope it cancels out decades of rape and sexual assault.
https://www.vox.com/2020/5/7/21248713/tara-reade-joe-biden-sexual-assault-accusation
Where’s the hearings? She deserves to be heard! I want an FBI investigation! Just stop. You’re digging yourself into a big pile of Hippo poop….
Razor, I’m actually in agreement with you here. Let’s see what she has. But we better be careful what we wish for, just the tip of the Reade iceberg that we’ve seen has done nothing for her credibility. This would be a shorter FBI investigation than the one into Dr. Blasey Fords allegations. And that was like what, a day or so? And do you want sexual harassment/assault back at center stage when there’s still a couple dozen pending with your guy?
Or maybe it’s the one where you believe her, but you’re voting for Biden anyway.
Razor, You voted for a serial sexual abuser who pays off prostitutes….
You really don’t have a leg to stand on.
You would know Bill Clinton better than me. The leg you’re standing on is weak as Euck.
WOW, you’re admitting that you voted for Bill!
The only president in recent history who didn’t leave the WH with a deficit!
Good on you Razor!
Oh, he left the white house with something alright. The point being is that no president is without his warts. Take John Kennedy, or Johnson and the list goes on and on.
Only ONE president has produced 18,000 documented lies during his term……> Scump!
One is a lonely number.
Tribalism. The same thing that forms emotional attachment to their sporting team allegiance.
Niners Schedule Thoughts:
1. Glad the bye is week 11 versus last years week 4.
2. Only 2 10 AM starts. Curios why the Pats game is a late start.
3. It will interesting to see who the QB is vs Miami and Patriots. If the Packers slump yearly will they bench Rodgers in favor of Love (week 9)
4. The 3 toughest games will be at Saints, at Cowboys and at Cardinals.
5. I am calling a sweep of Seattle. This will be Peter the Cheaters final season.
6. 14-2 losing to Cardinals and Saints.
Super Bowl or bust!
Pats seem like the ONLY EC games that start at 4pm their time, all others, even those in Chi, GB, Det, Dallas etc, start at 10am PST. How many Falcons, Bucs, and Panthers games did we watch in the 90s and before that were 10am games for Niners? Never remember any of those games being held to 1pm.
Whats really awful are the EC MNF games that start at 8pm their time. You’d almost say just have two MNF games with one starting at 5pm EST and 6pm PST. 4 hours is enough time to get the first game done and the 2nd started.
Did the Saints just inadvertently do the 49ers a favour by cutting Warford? The main issue the 49ers D had against the Saints was getting to Brees in time as they went to a short passing game. Now they cut their PB OG for a rookie… could be just the advantage the 49ers need to get home up the middle when they face off.
Of course the 49ers are also replacing their star DT with a rookie… so could be a wash!
Goldman Sacks has a reputation, so it might play with the rookie’s mind. Football is 80% mental and 40% physical.
How’s things in Australia, Scooter?
Yeah I keep hearing/ reading about how people think the D will take a step back next season. Call me crazy, but if they can keep the D mostly healthy this year I think the D can be just as good and potentially better than last season. Maybe not as dominant as they were the first half of last year, but better than their overall season last year. The back end of the year they were really impacted by a few injuries.
Things here in Australia are good all things considered. We’ve really gotten on top of COVID-19 and looks like restrictions will be getting eased over the next month and a bit. We’ll even be getting live sport (rugby league) returning at the end of the month, played without crowds. I highly recommend trying to catch some games if you can. Hopefully with the easing of restrictions we won’t see another spike, but for now looks good.
Seeing what is going on in the US and what has happened to some other countries I am feeling pretty lucky to be living in Australia atm.
Glad to hear it, Scooter. I may take you up on that rugby league, and check it out.
So Phil just isn’t going to write another article till OTA’s huh
Report by Matt Maiocco
“The 49ers have been looking at alternative sites out of the state for training camp, general manager John Lynch said this week on the “49ers Insider Podcast.”
“We’re trying to prepare ourselves for just about anything,” Lynch said. “I wish I could tell you, ‘Here’s how it’s going to go.’ No one knows that right now, and we’re all kind of eagerly awaiting information.”
No conformation has been made regarding this possibility, but it’s interesting and absolutely makes sense in our present situation.
The question I have is (although no determination has been made), where would be the best state to set up camp?
Nevada would be too hot, but could be in the running.
Oregon could be a good landing spot.
I doubt that they will need to take such stringent measures, but things are upside down at the moment, so who knows.
White Cliffs of Dover?
Eric Johnson?
Vera Lynn. As a tribute to VE Day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqtaoz4QFX8
The Famous Beatles!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnqpOFcBiMM
Let’s not forget about our own EJ – 49ers TE.
Crimson in clover. Let’s hit the 1000! It’s only been done one time before!
999 posts, this should be the 1000th.
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See, scrolling past is easy to do. ;p
Grant is stating the obvious. Of course, it will be a tougher schedule. SB teams are rewarded with the toughest schedules.
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Yes, the Cards will be a tough game. They have improved. However, both teams will be at full strength, with fresh legs and a brand new playbook. I also believe that the Niners have improved, and Murray will be running for his life.
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The Niners may have caught a break by having 2 NJ games, but then again, New jersey is a Covid 19 hot spot.
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The game against the Pats will not be difficult if Stidham is the QB. The flights will not exhaust the players. Playing on 3 days rest will do that, so the Game against the Packers, right after the Seahawk game, will be more taxing.
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The Niners will be fortunate after the Packer game. They will have 10 days before playing the Saints. With 10 days rest, starting a little bit later will not make a huge difference. However, I will agree that the Saints game will be their most difficult contest on their schedule.
Still sucking Grants wiener I see
I just said he stated the obvious. That does not sound like effusive praise. I just disagreed with him.
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I think the Packer game will be harder, because the Niners will have just played the Seahawks, and the Packers game is 3 days later. No team should play on 3 days rest.
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Maybe you think the Saints game will be a cakewalk. I think it will possibly be a prelude to the NFCC Game.
Seb, thanks to adherence to the stringent stay at home guidelines, cases are starting to plateau, and come down in NJ and N.Y. (though deaths are still alarmingly high). Though in 4 months those hotspots could be anywhere, most likely in states and localities that decided the worst was past, and let’s reopen tattoo parlors. It looks like, of all possible places, the White House is now an up and coming hotspot. That is something to ruminate on if living someplace where C-19 has yet to make its deadly mark, such as the Indiana scholastic athletic fields.
Yes, during the 1919 Flu Pandemic in San Francisco, they flattened the curve with stay at home guidelines, but once they lifted the restrictions, another wave of infections struck.
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It is interesting to note that some one is being tested daily, but others cannot get a test until they show symptoms. Covid in the White House? I am glad they adhered to the guide lines by keeping 6 feet apart and wearing masks…… oh, wait.
I always thought, after this gang is escorted from the premises, they’d need to fumigate and disinfect the White House. I thought that as a metaphor for the blatant corruption. I never thought it would be an actual thing, as a reality for the flagrant incompetence. But here we are.
I completely disagreed with Grant’s take.
Due to the fact that the schedule is essentially (6 NFC west games, 4 games against a conference in the NFC (East), 4 against a conference in the AFC(East), only 2 games change based on the team’s record (Packers and Saints).
I would rather play the NFC East than the NFC South, and the AFC East than the AFC North.
The Jets, Dolphins, Redskins, and Giants are really bad teams. The Eagles, Cowboys, Patriots and Bills all are decent but flawed teams. The saints are the toughest team on our schedule this year and last they were 2nd toughest team on our schedule.
So why exactly is this year so much worse?
+49
Saw a you tube video the other day where Peter King was quoted. He was at niner camp last summer for a week or so as he was leaving he predicted that Jalen Hurd was going to be NFC offensive rookie of the year. He loved the guy. Well if his prediction comes true one yr late the niner O will be unstoppable.
While I agree with you and think the Niner offense may become unstoppable, I will not count on Hurd at all, until he performs well after at least 4 games.
Seb,
I wasn’t making a prediction I just thought it was an interesting quote from a guy who seems to know his stuff.
Old Coach, I also like Peter King, but he also predicted Hurd would be the OROY, so he is not infallible.
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I wonder what he will say about Javon Kinlaw. I hope he becomes the DROY.
OC, I too had high hopes for Hurd.
What he showed so far was very encouraging.
Hope he makes it for this season.
Yep, I agree with Peter King. I think Hurd could be the biggest addition to this offense in 2020 if healthy. I could see him being an 800+ all-purpose yards type of player, with 5-8 TDs. He is a mismatch waiting to happen in Shanahan’s offense and I can see him being schemed the ball in a variety of ways.
Problem is a stress fracture in the back of a big man whose game is built on physicality, and coming off back surgery in which he was unable to even fly on an airplane suggests to me that the “if” before healthy is iffy….
Raz,
How many WR’s do you think the 49ers keep this season?
I see only Deebo and Aiyuk as locks.
Bourne will be a keeper, but there are questions after him.
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Pecking Order:
Deebo Samuel
Brandon Aiyuk
Kendrick Bourne
Trent Taylor
Jalen Hurd
Dante Pettis
Jauan Jennings
I don’t disagree. But….2 and 7 have never taken an NFL snap. 4 and 5 are medical ifs. 6 is…who knows what 6 is. Is it possible the Niners trade for an established vet pre or mid season, a la last year?
I don’t know razor. My understanding is this type of injury can take 4-6 months to heal. And I also believe from what we have been told is that rest was helping, but then he would have a setback – that sounds to me like Hurd was trying to push it too soon before it was fully healed, which would have pushed his timeline out, which with a 4-6 month time to heal would suggest his recovery is actually pretty much on track now. I haven’t heard it was serious enough that he required surgery like you suggest. Everything I have read indicates he did not have surgery and it was just a case of needing to rest the injury but he had a setback or two.
The extended offseason is actually a benefit for him to make sure it is 100%. And my understanding is this is not an injury that regularly becomes chronic unless there is an underlying health/ genetic issue increasing the individuals risk – once it heals it should be fine.
So, long story short, despite my previous pessimism, the more I have read about the situation and the injury, the more the timeline we have seen makes sense to me and the less concerned I have become about this being a problem moving forward.
Sounds encouraging. I hope he holds together.
11-5
Cards-W
Jets-W
Giants-W
Eagles-W
Dolphins-W
Rams-W
Patriots-L
Seahawks-L
Packers-W
Saints-L
Rams-W
Bills-L
Redskins-W
Cowboys-L
Cardinals-W
Seahawks-W
12-4~Pats are not the same without Tom.
Witchcraft.
Belichick is a great head coach, but this will be the first time in almost 20 years that he won’t be in the shadow of Tom Brady. I could say the same thing for Tom Brady.
Both of them will have a chance to prove their value without the help of each other.
I believe that Belichick will be challenged to win 9-10 games this season -which will be a good accomplishment.
Aes,
Their D will still be outstanding and I bet they will run the ball as much as the 9ers do. I bet they will be a wildcard participant in the playoffs.
I agree. The Pats have a 26 mil dead cap hit, so they may find it hard to compete.
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I just think that Stidham is not an adequate replacement for Brady.
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The Jets and the Dolphins had good drafts. The Dolphins had 5 picks in the first 2 rounds, and the Jets drafted Mekhi Becton, Denzel Mims and Ashtyn Davis with their first 3 picks.
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I would not be surprised if the Pats ended up in the cellar, but that may be a Machiavelli move for Belichick to Tank for Trevor.
So the Patriots are going winless?
The 7-9 Falcons beat us at home last year. The 49ers have to travel to New England and then the week after they travel to Seattle. Good chance they wont even be focused on the Patriots when they face them.
Sounds like a trap game to me.
Might be for a young and inexperienced team.
Right, cause veteran teams never lose to inferior opponents.
Never say never, but this team is hungry and focused. The winning culture has been restored.
16-0
Cards-W
Jets-W
Giants-W
Eagles-W
Dolphins-W
Rams-W
Patriots-W
Seahawks-W
Packers-W
Saints-W
Rams-W
Bills-W
Redskins-W
Cowboys-W
Cardinals-W
Seahawks-W
I’ll take it
Ribco,
So just writing 16-0 wasn’t enough you had to list each game and place a W next to it.
Extra emphasis, coach
Rib,
“Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat”
True, AES. But then again the man most attributed for the saying, Pliny the Elder, died the next day, asphyxiated on a Vesuvius strewn beach. ?
Ha! He spoke to soon.
You are wrong. ;p
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19-0!!!!!! SIX !!!!!!
Seb
Like the way you think!
Watching last 49ers vs Saints full game on YouTube….
JimmG is a baaad man…
NO with TE Cook is gonna be a tough one….
Seems whenever we play the Saints we always knock out one of their best players…..recall Hitner taking out the RB in the playoff game…
The presidents secret service attachment all started wearing masks today. The bravest men and women in america are now taking sensible precautions. God bless them all.
Coach, the rationale behind the mask wearing is to help prevent the wearer from infecting others within their droplet radius. In other words, it’s meant to protect others, not yourself. The effectiveness drops when they are around those who refuse to follow suit. In a WH more concerned about the president’s “appearance” than the safety of those around him, these bravest of men and women are still at great risk.
Rib, wearing a mask will prevent you from touching your face with infected hands and inhaling CV particles from the air. It’s a fallacy to think that it only stops you from infecting others.
Tell me how COVID spreads?
Not stop, but help prevent the wearer from infecting others.
— thelancet.com
By inhaling respiratory droplets when a person infected with the virus coughs or sneezes. Hell, even the droplets from when the infected person speaks or breathes. The infected person does not need to otherwise be exhibiting symptoms. It is also transmitted by touching surfaces and objects with the virus on it. It’s more like how can it not spread?
There’s plenty of info on the web, one such:
https://www.livescience.com/covid19-coronavirus-transmission-through-speech.html
I am not a health professional, just someone who is living through the worst of it, in the hardest hit area in the USA.
“In light of new data about how COVID-19 spreads, along with evidence of widespread COVID-19 illness in communities across the country, CDC recommends that people wear a cloth face covering to cover their nose and mouth in the community setting. This is an additional public health measure people should take to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in addition to (not instead of) social distancing, frequent hand cleaning and other everyday preventive actions. A cloth face covering is not intended to protect the wearer, but may prevent the spread of virus from the wearer to others. This would be especially important in the event that someone is infected but does not have symptoms.”
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/faq.html#How-COVID-19-Spreads
Oh boy Rib, I hate to be the one that shows you your own contradictions.
So now tell me how you can prevent inhaling those droplets?
Wearing a mask???
Dee, the mask is there to help prevent those droplets from becoming airborne in the first place.
That’s the concept behind social distancing….stay at home… shelter in place, isn’t it? Avoiding contact with your fellow human beings as they might be carriers.
The n95 type masks for health care workers do protect both ways. But those aren’t the masks the general populace are wearing.
OK Rib, I’ll try one more time.
How can you as in YOU prevent inhaling airborne droplets ???
Wearing a mask maybe….
Dee, I’ve provided links, quotes to the CDC, the peer reviewed medical journal The Lancet , if you don’t like what they are saying take it up with them. As always keep safe
OC, The bravest men and women in America are nurses and doctors who help people WITHOUT access to proper PPE!
Thanks to the Orange Clown!
https://theintercept.com/2020/05/07/coronavirus-whistleblower-hhs-n95-ppe/
RIP Little Richard, I saw him live along with Jerry Lee, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddly at different times. I had a chance to see Elvis but passed on the chance. I will always regret that.
A true legend. Richard’ loud clothes and heavy make-up was a blueprint for many of today’s entertainers. Prince, Elton John, Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga and many more no doubt were influenced by Little Richard.
RIP
RIP.
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He started it all. The Innovator, the Originator, the Architect of Rock and Roll.
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Little Richard was in 22 films, mainly just playing himself
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He even taught Paul McCartney his distinctive vocalizations.
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He may have passed on, but his legacy will live forever.
RIP little Richard a true legend Indeed.
RIP. little Richard a true legend Indeed.
Sports have returned. Safely jogging down a road with television.
https://twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1259228163315564544
Jerick McKinnon (knee) has yet to resume cutting.
“I think there’s always that critical last juncture of a rehab where you go from running straight ahead and even trying to simulate some of the cutting that goes on at that position, specifically,” GM John Lynch said in an interview. “Then, you go play football and it becomes much more reactive. And that’s where he struggled. He’s continued to put in work. There are some positive signs that we’re on a better track.” Lynch stopped well short of guaranteeing a complete return and meaningful role for McKinnon in 2020. With his base salary slashed from $6.8 million to $910,000 following two seasons lost to injury, McKinnon is in “prove it” mode with both the 49ers and fantasy players.
SOURCE: NBC Sports Bay Area
That’s why the 49ers took out the Hasty insurance policy.
Straight line running only works in Track and Field. If McKinnon can’t cut properly, his career could be in jeopardy.
The FO recently made moves in the event JM can’t get back to work. They’re not going to be caught empty handed on this.
I saw a workout he posted, and it looked good. He did have good lateral movement and made cuts, but then again, he did not have a defensive lineman landing on top of him.
I’m not worried about McKinnon at all. We have Mostert (if he stays healthy he will have over 1000 yards with over 5.0 a carry) Coleman and Jeff Wilson. We won’t suit more than 3 on game days and I like the 2 UDFA RB’s we signed along with the FB from Fresno.
Another position on the team where the competition will be Dog Eat Dog.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EgALtNmJJQ
Trump to the Nation: Be warriors. Get out there and work and risk your lives.
Whitehouse staff: We are terrified of going to wok in the virus infested whitehouse.
Nation: I need to feed my family
Also nation: Wasn’t the original intent of “slowing the spread”, just that, to slow the spread? Not to just stay at home for an indefinite date?
Whitehouse /Trump should have put forth the same safety protocols for the nation it is putting forth for the Whitehouse – get it. Testing distancing etc. There still isn’t national testing and tracing. There also isn’t enough testing supplies – swabs , petri dishes etc. Grade F
JL says he has filled the roster, and does not plan on making any changes. With 5.7 mil in cap room, they will probably wait until the roster cuts before re-signing Kittle to a contract commensurate to his worth.
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Maybe if Wolford would take a big pay cut to come to a SB team, they could fit him in, but he will want every penny he can get, and Calif. Taxes give them a disadvantage. Teams are waiting now, because they have the leverage. Players will need to lower their demands in order to get signed.
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It will be interesting to see if any of the UDFAs can make it onto the 53 roster. They selected for a certain body type. Now, it is the job of the coaches to utilize them to their maximum potential.
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Too bad this pandemic is throwing a wrench into the machinery.
Don’t tell me, signing Wolford is another installment of Grant Cohn’s brilliant idea strategy. Am I right?
Won’t happen in a million years as long as Shanny is in charge. OG isn’t a position he devotes team assests towards.
He might be the last piece to the puzzle that will help them achieve greatness.
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No, it is just my assessment that a 3 time Pro Bowl player is superior to Brunskill or Compton.
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Grant is ranting about JG still.
Still can’t get Grants wiener out of your mouth can you?
‘Grant is ranting about JG.’
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How is that a compliment?
Warford has been a Pro Bowl’r his last three years, it’s hard to imagine the Saints not resigning a player of his stature.
Cesear Ruiz is projected to replace Warford, but I don’t see a rookie making the same immediate impact as a Pro Bowl caliber player.
This move by the Saints is similar to the Buckner – Kinlaw situation where it comes down to the economic side of the game.
The Saints are salary cap squeezed, and Wolford was a salary cap casualty.
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I wonder if he could be enticed by the possibility to play against his old team that just cut him. The Niners would be a good landing spot for him, if he wants to go to the SB. He could play them once during the season, and once possibly in the playoffs.
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Cesar Ruiz was the 24th player selected in the draft, and Over the Cap listed his salary at 610 K. Saints are hurting bad because of Brees’ salary.
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Why would he want to take 2 pay cuts to come to the Niners? 1 to fit in the salary bracket and 15% to the state of Ca. To pay his income tax?
Some players who have achieved success like being a 3 time Pro Bowler, would not consider his career goals met until he wins a SB.
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I remember former Pro Bowl players, accepting less to come to the Niners, so they could get a ring.
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The preseasons were a joke, because the Niner second string, was usually better than the opponent’s first string.
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JL has made the Niners a coveted destination. Success breeds success. Trent Williams turned down a better offer from the Vikings, to come to the Niners. He is counting on another Trent Brown situation. Go get a ring, then get a fat contract.
Grant’s latest: How the 49ers got worse
https://www.si.com/nfl/49ers/news/how-the-49ers-got-worse-this-offseason
Because I like Grant, I hope he’s not talking himself out of sports journalism.
1. Grant loved Breida almost as much as Dwelley.
2. Trent Williams already knows the offense. Brunskill already played RG, RT and LT.
3. Fair point, albeit an obvious one.
4. I would contend with the addition of Kinlaw, the run defense will be better. He’s no stranger to double teams. If Jones were to go down again, Kinlaw will stop the bleeding this time around.
5. Again I would argue that Kinlaw has more polish as a pass rusher than Buckner did coming out, and played against better competition than Buckner did in the Pac-12. Of course there will be some drop off, but I expect the gap will narrow towards the end of the season.
I totally disagree with Grant. First, he admits they are an excellent team and may go 12-4. Maybe he is claiming that 12-4 from 13-3 is worse, I would say they got slightly less great.
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Breida was a surprise. I expected Tevin Coleman to be traded, but I guess his 4.9 mil salary was too much for him to be traded. However, KS had a plan, and on the third day, he had lined up 2 UDFA RBs to be signed after the draft, so Breida became expendable. They used Breida to get the player they coveted, so it was a win/win. The Dolphins are happy to get a RB, and Breida has a good chance to become the starter. JaMycal Hasty may be another UDFA gem, just like Mostert, Breida and Wilson.
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Replacing 2 starters on the O line? in football, there is inevitable roster churn. Players who do not perform well get replaced. Person had a dreadful SB. Replacing Person with Compton or Brunskill is an upgrade, so they are not getting worse, they are getting better. Williams is a 7 time Pro Bowler, so he is also an upgrade, because he is only 31, and could possibly play for years for the 49ers.
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Sanders had lost a step. That is why the Broncos traded him away. The Niners could have re-signed him, but went in another direction, and Sanders is now playing for the Saints on a 2 mil contract. Aiyuk is going to impress us with his speed, so that is another upgrade. Yes, he is a rookie, but they have Taylor and Hurd coming back, and Pettis may get an attitude adjustment, and stop short arming the ball over the middle.
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Losing Buckner was a blow, but Kinlaw fell into their laps, and may become an adequate replacement for Buckner. Kinlaw may even be better at taking on the double teams, since he weighs around 30 pounds more than Buckner. Even with Buckner, the run defense was ranked 17th, so there is room for improvement. Fortunately, Kinlaw, with his 35 inch arms, is stout against the run. Some say the defensive linemen should occupy the blockers so the LBs can make plays. Kinlaw just rips through the blocker and makes the play himself.
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The icing on the cake is that Kinlaw is also a powerful pass rusher who can toss aside his blocker to get to the QB. He will command double teams, which will give Bosa, Armstead and Ford, one on one matchups.
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Kinlaw has the potential to become better than Buckner. With Kocurek coaching him up, Kinlaw may become a 3 down player, with a shot at the DROY.
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So no, the Niners are not getting worse, They still have most of the SB team intact, so they will have a decided advantage over all rebuilding teams. The Niners have reloaded, and are favored to get back to the playoffs.
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The Niners have not gotten worse. They have gotten younger, and did a good job filling any holes. Now, if only they have a season, will we be able to tell how much better they got.
Grant, just being Grant.
Overstating and hype is his game. He’s become the Billy Martin of journalist, it’s entertaining for a while, than it starts to grind at you.
Glad that he was able to continue his shtick elsewhere, but his tired act is all to familiar with Bay Area sports fans.
Is this sad??? That its come down to commenting on a site, about an article/video from the guy that used to work on the site, about him writing things that we used to hate when he worked on the site, all while the site is completely dead???
There’s not that much going on, Leo. The draft is over, etc.
I don’t believe we need new articles from a Grant replacement. Other sites have writers whose posts we could comment on. The problem is everyone is dried out.
LMAO! It’s clearly so much better around here now. This place has turned into Sakaar
Have you heard from the editor on planet earth?
They aren’t paying any attention to this board
Leo,
The fact that the “Inside the 49ers blog” has produced over a thousand hits in two weeks without a hitch should send a positive message to the PD of its effectiveness.
At this point, I would be happy if the PD would at least refresh the blog.
Yea, might take them 60 seconds.
https://twitter.com/NPRinskeep/status/1259828969085513729
The 60 min story above is devastating. Trump allows his minions Fox and Clown Congressman to misdirect US Health Policy. What a shameful , disgraceful incompetent presidency.
Very interesting, Lee. But let me ask you: What exactly are you trying to prove? Is your goal to convert people to your political beliefs? And if so, why is that so important to you? I’m not being critical now. I’m seriously trying to figure you out.
He is informing us on how incompetent Trump is.
If you don’t like the message = ignore …don’t shoot the messenger.
Why do you morons think anyone wants to convert you……..if you are expecting someone to sway your views on politics….maybe they really are not yours…….that’s the problem when you get spoon fed by Fox news……
What is there to figure out?….He is an American citizen frustrated with how Trump is destroying the country……..or the lack of leadership
You really are that dumb you couldn’t figure it out….
oneniner, people can disagree, but to call me or anyone else a name tells me you have to work on your kindness to others. Also, to assume sports blogs are created to conduct political discourse tells me you are ignorant about their nature. I’m not trying to insult you, oneniner. I’m trying to give you insight into your yourself and your level of common knowledge. Now, if a gentleman insults another and is shown he has no reason to do so, he apologizes. So I hope that you can find it in yourself to do so. And if you care about the mark you make on humanity before you’re shown the door to the Other Side, I suggest you work on being kinder to people.
I have always been nice to you….you fired the first shots…
If you can’t take it don’t provoke it…
Back off.
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George is being polite and gave sound advice. We need more civil discourse, and Politics is a polarizing subject, that does not need to be on a sports blog.
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Bruce Lee is a troll who is trying to stir up trouble. I may intensely dislike Trump, but I am not going to change anyone’s mind about him.
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Too bad he is besmirching Bruce Lee’s name. The real Bruce Lee would never bother whining and complaining. The real Bruce Lee would be too bad-ass to waste his time trolling.
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George did not fire the first shot at you, You called him a moron and dumb, which is the furthest thing from the truth. George deserves an apology, and I hope you have enough character to type a few words, and say you are sorry.
Thanks, amigo.
If he doesn’t, cool with that.
Im sorry, first time ive used profanity on this blog——Oneniner, you are an A-hole!
Grant was right about one thing, this has become “A lord of the flies” forum.
man oneniner, if this is really how you go around in your day to day, just yelling and being sour to everyone who disagrees, or is even neutral i feel sorry for you man. Lighten up buddy. Politics can be grueling and really just drag you down when you get immersed in the daily news, of “What Trump did wrong today”. No way to live life brother.
Any ways, probably falling on deaf ears, but God bless and be safe.
I don’t know what Bruce Lee’s motives are George but this is an unprecedented time in our nations history. We are watching it be destroyed by the incompetence of a reality TV celebrity who attracted the worst and conned the most gullible in this Country to believe he was going to drain the swamp. Instead he’s buried countless bodies in it and is now leading the country into financial ruin while showing zero empathy for the lives that have been lost due to his mishandling of the pandemic from the beginning. This is a man more concerned with TV ratings and tweeting Conspiracy theories than actually working on a Federal plan to help end the suffering. You and others don’t want to read about politics on a sports blog and that’s fine, but this is a time in history where paying attention to what is happening politically is needed if only to remind ourselves of the depths this country can fall under incompetent leadership.
truth, especially when the fate of what we are purported to be discussing here rests entirely on developments in the “outside world”. Maybe one thinks the steps the government is taking is sufficient to get the football rolling, maybe one thinks they are hopelessly clueless. Either way, it is pure denial-ism to consider anything around this upcoming season as with any other. That includes what draft picks can contribute, what the teams still needs, what the projected record will be, etc, etc, etc. All must be considered against the backdrop of the worst case scenario.
— Richard Feynman in the Rogers Report investigating the Challenger Disaster
That is the underlying point. The Football season rests on the steps being taken now and in Trumps case, the steps not taken. Ignoring it is impossible no matter how hard some want to and will simply result in further hot spots and an even worse outcome when it intensifies in the fall.
we get it, you hate America, hate the president etc….. you sit on your butt criticizing everything,,,,,the only time you got off your butt is to go look in the mailbox and see if your check came……..you came to this country for the sole purpose of being able to constantly crap on the government without getting decapitated like you would be in your native country……America sucks, especially the government and president……..and you begrudgingly stay here…..cuz at least you get paid to sit on your butt and are aloud to talk crap…..yada yada yada…….stfu loser, sick of ppl like you….use your energy to better your lot in life…..not bash others…..who no matter what they do……still wont measure up!
Its funny how losers who are basically poverty stricken…..are so critical of ppl far more successful !!!
this might be a shell of a blog……but it was a football blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! those getting on here ranting about politics got major issues
FYI- this rant was for bruce Lee…..
My goodness, I hope so!
He’s one of the Lord of the flies………
J, Trump is a national embarrassment. He is our biggest shame and led a life of disgrace. It needs to be pointed out and repeated. Doing so does not make me or anyone else an “America Hater”. In fact it is our patriotic duty to shine an ultra-violet light and pour bleach into the Trump cess-pool. Both Republicans and Dems are united in removing this degenerate from the capital. Check out NeverTrump ads from Project Lincoln:
Mourning in America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_yG_-K2MDo
Trump making China great again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JUb82DERQE
nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I’m not even going to go there.
Except this:
Works both ways, j. Roger Stone, long-time Trump ally and confident, self-described dirty trickster, famously declared he was off to Costa Rica had Hillary won. How did that work out for him? Right about now he could have been lazing on a topical beach nursing a rum and coke instead of facing nearly 4 years in the slammer.
j that response is pure propaganda. Strawman arguments to disguise the fact that you have nothing positive to respond with regarding how 45 has dealt with the pandemic. The people criticizing Trump love America, that is why they are calling him out for terrible leadership and immature behavior unbefitting of an American President. I would also bet the majority of the people who post here are not poverty stricken. Most of us just have a conscience and can’t stand to look at what this country has become under a truly despicable boy King who’s only concern is how things look; not how they are.
Don’t worry, j. Around this time next year it’ll be your turn to gripe how the government and especially the president sucks. The country is going to hell, etc. You can even get a head start come this November. You won’t disappoint us, will you?
B. Lee, truth, rib- first of all, im not a fan of any politician. They are all underhanded scumbags IMO. When this country was founded…..politics was a career you embarked in…….AFTER A SUCCESSFUL CAREER in a different field! This ” career politician” is something i despise, period! what they are saying is……”they are better than you and I, they are the ruling elite who were born to rule us”. Trumps best quality IMO……is that he’s NOT a career politician!
As a former boy scout and grandson of WWll heroes, i learned to love and respect my country………..and it irks me to hear the constant, unwarranted criticism!
I didnt vote for Trump and im sure he’s a doofus at the very least…….but i dont get the constant criticism and the blaming……you all sound like spoiled children……..crying and complaining about everything…..even though your life is better than most.
What set me off the other day….was BL blaming DT for covid 19!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He didnt eat bats from a disgusting wet market in china ……
In fact, this whole thing seems similar to terrorism! economic terrorism!
it may not be………but i assure you this……..something like this will happen again……and it will be an attack!
war is constantly evolving…….terrorism is the new kind of war…….and economic terrorism seems to be very effective!
Yet there will always be simpletons to stupid to see things for what they are as well as those who are blinded by their misguided hatred for others :(
j, this deserves a response. I wish to apologize ahead of time. I usually have been trying very hard to stick to football, but you seem to be ascribing false narratives.
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I love America. I hate what is happening to America. I am using my right of free speech, for peaceful dissent. Trump deserves criticism. As President, he should expect a lot of criticism, especially when he does things like putting children in cages, or acting like a despot.
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‘Trump’s best quality IMO… is that he is NOT a career politician.’ Too bad he is a failed businessman. He was bankrupt, but skated, by laundering drug money. No wonder he does not want his tax returns disclosed. He is a serial sexual abuser who admits he likes to grab women by their p*ssy.
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‘….Sound like spoiled children.’ Exactly. That is what Trump sounds like. It is never his fault, he will not accept responsibility, when one of the axioms of a president is to know he is responsible for the good, AND the bad. He is a serial liar. He is a con man, and some just seem to keep believing everything he says, even injecting chlorox to cure Covid 19. What is amazing, is to see his supporters voting against their own self interests. How can Soybean farmers support Trump. Even with the Ag bailout money, they are losing money, that is directly tied to the trade war Trump started.
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He is running the country like a crime family. I will factually say that it is a criminal enterprise, because he is hiding the truth, ignoring subpoenas. Trump does not use a computer, because it would document his malfeasance. That is what crime families do. Thankfully, the Supreme Court can finally stop Trump from behaving like he is above the law.
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‘Yet there will always be simpletons to(sic) stupid to see things for what they are.’ Yes, but the con will be exposed, and people will wake up. Republicans have lost their souls, supporting such immorality, and once Trump is out of office, will they allow a Democrat to get away with what Trump Did? They Impeached Bill Clinton over lying about a consensual affair. The media has documented 18,00 Trump lies.
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‘Those who are too blinded by their misguided hatred for others.’ You just described the person who calls Mexicans-rapists, disparages Shirthole Countries, praises neo nazis as ‘fine’ people and personally attacks whoever he wants.
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Respect? He disparaged a Gold Star Mother. John McCain, a genuine war hero, was dissed by him. He made a Gold Star Widow cry. He has the empathy of a squid.
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‘War is constantly evolving…Terrorism is the new kind of war.’ No, terrorism has been a way to wage war for millennia. That is why Genghis Khan made a pile of skulls, to terrorize a city in order to make them capitulate. Are you saying that right wing zealots have attacked New York, a Democratic heartland, by deliberately spreading Covid 19? Is that why more Black and Hispanic elderly are being hit so hard? Economic terrorism has also been described as unbridled Capitalism. Think United Fruit.
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Do not worry, I am not calling for armed rebellion. He cannot be President forever. He was impeached, and with new information forthcoming, he can be impeached again. Then, maybe some Republicans will love their country more than their party. After this nightmare is over, a new, better leader will emerge, and hopefully, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. These last 3 years will be long remembered, and the history books will not be kind to Trump. Destroying alliances, voiding treaties, coddling dictators, kissing Putin’s rear end, deliberate assassination, putting children in cages, denying science, and botching a crisis; these are the things he will be remembered for. Corruption, venality, abuse of power, incompetence, lack of leadership and abject failure; that will be his legacy. Some will blame the left, but Trump did it to himself. He tried to hit a half court shot, and did not make it to the free throw line.
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One author summed it up so well- Everything Trump Touches, Dies.
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And before you discount this as another Democratic hoax, remember that it was written by Rick Wilson, a Republican.
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OK, back to football. The new UDFAs may have talent, but it may not be enough to win a 53 roster spot. I think JL signed some good free agents, so the best scenario for the UDFAs, is to survive after the 53 cuts, and make it to the PS. Even if some of those UDFAs are snatched up by other teams, that would just make room for the Niners to poach players from other teams. One team that they should target is the Vikings. They had 15 draft picks and signed 12 UDFAs. If all 27 make the team, that would make half the team rookies. Going from a playoff team to a total rebuild rookie squad, there will be some talented players cut. It would be sweet to be able to sign DJ Wonnum or KJ Osborn, because those are the players the Vikings drafted with the picks they obtained from the Aiyuk trade up.
STFU!
I win again.
Thats the OLD Sebby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, we’ll see how you castigate Razor, md, undercenter and others as America hating butt sitters when they start weighing in on a President Biden. Oh, whats that? crickets?
To be ‘fair’ Rib and I know that’s a quality that eludes you, I have chastised both Bush’s (Nafta – Patriot act). I am with j I hate career politicians I voted for Trump and plan to do so again not because he is good but he is what was needed to stop the progressive movement.
Buy the way Rib I have abstained from the political forum unless the article is political in nature or when you and others have opened your mouth one too many times.
I am as independent as they come, I do lean to the right and when one of the few times the left is correct I will lean their way. I was a Kennedy democrat at one time but the democrat party is no longer recognizable and I refuse to vote for socialism regardless how bad the opposing party is.
Fk off Rib I served my country you never did, you are a weak minded weasel that needs to be taken over my knee and spanked just like the little boy/girl you are.
Bang, bang!
I mean no disrespect to you, Undercenter, but I vehemently disagree with your last paragraph:
I do my best to honor those who have served in the military, but I find the above sentiment to be antithetical to the philosophies of the enlightenment embodied in the U.S. Constitution and our nation. The implication that someone should not speak or should be punished for speaking because of lack of military service, or that the view of someone who has performed military service should be given more regard simply for that fact, is discordant with those principles that such service valiantly defends. Further, while service in the military is one of the most dangerous forms of service and deserves respect, it is not the sole manner in which citizens serve their community, state, and country. I am hopeful that you did not truly mean what your words implied, and instead they were a manifestation of your frustration with Ribico rather than a sentiment that he should not be allowed to give voice to his opinion or be punished for same.
Ha! Knowing Dave like I do, JP, I highly doubt he was serious about spanking him but thank you for sharing your vehemence….
As always, thank you for you service. You put in the time so I could eventfully die anyway. Or as you put it, “dying is a damn good thing”. Tell me, in your service to the country was “dying is a damn good thing” a battlefield sentiment as well?
I so as well. But having worn the uniform does not equal a blank check for every individual having done so. Armed services are a microcosm of any society, including that society’s miscreants. See: Timothy McVeigh, Lee Harvey Oswald among others.
undercenter you are fooling yourself. Trump may not have been a career politician but he’s following the Republican playbook to a tee. Massive tax cut for the wealthy , massive increase in Military budget when it’s already equivalent to the next 7 countries combined, toothless trade programs that don’t stop the jobs from being moved elsewhere, cowtowing to religious groups who want to refight cases that were decided a long time ago, trying to overturn a health care act that is the only think keeping millions from having any health coverage at all. Did I miss anything? This is what we need huh? I guess the complete lack of leadership ability, lack of empathy for the loss of life and struggles people are dealing with topped by constant lying is just an added bonus.
Lastly, I know a lot of vets and not one has the audacity to believe they have more right to voice their opinion than someone who has not served. You should be ashamed of yourself for not understanding what it is you were serving for.
JPN – None taken and no disrespect to you. it was in response to this crude remark.
“Yeah, we’ll see how you castigate Razor, md, undercenter and others as America hating butt sitters…”
You are quite right about someone should be able to speak without fear of physical retaliation. If you really think I would spank Rib well that’s almost funny but I could see where a lawyer that resides in Calif (?) would have issues with that. Oregon where I reside spanking is still allowed. I shall refrain from using the term spanking in future discourse.
In Honor of Who You Are
Undercenter,
The implied principle behind the sentiment bothered me, not concern of any actuality. ;-)
I don’t know about you, JPN but when my name is referenced along with castigation; my concern level gets raised a bit above that of the implied principle behind spanking. Just saying….
JPN – understood.
Razor,
My issue is not with spanking–it is with relativizing liberties. The spanking issue is a red herring.
Under, of course I’m not calling you America hating butt sitters. That’s what j was calling lefties during his rant. Now if he is as equal opportunity as he claims he is, it only stands to reason he will similarly call out righties when the time is right. You, md and Razor are among the most outspoken right of center dudes on the board. All I’m saying is that you will not get the j treatment. Because…. well guess why. It begins with the letter H.
BTW, spanking???? This some sort of fetish, or what?
JPN, growing up I could have used your red herring defense.
Me too, Razor!
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Ok Rib that works for me it read like I hate America and that just doesn’t work, like I told Cassie a while back, you can call me and a@@ and I will agree with you, no big deal, but there are certain things I take quite personally.
“What set me off the other day….was BL blaming DT for covid 19!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
I don’t think any one is blaming Trump for Covid-19 reaching our shores, if they are that’s just dumb. The response and how this has been handled is what people should be pointing to. Everyone wants to get back to work, and if it had been handled effectively we’d be much further along the way to making this a reality.
Regarding the constant complaining about Trump. There are a large number of good reasons for this. Let’s take a look at one.
In the midst of the largest death toll from illness in 100 years, Trump is pushing to end health coverage for millions and to limit it for tens of millions more.
To get us out of the Depression, FDR’s New Deal created a safety net for Americans and got people working again. In 2020, one in four Americans will be out of work. By pulling the rug out, Trump is creating a reverse deal, taking away our safety net as we lose employment.
Last week Trump doubled down on a meritless Supreme Court case to nullify the Affordable Care Act (ACA) due to be heard this Fall. If successful, it would end health care for 20 million more people and pre-existing condition protections. It would also raise drug costs on millions of seniors, older people and those with pre-existing conditions, allow lifetime limits, end Medicaid expansion, end out of pocket cost limits, end the public health and prevention fund, and end required preventive benefits.
At a time of a global pandemic, when 10s of millions more will be added to the list of people with pre-existing conditions, as many will lose their jobs and require pre-existing protections. This is an assault on the older, poorer and sicker Americans at a time when they are getting ravaged by Covid-19.
During a pandemic, what puts me at risk puts you at risk and vice versa.
At a time when some Americans are worried about their rights being infringed upon, Trump is asking Americans to give up rights so insurance companies can label people and deny them care. Just as we are trying to contain outbreaks, Trump’s actions take hot spots when they break out and add fuel to the fire. All while Americans are losing access to health care in droves.
Trumps decision would be a massive blow to health care providers as well. At a tie when we are bailing out hospitals with hundreds of billions of dollars, uncompensated care costs would increase by $50 billion. It’s not as if this Reverse New Deal doesn’t benefit anyone. The rich will receive billions in tax cuts if Obamacare is overturned. Yesterday friend of the court briefs were filed by nearly everybody in health care – patients, clinicians, scientists, public health experts, conservatives, liberals – opposing this effort.
What’s next?
Throughout the summer more briefs will be filed. Prior to the Covid-19 outbreak, the case was scheduled to be heard by the US Supreme Court in October after the October 5 term begins. Now it may be pushed off. We should know when in August.
The Trump team of course is hoping for a delay. They don’t want this to be heard ahead of the November election. They would like to be able to pick more conservative Justices.
The ACA has been a lightning rod issue for the last decade, needing to constantly be defended from attacks. Trump has been no friend to Medicaid, Medicare or the ACA and his stance hasn’t been popular. Ripping out people’s health coverage and leaving them bare is hard to justify. But a global pandemic and manmade depression showed how much the ACA and more and more are needed.
Still the pandemic was the perfect opportunity for Trump to back away from a fringe and radical effort to tear down the ACA root and branch. Who would end access to health care during a time when 27 million plus have lost their coverage?
The president has clearly dug in on this issue to the point where he is blind to the damage it does to people. Even the greatest ACA haters wouldn’t get rid of it now. One would have to hate something far more than the ACA to pursue this now. The decision not only imperils the country, but Trump’s political future. The hatred of Obama is all consuming. Even in a global pandemic, some tribal habits run deeper: deeper than economic recovery, deeper than lives lost.
There is plenty of rhetoric that aims to divide the country right now. Most of it doesn’t amount to much. Some of it does but are natural tensions. Taking away healthcare rises to a special level. The reverse new deal, taking away health care coverage, liability shields for business, no front line protection, eliminated nursing home regulations, refusal to coordinate the defense production act – they are all self-inflicted on top of the global health crisis of the century.
Jack you forgot to mention that Scump only goes by TV ratings….
I believe it was WW2 that got us out of the depression.
It’s not unwarranted criticism j. His inaction and deflection resulted in the pandemic being far more devastating than it had to be. He continues to talk out of both sides of his mouth giving bad information while voicing disagreement with the health professionals who are in place to advise based on their knowledge and experience. This country is facing the worst epidemic in a century and a complete economic meltdown not seen since the great depression and the guy at the top responds by telling anyone who will listen that things are going to magically get better in between hours of tweeting childish rants against his sworn enemies. We are at 80 000 plus deaths and counting with no concerted Federal plan to test and contain, while Trump is tweeting and commenting on conspiracy theories. If that isn’t worthy of criticism nothing is.
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@PFF
Only 2 CBs were targeted 250+ times over the past decade and allowed a completion rate of less than 50%:
Richard Sherman 49.6%
Darrelle Revis 49.8%
https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/49ers/49ers-brandon-aiyuk-ran-faster-asu-all-three-nfl-players
According to this article, AY is so fast that “only three NFL players reached a higher speed in-game than Aiyuk’s 21.97 mph, recorded by a GPS device within Aiyuk’s shoulder pads. In addition to former 49er Matt Breida, whose 22.3 mph was the top speed in the league in 2019, returners Cordarrelle Patterson from the Chicago Bears and Brandon Wilson from the Cincinnati Bengals were the only other players to be tracked at a faster rate.”
George,
Speed kills.
Old Coach, yes, it does. And this kid’s highly athletic, coachable, and seems to want to be the best. Do you think he could be a WR1? I understand that players who are called that vary in types. Brandon could be a game wrecker for us, and I assume that’s the common thread.
George,
I think along with Samuels and Hurd we could have a 1A, 1B and a 1C. Kind of like Rice, Taylor and Mike Wilson in the old days.
That’s kind of what I was thinking too….Shanny seems to love versatility and has adapted that “position-less” football idea to the weapons he uses in his scheme. The traditional X, Y, Z doesn’t seem to apply to this offense, at least not in the way we think of them. I really wonder if Shanny is bringing his vision to life or if he’s constantly evolving and creating new wrinkles in his offense?
Like Bill Walsh with George Seiffert, Bill would create a new play, and George would find a counter to it, like 2 mad scientists concocting new things in the laboratory.
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KS is constantly evolving, and adding new wrinkles. He even emulates Walsh by setting up plays, with plays designed to make the subsequent play successful. Just like in a chess match.
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Fortunately, many other coaches are playing checkers.
i think he could be a #1 george! they come in all shapes and sizes……Jerry Rice was no where nears as big, strong or as fast as they are now days…..and he was the #1 wr of all-time!
I think BA is just big enough, strong enough……and fast enough!
Good points. I can’t wait to see him play in our offense.
Well, it didn’t take long for Grant to make another enemy on the 49ers team. This time he made a reference that the 49ers can’t count on Jerrick McKinnon.
Grant was able to get around 70 tweets following his comments – almost all being negative of course.
McKinnon’ response was interesting.
49erswebzone (Dave Bonilla).
Aes,
Do you recognize any of the screen names from here on the PD blog?
I don’t know about twitter, but his SI column received 3, count ’em 3, whole responses. Yup, a step up in his career alright.
I have left Grant alone. That All49 site has Grant, and a bunch of scrubs. Grant can produce a coherent narrative delivered smoothly in a constant stream of consciousness. He still is ranting about the Niners, and ways they are weak, but he is trying hard. Still, he needs to up his game.
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Those others seem to labor trying to read. It becomes stilted, and hard to follow, with few insights.
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Grant has his work cut out for him, if he plans on improving his underlings.
So essentially you are saying Grant was hired to drain the All49 swamp? I doubt that. I’m guessing the SI online editors noticed A. his legacy name and B. the amount of feedback he was able to generate on this very blog. If he doesn’t raise his visibility there, he’ll likely be the first to go.
He needs a better supporting cast.
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One guy decided to impart his spiel with a motor mouth, as is speaking real fast was the best way to go. I could hardly understand what he was saying. I just wish they would speak clearly, and talk like they were conversing with another person.
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These newbies have a lot to learn, but I guess they have to start somewhere.
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I have not even gone into the content of their videos.
Too bad you haven’t followed him Seb and take your weak a$$ game there!
Thanks for the opportunity to remind posters that you were too afraid of even attempting to do a mock draft. Since you have engaged me again, I feel perfectly comfortable replying to your screeds. I had left you alone, but like a moth to a flame, you just could not help yourself.
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I remember you asserted confidently that the Niners would draft a CB first. Looking at the draft, they did not even bother to draft a CB. A total whiff on your part.
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Leading up to the draft, I advocated that they trade away players, specifically Marquise Goodwin and Matt Breida. They were included in several of my mock draft trades. Guess what? They traded away Marquise Goodwin and Matt Breida. You, on the other hand, thought that trading away players would be impossible. Another big whiff on your part.
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You claim I know nothing, and would not get a single player right.
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This is what I posted 4-20-20, 12:17 PM.
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‘Back to football and your comment on the first pick. Maybe the best option would be to use the value of that 4th lineman to trade back with a team that wants to leapfrog ahead of the Bucs and possibly select Andrew Thomas, Mekhi Becton or one of the other top O linemen (Wirfs). Both the Broncos and Dolphins have bigger needs for an O lineman than the Niners. If the Niners could obtain a third round pick from either of those teams to move back 2 or 5 spots, that may be the best option.
However, if Kinlaw falls to 13, the Niners should use their 13th pick to select him. (In the end, they did manage to trade back, get a 4th round pick, and select Kinlaw anyways.) He would be a very good replacement for Deforest Buckner. They could then either trade back from 31, or select a WR like Justin Jefferson, Tee Higgins, Denzel Mims, BRANDON AIYUK (emphasis added) or Jalen Raegor.’
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4-19-20, 9:34 PM.
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‘OK, here is one that will not be my final mock, because it is just picking at the assigned numbers. No trade backs. (However, this turned out to be my final mock, because I was spam blocked, so I could not post another final mock.)
13- Javon Kinlaw DT
31- Denzel Mims WR
156- Saadiq Charles OL
176- Leki Fotu NT
210- Kindle Vildor CB
217- Deejay Dallas RB
245 Tanner Muse S. ‘
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So, it looks like I did pick a player- Javon Kinlaw, which is one more player than you. They followed my advice, traded back, and still got the player they coveted. KS even followed one of the other things I said in my 10 point plan. If he really coveted a player, it is much better to bundle picks to trade up, and get the player they targeted, instead of waiting, and seeing him go earlier to another team, and missing out on him.
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Weak arse game? Speak for yourself.
Coach,
The only name that I’ve seen here on occasion is ElGuapo. All the others seem to have become new Cohn detractors ?
Grant is just picking the low hanging fruit.
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Of course, they are not going to count on JM. They are cautiously optimistic, but any production would be good news.
How I am viewing the up and coming season. Having a team, which for the most part is in tack from the previous year is going to give the Niners an advantage for the first 5-6 games. As always the mantra is 19 – 0 but really there is only two games that have some ‘quality doubt’, at Seattle, at the Saints. I am not discounting such teams as the Cardinals, Cowboys, Patriots and Packers, they should be playoff teams along with the Bills. 13 – 3 thru 16 – 0 is certainly viable. I think the Cardinals are going to rival the Niners for first place in the West and they will make the playoffs. The Niners have a very solid team should be the class of the NFL this year.
I expect the initial drop off of Kinlaw and Aiyuk to be offset by the significant improvement of Jimmy G.
I see the growth of JG and he is going to elevate Aiyuk quickly. JG is going to dispel any lingering questions as a quality starting QB who is going to own the Niners passing yards in a season this season. As far as Buck leaving there might be a small drop off for a bit but JG is going to light it up and will more then compensate for a possible drop off.
Gotta love the ladies and gentlemen over at Fox News who are pounding the desk for people to get back to work while sitting in front of a camera at home.
True warriors they are.
Is it possible that they are obeying the stay at home order and want to get back to work themselves?
Yes, NYC, the location of FN studios still has strict stay at home guidelines.
Fox personalities, go for it!
“want to get back to work themselves?”
They are at work, and doing it remotely just like a great many other people are doing. Unfortunately that’s not what they mean when they say that. Would think that’s pretty clear.
Seems like the ones that are pounding the loudest are the American workers that want to get back to work to feed their families. Sure, there’s a big risk with that, but try explaining that to those families that want to put food on table and keep their homes.
I guess that I see the small entertainment value in your comment. But, C’mon Jack, you’re better than that.
It’s not for entertainment value. These Fox News schmucks want people to risk their lives by going back to work while sitting in the safe confines of their homes.
They echo the Presidents call for Warriors without being willing to do the same.
Jack,
When I see people protesting around their capital buildings and on the streets, I don’t see them claiming that they were told to protest by Fox news. They are protesting because they need to go back to work to provide for their families.
I don’t put much trust in any news outlet because they have all taken sides on their personal favorites in the political arena.
The only heroes are our first responders and medical front line personnel.
You know what. You’re right. It’s just a total coincidence that those protests started after the Liberate! tweets from Trump and the commentary from Fox that followed.
It’s just funny to see people telling us that Americans need to get back to work now. while they are sitting at home until mid-June.
You don’t need Trump or Fox to tell families to go back to work because there’s no food on the table or you might lose your home because you have no income. I’m sure that they can figure that out for themselves.
We have become a “funny” society when we deride families for providing for their households, but it’s OK for millionaire sports athletes to go to work for our entertainment. I would venture that the majority of Americans want to get back to work regardless of what the president and the press say.
Rahm “deadfish” Emanuel’s democratic playbook:
So i guess you don’t get the irony of someone telling people to go back to work during an unsafe period of time while that person isn’t doing the same.
“it’s OK for millionaire sports athletes to go to work for our entertainment.”
Who is saying it’s ok? Not me. The risks of that endeavor don’t outweigh the rewards along with a large number of other issues.
I missed sports the first weekend of SIP, but have since found a lot of other ways to fill my weekend up.
This has become a toxic, poisonous site with the haters hating, then telling us THEY are filled to overflowing with love and tolerance–one of the two or three biggest cons ever put on the American people.
Not even close CCman. Several hundred places behind “I alone can fix it”.
Jack, you’ve got the writing bug again! You put some insightful and coherent posts together about the Orange Clown.
Maybe it’s time you start to apply to the PD and take over the helm of this blog. We need someone like you in these rudderless times!
‘This China Virus will disappear like a miracle.’
‘Nobody has died.’
‘We do not need testing.’
‘We have it under control.’
‘Injecting chlorox seems very effective.’
‘ I take no responsibility.’
The ones pounding the loudest are we’ll go back to work and feed our families when there’s better than good odds we won’t end up doing it with our lives.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/reopening-country-greater-risk-americans-poll/story
Rib,
I appreciate your takes and information because you can do it without name calling and class.
But if America is not allowed to go back to work the aftermath of a completely devastated economy could prove to be as chaotic as the virus itself. California just had a small spike in deaths over the last 24hrs and that certainly justifies the argument to remain sheltered-in, but if people need to go back to work, I see the importance in that as well.
Tesla (Fremont, CA.) opened their doors yesterday and although many workplaces have not been released to go back to work, thousands of employees showed up. I would venture that these employees weren’t coming back to work because of the Federal and State mandates. They need to support their family.
It’s a precarious situation, but there has to be a median in place that protects the general public as well as the worker.
Hopefully safety measures at the workplace are very stringent.
JP,
No offense but why would any educated intelligent person watch Fox or MSNBC?
For the same reason they elect people like Nancy Pelosi.
No offense.
No offense taken I have never voted for Nancy Pelosi. My Congressman is Mike Thompson who is a blue dog by the way,
Coach, I try to not listen to only one source. They are a really tough watch though.
That is why I only listen to NPR…..
Old Coach – I have not ‘watched’ ‘any’ news in over three years. I find it disgusting myself.
I just received an email from Elissa Chudwin she is one of the online editors for the Press Democrat. I had asked her about the future of the inside the 49er blog. She wrote that she would contact both the sports editor and the online editor and would try to get me an answer ASAP.
OldCoach with the pull!
Coach,
You Da Man! ?
Thanks for doing that.
Maybe you could be the new blog master. You have a vast knowledge about football, and have coached.
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I do not think it would require too much of your time. Maybe writing a post about the Niners, here and there, and give us a new posting so we do not run up a thousand comments.
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I do not know if you would be interested, but you would have my vote.
Why not do it like the Johnny Carson show? Every so often you have a guest writer to host the blog for the week.
Like pretty much every country, the US picked a strategy to beat Covid-19. We just decided not to stick to it. It’s a long and difficult road and after climbing about 1/2 way up the federal leadership decided it was too hard and decided to roll back down the hill.
Stay at home was the first step to flatten the curve. In doing so we reduced the infection rate from a number between 2 and 3 to closer to 1. Given exponential math and limited supplies and resources, this likely saved 10 if not 100s of thousands of lives. But we only flattened the curve, and the virus is still there. And we only flattened on average. In most places, the virus is still growing. As the cases in New York have decreased they have grown in other areas to make up the difference.
Along the way a new kind of lazy thinking has made it way into the intellectual and kind-of-anti-intellectual dialogue. That thinking boils down to: it’s too hard. We have got to open up the economy because it’s too hard to get enough testing and contact tracing to make people feel safe. They want to start a food fight of hardened realists who can tolerate death to “get our country back” and the “public health mafia” who are willing to kill the economy for the sake of a few people who will die soon anyway. And if those people say that numbers are going to be big, they’re just alarmists.
There is a major fallacy here. There is no plan by the WH to bring the economy back without addressing our public health crisis. The reason is they can’t. Without a credible plan to address the public health crisis how will consumers start buying cars, small businesses sign new leases and employers start hiring? They don’t address this, instead choosing to complain about the “other” position. This may build into a big food fight to preoccupy and entertain us with something other than dealing with the actual virus, hello Obamagate.
There is, however, a plan to slowly steadily bring the economy back, but by solving the public health crisis. It was put forward by the Task Force weeks ago. It had gates and stages and hinged conditions on the ground, but none of them have been met. Rather than wait, Trump grew impatient. He wants life to go back to the way it was before the pandemic. He wants the economy growing. We all do.
All this takes work. Trump acts like keeping Americans safe is a bridge too far. This is not easy, but it is not impossible either. Other countries are managing to keep people safe and open their economies. Let’s take a look:
Hong Kong – Oh, but they’re an island. Yes. So is Manhattan. Contagion on a dense island can be a disaster.
New Zealand – Oh, but they’re remote. Well that had a color coded warning system like we announced. Difference is that they stuck with it.
Korea – Oh, but they’re too authoritarian. Actually no. Everything was opt-in/optional.
Germany – yeah, but she is a scientist, and where did they get all of those tests.
Greece – We could never show that discipline!
Czech Republic – but they have to wear those arcane masks!
Point is, this can be done. Not perfectly. Not without loss of life. Not with a perfect economy but with testing, tracing, and masks. It’s a strategy if you can stick to it.
We had a strategy. Trump gave it a few weeks and then decided “liberate!” Basically, he’s a quitter. His strategy will now be to talk about rushing a vaccine by September instead. I’m all for that. But maybe hit a layup or two before you tell me how you are going to sink a shot from half court. Oh, and he’ll dip back into his wheelhouse by trying to stir up a distraction, Obamagate again.
It is impossible to get an A in managing a pandemic. There are no silver bullets. But it shouldn’t be too hard to get a B. Listen to experts. Create a plan. Show empathy. Stick with it. It’s the best you can be expected to do.
Our expectation are simple.
The truth, no matter how hard. To know that our safety matters. A plan which uses all our tools and best thinking that we stick with. Candor in discussing the tough trade offs.
We’re not getting that.
There’s no such thing as a flu vaccine. Never has been. Polio? Yep. Measles? Yep.
“There’s no such thing as a flu vaccine.”
But, President Trump crated “Operation Warp Speed” to do just that. The half court shot.
President Trump can say whatever he wants. He’s not without his unforced errors. Most people hear vaccine and their concerns are eased. Kinda like a guarantee. Gotta read the fine print….
“Gotta read the fine print….”
Yep. Americans have learned that the hard way the last few months.
Good Read…….right on point.
This is one of those statements that is both true (from a certain point of view) and meaningless. There is no single “flu” vaccine. There are multiple influenza vaccines that include inactive viruses (as well as some that still used weakened viruses) from a variety of influenza strains. The vaccines are “seasonal” as influenza antibodies in a human immune system are short-lived, four to six months typically. Different vaccine manufacturers include different influenza strains based on predictive models.
The difference between the various vaccines for influenza and the vaccines for Polio and Small Pox, for example, is that the latter vaccines are effective for a lifetime. However, this has nothing to do with the vaccine itself but rather with how our adaptive immune system works. For reasons that are not yet fully understood, some pathogens induce the immune system to produce antibodies that last for life. Other pathogens, such as influenza viruses and corona viruses, produce a short-lived response from the immune system, with antibodies lasting months rather than years. So while the vaccines for influenza are “seasonal”, that does not make them any less vaccines. It just means that said vaccines must be given on a regular basis rather than once.
Flu “shots” are not 100% that you won’t get the flu, and why there is no such thing as a vaccine for it, seasonal or not.
They are vaccines. You are playing fast and loose with a term that has a specific meaning. The reason that you may still catch a strain of influenza after receiving a flue vaccine is either because that strain was not included in the vaccine you received or because the acquired immunity from the vaccine has decreased to the point of inefficacy at the time of exposure to the influenza strain.
They are still vaccines, but they cannot work the way Polio or Small Pox vaccines work because of the operation of our immune system and because not all strains are covered in all vaccines.
Fast and loose? I don’t think so. If you have a strong immune system, getting these flu “vaccines” can do more harm than good. The truth is these “vaccines” vary considerably in effectiveness, and they will not make you exempt from getting sick with the flu….
A vaccine is a serum that introduces attenuated or inactive pathogens into a immune system to provide acquired resistance or immunity. Influenza vaccines do exactly that, hence they are vaccines. Implying that if a vaccine does not proved total immunity to a given cultural definition of a disease (not a medical definition) then it is not a vaccine is indeed playing fast and loose with the definition of ‘vaccine’.
Peered review research does not support this conclusion. Having said that, there were instances where people receiving influenza vaccines that used attenuated live viruses (such as nasal spray vaccinations) did develop more than minor symptoms. However, most people who experience illness after a modern “flu shot” (which use inactive viruses) either did not have influenza but rather a different type of illness or contracted a variety not included in the particular vaccine they received. The attribution of said illnesses to the influenza vaccine is a case of post hoc, ergo propter hoc reasoning, a common type of informal fallacy.
I already covered the reason for this perception and why that does not make the influenza vaccines not vaccines. QED.
I guess because the definition of vaccine includes “immunization” from said disease. The two reasons you gave for the “vaccine” not working are not the only reasons. You left out that the characteristics of the person being vaccinated are part of the equation for their ineffectiveness….
JPN,
You are correct on all of this. Not sure why it’s even a point of discussion. Not all vaccines are ? effective. Basic science here.
Obviously he felt strong enough about his position to discuss it at length. I feel guilty for taking up his precious time with this nonsense.
The last “vaccine” I received was in 1981’s Marine Corps boot camp at MCRD.
Razor, you’re on a losing wicket here. As a trained biochemist (though not practicing for over 15 years) I assure you JPN is right.
It’s easy to see the low IQ in Razor……
A person with common sense would acknowledge the lesson learned from JPN001……..instead he calls it all nonsense……
It’s not low IQ. Razor writes very wittily and intelligently, and gets his points across skillfully and succinctly. It’s Dunning-Kruger.
Your making sense, JPN-your going to get run off this blog for it.
The thing that Trumpy doesn’t get is that if Governors prematurely “open” up their states without flattening the curve and without testing/ safety measures (masks) , the public will not resume business as usual. This is evidenced in TN and KY. TN has reopened and KY has remained closed. Yet, Apple tracking has shown that there is about the same level of commerce and activity in both states.
Canada did it right!
Long live the queen!
Yep. Leadership makes a difference.
Our leader is a a moron. We just have a really good health care system.
I heard he was a fan of Seb the Legend from Sebastopol.
“Create a plan. Show empathy. Stick with it. It’s the best you can be expected to do.”
Add some respect for science and we are in business.
Ht
With age comes wisdom. Well at least in your case maybe not so much in mine.
I hate to think how many more years I’ve been accumulating what wisdom I have compared to you. I got a very late start, but still insist that going slow is the best path. Then again, I’ve found it necessary to discard a lot of what I thought was wisdom over the years.
At least a modicum of historical knowledge based on critical analysis not idealized fairy tales is helpful as well.
I hope that history is integral to scientific method.
“Not idealized fairy tales……….”???? JPN, the brown shirts on this FOOTBALL blog are going to come after you……….bank on it.
The Swedish herd mentality model touted by Razor and other RWers, has produced guess what :
The epidemiologist architect is now having second thoughts.
https://www.newsweek.com/sweden-coronavirus-deaths-children-lockdown-1502548
Yeah. Sweden’s death rate outpaces that of the U.S.
Maybe Rand Paul should do a deeper dive before the next hearing.
Does it out pace the state of Michigan?
Lol
Michigan: 4,674 deaths
Sweden: 3313 deaths
Both populations around 10 million.
Sweden: 3313 deaths. Population of 10.23 million
North Carolina: 596 deaths. Population of 10.49 million
Big fan of Rand Paul?
Anyone that is a “fan” of a politician has issues in my book. To answer your question, hell no.
Ok. Not sure why you’d argue the point of Sweden being worse than the US then. Maybe because that data runs counter to your own beliefs on the subject?
My response to rib had zero to do with anything said around here previously.
I merely pointed out the fact. My take is that Trump made a colossal error by shutting down the country, and he compounded it by waiting too long after realizing how wrong the models were. My opinion, take it for what it’s worth….
No offense, but suggesting it was an error to close the country down is a bad take imo. But it hasn’t been implemented well as far as I can tell.
Anyone suggesting the mortality rate isn’t high enough to warrant the measures taken by most countries is, imo, either misunderstanding the data or somewhat morbid. Without the measures taken the death rates would be huge. As it is, with drastic measures there has already been more deaths in effectively 4 months than the low end estimates of flu deaths per annum. That is with drastic measures taken in most places globally.
DeSantis did it the right way and has showed incredible leadership.
Iceland is an interesting counterpoint. Despite an infection rate of 527.77 per 100k, the death rate is a paltry .5%. Iceland has mixed isolation for infected individuals, quarantine for exposed individuals. and a high percentage of testing with mainly voluntary restrictions on the population at large. Those individuals most vulnerable have been encouraged to undertake safe practices and have done so, resulting in fewer deaths. Unfortunately, this strategy is unlikely to work elsewhere. Strong family support systems and a cultural history of participatory government in which individuals have more say as well as more responsibility makes Iceland ideally suited for people to act in a manner conducive to slowing the death rate without being forced to do so.
There are advantages in being a tribe of relative small like minded individuals. American Samoa as of a day or so ago had a population of 55,000 with zero covid-19 cases. They put their controls in place rapidly because of a fairly recent problem with measles. The rest of Samoa, not so good.
htwaits
Good to see you back here …I hit 78 the other day…I like our draft…What say you….?
JP, two factors that are left out in regards to Sweden and Iceland.
1) population density
2) access to healthcare regardless of income
And that’s the issue. No one here in the states, that I can think of is suggesting we just continue about our day as if nothing is wrong. There is a certain population that needs to be protected, mainly the elderly and those with underlying conditions. The rest should get back to work and get this economy going again. If we can do this while also obtaining herd immunity we can help prevent a second wave. These are just my opinions, but many in the media, are touting a Stay Home Order until we say “when”. That is not a good plan, that’s not even a plan.
Yep, we know what to do and no longer need the government to hold our hands.
Here in TN we’ve opened up. I will say its nice to see people out again. Although my wife is pregnant and has asthma, so we are trying to be very careful and will likely not be dining in or doing much shopping for quite some time, which was a date night favorite of ours. Its called commonsense and we should be trusting Americans to use it when it comes to their own health.
Razoreater
REALLY…? I certainly hope that your tongue is firmly implanted in your cheek….SO, WE KNOW WHAT TO DO AND NO LONGER NEED THE GOVERNMENT TO HOLD OUR HANDS….? Will you be dragging out your old cammos and join the Michigan Militia…? HA HA HA HA…!!
You said you’re 78. Aren’t you old enough to make your own decisions about how much risk you’re willing to take?
In a pandemic, the amount of risk you are willing to take is directly proportional to the amount of risk you subject others to. Can you get that simple concept through your fat selfish head????
It’s not through your head, it’s on your head in the form of a mask. Stay home if you feel like it’s too risky and dine on those $100 gallons of ice cream in your $20,000 fridges while the rest of us go to work to put food on the table!!
$100 gallons of ice cream and $20,000 fridges….that’s some funny $h!t right there
Aggrieved and whining is no way to go through life, son.
Razor, if you do become a statistic by hanging out at the pro-virus rallies, I’ll miss your football postings here.
Don’t be so hard on yourself, but politicizing everything from a to z isn’t the way through life either.
I always look both ways before crossing the street.
Hammer, you get it. Nancy Antoinette is a joke!?
What does politics have to do with taking all measures in making sure you aren’t the one infecting others? The person next to you…. his low aversion to risk is cancelled by your high aversion to risk. That’s something you and that dumbass president of yours just don’t seem to grasp. Not wearing a mask in public (or when touring a PPE facility) doesn’t make you look macho, it just makes you look ignorant.
Mask shaming might be a hobby of yours, but didn’t your sexy god, Dr. Fauci call it “security theater”?
Ribico,
Don’t take away my freedom to be a selfish @$$hat!!
I don’t know about Fauci, or sexy gods (I’m an atheist) but I can point you to medical referral after medical referral pointing to the effectiveness of mask wearing in reducing C-19 community spread. But trumpanzees like yourself gonna stick it to the libs and go maskless , right?
JP, it’s just an elitist thing going around quoting (or misquoting) Oliver Wendell Holmes, but for Razors edification….
Yup
I’ll take Trump’s optimism over Fauci and friends daily diatribe of doom and gloom any day.
https://www.sciencealert.com/this-is-why-advice-on-whether-you-should-wear-a-mask-is-just-so-confusing
His optimism is born out of desperation to divert attention away from his incompetence in handling the pandemic and obsession with his re-election; not medical research and guidelines. He’s ignoring what the medical experts are telling him and making things up as he goes along, which is how he’s acted his entire Presidency. This is an example of the Pied Piper leading the children away who don’t know any better or don’t want to accept what the evidence is telling them. In this case the children are mainly white right wingers who are so paranoid about having their rights taken away that they are willing to use their right to kill Gramma in protest.
You’ll take a fat ass who doesn’t know that the f he’s talking about, a congenital liar over those who have dedicated their lives in the very science of epidemiology. Sounds about right. JFC, is there any hope for our country? And here I wondered how they ever found those marks who signed up for Trump University.
Fat ass liar that beat the Clinton’s and Obama’s, and he’s gonna do it again.
Anyone that’s dumb enough to pay the kind of taxes you do, and elect the type of leadership that you do; tells me it’s a safe bet you do quite a bit of wondering and not so much thinking….
Trump beat the Obamas? When was that? During the Bowling Green Massacre?
I see you are as accurate with history as you are with science. In any case are you just too dense to understand the doom and gloomers are trying to save your miserable life?
Razor is trending on twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/FatGuyInATruck/status/1260993219757854720/photo/1
Clinton ran on the coat tails of Obama and so is Biden. I thought you New Yorker’s were supposed to be woke?
I see. Beating a candidate from politicians party is the same thing as beating the politician. That’s an interesting political science take.
And I also see. Razor is clairvoyant about Trump this November. Trump himself isn’t so sure. He got himself impeached trying to illegally dig up phony dirt on the opponent you say is going to get blown out.
I’m going to miss Bill Walsh’s visage.
Don’t play coy with me!
The most recent CNN poll says that The Donald is crushing Biden in the swing states. CNN. And the bettors have the POTUS at about +10 to win. National polling means nothing because it includes states like NY, CA, IL and NJ which the POTUS does not need to crush Biden. Moreover, we are still far from November, Biden is an extremely poor candidate, and Biden’s natural constituency is breaking apart. If you were smart you’d take the recent California democratic loss as a harbinger. Get ready for 4 more years of the Bad Orange Man, because I’m ready for 4 more years of your elitist piffle….
Guess what? Hillary Clinton had a commanding lead, too, and guess how that turned out.
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The Supreme Court may open the floodgates, and he may not last until November.
Seb, if Biden took Trump behind the gym; what do you think might happen? The same thing that is going to happen in just 171 days.
We are in this situation because our federal government didn’t have a plan. They cut off travel from China and decided that was enough. By the time they started taking significant steps in mid-March the virus was already multiplying in the country and we were woefully unprepared. Lack of tests, lack to tracing, lack of a coordinated response is why we are still in this situation.
Yesterday Dr Fauci tesitified that it is an absolute certainty that there will be new outbreaks of cases. This follows what Robert Redfield said weeks ago about how rough the Fall season might be when you add in the regular seasonal flu. Fauce expressed concerns that “reopening” could cause even further outbreaks. On the other hand we had Rand Paul saying that there will be no second wave.
Who to believe?
-no one has immunity
-we won’t have a vaccine
-this is highly contagious
-Rand Paul isn’t really an idea guy
The White House predicts that there will be an additional 10,000 deaths since starting to reopen the country. But they aren’t doing anything to discourage this.
The idea of a wave makes people think about peaks. People talk about peaks as if they are what allows people to ease their circulation with people. “Don’t worry, we’ve passed the peak.” We create the peaks. We end the peaks. We lower the peaks. And we create new peaks. Passing peaks only means hospital beds are more empty. It doesn’t mean you need to fill them.
One question is whether there will be a bit wave or lots of small waves? Is it in the Fall?
In the 1918 pandemic, when 650,000 Americans died, different parts of the country had different patterns based on how they managed social distancing.
Even though cases haven’t dropped in many places, and could grow over the summer, let’s talk about the Fall when people think about higher peaks. We could have millions of kids returning to colleges and schools, flu season, sports and other things could be starting.
Will the second wave be worse?
Unmitigated: if we go into the Fall scrambling for PPE, not able to get hands on Remdisevir or therapies, with exhausted nurses and without ability to test and trace, it could be
Mitigated: if we stop wishful thinking and plan, we can make a difference. This is what your state and local health officials are doing.
Guidelines are emerging on how to be safer in workplaces, transit and other parts of public life. These need to be present for all elements of society. This begs the question, why did the White House shut down the CDC from distributing their guidelines for reopening?
With all that we have to do, why prepare for a second wave now?
If we are going to tempt fate and then relax social distancing, we better prepare to try and save every life possible. We don’t want to live through March and April again. We should aim to be South Korea.
1) Build intelligence to see and respond fast
2) Generate the best clinical evidence
3) Access therapies and supplies
4) Red team scenarios with emergency response
5) Train contact tracing workforce
6) Set up telemedicine to keep care going for patients
7) Flu immunizations
8) Create caches of PPE
9) Have masks for every resident
10) Get nursing homes safe from infections now
11) Call centers/plants new OSHA
12) Prepare schools for flexible closings if in session
13) Mail order voting and ballot distribution
14) National Guard readiness
Prepare for Day 1:
A. Deploy testing community wide
B. Isolate those who test positive
C. Contact trace and isolate
D. Have business prepare for shut down in 24 hours
E. Close air and rail
F. Prepare flex hospital support
G. Shift resources to hot spots
Every political leader needs to thing about how to build and maintain the political capital to take quick action. Start communicating now about the likely need for action. If you can’t hack the leadership, consider resigning.
The Coronavirus saga will take twists and turns. Many sadly of our own making. But there’s no excuse now that we are out of April to not be prepared for future twists and turns. Don’t count on the Federal Government to put sufficient value on your lives and the lives of your family members. If your state doesn’t prepare for a second wave we should ourselves. If we make a second wave more likely we better damn be prepared to cut it off.
Leadership is easing in good times. Leadership is challenging in tough times. Getting burned by lack of preparation is something we should never go through again.
Not sure that most Americans would tolerate all of South Korea tactics. According to the Wall Street Journal, along with tracing and testing, they are forcing isolation by taking people out of their homes and taken to some mass facility. In Vietnam and Hong Kong, they separate not only confirmed cases but also close contacts to the confirmed cases as well. I doubt forced removable from your home probably won’t fly here.
Contact tracing sounds great, but is it practical at this point and with our population and size? Real question.
I like where you are coming from Hammer, and these ideas are definitely valid and should be discussed on a practical level for our country and by each individual state.
As far as Trump, narrative aside and the media circus that is his Task Force updates aside, he’s done a good job with providing the governors with what they’ve needed, i.e. ventilators, which are proving to be quite ineffective at this point. Each state is responsible to understand their needs, their hospital capacities, and to make the best decision based on what they think is best based on the data. Shouldn’t each state know their own needs based on population and other criteria?
Understanding the different spikes and risks of a 2nd wave, the data seems to be pretty strong in suggesting this is a virus that is low to moderate risk for under the age of 60. We should not be treating this as if every individual has the equal amount of risks. We need to protect our at-risk populations as best we can, like the nursing homes, which Cuomo completely flubbed btw, and continue to build herd immunity to eventually reduce the spread. The alternative would be staying at home and destroying our economy while hoping a vaccine is in production by end of year, and is successful at that.
Again just thoughts.
Leo,
Trump has not provided the states with what they need. Have you not seen, read or heard what Governors have been saying for two months about the struggle in getting PPE, Ventilators and Tests because the Trump admin has left it up to them to acquire it themselves? How about all the money being spent due to States bidding against themselves because there is no Federal plan organizing it? Trump continues to state things that aren’t true and contradict with the health experts. Trump’s focus is and always has been on his re-election. He has shown zero interest or empathy towards the American people.
You also don’t seem to grasp the problems beyond the age group the virus kills the most. The biggest danger with this virus is not that it kills older and immune deficient people, it’s that it transmits so easily and quickly that many get it at the same time which overwhelms the hospitals and doesn’t allow them to give proper care to everyone including those that wind up in there for reasons other than Covid 19. Staying at home and avoiding contact is the one effective way we have at our disposal to avoid transmission. The reason the numbers have levelled off in New York and other hard hit areas is because they shut down non essential services and restricted gatherings. It’s worked and now instead of continuing to focus on doing that and being smart in how we open, we have the President and a number of Republican Governors thumbing their nose at the CDC’s own guidelines and opening irresponsibly. That is going to lead to another wave before the first one has even passed and will result in things getting shut down again which is happening in other areas of the world right now. You know how other Governments are dealing with the unemployment issue? They are putting in programs to pay workers a percentage of their salaries so they can stay home and pay the bills. Once again the US is on an island where the Billionaires and Corporations are given trillions of dollars while workers get a one time stipend and a best of luck to you.
One other thing you aren’t considering, polls clearly show is that a majority of the population don’t want the country to reopen too quickly while favoring listening to the medical experts and science. What that potentially means is there isn’t going to be a mass rush to dine in restaurants or go to movies, bars, hair salons etc. again. The economy will continue to struggle until people feel safe and that isn’t going to happen until there is a belief that things are under control. If Trump and his minions had taken the right approach from the beginning we might be at that point by now.
Our testing lagged badly through March and into April. It’s only recently that we’ve started to catch up.
Compare that to South Korea which was testing and tracing immediately. Same with Germany if you want a separate example. Both locations experienced their first cases around the same time, but had solid testing plans and overall plans to handle the outbreak. That’s why they are open and we are watching Korean baseball on ESPN. Here we have a President who doesn’t believe in science, piddled away a month and a half at least, and now people are angry with governors who are actually listening to scientists? Lunacy.
With regards to ventilators, PPE, etc. It’s still very hodgepodge. Just last week a nurse at an event at the WH states that it’s an issue in her area. Of course that got shot down quickly by the Pres, but that’s the reality.
As for governors knowing the volume they need. yeah they go off the same models as the WH. The early numbers were extremely high which is why early on they were all overshot. Once we started mitigation the needs lowered.
What seems to be missed quite often in the whole “Each state is responsible to understand their needs” comments are that we live in the United States of America, and by not having a national plan it became the Un-United States with everyone bidding against each other for the things they needed with the Feds stopping some orders. Not to mention a botched system that fed into giving contracts to suppliers that were “friends” of the administration.
A proper plan from the beginning would very likely have meant us being on the other side. Take a look at Italy and Spain and their new cases. They acted quickly and their cases have consistently went down after spiking. Out here we’ve hit a plateau.
Test. Trace. Isolate. We’re no where close on any of this and it’s coming from the top.
Test. Trace. Isolate. Again good in a vacuum, but is it practical for us?
If we want to get back to normal it better be.
As I wrote yesterday, there’s no easy way out of this. Unless we are ok with losing an additional 1500 people daily, a number that will rise with returning to work under current conditions we will need to do some hard work.
I found this quote by Joe Staley interesting,
I just finished watching a replay of the 9ers Cowboys NFC championship game at the end of the 81 season. I realized for the first time that if that game had been played under current rule we would have lost that game. Eric Wright’s game saving tackle of Pearson would have been called a horse collar tackle and would have given the cowboys the ball in field goal range. Random thoughts that happen during a lock down.
That’s when it was still football, and not the watered down product we’re left with.
Watching the highlights from Ronnie Lott’s career, nearly all would have been deemed unnecessary roughness, defenseless player, etc in today’s game.
The Ronnie Lott’ and Jack Tatum’ of the world would have been chased out of modern day football.
These guys would hit someone into next week ?
Hacksaw too.
AES
The most wicked hitter in the last 40 years was Chuck Cecil, DB Packers…Ronnie Lott was a close second…a lot of WR’s and TE’s “went down early” while crossing the middle of the field when either of them approached….
I think of that play every time The Catch (which if love) is brought up. Also, I think of the Rice’s records and what they would have been if he hadn’t been “real football” horse collar tackled.
The Aztecs played a “real” game to the death.
Coach, at the very end of the game, last play, Montana takes the ball and jubilantly runs off the field with it. It’s been a while since I’ve seen it, but thought he ran out of the opposite end zone with time still on the clock. Safety? Niners lose 29-28?
No. Montana knelt down. The play was over. The clock kept running, but the Cowboys could not stop the clock. It did not matter where Montana was, there could not be a safety unless they hiked the ball, and they did not need to.
Trumpy is both mentally unhinged and a fraudster.
Phil Rucker, WAPO: Mr. President, In a Mothers Day Tweet you accused President Obama of “the biggest Political crime in American History by far “. What was the crime? Will your Justice Department prosecute?
Trump: Obamagate. It’s been going on for a long time. It’s been going on before I even got elected. It’s a disgrace that it happened and if you look at what has gone on and all of this information which being release. From what I understand it is only the beginning. Some terrible things happened and it should never be allowed to happen in our country again. You’ll be seeing what been going on over the coming weeks. I wish you would write honestly about it but you choose not to do so.
Rucker: What is the crime exactly that you are accusing him of ?
Trump: You know what the crime is. It is obvious to everybody . All you have to do is read the newspaper except yours.
We should be preparing for the fact that the 49ers may not play any games at Levis this year. The chancellor of the CSU system in California has told all universities to prepare for virtual classes during the Fall semester. Lower level NCAA conferences out here have now cancelled their fall seasons entirely.
It will be very hard to get any kind of season done even without crowds or twenty percent crowds.
I love the attitude and got him as the 7th receiver on the team.
“For me to come in, it’s a blessing,” Jennings said, “and I’m extremely grateful and cannot wait to go work my butt off for them. They gave me a chance, and I’m going to do my best not to disappoint.”
I would like that too.
GREAT NEWS!!!!! GREAT NEWS!!!!
I just received an email from John Schlegel Press Democrat sports editor I will give it to you verbatim.
We are currently trying to determine how and by whom the blog will be produced from here, so it is in a bit of a hiatus. But the plan is to keep the blog. We are aware of the community it has and we hope to continue that going foreward.
So lets keep posting here and keep our community alive (maybe with a little less politics)
Thanks Coach, this is great news.
TYVM ;p
They are losing buckets of money with the loss of advertsing, I would not be surprised if the Press Democrat and other Papers close shop soon. Perhaps they would keep their online websites with a skelton staff and probably hiring a sports guy for this blog, which brings in little money is more fat to the bottom line.
Thanks much for the follow up coach ?
Maybe you could get back to them, we’ll keep posting but a page with well over a 1000 entries is getting a trifle unwieldy.
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Old Coach, I hope you seriously consider becoming the Insider the 49ers blog leader.
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Imagine, you would have media access to the 49er practices……;p
Then you could suck an old dick the same age as you
Great new OC,
Thanks for doing that.
I still don’t understand why they don’t just create a new blog page with a link to the article on the 49ers they have posted on their site. This is what Grant often did, it’s simple, requires almost no additional effort and give a new page/discussion topic to the readers.
Yep. I’d do it for them for free.
Raz,
If you are throwing your name in the hat, it will make for a list of strong candidates.
Jack (JP)
George
Razor
Others that could do a good job:
Shoup
Rib
Pot
Scooter (if he’s willing to help from Australia).
You guys could even trade weeks.
Others who I have the utmost respect for include-
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Rollo Tomasi
Leo
AFFP
Rebelscum
Old Coach
htwaits
JPN
Even you, AES! ;p
It is not a coincidence that the countries with the worst response to Covid thus far US, Russia, Brazil and UK also happen to have 4 of the worst world leaders.
Comparing a state like MI to Sweden is intellectually dishonest. Sweden has a world class healthcare infrastructure and competent Prime Minister. MI had to scrap and fight with other states to acquire testing equipment and PPE for healthcare workers. The Obama administration left behind a 69 page playbook for pandemic response which Trump never bothered to look at. In fact he dismantled the National Security Bio-response apparatus.
To put it another way, if Sweden had Captain Clorox leading the way their death toll would be much higher. Trump is morally and intellectually unfit for office.
One of the reasons why RWers object to a European style socialized health system in the USA is that it could never work – greater population, too expensive, blah de blah. But a non-shutdown herd immunity high death toll C-19 reaction like Sweden’s? WHY AREN’T WE DOING IT????
Bruce, I doubt Stockholm had to bid against Gothenburg for PPE, only to be outbid by Uppsala. Or the Swedish PM’s son in law declaring the strategic stockpile of medical equipment belonged to him, not them.
Exactly Rib. Here in the states it has been PPE Hunger games. The Republican Governor of MD literally had to call the state police and National Guard to guard his supply of PPE from S. Korea due to fears that the Federal Government would intercept it. This is surreal. Yeah, They don’t have these problems in Sweden.
https://www.axios.com/larry-hogan-maryland-coronavirus-tests-national-guard-10750734-7c9b-4bbe-8f9c-3d8ffcd236bf.html
Hogan says National Guard is protecting coronavirus tests sent from South Korea
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) told the Washington Post during a virtual event Thursday that coronavirus tests that arrived in the state from South Korea are being guarded by members of the Maryland National Guard and state police.
Why it matters: Hogan said the state wanted to guard the tests “from whoever might interfere with it,” referencing reports from Massachusetts and other states that the federal government had effectively confiscated shipments of personal protective equipment.
“Comparing a state like MI to Sweden is intellectually dishonest.“
Have you been paying attention? Intellectual dishonesty is the hallmark of the current regime.
I try not to get into this political stuff and generally hate it. I’m anti Trump wish we had some sort of universal Health care (perhaps as an umbrella) but I do not understand the need to talk about how terrible everything in the US is.
Living in Europe, I can tell you the situation is not universally better. The Deaths per Million are higher in Italy, Spain, The UK, France, Belgium, Ireland, The Neatherlands and a few other places. Maybe all of their leaders are better than Trump and their healthcare systems are also all better, but by the numbers they are currently in a worse state than the US. *Note* I used death rate rather than case numbers because most countries in europe and the US are testing passively rather than actively, for the most part.
Anyways, the point is, you’re not doomed and while things are bad in the US, they are bad everywhere and life could be far worse. Tomorrow when the sun rises we must all carry on, and hopefully we can do so with a bit of hope for the days to come. Stay safe all.
Shoup
I’m in agreement with your post…I believe that Universal Health Care is the best possible answer to most of our health needs, and that America is still seen as the leader in creating new and improved ‘cures’ because of the sheer number of Colleges, Universities and private Labs…That being said, I believe that corporate interests sidetrack our political well-being with lawyers and lobbyists to their financial gain…and I think that our POTUS is the chief Sidetracker of them all….Take care Shoup, be safe and I look forward to your posts…
They are losing buckets of money with the loss of advertsing, I would not be surprised if the Press Democrat and other Papers close shop soon. Perhaps they would keep their online websites with a skelton staff and probably hiring a sports guy now for this blog is not a priority.
One thing that is concerning me about this pandemic, is the way the 1918 flu pandemic had lull,s then peaks. If they try to reopen too soon, the infections will surge. In 1918, they eased restrictions in November, and the death rate spiked.
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The Common Cold is also a virus, and is spread in a similar manner. However, the symptoms are much milder, and rarely fatal. Covid 19 is most dangerous for the old, and infirm, and the death rate could be ten to a hundred times worse, if they had not called for an emergency lock down with shelter in place advisories.
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The problem with vaccines, is that they may only be effective against a certain strain. It is kinda a guessing game. Covid 19, and its death rate, make it a health crisis that requires everyone to work together, but the response is chaotic, and rudderless.
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What sends chills up my back is the thought that the Covid 19 virus could mutate, and negatively affect young people, too. I am also worried about Typhoid Mary’s, who ignore precautions and become a vector.
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This all ties into Football, because the season may start in September, and run until January, the time when the infections may rise. What will happen if a whole team becomes infected? What if an elderly coach passes away?
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Will they employ social distancing guidelines so over half the seats are empty, or will they play in empty stadiums?
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There is no guarantee that they will have a vaccine anytime soon. What may work is a similar approach to HIV. They may develop a cocktail of anti viral drugs that may alleviate the breathing problems, so so many do not need a ventilator.
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For the football season to start, they need universal testing, not only for the players, but also the fans. Thankfully, some have finally realized that testing is the best way to go.
Brian Baldinger speaking in the Athletic.
“I don’t know that any one player, even at the NFL level, can handle him one-on-one,” Baldinger told Lombardi this week. “I think he’s just too powerful.”
That’s high praise from a former NFL player who spent over a decade blocking defensive linemen.
“He’s 325 pounds on a chiseled 6-5 1/2-inch frame with long arms,” Baldinger continued. “I know DeForest was 6-7 with long arms too, but this guy is thicker than DeForest. There aren’t many people — period — in the NFL that look like that, that are built like that, that have the kind of power that (Kinlaw) has. I don’t see why they can’t plug and play him right away.”
I have always relied on Baldy’ analysis on players, I like that he thinks highly of Kinlaw. Hope he’s right.
On NN, they had a play where Kinlaw drove the RG back 5 yards, then disengaged and made the sack. He also split a double team, and forced a bad throw that was picked off.
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That was Georgia, but he also has good film of him playing against Alabama and Clemson. He performed well against elite talent. He is also stout against the run, so he might become a 3 down defender.
Kinlaw actually seemed to play better against greater competition. He played like a monster against Bama. We all know Saban doesn’t put plugs on his O-line.
When Kocurek gets his hands on Kinlaw and he improves his technique he’s going to be a baller.
Maiocco interviewed Lynch recently and they discussed off season workouts and training camps. Niners have a contingency plan to move training camps out of CA if drifts into July with closure. He also indicated that they are in constant contact with state officials regarding re-opening. This is encouraging.
The video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3am1ojQ74po&t=6s
I watched a youtube piece by Grant yesterday. It was titled the 5 reasons the 49ers are elite or something like that. It was the most positive piece that Grant has ever done , he was effusive in his praise of Jimmy G. I think someone at SI has gotten to him. He must have been warned that his glass half empty attitude just wasn’t making it on a 49er specific site. I will be interested in seeing if this attitude change continues.
Who would have thought Grant would embrace pragmatism?
He aint laughing at us, he is sweating silver bullets.
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Bet his wife talked with him, and told him what to do……..;p
Hmmm, wasn’t Grant saying that Saleh was on the hot seat, and could easily be replaced?
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Now, he is comparing him to George Seiffert.
I just watched it. Unbelievable. Somebody must have read him the riot act and he’s realized that he’s in the real world now and not the coddled environment he’s been used to. Good for him.
Wow, Grant is bringing out the big gun to help bolster his site.
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‘No one covered the 49ers as long, or knows the team’s history as well as my dad. NOT TO BRAG.’ (Emphasis added).
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Then he promotes his father’s book. What a good son. ;p
This is really funny.
Grant says positive things about the 49ers, “Way to go! Good job!”
Grants says critical things about the 49ers, “You suck! Go away, troll!”
It’s a tradition unlike any other.
JP,
It’s right up there with “Festivus for the Rest of Us.”
RIP
Jerry Stiller
Nah. I’m through with Grant no what he’s saying.
Coach,
I don’t know about a complete style change for Grant. I actually believe that the SI was looking for Grant’ controversial and edgy style. They likely saw Grant’ hot/cold popularity here on the IT49ers blog culminating in many hits and felt that it could be emulated on their space.
The Grant followers (I remember how he boasted of all the followers he had) have been scarce thus far. I like Grant as a person, but his constant 49ers low-balling style got too tired.
Maybe SI has taken notice that an employee that makes enemies with the team he should be positive about is not good business.
I’d imagine that needing to create an account to comment on the SI site is a limiting factor when it comes to commenting over there.
Lol, when did signing into your facebook account to comment become a limiting factor?
Yeah. I don’t do Facebook. Don’t have to log into Twitter.
If they ever changed this site to one that needs to be logged into I’d in all likelihood not be commenting here either.
You’ve had to create a name with a valid email to comment here forever.
Your email doesn’t have to be valid. Type whatever you want @gmail or yahoo or whatever and you’re good to go. Part of why it’s so easy for some to have multiple aliases.
Well, well, well Jack.
Now we know how you impersonated poor old Seb!
Never thought Sub was you, but you did get some good laughs out of me with it!
No, it was Cassie.
I don’t think Cassie has been around for a while to be the UnSeb
Cassie came back, the catfish burner account was revived, then she left.
I don’t know about creating an account, but I did see the tweets following Grant’s article that the 49ers could not count on Jerick McKinnon and they weren’t positive.
Personally, I didn’t take umbrage with the article because it came over as being obvious that there’s no guarantee of McKinnon coming back completely whole.
I actually thought that the article was mild compared to some other “rip reports” by Grant.
But unfortunately, Grant’s reputation has preceded him at the SI.
Yeah I actually went and read one of his latest articles about how the team will be worse this year just to see what the response was. He has about ten replies most of which are telling him he’s an idiot much like here. So he’s not getting much attention over there, but he still has haters.
Unlike some on here, I found Grants column very knowledgeable WHEN he put his mind to it….He also was capable of drivel when he didn’t. ….I think that he’s probably going through an epiphany in his change to SI….I sort of fell off when he began to bring Lowell on board…He lost me 35+ years ago.
Honestly, I don’t think its that big of change for him.
He’s stating the obvious, but it also allows him to bash the team if they fall to something 11-5 or 10-6. Secondly, he often states truths but does so in a combative (belittling) style to make it edgy, and then goes full conspiracy theory with a lot of them.
Coach,
This “5 reasons why Niners are elite” piece came right after he got backlash from his “can’t count on McKinnon” piece. Directly from Jet and Bourne.
He’s done some backpedaling on Twitter from it as well.
Grant might be worried he won’t be so welcome around the Niners facilities if he doesn’t play nice for a minute?
Anything interesting happen today .
Set a record for PD blog postings maybe?
A number of posters have mentioned how unwieldy it is becoming posting on an article that alreadfy has over 1,200 posts. How bout we all move over to the article titled First Buckner now Staley the end of an era. There are only 18 posts there.
Coach,
That’s a good idea. If someone could start a compelling topic conversation it might work.
NN has a Fanpost feature. Maybe that would work here.
Brandon Aiyuk human interest article. Telly says: I highly recommend this.
https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/49ers/49ers-rookie-receiver-brandon-aiyuks-quiet-confidence-game-changer
In seasons schedulers (anticipated) the 49ers would be in the postseason 100% of the games were in New Orleans
2020 NO
2019 NO
2016 SF
2014 NO
2013 NO
2012 NO
2010 SF
Lesson: If you want a home game vs the Saints, you have to suck for a couple of years.
In the olden days civilization went from scrolls to books with pages. Pagination was an infinitely more efficient way to get to the exact part of the text you wanted to go.
Instead of “scroll, scroll… not there yet… scroll scroll… not there yet” it was “turn to page 143.”
In the early days of the internet when men were men, women were women (and sheep were far less nervous) web sites had numbered pages. You could go right to the information you wanted.
Then the internet regressed back to time wasting “scroll, scroll, not there yet… scroll, scroll, not there yet.”
And the sheep are very nervous indeed
Dear Press Democrat,
Please hire a new Fan Aggravator. Failing that could you paginate the blog pages like it was 1996?
Hey Brodie,
How are you? Haven’t seen you around in a while. I recommended using one of the other articles that have far less posts but everyone seems to migrate back here. It is a real pain for me, i’m using a chrome book from school and it is a real POS. It can take me minutes just to get to the bottom.
1300!
Can we get this board to 2K??
Seahawks are in the news, but for the wrong reason. They just got weaker, and may not make the playoffs.
Well Seb are you going to keep it to your self? What did the Seahawks do?
OldCoach,
Their CB – Quinton Dunbar – is accused of theft
Armed robbery could get him 5 years.
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However, there are conflicting witness statements. Need to see what happens.
Seb,
What’s up with the seahags? Are they howling at the moon every night like Mill Valley?
Who btw, are doing it for a cool reason.
LOL, even my wife started howling last night. Guess it is because we are starting to go barking mad, sheltering in place.
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Dunbar may be a case of mistaken identity. Only in Florida, weird stuff happens.
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I still think the Hags will vie with the Rams for the cellar. They had a poor draft, reaching for that LB, when Patrick Queen was available, and selected the next spot.
Looks like Phil Barber is on vacation in violation of the shelter-in-place mandate.
This administration is hilariously rotten from top to bottom
https://twitter.com/natsecmulligan/status/1261378567952371714?s=21
168 days until the agony of defeat for team Biden/Obama.
Tara reade con-artist crashed and burned so now they are throwing everything they can at the wall. LOL. The Obama adiministration not only left behind a 70 page pandemic playbook, they also called for Pandemic Response Mock War Games. Of course Trumpy was too busy cheating at golf to bother with such things.
Obamagate -lol https://twitter.com/sarahcpr/status/1260290839114383361
Me too is now me who?
Pretty confident when your guy is losing in every poll. Yeah, I know “….but 2016”. Election day 2016 didn’t have a quarter million Americans dead on the incumbents watch, did it?
Razor, you are calling for 20+ individuals who have accused Trump of sexual assault to be taken seriously. You rock, man. Will wonders ever cease.
The most recent CNN poll says that The Donald is crushing Biden in the swing states. CNN. And the bettors have the POTUS at about +10 to win. National polling means nothing because it includes states like NY, CA, IL and NJ which the POTUS does not need to crush Biden. Moreover, we are still far from November, Biden is an extremely poor candidate, and Biden’s natural constituency is breaking apart. If you were smart you’d take the recent California democratic loss as a harbinger. Get ready for 4 more years of the Bad Orange Man, because I’m ready for 4 more years of your elitist piffle.
Lack of Harvey Weinstein’s contributions got you wondering again?
This the cnn you are citing?
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/17/politics/state-polls-2020-analysis/index.html
Hehehehe…. keep thinking that. You should really wonder about the anti-Trump Republicans making all the advertising noise right now.
You might want to wonder what Bloomberg is up to.
Biden has to be the worst democratic candidate since Dukakis.
Meghan McCain would vehemently disagree, and she is a Republican.
When you don’t have a plan, then lie and blame your predecessor.
We are approaching 90K dead due to corona virus and dipsh*t trumpy is promoting space force.
The Trumpy family of grifters and legion of followers will attempt to throw every false fraudulent accusation it can find at the wall for the next 5 months. But remember this :
Trump 1/24/20 : “China has been working very hard to contain the Coronavirus. The United States greatly appreciates their efforts and transparency. It will all work out well. I want to thank President Xi.”
Three days later Biden wrote this :
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/01/27/coronavirus-donald-trump-made-us-less-prepared-joe-biden-column/4581710002/
USA Today 1/27/20
Joe Biden: Trump is worst possible leader to deal with coronavirus outbreak
President has blithely tweeted that ‘it will all work out well.’ Yet the steps he has taken have only weakened our capacity to respond.
Please stop. I like to follow sports to avoid politics, and allows me to I can engage with people I usually disagree with. There’s plenty of places to satisfy my echo chamber needs already.
The NN “NFL teams can reopen facilities next week ” thread shows that a sports blog is just a political blog waiting to break out.
Do you guys agree with Bucky Brooks’ top 5 edge rushers?
https://www.nfl.com/news/joe-burrow-s-year-1-impact-isaiah-simmons-role-and-much-more
Republicans know that it’s not safe to reopen. Just pay attention to what McConnell is saying in the Senate.
Are you a fan of the Turtle???
No. He’s trying to get legislation that will be bad for workers if it goes through.
I want to see everyone of those career politicians out!
Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason. –
Mark Twain
The best way to describe Trump – The trouble with practical jokes is that very often they get elected. -Will Rogers
“The trouble with practical jokes is that very often they get elected. -Will Rogers”
No doubt, the list is very very long, Bush’s, Clintons, Obama, Pelosi, almost all Calif politicians, Kate Brown, Warren, Sanders, McCain (rip)
Romney….Nixon, Johnson, Carter – the list is endless. The joke just isn’t a Trump thing it is rampant amongst politicians.
Trump is the one they love to hate.
I know and that’s why I do not put much stock in their rants.
It’s weird. If they were in a burning building and fireman Trump showed up to save them, instead of jumping into his arms; they jump to their deaths….
One thing I think the liberals got right is open boarders, free travel for everyone, I am now inclined to have Trump tear down that wall and grant their wishes of unrestrained travel amongst countries.
Maybe we should build walls around all the megalopolis’s and keep all the city folk inside, they don’t seem to mind confinement and it would keep us country people safe…in more ways then one.
I’d pay money to see Nancy Antoinette shout to her minions, “President Trump, tear down these walls”!
Trump to save anybody? That is much an impossibility as you going upwards when jumping out of said building.
Quit f-ing lying. No liberals have called for open boarders (sic).
If it keeps selfish trumpanzees like Razor and “dying is a damn good thing” like you from our midst, count me in.
Ribico, your ungratefulness to President Trump for saving New York lives is indecorous.
First of all, Mr Bunions would not be a fireman. That requires courage.
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Burning building? Yes, this pandemic is like a burning building, and the medical experts and medical care givers are fighting heroically to save Americans. They do not give a darn about politics, they are just doing their duty. How does he show leadership? ‘We will let the Governors decide.’ When he needed to step up and lead, he fumbled the ball.
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First he claims no responsibility, but now is claiming all glory, despite the incompetence and abdication of leadership.
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You seem to imply that hate is only one way. Putting children in cages is another kind of hate. I guess you, like Don the Con, also love to kiss Putin’s rear end.
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Talking about jokes, the European leaders joked about him, because he is a laughingstock. Bet that made you feel good. I got a good chuckle from that. American integrity is a joke when he rips up treaties and withdraws from alliances. American leadership is a joke, and China and Russia are filling the void.
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Build that wall? Keep out those illegals? But, but, then who will do all the dirty work? He is forcing them to keep working because they provide essential services, so immigrants are supporting this nation during this crisis, but are being exploited and vilified.
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Don the Con has you praising Tara Reade, but he is 26 times worse. In her divorce papers, Ivana stated she was raped, although some will claim that a husband cannot rape his wife.
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This con will fall apart like a house of cards, and I wonder what you will claim then. Maybe, that Hillary would have been worse? Nice joke.
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There is a saying- You can fool some people all the time(you), you can fool some people some of the time, but you cannot fool all the people all of the time.
Funny, I don’t recall NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg laughing. Last I checked he was profusely thankful for President Trump.
You, along with your cult member’s have been predicting Trump’s demise for the past 3 years. What makes you think Obama can beat him vicariously through the worst democratic candidate since Dakakis?
“…worst democratic candidate since Dakakis”
Was just discussing this with someone a couple days ago. I’d argue with you about that if it wasn’t so true.
Sure, it is easy to disparage all politicians. Many deserve it.
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However, the great thing about American Politics is that is has also been a driving force for progress, both economically and morally.
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It has been around for over 200 years, and no other system has endured as long in this modern era.
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Yes, politicians have been dragged kicking and screaming, towards progress, but the gears of change will grind on inexorably.
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Thanks to American politics, and American leaders, we have the end of slavery, the EPA, Trust busting, the United Nations, The ERA, Civil Rights, the Voting Rights Act, a standard of living unparalleled in the history of mankind and until recently, equal justice.
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One has said that the American style of government is the absolute worst, except when compared to every other government in the world.
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You may disparage all politicians, but I remember Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt and Kennedy. Washington for peacefully abdicating, Lincoln for preserving the Union and freeing the slaves, Roosevelt for winning against tyranny, and Kennedy for avoiding Armageddon and putting a man on the Moon.
Cultists? Trumpies are the real cultists. Believe everything he says, ignore the truth. Hate on Biden for Reade while the Con is 26 times worse. Blind loyalty and devotion, even though it is against their own self interests (like the soybean farmers).
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Trumpty Dumpty will soon have a great fall, and all his cultists will not be able to put him back together again.
Kennedy was the last democratic president I liked. Reagan was the last republican president I liked. Trump is a hybrid of the two….
Big businesses, Trump and McConnell want to open the country BADLY but they want no risk if it goes wrong. We all should be suspicious.
McConnell will not pass any more Congressional aid for Americans losing income, nutritional aid, states or testing and contract tracing unless he gets one thing: waivers for employer liability if you come back to work and get infection from Covid-19. This is unusual and only happens when lobbyists have significant power. For example, the NRA negotiated unprecedented national liability for gun manufacturers in 2005 and has kept the in business more than anything else they’ve won.
We are facing a set of needs without precedent since the Great Depression, but McConnell says he won’t move on the new house bill, a $3 million bill with bipartisan support. McConnell calls it a “red line” that businesses won’t face liability as they reopen.
Why should we care if employers negotiate blanket liability? Because it is of a piece with opening before we’re ready. If we were indeed ready, would this be McConnell’s redline issue?
“Opening” the country is happening in stages, and businesses that can figure out how to open safely – with testing, distancing, masks, screening, or some combination – will likely soon be able to open. People will be invited back to work – in offices, restaurants, stores, salons – and other places of business. Businesses, of course, have everything to gain. And we too all would like to get back to work, but what if they open up without the above measures along with basic cleanliness or safety precautions yet in place? Make people work in too close of quarters to be safe?
Businesses want to open but since everyone anticipates future outbreaks, they’re only willing to open at no risk to them – just their employees.
The reason this makes no sense is, the way to be sure stores and offices only open up when we’re ready is for businesses to wait until they can assure a safe environment. If they are not ready we should wait until they are, not when all of the risk is on us.
This is very much the hidden story of the “opening the economy.” It compounds the already new phrase of opening the economy – the “voluntary quit.”
Many state that declare themselves open disqualify people from collecting unemployment insurance if their employer invites them back and they don’t feel safe going. One hundred thirty million Americans have pre-existing conditions, many with vascular conditions or immune system problems. This makes Covid-19 highly lethal to many of them, but they have to put themselves in danger or they won’t have any way to put food on the table.
The US, unlike other nations such as Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, Vietnam, South Korea, New Zealand, is not opening with a low case count and without a plan designed to contain cases when they occur.
Trump knows it.
McConnell knows it.
CEOs know it.
And they want to open anyway.
It’s all well and good to bravely ask someone else to die so we can have our economy. We all take risks in life, and few expect things to be absolutely risk-free. People expect and deserve to have a fair deal though. They expect to take responsibility for what they can and others to take their share too.
McConnell will ask for other liability protections in this bill – for medications, for vaccines, for medical devices, ventilators, medical malpractice. This could become the greatest shift in corporate liability in generations. And it could be McConnell won’t budge on a penny of aid with the control he has unless Pelosi give in to his redline. Of all the places for McConnell to be focused, as he looks ahead to a higher and higher body count, he should be saying, “let’s prevent these losses,” instead of saying “let’s prevent this from causing losses.”
We won’t get everything right as we try our best to recover, but once again the country plans to build its success on the backs of those with the least voice and the least choice.
The only way out of this mess is on the backs of entrepreneurs. I’ve always been a proponent for giving employees a bigger stake and reward towards a companies success. I’d certainly be for giving them “combat pay”, in similar fashion to what our armed forces get for defending our freedoms.
Agree. Too bad it’s going the other way.
Phyllis George, passed.
Sorry to hear it.
RIP
RIP
Does anyone post about football here anymore? Or is it just a place to go to air what you just heard on Fox or MSNBC.
I’m all for putting an end to the political pigeon drops by Mr. Lee and friends. I’m looking for the next candidate to run this blog to make it a campaign promise….
Here you go Coach,
Who is the better QB right now? Jimmy Garoppolo or Aaron Rodgers
J.P.
If you had asked me that at the begining of last season I would have said Rogers no question. After watching them both last year I believe Rogers took a big step back. He seems to be gun shy in the pocket, I believe JG handles the pass rush better. I believe that JG may have pulled even.
Old Coach, I am kinda going with the flow. This is the off season, and nothing much is happening with the Niners.
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However, this pandemic may consume us, things are stressful, and nobody knows how it will all turn out. We may need to rethink working, dining, and going to events, in a whole different manner. Sports may never be the same.
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These politics are just polarizing, but I find it cathartic to get things off of my chest. However, I hope even you will admit the whole process is chaotic, and rudderless, from the White house to the PD. Re opening too soon will just result in more deaths, but some find that acceptable. Finding a replacement for Grant is exemplifying the difficulties the PD is going through.
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Getting back to football, even NN is getting stale. They just put up a poll showing that fans for every team in the NFC West think that their team has improved. I’m shocked. Fans being optimistic?
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Maybe they should be surmising if there will even be a season, once a team becomes debilitated with the Covid 19 Flu.
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On NN, they had a nice presentation about Kinlaw, and his skillsets. Those long arms are a distinct advantage. He is stout against the run, but shows pass rushing skills, so he might be a 3 down player.
Seb,
To be honest I would go to a political site if I wanted to discuss politics. I go to a football site to talk football (even as ruderless as the PD has left us it is still a football site) and almost no one here has ever said you know now that you mention it you may be correct all that goes on is name calling. If i’m going to discuss politics I want a site where there is thoughtful give and take not just preaching. Now about football, if the 9ers play in Ariz with social distancing will ypu consider going to a game?
I have been trying to stay away from politics, until recently, and will go back to football. Too bad this pandemic concerns politics, and football, too.
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I have yet to go to Levi’s, because I am upset with what they did to the Stick. It was a dump, but it was OUR dump. I loved it, warts and all, because I watched- The Catch there.
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Sorry, I am not going to any games. Too dangerous for me.
What a loser!
Please, you do not need to shout out that you are a loser.
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We already know that.
” if the 9ers play in Ariz with social distancing will ypu consider going to a game?”
No. It’s not worth the risk and football is better on TV anyway.
JP,
Normally I would disagree with you. There is nothing like experiencing a great last second big win with 70,000 other people it is cathartic. Now experiencing a game with a less than half way filled stadium, not so much.
JP, it’s true, a broadcast producer will catch many things you won’t when in person. No matter the LOS, TV always has you at the 50 yard line and more replays than you’ll see on the stadium big screen. But as oldcoach says, to paraphrase the musical Hamilton, there’s nothing like being in the room where it happens.
If they end up playing the games as scheduled (of which I’m extremely skeptical), I’m disappointed. Two back to back games in NJ, I could have scored primo seats for both quite cheaply. But social distancing or not, no way am I going to those games in person.
I understand the excitement of being in the stadium, I had season tickets from 85-03.
I’m not going to spend more than $100 for a ticket plus the money for parking, etc very often and especially won’t during these times.
I too loved the Stick. I can remember my first visit, I don’t remember the yr but Matty Alou hit a HR in the bottom of the 9th to win the game. I was also there for the 1st 9er game in 71 as well as the last against the Falcons. If things with the virus are going well this fall I might consider going to a game in Ariz but I wouldn’t bet on that.
The original moment that gave me hope that the Niners could achieve greatness, was during the Saints game in 1980, when the Niners came back from a 7-35 deficit, at the Stick.
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Joe was so cool. The defense stiffened up in the second half, and the Saints became rattled. The Niners ended up winning, 38- 35 on a Ray Wershing field goal.
Seb,
That game may have been the one that launched the 49ers to their eventual years of glory. Dwight Clark became a star and Joe Montana’ favorite target after that game as well. That was a historical game.
During this pandemic, I have re-watched some classic games.
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That 1981 team had inferior talent to the Cowboys, but superior coaching.
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Bill Walsh out-coached Tom Landry.
I’d been to many games at the stick, Giants and Niners, from the late 60s to the 2010s.
My first time there, for a Giants game, I was more excited that the USS Enterprise was at a Hunters Point yard and it seemed like I could reach out and touch the carriers distinctive superstructure right from my seat (this was before the stadium was completely enclosed)
Those last years it was pretty depressing, the condition it had fallen into.
Coach,
I saw Frank Gore run for two 80 yrd TD’ against the seahags.
I also had the privilege (with my son) to see Barry Bonds hit 3 home runs into the upper deck at the Stick.
The Stick had such sentimental value and of course, amazing history created during the glory years.
Now, our team is on the cusp of greatness again and building a new history at Levi’s.
Last season was great. But the bar has always been set high with winning the Superbowl. Winning the SB is what the team needs to do in order to complete the “brick by brick” building project.
Trump is a hybrid of Reagan and Kennedy – WTF? But then I pondered the question. I guess if consider that Trump is also a serial wife cheater like Kennedy and Trump befriends dictators like Reagan snuggled up to Saddam and Ayatollah Khomeni – somewhat apt. Trump will be remembered as our greatest disgrace and embarrassment.
Best recent president is by far is Obama. He will be remembered as a top 10 if not top 5 all time president. Inherited a sh*t storm from Bush and turned things around – got Bin Laden – saved auto industry – no scandals and indictments.
???? I never thought I’d see a worse president in my lifetime than Jimmy Carter, but then came along president Obama.
https://youtu.be/8811RaS6Qok
By election day 1/4 million dead, unemployment at Great Depression era levels…. In the words of your Great Communicator, the choice is very obvious.
Trump vs. Biden is just as much a no “brainer” as Trump vs. Clinton was. R.I.A.H.P. That’s where your party finds itself. Biden is one of the worst candidates in modern times, and if you swap him out with anyone but Sanders; you’ll alienate his entire base. It’s the proverbial, Rock In A Hard Place….
Debatable. But even so , you just don’t realize how despised trump is outside of your bubble. You see it in his underwater approval in every poll that asks that question. His 40% dead-enders will not be enough to give him his second term .
Bernie Bros and Trumpanzees are two ends of the same turd. Some may come around, others may not. But this Presidential election, like all, is not going to be decided by we partisans. Poll after poll shows Trump doing zilch with the indies. And they are going to answer the same way they answered Reagan’s query.
Outside my bubble? ???? That’s awfully rich coming from a New Yorker, bubble boy!
If you think Trump is liked by any more than ~40% of Americans…yeah, Big Bubble there. POP! goes that bubble Nov 3.
Answer me this, Razor. When Trump whines the election was rigged, are you going to take to the streets with your guns and things?
That’s even richer coming from the party that’s done nothing but whine, and contrive to impeach 45!
Treated worse than Lincoln. No one tops that whine. Not the entirely of the Democratic party and the fake news put together.
Still didn’t answer my question? Civil war come Nov 4?
Yea, I’m gonna grab my M1 Garand and take on the United States Armed forces. Are you really that daft, man??
I may not be. But what about your bros here?
https://media.vanityfair.com/photos/5e98d495ac720b00089fd0d5/9:16/w_2520,h_4480,c_limit/GettyImages-1210050182.jpg
You’re the exception to the old adage, “there’s no such thing as a stupid question”.
“you just don’t realize how despised trump is outside of your bubble.”
Rib, nothing has changed regarding this comment. The people who hated Trump in 2016 still hate him today. Well, I’ll add that they hate him more today.
But lest we forget, he still won in November 2016, even when his detractors (news media) were pitching their claims to the American public that he had no chance of winning.
I’m not disagreeing that Trump is despised, that’s been obvious since his first day in office. But, just like in November of 2016, we found out that he has a large community who don’t despise him. I wouldn’t count that community out this November either.
I’ve always liked Biden, but I believe that his choice for vice president is going to make or break him. He will need to choose wisely.
In 2016 the media gave TRump a HUUUUUGE advantage with their coverage of the guy . It was like finding a talking dog, they couldn’t turn away.
–wikipedia
Despite his railing against the media, he’s a creation of it and he knows damn well he is. There are many factors in 2016 that broke in Trumps favor that won’t be repeating this time.
Trump is no longer an unknown to the majority of voting populace. That demographic who thought they’d take a chance on the outsider (and they are the ones that put him over the top) are not likely to repeat that. Favorability/unfavorability polling makes that clear.
Trump will not have Comey announcing a Hillary investigation breaking at the last minute this time.
Trump will not have Russian funneling illegally gotten dirt of his opponent via wikileaks this year. The conduit, Roger Stone, will be beginning his nearly 4 year prison term right around election time.
Trump will not have Cambridge Analytica illegally scraping FB user’s personal data for Trumps benefit this time.
Everything broke perfectly for the guy last time and still he lost the popular and just squeaked by, a few thousand votes in a county here, few thousand votes in a county there that delivered the Electoral. That won’t be happening this time. He knows it, his people know it, you see the desperation in this “Obamagate” nonsense. Dimwit Jr. in his Biden “pedophile” allegation. It’s on his watch the pandemic is decimating the economy and the country’s social structure. His shirking the responsibility argument that it’s all Obama fault is going to be a tough sell – Obama’s favorability ratings are in the 60s, Trumps are in the 40s. It’s unfair to pin the pandemic on Trump? Was it unfair to pin the Great Depression on Hoover? How did that work out for old Herbert?
Rib,
I certainly would not argue that Trump received media coverage in 2016. But I would argue that most of was negative. The New Times op-ed columnist Frank Bruni attacked Trump’s character. Another NYT’s Timothy Egan wrote, also attacked Trump’s character by using Pope Frances as an opposite comparison, “In a few weeks, Pope Frances will visit our fair land, a fitting pivot from the Summer of Trump.”
By Ballotpedia.
Of course this is but a small (very small) sample size of the negative media that presented op-ed story after story.
So, if Trump received free media coverage it obviously came from those intent on dumping on his campaign. Btw, the above articles were written in 2015. So much for fair and balanced reporting.
I didn’t vote for Trump in 2016, but after all the BS the media and the dangerous progressive Dems have hurled at him, I definitely will give it strong consideration.
Let’s just say that the Trumpanzee’s may come down from their trees in November and shock the world again.
Much of the negative press came from within the Republican party back in 2016. Pretty much all that’s changed are the guys who were ranting about him back then are now kissing his butt like cowards.
I’d also like to know what BS is being thrown at Trump by the media – well other than the Trump propaganda channel Fox news – because pretty much everything that is being said is coming from leaks within the walls of his administration and Trump himself.
During the Obama administration unmasking was in vogue. Nowadays not so much.
“During the Obama administration unmasking was in vogue. Nowadays not so much.”
Unmasking Requests:
2016 – 9,217 (Obama)
2017 – 9,529 (Trump)
2018 – 16,721 (Trump)
2019 – 10,012 (Trump)
Lol, it was a joke but the gist of it wasn’t the quantity of unmasking’s but rather the abuse thereof.
In all your comments about Trump here, the vast majority center on LOOK! he got elected! He beat Hillary! He beat Obama! He beat Biden! Listening to you, that is pretty much the only thing he’s done. So Obama, your worse President of all time was elected…. not once, but twice. Kinda blows a hole right through your logic. But when it comes to politics it’s painfully obvious you aren’t sharpest razor in the medicine cabinet.
President Obama should have learned his lesson when he threw down the glove at the correspondent’s dinner, and citizen Trump picked it up….
NN has 3 ways KS can improve.
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Guess they are following in Grant’s footsteps.
Rich Madrid had a nice assessment of Kinlaw.
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Ford, Armstead, Kinlaw and Bosa. Is there a better front 4 in the league?
Geez its like Mad Max in here… I don’t even recognize anyone
In all seriousness, I hope everyone is doing okay, these are scary times right now. Please reach out if there’s a need.
Miss you all and hopefully we’ll get some nice 49er banter soon enough.
Take care and may the Lord bless you.
Thanks and right back at you. Not scared at all. This virus has a 99% survival rate.
90,000 in US, 316,000 fatalities, and counting………..
How many of those are from nursing homes, Seb? I know bubble boy’s genius governor killed quite a few by sending Wuhan Virus patients into them….
And how many have recovered. I lost my cousin to the virus last Tuesday, but she was also high risk with other health issues. As I’ve said in earlier posts, no one will gain complete confidence until there is a vaccine. But until then, the best we can do is help our neighbors and those groups that our more closely involved with assisting others.
The country can throw the blame on the president all day. I happen to find it more satisfying in helping those in need.
I’m sorry for your loss, AES. All the best to you and yours.
Thank you Razor.
My deepest condolences AES. I’ve lost 3 in my circle including my wife’s first cousin. Keep safe.
Thanks Rib, much appreciated.
Leo,
We need two things. 1.) a vaccine. 2.) 49ers football (lol).
God bless
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