Published on: 23rd April, 2010
Sports "experts," goads of sports writers and columnists, all kinds of talking heads on radio and TV who talk way too much, and even his former coach don't believe in Taylor Mays. But I do. Since I'm a no one, that doesn't really matter, but to Mays all of the above does. This ...Published on: 30th March, 2010
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has performed superbly as commissioner, but he and the NFL owners laid a rotten egg with the new overtime rule. On Sirius NFL Radio, former 49ers center Randy Cross mocked the change. "I was sure glad that ... we cleared up this whole overtime ...Published on: 27th March, 2010
Rumors of the 49ers' front-office shuffle have been greatly exaggerated. San Francisco Chronicle and San Jose Mercury News columnists obviously didn't get the memo from the visiting Chester Pitts, who said, "Everybody has things that go on in their lives. In football, there are plenty of people who will step in ...Published on: 22nd March, 2010
I have never heard so many snivelers as I have heard talking about the potential change to the NFL's overtime rule. Would Vince Lombardi have ever favored the "do-overs," as Carl Banks calls overtime, that the NFL now allows? Only in the playoffs is sudden death an obvious necessity, for not getting ...Published on: 19th March, 2010
San Francisco 49ers operating owner Jed York has once again shown he is a class act. Under what must be difficult circumstances, he has shown his characteristic and praiseworthy restraint in dealing with a sensitive personnel issue. In this case, it's the reported leave of absence of general manager Scot ...Published on: 1st November, 2009
How could Green Bay fans boo Brett Favre in HIS house? Wasn't it primarily Favre who transformed this franchise from loser to victor? How could what sounded like the majority of fans boo him when he trotted on to the field? After all, he'll go into the Hall with Green Bay's own colors. ...Published on: 7th October, 2009
Score. Score a lot. Then score more. That's it.Read more NFL news on BleacherReport.comPublished on: 5th October, 2009
For sports writers who doubt the efficacy of Coach Mike Singletary's mantras that stress hard work, attention to detail, and an intense dedication to hustle, just check out Vernon Davis. At yesterday's game, I watched him cross the middle with two Rams trailing. When Shaun Hill threw a strike to him, he ...Published on: 5th October, 2009
The heartbreaking Minnesota loss should keep this team from becoming cocky and resting on its laurels. Brett Favre's game-winning magic made the 49ers realize they haven't "won" anything yet. It's a 16-game season, and perhaps a playoff game. Who knows? But the ride has been awesome. Remember what Ronnie Lott once said? (I'm paraphrasing.) "It's the journey, ...Published on: 27th September, 2009
Today, after suffering more than I would have suffered had my wisdom teeth been pulled out by pliers without the benefit of pain relief by a blind dentist, I nearly had a cardiac when I heard the whimpering of pathetic-sounding 49ers fans. They were on the radio telling the world who ...