Published on: 23rd October, 2009
Michael Crabtree hasn’t played one snap of pro ball and I’m already sick and tired of talking about him. The endless speculation over whether he’ll start or not, how much action he’ll get, how he’ll perform, and ultimately, what kind of impact he’ll have on what’s been so far a fairly ...Published on: 12th October, 2009
It's Monday and everyone has a case of the "sorry"s. I'm not so sure who had a worse weekend, the San Francisco 49ers players for putting on such a miserable performance in losing 45-10 to the Atlanta Falcons at home or me for for predicting a ho-hum win for them, but ...Published on: 10th October, 2009
Now that the Michael Crabtree hysteria has calmed down a bit — at least until he suits up in two weeks at Houston — the San Francisco 49ers and their fans can shift their attention to the trivial matter of Sunday's game versus the 2-1 Atlanta Falcons. On the surface this looks ...Published on: 7th October, 2009
At long last, Michael Crabtree has come to his senses. After drawn-out negotiations, Crabtree signed a six-year deal on Wednesday that will pay him $32 million before incentives. We know now for sure: There was never going to be a trade, he was never going to sit out the whole season, and ...Published on: 4th October, 2009
Since Mike Singletary has taken over the coaching duties for your San Francisco 49ers, a lot of verbal bouquets have been thrown his way, from both the local and national media. The flattery has come from all fronts; from the Ken Doll talking heads, the more-jaded-than-you'll-ever-know beat writers, heck even our ...Published on: 26th September, 2009
Barreling at ludicrous speed toward Sunday's clash between your 2-0 San Francisco 49ers and the 2-0 Minnesota Petersons, I'm hearing all kinds of cute descriptions for what the matchup signifies. My media tent buddy Matt Maiocco of The Santa Rosa Press Democrat has been trying to trademark the phrase "GPS Game" ...Published on: 20th September, 2009
The last time your San Francisco 49ers faced the Seattle Seahawks roughly 11 months ago at The Stadium That Time Forgot, so much was made of then rookie head coach Mike Singletary's antics on the sidelines, during half time, and most of all in his postgame presser, that hardly anyone ...Published on: 11th September, 2009
After all the nonsense and posturing, the meaningless preseason games and even more meaningless interviews, the time has come for Team "Don't Tell Me, Show Me" to put up or shut up. The "Nutcracker" drill has been put in storage for the winter, buried underneath the secret entrance behind Singletary Hill. All ...Published on: 1st September, 2009
Yesterday I wrote that 49ers Coach Mike Singletary talks a good game, but on the field, he's been leaning rather conservative. San Francisco hasn't been mixing in even the most rudimentary blitzes in the preseason games, just to give opposing teams something to think about, and consequently they've had one sack ...Published on: 1st September, 2009
Is it me, or does 49ers head coach Mike Singletary contradict himself at every turn? The guy talks about how tough he wants his team to be, but his training camp didn't have any actual live tackling. He preaches playing a physical defense, then drops eight guys into coverage on 3rd-and-7, giving ...