Remember the Dennis Erickson days? We all hated the Dennis Erickson days, mostly because they came with Ken Dorsey, Kevan Barlow and Terry Donahue. Terrible times indeed. One thing I’ll say for Erickson though, when the Niners were sucking at a historical level, at least he didn’t do a motivational speech at some conference center in Daly City wearing a Tom Brady jersey.
Why am I even bringing this up? Because Jeff Fisher, the mustachioed leader of the suddenly incontinent Tennessee Titans, went to a Nashville luncheon and gave a speech in a Peyton Manning replica. If I were him I would have gone with a throwback Kurt Warner Rams jersey (the blue and mustard, not the navy and un-shiny gold they wear these days). (Deadspin)
– In case you didn’t know, Josh Morgan was forced to hand over his starting role to Michael Crabtree, who should have a fun time running routes his isn’t familiar with while Shaun Hill forces underneath throws to Isaac Bruce. The lesson here: don’t ease up on a sure touchdown and get caught from behind with Mike Singletary watching. He’ll either take your starting job away, kill you or both. (Matt Maiocco)
– Crabtree getting the nod is just another reason to start Alex Smith over Shaun Hill. (The Cohn Zone)
– Not sure if we needed preseason stats to tell us Corey Maggette is a ballhog (although to find out he’s more liable to pass the ball to an opponent on any given possession than a teammate is fairly alarming), but the idea of a lineup featuring three bigs (Ronny Turiaf, Andris Biedrins and Anthony Randolph to go along with Monta Ellis and Stephen “Don’t Call Me Captain” Jackson) makes tonight’s Warriors/Lakers preseason game even more interesting than usual. (Fast Break)
– Some dancer from “Dancing With The Stars” was spotted kissing Brad Penny, who takes advantage of his sporting celebrity as well as any pitcher I can think of. Not sure I wanted to know about this, but I guess that’s what I get for searching “San Francisco Giants” on Google News. (TMZ)
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