Time for the 49ers to start tanking (please!)

We’ve all seen this before. The 49ers were too mistake-prone, ineffective and just plain dumb this season when it counted. They’re on...

The Michael Crabtree Timeline

Kind of weird how this whole Michael Crabtree thing is going, isn’t it? Well, maybe not. The guy danced around the news...

A new type of dominance … for the 49ers, anyway

The first step is to realize that we are no longer rooting and hoping for our idealized version of football — that...

The Good and Bad of Oktoberfest

Good: Getting off work early on Wednesday evening (sort of); walking with my girlfriend to the stadium; getting a pretty awesome Giants...

NFL Picks: Time to hit Favre in the mouth

I told myself I gave up on the 2009 baseball season a few days ago, but it still killed me (and more...

Break out the white wine!

Here’s how good the 49ers looked today: I’m just rarin’ to go, ready to pour a little pinot gris, eat some aged...

Your 2009 NFL Predictions

Nothing’s better about writing a sports blog than the ability to put yourself out there months ahead of time by making predictions...

49ers’ quarterbacks too chummy for their own good

When Joe Montana and Steve Young competed for the heart of Bill Walsh in the late 1980’s, they didn’t just polarize an...

Do the 49ers HAVE to draft a pass rusher first?

First off, let me preface the following unsolicited draft advice with this: while on my trip to Montreal I read Michael Lewis’...

Really, the 49ers can get Jay Cutler

First, let’s get this straight. Now that Pat Bowlen has gone on record with his desire to formally cut the cord with...

Still driving the Jay Cutler Bandwagon

All of us here were extremely excited to see this on ESPN.com: “After a contentious conference call between quarterback Jay Cutler and...

Amsterdam: how much is that girlie in the window?

Maybe Nolan needs a less challenging job

2008 San Francisco 49ers: fool me once, shame on you

(Dubya voice) Fool me twice; um … you don’t wanna get fooled again. I know it’s an old joke, but that’s how...

Lincecum v. Ellis v. Willis: Who’ll be the king of the Bay?