2009 San Francisco 49ers "Season" thread!!

[Ronin]

Truth.

Saw at Just Sports at Westgate a whole rack of them. Was telling my 9er buddy to buy one before they're all gone

Your friend better hurry.....the Niners are starting to pull money from the contract offer....Crabtree isn't going to like that.

 

[IAWarnerFan]

They really should wait until the rookie has signed with the team to start making the jerseys.

 

[Ronin]

Receiver Brandon Jones will resume practicing this week after fracturing his shoulder blade early in training camp. The initial prognosis was that Jones would return in October. But he said he used that date as motivation. "I told them that I was going to get healthy fast and do all that I can to get back," he said. Asked about whether he'd be able to play in Sunday's game against Seattle, Jones said that if he practices he figures he'll be ready to play. "I'm working to play - I always want to play," he said. "I miss games."

http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblog...t-harris-ill-1.html?mi_rss=49ers Blog and Q&A

 

[Ronin]

I thought this pretty cool.
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AudiDa20.htm

Dan Audick, a former 49ers offensive lineman, sent me this note. (I’m posting it here with his permission.)

FYI:
I thought you’d like to know that this is the same sort of magic that occurred in the huddle prior to and during the 89-yard drive that led to The Catch. This could be another Very Special Team.
Best Regards,
– Dan Audick

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AudiDa20.htmhttp://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AudiDa20.htmhttp://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AudiDa20.htm
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers/...drive-has-familiar-ring-to-a-guy-with-a-ring/
and no i'm not suggesting that this means the 49ers are going to the superbowl or winning the division...but it's still a neat tidbit.

 

[Ronin]

http://blog.pressdemocrat.com/49ers/2009/09/recap-of-week-1-performances.html
Good Job Matt Maiocco!

 

[Ronin]

Seattle Leroy Hill is out for Sunday's game, against the 49ers.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4478262

 

[Ronin]

"I've never seen a guy play at that high a level for that amount of snaps and be as effective as he is," Manusky said Thursday. "I don't know. Maybe he's Superman."
Smith's chuckling response to Manusky's evaluation: "He's full of crap."

http://www.mercurynews.com/49ersheadlines/49ers/ci_13363128

 

[Ronin]

49ers ready to honor DeBartolo for his ‘acts of kindness


Brian Billick, who began his career as a lowly 49ers public relations assistant in 1978, visited practice today and told a short story that went a long way toward explaining why Eddie DeBartolo Jr. is going into the 49ers Hall of Fame this weekend.
During his second year on the job, Billick got married and trying to scrape up enough money to buy a house. He and his wife liked a place in San Mateo but couldn’t get enough for a down payment.
Suddenly, without warning, another 49ers employee handed Billick a check for $25,000. It was a special delivery from DeBartolo.
“Eddie D. wants you to get that house,’’ Billick was told.

The loan to Billick came without strings. Every time Billick inquired about how to pay back
DeBartolo, the answer was something along the lines of “Don’t worry. It’ll work out.” That didn’t change even when Billick left for another job.
Billick, who will be part of the Fox broadcast team this weekend, said he eventually did pay back the 49ers boss. He forgets how long it took, but he’ll never how DeBartolo dropped a check in his lap for $25,000.
“You remember those acts of kindness,’’ he said.

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers/...-to-honor-debartolo-for-his-acts-of-kindness/

 

[Ronin]

Gore is a beast
Nate Clements is a stud (Really liking this set of Cornerback's)
The offense needs work....still
The defense is coming along nicely.
Big Game this Sunday!

 

[Ronin]

J-E-UHOH!
49ers file charges against Jets

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4491142&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines
The 49ers will take a first round 1 pick from the jets thank you very much.

 

[Ronin]

(neither Arizona nor Seattle can run the ball worth a ****, and Seattle was missing 10 starters by games end Sunday)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/21/SP9L19Q0N0.DTL
Sounds like Mr. Ratto is getting angry with the 49ers..

 

[Ronin]

The #26 offense (SF) and #27 (Minnesota) offense meet this sunday!!
Gore Vs Peterson!!
Woohoo!!

 

[Matt L]

What's the spread?

The two defense's will cancel out and Minny's offense will tip the scales in the Vike's favor.

Prediction:
San Francisco : 13
Minnesota: 27

 

[LVG]

What's the spread?

Per Vegas.com - MIN -7

O/U 40 1/2

 

[Ronin]

Only -7?......I thought it would be at least -10.

 

[Ronin]

49ERS STATISTICS

Category Avg. Rank
Total offense 291.0 26th
Total defense 291.0 7th
Points scored 21.5 12th
Points allowed 13.0 4th

http://www.sacbee.com/sf49ers/story/2202433.html?mi_rss=49ers

 

[LVG]

Only -7?......I thought it would be at least -10.

Line can still shift if the bets are too one sided.

 

[Ronin]

There is a word for a team that serves as a discipline example for all the rest. Wimps. A collection of wimps. So that is the background to the 49ers’ tampering action against the Jets. It is a sign the wimp is pushing back. It is a sign the wimp, in fact, doesn’t want to be a wimp anymore and refuses to get bullied by the Jets, by the commissioner, by anyone.
You must understand the Crabtree camp has perceived the 49ers as wimps all along. They never would have pulled this holdout stuff with the Cowboys or Patriots, no way. But they perceived McCloughan and his minions as malleable, assumed they would blink and finally wimp out.
It is to the 49ers’ credit they haven’t caved. No one who cares about the team wants them to give into Crabtree and his greedy — yes, greedy — agent.
Final point: Singletary is having a positive influence on McCloughan, and here’s how. When you listen to Singletary you realize he emphasizes the same thing over and over again: No one will push the Niners around on the field. The Niners will be tougher than every team they face. It may take time for this toughness to reveal itself, but reveal itself it will, as it did in the first two games.
In other words, his team will not be wimps and certainly won’t take crap from anyone.
McCloughan is doing the same thing in the front office, taking his cue from the team on the field. He’s ordered Crabtree to sit in the corner and ponder the meaning of his life, and he’s told the Jets not so fast. The wimp fights back.

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/articl...TS09?Title=McCloughan-tired-of-being-the-wimp

 

[Ronin]

Gore Named NFC Offensive Player of the Week

http://www.49ers.com/news-and-event...the-Week/5fc7c750-074d-4032-9bbc-53f7bbc9e499

Other Gore Notables from the day

• Gore rushed for 126 yards on 11 carries and one touchdown in the first half. It was the first time that Gore rushed for over 100 yards in the first half since 12/10/06 vs. Green Bay (106 yards on 9 carries).

• Sunday marked Gore’s 16th career 100-yard rushing performance, which is tied for 2nd in team history, and his 7th career game with two rushing touchdowns.

• Gore became the first player in franchise history to have two runs of 79 yards-or-more in one game.

 

[Ronin]

Adrian Peterson eager for rematch with 49ers, Willis

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers/2009/09/23/adrian-peterson-eager-for-rematch-with-49ers-willis/

 

[Ronin]

<H1 class=m5b>49ers CB Clements rebounds from rough preseason

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"It's as good as I've seen him play," one team insider said. "He is so quick to recognize things in the cover-2. He comes off receivers so fast and offers just outstanding run support. He did a great job holding (Cardinals star WR) Larry Fitzgerald in check in the first game, and against Seattle (six tackles, four pass breakups) he really only allowed two catches."

Clements acknowledged his preseason funk in a conversation with PFW four days before the Niners' Week Three visit to Minnesota

http://www.profootballweekly.com/2009/09/24/49ers-cb-clements-rebounds-from-rough-preseason

 

[Ronin]

Members of the team apparently are saying they don't really care if Crabtree ever decides to take the current contract offer or not, according to ProFootballTalk. Clearly, these guys are feeling sassy with a 2-0 record that puts them atop the NFC West.
Rumor has it that Crabtree nearly decided to just throw in the towel on his holdout when the 49ers unexpectedly beat the Arizona Cardinals in Week One, but he's been convinced to stick with it and try to get more cash or wait till the draft next summer.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/rumors/post/Holdout-Crabtree-nearly-caved-to-49ers-?urn=nfl,192062

 

[LVG]

Members of the team apparently are saying they don't really care if Crabtree ever decides to take the current contract offer or not, according to ProFootballTalk. Clearly, these guys are feeling sassy with a 2-0 record that puts them atop the NFC West.
Rumor has it that Crabtree nearly decided to just throw in the towel on his holdout when the 49ers unexpectedly beat the Arizona Cardinals in Week One, but he's been convinced to stick with it and try to get more cash or wait till the draft next summer.

Idiot. He's going to drop like a rock in the next draft (unless the Raiders have another Al Davis moment), and will be lucky to get half of what the 9ers offer.

 

[Ronin]

Idiot. He's going to drop like a rock in the next draft (unless the Raiders have another Al Davis moment), and will be lucky to get half of what the 9ers offer.

I really want to believe this, but there is a sick feeling in my stomach that some team is going to pick him in the top 10. Especially, if the Jets and the other team are not penalized for tampering.
I say there is a 5% percent chance that Crabtree will go in the top ten in next years draft.

 

[LVG]

I really want to believe this, but there is a sick feeling in my stomach that some team is going to pick him in the top 10. Especially, if the Jets and the other team are not penalized for tampering.
I say there is a 5% percent chance that Crabtree will go in the top ten in next years draft.

You have to believe in Karma, my friend. If he goes lower, he'll have a good season and be a solid player. If he goes too high, the Football Gods will confer "Bust" status upon his pointy anointed head.