Monday, January 23rd, 2012
On Sept. 23, 1908 Fred Merkle became the first athlete to achieve national infamy for a gaffe that ultimately cost his team a shot at a championship.
Merkle's Boner, as they called it back then, has been joined by dozens of choke-jobs in the century following — two of which came ...
Posted in AFC Championship Game, Choke Jobs, NFC Championship Game | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
He's the feel-good story of the NFL this season -- the former first-round draft pick derided by most as a below-average quarterback who led his franchise to heights it hasn't experienced since a Hall-of-Famer was playing the position.
You just haven't heard all that much about him.
No, really. You haven't. Because ...
Posted in Alex Smith, NFL, San Francisco 49ers | 3 Comments »
Monday, October 17th, 2011
Usually I'm not a fan of assholes, because, well, they're assholes.
But every rule has its exception, and mine is Jim Harbaugh, who is such a dick that it's cool.
Sunday's ballyhooed postgame incident with Lions coach Jim Schwartz is merely the latest in which Harbaugh has come out looking like a ...
Posted in NFL | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Late Monday night the Cincinnati Bengals acquired safety Taylor Mays from the San Francisco 49ers for an undisclosed draft pick.
While Mays was a disappointment in San Francisco, Bengals' head coach Marvin Lewis plans to use Mays soon. The veteran defensive coach sounded excited to work with Mays, whose physical skills ...
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
Michael Crabtree and the San Francisco 49ers haven't exactly been an ideal match from the start. After being taken with the No. 10 pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, Crabtree proceeded to hold out until October 7 of his rookie year. That was the longest rookie hold out in team ...
Posted in NFL, NFL Rumors, Rumors | 1 Comment »
