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Writer and Sports Analyst for ReachNorth Media and editorial columnist for The Morning Line. #NFL #49ers #TheBreedersCup

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Man, this photo is beyond cool. One of the greats, HOFer @ShannonSharpe in his prime with a (wait for it)… Baby CMC! son of teammate Ed McCaffrey, NFL is family. 💜
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@BarstoolBigCat And the only thing I can’t get past is: How TF do Willis and Wanda Walmart afford court side seats at an NBA game?
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Brock Purdy has 28 career games. He’s won three playoff games and been to two NFC championships. He led the league for most of the year in nearly all categories, and was in the MVP conversation for 80% of the season. If you like your QB better, good for you. I really don’t
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Steve Wilks didn’t get let go because he’s a bad coach. He didn’t get let go because of the Super Bowl. He didn’t get let go because he’s black. He didn’t get let go because he screwed up. He was let go because the front half of the defense wasn’t in synch with the back half.…
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2 years
Just a flashback reminder that the 49ers got Nick Bosa, Deebo Samuel and Dre Greenlaw in the same draft.
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3 months
To the Detroit Lions and their fans: Mad respect to you. You have a great team, full of tough, talented players. You had a superb season. To the Purdy doubters: Eat it. You’re all dumber than a box of hammers. Let’s go get that SIXTH!! #FTTB
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3 months
The 49ers had a great season. They have their franchise QB for years to come. They will keep most of their roster intact. They played the defending world champions tonight right down to the very last second of OT. It’s disappointing, but not life ending. It’s hard to beat a QB…
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It’s really remarkable how hated the 49ers are amongst other fan bases. It’s weirdly intense. The 49ers’ QB is a humble, reserved, work-focused kid. The rest of the players on the team are very professional, committed, mostly all-star type performers. They don’t generally say
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The public wanted Bengals-49ers. The NFL corporate sponsors and casino accountants wanted Chiefs-Eagles. We got Chiefs-Eagles. What a coincidence.
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3 months
Media heads: “The 49ers will never be a true Super Bowl contender until they show they can win a game from behind in the fourth quarter!” (They win from behind in the fourth quarter). Media heads: “Not like that!”
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3 months
I like Jordan Love, but if the two QB roles were reversed, all the media would be talking about this week is how Purdy threw a dumb pick and couldn’t win the big game, and what an amazing comeback star Love was in overcoming 3 quarters of adversity. The bias and media hypocrisy
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3 months
With Dre Greenlaw out on injury until sometime later this Fall, 49ers may be eyeballing a move to bring back Azeez Al-Shaair, who just played out his contract with the TEN Titans. Al-Shaair could meld instantly back in with the 49ers defense, and he’s maintained his close
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5 months
Eagles Special Teams:
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3 months
The comments under this post are filled with people who either never watched the 49ers play more than once or twice, or are so mildly interested in football that they don’t understand what they are seeing. Merriman himself has no excuse for his lack of understanding. The people…
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I don’t understand this one at all
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3 months
The 49ers aren’t like other organizations. It’s the culture. It’s why loyalty from team staff, coaches, and players, and even player families is so strong.
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Owner Jed York announced that the San Francisco 49ers will use multiple charter jets to fly their entire staff to Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII. "We're going to make sure that everybody gets to go."
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3 months
No way this kid is losing on Sunday. 49ers by 17. #BrockPurdy #FTTB
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3 months
Brock Purdy has played 1.5 seasons, 5 playoff games and a SB behind (mostly) second or third tier pass protection. He came out of that losing only 4 regular season games and just one playoff game where his arm was functionally torn off. He went toe to toe with the league’s best…
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This makes me warm all over.
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3 years
This should be the screensaver at NFL Officiating admin office.
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7 months
Just a reminder that the 49ers lost key coordinators Robert Saleh to NY, Mike McDaniel to MIA, and DeMeco Ryans to HOU, plus personnel director Ran Carthon to TEN, over a 36 month period. They coughed up 3 NFL head coaches and a GM to other teams and still managed to improve
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3 months
The following fact got completely buried under the mountain of post-SB-loss dramatic rubble: Brock Purdy played head-to-head against all time-world-beater Patrick Mahomes in the biggest game on earth and didn’t shrink. He even outplayed Mahomes for most of the game. There is no
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8 months
DAL vs. 49ers in SF in Week 5 shaping up to be a huge matchup. Both teams likely coming in undefeated. Potential playoff seeding implications. Revenge game for DAL, domination game for 49ers. Purdy on a holy quest. Bosa finally hitting his stride. Deebo, Aiyuk and CMC going for…
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2 months
A reminder that 49ers All-Pro Safety Talanoa Hufanga will be back on the field this Spring. That ain’t a small detail. Let’s go get it.
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5 months
For those out there defending Eagles security doofus Dom DiSandro for interjecting himself (putting hands on Dre Greenlaw and cussing him out) during Sunday’s game, an interesting note: Go back and look at the tape from last year’s NFCGG, when Trent Williams body slammed Eagles’
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3 months
It will probably be overlooked in all the excitement of the comeback, but Brock Purdy used his legs to generate a win. Kid threw so well, and some huge plays by his guys, but he ran with power when he needed to. Clutch AF. Unbelievable. What a gutsy performance, in his FIRST
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3 months
The 49ers are entering this Super Bowl healthier than any of us probably could have hoped for. Hufanga is the only piece missing from their perfect scenario lineup envisioned in Week One. Let’s go, SF!
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3 months
The world hasn’t yet experienced a game where CMC, Deebo, Kittle and BA all lit up at the same time. It would be like the four horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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3 months
Yes, Jauan Jennings is a clutch NFL receiver. Yes, he’s fun to watch play. But you can’t fail to appreciate his ability to get into an opposing player’s head so deep that the guy hangs in anger on while JJ blocks him over a folding table and through a stack of Gatorade coolers…
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Dontay Atkinson
6 months
@nflrums Are we creating drama over descriptions of stadium hand towels now? I’m out.
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Dontay Atkinson
2 years
Jimmy Garoppolo had an 84% completion rate and a 132 QBR today. The dude played lights out. Go ahead and call him out when he screws up, but give him credit when he’s good. Today he was f*cking good, and it’s indisputable.
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The 49ers saw something special in Brandon Aiyuk. His route running ability, wide wingspan, hands, physical attributes, intelligence. They used a 1st round pick on him, took their time developing him, hoping he’d be an elite WR1 eventually. They succeeded. This last season is…
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2 years
I recognize Jimmy Garoppolo has major flaws. That said, I’ve been watching the 49ers play football since John Brodie, and can tell you that 90% of the team’s QBs have been sub par. JG is not in that group. Trust me. If you’ve only been a fan since the late 90s, you have no idea.
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2 years
If Deebo Samuel would actually embrace a trade out of SF to go to the NYJets then it clearly IS only about money and not about career accomplishments or winning Super Bowls.
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1 year
Here’s a fact no one mentions: The 49ers had to rely on QB3 half the season and still won 12 straight going into the NFCCG, most of them by double digits. The Eagles went without QB1 for two games and went 0-2. So which team is more balanced and resilient?
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5 months
The Jets missed on Wilson. The 49ers missed on Lance. The Pats missed on Jones. The Bears missed (sort of) on Fields. Only Lawrence worked out. The failure rate on first round QBs is high. It’s even higher late in the draft. The Jags will be fine. The rest of those teams…
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If someone’s argument is that Brock Purdy isn’t “elite” because he hasn’t yet won a SB, how in TF can you then go on using the same mouth to argue that Lamar, Herbert, Allen and Hurts are all elite. Purdy has advanced farther than any of those other QBs, and racked up more wins…
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4 months
So, you guys owe Deebo an apology?
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Eagles Nation
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James Bradberry is the worst CB in Eagles history and it’s not an exaggeration anymore.
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3 months
Wasn’t even thinking about the game when I fell asleep last night. Yet I had an all-night, play by play reveal of the entire damn thing. Most detailed football dream I ever had. Even saw the penalties. Epically detailed. I don’t believe I’m psychic, but The Faithful better hope…
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4 months
Kyle Shanahan knocked the Packers out of the playoffs twice with the same HC, a better GB defense, Aaron Rodgers and an experienced team. He used Jimmy G and a much lower ranked offense to do it. Love and the young Packers played great today and are up and coming, but keep it…
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3 months
Thinking about starting a GoFundMe to pay Kyle a few Gs to stay out on his front porch for the entirety of the SB. We will leave the door ajar so he can watch through the crack.
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🤣🤣♥️💛
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7 months
Long post — bear with me… Here’s where I’m calling bullshit on this whole “Brock isn’t elite” argument: People: “To be elite, you have to play elite for 3 or 4 seasons.” **OK. Then why are you classifying Jalen Hurts as elite after just one great year? Why is Tua in the
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7 months
Siri, show me QBs whom Brock Purdy has beaten (when playing more than one drive) since he took over in San Francisco: “Okay, here’s what I found”: ☠️ Tua Tagovailoa ☠️ Tom Brady ☠️ Geno Smith ☠️ Taylor Heinicke ☠️ Carson Wentz ☠️ Jarrett Stidham ☠️ David Blough ☠️ Trace…
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1 year
Things I feel are near certainties this Sunday: 1. DAL isn’t going to be able to manhandle like they did tonight; 2. SF is going to be playing cutthroat from the opening gun; 3. Kyle is going to be coming w/disrespectful plays; 4. The crowd is going to be nasty loud.
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Heem. 🙏🏽
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Raheem Mostert
3 months
Happy for my guys making it back to the big game!! Time to win it now!!
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Dontay Atkinson
3 years
If Shanahan wants to win a popularity contest, he will take Wilson. If he wants to scare division rivals, he will take Lance. If he wants to win Super Bowls, he will take Fields. If he wants to win a job as OC of the Texans in 2025, he will take Jones.
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@clarencehilljr He wasn’t let go because of anything that happened in the SB. The front and back of his defense weren’t in synch and it wasn’t getting any better after a full season. It’s not any more difficult than that. This decision was many weeks in the making.
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This week: Cowboys beat SEA. 49ers beat PHI. Next week: Cowboys beat PHI. 49ers beat SEA. Following week: SEA beats PHI. 49ers beat AZ. Bills beat Cowboys. That right there is the 17-day outcome that gives us all a Merry Christmas.
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Purdy plays great under blitz and pressure. He did in this last game, too. But there’s a huge difference between getting pressured/blitzed and throwing around a free rusher. It’s pretty clear he would have made throws to open receivers if the line had put hands on those free…
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So, the Packers... Teams they lost to: Falcons, Lions, Raiders, Broncos, Vikings, Steelers, Giants, Bucs. Teams they beat: Bears (twice), Saints, Rams, Chargers, Lions, Vikings, Chiefs, Panthers, Cowboys. Ranked #10 offensively (12th in passing, 17th in rushing, 14th in…
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7 months
@karicsteele Taking a stand against what exactly?
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Random dude on a Purdy 7 yard pass that goes for 50: —“See! It’s all YAC from his receiver!” Me: (points out that Purdy had a DT and blitzing LB both in his face, and that he slipped the sack, and that the pass went to his 4th read, throwing to his weak side) Random dude: “But…
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A lot of the people in the media ridiculing Shanahan about getting rid of Wilks are the same people that ridiculed him for getting rid of Trey Lance. Yeah, it’s bad to make mistakes. You know what’s worse? Being so afraid of public backlash that you don’t move off those…
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Jared Goff often makes mistakes under pressure. Dan Campbell’s aggressive nature sometimes creates bad game decisions. The Lion’s secondary is routinely vulnerable. There’s more, but there is plenty for the 49ers to exploit just with that. Unlikely SF has two flat games in
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If you have to remove Deebo, Kittle, BA and CMC from the equation to know if Purdy deserves any credit, I’m going to assume you removed Hill, Kelce and Watkins from the equation in 2019 before crediting Mahomes for winning.
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Here’s the past six weeks for the 49ers: *Armstead out, Collins in. *Oliver out, Yiadom in. *Burks out, Campbell in. *Ferrell out, Floyd in. *Kinlaw and Young out, Elliot and Gross-Matos in. *Darnold out, Dobbs in. *Jennings, DFF, Givens, Odum, Feliciano, Conley all
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Dontay Atkinson
2 years
Here’s a reality check: there are 28 NFL teams that envy where the 49ers got this year. Mourn the loss but appreciate what this team did, because 88% of the league didn’t rise to that level. #fttb
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2 years
Elijah Mitchell is RB1 worthy, but that shouldn’t dissuade the 49ers from getting @RMos_8Ball under a nice contract. The run game is great with Mitchell. It’s elite with Mitchell and Mostert together. #BringHeemBack
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Cowboys’ playoff loss is being discussed in the media with almost no mention of who beat them. It’s like airing a story about a hiker that gets eaten by a bear, but no one brings up the bear. DAL didn’t slip and fall down the stairs, they were thrown down by the 49ers. Credit?
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8 months
Hey, NFL… you’re aware of what happened at So-Fi on Sunday, right? Just saying
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Ian Rapoport
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The #Falcons , for pumping in fake crowd noise, are fined $350,000 and will forfeit their fifth-round selection in the 2016 Draft.
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Brock Purdy is an affront to the establishment that insists a great QB must be drafted in the first or second round. The idea that a game-changing QB can come as the last pick of the draft completely upends their comfortable space. That’s why there’s so much dismissal out there.…
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Placing Travis Kelce over George Kittle here in 2024 destroys the credibility of any voting process that delivered that result. Sorry, it’s true. The All-pro voting seems as silly as the Pro Bowl voting now.
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@CGJXXIII This would have more impact if you weren’t broken and sitting in your living room.
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@barstoolsports If his wife agrees to that, he’s got more severe problems than a weak fantasy bench.
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3 months
The vibe coming from the 49ers roster seems calm but primed to go off right now. If the Lions don’t have their A-game going, this could get ugly. Can’t remember the last time the 49ers key players all looked this quietly bloodthirsty before a game.
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There’s been stuff @EmmanuelAcho has said this season that I’ve disagreed with, but he’s been consistently fair and introduced facts into the conversation. He’s a legit sports mind; more than I can say for many of his peers. At the moment it’s Acho, Rex, Sharpe, Sherm and a few…
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With Brock Purdy’s season on the line, he made this throw. Just absolutely perfect. Perfect. #FTTB
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2 years
Deebo Samuel single-handedly erased the Jimmy Garoppolo discussion. He deserves an extra $25M just for that.
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Dontay Atkinson
7 months
30 points, win by three scores. Undefeated. No turnovers. Owned the clock. Never in danger of losing. And it looks like no injuries. If that win is upsetting to you to the point you want to complain they didn’t score 40, you should probably go play Madden with the kids because…
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6 months
I don’t mean this literally, and wouldn’t condone it ever happening, but does Nick Sirianni have the most punchable face in the NFL, or is it just me that feels like that?
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5 months
An early MVP debate note… Even when disregarding all his current #1 ratings in a slew of QB categories, consider this: In the past 12 months, Brock Purdy has outgunned… Miami (with Tua) Tampa (with Brady) Rams (with Stafford) Jags (with Lawrence) Eagles (with Hurts) Cowboys
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3 months
@PhilParkman I have no hope. lol
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3 months
@cboom12 He struggled with the wet ball. He’s gonna have to figure out how to cope with that. I’m just grateful he did what he needed to to get the win when it really mattered.
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Dontay Atkinson
7 months
Edge rusher Randy Gregory joined the 49ers today and will be practicing with the team. He will play on Sunday. Bosa Hargrave Armstead Gregory The importance of this roster addition has not yet been felt. It will be. Believe me. I’m not sure if Watson starts for the Browns…
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1 year
The world telling the 49ers they won’t win and that PHI is the clear SB favorite is exactly the way to prime the pump for the opposite result. SF players use this as fuel. I’ve witnessed all five SF Lombardis and this is a disastrous path if you’re hoping to bounce them.
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Dontay Atkinson
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In 2019, the 49ers got up over KC by 10 late in the SB and couldn’t hold the lead. And you could feel that sense of impending doom before the lead switched back. The teams are different in style this time around. Objectively, the Chiefs are no longer built to overcome a large
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3 months
Does anyone out there have an explanation as to why so many other fan bases are in a full debate lather over a coaching staff change in San Francisco? 🥴 Rent free, Faithful. Rent free.
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1 year
Kyle Shanahan is in his office right now cooking up the most madly scandalous play ever seen and it’s going to leave a man open with 15 yds of space on all sides and will probably be a house call, and anyone who sees it is going to laugh out loud when it happens on the field.
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3 months
Bash-Ranting (not just evaluating, but ranting) against your team that just moved on to the NFC championship game because you don’t like how that win looked is top shelf, candy cane spoiled. The NFL playoffs are ruthless. If your team moved on, they did enough. You take a…
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Dontay Atkinson
3 months
Brock Purdy is the gddmn Honey Badger. He don’t care. He’s just gonna go do his job despite the noise.
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Brock keeps it 💯
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Dontay Atkinson
3 years
Nick Bosa gets held more regularly than the handrail on the down escalator at the Manhattan Macy’s. At Christmas.
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Dontay Atkinson
3 months
The Packers took it to the Niners all night, and when Purdy finally got that game winning drive that everyone denied he could put together, the skies opened up and it started pouring rain. Even Mother Nature said: “Enough. The kid deserves this one.”
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Dontay Atkinson
1 year
What would the NFL do without the 49ers supplying them with head coaches? 3 HCs now lifted from SF coaching staff in the last 3 years. That’s unprecedented.
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Dontay Atkinson
2 years
It’s laughable how bunged up people get about these 2-3-4 picks in the CMcC trade. If the 49ers drafted these rookies next year, where in the hell would they put them? No rookie is breaking into this roster. You’re gonna pass on McCaffrey for practice squad depth??🤣
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Dontay Atkinson
2 years
If you look at 49ers season objectively, they got beat by Colts, Cards, Titans (by 3) and Packers (by 2). All 4 are tier 1 teams. If not for 2 flubs vs. SEA and 1 vs. a Murray-less AZ, they would be 12-4 right now. They are easily better than their record shows.
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Dontay Atkinson
3 years
Things I would really like to see happen in the NFL for the remainder of the year: *No serious injuries *No Covid+ cases *O-Linemen to actually get penalized for holding Nick Bosa
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Dontay Atkinson
5 months
The San Francisco 49ers now possess the #1 seed in the NFC. Even more importantly, they are 100% in control of that spot. No one can take it unless they give it away. Win out, and it’s home for the 49ers for the entire post-season. Life is good.
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1 year
49ers broke MIA, LAR, SEA and TB. None of those teams recovered from the pain.
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Dontay Atkinson
3 years
The NFL has just released the official, mandatory post-game expression of 49ers opponents for 2021...
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1 year
The 49ers as a whole have been quiet and businesslike this week. It appears they will let their play do the talking. I’m sure DAL will be up for the game, but they have their work cut out for them against SF.
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7 months
If I had told any 49er fan that their team would be 5-1 to going into Week 7, with a top tier offense and top 3 defense, leading the league in turnover differential, a top 2 QBR quarterback, sitting first in the division, with no major injuries entering Week 7, they would have…
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Dontay Atkinson
3 years
Good luck this season, NFL quarterbacks.
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3 months
@NFL_Memes Only people in Michigan want this. Sorry.
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Dontay Atkinson
6 months
The Eagles and Chiefs are the two most ref-rescued teams in the NFL. The Browns are interning for that club. Refs suffer from sudden acute blindness at suspiciously critical moments.
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Dontay Atkinson
2 months
I don’t care that @19problemz isn’t a “pure” wide receiver. He’s an elite athlete and can break an opposing team’s back all by himself. Nobody else in the league can do what he does when he’s rocking. He doesn’t need to be a gazelle on top of it. As far as I’m concerned he earns
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Dontay Atkinson
3 years
Just a reminder that re-signing Trent Williams and signing Alex Mack in the off-season have changed the 49ers O-line from slightly above average to very good. 49ers could well have top 5 rated lines on both sides of the ball by mid season, if they continue on this track.
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Dontay Atkinson
1 month
Geno Smith will never get into the Super Bowl. Have fun with your throw.
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Brock Purdy will never make a throw like this btw
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Dontay Atkinson
1 year
Lance goes down, JG steps up. JG goes down, Purdy steps up. Lose starting CB, both DTs, RB1, key backups, still find a way to win. 3-4 start to potential 13-4 finish. If there was a gut-check award for resiliency in the NFL, the 49ers would get it, hands down.
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Dontay Atkinson
2 years
Micah Parsons and others on DAL def are fast and aggressive. I guarantee you Shanahan is going to have a scheme ready to turn that back against them. Overpursuit, overcommitment, overzealousness will burn them. Shanahan is 100% built to handle this. Bank on it.
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Dontay Atkinson
2 months
Adding Joey Bosa to the 49ers roster would definitely be a win, but it’s only going to happen if he takes a low base, high incentive deal. But it’s a once in a lifetime chance to play with his little brother and get a chance at winning a SB together. So who knows. Weirder things…
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