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FusilliBernie wrote:yeah...we got the Pats v. Ravens in LA...only watched few mins though...then went straight to Sprited Away and My Neighbor Totoro

Hahaha nice, I wanted to watch that game instead rather than the Dolphins and 49ers game :sweat:

I'm rather surprised that the Steelers had such a tough time with the Redskins, 16-7, especially at home... Overconfidence?

Ah, the Redskins can play defense. It's the offense that hasn't been able to figure out their butts from a hole in the ground.

Cool. The Niners lose to the Dolphins, officially making them the worst team in the NFL.

Cool because this should mean that changes are in the offing.

Nothing that will provide any more wins this year.

But at least now they can't go on fooling themselves.

This Qb, though not the whole problem, obviously isn't the answer.

The Offensive Line, needs more than extra coaching and more reps.

Barlow is not a franchise running back. Hicks isn't Barry Sanders reborn, but even he's looking better than Barlow.

And Erickson is very obviously out of his depth.

I'm not fooling myself into thinking that changes could save this season. It's lost already. But at least now, I don't think York is gonna get much of an argument when he goes down the hall and fires everybody once the season is over.

Who knows, when all is said and done, they might accidentilly hire a good coach. Anything has to be better than this.

being that the 9ners will prolly get 1st rd pick, but the thing is they have SO much needs. you think they'll trade up and get multiple picks because York will prolly won't pay for a #1 draft pick overall.

But the thing is this draft class is "supposingly" one of the worst class there are. No real superstuds in the making, so even IF the 49ners trade down, there may not be enuff offers...

niko,

Odds are, the Niners will try to trade down. They have lots of holes to fill, and it'll be cheaper to avoid the kind of contract first choises demand.

As far as there being no truely GREAT players comig out this year... people always say that sort of thing this time of year.

By March the publicity machines will have everyone believing there are a bunch of can't miss prospects coming out.

Geezer: no offense (no pun intended), but i'm not a niner fan at all. BUT, i will say that i believe they have some geniuses in their organization. strapped in the salary cap, and filled w/ too many egos, they let go everyone, hire a known loser (erickson) to coach a team that has little chance of winning.

hey, if they win, they look like einsteins. if they lose, they blame it on erickson (who i believe they will fire this year or next), and they'll have high draft picks and their salary cap back. a excellent way to rebuild.

this is in stark contrast to my cowboys (or as someone else so eloquently put it - PLOWboys :beaten: ). after a playoff year and the #1 def in the league - what do they do in the offseason? jack. were we salary-cap strapped? no. did we improve the offense? no. (unless you wanna tell me that getting a 40yr old qb, a 90yr old rb, and trading away our best wr IMPROVEMENT).

well, the only consolation i have is that we'll get a high draft pick. but is that even a consolation? if we have a shot at the best wr in the draft, we'd probably trade DOWN, and back him up w/ jerry rice. :shakehead:

what due u guys think the 49ers will due when they pick, pick players 2 fix their offensive line problems first or pick a QB who will due a better job den Rattay???

and umm......shouldn't da 49ers get rid of Rattay??? he doesn't seem like he has confidence in his ability to lead da team....but den da way he been playin i don't blame his Offensive linemen in lettin their opponent hit Rattay hard in2 da ground. :sweat:

jholic wrote:
this is in stark contrast to my cowboys (or as someone else so eloquently put it - PLOWboys :beaten: ). after a playoff year and the #1 def in the league - what do they do in the offseason? jack. were we salary-cap strapped? no. did we improve the offense? no. (unless you wanna tell me that getting a 40yr old qb, a 90yr old rb, and trading away our best wr IMPROVEMENT).

well, the only consolation i have is that we'll get a high draft pick. but is that even a consolation? if we have a shot at the best wr in the draft, we'd probably trade DOWN, and back him up w/ jerry rice. :shakehead:

Doesn't Parcell usually do good his 1st year and then bad his 2nd but then good again his 3rd. I'd have to look up the history myself but I think that's what someone mentioned. But Dallas didn't do much over the offseason and I'd say they might have even taken a step back by parting ways with the pothead Quincy Carter but who knows what kind of gems you'll find in the NFL draft. You could always find a Colbert or Clayton somewhere :P

Too bad my Raiders actually did do something in the offseason and don't have much to show for it except 4 wins and a better attitude than last year. The good thing though is that we get a high draft pick and knowing Al Davis, he'll probably go out and get more players. Woo hoo! :hehe: :hehe:

K.T.Tran wrote:
and umm......shouldn't da 49ers get rid of Rattay??? he doesn't seem like he has confidence in his ability to lead da team....but den da way he been playin i don't blame his Offensive linemen in lettin their opponent hit Rattay hard in2 da ground. :sweat:

I don't watch the 49ers games often but I'd seriously take Rattay over Dorsey. :sweat:

Making his 200th consecutive start, Bret Favre and the Pack pummeled the Lambs, 45-17...


Is the NFC West the most pathetic division in the NFL or what? :bleh:

bmwracer wrote:Making his 200th consecutive start, Bret Favre and the Pack pummeled the Lambs, 45-17...


Is the NFC West the most pathetic division in the NFL or what? :bleh:

Woo hoo Go Favre and the Packers! I'm picking them to win the NFC North. Hec I'm picking them to go to the super bowl too! :hehe: :hehe:

And yea the NFC West is really weak. I never liked Seattle and will never acknowledge that they're a good team and they aren't really. The Rams I used to like when they had Warner in his prime, but I'd like to see Arizona make the playoffs but that's a bit of a long shot right now for them :sweat:

Man, tonight was a pretty good example of why I don't play fantasy football.

Bulger throws for 448 yards, hits 2 TDs, and 1 int,... and the Rams still got the bejeezus kicked out of them.

Geezer wrote:Bulger throws for 448 yards, hits 2 TDs, and 1 int,... and the Rams still got the bejeezus kicked out of them.

It woulda been better if Bulger threw for two yards and 448 TDs.... :hehe: :hehe:

yeah, congrats to favre and the packers. i believe at espn or yahoo, they had a poll:

which do you think is the biggest accomplishment:

cal ripken - xxx starts
brett favre - 200 starts
some guy in basketball - 1000+ starts or something

it's really hard to say. not to take anything away from ripken, but baseball is not a full-contact sport, so you're less likely to get injured.

to me, favre is one of the greatest qb's ever - if not THE best. it's rather awe-inspiring to hear anyone in football having 200 starts. dang.

jholic wrote:yeah, congrats to favre and the packers. i believe at espn or yahoo, they had a poll:

which do you think is the biggest accomplishment:

cal ripken - xxx starts
brett favre - 200 starts
some guy in basketball - 1000+ starts or something

it's really hard to say. not to take anything away from ripken, but baseball is not a full-contact sport, so you're less likely to get injured.

to me, favre is one of the greatest qb's ever - if not THE best. it's rather awe-inspiring to hear anyone in football having 200 starts. dang.

I think all 3 accomplishments are great. The thing in common with all those streaks is that they span over 12 seasons and that's pretty damn good. I'm going to go with Favre's record being better though just cause as you mentioned football is much more physical and also that Favre has always played at an MVP caliber level. Not to mention that he's played through more injuries and turmoil than Ripken. Although Ripken's iron man streak is also right up there.

eltinator wrote:I think all 3 accomplishments are great. The thing in common with all those streaks is that they span over 12 seasons and that's pretty damn good. I'm going to go with Favre's record being better though just cause as you mentioned football is much more physical and also that Favre has always played at an MVP caliber level. Not to mention that he's played through more injuries and turmoil than Ripken. Although Ripken's iron man streak is also right up there.

As amazing as Ripken's streak was, I have to discount it a bit, since Gehrig had the terrible misfortune of getting ALS, which cut him down in his prime...

Since you're talking about streaks and whatnot, what about Wilt Chamberlain never fouling out of a basketball game in his entire 14-year career? :)

bmwracer wrote:
Since you're talking about streaks and whatnot, what about Wilt Chamberlain never fouling out of a basketball game in his entire 14-year career? :)

Oh yea that's definately one for the ages. Given that pretty much all big men foul out on a nightly basis :hehe: :hehe:

But weren't the refs back then a bit more lenient to contact than they are nowadays?

Wow...

20 years ago, the 49ers and Dolphins were headed for the SuperBowl...

On last Sunday, they played each other, clearly the two worst teams in the NFL. :mecry:
-PCM

pcmodem wrote:Wow...

20 years ago, the 49ers and Dolphins were headed for the SuperBowl...

On last Sunday, they played each other, clearly the two worst teams in the NFL. :mecry:
-PCM

Na. That's the problem. They played each other.

Proving that the 49ers are THE worst team in the NFL.

The Cheese Stands Alone.

Ya amazing how 20 yrs ago da 49ers was like da best team in da NFL and now they're da worst, AIYA!!!! :bleh:

Bret Farve accomplished da impossible right, startin 200 games....guy must be in shape and drinkin lots of milk :mrgreen:. I would probably get a knocked out with couple brokens bones if i was playin as quarterback in da NFL, but den again im 2 short, chubby, and.....not buff enough :sweat:

ummm...How many times has Farve and da Packers lost at home??? i dun recall...all i no is dat farve and da packs are pretty much invincible playin at home in da cold weather