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Rice has got to retire as a Niner. Period.


Mike Nolan sounds like a dick.

bmwracer wrote:Rice has got to retire as a Niner. Period.


Mike Nolan sounds like a dick.

It's just the timing of the whole thing. If Rice made the decision before the final roster was made, this would be a non-issue. But the team would have to release someone in order to make a spot for Rice, and then try to resign that player once the retirement is official.

But the 49er organization needs to make this happen. It would make for a great story to begin the season. First Young is inducted into the Hall of Fame and then the greatest receiver retires.

is Rattay the starter for the niners? I rather they use their first pick Alex Smith and train him all the way.

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Impression15 wrote:is Rattay the starter for the niners? I rather they use their first pick Alex Smith and train him all the way.

Yes, Rattay will be the starter at least in the beginning of the season. I don't think Smith is ready yet, and the last thing the 49ers want is another 2-14 season.

dochira wrote:
Yes, Rattay will be the starter at least in the beginning of the season. I don't think Smith is ready yet, and the last thing the 49ers want is another 2-14 season.

I just want to see them win at least 7 games. If they lose any....I hope they are close losing games, like by a touchdown or a field goal.

K.T.Tran wrote:

I just want to see them win at least 7 games. If they lose any....I hope they are close losing games, like by a touchdown or a field goal.

They need to come close to .500 (8-8) or this may be viewed as a disappointed season. For me it would be.

I'd rather they play Smith and have another 2-14 season if it will improve him. That and we need some young blood on the O-line.

Impression15 wrote:I'd rather they play Smith and have another 2-14 season if it will improve him. That and we need some young blood on the O-line.

I don't think the fans will let them do that. They don't want another number 1 pick next year. :shakehead:

Pats beat the Raiders in the NFL season opener, 30-20.

As much as I despise rhe Raiders, I was hoping that they'd beat the Pats...



Man, that opening show before the game was the most pretentious, overblown, self-aggrandizing piece of crap I've seen in sports yet. :bleh:

Makes me appreciate baseball that much more, despite the awful state of the NL West.

bmwracer wrote:Pats beat the Raiders in the NFL season opener, 30-20.

I was listening to sports radio on the way home, and they were saying that the Raider defense was like Swiss cheese and that Brady was finding their weak spots like finding spare change in the sofa cushions.

bmwracer wrote:
Man, that opening show before the game was the most pretentious, overblown, self-aggrandizing piece of crap I've seen in sports yet. :bleh:

Makes me appreciate baseball that much more, despite the awful state of the NL West.

I didn't see the musical acts or the extravaganza, but I could only imagine. And yes, the NL West is sad. :(

The dumbest thing York and Nolan could have done this season was to walk away from Jerry Rice. He'll retire a Niner, but as with almost everything else... they botched this.

The smartest move they could have made was to decide to start Rattay over Smith. Smith isn't ready to start in the NFL, and regardless of what the geniuses on TV say, getting your head kicked in doesn't help you to get ready any sooner.

QBs who start as rookies are rare. QBs who start as rookies and survive are the rarest of breeds.

Montana didn't start until the end of his second season. Young, who'd gotten his butt kicked with both the LA Express and the Tamp Bay Buccs, sat for 4 years behind Montana before starting.

According to both of them, it takes at least 3 years to learn how to be a QB in this system.

As for the O-Line. Baas and Snyder are both rookies. They figure to start next year. Both look very promising. And I have high hopes for Estes, the college TE who is just now making the transition to Tackle.

The NFL is not a league for rookies. (Young blood on the O-Line usually means a very bloody QB)

Traditionally, about the only position where a player can make a splash as a rookie is Tail Back.

I'm hoping to see a lot of Frank Gore this year.

8 & 8 ? If the line can keep Rattay on his feet, I think that's doable.

Then again, I thought the Raiders had a chance against the Pats tonight. So what do I know.

dochira wrote:I didn't see the musical acts or the extravaganza, but I could only imagine.

Consider yourself lucky.

Maybe it was just a Monday Night Football thing... But it was still pretentious. :bleh:

BMW

I liked the music.

It gave me a chance to make my dinner. Lasagne.

But I have to wonder who put the running order together. As I stuck my head into the living room I saw the Stones making noise. A bit later Santana did a kick ass number. And just as the crowd was getting pumped, they brought a girl named Michelle Branch out with her acustic guitar to sing a little ballad.

A little girl with an acoustic guitar following Santana??? Did they just hate her?

By the way... The Raider D did a great job of stuffing the Pat's run game. But their secondary was nowhere to be found. And the line didn't get a whiff of Brady until late in the second half.

Man, I thought the Raiders would look better than they did.

shin2 wrote:

USC 63, UH 17. Bad News: It could have been worse. Good news: It wasn't worse. And what's with that Hiram Peters. After making a good play by tackling Reggie Bush out of bounds, he gets in Bush's face and starts yakking like there's no tomorrow. Does he really think he's such a hotshot, that he can intimidate a player of Bush's caliber, that he's been somehow offended because SC is moving the ball? I notice Peters wasn't doing that crap in the second half as the score mounted.

Peters always plays like that. But that might of been his last game since it looks like he may miss the rest of the season.

Niners now have half as many wins as they did all last season, beating the Rams, 28-25 (yea! :woot: )...

Dang it, Chargers lost to the Plowboys, 28-24. Chargers were first and goal at the four with 50 seconds left and couldn't punch it in. :bleh: :shakehead:

bmwracer wrote:Niners now have half as many wins as they did all last season, beating the Rams, 28-25 (yea! :woot: )...

Oh yeah! :dancing: The Rams sure made it an interesting game against the "division leading" Niners. Wow that has a nice ring to it. :D

dochira wrote:
Oh yeah! :dancing: The Rams sure made it an interesting game against the "division leading" Niners. Wow that has a nice ring to it. :D

I was really surprised that the Niners Defense played amazingly well today and the Niners offense too. Rattay actually put up a great performance :shocked:
At first I thought the Rams were playing awful and the Niners are getting lucky...but looks like the team is a lot stronger then last year :mrgreen:

K.T.Tran wrote:but looks like the team is a lot stronger then last year :mrgreen:

When you're at the bottom, you can only improve and move up.

Maybe. :sweat:

When you're at the bottom, you can only improve and move up.

Check with the Bengals. I'm pretty sure you can just stay at the bottom.

28 to 25. NINERS BEAT THE RAMS!!! Bouncing off the walls, NINERS BEAT THE RAMS!!!!

Boy, that's something Nolan's dad never did. Beating the Rams at the Stick.

Niners come crashing down to earth, losing 42-3 to the Eagles. :bleh:

Pro football should have a mercy rule.


On the bright side, the Pats lost nicely to the Panthers, 27-17. :thumbsup:


Chargers roll over and play dead in the 4th quarter again and lose to the Broncos, 20-17. :grumble: