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Preseason Game #4: 49ers vs. San Diego Chargers

San Diego Chargers @ San Francisco 49ers


 

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Date: August 29th, 2008
Time: 7:00pm PST
Location: Bill Walsh Field @ Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA
Records (2007): 49ers (5-11) Chargers (11-5)
ScoresandOdds.com Spread: 49ers -3; Over/Under 36; Money Line: 49ers -160, Chargers +140 - Probably should have looked at this at the start of the preseason
Weather: 77 degrees, 0% chance of showers, wind W 7 mph
TV Broadcast: CBS-5 - Dennis O'Donnell, Eric Davis, Kim Coyle
Radio: 107.7 The Bone, 680/1050 KNBR - Joe Starkey, Gary Plummer, Rod Brooks
Spanish Radio: KIQI 1010-AM, KATD 990-AM

Injuries
49ers: Out - WR Josh Morgan, SS Keith Lewis, G Adam Snyder, OT Jonas Jennings, KR/PR Allen Rossum

Chargers: Out - OT Marcus McNeil, RB Ladanian Tomlinson, TE Antonio Gates, LB Shawne Merriman, DT Jamal Williams

Well, this is it.  It's the last game of the exhibition season and the real games are just around the corner.  The first team units will not get much playing time, although I'd hope Bryant Johnson, Arnaz Battle and Ashley Lelie get a little bit of time with the second team as well.  While they've been judged in practice, a game situation, ANY game situation provides a better backdrop for assessments.

Final cuts are tomorrow and the bubble battle is down to a few players.  On offense, Zak Keasey and Moran Norris are battling for a spot and Dominique Zeigler, Ashley Lelie and the loser in the fullback battle are battling for another roster spot.  On defense, Keith Lewis is looking to lock things up with some solid special teams work tonight.  Jay Moore seems to be on the outside looking in, while Tully Banta-Cain seems to have done enough to get a spot on the 53-man.

While the fourth exhibition game is usually the least interesting, there will still be plenty to discuss.  I'll be around with a quick recap after the game and then more follow-up in the coming days...particularly with the cuts tomorrow.

GO NINERS!

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Uh just pointing out...

you’ve got the packers listed as the opponent, though the chargers players r correct :)

by tanos135 on Aug 29, 2008 6:51 PM PDT   0 recs

lol:)

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by StrictlyFootball on Aug 29, 2008 7:02 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

It will be nice to see what Bryant Johnson can do...

As well as seeing if Alex Smith can hit receivers in stride.

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by StrictlyFootball on Aug 29, 2008 7:02 PM PDT   0 recs

Thomas is making too many mistakes.

I still can’t believe the Niners let Moore walk. Nolan’s a buffoon.

Hot dogs, get your hot dogs.

by jjham15 on Aug 29, 2008 7:11 PM PDT   0 recs

Ulbrich is just jumping on piles

He can’t make a solo tackle, he sucks!

Joe and Steve were under the same system for years... don't expect Smith to be super so soon.

by bayboy on Aug 29, 2008 7:14 PM PDT   0 recs

Goldson should be the starter!

Roman should be a backup… he can’t tackle or make an interception

Joe and Steve were under the same system for years... don't expect Smith to be super so soon.

by bayboy on Aug 29, 2008 7:17 PM PDT   0 recs

what dance is that?

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by StrictlyFootball on Aug 29, 2008 7:18 PM PDT   0 recs

ha ha!

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by StrictlyFootball on Aug 29, 2008 7:18 PM PDT   0 recs

Hey! Johnson sighting!

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by StrictlyFootball on Aug 29, 2008 7:23 PM PDT   0 recs

I’m working, so I can’t participate in the thread (since I can’t watch the game), but this way I get one comment hit for Fooch’s mod-stalk post-game application counter synopsis!

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2008 7:37 PM PDT   0 recs

Yeah

I can’t watch the game because..well VA sucks, but I want to be included in the post game application counter shenanigans!!

Simply by pulling on both ends, Patrick Willis can stretch diamonds back into coal

by 49erLou on Aug 29, 2008 8:58 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm a moron

That’s what I get for cutting and pasting the general framework from the Week 2 Packers game.

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by Fooch on Aug 29, 2008 7:40 PM PDT   0 recs

Alex has had a nasty habit of throwing behind his receivers tonight.

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by 408 on Aug 29, 2008 7:41 PM PDT   0 recs

I think Alex has a bad case of bad luck...

Maybe it’s a lack of spirit on the receiver’s part when he’s out there, but it does seem to be a lot more dropped balls when Smith is out there.

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by StrictlyFootball on Aug 29, 2008 7:45 PM PDT   0 recs

great play

You know Eric Davis loved that coverage by Shawntae Spencer

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by Fooch on Aug 29, 2008 7:45 PM PDT   0 recs

Fight! Fight!... Ahh...

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by StrictlyFootball on Aug 29, 2008 7:45 PM PDT   0 recs

pullet-proof vests?

Interesting….

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by Fooch on Aug 29, 2008 7:59 PM PDT   0 recs

Nate Kaeding

He totally didn’t give a crap on that run back.

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by Fooch on Aug 29, 2008 8:06 PM PDT   0 recs

Super Hawaiian

From round table commercial should be an offensive lineman… he can probably would be a great pulling guard… SIGN HIM!!

Joe and Steve were under the same system for years... don't expect Smith to be super so soon.

by bayboy on Aug 29, 2008 8:29 PM PDT   0 recs

*correction*

he would be a great pulling guard… that’s what I meant.

Joe and Steve were under the same system for years... don't expect Smith to be super so soon.

by bayboy on Aug 29, 2008 8:30 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

So if J.T. O'Sullivan...

If he has a solid season should we draft a QB with one of our top two draft picks? Any ideas on who?

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by StrictlyFootball on Aug 29, 2008 8:32 PM PDT   0 recs

question

Are you asking that under the assumption that he signs with somebody else after this season?

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by Fooch on Aug 29, 2008 8:57 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

No that if he stays for another year

and that we release Alex Smith. Kind of like an Aaron Rogers situation with Brett Favre.

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by StrictlyFootball on Aug 29, 2008 9:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

you know tutor a QB for a few years than have him start (a succession plan)

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by StrictlyFootball on Aug 29, 2008 9:16 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Last minute D almost did it...

I think I pulled my swagger muscle...

by BawLa on Aug 29, 2008 9:55 PM PDT   0 recs

Hate to say it . . . but

More proof tonight that Smith is a “millstone” around this franchise’s neck!

by Danny Boy on Aug 29, 2008 11:04 PM PDT   0 recs

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