Golden Nuggets: At least it's a short week, right?

Ugh.

with a concussion.

Who backs up Gore? Sheets? (That was snark.)

Is Michael Robinson the slowest kickoff returner in the game?

Does Brandon Jones know how to return punts?

Who made the decisions not to protect Sheets and to cut Rossum? Singletary or McCloughan?

I guess this isn’t the place to complain about the Golden State Warriors….

why the Niners offered big bucks to Warner in the off-season. Even with the constant insertion of God references in postgame shows, you can see how Warner would have elevated the Niners’ offensive play.

As for what the Niners need to do, they need to see if yesterday’s game is how Smith is going to play or just a reversion to bad habits. Two of the interceptions were at the end of the game. When the other team doesn’t have to worry about the run, they can focus on passing and they get more interceptions. The fumble was partly on Snyder (I think). Smith has been late at throwing and staring down receivers, but his play is not as bad as those who want to revel in catastrophe want it to be.

Let’s see what happens the rest of the year. Nate Davis is not going to rescue this season. If Smith totally burns out and the team really collapses then maybe put Davis in for a game or two to see what he can do at the end of the year.

One other thing that we know is that although there are still too many sacks the offensive line is playing a lot better with Smith at quarterback. Is it because of Hill moving slowly in the pocket or because his limited skill set limits the passing game so much that defenses can cheat to put pressure on him?

Anyway, it’s not the end of the world. Thursday may be, but I’m preparing for it by removing sharp objects I might start jabbing myself with from near the TV.

While watching the game, I muttered that Bruce had just gone into retirement the moment he went down and apparently pulled up his sock. I got a couple of laughs and one friend who was pissed off because of what a valuable piece he is (well, was).

Let’s be honest, Isaac Bruce has been a shell of himself this season and has been a detriment to the team. While he’s dropping catchable balls every game, he is stunting the growth thru lack of playing time for the likes of Jason Hill.

Which brings me to my second point. I’m admittedly a big fan of Jason Hill. He’s a native San Franciscan and I thought he was making great strides in the second half of last year and he deserved more field time the first half of this year. But when you are down by 2 TDs at the tail end of the 4th quarter, you do not celebrate when catching a TD, I don’t care who you are. I hope sing got into his grill after the game.