Golden Nuggets: Links, they're everywhere!

by James Brady on Jul 16, 2009 3:20 AM PDT in 49ers Links

Good morning folks, James here with your Nuggets for today. These are coming up late, and I'm in a bit of a hurry. Good thing though, we have quite a few links to work with today, should give you some good reading and perhaps even some good discussion here in the Nuggets. Generally I try and talk about the Niners here as well but I haven't got much to say that isn't being said in my article which will be in tomorrow's Nuggets. Not to mention there's not a ton of actual news coming our way at the moment at the time regardless. Anyway, enjoy the links folks.

The 49ers unveield details of the stadium, specifics of the accomodations and what not to city officials. (PressDemocrat.com)

Barrows continues his analysis of the 49ers' roster, continuing his look at safeties. I am not comfortable with our group, not one bit. Haven't an ounce of faith in Mark Roman, and I don't know how I feel about Dashon Goldson either. (SacBee.com)

Singletary addresses almost making WR Michael Crabtree cry. Priceless stuff, here. I still don't know how I feel about Crabtree. (NBCBayArea.com)

So, how about those two first round picks? What will they be used for? Will the 49ers make a mid-season trade, or will we acess our weaknesses next season? (PressDemocrat.com)

Patrick Willis--always smiling. Man I love having this absolute beast on our team. (NFLPlayers.com)

An article on WR Brandon Jones, a guy I'm not entirely sure I want on this team right now. He seems OK, I'll tell you how I feel about him in a few months. (49ers.com)

Singletary says he'll have picked a QB by the third preseason game. My money is still on Shaun Hill. No really, my money is. I have a bet. (SFGate.com)

The 49ers aren't getting a ton of support from San Francisco. I'm ashamed, really. (SFGate.com)

SF needs 49ers contingency plan. (SFGate.com)

That's it for now, wow. Quite a few.

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Seems to me you don’t like any of the players on the niners. haha.

by cassusriff on Jul 16, 2009 10:44 AM PDT reply actions

Well...

I’ve never admitted to disliking more than one or two people. In fact, I’m more known for loving random players far too much. In fact, the only player I dislike is Brandon Jones. Of course, I want Mark Roman far, far away from this team, but that’s because he’s a terrible player. As far as disliking goes it extends only to Jones.

by James Brady on Jul 16, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Wait.

Did Jones do something to make you “dislike” him differently than Roman?

As far as I know, most people (I’m assuming you’re included) don’t want Roman on the team because he sucks, but they don’t necessarily hate Mark Roman, the person.

I always thought anyone that didn’t like Jones (I always thought you were part of this group, too) on this team didn’t like him for very similar reasons. Jones doesn’t quite fit and is pulling in a fairly decent clip in terms of salary. People dislike that, but not him, the person.

Am I wrong in this?

by sfgfan on Jul 16, 2009 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions

I just don't want him on the team.

Its just, I know who Mark Roman is and that I like the guy. As far as Brandon Jones goes, I don’t know him AND I don’t want him on the team. I have a grudge, so to speak.

by James Brady on Jul 17, 2009 1:28 AM PDT up reply actions

Why

do you dislike Brandon Jones? From what Niner players and beat writers have said he is physical, has good speed, very strong hands, and really fights for the ball (and he seems to be very competitive). He is still young and could be a great addition to our WR corps. I don’t think anyone is going to claim he has the potential to be a number 1 receiver, but when paired with Morgan and Bruce he could very, very dangerous. I mean, all three of those guys are solid players and you have to keep a sharp eye on all of em. To me the combination of Bruce, Morgan, Jones, Gore, and Davis just seems devastating no matter who is throwing them the ball (except J.T. of course). When you add in Coffee or Crabtree occasionally to mix things up, and throw in a couple of those trick plays we’ve been told the Niners have been practicing, I have high hopes for this offense. We can only be better off if we have another big, physical and athletic young WR, especially in the red zone.

by Riding The F Train on Jul 16, 2009 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions

Why would you add in Crabtree occasionally? That doesn’t make sense at all. I don’t want Jones here because how you just describes him can be said of Jason Hill and Dominique Zeigler. Maybe Hill had his chance, but Jones is going to take playing time and development away from Ziggy. Not to mention I don’t understand why you’d rather have Bruce + Morgan + Jones instead of Bruce + Morgan + Crabtree.

by James Brady on Jul 17, 2009 1:30 AM PDT up reply actions

Ziggy

I think Ziegler has potential to be a decent WR and all, but inputting 6’3" and 175/180 pounds into my brain and trying to make it equal “fights for the ball” just does not compute.

As for Bruce+Morgan+Crabtree, I think it’ll be Morgan+Crabtree+Jones by the end of the season. Early on, though, I think Jones will get quite a bit of playing time until Crabtree adjusts (he has missed all offseason workouts so far.

by sfgfan on Jul 17, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions

some things

1. Even if Crabtree was taken out of context, he was still “teary eyed”. Hopefully his numbers and performance will tell the real story though. Obviously a lot of the hype has died down since drafting because he hasn’t done anything yet., but does anyone know if he will be able to take routes by preaseason game 1?
2. Would someone please tell me who’s idea it was to sign brandon jones and why? I know they didn’t know that bruce was going to resign or not and didnt expect crabtree coming, but thats a pretty big contract for an OK WR-I’m hoping he can prove the doubters (me) that he is anywhere near the deal we gave him.
3. on sunday if anyone wants to watch womens soccer (not me) it is 49er fan day or something and you get 4 tix for $49 and niner towels and sourdough sam+cheerleaders will be there-just if anyone wanted to know it was in the merc today

by larryallenseawolf on Jul 16, 2009 11:19 AM PDT reply actions

did anyone hear that they are going to change the name of the Sears Tower to Willis Tower? About time someone wised up and named a building after Bamm Bamm.

and in his 4th season, VD broke through the wall, Niners fan rejoiced and all was well in the kingdom. Singletary 3:42

by 49erLou on Jul 16, 2009 12:17 PM PDT reply actions

new stadium article

I am a fan of the move, I am partial because I am a native of san jose, but come on san francisco. would you really stop loving the 9ers if they moved 40 miles south but were the same team with a stadium that is better than candelstick tenfold?
I love the ’stick and have been going since I was a kid, but it is way too outdated and known by many across sports as a horrible stadium between the parking lots and gridlock after games.

by larryallenseawolf on Jul 16, 2009 12:38 PM PDT reply actions

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/16/MNT018LAF3.DTL

by larryallenseawolf on Jul 16, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions

Niners to SC?

After reading many sites about the deal with SC, it seems that the Residents and Policy Makers don’t care it they leave or not. If it is true, then why the big issue? Is it just for Drama or is it real.There were lots of comment from non-football fans and their comments were sad in their thoughts .It has been 3 years since the Yorks mention SC as a new site and only option is H.P.? No Thanks! I’ll look around to find a better option! Fixing Candlestick Park? If I’m looking to buy a new home, Santa Clara would be an excellent choice.

by LASVEGASNINER on Jul 16, 2009 2:37 PM PDT reply actions

I'm not San Francisco

I mean, isn’t it obvious that I’m upset as a fan? THAT’S the big issue, I’m not saying “God I hate the 49ers for moving” I’m saying I dislike the whole affair. Dislike the city for not accommodating my team, dislike my team for not working harder with the city.

by James Brady on Jul 17, 2009 1:31 AM PDT up reply actions

The city...

… wants to push the 49ers into the old Naval shipyard, and what I don’t understand is: why don’t they let the 49ers take over some other run-down part of SOMA (much like the Giants did)?

by sfgfan on Jul 17, 2009 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions

There isn't anything left in SOMA...

Before Pac-Bell was built, that area near South Beach was a dump. Now with the ballpark, development has skyrocketed the value of the land there. The only area that would make sense there is the junkyard area just west of the Pac Bell parking area, but that would be a harder sell than Hunter’s Point.

I find it ironic a bit when 49er fans complain about the access to the Stick, when Pac-Bell is a Downtown park, with Downtown access. That’s why I think the access thing is overblown, but the 49ers always have tried to sell their ideas with the Stadium with the “Us against them” mentality that they push on the fanbase.

Dear York’s: I AM faithful. That’s why I’m still a fan of this team, no matter how many times you tried to screw it up.

Well, we're waiting....

by drummer on Jul 18, 2009 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions

Here is the area...

I am talking about. You have to copy and paste the whole address into the address bar to see it.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=san+francisco&sll=33.022023,-22.408177&sspn=177.98531,360&ie=UTF8&ll=37.772744,-122.391788&spn=0.006793,0.013894&t=h&z=17&iwloc=A

Well, we're waiting....

by drummer on Jul 18, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions

Sad part is, I think the Giants own all that land out there, or at least most of it. They’ve already got plans to turn that area into some kind of business/recreation area, if I’m not mistaken.

I think access to the phone booth (AT&T Park) is a lot more flexible. Sure, any BART riders will have to walk just over a mile to the park or cram into a crowded Muni and hope they don’t lose their lives, but at least those options exist. Similarly, the is also Cal-Train, the East Bay (and North Bay) ferry services to get people to the park. While the Stick definitely is a lot more driver friendly, getting to (and from) AT&T Park is really rather easy and pretty much hassle-free.

by sfgfan on Jul 20, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions