I asked for the Nuggets off yesterday so I could take care of some things, and naturally, I forgot I'd cleared it and took care of them earlier in the day. Our benevolent overlord, Fooch, went ahead and hid them so we didn't look silly (just me), so if you happened to catch those well ... good on you.

We're less-than a week away from seeing our San Francisco 49ers in the preseason. Is that really something that's happening? After all this waiting and all this projecting, it's still hard to believe that football is so close. Guess I need to hurry up and get DirecTV, so I can actually watch the games. I hate that we're this far in technology and lagging behind everything else is TV and phone service. Inflated rates and the inability to pick what I want to watch is so frustrating. Terrible companies stifling innovation. And there's nothing we can do about it. Onto the links.

49ers camp summary 8/3: Again, defense dominates (Maiocco)

Practice review: 49ers' defense has its way for second straight day (Branch)

49ers Notebook: TE Nate Byham not limited by knee injury (Bonagura)

Harbaugh: Crabtree injury a minor bump in the road (Maiocco)

Running back? Cartwright knows his role (Branch)

Training camp report: Friday, the not-so-good - the passing attack (Cohn)

Training camp report: Friday, the good - the cornerbacks and an unexpected running back (Cohn)

Day 7 recap: Justin Smith torments overmatched 49ers offense (Barrows)

Practice review, Day 7: Defense dominates again; Crabtree out again (Inman)

Goldson, Whitner back in the thick of things (Yahoo)

Brandon Jacobs: I don't feel bad about beating 49ers (NFL.com)

49ers' Nathan Palmer impressing coaches (Bonagura)

Frequency flyer: 49ers testing out new radio device today (Barrow)

Ray McDonald Comes Into His Own (49ers)

Being a Sheep

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