2008 preview Stories - Niners Nation
Golden Nuggets: 49ers news for 7/17/08
Well, nobody hated the title, so unless anybody has a problem we'll stick with Golden Nuggets. Training camp starts next week and various previews continue to pop up, whether it be team by team or position by position. To continue from last week, the 49ers home page has posted previews of...
49ers Fullback Situation
I was trying to come up with a clever title and just decided, screw it, and went with the generic title. While poking around the Internet this morning, I came across another 49ers blog called 49ers Locker. They're providing "projected grades" for the 2008 season position by position, and over the...
Lindy likes the 49ers (at least a little bit)
After seeing Pro Football Weekly just obliterate the 49ers chances (predicted record: 3-13), Lindy's provides a bit of a breath of fresh air. In fact they actually go against some of the conventional wisdom. While they project Seattle to win the division, they project the Cardinals in last place...
49ers QBs only 4th worst? To quote Eric Cartman: Sweeeeet!
Consider this post inspired by a couple of links. First off, howtheyscored put up a great FanShot that linked to the Pro Football Reference website of a Rex Grossman who was a kicker in the late 1940s. The timing on that worked out well because I finally got a chance to check out the Scouts Inc....
Christmas in July: Pro Football Prospectus 2008
via www.footballoutsiders.com The date many of us eagerly wait for in the offseason has arrived. Pro Football Prospectus 2008 has hit stores. Over at Amazon.com it said the release date was July 21, but a visit to the Union Square Borders today netted me a copy as they actually arrived...
Semi-rational irrational prediction: 49ers defense will be ranked in the top of the NFL
Last week I threw out my semi-rational irrational prediction that Vernon Davis would make the Pro Bowl this season. Originally that was just going to be a one-off post with nothing to follow. However, there are plenty of things I think will happen in the coming season that are just as...
49ers 10th Best Rushing Team
Often times when various positional unit rankings are published, the predictors fail to consider the potential and just look at the previous year's production. Considering how bad the 49ers offense was last year and particularly the offensive line, it's easy to see how potential disrespect for the...















