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NFL Free Agent Feeding Frenzy, Part 4 – Team Needs (NFC South and NFC West)
Continuing our look at teams’ likeliest free agent needs, let’s take a look at the balance of the NFC. As before, I’ll lay out my thoughts on the top three needs for each team – for the purposes of this discussion I’m assuming that all restricted and exclusive-rights free agents will be re-signed...
49ers vs. Bengals Odds: Cincinnati Opens As Slight Favorite
The 1-1 San Francisco 49ers travel to Cincinnati this Sunday to face the 1-1 Bengals. Some folks likely view it as a bounce-back game for the 49ers to get the taste of Sunday's brutal loss to the Cowboys out of their mouths. After all, these are the Cincinnati Bungles we're talking about. The...
Today in Sports History: August 20th
8/20/1938 - Indians catch record baseballs Frank Pytlak and Henry Helf, two catchers for the Cleveland Indians, both catch a baseball thrown to them from the top of Cleveland's Terminal Tower, 708 feet from the ground. The grabs shattered the previous record for the highest catch from a structue,...
Today in Sports History: October 25th
10/25/1964 - Marshall runs the wrong way Jim Marshall had a terrific 20-year career in the NFL. He set numerous records for endurance -- playing in 282 consecutive games -- and was among the all-time leaders in sacks and fumble recoveries. That being said, he is also known for committing one of...
Today in Sports History: December 15th
(Frank Olivo, pictured here wearing his Santa suit. Photo courtesy of AP Photos) 12/15/1968 - Philadelphia boos Santa Claus Philadelphia sports fans have long been perceived as some of the harshest, most unruly, and most negative sports fans in the country. When Michael Irvin suffered a...
1/05/2003 - 49ers rally from 24 points down
(Jeff Garcia runs in the fourth quarter. Photo by Terry Schmitt, UPI) Minutes after a dramatic 17-point comeback by the Pittsburgh Steelers, the San Francisco 49ers did one better. They came all the way back from a 24-point deficit and beat the New York Giants in the NFC wildcard game, 39-38,...
Was Singletary the Right Choice as Head Coach?
Everybody appreciates what Mike Singletary has done for this team. When he was announced as the interim coach in the middle of the season, fans were hopeful but most were looking at other coaching options that were available after the season was over. But instead of Singletary shrinking away like...
Niners Nation Scouting Report: Could Greene be Money for the 49ers
Mike Singletary is one tough, scary dude, and it is only fitting that he wants his team to reflect that. Both Singletary and Mccloughan have stated that they want a big bruising back that can churn out the tough yards, and can get those crucial inches on a fourth down play. Unfortunately though...
StrictlyFootball's Not So Strict Introduction
Hello Faithful, I am StrictlyFootball and I along with ProfessorBigelow are the new co-pilots for this jet known as NinersNation. After my drug and steroid tests came back negative (thanks Bigelow for the help) and had been given a clean bill of health, Fooch graciously, and under no influence, let...
49ers Year-by-Year: A Reintroduction
Many of you are familiar with the (roughly) weekly Year-by-Year posts that I write for the website. Some of you have been reading, or at least aware, of them from the very first week, when I awkwardly broke down the 1946 AAFC season (in two parts) in a disorganized sort of first-time writer sort of...
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