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Who Is Your Favorite All-Time 49ers "Only" Player
A couple of weeks ago, Matt Maiocco got into a brief twitter debate about who were the best players in 49ers history to only play on the 49ers. There is often discussion about the all-time greats that have played for the 49ers, but more often than not it focuses on guys who did not spend their...
NFL.com creating list of 75 most valuable NFL Draft picks of all time
This year is the 75th NFL Draft. In conjunction with this anniversary, the NFL is looking to determine the 75 most valuable draft picks of all time. They've compiled a list of 10 players from every team. We begin the process of determining the Most Valuable Draft Pick by choosing between pairs...
Where Are They Now, Part 5: The Defensive Line
We're moving through this series now and only have two more installations to go after this one. I'll be going over the defensive linemen today, next week we'll cover the linebackers (apparently our All-Time Niner team plays with 12 guys on the defense), the week after that it will be the secondary...
49ers All-Time Defensive End #1
In a not so surprising result, Tom Rathman had an easy victory at fullback over Joe Perry. Plenty of folks are going to be disappointed by that, but as I mentioned in that post, I think the answer is to separate out the all-times by pre-Walsh and Walsh to the present. We'll see how we deal with...
49ers Announce Edward DeBartolo Sr. Team Hall of Fame
The 49ers have announced the creation of the Edward DeBartolo Sr. 49ers Hall of Fame. The team Hall of Fame has been established to recognize players, coaches and executives who have made exceptional contributions to the organization. Jed York made the announcement and I'm wondering how much he...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1964
Date: Opponent: Score: Record: Opponent's Record: Sept. 13 Detroit Lions L: 26 - 17 0-1 1-0 Sept. 20 @ Philadelphia Eagles W: 28 - 24 1-1 1-1 Sept. 27 St. Louis Cardinals L: 23 -...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1959
If you don't usually read through these, I highly recommend at least skipping to the short profile on Leo Nomellini toward the end. Four months ago, I didn't even know this guy's name. Even after Fooch did a front page profile on him for our All-Time Team, I still didn't realize just how good he...
49ers All-Time Defensive End #2
After 153 votes, I'd like to congratulate Fred Dean, the first defensive end on our all-time team. While Cedrick Hardman and Tommy Hart put up better career numbers, Dean is definitely a favorite among 49ers fans. He had an impressive impact on some of those 80s championship squads and that...
49ers All-Time Defensive Tackle #1
Editor's Note Midnight: Alright I'm a moron. Somehow I ended up on a single track thinking Bryant Young at defensive tackle and completely forgot about Leo Nomellini. I'm going to redo this and figure out a better way to handle this position. I originally had Bryant Young as an automatic...
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