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The Art (and Science) of Drafting: IV. 49er vs. Patriot Regimes in the Salary Cap Era
In Part 3 of this series, I compared the 49ers' overall draft strategy in the Salary Cap Era to that of the Patriots. Obviously, the problem with my analysis in Part 3 is the same one we encountered i...
NFL Draft 2009: It's a Big Man's Game
When trying to really get down to it and get in the mind of Scot McCloughan, there's one underlying phrase that continues to come up, "It's a big man's game." It might have been one of the first thi...
Mike Singletary vs. Scot McCloughan: Who has the "trigger?"
One of the running jokes for much of last season was the question of who between Mike Nolan and Scot McCloughan had the "trigger?" This "trigger" seemed to be a rather key aspect of the McNolan ...
49ers Mock Draft: Seven Rounds, Nine Picks
As acting draft dude here at Niners Nation I should probably go on record with my official predictions on what the 49ers will come away with this weekend. Keep in mind, any resemblance to the actual ...
The Art (and Science) of Drafting: IId. The McNolan Era (2005-2008)
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Sorry about the delay in getting this one posted. My computer crashed yesterday because a genius (aka me) let the battery run out, so I had to wait until it fully recharged (aka today) ...
NFL Draft 2009: Let's Make a Deal
By now you've probably got an idea of who you'd like the 49ers to draft in two weeks. And you can bet the 49ers have their draft board pretty well pegged. It's time to go shopping. Don't like where yo...
2009 March Minicamp Press Conferences: Mike Singletary
I've received some press conference transcripts for Mike Singletary, Shaun Hill and Alex Smith. Given the QB competition I'll post those two together in a separate post in a little bit. Fo...
2009 49ers Season truly under way: Voluntary Minicamp #1
First off, apologies for not having a post up earlier. My AU Eagles took a big 14 lead early in the second half against Villanova and managed to blow it late to lose by 13. Villanova is a ...
49ers coaching staff: Dissension in the ranks?
So apparently there were some intriguing comments made on ESPN's First Take yesterday. Barrows and Maiocco reported on it yesterday and I thought it was definitely worth posting: Sports Illustr...
Golden Nuggets: Close the door on T.O... Please!
Morning everyone, James here. I actually almost forgot about the Nuggets today, but lucky for all of you (yeah right) I didn't and you'll get to enjoy my random thoughts and opinions that generally do...








