The NFL offseason is officially over. Teams are now reporting to their mandatory training camps and tangible NFL football is right around the corner. A few days ago on Twitter, I noted that it's about time I take conscious note of the fact that actual 49ers football is right around the corner. I'm incredibly excited, with real hope this time around, as opposed to all of that ... what was it ... false hope.
Fool;s gold, if you will. At any rate, we've set ourselves up pretty good for disappointment, mostly because anything less than a Super Bowl would be disappointing at this point. Still - I'm excited. You should be too. Onto the linkage, children.
This 49ers Offseason Feels So Different ... You Know, Like All The Others (Brady)
No G.O.A.T.: Rice not among Jenkins' many mentors (Branch)
James looks to get up to speed with 49ers offense (Maiocco)
McBath added to 49ers' Goldson-less secondary (Inman)
Biggest training-camp battle may be for No. 2 quarterback (Barrows)
49ers gear up for Harbaugh's 2nd year (Press Democrat)
Jenkins says his body and mindset are much stronger than rookie-camp debut (Inman)
Bulked-up Ginn back on field after missing offseason workouts (Branch)
Kaepernick vs. Johnson (Maiocco)
History lesson: An aging Moss could gather receptions (Branch)
49ers sign CB Darcel McBath, three rookies placed on PUP (Gin)
Ted Ginn Jr. Pays Respect to Father (49ers.com)
49ers Rookies Report to Camp (49ers.com)
Being a Sheep
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