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Dec 30, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers place kicker Jake Moody (4) sits on the bench after missing a field goal during the fourth quarter against the Detroit Lions at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images49ers Bulletin: The Ugly, the bad, and the good
For about 30 minutes on Monday night, the Ninrs offense resembled the high powered machine it’s looked like for much of the past five seasons. The zone running, lethal play action passing, and comprehensive distribution had the NFC best Detroit Lions on their heels at Levi’s Stadium. This offense, of course, hasn’t been remotely close…
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October 20, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) is tackled by Kansas City Chiefs defensive end George Karlaftis (56) during the second quarter at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images49ers Bulletin: Taking inventory
It’s the final week of 2024. All over the world, people are finalizing New Year’s resolutions, looking at ways to better themselves in 2025. The 49ers are doing the same, as they should be after a disastrous 2024 campaign that saw them eliminated with three weeks remaining in the regular season. No 49ers offseason comes…
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Dec 1, 2024; Orchard Park, New York, USA; San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan on the field before a game against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-Imagn Images49ers Bulletin: The 2024 season has an official time of death
In just two short weeks, almost unbelievably, the 49ers will conduct exit interviews following the 18th week of what has been the season from hell. The pre-season tumult that Niners fans hoped and prayed would melt away once games got underway stuck around in the worst way possible. The season from hell trudged on Sunday…
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Murph gives the 2025 prognoses for the Bay Area’s ailing Big Three
Final Jock Blog of 2024 and I’ve got bad news for you, Bay Area: No championships this year, kids. (With apologies to Stanford women’s sailing, of course. The canvas can do miracles. Just you wait and see.) The 49ers huffed and puffed and couldn’t blow the Super Bowl house down in February in Las Vegas.…
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Dec 1, 2024; Orchard Park, New York, USA; San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan on the field before a game against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-Imagn Images
49ers Bulletin: Sifting through the rubble
By now you’ve heard every take under the sun when it comes to DeVondre Campbell’s cowardly exit from a forgettable 49ers tenure that didn’t even last a full season. The outrage on Friday morning at least partially overshadowed the latest chapter of a hellish 2024 49ers campaign. Tim Ryan weighed in on Monday morning after…
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Dec 12, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel Sr (1) before the game against the Los Angeles Rams at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn ImagesJock Blog: Good riddance, 2024 season
The mercy kill for a lost season finally arrived in the holiday rain of a Great America parking lot, on a Thursday night in December. Rams 12, 49ers 6. It was worse than it sounds. Thank the football gods. It was never going to happen this year, as I was just saying to my pal…
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Dec 8, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) reacts after rushing for a touchdown against the Chicago Bears in the second quarter at Levi’s Stadium. The play was later called back for offensive holding. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images49ers Bulletin: Back? Or just bullying the Bears
Few host NFL teams were happier to be back home in week 14 than the San Francisco 49ers. Back to back road games sandwiching Thanksgiving, and back to back throttling of a short handed and on life support Niners squad, definitely made the red and gold and its fans homesick. The homecoming, albeit still in…
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Nov 17, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan on the sideline against the Seattle Seahawks in the second quarter at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Gonzales-Imagn ImagesJock Blog: We must chill. The 49ers are not firing and should not fire Kyle Shanahan
We must chill. No one is trading Kyle Shanahan to the Chicago Bears, the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago White Sox or the Chicago Bulls. Even the Chicago Sky is out of luck. No Shanahan in a trucker hat roaming the hardwood. Nor is anyone firing Kyle Shanahan as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers.…
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Dec 1, 2024; Orchard Park, New York, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) after the game against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images49ers bulletin: The season from hell
If you’ve been reading along for the last few weeks, you’ll know I’ve been hesitant to declare a time of death on the 2024 49ers. Call it false optimism, call it a wounded desire to hang on to the once annual championship hopes of an aging nucleus that might never get it done. Whatever the…
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Jock Blog: About that 49ers Toast …
The 49ers look physically and emotionally tired. It’s OK to say it, and it’s OK to understand it. You can’t win ‘em all, kids.
