Category Archives: Brian Murphy
Murph: Why it’s fair to second-guess Shanahan, Garoppolo after Monday night loss to Seattle
Cary Edmondson | 2019 Nov 11 The 49ers at 8-1 after nine games, the 49ers lighting up Levi's Stadium like never before and the 49ers on the tip of everyone's tongue is all cause for great buzz, joy an...
Nov 12, 2019
Murph: E-40’s new song says Levi’s feels like Candlestick — does it?
Leave it to a poet far more versed in the English language than me to frame the Monday night 49ers-Seahawks game in context. Take it away, E-40: "Levi's Stadium starting to feel like Candlestick Park"...
Nov 07, 2019
Murph: The Baby Dubs’ underdog street cred is exactly what Chase Center needs
Kyle Terada | 2019 Nov 4 The Baby Dubs. The lower case dubs. The SubDubs. Paschall's Rascals. Call 'em what you want, but the 2019-20 Golden State Warriors who beat the Portland Trail Blazers on Monda...
Nov 05, 2019
Murph: A few quick thoughts on the nauseating return of the Los Angeles Lakers
Kyle Terada | 2019 Oct 5The World Series was entertaining Tuesday night, October baseball always satisfying.So why was it that angst and stress entered the evening unexpectedly?Because amid the Juan S...
Oct 23, 2019
Murph: Why trading for Emmanuel Sanders was the right decision
Ron Chenoy | 2019 Aug 19 Somewhere, you had the feeling that Jerry Rice, Terrell Owens, John Taylor and Gene Washington were group-texting: "OMG. Give me some pads and a helmet. I'll go out there and ...
Oct 22, 2019
Murph: What to make of Jimmy Garoppolo’s uneven start
Orlando Ramirez | 2019 Oct 13 The 49ers are 5-0, so it seems like a perfect time to start complaining. Believe it or not, we heard some on the 'Murph and Mac' show as early as the Monday morning after...
Oct 17, 2019
Murph: What will 49ers’ record be? A game-by-game breakdown of their remaining schedule
Orlando Ramirez | 2019 Oct 13 Everyone surrounding the 49ers these days is walking around like we just got out of the dentist's office on laughing gas - light-headed, smiling, feeling no pain. Heck, e...
Oct 14, 2019
Murph: Explaining how Bruce Bochy became The Bay’s favorite coach
Stan Szeto-USA TODAY SportsYes, of course, Bruce Bochy won three championships, and brought Giants fans in San Francisco their first-ever World Series, and all that makes him immortal in franchise ann...
Sep 26, 2019
Murph: Prepare for a crestfallen Sunday, 49ers fans
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports The 49ers haven't started 2-0 since 2012. The 49ers made it to the Super Bowl in 2012. So, if the 49ers beat the Bengals in Cincinnati on Sunday . . . What, you're not goo...
Sep 13, 2019
Murph: Why we should celebrate the NFL at 100 years old
Steve Mitchell | 2019 Aug 22 The NFL is 100 years old! Man, that's a lot of commercial time. Is the NFL now as good as its ever been, or has the best of it gone by? Your reference point for the "golde...
Sep 04, 2019
