Archive for November, 2010

Sports Gab Editor Matt Loede’s NFL Picks for Week 11

Last Week: 9-4 Season: 82-60 Oakland at Pittsburgh – The Raiders look like legit AFC West contenders after two wins and a bye, while many think the Steelers are headed for another collapse like last season. The injured Steelers will have to find a way to stop the Raiders attack, and there offense also needs [...]

Niners ink kicker Shane Andrus

The Niners need a kicker Sunday, as Joe Nedney is out with a right knee sprain and bone bruise. With that, the team has inked placekicker Shane Andrus. Expect it to be a short term fix as they wait for Nedney, who kicked the game-winning field goal vs the Rams in OT Sunday, to return.

A Must See DVD – Mike Singletary on Life and Faith with Victor1

Mike Singletary is a motivator to say the least. Now you can be motivated by the Niners head coach with a new DVD series featuring the coach – Victor1. The series includes DVD’s from coaches like Rex Ryan, Mike Ditka, Bobby Bowden and Sean Payton. It’s an incredible series that can go a long way [...]

Kicker Nedney out at least this week with knee injury

Pro Football Talk reports that kicker Joe Nedney is out this week after suffering a knee injury last week in the win over the Rams in OT. On Sunday, 49ers kicker Joe Nedney booted a game-winning field goal in overtime while playing with a knee injury. He won’t get the chance to do it again [...]

Staley out four to six weeks with broken leg

The Sac Bee reports that Joe Staley will be out four to six weeks with a broken left leg: Joe Staley will miss four to six weeks because of a broken left leg, 49ers coach Mike Singletary said Monday, but the left tackle will not be placed on season-ending injured reserve in case the team [...]

Week 10: Jean-Paul Bergeaux’s List of Things

By Columnist Jean-Paul Bergeaux Making rules about concussions doesn’t change the game of football. Does anyone actually think that Hines Ward had a neck injury on Sunday night?  Of course not, he suffered a concussion of some sort.  He got knocked out.  However, throughout the game he was listed as questionable with a neck injury [...]

Thoughts and Musings on Rams-49ers

(I meant to get this on yesterday, but was unable to do so until now. Aside from the “Game Reviews” following the games, I will post this “Thoughts and Musings” on the following day. I must credit NBA.com for this format. I thought it was interesting and want to try it on this site. Let [...]

Niners keep hopes alive; beat Rams 23-20 in OT

It was too close for comfort, but the 49ers came out on top against St. Louis and are now 3-6. The team was always on the wrong end of close games, but with Troy Smith at the QB position, the 49ers have a renewed sense of energy and refuse to go down without putting up [...]