Niners Tuesday: Excuses Are For Losers

Notes for this Tuesday:

• Shaun Alexander has a broken wrist. Jesus has offered to heal it by Sunday so Shaun can play. Don't expect much from him in pass catching or blocking situations, though.
• Some notes from Nolan's talk yesterday. Most notably, Larry Allen and Jonas Jennings apparently weren't fighting. It's too bad. As one commenter here observed, that would be an awful lot like a walrus fight. Put it on PPV and I'm there.
• Mark Clayton, on the importance of Casey Hampton on Sunday. He incorrectly asserts that this is the Niners third year in the 3-4, when it's really only the first. They have dabbled a little, but not had the correct personnel the last 2 seasons.
• As noted previously, VERNON is out for what looks like 2 games. Also in the article is the following from Coach Nolan, who refused to blame the refs. Saying:

  "Excuses are for losers."

Bravo, Coach Nolan. No one was happy about that call, but you seem committed to making this team strong enough where the balance of the game won't rest on one pivotal call that's out of your control. Did that call change the course of Sunday's game? Certainly. Would it have mattered if the 49ers had played lights out? Probably not. So work on the things you can control, and let us fans complain about the poor officiating.

I leave you with this:


- Mark Fucking Roman