Niners Monday: Get out the way Old Dan Tucker

For better or worse, I have been asked by Commissioner Grey to step in for a couple of days while he is farming cabbage in Oregon. I'm no expert, but a trip to Oregon in the middle of October doesn't sound too promising... Forecast for the next three days:

Monday: Rain
Tuesday: T-Shower/Wind
Wed: Rain/Thunder

Let's hope the Commish makes it back, because God knows I can't keep this up very long. Now on to some football:

The bye week couldn't have come at a better time. Injuries needed healing, play-calling needed adjusting, and if we had another home game yesterday, my man crush for #52 would have become illegal in 48 states. While we have been TERRIBLE in the last two games, thanks to another pathetic showing by our compatriots in the NFC West, the Niners find themselves right in the mix at 2-3. The two teams ahead of us are not looking strong.

We have already beaten the Buzzsaw, they just lost to a team led by Vinny Testaverte, and their QB issues make Trent Dilfer look like the second coming of Dan Marino. Hey Cardinal's fans: get ready for the Tim Rattay era!

The Seahawks are not a good football team. I would write more, but a team this boring doesn't deserve any in-depth analysis. Honestly, do you know anybody who is a Seahawks fan who wasn't born in the Seattle/Tacoma area? The only thing that makes me nervous is their schedule, it is ridiculously easy. Take a look for yourself: http://www.nfl.com/teams/schedule?team=SEA

One BIG problem I had with the bye week...this "suggestion box" Nolan has put in. There is no quicker way to create locker-room issues then allowing players to anonymously call people out, especially after losing three in a row. According to a report on KNBR, one the suggestion cards read: "Get a new head coach". Probably not a good thing for team chemistry... I only wish we had this suggestion box during the BLloyd era, that would have been priceless

And on to the bukkake:

http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/49ers/archives/008649.html
The faithful are grumbling and Coach Nolan is taking the brunt. There are two sides to this coin: It is painfully obvious that Nolan needs to open the playbook, but how about some credit for that defense? He is a defensive guy first, so I put most of this blame on Hostler. Here is to hoping Norv gets canned down in SD by week 8 and we can pick him back up.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/14/SPH1SONDS.DTL
I have a fever...and the only cure is less Andy Lee. One of the most pathetic moments in recent Niners' history was when The Nedney won team MVP honors in 2005. Lets hope Andy Lee doesn't follow in his footsteps. Lee is certainly having a year though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_NFL_Draft
The 2000 NFL draft. Please scroll down to pick #65. Then please scroll down to pick #199. Then please remove gun from mouth...it will be ok. While I'm going to puke the next time I hear some idiot on the WWL compare Brady to #16, there is no denying he is putting together a nice little career. And its not like we've had QB issues the last 5 years or antyhing...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_Ay_gzLZTY
Greatest Of All Time is now Supermanning all over Georgetown's Midnight Madness?? Wow. So many questions....

And nothing better than a Niners Glory Days shot on Monday morning:
http://www.cnnsi.com/football/nfl/superbowl/summaries/images/sb29.gif"

That is all for now, I'll be back soon.