• DUAN!

    Time To Party With The 49ers And Cardinals

    Only a couple of hours or so until Leitch's Arizona Buzzsaw square off against my San Francisco Forty-Niners, and the big question remains: Who will be the first tonight to remove his pants inappropriately, Matt Leinart or Mike Singletary? Judging from the photo, Matt gets the presumptive nod, especially since our new 49ers coach has promised not to unbuckle for the remainder of the season. Hide your daughters, citizens of Glendale. More »

    6:15 PM on Mon Nov 10 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    14,678 views, 430 comments

    Most discussed thefuseproject: For those of you who were keeping score, I went with: 440z Super Big Gulp Mt. Dew and a four-pack of more »

  • NFL

    For The Next Four Minutes, Mike Singletary Will Be Coaching Pantless. Any Questions?

    Already considered one of the great coaching meltdowns of all time, the real truth surrounding Mike Singletary's performance during and after the 49ers-Seahawks game this past Sunday is only beginning to emerge. First reported on XTRA-919 radio in Phoenix on Thursday is the news that the new SF coach dropped his pants and pointed to his butt in the locker room at halftime on Sunday to show his players what he thought of their performance. To which I can only say: Awesome. More »

    9:30 AM on Fri Oct 31 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    8,213 views, 42 comments

    Most discussed DumpsterDining: Singletary was dropping his drawers at about the same time the 49ers were honoring former linebacker Dan Bunz. Glad they weren't more »

  • NFL

    Not Just Another Pretty Face

    Hooo boy. The reporter here — I'm pretty sure — is Danyelle Sargent of Fox, making the Gaffe of the Season so far. And what makes this more sad/amusing is the fact that Sargent was involved in a controversy while at ESPN in 2006 when, thinking her mic was dead, blurted "What the fuck was that?" while still on the air. So here's another one for the scrapbook. More »

    4:30 PM on Mon Oct 27 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    16,534 views, 40 comments

    Most discussed BrockMiddlebrook: "Well Danyelle, Coach Walsh congratulated me, then I put away my Ouija board and wondered when the fuck you were more »

  • NFL

    Mike Singletary Will Surely Kill Someone Before The Year Is Out

    The forecast for the San Francisco 49ers season changed dramatically on Sunday from dismal to dangerous; like the difference between a cold, monotonous drizzle and a lightening storm in the mountains. And we can thank Mike Singletary for that. Not only did the 49ers' new interim coach pull a player out of the game and tell him to "take a shower and go sit in the stands," but he went to the sidelines and apologized to the fans (pictured here) following his team's stinky 34-13 loss to the Seahawks. The spectacle then continued with a post-game rant. The 49ers season, of course, could now not be more doomed ... or more fun. More »

    11:30 AM on Mon Oct 27 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    14,740 views, 48 comments

    Most discussed Big Jim Slade: Singletary does not sleep. He waits. oops... wrong list. more »

  • nfl

    President Condi Possible This January in San Francisco?

    Condoleezza Rice, National Security Adviser to President Bush Secretary of Flippin' State (and we're rather embarrassed about THAT), has been fishing for an NFL job post-Executive Branch for awhile. She's quoted in 2002 trolling for the NFL Commissioner position (only to be beaten out by Guantanamo Goodell) and, while she doesn't have any sports executive experience, she knows a guy who does. (Texas Rangers. Remember? Maybe Jon Daniels could have a new boss himself next season.) And now, word comes from Adam Schefter of NFL Network that Rice might be willing to settle for the presidency of the San Francisco 49ers. More »

    5:35 PM on Sun Oct 26 2008
    By Tuffy
    3,046 views, 12 comments

    Most discussed Shakεy: Women don't belong in FOOTBALL! What's next, a women VP candidate? Alaska as a state? Goddamn. more »

  • NFL

    Switching Mikes In Midstream, The 49er Way

    Well, here is your new face of the San Francisco 49ers. Initial thoughts? Aside from being totally hyp-no-tized, I have to say that it really couldn't be any worse than the old one. There was perhaps no coach in the NFL one wanted to see succeed more than Mike Nolan — really, has anyone ever had a bad thing to say about him, personally? — but somehow you know it just wouldn't work. Nolan was canned on Monday, and say what you will about the timing, at least it wasn't the ridiculous circus we saw across the Bay with the Raiders. In Nolan's honor, I am wearing a suit for the duration of my blogging day. More »

    10:45 AM on Tue Oct 21 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    3,217 views, 29 comments

    Most discussed Matt Sussman: Just another franchise who will benefit from studying the Influential Mikes Throughout History chart. more »

  • NFL

    Alex Smith And The Series Of Unfortunate Events

    It appears that Alex Smith's time as a San Francisco 49er has come to an end. The star that shone so brightly for, say, about five-and-a-half quarters in 2006, was extinguished on Tuesday when it was learned that the quarterback has a broken bone in his shoulder and would be placed on injured reserve, most likely ending his season. And that means he'll be gone as soon as the team can release him in the spring; his six-year, $49.5 million contract (24 mil guaranteed!) being way to bulky for the Yorks to carry if he's not going to be the starter. More »

    5:00 PM on Wed Sep 10 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    7,044 views, 39 comments

    Most discussed Silky John-STON!: He looks too much like Tucker Max for me to care. more »

  • NFL Season Previews

    NFL Season Preview: San Francisco 49ers

    The NFL season begins in earnest in about 48 hours, so it's time to finish the impassioned season previews from various writers, bloggers, diehard fans, cooks, TV personalities, and numerous others who consider football the only sport worth watching. You will see many of these today, because we're a little behind.

    Right now: The San Francisco 49ers. Your author is Rick Chandler. More »

    11:15 AM on Fri Sep 5 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    2,447 views, 24 comments

    Most discussed KellyDownsSyndrome: I hear there's an Irish bar in the Castro named McFisty's that goes absolutely wild when guys start doing the more »

  • NFL

    NFL News and Notes

    God, it feels good to see football on television. I know it sucks watching third and fourth string scrubs scrambling around and dropping passes, but it's better than nothing. And it's only pre-season, so the fumbles, interceptions, and drops don't count. At least that's what I tell myself after my team loses to Detroit. With Chad Pennington finding a new home and a Raider backflipping in the endzone, what you need need to know is after the jump. More »

    11:45 AM on Sat Aug 9 2008
    By Sarah Schorno
    4,131 views, 15 comments

    Latest by dickryder: @bloodredrosev: What's that, football is back? No it isn't and won't be until september. more »

  • matt leinart

    Joe Montana And Matt Leinart, BFF, Or Something

    It has been amusing, as we flip through the NFL season preview mags we keep buying — are they always out this early? — is that every single one of them mentions Matt Leinart's fun-loving beer bonging. As we said from the get-go, the reason those pictures took off was because they fit into an existing narrative: Matt Leinart isn't taking his football seriously enough. And it was just reporters and fans who were thinking that. So now the Buzzsaw have a nice positive influence for the boy: Joe Montana. More »

    3:45 PM on Fri Jun 6 2008
    By Will Leitch
    8,792 views, 46 comments

    Latest by LosersHaveCreditCardDebt: The Cardinals haven't taken football seriously since 1947, the year of their last NFL title. I don't see how Jersey more »