We went to see Walk Hard yesterday and we actually saw some homeless guy with a backpack walk into the movie, go to the very back of the theater, and sit himself down. Good to see all that money he was given went to a good cause.
49ers 21 Bucs 19- Woohooo! Two games in a row! Shaun Hill! Shaun Hill! Shaun Hill! Screw Alex Smith! Lest we get ahead of ourselves, we should point out that it was obvious that the Bucs main goal in the game was to not get anyone injured so Hill basically played a team mainly consisting of backups and starters who were half-assing it. We should also point out that the Niners won a bunch of games last year at the end of the season, raising everyone's hopes, only to have another season go quickly go down the drain. It's obvious that the team hasn't quit and Mike Nolan has definitely saved his job, but nobody should read that much into this. Next week should be a much bigger test as the Niners go into the Dawg Pound to play a very good Cleveland team that needs a victory to make the playoffs.
Jaguars 49 Raiders 11- Remember what we said about how the Raiders were spoilers one week, than lousy the next? Well, they weren’t just lousy yesterday; they were the very definition of suck-ass, getting blown out by the Jaguars. The big story, though, was the eventual playing of JaMarcus. He wasn't very good, however, throwing for three interceptions and only 83 yards, but the Jags, who are probably the third best team in the NFL, were so geeked up we don't even think the benighted Kenny Stabler would have done much. Also remember what we said about the NFL allowing TV stations to switch away if the local team is in a blowout? If one team is so ahead that it’s starting its backup QB somewhere in the third period, viewers should be allowed another choice of games to watch.



As a devoutly-observing local Cleveland Browns fan, I must concur (wait-- "concur" means disagree, right?). To wit:
The Browns do not need to beat SF to make it into the playoffs -- their entire fate rests on the Tennesee-Indy result in the Sunday night tilt. The Browns and the Titans are vying for the final AFC playoff spot. If the Titans lose to Indy Sunday night, the Browns go on the basis of their superior AFC record -- even if they just blew it against the Niners. If the Titans win, they would have an equal AFC record to the Browns and the next tie-breaker is common opponents. The common opponents of these two teams are Bengals, Raiders, Jets and Texans... and Cleveland has a 3-2 mark in these games whereas Tennesee is 4-1. This renders the outcome of the Niners game meaningless to Cleveland's playoff hopes. Hecka complicated, I know... and I suddenly hate my @%#*! SFist user name.
Browns fans -- I just got one of those high-def plasma fuckers, so come over Sunday for Browns-49ers and then Titans-Colts! Afterwards, we'll do shots of either Jager or Drano.