Entries from SFist tagged with 'football2006'
February 2, 2007
As goes the adage, defense wins championships. And in the National Football League's 2007 championship game, two masters of the "Cover 2" defensive zone coverage scheme meet: the Colts' Head Coach Tony Dungy, and Da Bearsss' Head Coach Lovie Smith....
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: Super Bowl XLI, "From Florida, To Florida""
January 20, 2007
It's the best American football wknd of the year. The four still-standing franchises slug it out for a slot in the Super Bowl. Awesome....
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: The Best Wknd"January 18, 2007
In our latest episode, we examine the weaknesses that led to the exit of each franchise that was tossed from the playoffs last wknd. Going into last wknd’s action, there were no “complete” teams left – only those who had outweighed their weaknesses enough to advance to the NFL’s Divisional Playoff Round. ...
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: Playoff Piñata Poppin’"January 12, 2007
In the most angry game of this 2007 postseason, the ex-Baltimore Colts go to Baltimore to play the ex-Cleveland
January 11, 2007
Stumbled across two bad ideas while walking through the Powell cable car area....
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: Two Bad Ideas"January 3, 2007
The past two seasons for the 49ers have ended in quixotic wins off of big Joe Nedney's left foot. Yet the 2006 season-ending upset over the Denver Broncos meant so much more the Niners: it revealed a team that believes in themselves. And believes in their coach's plan for the future....
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: On Acculturation"December 31, 2006
In the spirit of New Year's Eve, we present to you the bad idea that is the Art Shell drink....
Continue Reading "Have An "Art Shell" For American Football Spectacular This New Year's Eve"December 31, 2006
In the 49ers' final game of the 2006 regular season, the team will have something more important on their mind than football. * San Francisco vs. Denver Sunday, December 31, 2006. 1:00 PM, PST. Week 17 The Battle Of Remembering #72 Last time the Niners were in Denver was Week 2 of the 2005 preseason. At the end of the game, 49er offensive lineman Thomas Herrion collapsed in the visitor's locker room after running......
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: Sports Aren't That Important"December 29, 2006
The final week of the National Football League's 2006 regular season is here. It couldn't have come quickly enough for the Raiders....
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: The Last Time"December 21, 2006
During the pregame of Thursday's MIN/GB game, NFL.com's Adam Schefter reported that the Raiders will let Head Coach Art Shell go after the end of the season. No source was named to have given this statement....
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: Around The World Again On A Boat That Sinks As It Sails"December 16, 2006
The Oakland Raiders' 2006 slog of a season continues this Sunday at the Coliseum with their Week 15 scrap with the St. Louis Rams. Plenty of good tickets still available for the game. Well, there must be tickets, since the NFL is blacking the game out on TV....
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: It's Likely You Won't See This But It Will Happen"December 15, 2006
Holy fancy baby Jesus on a Kaiser roll, the 49ers beat the Seahawks? In storm conditions in Seattle?! Wow. This was unforeseen. That's a sweep of the division series on the year, keeping the Niners' tiiiny window of playoff chance alive. How could this have happened? Here's how:...
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: Niner Hope Unlooked-For In 2006"December 14, 2006
This Week 15 sends the 49ers up to Seattle mid-week to grapple desperately in hopes of keeping their mathematically-possible playoff hopes alive....
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: Over The Pass"December 14, 2006
This just in from Terrell Owens' email list:...
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: Terrell Owens Would Appreciate Your Help!"December 9, 2006
It doesn't matter that QB Brett Favre is a hero, plays like he loooves the game, is an uncriticizable Maya Angelou-grade national hero -- choosing not to retire and coming for another season to play quarterback for the Packers stunted the Green Bay franchise's growth by a year....
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: Fleeing Father Time, The Police, And Derrick Burgess"December 6, 2006
Last Sunday, the 49ers' defense were basically bent into any shape that the New Orleans Saints offense felt like bendin' them into. Want to run? Sure. Want to pass? Sure, as a change of pace. And so it was. And then the game ended....
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: All Bendy-Like In NOLA"December 5, 2006
Having the number one pick in the 2007 NFL Draft, that is. After losing horrifically to the Houston Texans 23-14 in a home game where the dauntless Raider Power Mullet defense limited Yoostun to 32 yards passing yards and still lost!...
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: The Raiders Might Finish 2006 As Number One!"December 2, 2006
* Houston vs. Oakland Sunday, December 3, 2006. 1:15 PM, PST. Week 13 The Battle Of The Trough After losing four straight games to every team in the AFC West and one franchise that used to be in the division for good measure (@SEA; DEN; @KC; @ SD), the Raiders limp home. In uglier times early on this season before the wins versus ARI and PIT, this Week 13 game against the flailing Houston Texans had been projected as the Raiders' best chance to get a win....
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: Dark Homecoming"December 1, 2006
Week 13, and the 49ers go to New Orleans for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. Take this moment to make a donation to a hurricane-related charity. They still need help. The column can wait....
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: Nothin' But Gold Helmets In This Game"September 4, 2006
Our favorite part of the beginning of any sports season is scanning through magazine after magazine for previews of our favorite teams. What will the experts say? Is our team as good as we think it is? As bad? Should we have hope or despair? And who kidnapped Peter King and replaced him with some skinny dude? So this year, as we approach NFL '06, we read through the experts to see what they have to say about our two local teams. This year, they all pretty much said the same thing about both of our local teams. In fact, we could sum it up in two words: last place....
Continue Reading "The SFist NFL Preview: What the Experts Say"