Entries from SFist tagged with 'football2007'
November 3, 2007
Continuing the tour of pain through the ex-members of the NFC West, this week the 49ers visit the the wreckage that once was the Atlanta Falcons....
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: At The Bottom And Still Falling"
October 19, 2007
The 49ers venture into the wilds of Jersey this Sunday to war with the New York American football Giants....
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: All My Ghosts"September 30, 2007
" it comes as no surprise / we're destabilized " * Seattle vs. San Francisco Sunday, September 30, 2007. 1:00 PM, PST. Week 04 The Surpriseless Battle This is it, the game that will tell whether the 49ers can seize the lead in the NFC West by taking down the Seahawks. * Photo of Frank Gore breaking away via the Chron. SF swept the series last year, even as SEA won the division, so you......
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: No Surprise"September 23, 2007
Ahhh, crap. During this week’s practice, 49er OLB Manny Lawson tore an ACL and will be out for the 2007 season. This is a mighty blow to the nascent Niner defense, who had been counting on the former first-round pick to lend his 6’5” frame and sprinter’s speed to the linebacking corps this year....
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: Man(ny) Down"September 14, 2007
After staunching out the Arizona Cardinals last week, the Niners head to St. Louis to try to get ahead at the expense of the reeling Rams and claw ahead in the NFC West race....
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: "Momma Said Knock You Out""September 6, 2007
Thank goodness. Let the blessed distraction begin. For just a little while, there there be kickoffs and touchdowns and the illusion of a level playing field. Tonight, it's time for the National Football League's 2007 regular season to begin. Wonderful....
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: Your Complete 2007 NFL Regular Season Guesstimate"May 2, 2007
It's time for American Football Spectacular's capsule reviews of the 2007 NFL Draft. Adventure, excitement,measureables!...
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: Capsulizing the 2007 NFL Draft's First Round"April 27, 2007
Coming to you from da city of Da Bears, it's your American Football Spectacular shorthand 2007 NFL Draft overview for the 49ers and Raiders. The draft is here. What should each team want, and what should each team do-not-want? * For the 49ers, WANT: NT/DL DO-NOT-WANT: WR Shut up. Listen, picking a wide receiver high in the draft simply does not pay dividends by nature of the position. You've got the rare Larry Fitzgerald, and......
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: Your 2007 NFL Draft Wants & Do-Not-Wants"April 13, 2007
Now that the National Football League's 2007 schedule has been released, let the carpin' in Oakland begin....
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: Calendaring The Raiders' (Fraught) 2007 Regular Season"April 11, 2007
Today the National Football League's 2007 schedule was let out to the general public. After last year's marked strides on the field, what does the oncoming season hold for the San Francisco 49ers?...
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: Calendaring The 49ers' 2007 Regular Season"March 9, 2007
The NFL's 2007 Free Agency period is on! The Niners went on a wild buying spree. What've the Raiders got in their cart? Let's see......
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: Free Agency 2007, "What's In Your Cart, Oakland?""March 2, 2007
Public Relations. The very title is a euphemism for a trade that trades in euphemism. The 49ers experienced something of a Public Relations spasm earlier today....
Continue Reading "American Football Spectacular: San Francisco's Mysterious Disappearing Lilies"