mercurynews.com - 11/11/2008
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Hats off to Shaun Hill. He wasn't perfect. But in those final crazy seconds, he wasn't the problem. Hats off to Hill literally, because an Arizona tackler ripped off the 49ers quarterback's helmet as he ran for a first down in the first half. And hats off figuratively, as well. Because in spite ...
sfgate.com - 11/11/2008
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sfgate.com —
The bitter ending With 1:06 left in the
game and no timeouts left, the 49ers got the...
ball at the Cardinals' 42-yard line. The drive started well, then fell apart: 1:06 - Quarterback Shaun Hill hits receiver Jason Hill for 13 yards. J. Hill gets the ...
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Niners run out of gas in desert
ninersnation.com - 11/10/2008
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ninersnation.com —
"Let me tell you something my friend. Hope
is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man...
insane." -- Red, The Shawshank Redemption "Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies." -- Andy Dufresne, The ...
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49ers-Cardinals: Last chance for redemption?
profootballtalk.com - 11/12/2008
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profootballtalk.com —
A day after one of the more bizarre
finishes to a Monday night game that we’ve ever...
seen, with the Niners attempting to win the game via a dive from beyond the two yard line, coach Mike Singletary and offensive coordinator Mike Martz are blaming ...
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SINGLETARY, MARTZ COMPLAIN ABOUT BAD INFORMATION
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Around the NFC West: 49ers can't finish
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
... Mark Purdy of the San Jose Mercury News blames Martz for the final sequence that doomed the 49ers to a heartbreaking defeat. ...
Mike Singletary Dips Into Andy Reid’s Playbook, Enjoys Large Heaping of Fail: Cardinals 29, 49ers 24
The Big Lead —
... , and lost to the Cardinals, 29-24. What is it about former athletes who think smashmouth football is the way to go in these situations? Et tu, Mike Martz? ...
49ERS-CARDINALS ONE-LINERS
ProFootballTalk.com —
... play of the game, “ I tried my hardest . It was one of those things where they made the play and we didn’t.” Said Cardinals WR Steve Breaston, “We’re very deep in our receiving crops, and as long as we keep making plays, we’re gonna move the ball .” Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt said, “These are games you look back on and they make a huge difference for your football team.” The 49ers will try to turn it around against the Rams. Bad play calling killed the 49ers’ last chance . The 49ers used the Wildcat formation twice in the first ...
Golden Nuggets: These oughta be interesting...
Niners Nation —
... that the team at least gave a serious effort.
The Chronicle recap sums it up quite well: You never want to run out of gas in the middle of the desert.
The Niner Insider might have said it best: What Are They Thinking?
Scot McCloughan discussed the possibility of Alex Smith returning next season.
Mike Sando looks at the silver linings of every loss and saw several...particularly the arrival of the Rams next week.
The piling on of Mike Martz is continuing...no big surprise. ...
Old friend Mike Martz finding more controversy
Turf Show Times —
... Among the more rational, Martz isn't finding much support either, with very familiar sounding talk of Martz overdoing it and/or being unprepared. Fooch at Niners Nation quickly tamps down the conspiracy nonsense, but still doesn't see Martz in SF's future. Hey, Rams fans are no strangers to the bizarre calls of Mike Martz. Good calls, bad calls, there's another controversy emerging around Mike Martz. ...
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49ers.com 11/19/2008 — November 19, 2008 Quarterback Shaun Hill has been named as the NFC Offensive Player of the Week by the National Football League for his performance in the 49ers 35-16 victory over the St. Louis Rams last Sunday. Hill responded impressively in his ...
49ers fall hard in Dallas 35-22 - San Jose Mercury News
mercurynews.com 11/24/2008 — IRVING, Texas As an indication of how badly the 49ers' season is going, they even managed to turn an early lead into a source of frustration Sunday. Twice they had a first-and-goal at the 4. Twice they settled for a field goal. "That's always going ...
Hey Niners, remember: "You play to win the game!"
mvn.com 12/17/2008 — With two more games left in the season, the 49ers are going to have another losing season under their belt. It's been a frustrating year and I don't think I can imagine how much more losing I can take from this team. This team reminds me of the team ...
