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When the NFL schedule came out this past Spring, the 49ers vs Cowboys week eight matchup at Levi’s Stadium was rightfully billed as one of a handful of premiere matchups on the league’s calendar. Two historic franchises, rich head to head history, and of course, what should be two of the NFL’s best come October […]

There’s not much to smile about right now if you’re at all affiliated with the San Francisco 49ers. The Niners were tormented by their biggest boogeyman once again on Sunday, as Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs came to town and reminded everyone in red and gold that they’re the champs. And the Niners, […]

Breathe in, Niners fans. Hold it. Gather yourself. Now breathe out slowly. Feel that relaxation? That peace? That’s the panic leaving your body. Just four days after a second catastrophic loss in three weeks on Sunday, the 49ers reminded the football world that they can still be the bullies on the block in the NFC. […]

In 2023, the 49ers were able to enjoy the luxury of some very good injury luck for almost the entirety of the campaign. Aside from Talanoa Hufanga suffering a season ending torn ACL and Dre Greenlaw infamously rupturing his Achilles jogging onto the field in the Super Bowl, the Niners’ most important pieces stayed on […]

Photo: David Gonzales About that 49ers opening night whipping of Aaron Rodgers and the Jets: Felt great, baby. Now, in the never-ending river of stress and angst that is pursuing a Super Bowl, we approach the next hurdle: How long can the 49ers keep this dream alive in a world without Christian McCaffrey? We should […]

After a summer that consistently featured no news, the last five days has been full of breaking news for the 49ers. Too much breaking news, in fact.  The Brandon Aiyuk months-long stalemate came to an official end on Thursday, as he inked a four-year $120 Million contract extension. $76 Million of that is guaranteed. On […]

2020 was a miserable season for 49er fans for a multitude of reasons. The pain of losing a Super Bowl the team should have won was still fresh when the world shut down due to Covid. A virtual draft and super shortened offseason later, a promising 2020 season soon melted into an injury riddled trudge […]

For as good as the current runner up 49ers are, they have issues.

As the calendar turns to August, a new climb is underway in Santa Clara. Up off the mat come your 2024 San Francisco 49ers. Wounds, both physical and emotional, have healed and are healing. Opening kickoff is 40 days away, a six week crawl that may only be magnified by the perpetual mediocrity of the […]

The Jock Blog is about to take a mighty two-week hiatus and won’t return until the week of August 11, leaving me with this week’s topic:  What kind of summer will the 49ers have? The summer is not off to a rip-roaring start, as I was just saying to my good pals Trent Williams and […]