Wow, what a weekend!!

First, I get to watch Stanford advance to the Sweet Sixteen with a gritty effort after losing their coach, and having to come from 11 down, then I get to watch the Warriors beat LA in LA for the first time in a lonnnnnnnnnnnnng time.

The Warrior game was a true test in being able to handle your emotions.  The first half had to be the best basketball I had seen the Warriors play since Sleepy Floyd single handedly beat LA in the playoffs years ago. 

The second half made me glad I didn't have anything close enough to throw at my tv.  Then just when you think you can't watch anymore, Steve Jackson hits two three pointers to win the game, after he couldn't hit water shooting from a boat in the middle of the bay the entire second half. 

All I can say though is WOW!!

While everyone is trying to "Bury" the offensive coordinator, let's look at the facts.  While the 49ers have drafted defensive players well the last few years, they have only drafted one single threat on offense.  (Frank Gore)

Look at who they've taken the last three years at the "Skilled Positions" since 2004:

WR Derrick Hamilton, 3rd round WR Rashaun Woods, 1st round TE Billy Bajema, 7th round TE Patrick Estes, 7th round WR Marcus Maxwell, 7th round WR Rasheed Marshall, 5th round RB Frank Gore, 3rd round QB Alex Smith, 1st round WR Delanie Walker, 6th round WR Michaeil Robinson, 4th round WR Brandon Williams, 3rd round TE Vernon Davis, 1st round RB Thomas Clayton, 6th round WR Jason Hill, 3rd round Quite a group.  Other than Gore, none of them would be in anyone's conversation when thinking about putting together an offensive team.  Heck, none of them other than Gore would even be higher than a 6th round pick in a Fantasy...

Nice try Alex. Pretty smart trying to get a second opinion that if confirmed your suspicions, would have kept you out for the season. Knowing that the offensive line is a career ending injury waiting to happen, it was smart of you to try to get out of the line-up until they fixed the problem. Let Trent Dilfer be the "Bulls-Eye" for opposing defensive linemen while you sit and nurse your shoulder.

Now that your injury isn't as bad as it could have been, the best thing for you to do during re-hab is to work on your "Dodge-Ball" skills so that you can Duck out of the way the next time a 300+ lb. behemoth is bearing down on you because this is going to be a lonnng season which is going to test your survival skills and elusiveness.

Good Luck, I'm rooting for you!

Well two weeks ago I said that the 2-0 start was not as good as it looked and I seem to have been vindicated by the last two stinkers they threw at us.  Now I blamed Alex Smith, or at least said that he isn't going the be the QB that takes us all the way, and now that he is hurt, (and it is not his fault that he got hurt and I do feel bad for him) he won't. 

Now back to the real problem at hand.. The 49ers aren't that good on offense period, and they weren't going into the season to begin with. 

Their QB situation was bad Their Wide Receivers are not guys that would start for any other team in the league Their Tight End hasn't proved that he can play a full season. (He can dance and promote himself, and since he drops as many as he catches, I guess he should celebrate when he does manage to hang on to one. Their Offensive line other than the Rookie is one giant piece of swiss cheese. Now I wasn't a math major, but when you add four negetives, you aren't going to get a positive..ever.

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Ok, I know it's only two games into the season, and that the 49ers are 2-0.  I should be happy, but I'm starting to get the feeling that Alex Smith is not going to be the QB that takes the 49ers all the way.  I know that there are circumstances that he can't control:

He is young. He is on his third offensive coordinator. His wide receivers aren't all that great. But here is what he can control:

Know when the Blitz is coming and adapt. Throw the ball away instead of getting sacked in the 4th quarter and near field goal range. He has looked horrible in the last 4 games counting pre-season.  HORRIBLE.  This is the year he is supposed to show that he at least knows what is going on.  Missing receivers is understandable when you are being rushed and are getting hit a lot, but he isn't even throwing the ball.  Either he doesn't see the receivers, or doesn't know where he should go with the ball when he is pressured.  Both are bad signs.  At this point, the 49ers could have...

Saw Barry hit #756 last night on TV.  I knew it was gone before Kuiper had even said "He hits it high...".

What I can't understand is the killjoys that keep bringing up the steroid issue.  Until they can prove to me that pitchers were the only ones not taking the juice, then it was an even playing field so nothing is tainted. 

Why don't reporters do some real investigating and not target just one person.  If baseball as a whole was doing something illegal, then baseball is to be held responsible and again, the record is not tainted.  Besides, it is a GAME.  It will always be a GAME.  No matter how much reporters try to tell us that sports is bigger than life itself and that they are the keepers of the holy gate of sports itself, they should be treated as nothing more than what they are...Reporters.  Nothing more, nothing less.

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There is a great place for grilled chicken in North Beach called Il Pollaio. 

It is a no frills small resteurant where you can order a half or whole chicken, split and flat grilled over an open flame. 

Half a chicken, fries and a salad at a great price, and you leave full.  Can't beat that!!