30 Copyright 2009, CBSSports.com http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/7129546 en-us Just zoning... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:49:43 EST http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/16499694?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/16499694?source=rss_blogs_NFL It's crazy how one comment from a relative can make things go south in a hurry. Three months ago, we were the happiest fans on the planet. We snagged potentially (and arguably) the best receiver in the draft. Now, we have a relative of Crabtree's thr ... Sat, 08 Aug 2009 8:27:18 EDT http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/16499694?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/16185073?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/16185073?source=rss_blogs_NFL It's that time of year where football grinds to a halt. No combine. No Draft. No free agency. And no training camps. July is vacation for most teams and with it comes much silence. We are a little over a week away from training camp. Here is a little ... Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:07:44 EDT http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/16185073?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/15204080?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/15204080?source=rss_blogs_NFL NFL 2009 Power Rankings ... Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:42:07 EDT http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/15204080?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/15177344?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/15177344?source=rss_blogs_NFL As the neverending saga of Brett Favre and Michael Vick unfold, I look back at all that's happened in the months since the 2008 season ended and asking myself "so what's new"? Here are the facts... ... Mon, 25 May 2009 4:18:02 EDT http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/15177344?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/14953699?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/14953699?source=rss_blogs_NFL When Coach Mike Nolan was hired in 2005, it was supposed to signal an end to the Donahue era and its losing ways. The hiring of Nolan also marked the second time in three years that the 49ers were tasked with rebuilding. The Nolan era was dotted with ... Mon, 18 May 2009 12:52:39 EDT http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/14953699?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/14865773?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/14865773?source=rss_blogs_NFL Here are my draft grades. There was so many different interpretations on various sports sites' and this one is probably no different. Some of my grades were consistent with others, some were not. It was no secret that this year happened to feature a ... Tue, 05 May 2009 18:59:16 EDT http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/14865773?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/14667637?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/14667637?source=rss_blogs_NFL Well, here it is! This may very well be my final revision. The first mock can be found at the link below. ... Sat, 25 Apr 2009 1:38:21 EDT http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/14667637?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/14082119?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/14082119?source=rss_blogs_NFL Hello Everyone! This is my first mock of 2009. I generally like to wait a couple of weeks into free agency before attempting a mock. The greatest challenge is trying not to necessarily pick the fan favorites, but to step into the front office's shoes ... Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:51:00 EDT http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/14082119?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/13922385?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/13922385?source=rss_blogs_NFL So most of us have heard this term before. ... Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:44:16 EDT http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/13922385?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/12869511?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/12869511?source=rss_blogs_NFL With the 6th pick in the 1st round of the 2006 draft, the San Francisco 49ers select...TE Vernon Davis. What?! NFL tight ends usually aren't drafted this early. So Davis better be damn good,Right? In 3 seasons, Davis has only averaged 34 catches, 377 ... Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:02:45 EST http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/12869511?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/12802633?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/12802633?source=rss_blogs_NFL We talk a lot about this on the 49ers message board. We have different posts for draft and free agents so I thought I would kind of roll them into one. Much of my insight is based on what I've been hearing locally and then try to formulate an opinion ... Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:53:50 EST http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/12802633?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/12044876?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/12044876?source=rss_blogs_NFL OK...let's not confuse this with Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. I talking about Plaxico Burress. Seriously, how dumb can one be? Does making millions of dollars automatically dumb someone down? What a nice life. Pro athlete, millions of $'s, Super Bowl ... Wed, 03 Dec 2008 0:57:35 EST http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/12044876?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/11752321?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/11752321?source=rss_blogs_NFL Coaches on the hotseat. Life is short for the players in the NFL. It's even shorter for most NFL coaches. We've already witnessed 3 head coach firings this season, Scott Linehan (Rams), Lane Kiffin (Raiders), and Mike Nolan (49ers). The teams ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 0:42:59 EST http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/11752321?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/11647650?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/11647650?source=rss_blogs_NFL Coach Singletary, you asked for smashmouth football...and you got it. ... Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:08:06 EST http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/11647650?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/11518936?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/11518936?source=rss_blogs_NFL I write this regarding the frustrations I have with the 49ers offense this year. I look back in hindsight of all the decisions that Mike Nolan made for this once proud franchise and realize mistake after mistake, that this was a big one...a mistake t ... Thu, 06 Nov 2008 1:46:39 EST http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/11518936?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/11075391?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/11075391?source=rss_blogs_NFL There's no defending it. When the defense is bad...it's bad. ... Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:29:54 EDT http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/11075391?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10884845?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10884845?source=rss_blogs_NFL First Chris Henry, now Cedric Benson. ... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 0:11:19 EDT http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10884845?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10861683?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10861683?source=rss_blogs_NFL Hi Coach Martz. Here's a formula to help you with your next game...and all games moving forward. ... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:04:42 EDT http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10861683?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10803965?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10803965?source=rss_blogs_NFL It's like a dance move... ... Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:15:03 EDT http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10803965?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10681579?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10681579?source=rss_blogs_NFL ...Not of the Emergency Broadcasting System, but of Aaron Rodgers. ... Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:48:21 EDT http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10681579?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10666661?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10666661?source=rss_blogs_NFL OK...not to gloat. ... Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:31:02 EDT http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10666661?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10537570?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10537570?source=rss_blogs_NFL ...But I like what I see! ... Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:22:09 EDT http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10537570?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10435941?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10435941?source=rss_blogs_NFL I dedicate this to former 1st overall pick Alex Smith. This is an excerpt from my group blog. Feel free to chime in on any of your team's 1 round draft busts. ... Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:20:42 EDT http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10435941?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10410451?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10410451?source=rss_blogs_NFL That was for the Jets fans. ... Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:40:18 EDT http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10410451?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10377262?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10377262?source=rss_blogs_NFL I mentioned on a previous post that the defense and the red zone offense had worried me. My fears are confirmed...along with the 5 turnovers. ... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:26:22 EDT http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10377262?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10376394?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10376394?source=rss_blogs_NFL Panthers 26, Chargers 24 - Yeah...the Chargers are very upset that they lost this one, especially at home. The Panthers didn't even have Steve Smith. ... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 0:36:16 EDT http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10376394?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10315557?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10315557?source=rss_blogs_NFL Yo Jim! Your QB, Jason Campbell, doesn't look comfortable out there against the Giants. It may have been the fear inducing pass rush of the Giants defensive line...without Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora...NOT! Instead of making adjustments, yo ... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:32:58 EDT http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/10315557?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/9973861?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/9973861?source=rss_blogs_NFL I am a 49er Faithful. But it did not start out this way. ... Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:24:40 EDT http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/9973861?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/9963687?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/9963687?source=rss_blogs_NFL WHO IS THIS GUY?! I mean, I know who he is and where he came from...but...WHO IS THIS GUY?! ... Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:27:49 EDT http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/9963687?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/9936576?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/9936576?source=rss_blogs_General I have been watching the olympics sporadically for the last week. I see that some sports utilize pro athletes (Basketball, Tennis) and some do not (Boxing, Soccer). Our olympic NBA team is flat out ridiculous. It looks like an all-star roster. Why is ... Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:00:36 EDT http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/7129546/9936576?source=rss_blogs_General 100 http://images.cbssports.com/images/cbsdm/spec/cbssportscom.gif http://thrashard340.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/7129546 100