NFL Summer Fun posted by Brady Fredericksen

Long time no see! While this 65 degree sunny-sometimes summer has been upon us, I haven’t forgotten about my valued 6 and a half readers! Ha, getting back on topic, we’ve had quite the start to an exciting summer in the sporting world. Whether it be baseball, football, or basketball there’s been something to talk about.

Stallworth-y Punishment?
What a surprise, athletes and drunk driving, whoda’ thunk? Sure, most people have driven drunk, but for Cleveland Browns receiver Dante Stallworth a little more then swerving went down that night. Stallworth, whose known more for his blazing speed and iffy hands in the NFL, has recently been sentenced to 30 days in jail, loss of his drivers license for life and following his release from jail, he must serve two years of house arrest and spend eight years on probation.
My first thought is I want that lawyer if I ever get into trouble.
My second thought would be how does anyone pull that off?
Plea deal or not, the killing of a human being should be punished a little bit harder then that. I think most of us could deal with house arrest while being a receiver in the NFL. For some reason, athletes can get a free pass in many serious incidents like this. St. Louis Rams defensive end Leonard Little did the EXACT same thing in 1998, and after serving just 90 days in jail, Leonard Little went on to become one of the top pass rushers in the league.
Had you or I killed someone while driving drunk our goose would have been cooked… but hey, what can you do? Sadly, I don’t have a snappy joke to end that because there really isn’t an excuse for this.
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Family FUN! posted by Henri "theactor" Ramsey

Ok this year was my first "Family Day" with the 49ers and I have to say...I was impressed!

I didn't know what to really expect as far as the crowd, the set-up, what players would be there and how they would placed around the stadium for autographs.

It didn't take me long to become a kid again as I hit the 40yrd. dash. My good friend and I ran the 40 and he's a little faster than I thought he would be but not by much. I thought we both would drop dead but, we did pretty good. Cory Sheets thought we did REAL good considering what we were wearing. My friend was in flip flops...LOL

I actually ran it three times. I ran one by myself to see what my time would be. I have to say, I'm very impressed with myself. I'm 45 as of this coming Saturday and I'm still able to run a 5.6 40 yrd dash.

Oh and did I mention that I was wearing blue jeans and tennis shoes? So I have to think that I could have gotten a 4.9 with a good stretch and the right clothing. Anyway, we had fun, did the locker room tour and that was the highlight of my day.

I have always wanted to see that room with my own eyes and I've finally done it. I was hoping there would be a little more to it but hey, it is what it is. So, I'll probably do it again next year and hang out near the 40 dash and maybe this time...I'll beat my buddy like I KNOW I can!

All in all, it was nice to see all the fans and their families and seeing everyone having a good time. That's what it's all about...Family Fun!

Until the next time...

See Ya @ The Stick

Not Much... posted by Henri "theactor" Ramsey

Well, I haven't been here in awhile...that's because there really hasn't been much to talk about.

OTA's are going well, the QB compitition continues and the team is looking good.

Other than that, ...Not Much to write about. I've been working hard on getting my business off the ground. Still a long way to go there but, I'm doing it!! That's the whole thing...I'm DOING IT!!

 So, until next time...

See Ya @ The Stick 

WHAT THE HELL...? posted by Henri "theactor" Ramsey

I'm not sure if any have seen it yet but, I know you will.

San Francisco Mayor Newsom has lost his mind I think. He's talking of "SUEING" the San Francisco 49ers?

All because they won't change the name? 

I don't think I have heard anything so rediculous. Why would you want the team that put the city of San Francisco on the NFL map, to change the name of the team?!? That would make absolutely NO SENSE! If the 49ers were to change the name of the team, you can best believe...football season in the city of San Francisco would NEVER NEVER be the same.

As far as I'm concerned if the name remains, people outside of California will still want to go to a "SAN FRANCISCO 49ers game because they ARE the SAN FRANCISCO 49ers!

In my opinion, Mayor Newsom should be happy that the 49ers are keeping the name. The mayor is quoted as saying

"What can I do? I can sue them. I can browbeat them." "I'd love to keep them but we can't sell our soul"

OK you don't want to sell "our" souls...? I wouldn't give a rats ass WHAT the city of San Francisco did to keep the Niners in San Francisco...JUST KEEP THEM HERE if you REALLY WANT TO KEEP THEM.

 Don't give us that bull crap man. The city of San Francisco has had PLENTY of time to do something to keep the 49ers in San Francisco. But with all the procrastenating that has been done, I don't blame Santa Clara for taking a chance to bring an NFL team to their city. Granted they are going to be an hour away from the city but, I will still make the games and call them the SAN FRANCISCO 49ers. And since the team wants to keep the name the same, stop bitching!

Dre Bly... posted by Henri "theactor" Ramsey

Hey,

It's been a few days but, I'm back. This is going to be short and sweet...

Dre Bly stikes me as the kind of guy who is going to ALWAYS be talking to his team mates on the side line. He's full of energy and I can see it in his eyes.

In his recent interview on 49ers.com, just listening to him talk had me short of breath..lol He talks a mile a minute but that's a good thing from a Cornerback. We LOVE to talk becasue that's what we do to the receivers when we're out there on the field...TALK TRASH!!!

So, I'm quite happy that the Niners picked him up. He's going to bring a lot of intensity to our defense this year.

New Stadium... posted by Henri "theactor" Ramsey

OK, I've been over to the 49ers Message Borads and I see a LOT of support for the new stadium and of course...a lot of non-support. It's good to see that people are passionate about the move. As I stated before, I'm looking forward to the new stadium. I want to post a few pictures of what the new place is supposed to look like for you to review.

 I don't know about you but...this looks GREAT!!! I only hope that the 49ers organization name the stadium after Bill Walsh.

Walsh Stadium...has a nice ring to it (Super Bowl Ring that is)

Until the next time...

See Ya @ the "Stick" 

What a difference an OC makes posted by Henri "theactor" Ramsey

OK to get this started, I have to tell you why I've decided to write about the OC's Martz and Raye. I read an article that I found to be very interesting. I'll give a link at the end.

Last season, Mark Martz came to the 49ers with the thoughts of turning our offense into something special...

 what he brought was his own QB and little concern for what we had already had in place.

He told us that he was going to make Gore the focal point of the offense and that he was going to get the best out of Vernon Davis. Needless to say...none of it happened in my opinion.

Gore had a pretty good season but, I think he could have been a LOT better if his skills were utilized better.As for Vernon, we all saw where Martz's system left him...on the line of scrimmage for the most part as a blocker. Now, if that is what Matrtz meant about bring out the best in Vernon, then I guess he did his job. I was under the impression that Vernon was going to be burning down field and leaving LB's in his dust. As for the QB thing...well that was  complete disaster! More sacks given up then a potato farm. How in the hell can start a THIRD string QB over a Number 1 draft pick? I'm not sure but Martz did it. Well, when Mike Nolan was fired, I thought Martz would change his tune a bit...he did but not willingly. When Mike Singletary took over, things began to look a little more interesting. We DID see Vernon catching balls down field and we also saw a change at QB. Hill came in (due to an injury to Smith) and started making things happen that SHOULD have been happen all season long.

QB Issue posted by Henri "theactor" Ramsey

OK, evrybody is talking about our QB issues. I don't really see the problem. Alex Smith is coming of an injury that has not COMPLETELY healed but, he's throwing well at the OTA's.

This shouldn't cause panic for Hill fans. Hill is very much as good a QB as we've seen him be. I read somewhere that some think it might have been a fluke because of the offense that was being used by Martz. I don't care what offense is being run, if you have time to get the ball to your recievers down field, you'll complete 60-70% of your passes.

 As for the competition for QB, Hill will get the call because of a few things. The first being the team will have a little more faith in Hill because he performance in the second half of the season last year. Hill took over for JT O'Sullivan and the team starting doing things. You could see that the team began to rally around hill and play with a little more passion and want.

That's not to say that they wouldn't have for Smith if he were available to play. The coaching change had a LOT to do with it as well. Players seemed to me to WANT to play hard for then interm coach Singletary. His heart felt love for winning started rubbing off almost immediately. His decision to bench JT and bring in Hill was bound to happen.And Hill took full advantage of the opportunity.

 If it had been Smith to come in (if he were healthy) I know that it would have been the same way. The players would have got behind him and played with the same intensity.  So to say that Smith doesn't have a chance is not true...he does. But, will the players feel comfortable with him at the helm knowing that he's still not 100%? I'd like to say yes but, in the back of my mind, I don't think so. I think it would be in the best interest of the team to go with Hill as far as he can take us. And IF he begins to perform poorly obviously we bring in Smith. Until then, I see Hill being the starting QB for the 49ers this year and I see him taking it the whole season barring any injuries. So it's just a matter of time before we hear the news that Hill is named the starter for the 2009 season. If not, I'll still be happy to see Smith out there running the offense. Just as long as he plays with heart and desire that everyone else will be playing with.

Introduction posted by Henri "theactor" Ramsey

Well, I just wanted to introduce myself to all of you. Some of you might already know me from my involvement with Club 49 Tailgate Crew at Candlestick. 

As you can see from the name on my blog...this is "theactor". I'm going to be writing here from time to time about what Club 49 is up to and of course about our San Francisco 49ers.

Since I have a few friends in the 49ers organization, I will sometimes have some inside info that you might not find anywhere else. I'm not saying that I'm going to have that kind of info EVERYTIME I write but, I will have some.

Anyway, I just want to let yu know that I'm here and I really hope that you will come back to see what "theactor" has to say. I can tell you this, I'm truley excited about the upcoming season for several reasons... Coach Singletary being the main reason. I have all the faith in the world that he is going to turn this team into winners again. I have it on good faith from one of my sources that it's already in effect in the locker room and on the practice field.

My source told me not long ago that when he was given the job as Head Coach, players were ready to get back to practice in Feburary. In fact, the person I spoke with told me that he actually DID start working out in Feburary.

That is something, in my own opinion, that did not happen whlie Coach Nolan was here. Nothing against Mike Nolan but, I did not see the "fire" in the eyes of players going into the 2008 season. I was at just about every training camp and although they were having fun, they weren't as intensely focused as they have been this year. And we haven't even gotten to training camp yet. Add to that the addition of Mike Crabtree and a few other key elements on both sides of the ball, I see things moving up for the 49ers and it's evident from the way players are approaching this season.

What a first day of the NFL Draft for the Browns...and other teams posted by Michael Mayer

The NFL Draft was going according to plan until the Browns went on the clock after Aaron Curry was selected the pick before. They ended up trading their pick to the New York Jets in a mammoth deal in which the Browns essentially ended up trading for 5 guys and gave up the number 5 pick. The Browns then proceeded to trade down twice more until they finally picked at 21. In a surprising move, The Browns chose to pass on Chris "Beanie" Wells and Ray Maualuga and took Cal center Alex Mack who is a very versatile player. I've heard the guy can play every position along the offensive line. In the second round, The Browns might have answered the question as to whether or not Braylon Edwards is staying when they drafted two receiver, Hometown Boy Brian Robiskie out of Ohio State at 36 and Mohamed Massaquoi out of Georgia at 50. Both are very talented. They also might have addressed somewhat their need for a pass rush with David Veikune out of Hawaii at 52. While Browns fans may not like the drafting so far, I think its far better than they think. Mack could be an anchor for the o-line for years to come and Robiskie is a great slot guy, while Massaquoui has the potential to be a one, maybe a two. I've heard some great things about Veikune. Meanwhile, other teams struggled when drafting. The one that obviously comes to my mind is the Oakland Raiders. With a glaring need a wide receiver, and Michael Crabtree and Jeremy Maclin (the two best receiving prospects) still on the board, the Raiders elected to select (in a typical Al Davis move) Darrius Heyward-Bay. Heyward-Bay was Continue reading "What a first day of the NFL Draft ..."

Niners sign long snapper to five-year extension

Brian Jennings will be the San Francisco 49ers' long snapper for longer than he ever imagined.The 49ers signed Jennings to a five-year contract extension Saturday, locking up a flawless performer on their solid special teams units through 2014.Jennings hasn't made a glaring mistake on Sundays ever since the club drafted him in the seventh round nine years ago. [read full article]

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Niners give LS Jennings 5-year extension (AP)

Brian Jennings will be the San Francisco 49ers' long snapper for longer than he ever imagined. The 49ers signed Jennings to a five-year contract extension Saturday, locking up a flawless performer on their solid special teams units through 2014. Jennings hasn't made a glaring mistake on Sundays ever since the club drafted him in the seventh round nine years ago. [read full article]

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Niners extend OT Staley 6 years (AP)

The San Francisco 49ers signed left tackle Joe Staley to a six-year contract extension Thursday, securing their durable young lineman through 2017. Staley, a first-round pick in 2007 from Central Michigan, has played every offensive snap in his first two seasons with San Francisco. He started every game at right tackle as a rookie before moving to the other end of the line last year, replacing... [read full article]

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49ers lock in young OT Staley through 2017

Left tackle Joe Staley has agreed to a six-year contract extension with the San Francisco 49ers that will keep him with the club through 2017.A first-round pick in 2007, Staley started every game at right tackle as a rookie before moving to the other end of the line last year to replace the injury-prone Jonas Jennings.Staley has played every offensive snap in his first two seasons with San Francisco since joining the club from Central Michigan. [read full article]

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