NFL Season

Preseason has officially begun! Well, for the NFL at least, not for my beloved niners however. I feel like this preseason will be highly interesting based on the competition at almost every position. The runningback and wide receiver depth charts are deeper than the Grand Canyon. There are 3 QBs battling for the backup spot. The defense is pretty solid but the CB position will be interesting with the acquisition of Perish Cox whom is apparently having a great training camp. I, however, will be most interested in seeing how the improve Brandon Jacobs and beast Lamichael James will perform. I also want to see a deep connection from Smith to Moss at least once. But most of all I am simply excited to have football back. Almost, anyway. Til the Season begins.

The Dark Knight Rises

I recently saw the Dark Knight Rises and I have this to say...WOW. It was amazingly written and directed. The acting, in particular Anne Hathaway, did far better than I had thought and Tom Hardy, although hard to understand at times, was a very creepy rendition of Bane. I was also skeptical that the movie would not live up to the epicness of the Dark Knight...and I was wrong. It brought on a new level of the term villain. Bane was a methodical and downright evil character, and his background was very well portrayed...or so you think.

SPOILER ALERT. The twists in the movie were very well done... specifically with Talia Al Gul and with Batman himself. With this being the final act of Nolan's trilogy I thought the ending was the end of Batman, quite literally. But I was pleasantly surprised to see Alfred's dream come true (to an extent). And now the potentially beginning of Robin comes to fruition as JGL (that's right, he's an acronym) may be the next step in the Batman universe. Can we say possible spinoff? I think so. I just have one question regarding the possible Robin movie...when will it be released and is Nolan directing the movie?

Take a deep breath, it's only the beginning

After Kyle Williams' second fumble our hearts sank as the Giants were already well within field goal range. After a handfull of plays they were even closer. We all knew what was going to happen next; the Giants win 20-17. Although last night was a very painful and emotional night, we have to remember one thing; our beloved Niners went 13-3 and were one game away from the Super Bowl. This coming from a shortened pre-season and against all odds. They were consistently the underdogs in almost every big game they played this year, and won most of them.

With a full off season ahead of us our offense finally has time to mesh and become a more efficient unit (especially on 3rd down). And teams will now know that the 49ers are no longer a team they can push around like in previous years. They will finally respect the Niners in every aspect of the game and no longer take them lightly. No, the NFC Championship was not a heart-breaking loss, it was a brief glimpse of things to come from Harbaugh and company.

NFC Championship is upon us

With the Saints and Packers offenses seemingly impossible to stop, the two teams playing for the NFC Championship are??....The 49ers and the Giants. What? What happened to the all-powerful juggernauts that were the Saints and Packers?...Oh, they played very good defenses. Well then, that just goes to show you that no matter how good of an offense you have, you can't win without a defense and vice versa. If the 49ers solely relied on their defense they wouldn't have been able to come back twice in the 4th quarter to win. Likewise for the Giants, although their offense is more potable then the Niners.

So that brings us to the NFC Championship at Candlestick Park. The 49ers beat the Giants 27-20 in Week 10 during a time in which the Giants were considered to be the 2nd best team in the NFC behind the very team they beat last week, the Green Bay Packers. Now, although the 49ers beat the Giants both teams have proven their worth during the playoffs. The Giants' defense is playing arguably their best football all year, and the 49ers offense has shown that they can come from behind (twice) and win a shootout against an elite quarterback in Drew Brees.

The outcome of this game will not rely solely on Eli Vs. Smith, nor Front 7 Vs. Front 7. This game will be one based on who can endure the hardest fought game this season the longest. Both teams are very similarly built in regards to toughness, defensively, offensively, and in special teams. The end result will be caused by who cracks first and the victor, whomever it may be, will have a first class ticket to the Lombardi Trophy.