The most common digit associated with San Diego Chargers running back Melvin Gordon during his rookie year was a round one, and a cold one. Zero. That’s how many touchdowns he scored in 2015 after the Chargers made a risky investment by ... (Continue reading)
It’s hard to process a few new NFL realities after the Oakland Raiders’ win Sunday over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. We need to go slowly here and absorb everything. Taking on too much, too fast while thinking about that game ... (Continue reading)
Let me know when you can tell what year it is as I set the scene. Midseason is approaching, and the San Francisco 49ers are struggling under a new head coach. Specifically, their offense has plunged to embarrassingly low and cavernous ... (Continue reading)
A year ago at this time, the San Francisco 49ers gave us the annual "huh?" Week 1 result when they beat the Minnesota Vikings 20-3. Then they won four more games and fired their head coach. At least then we knew the ... (Continue reading)
The year was 2014, and Melvin Gordon was soaring to become college football’s running back darling. He took that title from an injured Todd Gurley and ran with it. Then he just kept running. Gordon led the nation in rushing yards ... (Continue reading)
It's all right if you're confused by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. It's perfectly normal if there's an overwhelming sense of bewilderment that washes over as you consider the difference between who he is as an athlete and who ... (Continue reading)
Imagine sitting across from San Francisco 49ers defensive end Justin Smith at a poker table. He wouldn’t blink, and he may breathe only occasionally. His hands would move to receive cards or bet, but his stare would be continuous. He would ... (Continue reading)
The 2015 NFL offseason so far has been a long, winding journey into unfamiliar waters for the San Francisco 49ers. They’ve pitched and rolled through mostly violent seas, with only the odd sprinkle of sunlight. It all began with a still ... (Continue reading)
The gem-finding mission to turn athletes into football players isn’t new for NFL talent hunters. Surely there was a time when the notion of a basketball player excelling at tight end seemed ridiculous. Now that hard court to hard hits ... (Continue reading)
The San Francisco 49ers are entering an offseason of change, with several questions that don’t have easy or comfortable answers. To name a few: Is tight end Vernon Davis relevant anymore? Should a cap-crunched team re-sign an aging Frank Gore ... (Continue reading)