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SAN FRANCISCO (Map, News) - The 49ers and Raiders will kick off the 2008 exhibition season against one another.
The annual Battle of the Bay takes place the weekend of Aug. 8-10 at Oakland’s McAfee Coliseum, the NFL announced Thursday. Exact times and dates of the preseason games will be announced at a later date.
In the first game at Candlestick Park (Aug. 15-17) for coach Mike Nolan’s Niners, it will be a battle of the top two quarterbacks selected in the 2005 draft as Alex Smith and the 49ers face former Cal star Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. Rodgers is the expected starter for the Packers in the wake of Brett Favre’s retirement last month.
On Aug. 21, the Niners travel to Chicago for a nationally televised Thursday night game on KTVU (Ch. 2) in what is sure to be billed as the Lance Briggs Bowl. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell recently stripped the 49ers of a fifth-round draft pick for tampering with the Bears’ linebacker, whom San Francisco tried to trade for last season and illegally talked with his agent about a contract.
LaDainian Tomlinson and the San Diego Chargers visit Candlestick for the preseason finale (Aug. 28-29).
After facing the Niners, coach Lane Kiffin’s Raiders will travel to Tennessee to face Vince Young and the Titans on Aug. 16 in a nationally televised Saturday night game, also on KTVU. The Raiders wrap up their preseason schedule by hosting Arizona (Aug. 22-24) and visiting Seattle (Aug. 28-29).
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Examiner Reader said:
Mike McCarthy must see something fans don't see, that maybe Favre has more downside than upside, and better to retire close to his peak -- like the way Bill Walsh used to prefer his players retire before their peak than after. Farve doesn't seem to worry too much about his legacy with the Cheeseheads -- wasn't he annointed by Terry Bradshaw as being the second coming of, well...Terry Bradshow - now that seems to make a little more sense. As for Montana, of course he would have won a few more SBs (had he been starting that last year, that possibly "3-peat" year). Montana might not walk on water, but he comes pretty darn close. When you have a once-in-a-generation player (how long before Tom Brady came along?), you keep him playing until he decides he should go - and that's exactly what he did, when the pounding got too great at KC. But had he been with the Niners, with that supporting cast of players at their prime -- you know he'd win a few more.
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examiner reader said:
Saying that Farve is a drama queen is like saying the Titanic was "leaky".. Poor Rodgers, four hours in the green room and now he is made the bad guy on this hill billy soap..
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Sam in Reno said:
The best thing the Packers can do is trade him. Then some other team can deal with his annual retirement game. This incident has shown his flakey egotistical outlook. I am surprised that so many national sports figures have backed Favre. The Packers have a business to run, they can't be waiting until August each year for Favre to decide if he feels like playing. If they take Favre back I hope Rogers asks for a trade.
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Sam in Reno said:
I am sick and tired of Favre's whiny self centered attitude. I give him credit for being a great QB, but his current attitude is one of a spoiled child.
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mark said:
Dickey, your act is getting tired too. just be a reporter, you are not special, you are just a reporter, be proud of who you are. Don't bring up Joe into this article because you already done so much already, talking crap about Joe. just be a reporter
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Examiner Reader said:
Frantz, I did not know you write for this paper. Up until now I am still missing the show with you as host on 1050. As far as the article, I agree with you. But I dont think Walkers problem is really an issue. When you see players in the news just last week, you see them going to jail, bar fights, dui etc.. Walkers issue was he partied hard ans supposedly got robbed. Being a Raider I guess in the medias eyes this is a crime. Good to see you around here Frantz
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Examiner Reader said:
Frantz, I completely agree with you on the disgrace of Jevon Walkers action (spraying the Domi P) on total strangers and acting like a clown, I do not condone. Broken orbital socket and concussion wish him well for recovery, thats on him. Frantz you are a punk-ass bitch to think the Raiders deserve this, you sound and are a girl Clown..! Raiders Rule....V-Man
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Examiner Reader said:
Like the Raider players of the past never partied....
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Examiner Reader said:
I guess you're perfect and never made a few mistakes twice. Should I bow down before you, the Almighty Bob Frantz? Walker is a victim, like it or not. You're just a piece of garbage because you're making a living off of bad mouthing his mistakes.
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Examiner Reader said:
Has it ever occured that atheletes wear that type of jewelery all the time and that Walker had money before he signed the contract? We just want to say he was wrong for having the bling, and he was wrong for spraying the bubbly like that was the first time someone has done that. People get Jacked and robbed everyday and we dont even talk about it but becasue it was a guy who we think is over paid and makes bad choices. He got what he deserved, Please!!! The guy was a victim of a voilent crime no matter how you spin it. Stop being so judgmental that could be you getting robbed one day in Vegas or getting Car jacked one day. Have a Heart America Walker is lucky to be alive.
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Examiner Reader said:
Im the biggest raider fan there, but I do agree with this guy. He just said what we are all thinking. Give it a couple weeks and the real story will come out then we will see what really happened.
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ShadyRaider said:
Walker was talking to 12 teams when the Raiders nabbed him...12 as in almost half the teams in the league. 12 as in 10 more than "not having many suitors" He will make the pro bowl...we will win the west...nothing else really matters..GO RAIDERS!!!!
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Examiner Reader said:
Horrible, horrible story! What is with kicking a victim whilst he is down and injured. Bob Frantz, you should be a shamed. Nobody is denouncing the criminals here or anywhere else. Bob thinks that if you go to Vegas you deserve to wake up in a hospital. Nice, real nice. Sorry to bother you Bob, I'm sure you are making fun of fuuny car fires as we speak..... Maverick Portland, Oregon
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Examiner Reader said:
Why don't you give your negative remarks a rest. The Raiders will be a lot better this season. And i guess you can't deal with that!!! GO RAIDERS
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Examiner Reader said:
Bob, The Army's been allowing this for years in Olympic Sports, just not in professional sports. How do you think all those Olympians were able to train?
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Reggie said:
Eddie Royal was actually timed at 4.22 in the 40 at Virginia Tech. That was after a high of 4.17 and a low of 4.25 were dropped in favor of the 4.22. I've seen the certificate of proof from the coaching staff.
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Raidersfan since 67 said:
A pats loss is almost as sweet as a Raider win.
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John, Lafayette said:
I think you nailed it with your description of the game and its aftermath....as good as I've read. I would love to watch a video of Montana's game against Philadelphia in '89...now that's a great quarterback!
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Examiner Reader said:
U talk about Brady's team this year and how good the supporting cast was, how about the other teams they won with they weren't so good were they.On the other hand the 49ers didn't have the salary cap and could keep that team together.Which had some great players on all the SB teams not just one
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Al Klumpp said:
Glenn: I think you're a little off base here. The problem wasn't Brady's inadequacies; it was the Giant's defensive ferocity which didn't allow the Patriots' offense to get untracked. Reminded me of the time the Giants and Lawrence Taylor killed the 49ers in a championship game, injuring Montana in the process. It didn't prove that Joe was any less of a quarterback; just that in that particular year the Giants were an immovable object. Joe and the 49ers returned to win more Super Bowls; the Patriots will probably do the same.
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Examiner Reader said:
Sometimes it really about when you peak. The Patriots were clickingand peaked in the first half of the season. The second half, against NYG, Ravens, SD, you saw the cracks. NYG started slowly and peaked through the playoffs. The diff between Brady and Joe, mobility. That extra element would have made the difference. Glad to see you remember the Eagles game. Fantastic. Joe was sacked 8 (?) times and still made plays.
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Examiner Reader said:
What do these comments below (made in june of last year) have to do with todays column?
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Examiner Reader said:
As a long time fan of the NFL, it saddens me to see how the maker's of the game are left behind. I, along with probably 1,000+ fans stood in line for hours to honor John Mackey at Martin's West in March of 2005. We all seem to forget that Mackey and hundreds like him made the NFL what it is today. John Unitas was a bitter man at the end of his career because the system in place would not work for disability issues tht all employee's of companies in this country are entitled to. God bless the Bruce Laird's of this world who say it's not right let's do the right thing and help each other... It's not about a Welfare System for retired players. The fact that it is a small step that the NFL has taken with the announcement of the new NFL Alliance. It is hundreds of retired players in need of assistance. Such a desperate cause is finally getting the attention it deserves...who would doubt that this outreach would start in Baltimore, the most storied francise in NFL history. Thank you
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Examiner Reader said:
I don't care what Congress has to say about this issues ... Congress once supported Black Slavery & getting FREE slave labor.
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Kelly Ramsey said:
My father, Raymond L. Ramsey, "Rocket Ray", first played for three seasons in the old All-American Conference with the Chicago Rockets in 1947, Brooklyn in 1948 and the Chicago Hornets in 1949. He was with the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League for five seasons, through 1953, before that team moved to St. Louis. He then played for three years in the Canadian Football League with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, finally retiring after the 1956 season. A long career of teaching and coaching followed, until that was interrupted by dementia. Around 1990, my father was diagnosed with dementia "of the Alzheimer's type." Since that time, the burden on our family has been tremendous, financially, physically, and mentally. After my mother passed away in 2002, it has been an everyday battle to provide for him. Today, we received word from the NFL that my father qualified and was approved for benefits under the new NFL 88 plan. All I can say is that this plan has saved my father and
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Examiner Reader said:
Josh wilson was not the highest ever drafted cornerback out of university of maryland. chad scott was selected in the first round with the 24th pick in 1997 to the pittsburgh steelers.
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Michael McLaughlin said:
In your article, "Former Gilman Star Abiamiri, Terps' Wison Among Area Players Taken," you state that Abiamiri was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings. Wasn't he drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles?
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