Jerry McDonald

Out of the newspaper biz after 45 years covering Raiders, 49ers, A's, Giants, colleges, high schools. Still an interested observer from the sideline.

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Brock Purdy surpasses with 49ers what Shanahan wanted in Cousins https://t.co/rx6BisuAFH

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Raider Nation is alive in the Bay Area, but it has changed since departure to Las Vegas https://t.co/dSsSmYuu5P

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@JoshDubowAP curse of the helmet nachos.

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@JoshDubowAP Where was Seabass?

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@MaioccoNBCS Don't know how fortunate 49ers fans are for these shows. Whether they were with Greg, Guy or Matt, Kyle is consistently illuminating and insightful -- if there are any other NFL coaches this good in this setting I'd be surprised.

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@MaioccoNBCS Panic in the streets! A near defeat! They're nothing without Mike Evans! Brock Purdy isn't elite! What does Jed York think? What about Aiyuk? It's the substation!

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@CaseyAPratt As an East Bay guy, I love the San Fran reference. Frisco is even better. Anything to put a pin in the false superiority.

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@gbellseattle @933KJR Good news for a retired grandfather on a fixed income.

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@gbellseattle @thenewstribune @mcclatchy @SandoNFL @DaveBoling @TNTMcGrath @edubnfl22 @ManyHatsMilles Check Gregg's in-game posts. Last game working for a clueless company but he never forgot about serving the readers, hoping to get every detail possible on behalf of a place that simply gave up. Class act for a place that didn't deserve it. Maybe his next stop will understand.

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Remember all the fuss about Tom Brady vaulting to top Fox analyst? No longer. Brady is really, really good.

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Just the Bay Area?

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Would not argue with you if you told me Bill King is the greatest sports broadcaster in Bay Area history.

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Bill King, the best ever

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This is awesome. Well worth your time #Raiders fans

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Don't let anyone ever tell you the only thing that matters is winning the last game of the postseason. There are champagne celebrations after best-of-three wild card series. If winning last game was all that mattered, that wouldn't happen.

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@JordanDajani Legend indeed. Makes my day.

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@JoshDurand @SandoNFL Primarily a southpaw. Blew the Leonard fight by wasting the early rounds fighting conventional.

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@SacBee_JoeD Even in this business, hard to believe. Would think Joe Davidson would be the last man standing. As good as it gets.

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Travel stuff aside, it sure looked as if the 49ers were playing for something now while the Rams were easing into a 17-game schedule. Rams pretty much said "Uncle" in the fourth quarter. Another feather in Shanahan's cap at the expense of Sean McVay.

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Best 49ers opener since blowing out the Raiders 44-14 at Candlestick in 1994 (the night Rice set TD record). Better than beating Pittsburgh 30-7 in 2023 because opponent was the Rams. Pretty damn impressive on all fronts.

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@Raiders Was at all games except one at Coliseum during second stint in Oakland. That Tory James pick six was the loudest it ever got.