I’ve been 100% cynical about the Niners since early last season. The energy from before was gone. I’m no longer cynical. They aren’t a great team right now, but they’re 4-1, 3-0 in the division. They like playing together again. The NFC is beatable. Rookies are making plays. They can contend.

What an enormous win. Mac Jones rejuvenated his career. The defense came through when it counted without Bosa and pretty much proved to Kyle and Lynch that they should trade for a real pass rusher to bolster them. Their top receiver was Kendrick freaking Bourne. And Alfred Collins' play was the key.

They absolutely stuffed that. What a weak play call by Sean McVay. All that nonsense for that?!

If the Niners have ever had a positive doink before tonight, I can't remember it.

Skyy Moore is the 49ers' new Ronnie Bell. Whenever the ball is anywhere near him, you expect the worst.

Moorstead is a beast. He knows this team can't cover punts and puts his life on the line with enthusiasm at age 49 or whatever he is.

Early submission for play of the 49ers' season by Alfred Collins. What a ridiculously clutch play by the rookie.

What?!?! I was told Piñiero couldn’t hit anything over 50! Better late than never on replacing Moody, I guess.

So many people act like Bosa was the irreplaceable guy on the Niners but it’s Kittle. He opens up the whole run game because he’s feared downfield and blocks better than a lot of linemen.

Going with consecutive QB sneaks when Mac Jones looks like Kirk Gibson in the 1988 World Series is PEAK Kyle Shanahan.

Eddy Piñeiro talking trash was hilarious. Not sure if anyone deserved to win that game, but 3-0 is 3-0. Pretty sure no one expected the 49ers to be ahead of the Packers in the NFC standings at this point.

Ricky Pearsall is essentially the Niners' offense right now

Marvin Harrison Jr. is comically bad

Sometimes it looks like there are more Niners fans in road stadiums than Levi's Stadium.

It's weird watching a Niners kicker attempt a field goal that doesn't move like a knuckle-curve

The Niners have a lot of deficiencies. The linebacker position is not one of them.

That was an incredible play by Upton Stout, especially since Kamara thought he could handle him.

Dee Winters looks incredible. Like all-pro level speed.

Mac Jones stinks

I ended up buying a ticket for Super Bowl XLVII because I couldn't get a media pass (for $700 the night before, which would be impossible now). The Superdome was like two-thirds Ravens fans, so it's still hard to believe that Niners fans regularly take over opposing stadiums now.

Thank goodness, this was an even more tiring subplot than the Brandon Aiyuk nonsense last year.

Fred Warner often sounds like a future senator, but he was clearly not happy with his kicker.

Kyle said there's no chance that Moody will lose his job this week

Holy crap that was a legendary catch by Jake Tonges

It doesn't matter who the 49ers' special teams coach is, apparently.

It's way too early to predict that Jed will fire Kyle after this season and replace him with Saleh, but my instincts have been telling me that this is where they're headed for months.

Jake Moody barely made a 26-yard field goal against the Raiders in the preseason that everyone said would've probably missed from 27... then he doinks a 27-yard field goal today. 49ers can't say they weren't warned.

Kyle has been gaslighting everyone about Brendel and Moody being good for a while...

So far, Purdy looks good. The line looks awful, special teams is still a disaster, and the Seahawks keep picking on the nickel CB that everyone raved about for months.

Jake Moody, still on the team. Incomprehensible.

49ers special teams still looks pretty subpar. Multiple penalties and Moody sent his first kickoff into the end zone.

Oh, so there's no way he's playing.

This incredibly loud woman at tonight’s Giants game isn’t quite as bad as the screaming Spurs fan lady from years ago, but it’s close.

The 2025 San Francisco Giants: We’re going to keep acting like we’re good at the exact moment when you were ready to give up all hope

I say this in all seriousness: Did Heliot Ramos forget how to play baseball?

Heliot Ramos is a terrible defensive player and getting worse by the day, which is odd.

Pillow fighting is on the Ocho and I’m oddly intrigued

Yeah, Verlander is cooked. I kinda saw the logic when they signed him (pitcher's park, good guy for younger starters to talk to, the team can easily afford it), even though he was pretty bad and injured last season, but his secondary pitches aren't any good.

Saw this coming when he roasted Paramount. His show dominates the ratings, so CBS Execs' reasoning: “purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night ... It is not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount" seems dubious.

Camilo Doval looks fine, sometimes really good, then he tries to throw inside on a right-handed hitter and he looks like Nuke LaLoosh.

It’s probably not true, but it feels like all of Patrick Bailey’s bad throws and dropped throws from OFs come during Logan Webb starts.

Looney will be back. Maybe not as a player, but he’ll be back with the organization in some capacity. Pretty much guaranteed.

Sad for Warriors fans, he had a great playoff run in ‘22 outrebounding just about everyone and was beloved by coaches, teammates, fans. (Also, get your money, Loon. What are the Pelicans doing?)

The NBA was like, "Hey, you guys get the John Tesh song back! ... but we're still keeping the Finals on ABC/ESPN, a corporation that focuses on everything negative about our league. But ignore that! Just sing, 'Buh-Buh-Buh-Buh-Buh-Basketball! Gimme gimme gimme the ball because I'm gonna DUNK IT!'"

The Giants’ plan of scoring two runs per game is bold but occasionally works.

It's so funny that Rafael Devers, after getting jerked around by Craig Breslow and saying he wouldn't play first base, came to SF and said he'll play first base if needed. Breslow probably yanked the zipper on his quarter-zip up to his chin when he heard that.

Buster Posey: not fucking around

The Valkeries, an expansion team that got the No. 5 pick (who won’t even play in the WNBA this season) in a 13-team league, are 5-5 after their third straight win. I was impressed by Natalie Nakase when they hired her, but she seems like an absolute home run choice now.

Myles Turner destroyed Chet Holmgren, who showed regular season effort going after a loose ball on the next offensive possession

Logan Webb has a really good shot to win the National League Cy Young Award this season. He's striking out more guys than Paul Skenes. The only better starter right now is Tarik Skubal (AL), who's on an all-time heater.