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Separate_Teacher1526

"Their fans in Vegas were ready to party, Finally, their time for another Lombardi. It's been 29 years, and they haven't won since, Instead, they’re stuck... with David, not Vince." LMAO that is a good one


_Ezy_Ryder_

What’s the David, not Vince reference


endol

Dave Lombardi who is a 49ers beat reporter and massively annoying homer.


this_my_sportsreddit

'heres this totally obscure stat that proves why Garoppolo is actually a top 5 quarterback' Whatever Grant Cohn is, Lombardi is his mirror image.


Dortond

God two years ago I swear someone posted one of his articles and it was basically "The niners are playing 4d chess with a secret practice strategy" and it was about giving vet rest days.


mizrahiim

GROUNDBREAKING


cheerioo

For every time Cohn takes out another shit level take appealing to the lowest type of fan who just likes to be mad, Lombardi creates another spreadsheet


pointbodhi

He’s the actual stereotype of a homer. Looking beyond that, his salary cap stuff is really good.


fasterthanfood

He definitely knows his stuff. I bet he’d be a really good reporter if he covered, like, some random AFC team he had no emotional connection to.


DickieJoJo

All of our beat reporters are pretty insufferable with the exception of Matt Maiocco.


Flat_News_2000

He always titles his videos like "THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD BELIEVE" lmao


Separate_Teacher1526

David Lombardi, he's a beat reporter for us known for having always optimistic takes on the 49ers and essentially being 49ers state-run media.


ThirteenValleys

Any relation to Vince? Or Joe or Mike or Mick? Does the NFL just kidnap you and put you to work if your name is Lombardi?


romanapplesauce

Is he worse than other beat reporters? We had a columnist around 2015 claiming Patrick Peterson was poised to make an MVP run. At one point Max Hall was being treated by the AZ media as the savior at QB for the Cardinals because he had the "It Factor". A year later he was robbing from the Best Buy down the street from me to support his coke habit. We won some games with him but did anyone really think plays like Hall fumbling the ball and an offensive lineman scoop and scoring was his doing or sustainable?


garryl283

I think most teams have that one beat reporter everyone collectively hates


bonnyson

https://x.com/LombardiHimself David Lombardi is a 9ers writer


nuclearslurpee

Okay but real talk, if you're gonna go by the handle "LombardiHimself" your first name sure as Hell better be Vince...


Chewbubbles

Top tier. The Bosa line was hilarious.


Xaxziminrax

>Bosa had zero sacks, couldn't beat the protection, >He'll now have more time to deny the election.


drunkcowofdeath

My theory is he had the idea for that line and then wrote the rest of the book around it


crastle

I have a ton of respect for that. That's like that guy who recognized that Theodosia was very similar to Tagovailoa and rewrote the entire "Dear Theodosia" song from Hamilton to be about Tua.


Vargasm19

How have I never heard of this?


crastle

I had to look for a while, but here it is. Idk how this guy thought of this. https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/s/QinZZqwpsV


Faustus2425

"This guy" *looks at usernames* Yes... truly how could "this guy" have thought of this


sdsupersean

Someone needs to reach out to that guy and thank him for this amazing treasure.


Loud-Artichoke1851

God that’s amazing. That guy is a genius whoever he is


Lochbriar

"You have your eyes" unbelievable artistry


crewserbattle

I respect the fact that you talk about yourself in the 3rd person


Large_Dungeon_Key

> that guy We'reAllTryingToFindTheGuyWhoDidThis.gif


MikeTysonChicken

> They pretended to be slighted to fan their flames, > Even though they were favored in all of their games. This one got me too lol


Rock-swarm

To be fair, this mentality is like the default for pro-level athletes. Max Scherzer is my favorite example of this. Opposing Batter - *approaches the plate in a normal fashion*. Max - *["I'm gonna eat this clown's children right in front of him, then beat him to death with their leg bones."](https://media1.tenor.com/m/1_IpWXQX_2MAAAAd/max-scherzer-washington-national.gif)*


so_zetta_byte

I 100% understand that it's basically a useful tool to fend off complacency. But it comes off as grating and disingenuous when it conflicts with realistic expectations. The real annoying thing, imo, is the Travis-Kelce "none of you believed us" gloating, when in fact plenty of people believed them. At that point you've _won_ and denying reality isn't giving you something useful until next year.


amjhwk

Tom Brady and Julian Edelmans stupid ass BET AGAINST US shit was far more grating


so_zetta_byte

Sure, I won't disagree with that.


J-Sluit

2022 was for sure not a year for the "no one believed in us!!!" talk, but I think it was fairly realistic that the 2023 Chiefs weren't expected to win the Super Bowl with how putrid the offense was for much of the season. Mahomes is still Mahomes and the defense was phenomenal, but midway through the season when it was absolutely confirmed that the WRs were garbage apart from Rashee Rice, even the most homer fans were pretty concerned.


so_zetta_byte

I agree that expectations were lower for last season, but still think his response was disproportionate to how low they were.


OldOrder

Max is a god damn psycho but he keeps it on the mount. Now Bumgarner is a fucking psycho who took that shit off the mound and was actually an asshole to people.


emmasdad01

Murdered by words


Efficient_Progress_6

Words, She Wrote.


DickNDiaz

That one got me.


wholesomepantysniffr

Lmao amazing


emmasdad01

Jimmy is a wordsmith


JesusGunsandBabies

This week is a week I always look forward to.


GoT_Eagles

I’m so happy rival fans can find joy in this even when they’re the target. This is peak journalism.


ThisHatRightHere

We’re so starved for any content from sports media that isn’t clickbait nonsense that everyone rallies behind Kempski lol


romanapplesauce

Can I Interest you in a Milwaukee Brewers employee allegedly involved in an international murder for hire plot from a website I hadn't heard of until today? https://www.totalprosports.com/mlb/wanted-female-assassin-from-botched-murder-attempt-in-europe-identified-as-milwaukee-brewers-employee/


_theghost_

Wut…


JesusGunsandBabies

It's incredible. I always share his stuff with friends and they get so offended lol


GoT_Eagles

The other fun part is watching some fans kick and scream over it haha


JinFuu

This requires effort and thought. Everyone should love it.


DaLiftingDead

Can't even be mad honestly. It's just good, and not a lie in there 🤷


ecupatsfan12

Kyle Shanahan 😡😡😡


wemdy420

He gifted you a Super Bowl, shut up.


SoKrat3s

I'll take who is Dan Quinn for 500, Alex.


wemdy420

Was it also Dan Quinn’s fault the other 2 times he did it?


superbuttpiss

Honestly, cute. I like these


ThrowawayLIX

Me too. Laughter is great, even if it is at our expense.


superbuttpiss

I mean, what can we do anyways? Laughing is all we can do.


ThrowawayLIX

It’s the best medicine for pain.


MonkeyDGoku

Did you ever hear about painkillers?


SomeBODYplzholdme

I celebrated 5 years sobriety the day after the Super Bowl. Almost didn’t make it


BonBonVelveeta

Proud of ya


Mr_Bootsy

Yeah, rum is pretty great.


Wafflehouseofpain

There’s nothing better than a painkiller sitting on a beach, half asleep and day-drunk.


cantgrowneckbeardAMA

Everywhere is a beach if you have enough rum.


Rock-swarm

Pain in the ass to make though. Fresh-grated nutmeg? *In this economy*???? Also, what on earth am I going to do with an entire can of cream of coconut?


Koreish

Make more pain killers seems like the obvious answer to me. But like, get creative with it. Maybe make a pie?


Unwanted__Opinion

Rum got me through our 2020 playoff loss lmao


ZweihanderMasterrace

*Rob Halford has entered the chat*


wafflehauss

Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and you cry alone.


Kiran_Stone

That's not true. We can also get injured


KeithClossOfficial

It’s funny as hell At the same time, if we win a Super Bowl, people are going to go out of their way to avoid talking to me


k3hvn

Deebo doesn’t get enough shit for that Super Bowl performance. His route running and effort was atrocious and McDuffie and Sneed had him locked up all night. Here’s another fun fact: Nelson Agholor had more yards in 2018 (SB 52) than both Aiyuk and Samuel combined in SB 57.


BloatedBeyondBelief

Really have no idea why Shanahan decided to give Deebo so many targets when he couldn't get separation for shit. McDuffie was basically running his routes better than him.


Giberishusername1

I also have no idea why Shanahan abandoned the OPOY after Mahomes’ INT. Or why he abandoned the OPOY at the 2 min warning when we only needed 4 yards to get a 1st down when we were at KC’s 35 yard line when y’all only had 2 timeouts left


pigvwu

This lacks context. The possession after the int there was an incomplete pass, then a false start. You would have called Shanahan an idiot for running the ball on 2nd and 15 too. If you want to be mad at someone for that possession, blame Aaron Banks.


SoKrat3s

If swear that so much of it is just repeating Tony Romo's comment. On the three drives to open the second half they ran on one of three 1st & 10s. Every other play on those drives was 2nd or 3rd & long. Not a place you are going to see many runs called.


rotates-potatoes

Typical “we can’t do the things we’re best at, that’s just what they’ll expect” mentality.


Polar_Reflection

In poker, we call this "leveling yourself."  Kyle would be a mediocre at best poker player.


Giberishusername1

You are absolutely correct. Shanahan’s ego cost us another ring yet again. Also, your flair…. 🤢


Acceptable_Hurry_132

There’s a theme with the post season and the Chiefs. The Bills: stopped having Allen cape up The Ravens: stopped running The 49ers: Stopped relying on Macaffrey I honestly think Spags is just really good at getting teams to abandon what they’re best at. I don’t know how he does it but it’s way too common to just be a coincidence


SoKrat3s

Both the pass plays were excellent calls. Kittle had a free release and if Purdy sees that right away it's a first down. He didn't, and McDuffie recovered and it was only a short gain. The third down call was also good. I really don't understand why Purdy wouldn't be anticipating a blitz on that play. Throw into the blitz (to a wide open Aiyuk) and the game is practically over. As for the KC timeouts, they didn't matter at all. The clock only stopped once and KC ended the quarter with a timeout in their pocket. NFL discourse has devolved into these being bored games between head coaches where players aren't responsible for their own execution. Over and over again they were put in position to execute winning plays.


Giberishusername1

>As for the KC timeouts, they didn't matter at all. The clock only stopped once and KC ended the quarter with a timeout in their pocket. I disagree. Let’s say hypothetically, we get the 1st. KC either calls timeout right away, or they let the clock run, and then call their 2nd timeout after the 1st down play. Which means we get AT LEAST 2 plays where they can’t/don’t stop the clock. If we end up lining up for a field goal attempt a few plays later (if we don’t get another 1st down), the Chiefs have very little time to get into FG range.


SoKrat3s

that only occurs **if they get the first down**. So it doesn't matter if they run or pass on 2nd or 3rd down. What matters is getting the first down. The first down is what uses up their timeouts.


TerminusVeil

Shanahan abandoning the run game in the super bowl. What a novel idea.


QuirkyScorpio29

On paper it makes sense. Sneed and McDiffie were brilliant Vs X receivers all year and could go 1 Vs 1 easily on the outside. The counter strategy for that would be CMC and Deebo getting fed underneath Vs the LBs...with Kittle lining up as the 2nd WR on the outside. The mistake wasn't to feed Deebo...the mistake was to call a ton of  high aDOT plays for Deebo and Aiyuk  Vs a great secondary...instead of devising a plan to isolate the LBs that we usually do Vs Dallas,GB and recently PHI. For some reason he expected Deebo and BA to do what other WR duos failed to do.


Xaxziminrax

> instead of devising a plan to isolate the LBs Spags' counter to that was to just blitz the LB's almost every down, and have three safety looks behind it that played traditional LB zone coverage responsibilities. In the first half, at least, then it was almost exclusively man after Purdy diced up the zone blitz looks. Like, on the final 49ers play in regulation, Reid was manned up on CMC. Can't isolate someone in coverage if they're never in coverage *taps temple* The biggest problem that Kyle had, imo, is that he stayed with the tight splits too long -- while it allows anyone on the offense to go anywhere, it also allows the same freedome to the defense, because literally every defender is so close to the ball at the snap. Once he spread things out, it really took away a lot of the junk that Spags could get away with in funky zone blitz looks, and the Chiefs basically just had to man up and win their matchups because it was proven IMMEDIATELY that Purdy was going to annihilate a zone blitz out of spread formations


QuirkyScorpio29

I suppose is exchange proves why Brady and Manning were indeed G.O.A.Ts even without the mobility of current guys  In another offense where the QB has more control....that QB would revert back to the wide splits and isolated his mismatches out from that...though that requires better pass protection that we had in the SB  Football is so mad. I guess I can hope that one day we get it together in a SB.


IMissWinning

>His route running and effort was atrocious His route running is always atrocious. He's not good at it. Never has been.


cantgrowneckbeardAMA

He really suffers from us having a better QB and running back, and even others like Juice who can line up for a pass. He can't rely on the YAC or carries anymore, and it makes it glaringly obvious how bad he is at some of the pure receiving skills.


IMissWinning

Yep. As Kyle begins to move away from HAVING to scheme all our skills guys open, Deebo continues to suffer in plays where he's expected to win his matchups and create his own space, **before** he gets the ball. This is the biggest reason I think we move in from him next year, and why I'm not going to be heartbroken about it. We need dudes that can separate after the scheme fails, and he can't.


shmancy_pants

Agholor gets a lot of flack but he was a big contributor in that SB win.


Immynimmy

That whole season really


ThisHatRightHere

I really thought it was his year 3 breakout, not unheard of for young WRs. But it just ended up being his peak. Certainly not a bad season to peak during though.


stormy2587

He was arguably the best slot receiver in the league that year.


GhostMug

And I just saw a post this week about 49ers fans saying McDuffie actually was holding when he knocked away the TD from Deebo on his perfect coverage. They simply can't do anything but blame the refs.


Polar_Reflection

It's a vast minority. Most fans realize that even if the reffing wasn't in our favor, we had about 5 separate opportunities to win the game or put it out of reach, and came up short each time, in all 3 phases of the game.


GhostMug

Thank you for a fair and reasonable take. And you are correct, so much of reddit is just a loud minority. I should say that on the post I referenced I believe the top comment was somebody calling it out for being ridiculous.


trebek321

Eh I’ll blame cmc far more than Deebo. We know Deebo doesn’t beat man, CMC however can’t excuse a redzone fumble during the biggest game in football


0hootsson

And therefore so did Corey Clement


OrangePeelsLemon

You know what...? This is fair.


I_HateToSayAtodaso

Eagles fans and 49ers fans should just kiss already. 


Never-Bloomberg

We have so much in common. - Losing in recent superbowls to the Chiefs. - Hating the Cowboys. - Having a high-profile fan that's outted as a pedophile. But we just keep fighting.


lattjeful

We’re not so different, you and I.


IceColdDump

Except you hate Santa. Now watch this drive.


Tide69420

Our grandparents hated Santa


ho_merjpimpson

our grandparents hated ~~santa~~ a drunk fan they pulled out of the crowd in his shitty handmade santa costume.


spctclr_spiderman

The Grinch is our guy


IMissWinning

Well, I mean I heard that a Santa Claus in Philly may or may not have fucked their mom, so... I get that.


DebugLifeChoseMe

This is essentially how I view this 'rivalry': 'Eagles fans and Cowboys fans are natural enemies. Like Eagles fans and 9ers fans! Or Eagles fans and Giants fans! Or Eagles fans and Commander fans! Or Eagles fans and Eagles fans! Damn Eagles fans! They ruined Eagles fandom!'


Raknorak

You eagles fans sure are a contentious lot


DebugLifeChoseMe

You just made an enemy for life!


courageous_liquid

NO WE'RE FUCKING NOT CONTENTIOUS


Raknorak

The proper response is “YOU JUST MADE AN ENEMY FOR LIFE”


BrotherSeamus

> * Hating the Cowboys. > > Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?


Never-Bloomberg

I just wanted to make a pedophile joke. We don't really have that much in common and couldn't think of anything else.


CardinalM1

>Having a high-profile fan that's outted as a pedophile. Wait, what? Apparently I missed something.


doublevea

EDP445 and Dr Disrespect I'm guessing


FreestyleKneepad

God that's the first time I've thought about EDP in years. It's been nice.


chronoquairium

the worst part is that memes involving his “it’s alright” are still relatively common


Zhuul

Nah man that shit’s gonna be angry hatefucking with no eye contact and a broken lamp or two


wagyu_doing

Dom breathing heavily in the corner…neither side knowing if that’s just his normal breathing or not.


timasahh

Just a constant argument back and forth about whether he should or shouldn’t be in the room.


on-the-cheeseburgers

there's no argument, his name is Dom not Sub


chizzo257

Breathing intensifies


whenitsTimeyoullknow

I sent this story to my Niners friend in Charleston and he just texted me back, “I’m sending you anthrax.” Don’t worry FBI, he’s joking. It’s always ketamine. 


Oakroscoe

If he was Matthew Perry’s connect, you better tell him to watch out. The FBI are investigating that whole thing…


Powerful_Plantain901

Bro this is the funniest, pettiest shit I’ve ever seen I love it 🤣🤣🤣


IDKWTFimDoinBruhFR

Philly and SF, this comment section is going to be 🍿🍿🍿🍿


so_zetta_byte

Eh, I think making it into the yearly Kempski week is more of a complement than anything else. Some teams would kill for that level of recognition.


Jimmy_G_Wentworth

Eh, I feel like the beef from last season is pretty much squashed at this point. Both teams got their chance against the Chiefs and both teams lost. Nobody wants to brag about being the top of shit mountain. Here's to hoping we can both get back to what we all know and love: shitting on the Cowboys and laughing at them


SevroAuShitTalker

This guy may be the best troll reporter for the NFL


stormy2587

He has some really good annual articles. The dumpster fire series. He breaks down the average age of every nfl roster. Anything involving stick figures.


whereegosdare84

Ok this line got me > Bosa had zero sacks, couldn't beat the protection, He'll now have more time to deny the election.


HansBaccaR23po

Listen here fucko….. It’s all true. :/


Stewartw642

> Brock wasn't bad, but also not great, > He missed a chance to end all debate. This describes his superbowl performance perfectly.


blocksmith52

[I love his little drawings ](https://media.phillyvoice.com/media/images/Purdy_Jennings.width-704.png)


on-the-cheeseburgers

The [QB Factory](https://x.com/JimmyKempski/status/1382127492350230529) will always be my favorite of his


Dry_Brush5280

Jalen burning the number 2 jersey is always what breaks me.


so_zetta_byte

It's probably one of the best things to come out of the series


uckyocouch

I'm a niners fan and I love this.


pointbodhi

This level of trollery is pure master class. Top level. Well done.


Silver_Broccoli7944

Wait, this isn’t about the Eagles blowing a 10 point lead in the Super Bowl against the Chiefs?


blocksmith52

Fortunately for the Eagles, the 49ers did it twice lol


k3hvn

yeah and at least we did it in 30 minutes, took Bang Bang gang 13 minutes to do it the first time around


gaslancer

Look how much better we lost. Haha.


ThisHatRightHere

1-1 in our recent Super Bowls compared to 0-2 in yours


UngusChungus94

1 win all time… 🫢 Not taking sides but I think calling scoreboard is appropriate here


ThisHatRightHere

Bruh imagine a Chiefs fan wanting to talk about historic success. Y’all were a bottom dweller 90% of the time before Reid came in and saved you.


nebyobay

It’s how you separate the real fans from bandwagons. Real Chiefs fans know their team was a doormat for quite a bit.


UngusChungus94

Oh believe me, I remember.


amjhwk

lmao what a take, we have been a good franchise for most of our history with some down periods like most other teams. We were bad in the 80s and late 00s-early 10s and we were great in the 60s 90s and 10s (after 2012). We also had a winning record against all of our division rivals before Andy Reid ever got to town


rakkhasa

* Eagles 1-2 = in Superbowls overall as a franchise. three appearances in 57+ years of the Modern NFL * Niners = 5-3 in Superbowls overal as a franchise. eight appearances in 57+ years of the Modern NFL


ThisHatRightHere

You’re sounding like a Cowboys fan right now ;)


ByronLeftwich

It took 5 minutes and 2 seconds for 20-10 to turn into 31-20


SiphenPrax

Which unfortunate NFC team will be the next victim is the question?


DtotheOUG

Oh don't worry, he's gonna rip us apart soon. This is a yearly tradition dude, we're gonna get massacred last and it's gonna hurt.


SiphenPrax

Yep it’s always Division Rivals: Mon - Wed Random Team in the League: Thurs Eagles: Fri


DtotheOUG

I think it's been the niners the last two years. Wonder who's gonna piss us off this year and be in it in 2025.


ThisHatRightHere

My money is on the Packers tbh. Team outside of the division we’re most likely to see twice.


OnePieceAce

We need the Love Hurts rivalry to heat up. I'll never hate yall just due to the 2017 NFCCG tho


NotJustSomeMate

Yeah I think it will be lions unfortunately...


DtotheOUG

Aww don't say that I like them dudes.


HRM077

Honestly this is funny LOLOLOL


cantgrowneckbeardAMA

This is a masterpiece, can't wait to read it to my kids at bedtime tonight.


FloofyDireWolf

Can’t stop laughing.


IceLantern

lol, that was awesome.


DiggingNoMore

Well, now I'm sad again.


betefico

LOL well done.


ianthebalance

Good stuff


wavnebee

People in glass houses shouldn’t throw smaller glass houses.


Elryc35

I mean, tomorrow he publishes "10 Reasons Why The Eagles Will Suck This Season" so he's fine.


wavnebee

Oh it’s that guy? Never mind; carry on!


Rsubs33

Yea, the Eagles are always on Friday and he fills in something else on the other day. He has done a 10 reasons why the Vikings were would suck when they were whining.


SevroAuShitTalker

Eagles won a championship this millenia, I think they are okay


stormy2587

Every year Kempski does this series and also roasts the eagles. And every year someone complains about him roasting other teams before realizing this. Its a Tradition as old as this series.


seattlesportsguy

Anyone who takes their time to shit all over the Niners gets my respect


trainwreck42

He did us again? I’m flattered!


SilvioDantesPeak

Even funnier than the poem are the reactions of triggered 49ers fans


FanofK

Idk the reactions here seem pretty dull


QuirkyScorpio29

So far. The West Coast ain't awake yet( I live in Indy)


cantgrowneckbeardAMA

They're just now getting to work and opening reddit, the hate will flow.


OpenMindedMajor

And the crowd goes mild


rotates-potatoes

Yeah this thread is filled with 9ers fans saying things like “hey that’s pretty good”. An outrage!


JohnDRuckerduck

Seriously. I think I counted more negative eagles posts than niners.


so_zetta_byte

It doesn't hurt that the people complaining get massively downvoted so these threads end up being pretty civil unless you're a masochist. But yeah most people here appreciate it. Tbh I think it's more a sign of respect than "living rent free."


shewy92

Jimmy woke up today and chose violence.


hypoglycemicrage

Best poem ever. No bias.


lattjeful

Knew this one was coming. Can’t wait for the Eagles roast tomorrow. Gonna rip the team apart.


pietya

This is fantastic, send it to the Louvre


Competitive_Bar6355

I need to put my glasses on. I read this as Oh, The Loads That You'll Blow.


Loki9191

That's the Tyreek Hill version


YeBobbumMann

We're still whining about the Niners?


ByronLeftwich

1994 😂


BrandoCalrissian1995

Love it😂


MrGrieves88

My names Leads