Bayless Babbles: San Francisco 49ers Guide to Preseason Week 4

By Justin Cheng

If there was anything more baffling than Miley Cyrus' VMA performance, it was Week 3 of the preseason for the San Francisco 49ers. Here is a quick GIF recap of Week 3.

Three jackasses (one not pictured & one of whom was a Colts fan) ran onto the field to audition as pinch runners for the San Francisco Giants' oversized third baseman. (via SBNation)

 Rookie Quinton Patton's audition went just about as well. (via SBNation)

Lavelle Hawkins' three unsportsmanlike penalties on two plays proved to the world that not everyone that graduates from Berkeley is a genius. (via SBNation)

With the regular season just around the corner, the 49ers are just about set on their next Super Bowl run. Position battles have been all but set, and according to Taylor Price (@TaylorPrice49) of 49ers.com, we may not get to see much of our favorite 49er veterans in the final preseason game. However, that does not mean we are not in for a show, considering the antics we saw just four days earlier. Here are some quick things to look for in Week 4.



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1) FINAL ROSTER CUTS

The 49ers placed five players on the Reserve/NFI list and sent Mario Manningham and Michael Crabtree to the Reserve/PUP list. In doing so, the team only had to cut two players, British discus thrower Lawrence Okoye and Lamar Divens. This was quite a genius move by the front office staff, as that allows them to evaluate all the players in the last preseason game before making final cuts.





Here are some final position battles that we should take a look at.

Running back: Jewel Hampton, DJ Harper 

Wide Receiver: Lavelle Hawkins, Austin Collie

Linebacker: Michael Wilhoite, Nick Moody, Corey Lemonier (Lemon-yay!), Cam Johnson

Cornerback: Nnamdi Asomugha, Perrish Cox 

2) Quarterback Carousel (update)

Colt McCoy was given ample opportunities to prove himself in Week 3. He operated in a very vanilla offense (referring to the game plan, not his skin color) and completed 11 of 15 passes for 109 yards. McCoy, who was amidst trade rumors this week and gave up over half his contract money, was named as the backup to Colin Kaepernick. Such similar desperation can be seen in strip clubs, where guys throw money to see some ass and tits. 

With the backup spot secured, this leaves the door open for B.J. Daniels, who has continued to be impressive, and recently signed Seneca Wallace to battle for the third quarterback spot. Week 4 of the preseason should feature more of these two, or have a two-person Hunger Games fight to the death. May the odds be ever in your favor.


Depth Chart
Starter: Colin Kaepernick
Second String: Colt McCoy
Third String: B.J. Daniels / Seneca Wallace


3) Starting Eric Reid

The 49ers would not play someone who has not earned the right to -- ahem, AJ Jenkins -- so it's extremely encouraging to see that this year's first-round draft choice has earned the starting safety spot. Reid has drawn high praise from fellow safety Donte Whitner, who said, "...he's (Reid) always been a good student, a student of the game. When you put those two in a guy that is willing to work, that's why you win a starting free safety spot on arguably the best defense as a rookie. It's hard to do, and he did it." 


This past offseason, 49ers fans were concerned about the loss of hard-hitting, All-Pro safety Dashon Goldon, but Reid can lay out some wood as well.

It may seem like I'm hyping up the last week of a boring preseason, but this is actually a critical part of the season. However these position battles pan out, nothing will be quite shocking as Hannah Montana humping a foam penis.

For previous guides, click below
Bayless Babbles: San Francisco 49ers Guide to Preseason Week 2
Bayless Babbles: San Francisco 49ers Guide to Preseason Week 3

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