The Water Cooler: Volume two, part two

Three weeks of school have blown by and I’m already rattled. Dr. Hoskins, my biology teacher, is flooding my brain with about a million different cells, and Ms. Ganley has me reading a book about eating healthy. I live off Top Ramen noodles and microwavable burritos, are you telling me that’s not healthy?

How am I supposed to focus when football season is here and the San Francisco Giants are in a fight for a playoff spot? I tell ya, life is tough …

My Expectations of the 49ers

Forty-niner empire, bear me with me – I realize a lot of you out there don’t like to live in reality. I sometimes do, but in this situation I don’t see the red and gold team winning more than eight games.

Three things have stood out to me so far: the pass rush, Nate Clements, and the schedule.

The lack of a pass rush is vital. With the secondary being average at best, the defense needs to desperately put heat on the quarterback. Manny Lawson needs to step up and show why he was a first round draft pick.

Clements just needs to play better and justify why he was paid like an elite cornerback. He looked horrendous this preseason and in the game against the Cowboys he was constantly getting picked on.

That’s why the schedule worries me. Playing Arizona and Seattle twice, Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta, Green Bay, Favre and the Vikings, Houston, and Philly it can get hideous this season. Those teams can chuck it and without a pass rush and an average secondary, it will be a long season.

Random Rants

I love the reality show 24/7, especially with Floyd Mayweather Jr. being the focal point of the series. His attitude might be snobbish and arrogant, however, he’s an entertainer and that’s what boxers do – entertain. I can’t wait for their fight on Sept. 19.

A fellow student asked me my about thoughts on the T.O. Show. Well, I watched the first episode and I haven’t returned to the show since then. If you spend 30 minutes watching this, you must either like him for his body or just have no life. Just sayin …

Michael Crabtree, in an economy like this you are complaining about a few million dollars? Really? Do you know how much Top Ramen I could buy with that money?