by Tony Renteria

SANTA CLARA–San Francisco 49er wideout Jerome Simpson will have to sit down for the first six games of the NFL season due to testing positive for substance abuse. This past off season has been atrocious for San Francisco for the players who retired, the players who left due to legal issues and those players who were released. It’s going to be a pivotal first season for head coach Jim Tomsula.

With this team how do you keep saying this is another thing that’s going wrong, this is another thing that’s going wrong and the Niners are starting only their second year in their new stadium. The team has season tickets to sell, they have money that has to be paid off. You have to keep a good spin on the marketing skills. I believe that the 49ers organization flagship is sinking holes left and right in the 49ers harbor.

Injuries in the NFL: Taking a look at recent injuries in camp with the Panther wide receiver Kevin Benjamin who had an MRI on his left knee in scrimmage and the Dolphins safety Louis Delmas has reinjured his right knee in scrimmage the Panthers and Dolphins are going to miss those guys. Every season there are going to be some injuries that go on and these guys are playing 12 months around the year.

These guys could have injuries in OTAs and their own personal workouts these kinds of injuries are going to happen in the NFL. The one concern I have for Carolina is they lost Benjamin at wide receiver who’ll they’ll miss in his yards and scoring. It’s going to be hard for them to fill that hole up. A defensive guy in the secondary is not going to be that important as the number one wideout so Carolina is in a much worst situation.

Raiders in their first pre season game looked impressive last Friday against Minnesota in their 18-3 win. Raiders quarterback Derek Carr had a great outing no matter short going 6-9 for 43 yards, and one interception. All four quarterbacks who threw for the Raiders look really good. That’s something that you haven’t heard not only did the starter look good but the back ups looked good.

The quarterback position for the Raiders looks pretty good, Matt McGloin who has seven or eight NFL starts under his belt and he looked on going 10-11 for 104 yards, and a touchdown. McGloin is a very accurate passer. The coaches had McGloin moving around in the pocket and he did very well on Friday night. McGloin might end up being a good second quarterback for somebody but it’s unlikely he’ll end up with Oakland for the regular season.

Tony Renteria does the NFL Podcast each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com