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My buddy (and coincidentally a former member of this board) went to University of Utah with Alex Smith. While he didn't really get much personal time with Alex, we was VERY into the football program. From what I know about Alex, this is only going to fuel the fire. This kid burns with football, he's smart, athletic, and just needs to get slapped aound a little bit in the NFL. I fully expect that this will do everything BUT kill his spirit, I think it's gonna pee him off and make him work harder. Alex knows how good he is and how good he can be. This is like Alex's 6th loss ever as a starter, and that includes high school. He will grow, but we have to give him time...
And a better offensive line, whew! That played out exactly how I thought it would only I didn't see our running game blowing up, that was nice. Probably happened because they were all running pell-mell to decapitate Alex. My God do we need Jonas Jennings back.
To their credit, how good was that Colts defense? I think I found my Super Bowl pick. I've never seen DEs move like that, I don't care how bad we were.
And a better offensive line, whew! That played out exactly how I thought it would only I didn't see our running game blowing up, that was nice. Probably happened because they were all running pell-mell to decapitate Alex. My God do we need Jonas Jennings back.
To their credit, how good was that Colts defense? I think I found my Super Bowl pick. I've never seen DEs move like that, I don't care how bad we were.
I was at the game yesterday and actually liked some of the things I saw. Obviously the offensive line cannot protect the passer, but the Niners were able to run the ball. I especially liked the effort Gore showed on his runs. Barlow got boo'd after several of his "waddle to the line and dance" efforts. They yanked him on a 3rd and short for Gore (much to the cheers of the crowd) then put him back in after the 1st down. He did run harder later, but I think Gore needs to play more, and so does the team according to a player whose family I'm acquainted with.
The guy callng the offensive plays needs a$$ beating!! If this is a return to the Walsh (Gilman) "West Coast" offense, then where are the quick slants to the wideouts? We know Smith can only count on 2 seconds to get the ball off with our O line....where are the quick passes? When a screen pass did well in the 4th quarter for Barlow, the idiot ran the same play (1 yard loss) to Gore on the next play!!! Against Dallas he ran the end around to Battle twice on 3rd and long. 3 yard gain and 2 yard loss. Geeezzz!!
I liked the on-side kick to start the 2nd half, although my bet is they were going to do it at the opening kickoff, but won the toss. Nedney made a beautiful wedge shot kick and we recovered and went on for our only score. But why try it again right after scoring? Moves like this remind me of the early Walsh teams. A trick every game, just for fun. But not the same trick twice in a row.....c'mon.
We need a real nose tackle to run the 3-4. A Gilbert Brown-Michael Carter 6'4" 330lb'er to get some pressure up the gut. We have yet to get any push up the middle on the QB and Peyton (Best QB in the game IMHO) and even Bledsoe two weeks ago were able to take all day and make 15-25 yard passes on their 3rd and 4th reads. How about a trade??? Maybe Barlow and Rattay for a nose tackle??
I was not thrilled with the Alex Smith draft. I didn't know much about him and really would have preferred they trade the pick to help the overall team. Unfortuntely, the other teams weren't thrilled with the draft either and no one wanted to trade up to pay top dollar for Smith or anyone else available. That being said, I liked a lot of what I saw from him. He got hammered several times and bounced right up. He has a gun for an arm and can move well. The fun of this season will be watching him grow as a quarterback. The only way for him to improve now is to play. If we can keep from losing more guys to injuries, we'll pick up 3-4 more wins this year. Not a great season, but something to build on.
It was also really great to see the 49er alumni on the field at half time. I actually choked up a little seeing John Brodie. The last I heard he was lucky to be alive after two massive strokes, but he was there along with Ken Willard, Len Rhode, Joe Perry, R.C. Owens, and many many other great former 49ers. The loudest cheers were for the alumni from the 80's and 90's particularly Jesse Sapolu, Eric Wright, and Keena Turner. Fyi Montana, Clark, Lott, Rice, Young, Jones, and many others were not present.
Rant Warning: Ok I'm whining here, but I was really hoping for a flyby from the Blue Angels. Didn't happen......
The guy callng the offensive plays needs a$$ beating!! If this is a return to the Walsh (Gilman) "West Coast" offense, then where are the quick slants to the wideouts? We know Smith can only count on 2 seconds to get the ball off with our O line....where are the quick passes? When a screen pass did well in the 4th quarter for Barlow, the idiot ran the same play (1 yard loss) to Gore on the next play!!! Against Dallas he ran the end around to Battle twice on 3rd and long. 3 yard gain and 2 yard loss. Geeezzz!!
I liked the on-side kick to start the 2nd half, although my bet is they were going to do it at the opening kickoff, but won the toss. Nedney made a beautiful wedge shot kick and we recovered and went on for our only score. But why try it again right after scoring? Moves like this remind me of the early Walsh teams. A trick every game, just for fun. But not the same trick twice in a row.....c'mon.
We need a real nose tackle to run the 3-4. A Gilbert Brown-Michael Carter 6'4" 330lb'er to get some pressure up the gut. We have yet to get any push up the middle on the QB and Peyton (Best QB in the game IMHO) and even Bledsoe two weeks ago were able to take all day and make 15-25 yard passes on their 3rd and 4th reads. How about a trade??? Maybe Barlow and Rattay for a nose tackle??
I was not thrilled with the Alex Smith draft. I didn't know much about him and really would have preferred they trade the pick to help the overall team. Unfortuntely, the other teams weren't thrilled with the draft either and no one wanted to trade up to pay top dollar for Smith or anyone else available. That being said, I liked a lot of what I saw from him. He got hammered several times and bounced right up. He has a gun for an arm and can move well. The fun of this season will be watching him grow as a quarterback. The only way for him to improve now is to play. If we can keep from losing more guys to injuries, we'll pick up 3-4 more wins this year. Not a great season, but something to build on.
It was also really great to see the 49er alumni on the field at half time. I actually choked up a little seeing John Brodie. The last I heard he was lucky to be alive after two massive strokes, but he was there along with Ken Willard, Len Rhode, Joe Perry, R.C. Owens, and many many other great former 49ers. The loudest cheers were for the alumni from the 80's and 90's particularly Jesse Sapolu, Eric Wright, and Keena Turner. Fyi Montana, Clark, Lott, Rice, Young, Jones, and many others were not present.
Rant Warning: Ok I'm whining here, but I was really hoping for a flyby from the Blue Angels. Didn't happen......
quote from Coach Mike Nolan: "Ball security is a big thing for us. Outside of the turnovers, I continue to see what I like in Alex, and that is, that he is resilient. That's important to very good quarterbacks. They don't let a bad play get them out of their game. They continue to compete. Alex continues to compete."
...but other than that, how did you like the play, Mrs. Lincoln?
...but other than that, how did you like the play, Mrs. Lincoln?
mkay...here we go.
Abraham Lincoln was shot in a theatre while watching a play. Mike Nolan saying that he liked what he saw from Alex except for the turnovers is like someone asking Mrs. Lincoln if she liked the play regardless of her husband being shot. The turnovers dominated the game in a big way...so other than by far the most noticeable part of the game and the part that really killed us, what did coach Nolan like about the game? Apparently everything else, which was almost nothing.
Little convoluted, but I got a good chuckle out of that Pixel. Never heard it before!
Abraham Lincoln was shot in a theatre while watching a play. Mike Nolan saying that he liked what he saw from Alex except for the turnovers is like someone asking Mrs. Lincoln if she liked the play regardless of her husband being shot. The turnovers dominated the game in a big way...so other than by far the most noticeable part of the game and the part that really killed us, what did coach Nolan like about the game? Apparently everything else, which was almost nothing.
Little convoluted, but I got a good chuckle out of that Pixel. Never heard it before!
Yeah thats what I thought...this week there are no good exciting games on...I'm really not looking forward to any (besides the obvious Pats game of the week)
I haven't seen the Niners play this year but I certainly didn't expect 1-4...the first game showed a lot of good things (especially after last year)...and I thought for sure they were gonna beat the Cowboys that one week...sucks
I haven't seen the Niners play this year but I certainly didn't expect 1-4...the first game showed a lot of good things (especially after last year)...and I thought for sure they were gonna beat the Cowboys that one week...sucks
VF21 said:
New game plan:
Tank the season; draft Reggie Bush!!!
Tank the season; draft Reggie Bush!!!
Any questions I had about Reggie were answered resoundingly today in the USC/ND game. Wow, what an epic battle! I will root for the niners to win every game they ever play, but I will not shed a single tear if we lose every game from here on out as long as this guy is our draft pick.