Well, game one is in the books. Crazy-ass game. Just when it was getting scary, it turned into the Ted Ginn show. 276 yards in KO and punt returns, and his 2 scores late in the 4th quarter sealed the game. He outgained both offenses. The D played well for the most part, barring the breakdown in the 4th quarter. 5 sacks and innumerable pressures werew good to see. Seattle didn’t run for much or pass for much.
Young Sir Alex? Well, he played what they gave him. Didn’t see the deep coverage, so it’s hard to see what was going on downfield, but he did miss aan open Crab in the end zone early on. Smith was more a victim of some questionable play calling in the red zone more than anything else. 1-12 on 3rd downs will not get the job done. 1-5 in the red zone won’t get it done either. Seattle seemed very intent on not letting Gore beat them. As he has had some of his biggest games against them. They forced the game into Alex;s hands, and he did OK with the sort passing game.
My fears of the defense being out of their depth proved to be unfounded. At least against Seattle. Jackson isn’t Romo, but the pressure was in his face all day, and the defense caused their share of havoc all game.
All in all, a game to build on. Let’s hope they give it a little more gas in the red zone next week.
FWW to the 1:20 mark.
Good win and great way to start the season. I loved seeing Pete on the sideline with that hangdog look. We looked like a team in progress today and that is exactly what we are. Now, bring on the F’ing Cow-piles. Oh yeah, I thought Smith did pretty well today.
“It’s an ambiguous bet. Provide EXACT details of your proposed wager. I don’t bet more than ten bucks on anything, BTW.”
You don’t bet more than ten bucks on anything?
Thanks for that inside info, Honor Blackman.
Let’s see if I can make this plain and simple for ya…Tony Romo and his Cowboys will beat Alex Smith and his 49ers next week at Candlestick.
Plain and simple. I have Tony, and you have Alex.
The bet? Sounds like you don’t want to make it monetary, so like I proposed earlier — loser is refrained from blogging — for a month.
I have Tony, and you have Alex. Put up or shut up.
That isn’t Alex vs. Romo, it’s SF vs. Dallas. Listen, Birther, you do not dictate shit to me. I’ll take SF and the spread, it’s ten bucks.Think of it as 4 half pints of cheap vodka
BTW, I don’t know where you guys are sitting…but there is a beautiful moon out tonight. take a minute or so to take a peak. It’s a picturesque site.
Translation: Denny fell down in the yard and can’t get up.
Nice comeback considering I just had (that you you well aware of) additional X-rays done on my hip to see if I could get up from such a fall.
You’re an inconsiderate pompous asshole.
Tony Romo sucks! Don’t fumble the fucking football.
PizzaBoy has a long history of choking.
Dennis, you can’t seriously have proposed a bet of Smith Vs Romo with the winner being the team that wins. Wins and loses in football are dictated by a ton of shit. Ex: Ted Ginn. If anything, you guys should bet who has the better QB rating. Fuck it, if you’re game I’ll take that bet with you right now. If your *guy* wins I’ll let you spew out shit about Smith for a full single day on my blog (no death threats, though). If I win you have to write a post publicly endorsing Smith as the NIner’s QB. Bet on or off? Come on, I thought Romo was going to kick his ass next week!
Flav, it’s not QB vs QB. I have Dallas next week. Would you like to take the 49ers?
Name your fucking price.
Ha! All the shit you talk about Smith, the dumb ass death threats etc and you can’t even bring yourself to bet against smith with a qb who is better than him? What a pussy.
Pussy? WTF are talking bout? I’m betting that Tony Romo and his merry band of Cowboys beat the living shit outta Alex Smith and the 49ers this week.
I’m taking Dallas this week. Would you like to wager on Alex Smith? I’m giving you the opportunity. I’m giving you the opportunity to bet on that life-long worthless POS that they call a QB.
I say Tony Romo wins this week. I’m giving you, and any other sap the opportunity.
For the love of Christ, do you people hear me? I say the Cowboys beat us next week. And I’m willing to bet my life on it.
If you think different, give me a fucking call (510) 724-2092.
I triple-dog dare you.
What an idiotic dumb shut bet to offer. They’re favored to win right? Thats right up your alley. See my post below and maybe you re-check to see if you’ve got any balls down there. If you can’t take a bet you’re clearly favored to win, after all the stupid shit you’ve posted about Smith, then I think we know the answer to the question I posed below: you’re a 3, dude.
How bout dem Cowboys!
Can you even fathom the shit that Smith would take for having a snap ounce off his belly with the game on the line?
BTW, — is it just me or am I still seeing preseason “vanilla” on offense?
I’ve lambasted Ginn in the past (but truthfully, as a WR). He deserves a serious special teams hat tip. Meanwhile, if I keep by lambasting Norris, will I be able to tip my hat to him? Yes? Ok. Fuck Norris. I am so tired of seeing #44 in the fricking backfield.
Come on JH — bring the pain.
I think Harbaugh is just unsure of his OLine and is calling short passes and runs until he sees what type of protection Smith gets.
Denny, how ’bout dem bet?
Vanila is to be expected against a team like Seattle. I doubt you’ll see it against Denny’s ‘Boys next week.
Remember Geen Bay a couple years ago? Singetary went totally consrvative in the first half while green Bay got a 3 touchdown lead- Smith threw like 7 passes. Second half, went to the gun and Smith amost pulled it out, 3 TD passes in the second half, lost 30-24.
cowgirls lose !
uh oh
now my crappy phone died !
Speaking of the Cowboys (fuck the cowboys!), let’s face it. As 49ers fans there is no team — none — that we despise more than the cowboys. We beat SEA today and deserved to. Not because we’re SB bound, but because we’re better than them. But do they suck. The cowboys are not SB either, but they are better than SEA. We got bring the A game next week. Or at least B to B-.
Good showing by the D. Not to belittle it, but SEA is not exactly a bona fide NFL offense. But still — we were aggressive. Me wants more. I know their OL is suspect — but our DL did what needs to happen against a suspect OL — they brought he pain.
And just because it ALWAYS bears repeating — fuck the cowboys!
Dennis; seriously, all the stupid shit we have to read you write about Smith and you can’t even bring yourself to bet against him with a qb who is clearly better than he is? You’re either a fraud, a huge pussy or a terrible gambler. Take your pick.
My cat, Frank, escaped from my porch. This is all Rob’s fault. You’re gonna get a phone call tomorrow…and I best beat you in our fantasy league. If not, you’ll be getting two calls…
Interesting we don’t see Del around here after the Cowboys lose. Thought for sure he’d be here to man up. Cowboys stink. They always have been and always will be, overrated. The INT that Romo threw late? Just an affirmation of my previously held homo beliefs. Not that there’s anything wrong with romos.
That said, the difference between the Jets and Niners is the Jets are better on special teams and defense than the Niners. Now if Ted Ginn keeps takin’ ’em to the hizzy, all that could change. And Grump, I don’t care if Ted Ginn backtracks ten yards trying to make a play. If you turn the ball over to Alex Smith, Andy Lee will inevitably enter the game anyway, or David Akres, so what’s the diff?
But let’s say our D and special teams play well enough to beat Dallas. The difference is Mark Sanchez makes more plays than Alex Smith. In the 4th quarter, when the D has made their adjustments, Mark Sanchez can still pop one to win a game. Alex Smith can’t. Not only is Del right that Harbaugh doesn’t trust Alex Smith with the game on the line, but in this game, Ted Ginn saved Alex Smith’s bacon. Smith’s O couldn’t get anything going in the second half. The O scored three points in the second half. Can’t do that against the Cowboys. Smith apologists say it’s a team game, and they’re right. It is a team game, and Alex Smith needs to holdup his end of the game up. Passing for 124 yards isn’t getting it done. Not by a long shot. Cam Newton just threw for 400. And the qb position touches the ball the most, so it can make up for many other deficiencies. Game managers like Smith usually play for teams with great Ds, running games and special teams games…. like Dilfer and the Ravens. However, the game has evolved past that, to a point where all facets and especially the qb, must perform at a high level. The Packers are solid in every aspect. Smith must be too to compete for Super Bowls. He never will be. For the Niners to beat the Cowboys, Smith has to complete deep passes early and often. Period. No other way to beat the Cowboys. Niners / Cowboys are all on Alex Smith, unless Ginn can save Smith’s bacon again.
If Smith looks to handoff and check down, Smith sympathizers and apologists will blame it on everything in the solar system like lava rocks, meteor showers and bigfoot. But if the game plan calls for stuff underneath, it’s because Harbaugh and Roman don’t believe in Smith deep. I wouldn’t either.
Next week is big. I think the Niners can take ’em, but unfortunately I’m putting a lot of my hopes in Alex Smith throwing deep, and he’s never come through stretching the field. Ironic for a once spread offense qb. Not once in the fifteen years he’s been the Niner starter has Smith consistently completed passes deep.
“you can’t even bring yourself to bet against him”
Flav, you’re confusing the shit outta me… enough of that shit…
I have 2 questions for ya…
1. Who do you think is a better QB? A) Smith B) Romo
2. Who do you think is gonna win Sunday? A) SF B) Dallas
Don’t even bother answering the first question, because that insults my goddamn intelligence. If your answer to the second question is ‘A,’ name your price. But something tells me you’re too much of a pussy to bet on Alex Smith.
“Interesting we don’t see Del around here after the Cowboys lose”
6 mins pass before my next post, and this is the kinda treatment I get?