This game will be a very good indicator of the talent of this team. In the preseason, the Niners were easily handled by the likes of NO and Hou. This is the real thing, though, and whether taht makes a difference remains to be seen. All we have heard about so far is what the Niners have supposedly kept under wraps, not what they accomplished last week. The O was vanilla. And even blander in the red zone. The D was straight up for the most part, and didn’t do much blitzing or trying to fool anyone. In other words, this was a Singletary game. However, it was a game that Sing usually lost. So, that alone is a plus for Harbaugh.
Truth be told though, hearing what these guys will do in an upcoming game is also a Singletary thing that I couldn’t stand. Show it. Don’t talk about it. Hearing how well practice went, or how well Smith hit deep balls on the practice field usually makes me throw up in my mouth. Show it, and shut up about it. Harbaugh, to his credit, doesn’t talk much about anything regarding practice, injuries, or anything that could even mildly be construed as something the opponents can use against them, or the writers can write about.
So, another excersize in vanilla ice cream, or will Harbaugh unleash a bit of a down field passing attack? It would be nice to see the run game go as well, but you, me, and the watercooler all know Dallas will come out and crowd the line to force Smith to beat their D with some mid-range passes. Bubble screens, smoke routes, and runs up the middle won’t work until the Niners hit a few passes longer than 5 yards. Pass blocking is essential. Somethng that was a problem in the preseason. DeMarcus WHERE? is the key for the O line. Slow him down, and let Smith hit some passes, and the line should be able to get the run game going.
Beating Dallas, a good but flawed team, would be a big feather in Harbaugh’s cap. It would give the Niners confidence, and the fans a little hope, and hopefully swing the momentum for this team going forward.
Shit, I thought he was done for game, or maybe even the season after that hit he took.
Big Ben: He’s a rapist, but he’s durable.
Rapists are good for fantasy, they score. Look at SeaBass.
Here come my Bills. Fuck the Raiders!
Chuck, don’t get a hard on (I know that takes the use of pharmaceuticals), but Sanchez just threw at TD to Keller to light up you fantasy board.
Did I ever tell you about the time I lit up that 40 ft. Christmas tree?
I think I did. On more than one occasion.
Merry Christmas
Here comes my Bills!
Raiders will fold like a house of cards. Tigers don’t change their stripes. Hue Jackson ain’t changin’ that culture with Jason Campbell. Pu-leeze.
I LOVE just what the Lions and Stafford did. CJ dropped a sure gimme TD on 3rd down, and they went right back ’em on 4th down. Result? He’s not Calvin Johnson for nothing.
Del thinks the Raiders are good. hehe
You can always count on the Raiders to commit a penalty at the most inopportune time.
Crabtree is inactive. Williams is active. Good. I hope he is really active today.
GOOD!!!
TD Buffalo!
I wonder if Andrew Luck likes BBQ?
KC is fucking god awful.
Epic collapse by the Faders. 21 unanswered points. Must have Singleneuron doing their halftime adjustments…
I think the Colts get Lucky.
The Lions are taking a decade’s worth of frustration and shit out on KC today. That team is for real.
LOL fucking stupid Raiders… third and goal, get a stop, commit a holding penalty, automatic first down.
Brain Dead, just like their owner.
Spit, your Indy “Lucky” prediction just might come to fruition.
Their situation is looking more ugly and dire by the minute…
Ouch… right through the DBs hands for a Buffalo TD.
Bills re-take the lead! I hate the city, county and the NFL team that calls itself Oakland.
Shaun Hill in at QB for Stafford, just threw a long pass to set up another Lions TD – they went for it on 4th down to punch it in and make it 48-3. I think it’s called making a statement.
Wonder if Haley will be asking, “What’s your deal?” today.