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.
Romo is hearing footsteps… rushing and not in the game. Gotta keep up the pressure on him!
Romo is 5 of 14 for 78. No question who the better QB is today so far.
Nice shot of VD turning as Alex hits the ground. Gotta have a quicker option with that many guys blitzing.
49er defense now needs one more stand before halftime.
Andy Lee, MVP: 63 yard punt.
Niners winning, Giants wining, can this day get any better?, well it is early for the Niners. But still…
Who is that team pushing the ‘boys all over the field? And who the hell is their QB?
Got to love the fact we’re rattling Romo. Great D by Rogers. he shoulda had the pick, but hey, I’ll take it.
Got to hit him with the ball.
Damn! spoke too soon maybe.
Crap. Stupid penalty, second chance, seven points to Dallas.
Sorry, Chuck. But that pass fro Romo to Austin just racked me up some serious fantasy pts.
Hey, in case you guys haven’t heard the news…the Raiders took it up the ass courtesy of a fucking only Secretariat’s schlong could imagine.
Still, all in all, you have to be pretty happy. Halftime adjustments now will weigh heavily.
How does Romo’s dick up yer ass feel, Dennis?
You ought to be used to it by now.
Here we go. One more half… Tinme for Smith to put his stamp on this one.
That was a cluster fuck even before the snap.
DEL
fuck you and the fake team you care about !
we could have been up 14-0 at the half if brown had not fallen down (and reggie smith did a little better on that play ) .
but
if we beat dallas today considering our young 0-line , new system and being without BOTH our starting WR’s … OMG
58 yards net on the punt with Spillman’s tackle.
Wow. Back to the defense. Romo’s got a rib injury. Let’s hope we can make it worse. . .
Dallas is going to try and run.
Our run defense has looked very, very solid so far, in both games.