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.
The announcer just called it, no explosive plays, no passes down the field!! Throw the Fing ball down the field!!!
This is on the play calling!!
Right, the play calling induced that throw from Alex right to the Dallas DB.
At least he was throwing it down the field!!
we can still win this guys
Still waiting for Alex to have that complete game – he looks good for a couple of quarters, and then, it’s back to not-so-SuperAlex.
Okay, nice pick by Brock, NOW we need to get some points. Alex HAS to get it done NOW, no excuses.
And there you go… TD.
Spencer blew that coverage… he needed to get a solid chuck on Walker before he got out of the backfield.
Here comes Romo… his option, but you have to go for his ribs here.
Oh here you all are. Ok Del here comes your boy Romo to try to save the Cows
Romo is back, busted ribs and all. Smack that fucker..
That was a good job by Alex to read the coverage to Walker there . . .
Redemption for the D AND Alex . . .
The touch down throw, down the field not some stupid drop off pass
Nice series by the Defense.
I hope JH does not go conservative here. Grab them by the throat and don’t let up.
One solid drive and it’s ballgame. . . .
Tony Romo = Aaron Rowand. He’s another “Gamer.” Plays like him, too…:P
Gotta love Harbaugh
Nice run by Alex but he is short.
Hope Harbaugh does not go conservative and just call running plays
I’d take the points here, too. Ten points sounds pretty good now. Make Crippled Romo or Kitna score twice.
Bit of a strange call, but the old adage is never take points off the board. Plus the D is killing Romo. Kitna was doing a better job.