Test # 2 for Jim Harbaugh – Winning on the Road

So, Harbaugh did in game one what it took Singletary 6 weeks to do last year, and that was win game one. Next on Harbaugh’s bucket list is to win on the road. Since last year’s Denver gasme was technically a home game (London? Right), Singletary didn’t win a road game til week 12 in AZ. Yes, Cincinnati is a bottom-feeder in the NFL, but home field is a pretty big equalizer. Just ask Dallas. They barely escaped an 0-2 start, while the Niners would have been included in the list of surprising 2-0 teams (Washington, Detroit, Buffalo, and Texas).  Anyhow, 1-1 is fine for now. However, if this team is going to be thought of as making progress, they need to beat the crappier teams in the league. And Cincinnati certainly falls into that realm. Gingerbread man Andy Dalton notwithstanding.

Raggedy Andy has put up decent numbers (37/56, 413  yds, 3 TDs 0 picks, 105 QBR) against a couple of bad defenses in Cleveland and Denver. He’s hitting a lot of underneath stuff (7.4 yds/completion), so this may not bode well for the 49ers. Dallas killed the Niners in the 4th quarter with underneath stuff after harassing Romo most of the day. Their pass pro is decent enough (5 sacks in 2 games) but one can hope we bring the pressure more than Cleve and Denver.

As far as our offense goes? I can’t even hazard a guess. The Niners played as good a 1st half as they could have offensively. They followed it up in the 2nd half with a strategy that let Dallas right back into the game.  one hopes that they’ll keep the offensive flow going throughoout the entire game on Sunday, and not try to force the run at all costs.

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317 Responses to Test # 2 for Jim Harbaugh – Winning on the Road

  1. grumpyguy's avatar grumpyguy says:

    That why real players, as opposed to pussy ass bitches like Crabs, need to practice.

  2. spitblood's avatar spitblood says:

    Harbaugh getting caught in all the same traps as Singletary. Thought he was smarter than that.

  3. spitblood's avatar spitblood says:

    The defense needs to win this game with a turnover.

  4. phil fan's avatar phil fan says:

    Harbaugh needs to have a policy like Walsh: drop the ball, take a seat

  5. Del Mar Dennis's avatar Del Mar Dennis says:

    Gutsy call giving the ginger freedom to throw from his own 5 yd line.

  6. unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck says:

    If cincy drives for a TD this game is over.

    Nice pressure by McDonald. Got to pick one of those crap throws off.

  7. spitblood's avatar spitblood says:

    I think after Ted Ginn, we should just punt it right back to them.

  8. unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck says:

    OK. Good field position. Do something

  9. spitblood's avatar spitblood says:

    Has there ever been a punt on first down in the NFL? We should own that stat.

  10. grumpyguy's avatar grumpyguy says:

    Finally, someone made a play.

  11. Kevin's avatar Kevin says:

    OMG, a pass greater than 5 yards down the field!! be still my beating heart!!!

  12. Del Mar Dennis's avatar Del Mar Dennis says:

    Great pitch and catch, but we have to burn a TO.

    Fire Harbaugh!

  13. grumpyguy's avatar grumpyguy says:

    Big time gutty throw by Alex too.

  14. spitblood's avatar spitblood says:

    Even though Vernon just caught that ball, he needs to go up for the ball and catch it out of the air. He can’t keep thinking he’s great catching the ball against his body. Against elite teams, he needs to go up for the ball and catch it with his hands. This is why Vernon is overrated.

  15. grumpyguy's avatar grumpyguy says:

    Goddamned Joe Staley.

  16. spitblood's avatar spitblood says:

    We should just kick a field goal.

  17. grumpyguy's avatar grumpyguy says:

    Great paly by Alex. Bonehead play by Crabs.

  18. spitblood's avatar spitblood says:

    Automatic first down, kick a field goal. Please. I beg you.

  19. grumpyguy's avatar grumpyguy says:

    We still have a chance today. A real team would have buried us by now, but this is the Bungles. They suck about as much as we do. The last mistake will probably lose this fucker of a game.

  20. grumpyguy's avatar grumpyguy says:

    Here comes your field goal, Spit. Wonder if we’ll screw it up?

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