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.
Forty Niners Forever 
No Goddamned Prevent!
Wow. Too easy. Burned on the blitz so we won’t see that again.
They are driving. Give this kid time and he will tie this up. We have to bring some pressure, confuse him with coverage games. Cannot be vanilla now.
Unreal they drop so deep. 3 passes, 35 yards.
That looks like an interception. We dodged a bullet. Dalton and his receiver read it differently I think. Looked like he expected the receiver to turn the other way.
Looks like an INT to me…
Nice job by RS to cradle that ball and secure it completely.
Seriously? Lingering in the huddle?
Why the fuck are we still having so many problems getting our people to the line on offense?
VERY interesting to note that Hunter is the RB right here, and not Gore.
I know you hate him, Spit, but Reggie Smith *might* have just won this game for us.
OTOH, we may need to punt if we don’t get a first down. It’ll be close.
The Eagles lost today to the G-Men. Puppy Killer or not next week…
They are gonna take us out to the woodshed and open more than just one can…
Yep better if Iggles won
Good call taking the safety. That’s the first thing Jimbo did right all year.
That and benching Gore
Fucking Mora forgets that you CAN’T use a tee after a safety.
How the fuck does he have this job?
That game just gave me diarrhea.
4:10 AM and feel like I’ve just worked 8 hours. Exhausting
It was ugly as all hell, but it’s a win.
We got 226 TOTAL yds. That’s a season high.
We didn’t deserve to win, and so help me Christ if we pull a Seattle and win this division at 7-9, I’m gonna be PISSED.
But, let me add…the Bengals didn’t deserve to win either.
I despise mediocre and sub-standard play. We just watched 60 min of that shit.
Hey, a road win is a road win in the NFL.
Bungles or not.
`Death Threat Wet Brain with his tired “didn’t deserve it” bullshit. Defense was tough, Smith was rock solid again- a road win in the NFL- always tough, always deserved. Gore and Diva suck again- that’s a problem…
FUCK YOU! You waited until the game was over to make your first comment. Where the fuck were you when Alex and the offense had 92 yds at the half.? You’re a bandwagon blog commentator. That’s the worst thing in my book.
You and Alex will be forever cemented in Room B.
No way I screw around with your dumbfuck comments all game long. What they did at the half is barely relevant- you’ve now become a troll on Chuck’s blog and Craig’s., go over to the Dallas blog and suck some ‘Boy dick, farina brain…
The line sucked again. That’s a more pressing problem.
Alex Smith played like dogshit. Twinfan, you have to be realistic. Smith played well against the Cowboys, but here, today,lex Smith held the ball too long, checked down all day long and was very inaccurate. Smith played like shit……. again.