At least I hope so. Busy weekend, so I’m getting this up early. Anyhow, I think this game will be the unveiling of the deep passing game. One that hasn’t clicked with Crabby Crabs. The NFL Network guys had a laugh at the expense of young Sir Alex by saying he can’t hit the deep ball, but he should continue to throw to the wide bodies (Staley and Ice, whose name no one seems to know how to pronounce) and forget going deep. Ha ha. Whatever. All this kind of shit works in the Niners favor, as it fuels the disrespect angle that coaches like to use as a motivating tool.
Game at hand? Well, the one thing Washington has going for them is decent pass coverage. This game will be (I think) one where the Niners come out running to bring up the safeties, and THEN go deep. The Washington offense is a definite work in progress. They’ve been decimated by injuries up front, and they gave up 10 sacks to the Bills last week. This does not bode well for Washington. They benched Gross Rexman in favor of Beck, but look for the return of Grossie if things don’t go well. I’d imagine they are going to try quicker passes to get the ball out of Beck’s hands faster than our rush, but we’ll see. Their run game is middling, but with Hightower out, it’s even worse. Matt Millen was gushing over our front 7, calling it the best in the league and they all felt the Niners take it. I of course feel the same way, and I think Braylon Edwards has a big day. The 1st 100 yard game by a Niner WR since when, the Garcia days?
Forty Niners Forever 
The (Chesapeake) Bay Bridge . . .
You’re back, and I’m leaving… heading to Maryland via Dulles on the redeye Thursday Night for a week and a half of the in-laws. Will probably spend a day or two in DC myself. I’ll probably miss the Giants game and certainly the AZ one as I’ll be in the air. My DVR will be getting a workout.
As for DC tomorrow, I expect the Gross Man to return for the second half. No blow out, but I think we’ll win comfortably. 23 to 9 anyone?
25-10 ?? My guess
Chuck thinks Alex is gonna get the (deep) passing game going this Sunday?
Don’t you think this “trap game” catch phrase has run it’s course? Geez, I Googled it and it seems there are like 434 trap games this weekend, college and pro… Niners/’Skins is a popular choice as one of those- Stanford/OSU as well. I think we need more stringent standards on what makes a “trapper”. Being favored seems to the only qualification. Now if Harbaugh said “these Injuns are gonna be a piece of cake”, I’d go for the trap argument. Or if the guys all got snockered tonight. In other words, I think a team has to show it’s not taking the opponent seriously…
Unlike our QB, I am a 100% believer in Harbaugh and his coaching staff. I trust his judgment, and more importantly, I trust his motivational skills. IF, we lose to the Skins tomorrow , it won’t be because of our lack of stimulus package. The 49ers will have all of they motorboats pa-pa-pa-pa-pa- in the water.
I believe in Jimbo. Wish I could say the same about our QB…
“Alex Smith supporters see . . .
–A quarterback who has thrown 17 touchdowns and three interceptions over his last 12 starts.
–The engineer of three come-from-behind road victories, including a game in which the 49ers rallied from 20-points down in the third quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles.
–Just two interceptions in seven games and an interception percentage of 1.1, which is second-best in the NFL.
–A completion percentage of 63.2, which places him at eighth in the NFL.
–A career-best 95.7 passer rating, ranking ninth in the NFL.
–A fourth-quarter passer rating of 104.9, which places him No. 3 in the league behind Eli Manning’s 119.3 and Ryan Fitzpatrick’s 108.5.
–A 128.9 passer rating against the blitz, ranking behind only Aaron Rodgers’ 133.5.
–An offense that ranks sixth in the NFL with a 26.7-point average per game.
–And, of course, the 6-1 record and a four-game lead in the NFC West.”
What DT Denny sees:
Not me, I’ve switched to rum not another QB, but only because there are no such liquor cabinets around here here. Whiskey being a rare commodity in these parts. But the good QB of the Niners I ain’t switching…
Well this is actually an improvement Del. Not everybody is going to like every player or believe in them. That’s understandable. But excellent you see the value of old Harbaugh! Hey man that’s right on. We can debate whether Jimbo brought out the best in Alex or whether it will be good enough but nice we can agree that Coach is the real deal. Well on your way to regaining yer love for our Team. Ok then!
Cheers
Just a sneakier way to diss our QB.
ALPHA in the Juvy — Good luck.
I left the winning grey horse (Hansen) off my ticket.
Isn’t that the name of that latest gay-boy band? I dunno. You know what I do know? I’m getting thoroughly embarrassed today at the Breeders’ Cup. I’m looking for the nearest sandbox to bury my head. Check that, make that the nearest litter box to bury my head.
You’re a braver man than me Del. I won’t go near the betting window knowing my serious limitations
Yeah, that came up on the last thread, Twin. For the 49ers they are all trap games until the playoffs. Shit, they are playing with house money at this point. There were maybe 27 people in the country (yeah, you and Skeebs were 2 of them) that figured this team would be around 11-5.
Back from Moraga, don’t have to deal with rogue family members . . . yay. No more driving. What a fucking mess out there.
NINERS 20 SKINS 19
we win on a 55 yard feild goal !
Inactives: QB Tolzien, WR Swain, CB Spencer, FB Norris, G Kilgore, G Person, DT McDonald
20-16 Skins. Here’s their original fight song before they made ’em change it.
I loathe political correctness.
Hail to the Redskins!
Hail Victory!
Braves on the Warpath!
Fight for old Dixie!
Run or pass and score — we want a lot more!
Scalp ’em, swamp ’em — We will take ’em big score
Read ’em, weep ’em, touchdown – we want heap more
Fight on, Fight on — ‘Till you have won
Sons of Wash-ing-ton. Rah!, Rah!, Rah!
Rob, who like today in Texas? Now there’s a state that could give a shit about PC.
Hint: I don’t think Kyle Busch is going to win.
idk who wins , but i know one thing … kyle bush is a fuckin punk
Well, Chuckles’ point seems to be that they’re all trap games, what I’m saying is that the fucking term should be retired or at least given some definition- the accepted one, by Pro Football Prospectus is this:
” any game against a sub-.500 opponent slotted between two games against opponents who, on the season, have posted records above .500. ”
It’s not just any game where you happen to be favored…
BTW, they did a study based on that criteria and there were 474 trap games from 1983 to 2007. “Good” teams, the ones over .500, were 389-85 in the trappers, an .820 percentage. In all other games against sub-.500 teams, they had an .815 winning percentage- so they did BETTER in the so-called trap games.Even in the road trap games, the good teams were 172-58.
So anyway, today is not a trap game. We do have one coming up though- Arizona wedged between the Giants and the Ravens.
No way we overlook the Cards though
I don’t think the Niners are overlooking anyone, maybe if they had some recent history of success they might. There are some teams besides the winners that I’d be wary of, though. I think their toughest stretch will be the last three- Seattle and St. Louis on the road to finish the season, preceded by the Steelers at home…I think having the division wrapped up by then would be a good idea…
Yeah wrap it up, SEA and AZ would love to rain on our parade at the end
And a cheerful g’morning to ya. Getting the coffee now
No audio or video right now dang
Phil, not need to worry my man. If your video doesn’t come in, I’ll give you my expert play-by-play here on the blog. I hope you have something to drink.
I do but it’s just coffee, may have to add some rum after ‘listening’ to yer play by play
Rob, I’m projected to score 42 more fantasy pts than you today in our matchup. Not need to worry, I’m starting Roy Helu (who the Skins just announced will start at RB) as my flex. You have a shot. I mean go have a shot of vodka. You have no chance of beating me today. 😀
Check yer sked there Del, Rob is slated to beat me by 9.0
I’m playing Rob in our yahoo! league.
So you’re playing Rob, too? Looks like he’s gonna lose twice today. 😀
Cool that would be nice!
You got Legions by 50??
Ah okay then
Basic question: When the fuck is this here game supposed to start? Can’t be 1 PM or did they do a Daylight Savings number on me?
It’s 9 :28 Pacific time- yes, daylight savings ended- 1/2 hour to game time.
Thanks twin. Daylight savings tripped me up, got outta bed a freaking hour early. No wonder the audio and vid were slow to get going. But on the bright side I do get to chat with youse guys, lol
Coaching — advantage 49ers
Offense — advantage 49ers
Defense — advantage 49ers
Special teams — advantage 49ers
home field — advantage Redskins
East coast 10 am start — push — since we gained an hour last night it is really 11am — so no big deal
I see a low scoring game again. Last week I predicted 19-9. 20-10 was the final. Not bad. So this week I’m going 20-10 (and we’ll see if it comes out 21-11). My wish list, other than winning, is better connection between Smith and Crabtree, more carries for Hunter (I don’t want 31 carries again for Gore), continued solid line play from the OL, and DL, and to see Harbaugh and his staff out coach Shanahan. And no injuries.
I’m thinking low scoring too but called for 25-10 hoping for some deep passes to Crab (that he catches)