She’ll be waiting . . . Anyhow, this game is going to be a true test of the intestinal fortitude of your San Francisco 49ers. AZ is actually steadily improving lately. As NinerDog posted, their defense has become very stingy in recent games. The Niners have struggled in the red zone in recent games. As I said, I think getting Braylon Edwards is going to help, as the Niners HAVE to open things up some down close. Yes, the Niners should be able to win a defensive struggle against these guys, but they have a tough ST unit as well. Patrick Peterson has wn a couple gaems for AZ singlehandedly (relatively speaking), much like Ted Ginn’s opening day, and the Detroit game.
Interesting thing is the Niners and Raiders will be playing at the same time, so it’ll be fun to see if the Raiders can put a hurting on the Packers. Call me crazy, but I think the Raiders win this. The Packers defense is very questionable. 31st in total yards, but they do get a lot of turnovers by pick-offs. Palmer, if anything, can hit the deep pases, so if Oakland can block, they should be able to light up the scoreboard. They are also pretty good at geting pressure, so you never know.
Forty Niners Forever 
Hope everything goes well wjth your Dr. Appointment
I’ll second that, FWIW.
Why not throw a steady diet of smoke screens to Williams and Crabby out of different formations to counter the rush? Williams in space is a huge threat. Do it even if it gets stopped, set up some plays off of pump fakes to it later on. Of course, that’s assuming Alex doesn’t throw it into the ground, and the receivers catch the damn ball if it’s in their hands…
Just getting ‘Stevie Wonder’ Ginn out of the lineup would be a plus.
Where the hell is everyone??
imo we need to play smarter football ! mistakes cost us bigtime …
kyle williams – catching with one hand
ted ginn – KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL (duh)
delaney walker – catch it before you run with it !
alex smith – sometimes you just have to let it fly ! imho if i’m in the redzone i’m throwing to vernon davis in the endzone before i look for ted ginn !
even if vernon is double covered and ginn isn’t !
etc etc etc !
i’m sure we all saw how many opportunities we let slip away !
VD is not always the most natural, reliable receiver either. Teams have learned to take away the deep seam that produced a lot of his highlight reel catches, he has yet to show he can adjust in other ways to maintain his value. I’d actually be open to trading him, if the price is right.
Morgan, and, increasingly, Crabs are the only guys on the team who really can catch the ball. And Morgan is out. Williams may get there with time. Ginn is what he is – a good kick returner. Gore has to stay in and pick up blitzes, which has mostly taken him out of the passing game.
We need some more targets, whatever else happens on the offense. A WR like Sanu and a traditional TE in the Witten mode would help a lot.
The line gelling and blocking better as a unit would be even better…
Hope all goes well, Mike.
I don’t even know why Ginn in an option in the red zone. Where’s walker? VD? Look at the catch Williams made in week 1 vs Seattle. Great body control to get his feet down. Ginn can’t track a ball in the fricking air? Drops one on his hands in the end zone? Yeah, a tough catch, but catchable. Walker joins to dropsy club, as did Hunter, but he’a a RB. He gets a little slack.
I’m out for a while as I had a major fuck-up with my back. At some point I neeed to go under the knife for it. I’ve been holding off, but this is getting beyond the point of being able to function
Best wishes for a successful outcome Chuck
Chuck, that can be a tough decision to make. Good luck. I have been dealing with my Sciatic(?) nerve for a year now. Just this month have been able to sit down for long stretches. I actually sat through a whole movie with my daughter last night at the theaters. My lower back and Sciatic nerve are better but like I said, a year so far.
I would look for Crabby and Williams in the red zone. Crabby has the best hands of the WRs. Inside the 10, run that pick play for the slot guy or WR in motion as he runs to the front flag, it’s worked before…
Even tho Alex did not have his best day, and ditto for the OLine, the receivers GOTTA pick up the slack. I watched the throw to Edwards in the endzone again and the throw was not to where Edwards was but rather to the only place the offensive player could get it. Alex threw it to the open spot low and towards the front flag…this receiver is a pro…he has got to anticipate that or at least have the thought that it may be thrown like that…and get his body ready to make a move away from the defender and make a play toward the ball and go after the fuckin thing! Not just stand there and go “Ugh! Why isn’t it in my hands” Maybe it is just me but most redzone passes have to be thrown to a spot more than threading the needle where the Diva…uhhh…I mean the receiver…has an easy catch.
The Diva’s don’t seem to be able to create separation either.
V.Davis moves like he is a claymation movie character making easy catches look difficult, he has skills but not pass catching skills. True he leads all 49 er TE’s with TD catches but he has bed fed those.
Crabtree has not been a pro long enough to anticipate all the nuances, so it seems. Maybe I am wrong. Williams has hit the ground running, literally, but still green bananas.
Ginn, pretty damn good kick returner, not as good as a wide receiver, but he has some good moments.
I miss Morgan, yeah he was not the speed burning guy, but he caught pretty much everything and was fast enough, and big enough.
Walker is exciting, but he is half TE and half WR and well he ain’t bad but….he ain’t great either.
The Wideouts need to step up their game and maybe be more students of the game instead of tweeting about their shoes or going back home everyweekend to “hang out” on their so called days off. I think they have plenty of days off already…all fucking year. During the season they should be dedicated to learning the contingencies of what will happen in every situation when a pass is coming to them. The QB does and sometimes get blamed for a poor throw when in fact it is the only place it can be thrown w/o throwing an INT. It is called being on the same page.
Divas think they know it all, all-pro receivers never do.
The 49ers need an All-pro.
The 49ers had a fucked up day yesterday, on the road, and still could have won. They are still very much alive. As long as they are in it they could win it. Can’t count them out. They get hot and bam! Anything can happen. Injuries might limit that but….I am still gonna ride the wave!
I see ’em as one and done in postseason. And I hope I’m wrong. If so I’ll eat the crow
ginn is a good return man , but should only be a 4th or 5th option at WR !
so 1.) crabs 2) edwards 3) morgan 4) williams 5) ginn .
yup 5th WR … (AND GOOD RETURN MAN )!
1. Sanu in the draft 2. Crabs (Possession WR) 3. Williams (Slot WR) 4. Morgan 5. Ginn (KR-PR)
Edwards is just not working out. Whether injuries or whatever, I doubt he will be back in 2012.
I’m also serious about trading VD if we get any feelers. I really believe he will not have another year like 2009. Get something for him now while his value is still relatively high. Bring in a more traditional possession Tight End and use Delanie as another H-back or extra TE for the mismatches.
GOOD LUCK CHUCK
Thx. A molotov cocktail of drugs and alcohol didn’t help at att last night.
Off to the chiropractor for hopefully a little relief.
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