And all is right on the East Coast. Yes the season was a huge success for the San Francisco 49ers, but it was still a huge let-down for me, as I know the 49ers would have more than likely beaten the Patriots. It’s a big disappointment to come so close and get jilted at the front door, but the good news is the team is definitely pointed in the right direction. A year ago today was a time of major uncertainty around the team, and the NFL in general. The lockout was in full force, and the previous coaching staff’s stench was still lingering at 4949 Centennial Blvd.
As the situation stands now, the front office actually appears to be plodding along nicely. There haven’t been too many coaches gutted from the staff after this watershed season, Baalke has a very successful draft under his belt, and Coach of the Year Jim Harbaugh has the players hungry and wanting more. However, the front office has a lot to do around the 19 FAs we currently need to deal with.
The free agency gate opens on Tuesday March 13th, and the NFL draft is Thursday April 26th and Friday April 27th. Prime time. God know why . . . So, with a normal offseason staring the team in the face, they can address their needs in the correct order. Last year, the Niners were hamstrung because the FA period was after the draft, so they decided to stick with Alex Smith. A wildly unpopular decision at the time, which happened to pay off in spades, when Smith nearly led the team to the Super Bowl. A full offseason, camp and preseason should get this team in better shape offensively, as long as they do something about the WRs. I expect the team to focus on O line depth, WRs, Safeties, and OLB depth in the draft and the FA signing period.
And, someone actually bet on this, and won big . . .
Forty Niners Forever 
If you don’t understand stats, don’t use ’em. Again, if he’s thrown the ball over 600 times ,third in the league, being 7th in yards less YAC is just not that a good a number. You want to ignore attempts as if they have no bearing on it.
In “air yards” he is 13th. Alex is 23th, so this is hardly about him.
http://www.advancednflstats.com/2012/01/air-yards-2011.html
It just shows that Brady is hardly an impressive deep thrower. Better than Alex, worse than, oh, Matt Moore.
Good Night, Snarkk.
I was talking about his 6.4 Y/A (or whatever it was I don’t have it in front of me) from the SB. That’s low, super low, hardly *epic* as the idiot ESPN guys were saying. Brady and Eli had pretty pedestrian games yesterday, despite their passer ratings.
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Who does throw long consistently much anymore? Didn’t that all change with Walsh bringing in the West Coast O? Brady did go long more when he had Moss.
I tell ya one thing, Eli and the fade pass was a pretty good combo for them all year. It worked in the game the Niners won, a couple times, and it paid off in spades in the SB.
Just shows what good WRs can do for you.
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