Preseason preseason. The Niners travel east to Texas for a game with the Houstons. Alex Smith may get 2 series this game. The reports coming out of camp are that Smith has really taken to the offense, and it is clicking along at a feverish pace. Good to hear, but then again, we’ve heard this before. Be that as it may, I believe this crop of coaches a little more than the last batch. Beyond that, Josh Johnson, Harbaugh’s QB back in the heady days of the USD Toreros, willl get a chance to improve his position in the battle for the 3rd (and most likely last) QB on the Niners.
The other concern is of course injuries. As the Raiders showed last night, you can get dinged up pretty badly when there are jobs to be had, and defensive players try to prove their worth. Aldon Smith is walking around comfortably, and is apparently just about right. He will not likely see any more action this preseason. Brooks is also out with a knee injury that will keep him sidelined most of the preseason. As well as P Cox and a few others. It’ll be interesting to see how the pass rush fares with without Aldon and Brooks at LB. Kortnei Brown and Eric Bahktari in their place. I think they may try and protect Haralson by playing him little since they have enough dinged up LBs. Juston Smith will likely get a little playing time as well tonight. It’lll be nice to see him out there. Even if only for a short time.
Other than that? Offense. I want to see some evidence of these amazing workouts I jeep hearing about. Sure they don’t want to show too much. But really. a down field passing game isn’t a great unsolved mystery that other defenses haven’t seen before. Most all teams use their WRs a lot more than we do, so let’s at least give it the old college try. For a little bit.
Forty Niners Forever 
And the short yardage game now that Jacobs looks to be out for the foreseeable future.
We’re probably better off working on the 3rd longs. We don’t have a starting QB who gets us into that many 3rd and shorts in the first place…
Brock is having a shitty night. He’s sliding down the depth chart.
Isn’t JJ playing now? I was watcing the Giants.
Gotta like that. Thomas with the safety blitz/
Not yet. Kappy’s been in.
Now JJ. Life or death.
Great pass to AJ, but I still think he’s dead. Thus him getting the 2nd half start here in second preseason game. I bet they start Tolzien in the “real” third preseason game next week when the Niners want to look at all three of their QBs. Yes, Chuck. Three. Not four.
Yeah,No way they keep FOUR QB’s. Maybe if it is the pee wee jr Niners but not the pro’s.
“Kyle Williams lets it bounce.” AAAAAAHHHHHH
Pass pro is not where it should be. We continue to not throw anything but 6 yard outs to the WRs with the 1st string O.
Shit, RTF, that’s what I just yelled at the TV. “If you had done that against the Giants, we win the Super Bowl!”
Fuck, they are saying AJ doesn’t look like he’ll dress for thr 1st few games. He’s the only guy getting open.
…against 3rd and 4th string DBs. AJ won’t be dressing for the first few games. NOt unless we loss a WR or two to injury. But I’ll say this, if they keep Dixon > AJ, we deserve to not convert any 3rd and shorts…
How is JJ lookin’?
Had Jenkins open twice, once for a TD, and missed him. His one completion was the best pass of the night. Not enough methinks…
Ok thanks
I was just gonna say David Akers and our Sts were all we have left…
you can cross off our punt coverage team now. But goddamn, that Holliday kid from LSU sure is fast. He’s been timed in the 4.20’s. 420? I know guys who smoke at that time. But they sure in the hell don’t run that fast.
Is that a return guy for Texans?
Took a punt to the bank 86 yards. Whoooooooosh
Yes. I was just going to add that it’s hard to run that fast when you’re at 7-Eleven buying nachos and a Slurpee. Do I even have to add all the punchline to my jokes as well?
JJs low man now.
Ok well we kinda thunk that
I meant to post that 20 minutes ago.
Fuck. Time to trade JJ for a running back. This is a costly preseason game.
I like everything about Tolzien. Smarts, decision making, accuracy and command of the huddle. Now it looks like we just lost James. Anthony Dixon is REALLY making the team now.
Again, Tolzein is playing agaisnt the walmart gang. You have to take this with a grain of salt.
True. But I’d still take him over JJ, wouldn’t you?
Yes.
Preseason SUCKS!
James got hurt? Fuck the football gods must be angry? Hate to say it but we seem to be getting more than our share.
JJ not as good as Tolzein we seem to agree
Tolzien is a poor man’s Shaun Hill.But i’ll take that over a JJ Johnson version of Singletary’s boy Nate whoever from Ball ST.
Texan D seemed to be playing with a chip on their shoulders- “we’ll show these 49ers they’re not so hot; not gonna repeat last year’s record in Our house”. Then the low blow to Jacobs knee….coincidence? Don’t think so…
The Texans ripped the Niners in preseason last year, too. The injuries are the only things that matter.
Are you guys watching Jimbo’s postgame press conference? He’s even more of an asshole this year than last. And that’s saying something. He’s going to find his car’s stolen courtesy of a sportswriter not too soon. And if he wasn’t such a pussy, my money would be on Maiocco.
He’s a brown noser at least he seems to be.