We are getting to the crux of the season here. The Niners can hit these playoffs anywhere from the 1 seed to on down to the outside looking in. I don’t see either happening, but winning the West is the main goal. Green Bay has a little easier time of it, and they may very well pass the Niners for the 2 seed. Seattle likely wins as well tomorrow, so the Seahawks game next week could very well determine the west should the Niners lose tomorrow. I think they win, for some crazy reason. I think Kappy has a big game, and I think the defense does well enough to slow Brady and co.
I hope these guys worked on using the speed they suddenly have out there since AJ and LMJ look to get a lot more field time with Hunter, KW, and Manningham out. I would love to see more screens and passes to the flat to give these guys the ball with some green around them. If NE plays it like Miami and St Louis did, the slants will be there. Take a few shots with Randy and AJ, use the speed. Defensively? Well, the hope is we don’t start slow, as NE can jump on you pretty fast and throw up a 21 spot in short order. That being said, how is a good question. The Niners worked over GB pretty good with their base D. They didn’t do as well vs Minn and the Giants. They will likely have to throw some blitzes in despite the risk of getting burned.
Forty Niners Forever 
Wow. GB getting all the calls.
So the good news was the Giants ate shit, big time.
Great punt by GB to nail CHI. Cutler gets sacked when GB only rushed two. We lose tonight and we can say goodbye to the bye. We’ll be the 3 seed at best. We might end up playing the Bears in the first round. That’s just as good as a bye.
WTF was that sack on Cutler? Not even a numbnuts rookie takes that sack. Chicago better cut their losses on that huge deal they made for him and get someone under center that plays to win.
Pressure’s on the Niners for the 2 seed. The Giants got shellacked by the Falcons 34-0.
NYG and TB both get shutout today. Lost by combined scores of 75-0. Ouch.
Flacco was brutal today. Glad I didn’t start his ass.
Fucking M Rob making plays for SEA. They’re hitting their stride at the right time.
Fuck Pete.
Wonder if NE is due a let-down. GOt to jump these guys and bury them.
I’ve been telling Berger all week that I think we start out fast and get the jump on these guys. Have the halftime lead, maybe even after three. It’s Brady in the 4th quarter that worries me…
212 yds for Peterson today vs the Rams. He’s on his way to passing up Eric the Dick.
Yeah, Dickerson was whining about that earlier.
I don’t understand how the Giants are 8-6 and got blown out today 34-0. They certainly look good when they play us…….
The Falcons lost to Carol last week. Ya just never know.
My theory is the Pats are due a stinker game. We’re just the guys to give ’em a beat-down.
Well, the one this year was Smith’s worst game since Harbaugh got here. We beat them last year, and we all know about the championship game.
How is this Raider game being televised? It looks like there’s about 10,000 people there…..
Shit. The Raiders sold this game out? Anything but this . . .
It’s not sold out. The Raiders make use of the new 85% minimum sold rule to avoid the blackout. The penalty there is they have to give up more revenue to the visiting team to have their game shown locally.
Thanks—this has been your most informative post in the last 2 years. Keep it up
Seattle is up 14 zip. Why the fuck are they playing in Canada?
And why the hell am I not watching Pittsburgh/Dallas? Buff scores. 14-7.
Pete the Cheat using some “trickeration” north of the border for a big gain.
I don’t feel sorry for many NFL players, but Larry Fitzgerald has been marginalized by the stable of ARZ quarterbacks. Ken Whisenhunt will be updating his résumé when the year’s over…
I’ll continue to feel sorry for Larry next year when he has to catch passes from Alex.
Fitzgerald would give his left nut for Alex right about now.
How many of those QBs did you want, Denny?
I’d take the cold, dead, worm-ridden corpse of Benito Mussolini > Alex Smith at quarterback. Does that answer your question?
Mussolini has always had a pattern of unforced errors though, Del. And really did not perform well against the French.
And talk about the turnovers . . .
Good morning games, afternoon sucks.
Latest game time forecast for Foxborough: 36 degrees with 80% chance of rain.
He may be a rapist, but Big Ben makes up for it by being a better QB and nobody cares. “Only in America!”
The Chargers should just firer Norv after this debacle and be done with it.
Pathetic effort by his team today.