As the 2012 season winds down, the 49ers aren’t exactly right where they want to be. The offense has been a little spotty at times, and the defense, minus Justin Smith, is struggling pretty badly. Special teams are a shambles, and the coaching staff was pretty badlyt schooled in that loss to Seattle. They are dealing with a lot of injuries, including the recently concussed Vernon Davis, Mario Manningham, and the still -healing KW and Kendall Hunter.
In other words, the injury bug couldn’t hit the team as a worse possible time. Even still, the team has a shot to secure a bye with a win over AZ, and a GB loss to Minn. Both eminently possible. Or they could fall as low as the 5th seed if the Niners lose, Sea wins, and a bunch of other weird shot happens. Sea has a shot at that bye week. How important is the bye? Well, let’s see how the team gets through the AZ game before dealing with that. More injuries to key players would likely kill their playoff run, but a week off to healthy up would do wonders to the team’s chances. More than likely, the Niners would be facing Chicago or Minn if they play the 1st weekend, or Atl if they get the bye.
AZ comes to town looking like a team that got beaten, robbed, and left for dead in a ditch on the side of the road. They beat NE on the road, and took care of biz early to go 4-0 out of the gate. Since then? 1-10. Ouch. They are in the midst of a QB merry-go-round, and their offensive line is flat terrible at pass protection. Their run game is stalled, and Larry Fitzgerald, an otherwise top 3 WR in the league, is wasting away as the QB du jour throws shit 10′ over his head, or down near his feet. Should Alex Smith hit the market, this is his likely landing spot. Granted, he’d be dodging LBs as he tries to throw, but if AZ can build a decent enough line around him, he and the team would be solid contenders in the NFC West next year.
Forty Niners Forever 
Damn, Crabby has the catch, spin & run down cold!
Drop city. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Fuck, Delanie.
Gore 11 carries for just 23 yards.
Kaep throwing long and James are our offense today.
And Delanie is back to not being able to catch the clap.
Walker misses one AGAIN
That play is o/money for Crabs & Kappy.
Bitch and moan (like I do) about the players’ ineptitude, but it’s still Jimbo’s call to send them out to execute.
To quote the late great John McKay when asked about the execution of his team, “I’m in favor of it.”
We should execute Delanie Walker post-haste. Catch the fucking ball!!!
I’ve run out of words to describe my frustrations with watching Walker play football. I’ve got nothing more than a horizontal head shake……..
Oh boy. Moss didn’t look. Now I don;t want to look.
Finally… he made one.
Like I said when he was drafted, A.J Jenkins is a fucking bust!
Repeat after me, if David Akers is still our PK in the playoffs, we DESERVE to lose.
Crabs 5 catches for 144 yards. including a 49 yarder for a TD. One of his best games as a 49er.
Well, kickers go through slumps. You have to hope he can come out of it because at this point, it’s Akers or some guy who wasn’t good enough to make someone’s squad or went through what Aker’s is going through and is now tending bar somewhere.
And suddenly our pass rush wakes up.
We can grab this game by the throat right here.
But even if we win, I have very limited confidence for the playoffs with Gore’s productivity dropping so fast and Hunter on IR. Our offense just does not work nearly as well without Frank. The same thing happened late last year and we saw how it hurt our ability to move the ball in some games, including the NFC championship.
I loved the LMJ picked. How bout a screen pass for a 40 yd. TD to make me look really good…
He needs to work in the weight room and get stronger, but he’ll help us even more next year.
The Cardinals had 129 yards in the first quarter. Halfway through the third, they have added another 9 yards.
See that Flavor? Walker hard to figure
Delainie was Kap’s 3rd progression on that play. Nicely done.
Bruce Miller on 2nd down? Fuck Jimbo and his wife.
Yes Kap to Crab!