Crazy crazy game yesterday. No reason to go into the details, we all saw the excitement, the drama, and the coming out of Colin Kaepernick. That being said, the Niners are facing a team that looks somewhat like the Falcons (pocket passer, pounder of a RB, and a dominant WR in Antuan Bouldin), but also like the Niners themselves. Big and strong on both lines, they try and impose their will on every opponent they face.
Flacco reminds me of Matty Ryan, in that I didn’t see him much, but he’s put up solid numbers his whole career. Ray Rice is a force to be reckoned with, and their defense is as fundamentally sound as ours is. Beyond the brother angle, this game is a very good matchup. Old school hard nosed football. Power running with some dramatic flair thrown in by the emergence of Colin Kaepernick and his running ability. Deep shots on both sides. All in all, a pretty good deal.
We’ve got forever before gametime but the wait starts now.
Forty Niners Forever 
I watched the game again since I had a little free time today, heck of a win. I missed all the post game stuff before, Frank Gore should become a coach when he hangs it up in a couple of years cause he sure as heck ain’t gonna be a TV talking head. Emmit Smith is eloquent compared to Frank.
On to the SB baby.
Yeah,have to agree 12th.His kid was more entertaining.
Could be a good RB coach,but I love Tom Rathman,he does a fantastic job coaching these guys.
Hey just for the hell of it,im giving out major props to an unsung 49er:
Alex Boone has done a tremendous job IMO,taking over at Left Guard.That was a major hole to fill coming out of camp,and as usual Jimbo believed in him,and he came through bigtime to help make them the “Best” OL in football.This Bud’s for you Alex!!!
good call Kat, Boone has been a real boon to the team 😉
Boone was the missing link in the OL, as defined as “He who replaces the weak link”. Gone are the Rachal/Snyder turnstile days.
Iupati’s been pretty good there, too!
I know you meant RG and I agree with you, he’s been a good player and a surprise to me. He’s hardly ever standing alone looking around scratching his head wondering who he should have blocked like his predecessor.
Tim McDonald leaving Fresno State to coach Jets’ secondary. McDonald with the Jets, Norton with the Seahawks. Rathman with the Niners. Anyone know any other Niner players who are coaching the NFL?
Bill Musgrave – Vikings’ OC.
Matt Cavanaugh – Bears’ QB coach.
Dwaine Board – Browns’ DL.
Kevin Greene – Packers OLBs.
Ken Dorsey – Panthers’ QB coach.
Ray Brown – Panthers’ OL Assistant.
Anthony Lynn – Rb coach for the Jets.
Jimmy Robinson – Cowboys’ WRs.
Pre-dynasty era players Mel Phillips and Howard Mudd recently retired I believe from long careers as NFL assistants.
Nice… I knew about most of those guys. Ken Dorsey is interesting.
Always liked Mel Phillips. He was on the early 70s teams that almost were . . .
Mel was an outstanding safety. Unfortunately, he broke his arm almost every year during the late 60s and early 70s, and I’m not exaggerating. Actually, one year he didn’t: just to mix it up, he broke BOTH arms that year. Guy may have set a career record for most games played in a cast.
Yeah, one year (69?) both he and Jimmy Johnson were sporting casts most of the season.
Do you believe this Horseshit:
Fran Gore was fined 10,500 for wearing his socks to low in the NFC Championship game.
Fuck i could see after second TD mocking the fans and starting his dirty bird pose.But fucking socks???
Geez,.that’s gonna make a difference in tackling him.
I hope Harbaugh and Fangio learn from last week’s slow start. Here’s how you avoid the slow start.
Show the team the play in the Super Bowl between the Giants and Patriots where K Mitchell fakes dropping back into coverage, lets the guard slide over to help his tackle, then Mitchell blitzes and almost sacks Brady for a safety in the end zone (or maybe he did – it’s the dementia). If we start out on D, have Willis and Bowman practice doing the same thing. Blitz early and often – fake the guards and running backs out. Bring linebacker, corner and safety blitzes. Bring unrelenting pressure on Flacco. If Flacco burns the blitz, so what? We just hung 40 on the Packers and came from 17 down against Falcons. We’re invincible.
If we start out on offense, target Pollard. Put a bullseye on the guy’s chest. I’m not talking Bounty Gate, I’m talking pulling and trapping guards and tackles downfield with plays designed to get offensive linemen into the second and third levels. Go with Kaep under center, I formation with Miller and Gore. Pull Iupati around the right side and get him on Pollard. You get plays intentionally designed to knock linebackers and secondary players into Christmas and later in the game they won’t be so spry and it might keep Kaep from getting licked in the 4th quarter when Kaep’s pumped up and trying to will a Super Bowl win.
If we blitz early and use the power run game to knock the stuffing out of Ravens’ secondary players, we’ll win the Super Bowl handily. Remember – it’s the play calling that gives our players the advantage physically. The first half of this game won’t even be about the score. The first half of this game will be about imposing our will on the Ravens – it’ll be about who’s left on the sidelines in pain, talking with trainers and calling their backups into the game. Aggressive play calling gives us the edge if Harbaugh, Roman and Fangio call plays designed to beat the hell out of the Ravens. If I was the coach, early on it wouldn’t be about plays that advance the football; early on it would be about calling plays that created “crack back” blocks or mismatches that overwhelmed secondary players with our monster linemen.
New thread is up.
AK, yeah, the Minn game earlier this year, the Minn defender was fined $7,500 for nearly decapitating Alex Smith. Goldson was fined $10,500 for a sock violation. Lunacy.