Bleeeeh

Not much to say. Despite handing Baltimore tons of points, the Niners still had the opportunity to win this game. Unfortunately, the play calling got weird on that last drive. And the drive before it. And on the 2 pt conversion. We never used the fade all year. Then we use it to no success 5 times in the red zone. Weird.

 

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  1. NJ49ER's avatar NJ49er says:

    1 CB I’d love to see slide is Desmond Trufant.
    He’s aggressive and comes after WRs.

    I like David Amerson from NC State to be a consideration for FS too.

    After seeing Culliver get picked on yesterday, he looked pedestrian.
    I thought he might be a consideration to move to FS but he flat out can’t locate the ball.
    Shameful showing.

  2. NJ49ER's avatar NJ49er says:

    I like the possibility of adding DE/OLB Corey Lemonier from Auburn in the mix too.
    Possible late 1 area.
    He and Aldon would be a nice combo.
    Declared early as a JR.

  3. Nipper's avatar Nipper says:

    Just think of Dennis if you think you’re in the dumps. Ouch!

    • JBat's avatar JBat says:

      The play Gore scored his TD on was beautifully designed and executed to perfection. Best executed play of the game by either team. Why the Niners didn’t try that one again is beyond me. Gore has been on a touchdown tear of late and was the man to go to. Really disappointing he didn’t get one touch on that first-and-goal situation.

      The 49ers’ play after the outage showed exactly how much faster and more talented than the Ravens they are. Ray Lewis looked like an old fart on several plays. Kaepernick shredded them with his arm and his legs, showing exactly how explosive this offense can how be moving forward. Imagine if they actually had more than one receiver. The main question for me is why the hell they came out so flat for 3 straight games. They play halfway decent in the first half and they walk away with the game.

      Best hit of the day: Delanie Walker annihilating Ed Reed on Gore’s TD. Time for old man Ed to retire as well.

      Gotta get receivers, corners and more depth on the D line. Just my 2 bits.

      • twinfan1's avatar twinfan1 says:

        Uh, VD doesn’t count? In fact, the over reliance on Crabs hurt them more than any play calling did on the fateful final series . Almost everyone is trashing Roman- and it ain’t on Greg. They ran on first down. Kap was running on second down but took too long and a TO was called to avoid the delay penalty. The 4th down play was a run/pass option that Kap audibled out of. The original calls from the sideline balanced Kaps strengths- a straight run call, a pass, and run/pass option.

      • JBat's avatar JBat says:

        Of course VD counts; I’m not sure where I indicated he doesn’t. It sure would be nice to have a couple of speedy wideouts with good hands. I think you’re right, though, with the Ravens likely targeting Crab, VD would have been a great option. Get him isolated on one of those slow LB’s and you might just get the TD. Shoulda, woulda, coulda.

  4. unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck says:

    Culliver was exposed in different ways this year. Early on, teams noticed he didn’t turn for the ball in flight, and he was thus beat on corner fades even though he was in position. He got better at TRYING to track the ball, but then had problems with his footwork and positioning. I thought he’d be a good FS candidate, but we’ll see. I don;t think the Niners bail on him, maily becasuse there aren’t a lot of guys to choose from as the team stands. Brown has really been pretty damn good. Rogers regressed some. Whitner regressed badly. Goldson is Goldson. But he regressed a lot as well. He is NOT getting a deal from us. Unless he goes with the 3/25 we offered him 3 years ago.

    I don;t know tooo too much about the draft, but there ARE a lot of DBs and DLs in the mix. I’d like to think they can pull a good corner out of it, evenif they have to trade up. The guy I still dig at WR is SLO’s Ramses Barden on the Giants. Dude’s 6’5″ 230. He’s 2nd-3rd string, but he’d be perfect in the red zone for the Niners

  5. twinfan1's avatar twinfan1 says:

    Note: no one wishes Alex Smith would get the fuck out of here more than I do. I go back and forth on whether he’s been a class teammate or a world class pussy who enjoys abuse and disrespect. And I don’t discount that he doubts himself by now. But my unsolicited advice to Jed and Alex- fucking move on.

  6. unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck says:

    Just infuriating. I was watching ESPN last night and they showed the 2nd down play on the goal line, and when Walker went out for a pass, the safety wrapped both his arms around him and held him in a bear hug. Crabs was held as well on the play. Kappy MAY have been able to hit VD on that route, but didn’t see him. It would have had to have been very quick out of the sprint right, No flag. Fucking joke. You don’t want it to come down to penalties, but they completlely let shit go that they shouldn’t have. And on the KO return, I mastakenly thought is was Walker held by TWO Ravens. It was Miller.

    Wonder if NoFear haas the All Access thing. i’d like to see if he thinks VD coulda been thrown to.

    • NoFear49er's avatar NoFear49er says:

      Chuck, yes, I have the so-called coaches film but the “all-22” isn’t up yet. It’s normally up by Tuesday afternoon but with only one game tp process I guess it takes longer.

      I’ll see what I can see when it’s up and post it.

  7. twinfan1's avatar twinfan1 says:

    There were calls that were wrong both ways- they missed a flagrant hold by Culliver early, Akers flopped on the roughing call, a flagrant out of bounds hit on Flacco.
    And there was a bit on ESPN on 4th quarter penalties in the last two minutes in the postseason for interference or holding receivers. According to the report, 3 such penalties have been called in the last 110 post season games.
    More than anything we lost by playing like shit early, and the Raven’s pressure on the final series inside their 10. The blitz on the final play would have blown up any play. To me the biggest fuck up on the final series was not using the final TO before 4th down. And in any case- you don’t leave the final 4 calls to the OC and you can bet that Harbaugh didn’t- it would be totally lame for Jimbo, an offensive genius, to put the fate of their SB chances on Roman and a kid QB. Whatever went down coaching wise in that last series, good and bad, is on the HC. IMHFO.

    • unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck says:

      It wasn’t a roughing call. it was a running-into call.

    • JBat's avatar JBat says:

      And Simms totally missed the Akers flop, even on the replay. He said it was a dangerous play because his leg was up in the air. It was obvious on the replay, but that bonehead missed it.

      I watched the game again last night; if the Niners had come out even halfway decent to start the game they would have simply walked away with the game. I’d guess they’d have hung 45-50 points on the Ravens. With Kaepernick in there, this offense has transformed from a mostly conservative affair to flat out explosive. The Ravens were on their heels after the outage and exposed for the slow aging team they are.

  8. Nipper's avatar Nipper says:

    I’m tired of the complaints about the refs. They did the best they could given the circumstances.

  9. Alleykat's avatar Alleykat says:

    Matt Elam S from Florida is a hard-hitting ball hawk,Goldson may not be back,he’s owed 8 milion or Whitner? mark,he gave up the most TD passes.of any Safety this year,even though he.made the Pro Bowl,he’s slowing down.They could save money and.go younger.

    • NJ49er's avatar NJ49er says:

      Alleykat I like Elam also but….He’s about the same size as Whitner.
      Good hitter, always around the ball, just a little short IMO.

      I’m starting to think about Drafting a taller, more competent FS and having Goldson slide more toward the SS role.

      Whitner is a good Captain back there but rarely finds a pass in time.

      David Amerson, Eric Reid, and Shawn Williams are guys I’m paying attention to in the FS slot right now.

      Amerson is playing CB at NC St but was a FS that was moved.
      He’s the tallest of the 3 and has nice numbers. Much better in coverage than Goldson or Whitner.
      See where we go, April is a long way off.

    • NJ49ER's avatar NJ49er says:

      Here’s a quick note about Amerson as it relates to Ball Skills –
      He’s coming out as a Jr, still young, very competitive.
      tackles and has good supporting numbers in PBU and INTs.

      “Ball hawk that takes advantage of mistakes and doesn’t miss many opportunities to make a play.
      Also flashes the ability to make highlight reel catches.
      Highly competitive and shows the ability to rip 50-50 balls away from receivers.
      Looks to rip the ball out when ball carrier gets stood up.”

  10. Alleykat's avatar Alleykat says:

    I can’t verify it,cause i didnt DVR the game,but people were saying Bruce Miller was horse-collared and held on Jacoby Ford’s 108 yard return as well,right in plain view of a ref.

    • twinfan1's avatar twinfan1 says:

      There were non-calls both ways. Get over it. This was not on the refs. Jimbo’s whining detracted from the great efforts his players made in spite of piss poor coaching Sunday. I’ve criticized CK and I’ve praised him- he made plenty of mistakes Sunday- but when it got down to that 4th down play-he got zero help from the bench- where a TO should have been called- Colin put it on himself. It didn’t work out, the pressure was too fierce. But he and his teammates were better than the bosses on Sunday. A lot better.

      • Alleykat's avatar Alleykat says:

        Twin don’t get butt-hurt over my post.Like i said,i couldn’t verify the Miller mugging on that KO.Guess i just wanted no if anybody here rememebers that,or saw it on their DVR.Not blaming the Refs on a play i didnt see,that’s all.
        Your friend Kat.

      • twinfan1's avatar twinfan1 says:

        No one’s butt-hurt, ( well except for Culliver after all the dicks you and denny shoved up his ass)- just try to be fair, Miller WAS mugged- and some non-calls cost the Ravens as well. On Crab’s play- the “hold”, good non-call as Pereira ( who has nothing against the 49ers) wrote
        http://tinyurl.com/b95wnwr

    • JBat's avatar JBat says:

      I can check tonight AK and report back. Miller also made some outstanding blocks on Sunday.

  11. unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck says:

    Yeah, AK, 2 guys were holding Miller. As in one on either side of him, both bear hugging him. it couldn’t have been much more blatant.

    Really, though, without the holding Crabs makes the catch. So it was a good move on Balt’s part.

    It really springs to mind the ticky tacky calls that fucked up the 1983 NFC championship game. In that one they were called. In this one, they weren’t.

    • NJ49ER's avatar NJ49er says:

      Watch Miller after Jacoby got past him Chuck.
      His pads were exposed as he can be seen pulling his jersey back down.
      It definitely qualified as a mugging.

      Problem there was lane discipline and poor tackling angles.
      Seems no one was ready for Jacoby to come out from that far back.

      I’m not about to cry foul, we had our chances and didn’t take advantage of them.

      Kaep playing in his 10th game stood toe to toe with Flacco and put this game onto his resume.
      Kaep has that quiet fire burning inside that calm exterior.
      Give me a stone cold killer over Alex any day of the week.

      He’ll learn and improve. No worries about Kaep.
      Be nice to have another shot for Frank however.
      That window is closing fast.

  12. barleyfreak's avatar barleyfreak says:

    Well, at least no one is talking about David Akers.

  13. Some said the SB would be “close”, others said “high scoring”. What we got was both high scoring and close. No one picked the Ravens. Who among us called for both (but not a Niner loss of course)? Who was ‘less wrong’? Here’s my candidates for least wrong:

    -Gropo: I felt real good about the 49er’s until Cullivergate. I still think it’s SF but closer. 31-28. (Phil: This is the best wrong call in my opinion). Followed by:

    -snarkk: SF 31, Balt 30.

    – Grumpy Guy: 28-27, 49ers. I’ll make my call now – a very close game, but we’ll squeak through. 28-27, 49ers.

    -Nipper: Niners will take another one 35-31. They will not need Akers.

    Harbaugh had the team too tight and it took a long delay for them to relax and play well. As the playoffs went on the Niners played tighter and tighter. Compounded with our defects in ST, RZ, 3rd down and secondary it was too much to overcome. I’m disappointed but not really surprised or discouraged. 3rd times a charm.

  14. 12th man's avatar 12th man says:

    Some things I think I think…..That season was a heck of a ride, sign me up for another…..Ravens got the better end of the refs calls/non calls all of which amounts to a hill of beans….Giving Harbaugh a hard time for his sideline tantrums is nitpicking the best coach over the last 2 years bar none you ingrates….Let Alex Smith go, trade if possible…..Draft or free agent pick up of another top notch DT to rotate, ditto OLB preferably with pass rush skills….sign Goldson, even with his warts he is top 5 at the position….Dump Whitner…Dump Moss….Dump Ginn….Draft a stud NT….This team was a whisker away, appreciate that fact…Colin Kaepernick is a star player with a chance to be the best there is….

    • NJ49ER's avatar NJ49er says:

      Hey 12th, I just posted to Alleykat regarding Whitner and possibly Drafting SS Elam.

      Whitner sucks in coverage.
      Goldson sucks less.
      Maybe a move toward a taller FS would solve what ails us?

      Goldson to SS, younger/taller FS in April?

  15. NJ49ER's avatar NJ49er says:

    Alex bringing us an extra Pick(s) would be huge.
    I’m using the Matt Schaub deal as a barometer.

    He netted Atlanta 2 2’s.
    I’d be happy with that deal.

    There are no walk on starters in this Draft.
    Alex is a proven starter.
    Sure would be nice to have a similar return for his services.

  16. NJ49ER's avatar NJ49er says:

    No way do I appease Alex at the expense of the Team at this point.
    He’s under Contract.
    We could conceivably gamble with his Contract into April I suppose.
    Hard to see that happening but who knows?

    Paying the March Roster Bonus would indicate a good faith gesture toward a deal prior to April 1.

  17. NJ49ER's avatar NJ49er says:

    What’s most compelling is the time he had on the open market last year, with no takers.
    All depends now whether his improvements this year can sell him to someone QB needy.

    • twinfan1's avatar twinfan1 says:

      .”No way do I appease Alex at the expense of the Team at this point.He’s under Contract.”
      But Harbaugh is a QB puppetmaster, Why pay Smith 8.5 milllion when he can whip any scrap heap QB into a capable back up for millions less ? Let the poor man go, you DO owe it to him, Jimbo. Walsh was a ruthless guy- he made cold hearted business decisions. A lot of folks compare Jimbo to Bill. The diff: Bill didn’t give a guy the deep throat french kiss/reach around shiv in the back manuever.
      You wanna know why the locker room cleared out so fast? Jimbo asked for a volunteer to carry his bags at the ATT this year…

  18. NoFear49er's avatar NoFear49er says:

    I don’t consider complaining about Harbaugh’s childish tantrums on the sidelines over damn near every call on the field nitpicking. It’s an embarrassment and a bad example to set for the players besides being a major distraction.

    Could be less of the completely ineffective hootin’ and hollerin’ at the officials would have meant more time and focus spent on the slightly more important coaching elements of winning the freakin’ Super Bowl. Like situational awareness, strategizing better plays for the conditions, and clock management.

    • NJ49ER's avatar NJ49er says:

      Hey NoFear49er, long time…..

      I’m with you on Capt Psycho over there.
      This ain’t College anymore.
      He makes Petey look more respectable by playing the whiner role.

      SB appearances aren’t an easy ticket.
      Young Team or not, focus on the moment and get your Team prepared.
      No guarantees that this chance will come around again anytime soon.

      Tone the Punk A$$ed garbage down.
      Couldn’t agree with you more.

    • NoFear49er's avatar NoFear49er says:

      Hey NJ49er, glad to see your posts here.

      The rally after the lights came back on was nice but we lost the game in the uninspired play before that. When the fights broke out after the interception I figured even the players had given up. And I don’t think they found much of a cool collected leader to restore their confidence in the guy doing the big baby act on the sidelines.

      Brother Harbaugh and Pees prepared their guys and a good strategy for us and it was evident on the field. We looked terribly overmatched in the first 30 minutes and Jones returning the second half opening kick-off was crushing. Luckily the Superdome’s power equipment wasn’t so super. The outage did what the coaches couldn’t.

      John is giving all praise to Jim and Jim is scapegoating the refs and thereby dissing the effort of John and his team. Jim’s brand of sportsmanship is kinda sad.

      Yep, too damned hard to get there and not give 100%. Players and coaches. Maybe it was too easy for some to fully appreciate their part in the history. I don’t care much about the first SB loss or first SB INT (although I was pretty happy about never having lost one) but more about getting there and playing the first half like it was the pro bowl instead.

      • NJ49ER's avatar NJ49er says:

        You got that right on the money NoFear49er.

        Jim is just wound WAY too tight in comparison to Brother John.
        Take the high road and realize you didn’t get the momentum, starting at the coin toss.

        First play of the game and we have a brain fart with the TE getting covered up?
        Can’t cry about the results when you take the wind out of your own sails so to speak.

        I put up some thoughts about ST players over on Skeeb’s site earlier.
        With our starters playing as many plays as they do, Defense especially, is it unusual to have them doing ST duties as well?
        Not something I’ve really researched, just curious if we’re in the minority with that practice?

        I guess Roster size is a concern but?
        Seeing Miller out there on the Jacoby KR getting absolutely mugged just made me question his effectiveness a tad.

        I’m a firm believer in learning from your mistakes.
        I just hope Jim realizes how ill prepared he was for this challenge and learns something positive from it as well.

        On we go toward the College Eval phase of getting younger and hopefully stronger for the future.

        Go Baalke?

  19. NJ49ER's avatar NJ49er says:

    Something else Our Harbaugh should make a point to emphasize is what Cary Williams of the Ravens had to say about who came to play.

    He, by the way, was another in a long line of Non-Flagged infractions, (to your point about the fight).
    Pushing an Official?
    Last I heard, instant ejection.
    However, he prevailed and had this to say.
    Anyway….Here it is –

    http://tinyurl.com/a874u97

  20. NJ49ER's avatar NJ49er says:

    If you watch the clip in that piece, (or a replay), a Ravens Dl-man came into Staley from a very vulnerable angle following the Pick return.
    Damn close to blowing up a knee kinda vulnerable angle.

    Happened quick, looks like 97, Arthur Jones?
    Again, the originator of the infraction goes unnoticed.

    Borderline dirty, totally cheap hit IMO.
    I know why Staley went ballistic.

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