At least it is for Jim Harbaugh and Andrew Luck. The last time they were together, it was for the Jan 2011 Tostitos Bowl or something like that. Now? Indy is a little shakey from a near loss to the Raiders on opening day, and a loss to the not-so-lowly-anymore 2-0 Miami Dolphins. They got themselves in the news this week by trading next year’s 1st round pick to the Cleveland Browns for Trent Richardson, a guy they traded up in the 1st rouns to the #3 overall pick to get last year. In other words, a very cursious move as it smacks of giving up on this season for the Brownies. This after week 2. Lots of disgruntled fans by Lake Erie. The Niners got themselves into the news as well. But for much more awful reasons. Defensive standout Aldon Smith was busted trying to run over a tree at 7:00 am Friday morning. He was booked on DUI, pot possession, and possession of prescription meds of some kind. This is part of a pattern of brushes with the law, including a pleaded down DUI in Miami, being a passenger in a roll-over accident at the bewitching hour of 2:30 am, and his infamous house party where he got stabbed, and he allegedly shot at someone.
Youthful hijinks? Sure, you could say that, and there have been plenty of people who have had a few scrapes with the law only to go on and get their shit together and move on. On the other hand, life is riddled with talented individuals who can’t get out of their own way, and either hurt themselves or people around them. The 49ers meanwhile have chose the path of least resistance. Jim Harbaugh has said that Smith will suit up and play today. Curious, as when Demarcus Dobbs was busted for pot last year, the team left him at home for a road game. They suspended Brandon Jacobs for the last 4 games of the season for posting pics of himself in his Giants uni.
What’s the difference between Dobbs, Jacobs, and Smith? Well, Smith is an MVP-worthy talent. The others? Not so much. The 49ers can choose to be proactive regarding this, and leave him off the roster today. Or they can put Smith above his teammates, and start him. The point being, regardless of his status as an elite player, the front office and the coaches need to remind Aldon that playing football is a privilege. Yes, it is a privilege he has earned the right to play, but recent events tell another story. Taken separately, one of these screw-ups isn’t a major deal. But throw them together and you have a pattern of behavior that is troubling at best. Self-destructive at worst.
Yes, the 49ers desperately want to erase the taste of that Seattle beat-down. and yes, this is the NFL, where wins are a hard-fought commodity that takes a team effort to earn. But the team needs to show Aldon that there are consequences for screwing up, and he has to take a look at his actions as ones that are causing harm to himself and those close to him, andf that he isn’t bigger than the team. Otherwise, letting him start shows the rest of the team that as long as you are a great player, you don;t have to follow the rules that the rest of the guys must.
Forty Niners Forever 
Need a stop now from whoever. This d has not looked solid and where is Justin this year?
dammit
Not the best start on O or D. Have not seen the D win in the trenches 2 weeks in a row, a trend?
1. Bo Schembelcher Jr. runs our offense, and 2. Justin Smith ain’t the Justin Smith we used to know and love. Whether it’s the injury or age, I don’t know, but he’s not even close to being the guy he was 2 yrs. ago..
Agree on both points Del.
sadly, Denny is correct on both counts.
A. Bradshaw beats Whitner on coverage. Our DBs may be great hitters, which they are, but they can’t cover much. And THAT is a concern…
True of Whitner Del, not seen enough of Reid yet.
Fair enough.
400 yds passing game 1 150 yds since ! fire roman now ! if it doesn’t get better fire harbaugh
Thank god for Boldin
Davis needs to stay on his blocks, looks lost sometimes
12TH LOL !
hey , reid is getting pics too ! I luv the kid ! imo he’s going to be REAL good ! 🙂
Looks promising so far Rob, he’s a ways away from a pro bowl.
17 -0 Squawks over Jacksonville, make today a must win for the Niners.
no jokes here tho wtf are we doing 2 passes completed in the first half ! huh ?!!!
If the Colts DB’s continue to be painted on the back of our slow, shitty wide receivers, does Harb’s decide to bring back the read option?
That now makes us 1/6 on 3rd dn conversions. Is it just me, but the Colts on D, look faster then we do on O. Just an observation…
Screen, slant, draw, bootleg? How about something else? Teams have figured out last years plays, time to be more creative?
WooooooW!!!!! Patrick Willis with the beat down. that was a Ronnie Lott hit.
Shit. Luck just outran T. Brown. The Colts are faster on both sides of the ball. Not good.
We had to burn a TO on D? Might as well bring back Martz and Singletary.
fuck! 2 plays in a row Justin gets there.
Maybe he’s just tired of clearing the blockers for 99.
Roman better get his thinking Kap on.
Bunch the receivers. It worked so well against GB we stopped doing it.
Kap throwing over 20 yds? Nope. May as well be Alex Smith.
Shit playcalling 2 weeks in a row.
Seems to me we had the opposing defenses figured out much earlier BEFORE we hired Mangini to do it. These days, if the defense surprises us we stay surprised all game. They surprise us more these days, too.
Agree. The D has our # and we don’t change up in any significant way. As for Mangini input I want my money back.
No deep threat and that won’t change with Crabs or MM so what’s the plan Roman? How about a solid run game and some play action? Nope! How about keeping everything inside 20 yds? Yes!
Dumb.
Jesus H. Christ. Shitty tackling on 3rd and long and PW may be injured?
And now we used our SECOND TO on D. in the second half?
How many days until the draft. Fuck this shit.
7 pts. thru 3 quarters vs the “vaunted” Colts defense.
Wow. What a fuck up at home. If they lose this game,
The Raiders deserve to lose this game, and at this point, I think it would be for the better.
Might be the only thing to give this pathetic team a wake up call.
Our Raiders stink on ice.
Did we fire Bo Schembechler Jr. yet?
we have to come up big here ! we need to step up and take this game ! anybody ?
The D-Line is suffering from sympathetic withdrawals for 99 today. Way too many inside runs and way too little pressure on the passer.
Colts are serving up ninety balls on a platter. Lightly breaded
The gods are with us after all.
Damn! We can’t even manage field goal range today. That loss in Seattle has beaten our spirit, too.
Harbaugh better get his rah rah back and get this team pointed in the right direction before this becomes a trend.
Ahmad Bradshaw is making our D. his personal bitch.