Well, the travel weary Niners came back from their 2 game roadie, I should say the defense came back from their 2 game roadie. The offense is circling Turlock in a holding pattern. A pattern where no one gets open and no one catches shit. In a game that saw very solid pressure from the base D, the 49ers befuddled and harassed Aaron Rodgers well enough to win this game. Unfortunately, the offense is circling the drain amid more sniping from T Smith, and ineffective blocking. Teams are daring us to beat them through the air, and since we can’t block, we are struggling mightily to even get first downs, let alone touchdowns.
CK had another underwhelming day, and the blocking was it’s usual porous self, but VMcD had a big drop on what would have been an early 1st down, the refs got CK on a call that was ludicrous at best, we had the 1st Packer drive stopped but for a ticky-tack illegal hands, and a missed facemask call on BJ Raji.
Granted, those are little things that decent teams can overcome. But not us. As the game progressed, there was less and less time, more and more pressure, and dwindling confidence offensively as a whole. CK did hit T Smith on a nice deep pass, but that ended in a 4th and 5 play where an all-out blitz was met with the usual slow-developing pass play that had zero chance of working.
This offense is struggling with the same things that they were last year. Poor line play, and no help for the relentless pass rush CK faces all the time. I’m not even going to mention screens, because they won’t work against teams playing us so close to the line. How about a slant? A play that gets the ball out in under 3 seconds?
Either CK isn’t able to do this, or we just don’t have this shit in the playbook. I hate to belabor this point, but the Previous QB suffered the same fate. No quick hitters. No hot-read passes. No slants. I can’t profess to know, but I know Reid throws quick passes, and Young Sir Alex can make that throw. No reason to think CK can’t do the same.
But until the line play improves significantly (shuffle the line already) and the team comes up with a different strategy to slow down the relentless pressure, we will continue down this path.
San Francisco 49ers Forever 
For the life of me I just don’t get it. I read about how bad our line is but no one singles out the real issue, which is Kaepernick. The line didn’t force Kaepernick’s to bounce the football off the turf before it got to our receivers. The line didn’t make balls sail over our receiver’s heads or sail out of bounds. This is déjà vu the same things said about Alex Smith for all those years, as there was no credit limit on his 49er visa as he drove us into bankruptcy.
Like Jimmy Johnson said every year since Kaepernick came here he’s gotten worse and worse don’t blame this on our line. He is the slowest thinking, slowest reading defense and the dumbest quarterback in football today that includes college too. Kaepernick overpaid under talented. 49ers GM is to blame for giving big money to a backup quality quarterback and Jed’s to blame for not having a future strategy in place. It’s worrisome, annoying and disturbing when many don’t see this.
I’m sorry, dude, you can’t just blow off the offensive line issues as being not that big of a deal. It’s huge. You and all the other trolls love to paint Kap as an idiot, but he’s actually quite intelligent. His issues as a QB aren’t related to his brains they’re related to his skill set and the fact that he’s constantly harrased by defenders drooling to put a hat on him.
You’re comments are stupid at best, moronic at worst. No QB is going to thrive with a shitty o-line. That’s not conjecture, it’s fact. Deal with it.
Lurker John, Clay Matthews was picked up field mic yesterday telling Kaepernick “You Ain’t Russell Wilson Dog!” Then you have Jimmy Johnson, The Redskins GM all calling him out I guess we’re all so stupid and you’re so smart, lol!
I know what was said. My point of contention with you is calling Kap an idiot or dumb. That’s a load of bullshit. You didn’t hear Johnson say Kap is an idiot, did you? I wonder if you’d say that to his face.
I think it is a mix. Yes, the O line owns some of this shit, and Kap owns some, too. I was never big on Kap from the get-go. And I still do not believe he will ever mature into a top-flight QB. I seriously think they should have taken a QB in the draft over the past couple of years.
And I am not enamored with Trent, either. When it came down to him or Harbaugh, IMO Trent should have recieved his walking papers.
Also, the Dorks are awful. They should sell the fucking team. Jed and his parents are just fucking awful.
I have been a Niner fan since I moved here in ’77, and have lived though a bunch of shitty Niner teams, and I want to be optimistic, but with the current ownership group, I have no confidence they can turn this thing around.
Lurker you must stop treating people like Kaepernick and Alex Smith as helpless victims. There’s something he can do, something he must do to survive and succeed as a pocket passer but he’s not doing it. The offensive line isn’t responsible for his steady decline as a QB every year since he’s been here. I’m not a head coach and this isn’t rocket science Kaepernick must get rid of the ball fast. I’m talking one Mississippi, two Mississippi, throw. That’s how the best quarterbacks make up for shaky offensive lines. So yes if he as a professional playing in the most prolific position on the football field and if I as an ordinary fan get this and he doesn’t I will question his intelligence.
So you’re telling me that Montana would struggle like just like Kaepernick if he were here in his prime? And you’re going to question my intelligence?
Lurker you must stop treating people like Kaepernick and Alex Smith as helpless victims. There’s something he can do, something he must do to survive and succeed as a pocket passer but he’s not doing it. The offensive line isn’t responsible for his steady decline as a QB every year since he’s been here. I’m not a head coach and this isn’t rocket science Kaepernick must get rid of the ball fast. I’m talking one Mississippi, two Mississippi, throw. That’s how the best quarterbacks make up for shaky offensive lines. So yes if he as a professional playing in the most prolific position on the football field and if I as an ordinary fan get this and he doesn’t I will question his intelligence.
So you’re telling me that Steve Young would struggle like just like Kaepernick if he were here in his prime? And you’re going to question my intelligence?
I don’t think you need worry Chuck. I and a few others may think Kap needs to sit for a while, but I think there’s a snowball’s chance in hell of that happening. It’s just embarrassing as a fan right now watching him play quarterback.
We all agree that the line needs a major overhaul, but the problem is that there’s no one waiting in the wings that would actually help. They’re hamstrung until the off season, a trade during the season or the draft. The draft seems like the best bet but April is a long way off. Until things are shored up on the o-line, the crap offense will continue. Yesterday was the worst game for a 49er offense since 1964. Yikes.
John, if the 5 O line guys are the best 5 on the team then I can’t for the life of me understand why they don’t at the very least put Boone in at RT and get some measure of talent protecting the edges.
I have no insight as to if that will do any good, but at least it is something different and after the last 3 games they need to do something else.
Andrew Tiller was the best OG according to the D lineman he went against in camp/pre-season. He also graded out best according to PFF for what that is worth.
Here is an article from SB Nation asking the same questions about Boone and Tiller and/or Brandon Thomas:
http://www.ninersnation.com/2015/9/28/9411495/is-andrew-tiller-the-guy-to-get-a-shot-on-the-49ers-offensive-line
The team either needs to better protect Kap or put in Gabbert who has played behind these kinds of O lines before for 3 seasons.
Don’t get me wrong, I think Kap is a better QB and its not close, but he is floundering in this situation. Better to let Gabbert see if he can handle it any better IMO. The team had a shot yesterday if the O could have taken advantage of the loaded box and single coverage.
I also agree with you, not much chance of that happening.
As for Sodapop, show me the QB that gets hit on more than 50% of his pass plays who can suddenly make great throws on the rare occasions he has time. You think this is Madden?
No QB can do it. Save your idiotic remarks for other blogs who are on the same bandwagon you are.
Something else, Boldin is even slower than usual this year and Patton showed up in a trick play and a reception finally.
Unless Kap gets injured, I don’t see Gabbert playing. The HC made his decision to stick with Kap and stick with him he must. He really has no choice. He would be better in concentrate on the O line and move bodies there if he must make changes.
“to concentrate”
I agree but its either/or not neither which is what they have done so far.
Yeah, this is getting like the Nolan days when the coaching staff sat on their thumbs and didn’t make personnel changes as the ship sank. I think the LAST resort would be to replace CK. Revolving QBs always ends up fucking things over.
They should do all they can to get CK his mojo back. Getting better protection for him is paramount.
If they lose the next 4, then sure, I’d look to trade CK for what we can get and just blow up the season. Fucking Indy did it go get A Luck.
12th, I was thinking more about what I said, and kind of forgot about Kilgore. If they get him back and he performs to the level he’s capable of, plus the team does what you suggested with Tiller and Boone, there might be a fighting chance. But sticking with Pears as your right tackle makes no sense at all. He’s been getting worse, not better. At 33 there’s a reason he’s bounced all over the league. He sucks.
I don’t put too much on Baalke. He expected to have Kilgore back at C and Davis was RT. He had already drafted Thomas and Brown as eventual replacements. He got screwed but like you I don’t know why he wouldn’t spend money he had to get a quality guy in Mathis. Old yes but at least a known guy.
I get that it takes time for an O line to come together but talent is what it is. Pears and Devey have not improved over the last 3 games. I defended Devey but it hasn’t panned out.
I hate to break it to you fellas, but we could very well start 1-11. Look at the schedule! I thought before the season that we could beat the Giants and/or the Falcons. Nope, they’re both on a roll now. Yes, the Giants are 2-2 but they choked two 4th qtr 10+ pt. leads to get there. That’s leaves the Ravens as a possibility. Don’t think so. The Rams on the road? We couldn’t beat them there when we were good. AZ? Not hardly. The way Kappy is playing right now, he’ll take one look at Patrick Peterson over there defensing one half of the field and he’ll fold like a cheap tent. Maybe AZ at home on Nov. 29. More likely the Bears and Browns. The Lions. Maybe the Rams at home on the last day of the season.
I’ve been Kappy’s biggest defender. He sucks right now. He’s not getting better; he’s getting worse. His passes are ill-conceived and ill-thrown. He is second guessing everything. You can watch his face and see it. “You ain’t Russell Wilson, bro.” Donald Duck could complete 3 passes over 5 yds. in a game with no O-line in front of him. GB’s defense is good but it’s far from elite. 3 pts. Wait’ll we play the Seahawks.
No excuse for Trent Baalke. Sorry, but no. None. The O-line was the biggest problem on the team last year, missing 3 players, and we drafted none. None???????? No FAs??????? Oh yeah, after the ADavis sabbatical we started rummaging through the dumpster. What about the pick we used to pick a punter capable of 20 and 29 yd. punts?
All I’m seeing here are excuses. The Niners will be fortunate not to start 1-11. There is a reason for that, especially with the unexpectedly solid play of the defense so far. The reason is not that Kappy’s fine, it’s the O-line’s fault. The reason is not it’s not Baalke’s fault; he’s on top of things. The reason is that we suck and key areas of weakness were not addressed in the offseason. Secondary, O-line, Proper coaching for Kappy. Mostly the reason is the talent loss from the last two years, but you have to be prepared for that – at least some of it. The reason is NO HARBAUGH. He’s gone, get over it, blah blah, blah, but if you think the Niners are playing as hard now as they did for him, you’re insane. Now that Philbin’s already become #1, it’s only a matter of time for Tomsula. November? December? The players know that.
Accept it. Denial is not just a river in Egypt. We’ll get excellent draft position. QB, couple high O-linemen and a couple secondary guys? Another punter? A kicker?
LOL. Where did anyone say that Baalke’s “on top of things?” Try dealing with facts if you’re going to accuse everyone of making excuses. I see the opposite.
Read this blog before you start making false accusations. Try dealing with facts.
I’ve been reading this blog for about 3 years now, so no worries on that front. If you’re referring to something someone said during the Harbaugh years or some other such crap, that’s irrelevant. No one in this thread has made such a reference. If anything, Baalke is under constant heat around here and elsewhere.
So, provide a link or cut and paste a comment from another thread to back up your assertions. That way you don’t come off like a tool.
Patton has a concussion, V Davis has a bone bruise but truthfully did they miss him? He looks done.
Tomsula says they are evaluating the O line, finally.
I don’t buy that shit for one second, RTF. I think we’d be 0-4 with Harbaugh here.
Same, Harbaugh was done.
The offense started its decline last year the week Kilgore went down. Coincidence? No.
Kappy isn’t playing great, but neither is special teams or the o line. The D came around. This is a team in transition.
The question isn’t whether Harbaugh would do any better, he is gone. It is IF Tomsula and staff are up to the job. So far, with all the off season shit its tough to make that call. If they don’t make some attempts to change things up over the next couple of games though I will have to “evaluate” the situation further.
I just read that some people in the building as far back as last summer indicated that Jed York said he was pretty sure that Tomsula could win more games than Harbaugh. When Harbaugh heard of this him and Tomsula barely spoke the last several weeks of Harbaugh’s tenure here. This silver spoon, little brat doesn’t know how to keep his mouth shut.
Harbaugh’s only issue was drafting Kaepernick and being force to deal with Alex Smith other than that he was a good head coach and everywhere he goes he wins. After seeing who he was replaced with he’s now really missed and sorry but a big mistake was made. Usually you replace the guy with someone better but in our case there’s no comparison between the two.
Peace be with all of you.
Awwww. Fuck off and die you waste of skin. What exactly did Harbaugh win here?
Harbaugh was just leading his team to the franchise’s best mark in over a decade.
Why all the hostility here?
Believe me, you’re going out of your way to stir up hostility then acting like you don’t know what’s going on. Get a life, troll.
Because he wouldn’t be doing anything this year that isn’t happening already. I ain’t hostile, I’m sick of your endless lies and bullshit. If you think this year’s 49ers were a Super Bowl contender if Harbaugh stayed, then you are sniffing glue.
Look at Fangio’s defense in Chicago. Where have they gone?
I’m not sure what Kaep would do if he got rid of the ball within “2 Mississippi”. The receivers would still be running their elaborate routes. As Chuck has said, where are the slants? Shit, the way Kaep is throwing I wouldn’t want to go over the middle either.
Flavor, Montana was not only an incredibly accurate passer. A lot of these attributes were being able to read the defense quickly and correctly and get the ball out of his hands in a timely manner. The attribute was of course the testament of him being a skilled passer, throwing an accurate ball unlike Kaepernick. These QB fundamentals were just not ingrained in Montana it was the same trait in all-great quarterbacks. This separated the greats from the posers like Kap.
Montana as the leader of his complex ball-control passing attack. Walsh’s “system” depended on a quick quarterback release with an accurate arm who could adjust quickly to the other team’s defensive strategies. You look at Russell Wilson he’s got it and that’s what makes him great. Remember Seattle’s line isn’t that great either. This skill made Montana and our old offense an unstoppable offensive machine. Now I know Montana is irreplaceable but we should find someone who’s at least adequate.
There was only one Montana so cut the shit.
Wilson is not great. He had a tremendous O line up until this year when they traded Max Unger, pro bowl C for Jimmy Graham. How is Wilson looking now his line is average?
See the correlation?
Yawn…….Supper anyone?
The Lions are surprising the holy hell out of me. It’s 13-10 Seahawks in Seattle with 2:18 left and the Lions have the ball just in the RZ.
The Seahawks O-line sucks. Either that or the Lions defense with or without their blitzing is just better. The Seahawks 13 points are a direct result of Wilson doing a real Fran Tarkenton act.
Oh man. So so close. Bloody Cam Chancellor helmets the ball out of Megatron’s hand as he’s about to enter the endzone. Touchback. Game, set, and match.
Christ, what a finish to that game. Reminds me of when DeAngelo Williams fumbled on the 2 yard line with the go-ahead score a couple years ago.
Now we’re getting lessons on the greatness of Joe Montana and exactly what it was that made him great. I’ve been watching 49er football for 45 years boyo. I’m pretty sure most others here are veteran fans as well. We’re all well aware of Montana’s resume.
Hawks once again benefit from inept officiating. Wright batting the ball out if the back of the endzone should’ve given Detroit a first-and-goal.
Meanwhile on the “other” blog Sir Spit is letting anyone and everyone know what a “smart” guy he is for predicting the Niners current misfortunes. He’s as happy as a kid in a candy store. Sir Spit is just plain enjoying himself.
Bullit of course is in “love” with his opinions chortles the offense is worse than the Jimmy Raye days. His glee cannot be denied. The man is on a roll!
He’s a regular. Nostradamus lol
Looks like we’re going to waive Easton. I guess we’ll probably bring up Tiller and hope to re-sign Easton to the PS?
Wtf was that avatar lol
I had hopes for Easton but I hear Tiller has impressed some of the vets on D.
He’s big 6’5 326 and a good run blocker they say
Test
Yay i’m myself again
Yup they blew the call
I hope to see some Trent Brown before it’s all said and done
We just traded Easton to minny soda for LB Hodges.
Pretty good move. Kid had 8 tackles against. Us and is good in coverage.
He had 7 pass breakups last year and should be able to help us out in mangini’s defense
When you’re 1-3 trades are good.
Speculation that Easton was being held as insurance for Kilgore.
The assumption now is, with this deal, it might suggest that Kilgore is looking close enough to count on when he’s eligible to return in a few weeks.
I’ve circled the BYE week as our mendoza line for the season.
If we’re in the toilet at that point, it might become ‘roster depth evaluation’ time.
My first guess too.
A trade for an ILB. That’s the ticket. I see 13-3 on the horizon.
I think it takes a step toward a potential deal of someone else on the roster RT?
Fangio in Chicago could use some 3-4 pieces for his scheme.
Lemonier/Wilhoite or Brooks perhaps?
Pretty obvious Bowman isn’t 100% in coverage yet.
It does lead me to the conspiracy theory that they’re doing this on purpose, NJ. Leave the status quo on the O-line, in the secondary, and with Kap and see what draft position we get.
Unfortunately, I don’t think Jed’s that smart and you know we disagree on Trent. I think they’re flying by the seat of the pants – without a map or a compass.
Can’t disagree with you RT.
If we’re going to suck, may as well swallow 😀
Baalke has guys on the roster for the OLine, which I’m guessing, aren’t ready to insert yet.
Given the switch to the ZBS, everything is out of sync.
If Kaep isn’t making solid pre-snap reads, Marcus isn’t exactly a solid insurance plan to clean up after him.
Kilgore should help, assuming he’s proficient enough with the ZBS to step in and contribute.
Some reports that Pears can move to RG if/when they give Trent a shot at RT.
I’ve got more confidence in Mangini then I do with Chyrst thus far.
If Kaep is this confused with a ‘simplified’ scheme, God help us.
Even if the next Andrew Luck were on the slate for us, who’s system would he be expected to run?
I think Kaep deserves at least a year with Logan to see what comes in terms of his absorption rate.
Biggest concerns for me are his mechanics and confidence.
I’ve watched Eli Manning struggle under McAdoo last year.
This year he seems to have a handle on it.
Making that comparison, Eli and Kaep are polar opposites in their makeups.
Baalke had the right motives in mind with Harbaugh and the pursuit of Gase.
He needs more from the Offense.
What Offense CAN Kaep handle?
Watching him run around like Michael Vick isn’t for me.
He’s GOT to adjust to life in the Pocket, reading coverages and, delivering a good catchable ball to succeed.
Working with Warner is a start. It just hasn’t shown any significant improvements.
Don’t look now but Andrew Luck is statistically worse than Kap at the moment.
The pessimists are growing by the minute. Ouch!
Another bone of contention.
Chyrst was the guy supposedly calling the Red Zone Offense under Harbaugh?
Call me a pessimist as it relates to the overall scheme now Nipper.
Maybe the lack of Hot Reads has some sort of twisted explanation now?
I had originally labeled this game vs the NYG as a Win.
Seeing how inefficient we are on Offense now has me thinking otherwise.
Yes sir everyone including the veteran Sportswriter, Art Spander who’s been writing sports for decades know the O-line is the critical failure for the Niners. No ifs or buts about it.
better late than never , let me …
NJ49ER
I see you mentioned Pears as a possible G ? I haven’t heard anything about him as a guard. The thought had crossed my mind however. Best case scenario right now might be Kilgore back to center where IMHO he’s about as good as we’ve got as far as O-linemen. The funny thing is could we maybe get T. Brown in at RT and slide Pears over to RG !?
Sounds like a real option right now . Have you heard anything about Pears as a guad?
Pears was originally intended to be the RG Rob.
MM: There is a possibility Trent Brown could be moved to RT with Erik Pears being moved to RG, the spot at which they figured he would play when they signed him. I get the strong impression that the team does not believe Thomas is anywhere near ready.
Warner yesterday on Kaepernick:
“Time is running out, he better get his ass in gear”
Seems everyone in the football league knows Kaepernick’s the problem. Sorry no ones blaming his inadequacy on our line.
Kurt Warner yesterday:
“
I know everybody wants to get down on him but give the kid a chance to grow into the position.
”
Link to the article:
http://www.csnbayarea.com/49ers/warner-49ers-kaepernick-learning-under-gun
Thx for the O-line updates 12th
If anybody knows what Kap is going through it would be Warner. He had an incredible start to his career in StL. He then went to the NYG and was terrible. He had a bad O-line and everybody said he was washed up. He then went to the Cards and ended up in the SB. The difference, the quality of the O-line.
Kap’s problem is the team around him. He had a bad line last year with terrible play calling. This year he has a bad line and I can’t say bad play calling yet because the O-line is so bad but it has been questionable. Fix the line and then a pragmatic person can judge the QB. He did not go from a top QB 2 years ago to washed up without bad support.
What is hard to watch is the 270lb slot receiver. Whenever we have a big running play we have to look for a flag if V McD is on the field. The play is not over until we verify McDonald has not been caught holding.
Not impressed with the TE position so far. I read the coaches think its the strength of the O but from a layman’s perspective V. Davis looks suddenly old and still has hands of stone, V McD can’t catch a cold and is prone to penalties. Celek can catch but not block apparently and haven’t seen much of Bell so far.
Damn you’re depressing me. I’m going to have to visit the “other” for a pick-me-up. NOT
and we traded Carrier .
Want a positive or two NIPPER.
Jimmy Ward had a good game vs. Green Bay so might prove to be a good pick after all.
Last week Armstead had a heck of a game. IMO
The defense seems to be coming around nicelyin fact in giving up only 17 to Green Bay you could say they played well enough to win
Not bad against the #2 ranked team.
Now to keep it up …
Now as for the offense,
Omg if Chryst was responsible for our redzone offense under Harbaugh, he doesn’t just need to be replaced, he needs to be hung
Lol
I wouldn’t hold any offensive coach accountable for last year’s debacle in the play calling dept. I’d put that onus squarely on Harbaugh. He is the one who allowed 4 coaches to call the plays. I don’t see how that could ever work. We did not find out about that until the end of the season.
True enough
Still and all IMHO a top flight OC might still be the ticket here.
Our QB coach is a big question mark as well for me
Come to mention it would be interesting to see what Jeff Garcia’s input might be about now. He seemed pretty keen to help out earlier on.
I’m thinking Garcia’s input might help Kap out as much as anybody’s. Garcia being a mobile guy and all might be able to help Kap transition from what he did in college .
That reminds me what about rolling Kap out.?
I’m thinking Garcia’s input might help Kap out as much as anybody’s. Garcia being a mobile guy and all might be able to help Kap transition from what he did in college .
That reminds me what about rolling Kap out.?
IMHO designed rollouts would be way better than those read option things we’re.
still trying
Rob I’ve been as patient as I can be with Kaep.
It’s starting to look more, and more, like he’s just not going to be comfortable ‘standing still’.
Yes, the OLine is atrocious.
Yes, the Staff is new, schemes as well.
Nothing wrong with what Warner and Giles are teaching either.
What I don’t see is, Kaep’s fundamentals improving.
He’s not setting his feet properly and, he’s still throwing a ‘flat’ ball too often.
Touch and accuracy come from sound mechanics, along with good route recognition/repetition.
He had time vs GB, to line up the throw to Boldin, which ended with the INT, simply because he didn’t lead him to a clear area of the field.
Instead, he tried to ‘aim’ the throw and, underthrew it.
He’s got enough arm to have put that throw toward the front pylon and let Anquan run to it.
That’s where the touch needs to occur. Put some ‘hang time’ on it to allow your Receiver to get there.
If he can’t command the Pocket, he’s doomed to fail.
Steve Young did it eventually within the WCO.
I’ve reached the conclusion, that he needs that sort of timing Offense to force quick decisions.
His mental game is much to slow.
Not seeing things quickly, not delivering on time, rushing his motion, losing his composure, all resulting in what we saw vs GB.
Balls sailing, hitting the ground, little to no touch.
He’s got to get himself out of this funk.
Tomsula attempted to do that with continued passing calls apparently but, it resulted in 3pts.
Not nearly good enough.
Hyde won’t run into 8-9 Man boxes behing this OLine right now either.
Looks like another loss in New Jersey. Damn this season sucks!
NJ49ER
Are you going to be able to go see the game this weekend ?
I for one still think Kap can get it done. He’s done much better than any of the other guys at adapting to the pro game .Vick and RG III come to mind . IMHO it’s not an easy transition and Kap needs the right situation to make the leap. The right coaching and a middling O-line would be a start.
Hopefully Tomsula’s calls for Kap to not play conservative and just let fly will pay dividends this week.
Kurt Warner
“but it’s a young man that’s never really had to play the position like they’re asking him to play it now and he’s trying to learn and he’s learning under the gun.”
Kap
““That’s something where you’re going to have that in the back of your mind,” Kaepernick said. “You protect the football. I put our team in a bad situation in the Arizona game. I wasn’t going to allow that to happen again. It cost us (Sunday), but that’s something I’ll correct moving forward.”
Tomsula
“Tomsula and Kaepernick spoke after Sunday’s game about his cautious approach against the Packers. Tomsula’s message: Go make plays. Don’t worry about making mistakes
RIP Billy Joe Royal. Joe South wrote this song for him. Let’s see if Rob, the major Deep Purple fan, recognizes it!
Oops, I somehow got the wrong song posted. Let me try one more time.
Fuck it! I can’t get the Billy Joe Royal original version to transfer over so I’m just going to put the Deep Purple version here. It’s much better anyway.
heard the news buddy RIP billy. just heard an awesome version they did last year at wacken festival
When no longer is anyone held responsible it’s useless having a level headed conversation with them. As you all know most here will go 15 seasons, yes a players entire career making up things why the don’t have the talent to succeed. Yes the finger points in all kinds of different directions instead of the person solely responsible. If you bring up that it only took any of the great ones a few years to show their elite capabilities they’ll bring up one time a QB ended up being great after five years of average performances.
Some fans love winning and that’s what we all should be accustomed to and just throwing years down the drain knowing that in a few years we’ll have to start all over again many will ask why not do it now and be ahead of the game? Winners never stay complacent, there’s a sense of urgency to get to the pinnacle as quickly as possible. This lack luster approach to winning is something the 49er fan has grown accustomed to with Jed York.
Pete Carroll not only drafted Russell Wilson he also brought in Matt Flynn and paid him well as a reassurance. Flynn’s contract was $20.5 million, with $9 million guaranteed. It’s just another example of a winning plan in place instead of just threading water. It’s called a back up plan and we don’t have one.
Bill Walsh:
To become a great quarterback, there must be instincts and intuition. This is the area that can be the difference between a very solid quarterback and a great quarterback. This isn’t an area you can do much with as a coach. You can certainly bring a quarterback up to a competitive standard, but to reach greatness the quarterback must possess that inherently.
A quick delivery, one that is not telegraphed to help the defense, gives the quarterback an advantage when he finds his intended target. That’s when it is essential to get the ball “up and gone” with no wasted motion.
The single trait that separates great quarterbacks from good quarterbacks is the ability to make the great, spontaneous decision, especially at a crucial time.
People need to stop trying to make a mediocre QB like Kaepernick into an elite QB like Rodgers because it will never happen.
What’s for lunch today?
When no longer is anyone held responsible it’s useless having a level headed conversation with them.
yup ; D
here’s one
I always like hearing Green Onions. I first heard it by Roy Buchanon.
Yup always a fav of mine
The band sounds great, the vocals not so much. Yikes.
this is a view from the crowd
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oops i mean
I also got to see Whitesnake the purple tour recently. David coverdale did mostly songs from his deep purple mk. 3 days. excellent concert and a rare chance to see these songs done live !
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not my video but this was the show i saw. the eagle eyed might be able to pick me out of the crowd about 4 people back on the left side of the stage 😉
Yeah Glenn Hughes lives a block up the street from me. I see him jogging everyday, really cool down to earth guy he’s my friend on facebook. My friend gave me a live DVD of an early Purple with Coverdale. He asked me afterwards what did I think? I said it was good and I enjoyed it. Then he said watch this one it’s even earlier with Ian Gillan then he asked me again, what did you think? I told him are you kidding me? What were you thinking showing me the Coverdale DVD before the Ian Gillan show? Night and day Ian hit every note, there’s no comparison.
yup tactful as ever tim here’s one i was going to put up for you
i was hoping this would happen here at the show i went to
Cool, Thanks Rob!
could be good 9ers news
OC Geep Chryst: ” We made some major changes. I shouldn’t say major. We made some adjustments we feel good about. “
some good 9er news
OC Geep Chryst: “We made some major changes. I shouldn’t say major. We made some adjustments we feel good about. “
i like the part about major changes. some rollouts maybe ?
How about an honest touchdown in the endzone? That would really be something.
Lol
This is a team that always had good QBs and offense from Frankie Albert on. Always the Niners could score. The trouble usually was the D. Now at the present time we have this clunker of an offense. Pure shit in Santa Clara. The fans in Kezar would never tolerate this offense. A QB that can’t throw? It would not be tolerated and drinking to excess was expected in SF. It was a drinking town. Drunks are not always polite.
Lol. It really was a different crowd. Hard nosed football with hard nosed fans.
Gore just passed John Riggins and is now #17 all-time. He’s sure been hitting at the Fountain of Youth before tonight’s game.
Yeah he looks great. I hope for the best for him.
Rob I will be at the game
Buddy is holding thx so, I don’t know where I’ll be sitting.
Seeing as he’s a season ticket holder, we’ll be tailgating about 5 hrs before the game.
Good chance I’ll be pretty well hammered by kickoff 😀
Tix that is.
Fuk’n spell check.
Thinks it’s SOOOO smart.
Awesome NJ
Hope we get the upset and kap can bounce back
“Hush, hush
I thought I heard her calling my name now
Hush, hush
She broke my heart but I love her just the same now
Hush, hush
Thought I heard her calling my name now
Hush, hush
I need her loving and I’m not to blame now”
Great song! I love Deep Purple!
Alright LURKERJOHN
🙂
Showtime has a documentary on Hendrix going on, with a lot of stuff from the Atlanta International Pop Festival in 1970 (truly hard to believe that was in the South and was a reprise of the previous year’s festival also held there). It got me thinking about those days… I was going to try to tie this in with the Niners somehow. OK, I’ll try, but mostly I love the singer though I wouldn’t have taken her home to Mom. This was the first time an awful lot of people saw her. By the time I was of age the Pop Festival Era was dead and gone…
I’ve been a lifelong Niner fan since my Dad took my brothers and I to see the Niners’ last regular season game at Kezar, a win over the Falcons. Dick Nolan, John Brodie, Gene Washington – yeah those guys were the first guys I remembered. This year my love for the Niners is like a…
From the Monterey Pop Festival 1967
WordPress filter seems to be working overtime on me today. I’ll try again. If you see three identical posts from me later, you now know why. If you don’t see my post at all, then pfffft.
Now that’s funny. I seem to have run into this before. WP won’t let my post through because it’s a “duplicate”. LOL – of what?
24-20, Giants
30-10 Giants. Ouch!
31-6 NY. I don’t think our offense knows what a touchdown looks like.
19-16 Niners (OT)
14-0 Michigan over #13 Northwestern in the first 4:40. It could be a long afternoon for Harbaugh Haters.
21-0 with 2:35 left in the 1st.
Michigan had to punt. The sky is falling in Ann Arbor.
38-0 final over the 5-0, #13 team in the country. What a riot when Harbs comes back to the NFL to coach the L.A. Rams in the NFC West. I wonder what Jed’s excuse will be after a couple seasons of that.
It’s best to forget Harbaugh. He isn’t coming back no matter how much we all hate the present situation. Losing is not fun.
Harbuagh was handed the keys to one of the three best and THE deepest roster in the league.
He was hired by jed and Baalke.
The man gave it his best shot
He also wore out his welcome with the olayers and front office
The Santa Clara 49ers v. New Jersey Giants………Sunday Night titans go at it.
Well, I was dead wrong about the Niners D coming off the offseason. They’re good. I was dead wrong about Kappy being the best thing about the Niner offense. LOL. I was the first and loudest about the ludicrous Niner O-line. Got one right.
The Giants are on one of their Super Bowl type runs. They are playing good football – mostly. They are beatable. Eli can be great, but he can make stupid mistakes. Don’t mistake him for Jay Cutler though. He’ll kill you. Their offense won’t impress anybody, but they can run sometimes and they can quick strike through the air sometimes. Up, down, held up by veteran play and (don’t say it here) a great and very unlikable HC. Their D can keep it winnable till the end. Damn, sounds familiar.
They win with ball control, D, and a veteran 2-time SB Champ QB. Watch the run and keep a safety doubling Odell. It’s Game 5. Let’s see what happens.
They put Andrew Tiller on the 53. I doubt he plays this week but it puts pressure on Devey especially but also Pearson with a possible line shuffle.
Pears
Foles throw a Pick-6 against The Pack. Heck, I don’t blame him. He’s been creamed in the ribs, in the head, tasted lots of dirt, tanked one into the dirt as he got massacred again before he even had a chance to hit a screen, and it’s only the 1st quarter!
It does say something about Kappy that he didn’t meet the same Fate last week.
It’s rough out there!
GB where visitors lose…..lose…..lose……
I don’t know who the Rams are starting, but they drafted darn near a whole new O-line. It takes 2-3 years for an O-line to mesh usually, even if they’re good college players.
Fuck the Packers and the NY Giants, that’s all I really have to say.
Yeah baby!
C’mon you guys! Geep made “major changes” to the offense this week! Victory is guaranteed!
Time to turn Geep into a Jeep and ride his ass out of town!
The Seahawks blew open a close game in the 3rd with a 60 yd. off tackle (with the missed tackle of the year)and a 20 yd. sweep. Ahut, ahum, the 20 yd. sweep was a Bengals offensive play – oops. 14 points in no time flat. This is why no one takes them seriously when it comes playoff time.
Playoffs?
I meant no one takes the Bungles seriously. Those two plays were Pee Wee and they probably cost them the game against the best team they’ll face this season. I’d rather have good draft position than have a team like that, playoffs every year then disappearing when the spotlight shows.
Well bust my britches, the Bungles came back from 24-7 against the Seahawks in the 2nd half to win it 27-24 in overtime. No matter how much I know about this game, I don’t know shiest.
Josh McCown just set the all-time Browns’ record for passing yardage in a game with 400 and a whole bunch more in the OT win over Harbaugh Sr.’s Ravens. Johnny Football is gonna have to wait another day. Or week. Or month, or season. Who knows, they’re the Browns?
It has been crazy so far today, lots of OT. Hopefully the Niners can pull one out of the hat today, not likely but I’m crossing the fingers and jumping up and down like a fool, maybe that will work.
Im all for jumping up and down like a fool
Woodson broke a 17 year drought against Peyton. Two picks today – the second one was a beaut.
I think we’ll give NY all they can handle tonight. Im hoping for the upset but figure on probly 20 – 17 giants
Hey Berger. Omg lost ur new number
Trying to call
Cmon 9ers pull can we pull our record to 2-3
this one could get ugly. I’m gonna watch this game through my slightly separated fingers that I’ll have covering my face….
How the fuck did Seattle blow a 24-7 lead? That shit doesn’t happen to them. Must have missed The Legion today…..
It happened in the Super Bowl. These are not the same Hawks. They’re good, but the O is erratic and the secondary isn’t where it was a couple of years ago. They were damn lucky to get to the SB last year.
Why didn’t we pass there goddammit where are the rollouts ???
So far, the “major changes” look like the same old bullshit.
Eric Pears is a fucking BOZO. This is bullshit this guy being on the field. He can’t even run block, a complete piece of shit.
We need to get to manning
So last week the D looked very improved. What the hell is going on tonight?? And don’t get me started on the O line!! Oh what the hell, let’s go there, why pray tell do opposing teams QB’s look like they have all day to wait for plays to develope?? And make the pass plays!
Tiller is in
Run
No flag ?
Cmon pick
Better late than never
Kap actually showed a pulse the last half of the second quarter. Zero running lanes for Hyde. These can’t pass block, run block, nothing.
Sweet touch pass to Boldin on 3rd and 1. Terrible effort by McDonald on the following play.
What was that? A pass of over 20 yards?
Hard to believe…
Now that they’re in the Red Zone, time for lousy play calls again…
Hayne!
Let’s go here. Cannot settle for idiotic plays that end up with a field goal…