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.
Forty Niners Forever 
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
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=deep+purple+wacken+crowd+shot&qpvt=deep+purple+wacken+crowd+shot&qpvt=deep+purple+wacken+crowd+shot&FORM=IGRE&adlt=strict#!?q=deep+purple+wacken+crowd+shot&view=detailv2&&id=8DED10B835F25A16E6818F130C48A0237BA99014&selectedIndex=146&ccid=BZBUvRpL&simid=608002799596406549&thid=OIP.M059054bd1a4ba870d04636b24ab58917o0&mode=overlay
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 !
http://cache1.asset-cache.net/gc/475972462-bassist-michael-devin-singer-david-coverdale-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=GkZZ8bf5zL1ZiijUmxa7QRjYYojQBjgKvX6aM735vPkDWzYtW60se7xmm6xK5HPBIaUcLtSta3cY8qtp%2f9WJFA%3d%3d
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