Last time we played Pittsburgh at home was the infamous ‘lights-out’ game that Irish Kevin (I think) went to. Here’s his pic of the Stick with no lights. We won that game by harassing an immobile Big Ben, and squeaking out enough offense. I see our side doing a lot more offensively this weekend.
Like I said earlier, this is a game that Teflon Mike Nolan and Aluminum Mike Singletary would puke on their shoes. A statement game that they would screw the pooch and lose whatever momentum they had built up.
So here we are with Kyle Shanahan. I guess his biggest difference is he isn’t a Mike. So he’s got that going for him. His dad was Mike though, so we need to be wary. Seriously though, this is the first major test of Shanahan and his team. Their first game this season was won by the defense. Their second was more on the offense.
Sure, the have been too many penalties and mistakes (Nick, please don’t line up offsides anymore. Look at Dee Ford for an example of what harm that can do), but the offense was clicking all game and the red zone issues were erased. For the time being.
Thing is, Pittsburgh is desperate. They are 0-2 and just lost Big Ben for the year. They can call this season a wash, but it also gives them a sense of reckless abandon. Mason Rudolph is a big dude at 6’5″ and 240. He looked pretty good in the little I saw of his highlights, but the Steelers need to see if they can back him going forward. I’d think they are going to move him around a lot, try to use him as a runner/passer, and throw a lot of TE slants, scrapes, and underneath things. He has a huge arm though, so you never know, . Our defense has to stay home on his movements and not let him break contain and get around the edges. And, as usual, pressure is the key. Get him off his marks and confuse him.
They will try to run, but they’ve had little success against Sea and NE running.
Defensively, Pittsburgh has been roasted. Tom Terrifuck scorched them for 341 and 3 TDs. RW? 300 and 3 TDs, and an astounding 82% completion rate. Due to this, Pittsburgh went out and got premier safety Minkah Fitzpatrick from Miami for Pittsburgh’s 1st round pick next year. This would be a statement game for Jimmy Garoppolo to at least throw another high 200 game, get a couple TDs, and get through a game with no picks. He doesn’t need to set the sky ablaze with an aerial assault, as long as we can get our run game going behind Brieda and Mostert.
Pittsburgh is an east coast team doing the travel thing, and we are just starting to feel our oats. If we can get on top of them quickly, I think we can take them without too too much problem. It is all about the mistakes. Our margin for error is slim, and we can’t give shit away like the TB game. That being said, the fact that we fucked up all over the place and still won means something. We used to drop those games.
33-20 Niners.
Lights Out, SF.
Forty Niners Forever 
Fuuuuck that was close
That was a hard one to watch. i haven’t left the room that many times for awhile. But, 3-0 is sweet.
Last 5 years the Niners would have been 0-3. The D kept them in the game
Jesus. There;s winning ugly and then there’s that. I’ll tell you one thing, don’t know if it was apparent on TV, but the defense was hitting hard all day, Ford and Alexander were flying all over the place. Verrett had his 2 plays and was roasted. Witherspoon get carted of, but was back on the sidelines so I don;t know that the deal is with him. I guess the break is coming at a good time.
Exum at least wasn’t crispified out there,
Only solid consistent factor in your otherwise pornhub infested team. Besides the beer cum Uncut_Dick creams all day today
The last 5 years the Niners would have been 0-3, the D kept them in the game
Witherspoon had a foot thing. We probably won’t know more until tomorrow or Tuesday. Hopefully we are Verrett-Free again in two weeks.
I knew the team would be better on defense with the pass rush upgrade but it’s even better than I expected.
We won’t have butter fingers every week like today. Some days shit just happens. But its nice to know we can fight through it and got a win anyway.
Everyone remembers the Catch. Only the diehards remember we turned the ball over six times that day, or else Dwight Clark would have never need to make the Catch; we would have won by 20.
Winning Ugly as Shit beats the Hell out of Losing Pretty.
Told my son the same thing today.
Hoping Jed has made peace with the Ohlone elders somehow.
Try as they might during the 1st half, the evil spirits never drifted far enough into the 9er psyche to turn the tide. Good to get the W.
I’d still arrange for head dress/sweat lodge night before the season gets into a funk though, if I were him.
Take a Shaman to the game promo?
Free tickets to the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe?
They fought to rename the Mission Santa Clara Native American neophyte burial site in their own language. They have named it the “Clareño Muwékma Ya Túnnešte Nómmo [Where the Clareño Indians are Buried] Site.
Jed might want to think about getting that plaque into the stadium somehow. 😀
Google ‘shaman headdress’….Some pretty cool stuff out there.
This could be the next wave of fan gear for 9er home games?
Ward (hint)(Jimmy) (hint) off evil spirits perhaps?
Turn our remaining home games into stadium event of Indian Rituals?
An ocean of Shaman Headdress to thwart the opposition.
Viking fans already have a good amount of ‘horns’ in their stands. We need to do it one better.
Skulls, antlers, horns and what-not?
Being ever so careful not to mimic the Goth-like attire from across the Bay, of course.
What the actual fuck are you talking about? Meanwhile, the York Dorks get that pigsty in Santa Clara for life. Da RayDuhs are about to move into a state of the art facility, Sin City or not. It’ll be the gem of the Southwest while Facebook Field will be a forgotten wasteland where NFL careers go to die.
Look it up – Burial grounds/Santa Clara/Ohlone Indians.
Then, use a little levity, with a touch of York irony, and some recent Yorkian history.
Mix with equal parts F-Troop and true native Ohlone Indian culture and, maybe you’ll find a little amusement.
We may not only be cursed by the York’s incompetence, there could be some lingering concerns (curses) related to the disturbance of ancient burial grounds at work.
Jed should simply embrace the possibility, and perhaps, make a peace offering.
So? The Raiders will be playing on front of empty seats in 2 years if they look like this current team.
Pettis made the play of the game coming back for that TD pass. If he waits, that ball is picked.
Good for him – I’ll watch the entire replay tomorrow. Nice start to the home venue.
Still wish we’d have made a serious run at Minkah.
Chuck, you were at the game?
Yeah, kind of a last minute thing. .Took my son.
We’ve got a BYE coming. Could they be in a position to juggle the roster?
Jalen Ramsey played for Saleh along the way.
It’s the price tag involved however.
If they could manage to unload a Contract, and recoup the 2nd they gave up for Dee, it might work?
With the assumption JAX wants a 1 for his services.
They want two 1s last I heard.
Yikes!
No way. His cap price is too high already.