A month ago the Niners were 3-4 and staring at the cellar and a tough divisional road game against the defending Super Bowl champion Rams. 3 games (and a new toy in CMC) and a trip to Mexico and the resurgent 49ers are 6-4 and leading the West.
Next up is the New Orleans Saints. A team that has three quarterbacks that are way short of a buck. Andy Dalton has been OK, Jameis Winston has been a disaster (and was benched), and they’ve even given Taysom Hills some throws. But their problem is their defense. 25th in points scored. Still and all, Alvin Kamara is a solid RB, Olave and Landry are solid WRs, and Jauan Johnson is a good TE.
These guys won’t be easy, but if this team can keep up with the recent effectiveness on offense and keep killing it on defense, we should be able to notch another victory. Andy Dalton is not gonna break contain and get any yards running, and they giver up a lot of sacks. But they also get a lot of sacks, so the O line is gonna have to be strong.
I liked the idea of playing CMC early and Mitchell late in Mexico, but I want to see both of them pounding the Saints. They are in the bottom third in run defense and can be worn down. I also dug the quick passes and misdirection runs. Keep that shit up and we should be fine.
Three home games in a row, so we have to keep on keeping on.
Forty Niners Forever 
Some completely horseshit calls, but Jennings with the circus catch.
that was nice
Niners D usually plays better in the 2nd half
Better to be lucky than good?
Good play calling, Saints playing better D than the Cards
Lucky on that grab penalty preventing a terrible pick by Jimmy G. Then Jimmy does his best Steve Spurrier floater towards the end zone as they settle yet again for a FG.. Saints do play good defense but the 49ers should be doing better..
Wow. There you go. Need a TD here to put this shit to bed.
Mason gets his shot. Mitchell can’t stay on the field. Not sure how bad the knee injury is.
Keeping that 2nd half shutout streak alive!
As Johnny Winter sings “Still Alive and Well…”
Just when we get healthy, we start losing guys.
Keeping the scoreless streak alive
Up to the defense again. And again.
These plays on the goal line suck both ways.
If we score even a FG here it would put the game away
Unreal defensive effort today.
Saints 300+ games without a shutout, and the Niners were the last team to do it before the streak started
Josh Jacobs with an 86 yard run to ice the Seahawks in OT. 233 yards on the day.
Our defense is amazing.
Our D is amazing, but the Saints D was also very good, held the Niners to 3 points in the second half.
I saw a 49er fan at a Grand Sierra Resort bar last night before the concert. He said, we should beat the Saints. I told him, the Saints have a stout defense and they can rush the passer. We should win but it won’t be easy. I didn’t expect a shut out, but I didn’t expect to score many points either. This was a good win. I think we need to get Armstead and Kinlaw back to beat the Dolphins.
Kinlaw will never see the field again. AA I’m hoping he’s ready.
The 49ers have now gone 4 games covering 94 minutes and have “Not given up a single point in the 2nd Half” A BIG FAT ZERO OOOO “ DeMeco Ryan’s has this defensive unit playing out of they’re minds!!
Ryans is flying up the list of head coaching spots next season.
yeah, it’s pretty much a given that we are gonna lose him. I think he could have left this last year but decided to stick it out one more year. At least I think I read something like that. I have a feeling we are gonna sign Jimmy to another big contract. The players love him.
New thread is up.