Game XIII – The Big Push

Well, here we are poised to make the final push to the playpoffs. I think we really gave Dallas a big head’s up on how to beat Philly. Attack the LBs. Short passes tore them up all day and through the night. Quick runs up the middle gashed them as well. Philly’s offense was stifled by solid CB play.

Us? We just need to keep the pedal down. No slip-ups. No backsliding. We’ve proven we can win on the road, but I sure don’t want to go to Philly in January.

Gonna be an interesting day regarding the playoffs. Philly could go from 1 to 5. We could be #1. Dallas #3. Deetroit #2. Funny I’m not even really paying attention to Deetroit, but they are in the mix. With their weak-ass schedule.

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56 Responses to Game XIII – The Big Push

  1. Lurker John's avatar Lurker John says:

    Dallas played the role of the useful idiot tonight, helping to vault the Niners into the #1 seeding. So now, yes, fuck ’em. lol

  2. NJ49ER's avatar NJ49ER says:

    My knock on Jimmeh all along was his inability to throw the deep ball.
    Can’t shake the SB miss in Miami for E-Man that could have been Ring 6.

    Oh what coulda been but for noodle arm happy feet Jimmeh.

    Nice read from Cosell regarding Purdy’s unmeasurables and his opinion on why he was passed over by the rest of the talent Scouts.
    Ability to see Defensive coverage rotations and as we see regularly, anticipation throws.

    Seems Brian Griese gets the crown for convincing Lynch/Shanny to give him the shot at the NFL as he (Griese) called several Iowa St games as a broadcaster and liked what he saw.

    Ironic, in the end, that he’s wearing 13 too.
    Grew up a Marino fan.

  3. NJ49ER's avatar NJ49ER says:

    Won’t be long now in Philly.
    They’ll be screaming for everyone to be fired or released.

    Nothing better than the City of Brotherly Love going cannibalistic to keep their big mouths busy when they can’t heckle and chest thump πŸ˜€

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  5. NJ49ER's avatar NJ49ER says:

    Philly seeding song in retrograde .
    5 to 1 goes 1 to 5 πŸ˜€

  6. unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck says:

    # One Seed!!!! Great news. This all worked out like I hoped. Deetroit even lost!

    Yep. Read about Griese scouting Purdy. He was all over the guy. Lynch’s call to Purdy on being drafted is floating around the interwebs as well.

    Pretty fucking nuts that Purdy is doing so much so soon. Not sure why this isn’t a bigger deal, but he’s just low-key amazing.

    I mean, shit. even Brady had a year on the bench before he took off.

    • willedav's avatar willedav says:

      I think Tim Ryan on radio said Garappolo had all these guys too. And prime edition Mostert earlier, but not with results of Purdy. Love accuracy going deep. So tired of barrage of sideline outs and 2 yard slants.

  7. Lurker John's avatar Lurker John says:

    I hadn’t heard that about Griese liking what he saw out of Purdy in college and urging the Niners to draft him. Very cool. The legend grows.

  8. unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck says:

    In case it’s behind the pay wall. The gist of it.

    In the offseason, over a span of several months, Griese and assistant quarterbacks coach Klay Kubiak were charged with studying college quarterbacks, about 15 in all, and presenting their grades and evaluations to the rest of the staff before the draft. They did so understanding it could be fruitless. The 49ers had Trey Lance, backup Nate Sudfeld and plenty of other draft needs.

    But Griese and Kubiak saw something in Purdy, who didn’t have great size (6-foot-1, 220 pounds) or eye-popping arm strength. But he was a four-year starter at Iowa State, set 32 school records, and led the Cyclones to four straight winning seasons for the first time since 1923-27.

    The coaches met with Purdy via Zoom before the draft and discussed his background along with X’s and O’s. And they got intel on his character from other sources. Running backs coach Anthony Lynn, for example, spoke with one of Purdy’s teammates who was entering the draft, running back Breece Hall, about playing with the QB.

    When it comes to quarterbacks, Griese is big on accuracy and intangibles. Purdy, who owns Iowa State’s career completion percentage record, kept hitting the mark when it came to other QB traits.

    β€œA lot of folks look at how big they are,” Griese said. β€œHow strong they are. How far they can throw it. How fast they are. And these things are important. Don’t get me wrong. But I think accuracy is undervalued. I think leadership is undervalued. I know that we valued the fact that Brock was selfless. He was humble. Relationships mattered to him.

    β€œYou can tell pretty quickly if a quarterback is about lifting up other people around him. Or if it’s about him. And Brock is very clearly about the team and competing and winning.”

    The 49ers were impressed with Purdy playing his best in big moments. In his first significant college action as a freshman, he came off the bench and led Iowa State past No. 25 Oklahoma State 48-42. The next week, in Purdy’s first start, the Cyclones beat No. 6 West Virginia 30-14.

    • willedav's avatar willedav says:

      Wow that’s awesome. Great to have someone on staff like Griese too. Always liked him as college announcer.

  9. Winder's avatar Winder says:

    Purdy is just what our franchise needed. I think the FO should lock him up for the next 10 years this offseason. We would probably get a better deal and terms than if we wait to long. With him at the helm players and coaches will want to be here also. With him on the team it’s a win-win all around. I know the salary cap is going to be difficult with BA, and a few others but Parrage(sp) will just have to make it work.

    • Winder's avatar Winder says:

      Hopefully no more losing players like Buckner unless the player is totally after the money then there’s nothing we could really do anyway.

  10. unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck says:

    Yeah, I’m worried about Aiyuk, but then again, he really seems to enjoy what he has here. Especially if this team does what it should.

    That Baltimore/Rams game was pretty wild but shit, if the Rams can put 31 on them, I like our chances going up against them.

    KC is a mess right now amid all the drops and penalties, Buffalo is tough but wildly inconsistent, Cincy seems to have found their diamond in the rough in Folsom High’s own Jake Browning. A guy who has bounced around the Vikings and Bengals practice squads before getting his shot with Cincy and Joe Burrow’s wrist injury.

    Miami? They seem to fold against tougher competition, like Dallas, Philly, and Deetroit, but hey, Dallas came on pretty strong yesterday.

    Any given Sunday and all that. just hope we’ve left our crap games behind us.

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