GREEN BAY, Wis. — Welcome to the live blog for the 49ers’ 2012 season opener against the Green Bay Packers. I’ll be updating this frequently with analysis and impressions.
My dad and I entered the breakfast area of our hotel in Appleton. Wisc. a little after 10:15 a.m., Central Time. The place was packed with out-of-towners wearing full Packers get-ups, one man sporting a yellow and green wig as he ate his muffin.
At 11:00 a.m. my dad fired up our rental car, a Chrysler 300 – the White Shark – and we hopped on 41-North to Green Bay, a 30-mile drive.
It almost felt like we were driving in a different world. The landscape was green, flat and covered with silos. Are there silos in California? Every quarter mile we passed something that looked like a giant golf ball on a giant tee. I have no clue what those are.
We got off the freeway in Green Bay and we were in the middle of Small Town America. The houses reminded me of my Nonni’s old house – small and cute.
It was 64 degrees with a breeze and you could feel the fall in the air. I’ve never felt fall.
All of a sudden we saw Lambeau Field emerge – a sublime, enormous structure with red brick and green trim. It reminded me of AT&T Park if AT&T were in the middle of San Leandro or San Lorenzo.
Inside Lambeau, the seats – actually benches – are green and yellow like a college stadium. Above them is a horse shoe of new luxury boxes, and over the south end zone about 5,000 new seats are being built around the Jumbo Tron.
The fans haven’t been admitted inside yet. I feel like I’m sitting in an American monument – our version of the Roman Coliseum.
2:12 (Central time): The following 49ers are inactive: Brandon Jacobs, Ted Ginn Jr., Scott Tolzien, LaMichael James, Garrett Celek, Ian Williams and Joe Looney.
That mean A.J. Jenkins is active, which doesn’t surprise me. James being inactive doesn’t surprise me, either. Any time the 49ers could put him in the game, they’d be better served putting in Kendall Hunter.
The following Pakcers are inactive: Jarrett Boykin, Sean Richardson, Davon House, Brandian Ross, James Starks, Jamari Lattimore and Mike Daniels.
2:15 The Packers list Jarrett Bush, not Sam Shields, as the starting right cornerback.
3:00 The Niners have completed their warmups and they’re back in the locker room. The Packers are still on the field running plays with 35 minutes to go until kickoff.
3:24 The Niners won the toss and elected to receive. That’s a first in the Harbaugh Era, I believe. They always defer.
3:28 The Niners ran on first and second down, and on third and 1, Clay Matthews tossed Joe Staley to the ground and sacked Alex Smith. Staley has to do better than that.
3:36 Aldon Smith sacked Aaron Rodgers and then immediately popped his own helmet off, earning a 15-yard penalty and an automatic first-down for the Packers. Not smart.
Jim Harbaugh is on the field after almost every play, badgering the refs. He’s yelling and stomping his foot.
3:41 The Niners end the Packers first drive with a big blitz, and Carlos Rogers sacks Aaron Rodgers. The Niners seem confident calling blitzes so far.
3:48 The Niners first drive ends when Alex Smith throws high to Delanie Walker on third and 4. Michael Crabtree was covered one-on-one by Nick Perry in the slot on the other side of the field, but Smith never looked that way. David Akers makes a field goal: 3-0 Niners.
1:58 Suprise: The Packers chose to punt on fourth and three from the Niners’ 45. Niners ball at their 8.
Tarell Brown had a monster series, breaking up a deep pass and making the tackle on third and long.
4:02 It’s the end of the first quarter and the Niners face third and three from their own 15 yard line. They’re 0-2 on third down so far.
4:11 Alex Smith threw a 14-yard TD pass to a wide open Randy Moss in the end zone. 10-0 Niners. The Packers forgot to cover him. The Niners drove 92 yards easily. Smith got in a rhythm on first down in the Packers territory. The Packers are having a really tough time stopping the run.
4:29 Aaron Rodgers just threw a 1-yard TD to Jermichael Finley (10-7 Niners) after a Dashon Goldson pass interference penalty away from the play in the end zone. Rodgers completed four passes to Randall Cobb, who is dominating Perrish Cox so far. Rodgers also converted a third-and-12.
4:34 The Packers have Nick Perry covering the slot receiver and Alex Smith is starting to take advantage – 11 yard completion to Manningham on first down.
4:45 Smith is 10-10 throwing to wide receivers. The Niners face third and one at the Packers’ 25 with 1:05 left in the first half.
4:47 Greg Roman calls a Frank Gore run up the middle and he gets nowhere. Bad, obvious, conservative play call. No wide receivers were on the field.
4:49 43-yarder, Akers. 13-7 Niners. 0:55 seconds left. Packers have 2 timeouts.
4:56 The Packers go 3-and-out, punt, and Kaepernick’s in with 18 second left.
4:56 He runs a draw and gains 17 yards. Great play call. Roman is a good first-down play caller. 11 seconds left, ball at the Green Bay 45, and Alex Smith is back in the game.
5:00 David Akers just made a 63-yard field goal, tying the record for longest field goal ever. 16-7 Niners at halftime.
5:17 The Packers face third and one from their own 30 and Aaron Rodgers calls timeout. That’s going to hurt them later in the game.
5:20 Aaron Rodgers fakes a handoff and throws deep to Jordy Nelson, but overthrows him. That was the worst play call of the game. Packers punt. Niners ball at their 16.
5:27 Now Alex Smith has to burn a timeout on first and goal at the nine. The Niners are making the Packer’s defense look pathetic. It seems like every receiver is wide open. Alex Smith isn’t missing them. In fact, he’s playing one of the best games of his life, averaging 9.3 yards per attempt.
5:30 Kendall Hunter appeared to step out at the 2 on first down.
5:36 Alex Smith missed Crabtree wide open in the back of the end zone on second and goal, but Smith hit Vernon Davis in the front of the end zone on third and goal. 23-7 Niners with 8:16 left in the third quarter.
5:44 Jermichael Finley dropped a third-down pass on third and 2, and the Packers punt. Out of bounds at the Niners 4 yard line. Bad call by the Pack. They should have gone for it on fourth down at midfield.
5:51 The Packers absolutely cannot stop the run, but Roman calls two straight passes and the drive stalls, Andy Lee punts and the Packers take over at their 19.
6:00 The Packers are punting at midfield again. Unbelievable.
6:05 The Niners go three-and-out for the first time all game with 12 minutes left in the fourth quarter. A holding penalty on Joe Staley killed that series.
6:06 Cobb returns a punt for a touchdown but he appeared to benefit from an illegal block in the back. The refs throw the flag but pick it up. Wow, what? 23-13 Niners, and the Packers are going for 2.
6:12 Aaron Rodgers completes a short pass to Jordy Nelson for the 2-point conversion. 23-15 Niners with 11:16 left. The Niners should be able to run for the win.
6:15 Alex Smith swings a pass to Gore in the flat on third and 2 and the refs spot the ball a yard shy of the marker. It looked like Gore’s knee was down. Harbaugh’s challenging the spot.
6:19 The refs confirm their ruling. No more challenges for Harbaugh, and just one more timeout. Andy Lee is on the field to punt. Cobb makes the fair catch at the Green Bay 25 with 8:59 left.
6:21 Aaron Rodgers throws a pick right to NaVorro Bowman. Niners ball at the Green Bay 23. Not a good game for Aaron Rodgers. Alex Smith has outplayed him.
6:22 Next play, Gore runs for the touchdown. It looks like the Packers have folded. 30-15 Niners.
6:31 Bryan Bulaga gets called for a holding penalty that should have ended the drive, but Aaron Rodgers completes four huge passes in a row to drive the offense all the way down the field for a touchdown. He hit James Jones three times in a row, beating Tarell Brown all three times. 30-22 Niners with 6:05 left.
6:46 The Niners call their final timeout on second and 10 at their 46 yard line.
6:48 Clay Matthews beats Joe Staley for about the fourth time and sacks Alex Smith. Third and 17. Green Bay calls timeout.
6:40 Alex Smith scrambles for five yards and the Packers call their final timeout. Andy Lee time.
6:41 Aaron Rodgers gets the ball back with 3:37 left at his own 16.
6:42 Donte Whitner drops an interception on first down. He read the pass but just dropped it.
6:49 Chris Culliver knocks away Aaron Rodgers’ final prayer. The Niners will win. I’m happy to admit I had this game all wrong. The Niners were sharp and improved, and the Packers were not. I’m going down to the locker room. More to come later.
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Watching RG 3 yards behind his receiver, he sure is looking like a rookie against New Orleans. All Washington is running is different versions of the screen. RG3 definitely has been bailed out by some outstanding catches by his receivers.
Saints on the other the other hand look like they are picking up where they left off last season.
He’s 7/7 with a 123 yards and a TD. That sure does look like a rookie.
It’s early. The QB friendly offenses have sure helped the rookies the last few years.
maybe if you watched the game before you commented you would haven’t have sounded so out of line. He has completed 6 passes BEHIND the line of scrimmage. The TD pass was HIGH and his receivers have BAILED his poor accuracy out.
It is all YAC making him look good.
I agree with you Chris. His accuracy isn’t there today. Robinson made an amazing catch that was behind him. Take away the 88 yard td completion, he has 35 yards on 6 completions. They are all screen passes.
The Saints D looks suspect. Offense is hitting on all cylinders but Washington is doing what SF did to beat the saints. They are eating up clock running the balland completing the short passes to wear down the D line.
It’s a copy cat league so expect to see more teams beating the Saints this year.
Were they *checkdowns*?
Not from what I saw. It looked like the play calling has been screen left, screen right, screen right, screen left. Bring the D line up with screens and runs, then hit the quick post over the middle. They just scored a second TD doing just that.
Shanahan is definitely a great QB coach.
10/11 155 yards and 2 TD. Still looking like a rookie?? Feel free to eat that crow however you prefer.
So…
The way to beat the Saints is to throw lots of checkdowns, have WR’s help the QB out with a few great catches, and keep on running.
And we have a QB who does that and we want to to replace him with a guy we hope takes more chances, throws deep and not run the ball with our RB’s as much because it “protects” our QB?
Sounds like some purposefully have a plan that will lose. Not win games.
Actually DS, like Washington is learning, you can’t keep up with high powered offenses that score in 12 seconds by running the ball, checking down, kicking field goals, and hoping you get receiver help.
NO has only been on the field 7 minutes and are only down 6 points. They really should be up 1 point, but a costly fumble through the back of the endzone (at the 1/2 yard line) is only putting off the inevitable.
A check down QB will not win a SB.
Now all that being said, I’ve never wanted Kaepernick to start over Smith. I think you have to play the hand your dealt to the best of your ability. We have Smith and he is our best option right now at QB. We’re going to have to bluff the heck out of the opponents to win against GB.
27-14 now. Saints better get going on that inevitability.
Chris
Now it is 30-17 Redskins. Start the 4th, 1st down at the 40.
And the 1 time RG3 tried to force it, it should have been Int. If this strategy fails, it hasn’t yet.
Ds I’d be glad to show you where this style fails. SF didn’t make it to a superbowl last year. This style failed. (It did win 13 games for SF, but it doesn’t win a championship)
NY didn’t play this style against NE. They attacked. They won a superbowl. This style failed.
In fact in the last 30 years, the only team to win a SB without an offensive juggernaut is Baltimore.
Washington won’t be in a superbowl in 2013, but I appreciate them beating a playoff team. Now I just need Detroit to beat STL and ARZ to beat SEA. that should help SF.
Chris
Ok. The styles of GB/NO didn’t get them as far as the Niners or Baltimore. And if not for a freaky TO for us, and a horrible call in the AFC title game (that was a TD!), both Baltimore and Niners make the Super Bowl. And the Pats returned the gift by playing no better than the Rams are today.
Commentators were just commenting on that. It has been run run screen screen run run run screen run run screen slant TD. Then run run run run on fourth. Run screen run, post TD.
Whatever wins dude. III doesn’t look like a rookie to me.
There will be many games he looks like a rookie.
Chris, Hofer,
RGIII is balling. He has 2 touchdown passes and he’s outplaying Lyck against the blitz happy Saints. He’s standing in there and taking some shots. The TD to Garçon’ was pure and he’s not finished. That was the 1st half. No, the Saints aren’t the bears but the QB still has to execute the offense and make the plays. I wish we had a playmaker at QB. Oh yeah we do, Kap is the 2nd stringer though!
I hope he wins the game. I want SF to have the easiest road in the playoffs they can manage. Saints D looks like a JV team. Past interference in the endzone on 4th down on an underthrown ball is pitiful decision by NO defense.
Chris,
The Saints are not the problem. They won’t win their division this year. Atlanta will. Saints are in turmoil. They will be lucky to make the playoffs. I say they don’t.
Still watching the game Chris? Yea time to stop talking. RG3 wise beyond his years.
Scroll up big guy. I think RG3 was coached great this game and NO played horrible. I think Shanahan copied what SF did to NO. I give ALL the credit here to SF. RG3 played an Alex Smith game but RG3 had receivers make amazing catch after amazing catch on the short game. I believe he had 1 pass that went in the air for more than 20 yards. The rest were in the 7 yard range that Alex catches so much flack for. The difference here, Washington receivers were actual weapons who broke tackles and made some amazing YAC plays.
And that 20+ yard in the air catch was 0 yac. It was a great show of RG3′s arm strength.
Coaching is what got him started, but he took control of the game, did you see the 80 yard TD? Threw a dime off his back foot while being hit. This guy will be special
I think it’s funny how you guys praise a rookie on another team in the NFC who is just 3/14 on 3rd down.
If Alex Smith had those numbers, there would be calls for Kaepernick to come in 300 times on this blog.
I’m not taking anything away from RG3, but that 88 yard TD pass was a 7 yard completion with an 81 yard YAC.
Add MVick to the list of QBs that have thrown an early pick.
Locker threw an INT too. Cutler’s was a terrible INT for a TD
MStafford’s INT was also very poor. You think these guys have read a defense before.
Luck just threw an INT too on an underthrown ball.
Add ALuck and RTann to the list of INTs – wow!
and a pick 6 for Stafford. Tons of INTs today.
Mke Vick is playing like SHI-!!
“I feel like I’m sitting in an American monument – our version of the Roman Coliseum.”
I thought that was Candlestick! lol
“I feel like I’m sitting in an American monument – our version of the Roman Coliseum.”
I found that to be more true of the old Soldiers Field more so then Lambeau, imo.
Candlestick is America’s Montparnasse. An ugly eyesore.
Come on, msc. Candlestick is nearly as old as the Roman Coliseum, what do you expect?
haha Rib – good point
The golf balls on tee’s are water towers.
GC, you can’t really get the ambiance of Lambeau if it’s not wind chill -20 below zero. lol
The Circus in New Jersey (Jets) is actually looking decent. Sanchez did that thing where the QB actually throws it to a receiver – has he done that before?
TTebow has added very little the few times he’s alternated at QB. They should just stick with MSanchez. It’s working.
I think Tebow is there to remind Sanchez to work hard. Like most USC QBs Sanchez seems to enjoy partying more than film study.
There seems to be no rhyme or reason to the Tebow substitutions. All it does is interrupt the offensive flow and momentum.
2 Fitz INTs and a punt return are gift wraps for the Jets. Fitzpatrick looks terrible, telegraphing his late delivery.
Luck just found out NFL cornerbacks are a wee bit faster than PAC-12 cornerbacks. Floated the ball a bit and got picked.
I think he took a chance, that Ogele what ever d lineman was offsides. I hope we don’t get jobbed by the replacement refs.
Replacement refs too mistakes right there back to back plays. First was Chicago was offsides on the INT and then marshall not down when he throws the ball up in the air.
*two
I thought the same. He wasn’t down…
Grant, you may need a new live blog thread for *our* game closer to gametime ;)
Yeah – 1st football weekend; this one will have 150 comments by the time the 49ers game starts.
Grant
You put the live blog on too early. You need a pre-game live blog.
Redskins up 20 to 7 against Saints. Boy this game looks like the SF game. Griffin looks very Smith-esk. Short passes, running, eating clock. Bree’s can’t get a rhythm going.
Jimmy Graham just hurt his left wrist. Big trouble in NO
The 49ers gave the league a blueprint – hit the Saints hard and keep the ball away from Brees.
They’re not done. I think N.O. comes back to win by 3.
Coleston just fumbled out of the endzone for a touchback or the score is 14 20 going into the half. I agree that NO wins this game though.
Saints block a punt and score it is now 20 14
Here comes N.O.
Short-lived. Even the great DB throws a pick during a crucial drive.
It looks like the NFL is full throttle offense this year. 5 of the 9 games have one of the two teams over 17 points in the first half. This isn’t a good sign for SF whose offense can’t put up those numbers by last year’s marks.
Texans just scored again, make that 6 of the 9 teams.
Miami also turned the ball over 3 times in the first half. It’s not just offenses running wild out there, there’s a lot of sloppiness on the other side of the ball.
Jets were helped along with 3 first half Bills turnovers. Sounds like a way the 9ers can also win games. Oh, it was a way we won games.
Fitzpatrick looks horrible today. Absolutely horrible.
Ryan Fitzpatrick= Derek Anderson 2.0
Damn MWN – I think you nailed it.
Shocked?
Fitzpatrick has been horrible the second after he signed his contract extension mid-season last year.
The Bills suck. Fitzpatrick sucks. He’s just a lot smarter than the Bills organization and the experts who thought he was any good.
I’m shocked the Bills look so bad. They spent a lot of money on their defense and on their pass rush. I agree with you that Fitzpatrick is horrible and always has been. I just thought their D would bail them out.
Chris
The Bills spent a TON of money for a guy who hasn’t played a lot the past 2 seasons due to injury.
Forget who it is. Would you think that to be a good decision? Give lots of money to a guy who is injured a lot the past 2 years?
That is why any stories that we were going to pay PM a ton to come here is wrong. As a business, you don’t do that. And generally businesses that make emotional choices will fail.
hereI’m getting this out of the way now. If I recall, I made a bet with Jack and Razor both that Ginn wouldn’t be on the team roster come the game against the Packers. Well, obviously I lost, so I’m holding up my end of the bargain. Let me just prepare myself here. Ok, here I go.
GREEN BAY PACKERS RULE!!!
Now excuse me while I cleanse myself like the last 40 seconds of this clip.
http://m.youtube.com/results?q=einhorn%20is%20a%20man#/watch?v=fneEgwYhiks
By the way Grant, this clip is just meant for humor. But if it violates the rules of this blog, then feel free to delete the video link.
Way to man up MWN. That had to be painful.
Gotta be honest – I wasn’t sure Ginn would make it either.
Thanks Msclemon. I’m still torching my clothes right now. Good thing I wasn’t wearing my Niners hear yet.
Gear, not hear.
People on here do pay their debts. lol
>>GREEN BAY PACKERS RULE!!!
You lost bet with other Niner fans and that’s what they made you do? WTF is up with that?
I set up the conditions Ribico. At least it wasn’t the Cowboys. That would have made me go into a vow of silence as well.
OK. Still… They should have made you wear a Druckenmiller jersey instead ;)
@Ribico the 5th amendment expressly forbids a Druckenmiller jersey.
Definitely Msclemon. I prefer to wear Niners gear, not Niners shame.
LMAO MWN!!! That was hilarious. You are the man. Enjoy the game. Could be a classic.
Will do.
Oh look, Lions having a little trouble with the Rams. Maybe NFCW isn’t as terrible as the punditocracy lets on.
Stafford – 3 picks. What is going on with QBs today?
Matt Stafford is the Rams MVP today.
QBs around the league are looking terrible. I hope that carries over to Rodgers this afternoon.
Same here, msc.
Wouldn’t it be something if AS comes out of the weekend with the best QB rating? OK ribico, don’t get carried away.
RG III looks good to me!
155 QB rating right now. Is that the maximum?
158.3 is the max. Obviously RGIII sucks.
Considering the opposition and, especially, the venue, not bad ;)
And Vick just threw a pick 6 for his 4th INT of the day.
Tonight I have to check PFR and see if I can find the record for most INTs in one weekend. We have to be close.
Imagine. Vick not playing consistetly well. Somebody should have told the Philly braintrust that before giving him nearly $100 million.
A pass-happy league is going to give the defenses a lot of opportunities to make plays as well.
Who predicted that the best quarterbacked game would be Ponder vs. Gabbert?
They’re making a killin’ in Vegas, whomever they may be.
“Wouldn’t it be something if AS comes out of the weekend with the best QB rating?”
You know what Ribico – I think he did!
And the Rams just took the lead.
it looks like they just lost their left tackle for the year.
That’s a big loss right there.
who did msc?
The Rams big niner – Saffold. That looked brutal.
Thank you for that very detailed description of Appleton and Green Bay. You are fortunate to have such an amazing job. Enjoy the game, and keep the updates coming.
Folks, I hate to shill for the NFL but go get NFL Redzone. It is football crack.
What do you guys think of Stephen Hill now?
I liked Hill at draft time but I didn’t expect him to get off to this good a start. He looks like a man playing with boys out there. The dude is BIG.
Big is good.
Who needs Hill when you have AJ Jenkins?
Good point.
It would be best to hold off judgment for now Grant. After all, he is going up against the secondary of the Buffalo Bills.
How about Fleener? 5 catches for 80 yards. Not bad.
That I can’t argue with since he is going up against a strong D.
Grant
It is a blowout. Defense plays differently. Exactly why stats suck.
what kind of muffin did that packers fan have grant? banana nut…cheese?
Meadow
#NFLRT – @TimCowlishaw: RGIII – 2 TDs, 0 ints. Luck, Weeden, Tannehill – 0 TDs, 8 ints.
Weeden and Tannehill look horrible. Weeden just missed a wide open receiver in the end zone from the 8 yard line. Luck looks better but still rough.
One thing to take into consideration for Tannehill and Weeden is that they really have no weapons besides the RB.
They’ve both been horribly inaccurate though.
Very true.
I predicted Matt Ryan would be a top 5 QB this year, and my friends laughed at me. He’s off to a great start. Although to be fair, I also thought Josh Freeman would be a top 10 QB last year
Gabbert is having a pretty good day.
Holy crap – Blaine Gabbert just executed a 2 minute drill for a TD.
Blaine Gabbert and Sanchez looking good. Did I wake up in a parallel universe today?
OY, vick is slaying my nfl.com FF team. Looking just like he used to in Atlanta.
I have both RGIII and cutler, Cutler is 20 points behind RGIII, go figure….I thought for sure he’d struggle on the road in NO for their season opener.
Definitely a cheese muffin…
One thing that has not been discussed is the fact defense is usually farther along than the offense this early. That may work in our favor.
someone mentioned it earlier..
Wow, there some big time surprises so far in week one:
St Louis is looking tough
Cleveland is beating the Eagles – whom some had predicted to win the NFC East
Washington beating the Saints
Vikings are playing well
I called the Rams bouncing back this year, not to toot my own horn or anything.
what was the GC? lol
Nick,
Week 1 tends to have some funky stuff happen. Remember the outcome of D Ericson’s first game as 49ers HC?
NFL Redzone rocks
Question – why is everyone saying the Niners and Smith played better than their average, and so won’t play as well this year. And Aaron Rogers had his best year ever (even the best season of a QB ever), yet no one is saying they won’t be as good because Rogers won’t play as well. Seems like a double standard.
Good point. I think Rodgers will regress somewhat this year. That regression will start this afternoon.
I think Matt Flynn is why no one is saying that about Rodgers. The system produces those numbers. It was shown it really doens’t matter who is behind center, that system in GB will make a QB shine. That and Rodgers has been good for 5+ years.
The system and the receivers.
You are saying that from one Flynn showing? A game that was treated basically as an exhibition? Thats a big reach, IMO.
Not that the game mattered that Flynn was in. Instead, that a no name can come in, even in an exhibition game setting, and put up those numbers says a lot for the system, not Flynn.
I think the Saints are trying to best the Raiders on terms of being flagged the most during the season. They have a good jump on them anyways.
Looks like the Lions are going to win. Dang it!
good a loss in the division is good!!
Madieau williams just got burned big time!! glad he’s gone.
Nope, we have Grant,A cool Winter, a long spring…then cool winter again. We don’t have 65f in Fall followed by a 32F night..or colder. No maple Syrup here.
Why I never gamble and know Adam Meyers is a liar-Wash33,NO 17.
SO Grant, You still pick the PACK?…I watched Braveheart again. Good thing some fans here cant go medieval on yar…or me!
Disemboweling is over doing it I think.
Drawing and quartering is much more humane.
The Redskins-Saints game has tightened up. It’s not over yet.
Harrison Smith just made a great play. Was it Hofer or Jack who was high on Harrison at draft time?
Does anybody knows what is going on?the game is not on … is it channel 2 or what ???WTF…..
It’s not schedule to start yet
on Fox at 1:25 PST
RG for the Skins looking great…
RGIII is looking good
It’s great to have football back. The long march to a championship starts today. Niners over the Pack: 27-23
That’s how i see it. Go Niners
Good luck to the Niners and all their fans.
Poor Luck is going to get ruined….
System, program, and plan. Sound familiar Bay?
NO is done. Brees just threw an interception.
RED ZONE EXECUTION!!
Whoops! I thought Skins were choking; NOT!
BAD throw by Brees. Now I believe it’s over.
It’s game time!!!
shirt off ( scary) game face on really scary!!!
Let’s go 49ers ….
Did the 49ers elect to receive?
they lost the coin toss
if they’re productive on 1st and 2nd down, they win.
Two runs – looks like ball control.
There’s that overrated LB clay matthews…
The first drive of the season ends with Alex getting sacked. -1
The o-line must play better
BS call by thr refs
what is that?
wtf???
Refs with bad calls here we go!!!!!!!!!!
bad call right off the bat ..damn rep. ref.
Why was there was a passing play on third and short? Staley also nees to do better than that or it’s going to be a long game. And can someone tell me how Spillman was called for an illegal block?
NFL and RG know all!!
And the Pack open up with 4-wide, playing right into the defenses weekness.
4 WR set. Rodgers in the gun, throwing short passes. What a surprise.
ALDON SMITH!
Yes!!!
Smith made a fantastic play and then rips his helmet off. Not the sign of maturity I was looking for after a rough offseason.
not his deal. the helment was knocked loose by Rodgers foot
These refs are killing me!!!!
idiot refs!!!
Two very bad calls so far.
Yep..those refs hate those SF freaks..the mid west values Jim brags about..
Fcuk the refs
Two horsebleep calls already!!!
RGoodell get these clowns out of the NFL.
f the refs!!!
The fix is in…
Harbaugh is literally spitting mad on the slo-mo replay. That was Cowher-esque.
Oh here’s another ref blown call! Can you say THREE!!!!
I hate Joe Buck!
He is the supreme leader of the douches.
Is that worth a challenge? even if they win?
it would be 4th down. But we are not going to win that one
it’s a catch ..bad challenge
Boy it sure looks like Rodgers is picking apart this defense. Who could have predicted that one…When he’s flushed out, he runs for 9 yards.
Wait, I know where I saw this, it was in Denver. then half the fans here said SF didn’t game plan for Denver. Gosh, I hope they didn’t gameplan for GB either if that’s the reason for this…
Sack! Better modulate your Rodgers fanboi-ism.
i’m guessing the real refs get the contract they want after this. pathetic.
Aldon Smith, beast that he is, has to know that the correct movement is to “keep helmet on”, not “go ahead and take helmet off excitedly” after a sack. tough call, but that wasnt the right move there. gotta play heads up ball.
Jim lost his cool..not good. Cost the team.
reminds me Coach Swartz first 5 minutes of this game.
Justin Smith just scared Newhouse into a false start.
Big play here
Fake refs have the same twang as real ones..
Wow – jailbreak
Nice
nice D
That’s how you do it Hofe!!
yes…VF!
VFangio for you Crab. lol
D
big stand, given the idiotic calls.
WHEW!…Williams scares me.
15!
Still scary to see Kyle Williams return punts. I held my breath until he ran away from the ball
MC will have a big game underneath. Yes.
like I said
Wow
Refs helping Pack out. Never woulda thought that.
“Smith to Crabtree” – damn, i like the sound of that
If smith is just going to run for his life, can we have kaepernick in please.
4 for 4 so far. he is not “just” running for his life.
Hunter looks really, really fast
WHEELS!
Dear Roger Goodell,
Give the real refs what they want so we fans can have some halfway decent @#$&!& refereeing.
Signed,
MidWestNiner
AS needs to keep the ball low.
He’s locking the front leg again – probably adrenaline.
yup i think so.
That’s two catches for MC. Grant predicted 8. 6 more to go. Good call Grant.
RAN-D!
RANDY MOSS BABY!!!!!!
Passing game looks good so far.
i like hunter getting his looks
And David Akers time… /sigh
throw a little lower AS
Too high, darnit. Why Delanie?
The pass should have went to Crabtree – he was covered by Nick Perry. Smith has to recognize that mismatch before the snap.
Crabs,
Its always high from Alex. You’d think that new footwork would help. High passes lead to tipped balls and picks. Just ask Michael Vick !
Alex looked pretty sharp before that pass.
The good TEs catch that.
Walker should have had that.
He needs to use two hands and it’s a catch.
No way, outside and too high. How do you shield a defender and get 2 hands up at the same time. Bad pass.
Again, the good TEs catch that.
How do you kick a football that far so straight?..nice.
for the sake of Harbaugh’s ticker, i hope we go 16-0
Tell me this game doesn’t mean something to JH…like I said…..
Holy moly, we kicked a fg because we couldn’t convert on 3rd down…. UGH!!!!!
Randy Moss one on one coverage and not even a look? Come on Roman tell him he HAS to throw to Moss in those situations. You know you can kick the field goal if it doesn’t work out, but you have to give the HOF receiver a chance to win the match up!
Is that Bruce Miller with the Rathman style bloody nose?
Damn, tell CMatthews to cut his nails. Nice slice there on JS’s nose.
Good Drive….
They need TDs.
Let’s go D!!
A turnover would be nice now.
Seriously Packers – Benson up the middle isn’t going to work against the 49ers.
How many missed tackles do we expect from DG today! Feast or?
AldSmith looks quick today.
Yep,Buck get aroused at Roger’s passes…somebody tell Joe,Rogers is a Berzekeley alum. Bring him back to reality.
And not Berkeley Farms..
Aldon Smith does not give up on the play. love his motor
Great coverage by Tarell there
Damn, close – they’ll come back to that today.
It was close. If that pass is a closer to the outside shoulder its a TD. I expect to see that play again also.
Excellent coverage by Brown
The secondary is getting picked apart right now.
Huh? Ours? I don’t think so.
And after I post that two solid plays by them. :-)
T brown with the sick mitts.
Good stop by the D.
lets get a couple of first downs then try to make some big plays down field.
A 9 minute 92 yard drive would be exceelent about now.
So far so good after one.
I’d like to see them run run run since this packer D can’t stop it. 5, 3, now just need 2. Please don’t pass here on third down.
Where’s VD?
smart play by Alex
Jack in the Box’s wife..says “no nookie” for you in a commercial. WHAT the?..Wheres Tipper when you need her?..jesus..
TB looking great!
VD was wide open on that previous play
I’m shocked. A good call by the refs.
Make that two.
VD was open on the 3rd down …AS didn’t even look ..
shoulda been Pass Int. – but that was a late hit too
The Concussed One (Aikman) is being an idiot again. Blatant roughing the passer there.
two step then attacking the head
exactly big
two penalties on that play
C’mon Alex – get those passes down.
Like that – that one was perfect.
It’s adrenalin but he needs to get them lower asap.
Gosh there’s that overrated LB clay matthews again. One sack one QB hit. Who was it that was going to shut him down?
Chris, you better quit while you are ahead. Oh wait, you are already way behind.
Smith to Crabtree? Superbowl bound!!!
what did I say about crabs on the slants??/
Nice pass!
Crabtree killing it!
Alex to MC all day
MC is having a nice game so far
CRABTREE!!!!
Crabtree is looking mighty good right now.
Smith looks good so far… Nice slant to Crabs.
oh baby!!!!
HALLELUJAH!!!!!
4 catches for MC. Might have to revise your prediction Grant. He might have 16 catches this game.
yeahhhhhhhhh Randy
RANDY MOSS!!!
I said they’d use RM in the RZ. wwwhhheeewwww!
uh-oh! Randys back!
Not 9 minutes but I’ll take it!
you called it!
mass MOSS
Alex!!! Moss!!! Red Zone!!!
Nice Alex!!!!
Randy decided to play today :)
More effort from Randy already then in a year in Oakland..
What a perfect play call – Moss was wide open. Kudos to Roman.
Roman is reading the blog obviously. :)
Nice pass. Welcome Randy Moss.
No one on here gave you credit Grant. You so far have nailed it. Crabtree a big part of the o, and RANDY MOSS has his first TD as A NINER BABY!!!!
wide open – moss
No red zone blues this year.
No red zone blues because GB has no rush attack. Moss was so damn wide open.
its early, but i sure like our tough D and Alex distributing the ball downfield. humm baby.
Randy MFin’ Moss! I’m insanely stoked I just watched Randy Moss catch a touchdown pass for the San Francisco 49ers. YESSS
+1
Good start.
Now lets get a turnover!
That throw was a little behind Moss, but RM was so open that it didn’t matter.
Nice play
Now they will start using MM underneath along with the run. Then when they least expect it….VD deep!
GC said: “The Packers are having a really tough time stopping the run.”
It would absolutely kill you to give credit to Alex Smith wouldn’t it? I mean do you fear your heart will stop or that you might suddenly experience an embolism because I just can’t fathom why you are so reluctant to give credit where it’s do.
Read the sentence before that, Schmendrick.
Oh, don’t even try to defend it. You made it very clear that he threw to a “wide open” Moss. You can’t act innocent but that was just as much of an attempt to take credit away from Smith as the comment about GB not stopping the run.
Case in point. We have 42 yards rushing but 90 yards passing but yet GB cant stop our RUN game? No that isn’t an attempt to deflect credit from Smith.
@Coffee Smith threw the ball behind a wide open receiver. Slow your roll.
lets frustrate AR now!!!
Gotta love Alex getting in Clay Mathews face after the roughing call! Ballzy!!
They played gold together in Tahoe..he was messing with him.
golf
The Haters Cohn just keep needlin!
Need to attack the ball…time for a turnover.
GOOD REFS!
Blatant foul there – nice camera work by the FOX crew today.
Good call.
GOOD REFS2!
Good call
Crimeny – how did Rodgers do that? Argh!
Gotta stop those Niners secondary.
I think well see Culliver and brown picked on a LOT more the second half.
CCulliver needs to look for the ball or he won’t last long.
Turnover. Come on1
Okay, bending is complete….time to not break
9er need to use KW the same way.
Need a stop!
These refs are losing control.
Why isn’t that unsportsmanlike on Findley?
How is that pass interference?!
BS call!! I guess his ankle doesn’t hurt that bad, flopper!!
ref aided…bad refs…This is going to be the story of the game..ref calls. I can see it already.
Never heard such a whining crowd. Wine with that cheesehead?
Seriously, they are freaking out every time the Packers commit a penalty. Maybe if those fans knew the rules of football they wouldn’t be so butthurt.
LSX – Exactly
Goodell, get it done!!! garbage calls.
If 9ers win, the focus is ref calls, if the Pack win, then they played great in Lambeau. lol
I wish I wasn’t right about our suspect Secondary. Second half adjustments are going to kick this secondary in the teeth. And where is that pressure so many on here were adament that JS and Aldon smith would eat up the GB line.
Bad call.
I am concerned the refs are going to determine the game.
we need to get more pressure on Rogers.
Also need a TD drive.
The refs are making some bad calls, but the secondary is also playing incredibly bad. Culliver isn’t even locating the ball in the air on any play.
Brown had one good knock down on bad placement by Rodgers but has been exploited since.
Chris. This is Aaron – fing – Rodgers and the Packers. The team that scored 1,000s of points last season. They’ve held them to a single score this half. They are doing just fine so far.
And BTW, Packers aren’t the only team that will be making half-time adjustements
I’m noticing the football commercials are all geared towards the Packer fans.
Finley looks like he’s been taking a lesson from the European Wendyballers….. Shot one minutes, prancing like a spring chicken the next…… ?!$&@/.!!!!!!
Either them or the NBA players. FLOP!
Packers *better not settle for FGs if they want to keep up with us.
9ers passing at will….
Ball controlling drive, then score a TD!!!
I can imagine a half time call to the refs telling them to cool it on the flags.
I think these refs are so scared to miss a call they are attempting to call anything and everything. Goodell will make a halftime call to the extra supervisor upstairs.
I agree there have been too many flags, but I think the Packers will challenge SF deep because of the overcalling of the refs. PI seems to be there bread and butter call. Any contact, not sure, just call PI and we’ll sort it out later.
lol… maybe they called at the two minute
LOL, I just had the same thought! It appears they got a quick memo, that’s for sure.
It took me from the 1st quarter to get through. They kept throwing the flag instead of answering the phone. We had to actually run someone down from the officiating box. My apologises.
Loved Smith’s reaction to that blatant passing interference by the Packers.
That audible confuses me. You have an obvious one on one match up with Moss. You see it. You audible to a run to Gore. Confusing…
Lets get a TD now before halftime cuz they’re getting th ball in the second half. We need to keep the presssure on them.
Catch the ball Walker
still not as bas as that pass interfernce call
Come on DW.
Walker is not having a good game this far.
Catch the damn ball DW
Anthony Davis – dancing in the air haha
Where is KW ? haven’t heard his name on offense.
OK it’s VD…time. 11-85 connection over the LB.
Fair to say these officials are second rate for both teams…..
Don’t look now, but Crabtree is halfway to 100 yards receiving.
COME ON GR! Crap.
Damn, that was a big stop on 3rd and 1.
Now you know why 3rd down conversions and RZ were so low last year…
Plays like that last one!
Exactly Hofe.
I love Roman but that was a horrible call.
Horrible play calling!!! what is that? They need to go for it!!
That was a physical with an F call. Ugh.
Akers time.
It was too obvious that we were going to run up the gut. Put in Moss as a decoy on 3rd in 1.
3 and 1 sorry
ck 7 time option
I say go for it on fourth down. Th Packers won’t be expecting it.
Are 3 points really going to make a difference in this game? I wish they’d go for it.
horrible play calling!!
The playcalling is killing me- Moss, VD, Crabs- THROW IT TO THEM. Forget williams and walker- forget the short 5 yard gains.
This GB secondary SUCKS! TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT
I don’t get it
pick 7?? hopeful
hey they figured out how to call false starts on the offense.
haha!
Aldon Smith looking damn good.
+1 49ers secondary. that is a long time to cover a wr
that timeout will burn them watch!! pick 7 p willis underneath!!!
What do you call the secondary that drive???
KW time!!!
Textbook DB play on that one.
now throw Kaepernick out there for the last 30 seconds!
Why not? :)
Nice return by Williams.
CK7!!!
CK7 wow.
Do I call that Crabs?? Kap will play every game at some point.
There you go Roman! Just listen to Big Suede!
Suede – You called it. Lol
called it before you ;)
CK7 smirk, lol
go for the 7, Harbaugh! Post to Moss
FG not having a good game.
WTF was that?
AS didn’t even look deep
Should have kept CK out there
Of course not, with seconds left and no time outs. Packers may be susceptible to half-time hail marys, but how many times is that going to happen?
lets go Akers!!
Akers attempting another record… /sigh
HOLY CRAP!
wow. standing ovation.
Wow, 63 yard FG
A 63 yard field goal, off of the goal post, is a good sign.
doink, awesome as my 4 year old would say
Akers!!!! MVP!!!
The underneath was working and they go with an out??! Those are GR calls.
there was 11 seconds and no timeouts left
They HAD to work the sidelines due to clock. Paid off.
I know I’m still upset with the 3rd an 1 call. uugghh!
Akers still offensive MVP
63 yard FG!!!!!
WOW! The raiders kicking game has nothing on our kicking game.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAKKKKKKKKKKKEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!
Akers is the MVP of the half. Let’s hope we get more TDs than FGs in the 2nd half
Holding most explosive offense ever to one score? Defense is the collective MVP for sure.
So far I’m getting my wish for a defensive game, on our side at least.
Alex has done a HELL of a job keeping drives alive and giving the D time to rest between Rodgers drives. We’ve seen more passes to WRs than we saw in the entire last month of 2011.
momentum at half time…..our D needs to come out and make a statement.
Very very good half for Alex! Last 2 plays GB corners new what was coming, Alex had to play it safe there.
Exactly. GR needs to go underneath to MM or MC or KW. An out? They were playing for the FG a little obviously.
Conservative play calling.
I understand it; but I would like a bit more risk taking.
They need to open it up more, plus that run on 3rd down was too predictable, How about that naked bootleg with a TE option across the field. Or sprint right option which is a staple of the WCO.
David Elamakowski…..lol
Keep it up! Niners need to NOT take the 3rd quarter off like they did so many times last year.
What a kick!!!
Arizona is beating Seattle 10-3
where are the funny lineups staley at TE or a reverse or something? mix it up a little.
I was thinking the same thing, we haven’t seen any of that so far today.
On a side note, Stephen Hill looked really good. Hill might make Baalke regret passing on him in the 1st round.
Jimmy Johnson, Howie Long, and Michael Strahan all commented on good SF secondary play despite some here bashing ‘em. It’s AR & The Pack for crimeney’s sake! 7 points at Halftime.
Exactly brotha! Can’t believe some of the comments here.
Tuna, Rib – Totally agree.
Glad that Harbaugh replay challenge didn’t come back to bite us.
Bowman is the one who over sold it to coaches that it was a drop.
This is where I see the real challenge coming for SF. We’ll see if there is an adjustment to the number of flags being thrown pretty early in the third quarter.
not fooled on that 3rd and 1!
Bad decision by Rodgers there – Cobb was wide open for the 1st down.
really where? I thought he was covered…
he ran a quick out – no one covered him
lets go offense, mix it up use tthe clock and confuse them
They don’t need to get too crazy, if you have a better team you just play your game.
Throw the ball away Smith!!
Breakdown with the OL and Smith there.
Crabs with some RAC – nice!
Manningham is a bit soft eh?
Exactly what I yelled into the tv
Who can make a play? Crabtree can
Nice play design there – using Crabtree correctly
hopefully this will silence the crabtree bashing
But Crabs is tough I’ll tell ya.
Crabtree is putting opposing Ds on notice today.
D’s or DS?
lol.
And he is working Williams, there so called #1, a CB who two years ago was one of the best
Better than the F’s I’ve read on this blog since it’s conception on AS.
keep it rolling!!
Alex!! Way to go VD
Wow offense looks impressive!!!!
shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh how quite is it there?, VD should have scored
Yeah. It was quiet enough to hear Akers’ kick Bonk off the crossbar!
We’ll lose this review; time to punch it in.
Uhhh… Packers… you might want to cover #85, lol
hahaha! If he kept his path toward the sideline, he gets to the 5
Or 15. Hahaha
PASSING CLINIC BABY!!!
VD should have ran towards the sideline, he would ahve scored..
VD … Run the dude over
he could have gone around him
Need a TD not a fg
Score a TD here and unleash the Dogs
Did I say AR would pick apart SF’s secondary. I bumped my head pretty good. Alex Smith is picking apart GB’s secondary. Who would have guessed that headline! I would have expected to win the lottery before I saw that happen.
This is a dominant performance by the Niners. There is noticable improvement across the board. TD Hunter!
Crabtree WIDE OPEN in the end zone. /sigh
Woulda shoulda coulda… who has the lead?
replay will turn that back
Hopefully this is the best of all worlds. Niners win. Packers exposed. NFL totally embarrassed by scab refs, we get the real ones back.
Sprint right option to Crabtree, a staple of the WCO.
hope we show some playing calling now……..
fade to RM
“on the running back” Lol.
We need to score here!!!! GO 9ERS….
Tukuafu has done that twice today, got away with it the 1st time, that time not so lucky. Stupid penalty
awwwwww crabs
Look at 15!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Crabtree, wide open!
yeah, missed that one. Not the next.
Really nice throw there
Well, Aikman thinks it was a bad throw but I thought it was nice.
VD!
VD TD, Gosh i love saying that. You are forgiven Smith
Smith missed one but made made up for it right away.
In Vernon Davis we trust!!!!!!!!
lol VD, the not top 10 plays
Vernon is getting clowned on Sports Center tonight for getting stuffed at the goal post.
great drive!
but sorry, Alex has got to see that toss to Crabs at the back of the end zone.
hey, 23-7 and still asking for perfection: feels like 1984!!
Crabtree was wide open Smith!!! But good way to make up for it with the touchdown to VD.
Niners looking good for sure.
Smith totally blew the wide open Crabs, but that throw to Davis was perfect. Nice job offense
Alex…… thread the needle baby!!
Awesome, let’s stay aggressive!
At this moment, Vegas has 49ers as superbowl favourites, fo sho!
i guess we dont miss Josh Morgan that much ;-)
Nope.
Vernon loses dunk contest! LOL. I’ll take it with the score. : -)
Cannot let GB score on this drive!
The Packers have 27 yards rushing. This makes me smile.
: )
seems like a chippy game all day, right? GB getting physically beat up
more confusion on D!!
where’s the holding call????
Finley felt Willis coming.
perfect place for a play action deep pass!!
Defense is freakin unreal!!
How about that 11, Guy is like rocky crap beat out of him, you, me and every one calling him a bum!!!! Nobody likes him! Looks like he is on his way out a couple years ago! Aarron Rodgers, Like Appollo Creed, on all the comercials, Danicng around, saying he is the best, making bets with muscians, game far from over, but would be fun to see Aarron in the smith jersey, He can wear mine when he comes back to chico, Hope the Ninners win and Alex can yell YO ADRIAN!!!! I have doubted Alex but the man gets whack by Hawk jumps up pitches to Gore for a first down, Keeping Pluging Alex, You scare me, but Keep plugging baby!!!
How about our Coaching staff? Not bad! Packers are tough, Lets keep coming! Way to use the weapons! Lets Go VD! Awesome!
Run it down their throats – take 7 minutes off the clock.
Dear Coach Roman-
Please, please, PLEASE don’t go turtle mode!
body blows
Gore!
Frank Gore, still doing it after all these years. stud.
Gore! Too much weaponry.
Why won’t Smith just step up in the freakin pocket and throw the ball out of bounds!
Give a rest dude, are you watching the game? Why do you post nothing but negativity when there is so many positives??
Adam707,
Mind your business, I don’t tell you what to post. You give it a rest. Are you the new blog editor now?
Here’s another one for you. Kendal Hunter wide open in the middle of the field on that 3rd and 5!!
How about this positive? AS 4th highest rating of all QBs so far this weekend
Just asking you questions. You are so negative its sad. Why not give credit when credit is due? Alex is out playing Rodgers, yet you decide to nit pick every wrong doing. What is your thought process?
Adam,
If you find a post where I paid Smith a compliment today, you stay off of the blog for 2 weeks? Bet??? I said I would call it both ways and I have. So just as I said, mind your business if you don’t know what you speak.
Then thats my bad. I havent read all 600 comments. I’ve only seen the select negative comments about AS, i did notice there was nothing said about the beauty pass to VD, but you were quick to point out the missed MC.
He really didn’t have any chance to on that last sack he received.
Smith has looked very good today. If he stepped up in the pocket to throw it out of bounds it would be intentional grounding. You have to be outside of the pocket to throw it away.
Gore’s still got it.
bang bang bang!!
As long VD keep catching TDS I dont care he is not a basketball player…..
The run was working… wtf Roman?
Why do we not run any screen? or where ir our trickery?
lets buckle down Defense!! not a time to miss tackles. Fangio needs to mix it up a little, how about a CB blitz?
Peanut gallery…
Willis is on the sideline. Wonder what’s up.
)———–> man
Wow – Goldson just smacked Jennings
yep smacked him up
The rout is on!.good thing I picked the 49ers…Kyle is not enough to stop the Harbaugh hammering..
All right Stan! Mr. cheerful! (SG) :- )
Cry me a river……there was nothing wrong with that play. You can’t call a pass interference when the Qb throws it like that.
solid catch by Williams :)
Put this game out of reach Niners.
We need to score here!!!!, and whats up whit PWillis on the side line?
slow methodical drive. I wish jacobs was here too for this party.
WE NEED ANOTHER TD
Eyes downfield Smith
CK 7 would have been gone
Ok Andy Lee – time to be your usual MVP self
safe play, I guess. lets get a booming kick!!
Milking the clock with 12 min to go. Hmmm
Luckily the defense isn’t worn out because their work is about to begin.
penalty!!
There’s that overrated LB again. Clay Matthews. It’s been a broken record. The kid has 2 sacks, 3 hits, and tackles for a loss. Way overrated.
What. Are you a Niners fan or Packers fan? Who gives a sh*t if we smack talk about an opponent?
I said Clay Matthews would be a handful. Then I listened to everyone with a keyboard say how stupid that was and how overrated Clay Matthews was. So overrated Staley has completely forgotten to block him.
Yeah, Clay really effected the outcome didn’t he?
Looks like Harbaugh wants the D to win the 4th quarter
what??/
What hold ref? Also don’t understand the last two playcalls.
Thats what Jim gets for not playing for a first…
time for some offense.
on boobie!!! wtf?
And going by the midwest refs..
Did you see the block in the back of Boobie dixon???? when are the refs coming back?
Throwing reviews away. HUGE JH supporter here, but wtf. Arn’t all scoring plays under review anyway?
Complete B.S. The Packers were given a gift there by these pathetic refs.
2 bad calls that lead straight to points.. we need to stop them on this conversion!!
Normally I would be all over Harbaugh’s play calling to run run run in the 4th with 12 minutes left, but SF has been successful running. I don’t blame him for trying to take some time off the clock.
oh well. SF still played so much better than I hoped for so I am stoked for the team.
Andy lee has to take the sideline and make the guy cut back to the middle. He did that on the preseason touchdown return as well.
Penalty? Then no penalty? The replay shows there absolutely was. These guys are pathetic.
This is good, puts pressure on JH to keep playing offense.
This game is far from over…….
Refs ((( suck))
They are not using Moss as much as they need to, especially on third downs.
our offense needs to play now
Refs missed the penalty on Gibson! Damn!
Don’t get cute now Roman. The run is working. Ram it down their throats and bleed the clock.
I agree
If Niners are better they’ll still win this game. Just keep playing like you’re playing….
2 bad challenges. UGH. Get the emotion out of the decision making.
Throw the ball up the field. Crabtree is killing the pack. Gotta be looking for him.
GR is getting conservative
We have a huge OLINE. It’s time to put leanard davis in an QB sneak it
You knew there would be replacement refs covering this game. You can’t put the game in the ref’s hands. You have to do your job and tackle. SF really doesn’t have any room to cry about calls when you don’t play to win.
If the Packers come back and win, they should give the game ball to the refs. Absolute hose job.
49ers scored on the refs missing a false start on SF. It’s been bad on both sides.
Game over baby
Tackle the guy
Harbaugh is a bit too free with those challenges. hope we dont need that one later on.
Harbaugh got to use his flags better, the refs sucked and with 9 minutes left we can get totally screwed.
BOWMAN!!!!
WTG Bowman
Defense!!!!!!!!!!
Nice pick Bowman!
)———————> man!!!!
Gore!!
Old man Gore still has it! Oh man, nice run
…yes yes yes….
Alex Smith outplaying Aaron Rodgers at his place – wow!
Niner’s defense has nothing to do with it?
it does, obviously. but Alex has played well, and Rodgers just made a rookie mistake with that INT to Bowman.
Alex has to give us another drive to close this out, tho
Gore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let’s be honest here. SF has lost the field position game all game long. The secondary has played lights out for as long as they could. If they lose this game, they played their hearts out. You can’t blame the refs, you can’t blame the players, the play calling has been suspect.
You need to make these comments when we are like, you know, getting our butts kicked. That is not going to happen this season.
Chris
You are correct.
Frank Gore from 23 out!
Was that helmet to helmet hit on Gore?
yes, I expect some fines this week.
Gore!! the refs can’t take this from us!!!
I didn’t like trying to Milk the clock in the 4th instead of going for the win. Makes me question our identity…
Both or Green bays Td’s are suspect. Both by bad penalties or lack there of…
pshhhhhhhhhhhhh what ever
I’m wondering if SF is back to shutting down the playbook because they feel they’ve won the game and arent’ interested in putting any more plays on tape for the next opponent.
BS call by the refs
Where the Gore doubters at now?? Playing great, and with speed
Replacement refs will give the home team at least 2 calls a game all year.
I hate, hate hate hate 3 man rush
#25 was being lazy!
play the bump!!
C’mon secondary.
Why are they rushing only 3?
prevent garabage!!!
Dumb dumb having a 3 man rush, why change the game plan, we have been lights out, AR is havinga picnic with NO RUSH
Nice idea to rush 3, really good coaching decision.
Why prevent defense? Why
They’re playing prevent D already. Stick to what’s worked all game and close the game out
And now we’ll pull out a 3 yard and cloud of dust offense?
Stupid defense…It hasnt worked since invented…but these idiot clone coachs lover “prevent”..
I hate not having a killer instinct
The secondary has kept this team in the game. I am one of their harshest critics, but you can’t leave them out to dry by only rushing 3.
The worst part about this closed up playbook is that all you can really do now is run the ball. You can’t agressively go over the middle, challenge with Moss or Crabtree. You have to instead worry more about running the clock out.
We need a play clock killing drive. Doesn’t matter if it ends in a FG or TD.
+1
Wow, talk about a disappointing defensive series.
Since the 60′s the prevent has been discredited…but coaches with crew cuts mentality love it.
The Raiders have blown a ton of games that way..
beauty. heads up play by Alex, great call by the coaches
That was a West Coast Offense play right there! NICE!
Excellent touch pass
good job AS
That was a very heady play by Smith right there.
49 Milllerrrr!!!!
Better play calling please
naked bootleg….
That overrated lb again….Gosh someone tell Staley that Clay Matthews is overrated so he can get the confidence to actually block him.
We have to force them to need two scores.
no screen calls at all?
Alex pull the trigger
That was all on Staley there.
This is where we find out whether or not Snith gas turned the corner. He need to make a throw and a receiver needs to make a play.
Staley is garbage!
Horrible play calling horrible!!!
Why are the 49ers in the shotgun here? This is crunch time – put the ball in Gore’s hands. Argh.
Clay Mathews -steroid cheat.
No, Stan. I’m pretty sure you’re thinking of Cushing of Texans (also LB from USC).
Three step and out. Crabs was open for 5 yard gain.
Joe just got SMOKED by Clay. No good! Better blocking will be needed to get in scoring position.
Still game manager
bad play calling man
Smith steps up and takes off before the receivers even turn around. Step up and roll right maybe? Just maybe?
oh damn that was close
3:37 lots rush the def!!!
Whitner!!!!!!!
Whitner got to catch that
31
Brooksssss!!!!! Psh Rush!!!!!!
Rogers trying to win, Niners trying not to lose.
stop it with the 3 man rush Fangio – you’re killing me
zone blitz time!!
Need a stop, like right now.
The blitz back to back and almost pick/ sac rodgers. Then they go back to 3 man rush and rodgers picks them apart. I wonder what Vic’s thinking here.
Fangio 3 man!!!!!!,
Hey they figured out you can’t give Rogers time. So smart!
Brooks is doing some work now, ohhhh yeah
see
SACK!!! by Brooks!
CULLY IN THE HOUSE!!!!
YES!!!!!
huge play by Culliver
you saw AR giving him that look too, it’s coming your way Nelson.
wooooooooooooooooooooo
holy cow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s fitting that Culliver makes the last play. What do you think, Grant?
Whoo-hooo. We win!
yes
Game over
Time to drink a Pliney babty!
Ball game!!! Niners win at Green Bay for the first time since 1990.
Brooks singlehandedly won this game in the 4th quarter for his team.
ayup – Brooks was the bomb on the final drive.
damn that was good.
look out NFC, there’s a new sheriff in town
BOW B4 THE MASTER BISHES!!!
I said 27-20. My Spread was intact by the end of the Game.
KNEEL SUCKAS!!! ^_^
Heh. I said 31 – 21. I am the prediction master! Oh, and Tim (not TIM)
All 3 of us are. I had no doubt that our team could get it done.
It’s Rodgers and the Packers. They were gonna get theirs I had no doubt. But I knew we’d get ours.
I’m proud of Alex cause he didn’t just rely on Davis to get the Win.
Did he break 300 today? Not that I could see. But yet he sailed this ship to the Win. If Smith continues to play like this NFL MVP on the horizon. ^_^
Not if he continues to throw for 200 per , Ceadderman. Gaudy stats overrule results every time. ;)
Haha true true. But if he has a 10+ Win Season and makes use of the targets like he did today? It’s a lock.
#15 played a HELL of a game today. On his way to redemption. One down 18 to go. :)
No where close to 300. 220 I think.
/bow
You picked better than me Ceadder. I didn’t think the D could hold the Pack like that. What a game!
Instant classic.
Man that kick by Akers a thing of Beauty. He should be listed at the Top of the record and not because his name starts with an A. He didn’t do that in Denver where the air allows more hang time. :)
As far as the Officiating goes, I can’t say I had too much to complain about. There were the two calls(both blocks in the back incidentally) that I felt the Refs blew it on. Traditionally Defense doesn’t have block in the back on a Punt. But it was reasonable given that the offender was #37 and the player called was 27. Rookies will make that mistake. The second one was the one that allowed me to keep my spread intact but that was blatantly bad. I won’t complain cause we won.
Unlike Packer fans who will whine about 2 P.I. calls even though there was blatant Holding going on from their Line on those plays allowing Rodgers to get the ball out.
Great game in all facets imho. Started off ugly but the team got past that and played within themselves. I’m very happy with the result.
This game is proof that the 9ers snuck up on NOBODY last season.
Kicked their butts, old school style, with defense.
1 down, 18 to go.
HEY GRANT! Wrong pick. You’re bad, you owe Wisconsen Cheddar to everyone! Bwahahahaha!
So now I’m a gibbering wreck. Could the 49ers please just win big or lose big this year? Just once? I’m an old man – my heart can’t take this crap.
Hang in their for the Ride!!!!! Dont know where we are going but this will be fun!!!!!!! And Stressful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! must eat health , lots of walks and keep a brown bag close!!!!!!!!
Who has it better than us? NOOOBODY!!!!
Defense wins championships!!!!
Great team victory for the 49ers!
Way to Go Ninners!!!!! One
Game at a Time!!!!! Harbaugh for President!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can say it now AND DON’T DING ME!!! I remember Grant’s picks last year. He called ‘em wrong way more than sheer luck would have it. Best bet is if Grant calls a win bet on his loser, you cannot go wrong… -L- :- ) I’m smiling Grant, don’t be upset!
lol
^_^ Ba da da crash!!
The refs couldn’t take this game from us. BIG game guys BIG game!! subtract 14 points from GB and that’s the real score.
Take that EAST coast media!!!!
In this instance, I’m so glad my pick was wrong.
The only real threat to the 49ers for the NFC West title lost to Kevin Kolb. This has been the best opening weekend in a long, long time.
My thoughts exactly. Az winning is great for the 49ers because Kolb and company will lose to several other opponents while doing us the favor of beating the second best team in the division.
Actually they lost to Skelton. Kolb couldn’t mess that read up for the go ahead unless Carroll paid him. Russell Wilson could have made that throw.
Gotta love when a QB competition is decided before the 3rd game of Preseason. You can pretty much bank that the guy picked is not up to the task. lol
Smith, two TDs, QB= 126. See what Vee/Badfinger/Alexlover/Dingleberry says over at the Cron. Any of you haters want to step up to the plate?
Smith outplayed Rodgers.
Massive embarrassment for Rodgers.
Naw I can’t say Rodgers should be embarrassed. He stuck up for Smith when interviewers used the term “Game Manager”.
Rodgers just faced the #1 Defense in the NFL and still had a reasonably solid day. We’ll see them again in the Playoffs unless their record dictates otherwise. That’s a 3 pony race in the NFC North right now.
MSC,
Massive embarrassment for Rodgers? Maybe. How about for you?
The 49ers won and all you want to do is call out 49er fans? Give me a break. Is your life that miserable that you can’t even enjoy an AWESOME freaking WIN?
Gosh, who cares what anyone thinks about Alex Smith. Obviously he doesn’t and neither do his coaches.
I totally agree with you here Chris. It’s like winning the lottery and complaining the check is too big.
Great win by Brooks on defense. Smith lead the offense and Brooks won the game for this team.
Actually I’ll call em out too. If they show up at all this week. :p lmao!
NO HEART! Not a single stinkin one of those punks.
I see bad mouthing your QB when it’s late in the season and you’re out of the Playoffs. But before the 1st game is even played cause you have no faith in your team cause you got no heart?
Yeah I’ll call em out and call a Spade a Spade. It’s the least I can do after taking years of abuse from people whose collective knowledge of the game couldn’t fill a thimble.
An my life is good whether or not I do. :D
Chris,
You are an incredible tool. You were talking so much crap about the 49ers, it was hard to tell which team you support. Then when the 49ers win, you try to hide behind being a 49er fan and tell everyone to lay off of you. Sorry, pal, no dice.
Medic,
Your comment would be spot on in many cases, but, if you were to read all of Chris’ ruminations on this thread, you would see that he is a complete jackass.
I will admit I was completely wrong on this game. I didnt trust Alex in a scoring duel with Rogers but he really played great ball. In fact I think the biggest disappointment other than the Ref’s was the play calling at the end of the game.
With that said I have never been so happy to be wrong.
I literally have a headache, stomach ache, and I am sweating through my shirt. And it was all worth it.
Add a sore throat and that’s me. lol
Me too haha! What a game. And a win in Lambeau, holy crap.
I don’t know about you all but I’m on cloud 99 with this Win.
One down 18 to go.
Smith continues to play like today I’ll call it now…
NFL MVP!!!
Don’t even know why Kappy was in the game. He didn’t do anything that Smith couldn’t do on that play. But hey he did get Akers just a little bit closer. ;)
Considering that crossbar bounce, that “little bit” closer made all the difference.
Yes it did. But that ball hit dead on top of the Crossbar. That was sheer AWESOMENESS! An inch or two toward the field of play and it’s a miss. No way that makes it at the Stick though. Those winds are FIERCE. :p
That 8 point lead, rather than a 5 point one, had me *just* barely calmer towards the end of the game.
haha Ribico – I was a nervous wreck on the final drive. If it had been a 5 point lead my liver would have exploded.
Great game all around. Only complaint is the play-calling. We went conservative way too soon.
I agree, MidWest, especially on D. SOOOOO glad they finally got off that three man rush towards the end, and hurried Rodgers a little. Sure seemed to work better than letting him stand back and dissect our secondary.
What a great win!
I agree, they were playing very well. They should have kept it going, but that’s on the coaches.
I slightly disagree. The run game was gashing the Packers. I thought Roman got a little too cute in the 4th quarter. Should have just rammed the ball down the Packers’ throats instead of doing the cutesy fly sweeps and crappy pass plays.
I’m not an Alex Smith fan but I have to give credit when it is due. He played a great game today. Salute to the Precious, he earned it.
msc
That is 2 out of the last 3 games where AS has outdone the opposing QB. Two guys who you’d call elite. How many other QB’s have matched up against elite QB’s and done as well or better than AS?
@DS when it counted the most your Precious failed.
As did the “elite” Rodgers, Brees, Brady, Roethlisberger, Ryan, Stafford….
Maybe this elite stuff is becoming way overrated.
@msc
Only 1 QB wins at the end. And that QB started off the season worse than AS did.
And you’re a cultist.
I would like to say to Sputnik. You were absolutely right the 49ers played 16 men on the field today. And STILL won like I SAID!!!!!! Wheeeeew! Wrong score bit hey I’m fn HAPPY!!!!
Grant I respect you, bit you were dead wrong and underestimated THE SUPER BOWL CHAMPS!!!!! WHEEEEEW!!!!!!!
Hopefully the coaches will pay attention to the game tape and bench Alex Smith. They should have done it after the first quarter, and immediately put Nate Davis in.
>_> Not sure what to think here other than I think someone is trying to be a comedian. <_<
Ya, thats pretty dumb!
And Niners were a woeful 2-9 on 3rd down. Obviously they have not solved the issue that held them back so much last season.
That was a combination of bad play-calling, refereeing, and dumb penalties.
And obviously held us back as much today as it did all last season.
ribico
But AS didn’t throw an Int or fumle the ball on his sacks or any other player.
I think that makes AS the QB who has gone the longest (via attempts) now as a Niner QB without throwing an Int. Counting the playoffs to the 2011 regular season to now.
That 2-9 on 3rd down would have killed the 49ers if the defense hadn’t been incredible.
Extending drives is a good thing.
MSC,
The offense scored 30 points today. Are you saying they didn’t have a part in the win?
MVP of the defense, Bowman. The guy played like a beast today. Looks like They feel more comfortable with him in coverage than PW, interesting.
It was odd to see Willis on the sideline. I wonder if that was a scheme or if Willis is “working through something”.
2 out of the past 3 games, AS has out done DB and AR. The two hottest QB’s from 2011.
Problem with having that “elite qb” is that the rest of your team suffers so you can pay him. I’ve said it a million times…I would much rather have our team then have that great qb. Alex is perfect!
@Montana
If JR never played a pefect game (I think he has a mental disorder if he thinks he didn’t have like 20 of them), nobody has.
That said. I’m glad we drafted AS. Just wait till later in the season. Our rookie AJ/James will have more practice time and contribute to what we already saw. Keep in mind this year, we play a lot of horrible defenses. Last year we played a lot of good ones (Pitt/Baltimore on 3 days prep time). This was the first time AR and AS faced one another and AS had a real chance to win. And he did.
I agree. Not to take anything away from Smith or the amazing job our secondary did, but a rookie outplayed Brees today also. Granted that rookie got some amazing help early to build confidence and Brees had some unreal drops, but still, a rookie outplayed the same “elite” qb
Chris
Point is that AS beat 2 elite QB’s in the past 3 games. And AR is now 0-2 the past 2 in GB against decent defenses. How many of the elite QB’s have done that in their past 3 meetings with other elite QB’s (especially 3 games straight)?
Also, the Saints are really a mess. The Saints from last year are not the Saints this year. At least not yet.
Very nice all around team win today. Alex played well, the o line was pretty solid, the upgrades at WR were evident, and the D looked like ’11 again. Fun day to be a 49er fan.
Jack,
Well said.
Bubba Paris just said MC saw his job was at stake after the Niners offseaon moves.
Just saying, I’m not alone.
Great game by him. Really showed up. I was screaming “Go Crab!” on his 16 yard sideline reception before the ball even reached him. No drops by him, or any WR. Only DW screwed up and had a poor day catching the ball.
And was a 2nd read from a TD, but hey we scored the next play so w/e
Bubba Paris said 2 years ago that Alex Smith was not the answer at QB for the 49ers. Go figure. Bubba Paris???
And so did you. What’s up Jordo, ready to finally eat this stone cold crow? Or you need it warmed up in the Nuker first? ^_^
Actually you said much worse but that can be forgiven so long as you respectful now. ;)
Alex Smith played a pretty good game 20-26 and he got the receivers involved. 215 yards and a win. I respect that. My concern is the sacks. At what point does a defensive lineman fall on him and crack his shoulder. He had a few chances to get rid of the ball and held it too long. Other than that, Alex played well. I give the props when they are due. He did well.
It was on the Line. They took 3 Receivers into Camp that hadn’t even played a single down for the team? Yeah 15 needs to play like a man possessed this season. I have no doubt that he will and soon I’ll feel confident enough in him to call him by name. But this is just one of many games this season. Redemption don’t come easy.
@ceadderman
Crab seem to have some mis-matches. Didn’t his 16 yard slant come against a LB or DL?
Not complaining about that at all. BW did a perfect job of getting his players in mis-matches. JR wasn’t always covered by the teams #1 CB on every play.
Seems like I was right about something with MC all this time. RM would go deep. The coverage is freaked about him. They run after him, and the underneath routes are open.
To MC’s credit, he looked faster and had seperation and didn’t drop any easy passes. He did what he was supposed to do. And we won.
I believe that was their 3rd Corner that slant came against. He played off and out of position, when Alex threw 15 the ball it was too late. I could be wrong because I wasn’t keeping track of which Defender was where. I’m reasonably sure however that since that happened in the 1st Quarter that the Linebackers were nowhere near it because they were up front testing our Line. 2nd Quarter they backed off some to get some bodies in the middle where Smith was attacking them all day.
2nd Half they started off back at the Line and never really left. I don’t know what was goin on with Joe but no way any Linebacker should get the better of a Pro Bowl Left Tackle. Smith would drop back to Pass to find Mathews biting at his ankles for most of the day today. Say what you want about Smith “holding the ball too long” but Mathews ain’t slow. That guy is relentless to be sure but he shouldn’t have got a hand on Smith in those situations when he’s fallen on his face. I think Alex did a helluva job not turning the Ball over when Mathews got him the one time standing up. ^_^
Very true.
AS does not get the credit for how well he does all the non-stat things that help win games. QB rating doesn’t keep track of how many fumbles a QB has. Or how well he prevents a defender from causing a fumble on a fumble worthy hit which that last Matthews sack was.
I personally think that all the non-stat items when it comes to a player (QB especially) is more than 50% of his evaluation criteria.
Bubba Paris is an idiot. Crabtree’s health was the biggest reason for his improvement. Never did he think he was dropping down the depth chart. The additions the 9ers made at wr, only an idiot would think that Crab wasn’t going to be the first to benefit.
Montana
Remember the post game show at the end of game 1 last year?
Bubba ripped into AS like he had thrown 20 Int’s. Then a few weeks later, after the Philly game, he sat there biting his tongue. He had nothing to say. This year he sounds much more positive about AS after game 1.
Absolutely agree Montana Man!
His starting position was never in doubt. Well maybe to the doubters only (lol).
Then 15 was kidding himself if he went into Camp feeling good about his job. Baalke and Harbs didn’t sing Moss, Manningham and draft Jenkins because they were satisfied with the production at the Receiver position.
I’m not rooting against him, nor do I want him to Fail, but I guarantee that if 15 doesn’t have a solid season this year, this will be his last year with the 49ers. Look at his previous 3 Seasons and all the easy Passes that ended up on the turf instead of his hands.
You can deny it all you want but Parys was right to say what he said. He played the game, he’s seen it all at every position on the 9ers. Guys that have issues cannot hope to be complacent and not worry about they jobs. That’s how guys end up on the outside lookin in. That’s a fact. I don’t care how many yards he finished the season with. He was a GHOST in the Championsip game.
“I’m not rooting against him, nor do I want him to Fail, but I guarantee that if 15 doesn’t have a solid season this year, this will be his last year with the 49ers. Look at his previous 3 Seasons and all the easy Passes that ended up on the turf instead of his hands. ”
Perfect! But some won’t care what you write. Also doesn’t mean that MC can’t do it now either. His career (at least on this team) is in his hands. Sink, swim, or ride a jet boat. It’s all up to him now.
Ceadderman,
You’re wrong. Crabtree could post the same numbers as last year and he would be the starting WR on next years roster. He can’t be any better than the QB who throws it to him. Alex has been here 7 years and he’s still here through it all. Crabtree can’t throw it and catch it.
Crabtree didn’t have a touchdown today but he should have had 1. I think we both saw that one. let’s just count how many times we see that this year.
One of the biggest if not the biggest regular season win in a while. To get the Packer monkey and the tradional Lambeau home-field ref job monkey off our back is unbelievable. Green Bay and the refs have tormented us over the years like no other. To beat them at Lambeau you have to be clearly better and we are. We are flat out a better team than Green Bay. I feel a drunk coming on!
Be happy they were Replacement Officials. We woulda got jobbed out of the Win had the Negotiations ended during Preseason. I will take every bad call willingly this season cause these guys are Rookie Officials learning on the job. I can hang with a few bad calls.
Harbs may not make it past game 4 though. Dude was just a mad man out there giving it his all for the team. I’ve been a fan of Harbs since the San Diego Torros days. He hasn’t disappointed me yet. :)
I agree. It would have been worse we the real refs. I respect the NY Giants for beating the Packers at Lambeau last Jan. The refs homed the Giants on bad call after bad call but they still won. No matter what the Giants did to us I respect them for beating Green Bay at Lambeau in Jan. A mighty feat.
With every decently solid game called by the Replacement Officials the tenuous hold the Incumbents had on the job becomes harder to keep.
I’m all for it. Perreira needs to go too imho. He let them get away with blatantly awful Officiating for years and you can see that he is stumping for their return every time he’s called upon for an impromptu review of the calls.
NOBODY could be this myopic where their crews are concerned.
One more complaint. The final score should have been 30-14. That special teams TD by the the Packers was a blatant gift from the refs.
See Giant playoff game midwest. That should have been a flat out blow out.
Refs give the pack every chance.
Yep.
The oddsmakers lost their ass on that game. These replacements can be bought off much easier than the real referees.
Double check that bitch! Yea…Great victory. Now for The Handshake Part Deux. Time to kill the Lions and wipe that focking grin off of Scharwtzs’ face. Thanks for the happy ending Coach Harbaugh and Staff and Players!!
I think we will obliterate Detroit next week.
How many of you now are upset or scared we had to play AR and the Pack to open the seasoon?
The fact we beat them in GB. AS out did AR. Our D beat AR. Who on our schedule is going to be better?
AS JH says….
“NOBODY!”
And for the first time, AS had a team that legitimately had a chance to beat GB. The other times, we just weren’t good enough as a team.
New England.
YEP.
Niners went in and were the better team. And GB is pretty damn good. The Niner D is going to be there, and the offense is going to gain confidence and once everyone gets going, from Brandon Jacobs, to CK7 and the read option with Lamichael James, the Niners could very well have the most interesting and innovate offense, based on what they do with the run and the pass.
Oh yeah — Hunter looks explosive. Did you guys notice? Gore is a stud but Hunter can play and will be a factor.
You have to like Harbaugh’s team concept, where everyone plays an important part.
Zero surprises for me! Green Bay is good against bad defenses. The last 3 good defenses they played, they lost all 3.
@montana man
Great offenses usually get that way against bad defenses. When they play good defenses, they lose a lot of their flair.
So looking forward to AR in that Niners jersey. That sh*t better be all over NFL net and ESPN!
+100
Can’t wait to see that!
Wearing an Alex Smith jersey is the ultimate embarrassment and Rodgers earned it. He played like crap. The 49ers D had his number all day.
Not really Msclemon. There are worse jerseys he could wear.
True MWN. He could be forced to wear a Rex Grossman jersey hahaha.
Or a Ryan Fitzpatrick jersey.
Or a Fatslob67 Wallmart jersey…
Goddammit, MSC, can you give the Smith bashing a f____ng rest? The whole team played well today, including Smith. What are you going to do if Smith somehow carries this level of play through the whole year? By continuing the bashing, especially after a game like today, you’re just digging yourself a deeper hole.
I don’t feel so bad for Aaron. He can go run up his stats against the rest of the league now.
ribico
The Packers supposedly have one of the weakest schedules.
Has AR ever beaten a top defense/team? One which had all their stars playing now. Because as we saw a few years ago, the Raiders were better than the Steelers minus TP (and if you saw the game last night, it was written into each players contract that only TP can tackle). And the 2010 NFC Title game, the Bears starting QB was hurt at the end of the first half.
Well Grant, glad to see you admittedly had this game all wrong. Really, I dont get what you were thinking. “Advantage Packers” was beginning to piss me off knowing our team is better than theres.
Well, he did nail MC’s stat line. Give him credit for that ;)
Can’t really blame Grant here. The entire planet picked the Packers to win.
If you want to b*tch you should yell at ESPN, CBS, FOX and NBC too.
I think Ditka picked SF, not that I’m recommending him as your wagering advisor.
Brotha
Terry Bradshaw an adament AS supporter picked the Niners. Don’t know if that makes you smarter or more right. But it does mean 5 Super Bowls between them picked the Niners.
Good call Brotha – Ditka and 2 other ESPN dudes picked the 49ers. The respectable writers all picked the Packers though.
@ Clemons
‘Respectable writers’? I thought that Jordo, 19r, you and I are the respectable writers. Stan too.
Tuna,
You got that right. I never thought for 1 moment they could beat us. I was more worried about the damn refs than I was the Packers. That defense can’t stop anyone, but their offense will outscore some teams.
Just said good-bye to my last guests, and time to get to my favorite 49er blog.
1. Alex was Alex – the consummate game manager! Looked and played in total control. Threw the ball with good touch and accuracy. May have missed Crabtree for a sure TD by forcing one the R.Moss, but he and MC will have plenty of opps to connect this season. Great overall game from AS. And he did something in beating the Pack that hasn’t been done since the days of the great Joe Montana. Yes, I love that Alex is building his own niche on his own merit.
Awesome field-goal by D. Akers at the end of the first half!
It gave the entire team a big lift and energy going into halftime.
Crabtree was solid. Caught everything thrown his way by my count. Showed some nice YAC today as well.
O-line played better than average. Staley brought his hard-hat and made things tough for C. Matthews for most of the game.
Frank Gore is a “Warrior!” leaving it on the field as usual!
Nice job fielding punts by K. Williams. The kid has ‘heart,’ nuff said!
Defense was outstanding. Nothing spectecular, just seemed to make the right plays at the right time.
Harbaugh looked like a fire breathing/spitting dragon early on, but was on top of his game and intently focused throught.
Great ‘team’ victory, especially considering our futlility against the Pack over the last two decades.
“ALL IN!” (with ALL 49ers players)
Grant
By the way, the Niners were about 30% or so on 3rd down. We dominted much of the game. And then won the TO battle. The change of momentum swung back to our side after the NB Int.
Turnovers matter infinitely more important than 3rd down conversions. Only stat to follow is TO differential. You win that, you win games.
Most of those were long 3rd downs which signifies poor something on first and second downs.
There was at least 1 3rd and short, and we ran FG. I love FG, but he is not our short yardage runner. I know Jacobs is out. But Dixon should have come in.
I didn’t have a problem so much with the playcall as I did with the personnel on the field on that play. That is the coaches fault (JR/GR) more so than FG’s or player x.
Agreed DS. That was in the 1st Half I think it was. I was pretty peeved we didn’t go for it on 4th and short too after Frank came up just short of the 1st Down. Hell Alex Could have taken the snap and just leaned for it, it was that close to being converted.
Other than the few missed opportunities with personnel packages, that’s got to be my only gripe about the game. It’s early yet, I figure we’ll see things go smoother as the season goes along but instead of 3 this team should have had 7 to end the Half. Up 13 would have demoralized the Packers greatly going into the locker room. Up 9 was great though. :)
Well, I can’t wait to see the lack of response from the AS haters. For the first time he has the same coordinator for a second season. Today, he looked WAY more comfortable and in control of everything. Barring injury, and with a receiving core on par with other top QB’s in the league, AS should make top 10 in QB’s this year. We’re still a big run team btw, which is awesome.
Ceadderman says:
September 9, 2012 at 5:42 pm
“Haha true true. But if he has a 10+ Win Season and makes use of the targets like he did today? It’s a lock.
#15 played a HELL of a game today. On his way to redemption. One down 18 to go. :)”
@Ceadd
That would be Michael Crabtree!
No worries Ceadd, you will have plenty of opportunities to mention his name this season bud (lol).
But you are right, #15 had a good game, as did many other 49ers players.
I’m sure you realized that I have sworn not to use his name until he earns the name. That’s how my Coaches did it when I played and I believe in tradition. I refuse to bash the man since he wears the Gold and Cherries, but until he proves himself consistently the name will continue not to be used.
I don’t hate him though. I just hate to see a waste of talent. :)
“I just hate to see a waste of talent. :)”
He entered the NFL as the best WR in college history. A good part of the disapointment is that it hasn’t shown itself. Today was the first time I feel he really made some plays. His stats weren’t great. But I don’t care. He looked sure of himself, made the catches and got positive yards every time I thought he could.
In case you and DS haven’t noticed, Crabtree plays better when AS plays better (lol).
Looks to me like the guy has done pretty good for “wasted talent” (hahaha!).
But if MC can average 7 catches and 70 plus yards per game, perhaps it’s best you don’t call his name. You’re not worthy!
“ALL IN!” (for ALL 49er players)
Exactly DS. Crabtree didn’t have great stats but he played hard, made some tough catches and looks slimmer. He was the best WR today.
Great win!
Prime
Notice how certain posters keep have never bothered to reply to positive post that either of us have made about MC and even try to spin what we said into a negative? We’ve written them.
Do you think that is proof that they are All In or that they are just here to fight? Because if they were all in, then they should be cheering on positive posts any other blogger writes about any player. Right?
*Notice how certain posters have never bothered to reply to any positive posts that either of us have made about MC…*
Not to rain on the big victory that I predicted. Lol but one thumbs down I have is for joe staley. Garbage getting out muscled by a line backer. Again it was 11 on 15 the whole game and STILL punked the pack. SMACKED THE PACK!!!!!!! WHHEEEEEW!!!!!
I dunno – Staley got beat twice by one of the best pass rushers in the league. Notice the coaches never felt the need t0 put extra help on Staley’s side – the RB and TE were helping Anthony Davis. I think Staley did ok; not great but not horrible.
Got beat more than twice. It was sheer luck that 2 times he was on the ground behind Alex swiping at his heels.
Then of course he had the Hold that the Offense got penalized for. Joe should be pushing that guy all over the field as big a gap there is in their sizes. Joe is a Warrior but no way that should be happening. It’s not like Mathews was Aldon Smith in College. ;)
Getting bull rushed by a lb an you’re supposed to be a top 100 player? Hell NO. He didn’t get beat by speed. He got beat by power from a man who is at least 50 pounds lighter. NO EXCUSE Staley got punked.
Agreed. Even if it is Mathews. No excuse getting pushed around like that. */*
Where Alex & the offense deserve credit is they did their part producing more 1st downs than GB & won the time of possession 33-27. They took the burden off the defense…
Now back to the BashAlexZone…headed up by the Cohn boys…
Oh Grant…
Yes indeed there are Silos in California. If you cruise the 4 from Stockton you’ll see quite a few of them. I used to drive that route from Tuolumne County to Sacramento on my way to various concerts during my misspent youth. Oakdale, Merced and Fresno have em too. I could name more towns but I’m sure you get the drift. Open yo eyes man. :D