SAN FRANCISCO — The live blog, which I’ll be updating frequently from the press box.
Update 1: The first thing I saw as I walked into the stadium was a guy in handcuffs, real chagrined-looking. The police were leading him out of the stadium. This was around 3:15. How long did he last in the stadium before he did whatever he did?
Update 2: The kickoff’s been moved back 10 minutes to 5:30, according to an unconfirmed report.
The 49ers inactives are: A.J. Jenkins, Ted Ginn Jr., LaMichael James, Brandon Jacobs, Joe Looney, Garrett Celek and Ian Williams.
That means Scott Tolzien is active, which is strange. You’d think Jenkins or James would suit up before the third-string quarterback.
The Lions inactives are: QB Kellen Moore, CB Chris Houston, S Louis Delmas, CB Bill Bentley, LB Travis Lewis, T Jason Fox and T Corey Hilliard.
Three-fourths of the Lions’ starting secondary will not play. Backups Jacob Lacey and Drayton Florence will start at cornerback and John Wendling will start at free safety.
4:21 According to Matt Maiocco, Tolzien is active because Andy Lee’s thumb is sore, and Tolzien’s the backup holder. That may be, but I’m still expecting a few read-option plays from Colin Kaepernick.
4:58 Based on warmups, it appears Michael Crabtree is the starting flanker and Mario Manningham is the starting split end.
5:25 The Lions win the toss and they want the ball.
5:32 The Lions actually open up the game with two straight runs, gaining a total of four yards. Didn’t Jim Schwartz read the letter I wrote him?
5:33 On third down the 49ers did not cover Calvin Johnson. Stafford saw him wide open and threw it to him, but Johnson ran into Ahmad Brooks and the pass fell to the ground. The Lions punt and the Niners take over at their 33 yard line.
5:35 On second and 10, Mario Manningham gains 29 yards on an end around. The Lions completely overpursued. Perfect play call.
5:37 Two plays later, Alex Smith hits a wide open Vernon Davis in the end zone for a 21-yard TD. 7-0 49ers. Not counting the first offensive play, the 49ers got everything they wanted. A 1-minute-and-12-second drive.
5:42 When the Lions line up with two wide receivers, Donte Whitner is playing about 20-yards behind the line of scrimmage, helping Carlos Rogers cover him.
5:45 The refs call a 33-yard phantom pass interference penalty on Chris Culliver. Lions ball at the 49ers’ 26.
5:49 The Lions’ drive stalls after Donte Whitner tackles Brandon Pettigrew short of the first down. Hanson kicks a 38-yard field goal. 7-3 Niners.
5:51 On the kick return, Kendall Hunter fights for extra yards and fumbles before he hits the ground. Lions’ ball at the 49ers’ 27 yard line.
5:53 On first down the Lions try to establish the run, gain 2 yards. Note to the Lions: You are not going to establish the run in this game.
5:54 The first down run leads to third-and-8, and Ahmad Brooks bats down Stafford’s pass. Hanson makes a 41-yard field goal. 7-6 Niners.
5:57 Daniel Kilgore is flagged for holding on the kick return. The Niners start their second drive at their 9 yard line.
6:00 Just to show the Lions they can’t stop it, Greg Roman calls a wham power run for Frank Gore on first down, and he gains 14 yards. Corey Williams was the victim.
6:02 On third and 1, Greg Roman calls for a 0-wide receiver formation. Frank Gore runs up the middle and gains nothing. Bad play call. Now the Niners have to punt.
6:04 Lions ball at their 16. If they run on first down, I’m going to laugh out loud.
6:06 Stafford fakes the handoff, finds no one open and throws the ball away. Nothing’s working for Detroit’s offense so far.
6:07 Stafford didn’t see Nate Burleson wide open in the middle of the field. Instead, Stafford threw a long pass to no Lion in particular. Actually, the pass was right to Goldson, who picked it off and returned it 22 yards to the Detroit 23.
6:10 After two Gore runs, Harbaugh calls his first timeout before a key third-and-four.
6:11 Smith, in the shotgun, can’t catch a good snap from Jonathan Goodwin. Smith runs down the ball and throws it away.
6:12 Akers makes the field goal and takes a shot from Drayton Florence after he kicks it. That’s an automatic first down at the 12 yard line for the 49ers.
6:14 Another bad call: On second and six from the Lions’ 8, the refs flag Jacob Lacey for pass interference against Randy Moss. Smith’s pass was high and uncatchable. The result: First and goal at the 1.
SECOND QUARTER
6:17 The very next play, Gore blasts into the end zone from 1 yard out. Touchdown. 14-6 Niners. Kyle Vanden Bosch gets in about five 49ers faces after the play. I’m talking Delanie Walker, Daniel Kilgore, Joe Staley, Alex Boone and others.
6:22 On second and 7, Stafford takes advantage of Aldon Smith in pass coverage, throwing to Bell in the flat. Bell shook Smith and gained 9 yards. The very next play, the Lions run up the middle for 1 yard. What are they thinking?
6:24 Second and 9 leads to third and 5. Stafford throws way too high for Johnson over the middle. Incomplete. The Lions offense has no rhythm. The Niners offense takes over at its’ 25.
6:29 On first and five from the Detroit 39, Crabtree got himself wide open over the middle, but Smith held onto the ball and took a sack for a loss of 12. If he had pulled the trigger, he would have gotten a big gain. The Niners take their second timeout of the first half.
6:32 Vernon Davis sat a few plays with an eye injury, but he’s back in the game now.
6:33 Very next play, Gore gains the 12 yards back on a wham play up the middle. I can imagine Greg Roman laughing in the booth. The Lions can’t stop it.
6:33 And on the next play, Michael Crabtree drops a low pass from Alex Smith, and the Niners punt. The pass was around his knees, but Crabtree got both hands on it. The offense is now 0-3 on third down. Lions’ ball at their 14.
6:37 Kevin Smith runs up the middle twice in a row and gets a first down. I didn’t expect to see that.
6:40 On third and six Patrick Willis blitzes, the Lions pick him up and Stafford hits Johnson down the middle for a gain of 24 yards.
6:41 On second and seven, Carlos Rogers is correctly flagged for holding. First and 10 at the 28.
6:43 On third and four, Ahmad Brooks blows by Gosder Cherilus and hits Stafford as he’s throwing. Incomplete. Then Hanson bounces his field goal off the right upright. Still 14-6 Niners, who take over at their 30 yard line.
6:47 Alex Smith throws deep for Vernon Davis on first down, but Florence breaks it up at the last second. Good throw.
6:47 And then Gore runs up the middle for 16 yards. He’s rushed 10 times for 62 yards.
6:49 Kendall Hunter drops a good pass on first down and then goes nowhere on second down, and the Niners face third and 10 from their own 46.
TWO MINUTE WARNING
6:52 And Smith converts! The offensive line gives him forever and he finds Vernon Davis over the middle for 12 yards.
6:54 The Niners face another third and 10 and this time Smith checks it down to Gore for a 1-yard gain. Lee punts it. Lions ball at their 10 yard line with 1:05 left in the half, one timeout left.
6:56 The Lions run on first down, get nowhere, then kneel out the clock.
HALFTIME
Matt Stafford’s QB rating is 29.9. That’s not very good.
The 49ers defense is great, but the Lions’ offense is playing terrible, too. Stafford’s throwing mechanics are sloppy, and he’s missed some key throws he should have made. His passes have been late and high. His footwork is lazy in the pocket, and he tends to revert to a lazy three-quarter release when his feet aren’t set. The interception he threw was as bad a throw and as bad a decision as you’ll ever see.
THIRD QUARTER
7:13 Kyle Vanden Bosch makes a stupid play. After a failed flea flicker (Crabtree was double covered), Vanden Bosch sacks Smith but unnecessarily yanks him down by his face mask. 15-yard penalty.
7:19 After that play, the Niners easily drive down the field, gaining yards in chunks, avoiding third down until they reach the red zone. Third and 7, Smith completes a very short pass to Crabtree for 2 yards. Akers makes the 36-yard field goal. 17-6 Niners.
7:22 The Niners special teams is struggling in this game. They just gave up a 40-yard kick return. Lions ball at their 39.
7:31 Hanson just made a 40-yard kick to make the score 17-9. That was the Lions’ best drive, and it was only 39 yards. They killed their own momentum when they called an outside run on 2nd and 5.
7:40 Now the Niners are making a drive look easy: 4 first downs on 6 plays.
FOURTH QUARTER
7:44 The drive ends due to three straight drops. Akers makes a 48-yarder. 20-9. On second and 10, Delanie Walker dropped a short pass but Vernon Davis was open deep.
7:54 The Lions drive down to the San Francisco 21, and on second and 8 Stafford misses a wide open receiver over the middle, holds onto the ball and takes a sack.
8:00 The Lions offense can’t recover from the sack, but Hanson makes a 48-yard field goal. The Niners have absolutely dominated this game, but they’re only up by one score: 20-12. 9:12 left in the fourth quarter.
8:13 Alex Smith has converted three tough third down on this drive all to Crabtree. Now it’s Second and three at the Lions’ 23 with 3:11 left. Detroit just called timeout No.2. If the Niners score at all on this drive – and it looks like they will – they’ll win. They seem like the best team in the NFL.
8:16 Game over. Alex Smith rolls right and hits a wide open Vernon Davis, who jukes a few Lions and runs into the end zone untouched. 27-12.
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List of inactives?
Props to Razor
For his poem last week
Nothing but praise
For his literary technique
Tonight the Niners
Defend their mystique
& Take the next step
Towards the Trophy they seek
By bouncing the Lions
and dragging their balls
Schwartz will start crying
when the handshake calls
AhhhHahahahahaha!
Sorry I missed last week but let’s go 9ers everyday all day!!!!!
GC, with STolzien being active does that perhaps suggest that the 9ers will use more of CK from the option? Hmmm.
That must be it.
Grant
First thing I think of with ST as the FG holderis a fake attempt more so than CK plays.
Tony Dungy just said what I did earlier. PM choose the AFC West because those teams suck.
Maiocco pointed out Andy Lee has a bum hand, so Tolzien may have to hold for Akers.
GG, if that is true, it’s not a good thing. Holders are key for spot and confidence. Let’s hope ALee can do the duties.
Well, the Lions have a good D-line, and they are not above playing dirty. Given that the replacement refs are about as alert as my dead grandmother, it might be a worthwhile precaution.
Tolzien is active due to Lee’s thumb injury. May have to hold on FG’s. Plus neither Jenkins or James will be in the game anyway.
JMorgan just lost his cool and possibly the game for the skins.
Yea I seen that to but cortland finnegan pisses every 1 off
Redskins overpaid for Morgan by at least $3.5 million.
That (JM) was your boy Hofe! ;-)
Yeah, maybe we get him back. :)
I bet the guy was yelling something about the handshake,only with drunken threats.
A game this big..and you want to be drunk before it starts?..and plenty are. I got my Coke caffeine boost.
You should be drunk by now – especially after the beat down your Raiders received in Miami :)
Drunk? suicidal!
Been waiting for this game for two months. My daughter and her husband are avid Lion fans – damn!!!!. She was raised a Niners/Giant fan but something went wrong somewhere, bad parenting I guess – I need to get her back here and debrief her and remind her of her loyalties.
Gotta be thinking the the NFC West is no longer the dormats in football. The Patriots and Cowboys losing to the Cardinals and Seahawks. It might be a passing league but defense still has its place.
undercenter
A way to look at it:
Passing works great until you play a good defense. Look at the results.
Some dork on NBC said why didn’t Dallas just go on into Seattle and win? He clearly has never watched Seattle home games before in his life.
Anybody else notice Tony Dungy saying coaching matters with regards to DB and the Saints?
Please. Everybody consider this point when bitching about AS’s pre-JH career. If DB’s inaccuracy issues in that INT-TD happens, then maybe AS’s bad accuracy can be attributed to bad coaching as well.
Give it a break DS.
Instead, why don’t tell us what you think about this game?
Nick
I’ll never give it a rest while things that they said are proven wrong, and they continue to not join our captain.
For years, I’ve read how it’s AS’s fault. AES just said it wasn’t on coaching last week. Well, DB is a better QB. Best in the NFL last year. And he suddenly has accuracy issues. What happened? How did he have such bad accuracy on that easy pass today Int for TD. The change…not DB. Not the WR. The coaching. Think that means A LOT?! Tony Dungy does
I’ll never stop as long as crap appears here. Never rest. Why would I? I am a fan. Supposed expert fans here have for years spewed how AS sucks. Now they need to explain how DB sucks, or just shut up!
Did anybody ever say coaching didn’t matter? Your ramblings only take away from the fact that Smith has worked very hard to improve, with his mechanics and his understanding of the game. He has worked to get better because he had to in order to have success, not because his past performance was somebody else’s fault.
Well said!
That was a small post.
And anytime I mentioned coaching, a slew of you would come crashing in saying AS sucks. Not lot of mention of bad coaching from a lot here.
Accuracy that Detroit! TD!
Drama queen
Harbaugh getting lathered up: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/16/jim-harbaugh-says-lions-are-a-chippy-bunch-and-a-late-hit-bunch/
The Guy that was in handcuffs was Schwartz, he wanted to squeeze Harbaugh boys, and JH is pressing charges.
Megatron meet optimus prime Veron Davis !!!!!
Does Megatron mean anything to someone who’s never seen a Transformers movie? No!!!!
Way to go Josh Morgan losing the game for.the skins, unsportman like conduct on last drive of the day.
drop the crap about the handshake. that’s not what tonite is about.
AldSmith is cat quick!
welcome to the fortress!!
Deep team, deeeeeeeeeeeeeppppppppppppppp!!!
stick ummmm!!
Crabtree uses those claws well.
Great f’n start!!
beautiful
TD 4 VD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just that easy!
Yes…..Baby! 11-85 connection!
11-85 yes
What’s funny is I added Smith to my fantasy team as my flex player this week, lmao.
BigP, good move! LOL
Big P – Good start!! No mercy on Schwartz.
VDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All kinds of VD and Crabs on that drive. We may need a penicillin shot.
Clem – You jokester.
lloooooooooooolllllllllll
Alex!!!!!!
VD shot a jumper…swish….lol
Couldn’t ask for a better start than that!
That MM end around set everything up – great pick up!
Great catch by Crabs. Beautiful read by Smith on the TD pass.
Nice pass. Keep em coming!
What happened to Soap’s head?
I was wondering the same thing.
They’re trying to run to set up the play action.
Unexpected running by Detroit, that wont last long.
Come on guys tackle. NB gets a pass but only one!
Calvin Johnson is a big dude. He really does look like Megatron standing next to those DB’s.
too much time
Umm, 2 man rush with Aldon in coverage? No likey!
what is that?
Pity call.
If that was PI, why not have nobody cover? Suicide blitz every play.
Bad call on Cully
Yeah, that was pretty weak.
these officials need to go soon..
These refs with their phantom calls!!!
Goodell get your act together!
H67 – Horrific PI call!
time for a pick 7
CK FB that ref is wearing Lion gear! lol
Nice high catch (again) by MC on that drive.
that was very nice
big niner
MC rarely drops high passes. Low ones/on target ones he does. For whatever reason, he gets the high ones just fine.
Just pay the man!
wrong spot
Come on KH damn!!
noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Not good
Damnit Hunter!
Not getting to Stafford….yet. I want pressure!
Merry Christmas Schwartz! 6 points handed to you.
Stafford has all day to throw
I haven’t seen any tricks from the D Line yet; no stunts. Fangio playing possum a bit?
I was just think that. Not sure but i would like to see something different.
This a key drive
Protect the ball, hunter
2 bad decisions back to back by KH
Let’s get the momentum back with a nice long drive. The lack of pressure is worrying me though.
someone needs to coach Hunter and the rest of the special teams that there is NO BENEFIT to the team to run it out of the endzone. Let’s see first one ended in a fumble, second was a holding call.
I’d say the 49ers are being out coached tonight.
it’s only 10 minutes in ..:)
Let’s dash some dreams here. The 49ers have the wind at their back. A serious wind. That is why Det is not passing the ball. Second half, DET is going to let it fly. So unless SF has a 3 TD margin to play in, they are going to be in serious trouble the second half.
Jason saw you on Friday the 13th, good movie.
I think I was pretty spot on saying it would take 21 points to beat DET.
H67 (holding 67)
Flag happy replacement refs. Let them play.
why do they does this every time? Roman, it don’t work!!
Damn too much running – GR needs to open it up!
a toss would have been fine there
Nothing wrong going outside third and short
Why aren’t we using Dixon on short yardage?
FG is a great all around RB. But he’s not a good or even average short yardage runner anymore.
Too conservative. This is like Sing trying to nurse a one point lead for 3 quarters.
I woulda liked play action rtoll-out there
SF is being out coached. Never thought I’d say that.
Well Greg Roman isn’t that hard to out coach Millions of fans do it each day in Madden ’13
Now that 3rd down is on GR like many are!
Stafford choked!
Stafford is throwing into the wind. Take a look at those gusts. It is going to be run run run for SF second half. Looks like the Lord is an SF fan.
Jason,
You incredible dope, they change end zones each quarter. Have you never seen a football game, before?
Maybe you should reread what I wrote here and past. I didn’t think you needed that mentioned to understand what was being written. My mistake. I’ll try to spell it out more clearly.
Here is what that meant. SF is going to be starting the 3rd quarter with the ball and the wind at his back. THAT means SF will go into the 4th quarter with a nice lead. THAT means SF will be running the CLOCK OUT IN THE 4TH Quarter with RUN RUN RUN. Is that clear enough for you?
@ exgolfer
But since you are proud to be an idiot, here is a time stamp that proves just that:
jason says:
September 16, 2012 at 6:16 pm
the second and 4th quarters DET will have the wind at their backs. I expect to see more deep passing in those quarters. SF has the advantage because they can run the ball regardless.
Maybe you should just walk away.
Golson picks
Horrible throw by Stafford, good for us.
That was a perfect pass to Goldson.
There’s one – I project 2 picks! Ego? Not much LC!
GREAT INT!
That pass sucked.
chippy=code for cheat shot artists.
Just pay the man already
Are they playing for FG!!! Come on GR – now they know what’s coming!!!!!
Alex Smith boot leg here.
Give Smith credit for not doing what 99 other NFL QBs would do. Fall on it. He kept them in FG range.
sloppy
Wow, we’re not playing sharp today
That is all on GR – he puts the offense in that position – 2 running plays and then a forced pass play.
Now throw the damn ball – to RM!!
and it worked out just fine
Nice call there Hof!!
49ers are going to slowly grind the detroit defense into the dirt…..2nd half they’ll be gashing them.
qtr ended about 2 seconds before the snap. nice.
the second and 4th quarters DET will have the wind at their backs. I expect to see more deep passing in those quarters. SF has the advantage because they can run the ball regardless.
I hope they don’t throw a red flag therefore eliminating the penalty…
Ok,calling it an internet day. May the game end with a slap upside Swartz’s head! Go team!
Gore
Collinsworth making too many excuses to Detroit..
Didn’t do any HW at all.
1. It was a 4th down pefect throw to beat Detroit last year. Not some general pass.
2. Stafford coming back, yeeah. In that game Detroit still had a shot, and Stafford looked and acted defeated.
3. No mention of AS comebacks.
any one know what the special teams music is this year? tony montana…?
2 TD drives in the 1st half.
I love a niners lead but these refs are now dictating the game
Aldon has to focus on the waist and not the shoulders.
49er offense looks like they want to crush the Detroit D.
I was getting the same feeling
Willis almost Madden Curse’d CJ
what’s that?
Don’t like the stupid jive dancing that DW and others do on Niner kickoffs, pay attention, no dumb penalities.
Grant: were there any Wr’s open on that sack ?
Iupati needs to be aware of what’s going on. His guy is on the ground he needs to float over and pick up the guy on his feet. AS needs to get rid of the ball quicker.
gore was holding that kinda loose at the end
Hey you might want to pop by
MC come on dude!
Gotta catch that – hit him in the hands.
Wow. Crabs gotta catch that
Exactly, that was a nice throw
Crabs would have some seriuos yac there…
Grant, the pass hit MC in the hands, give it a break.
*Low pass*
Come on Grant what are you watching??
It was still a drop, but the pass was at his knees.
I watched it twice it hit him in the hands. SMH
It’s low if it’s at his knees. Get over it.
LOL whatever!
Checkmate!
Pass was right where it needed to be, crab just dropped it. He was dreaming of the big time YAC he woulda had.
Grant
It was waist high. Where are your knees?
The pass was waist high,Grant do u get instant replay? Crabs should of caught it.
To me it looked like Smith made a good pass and Crabtree flattened the route instead of continuing on the slant. Just my observation.
MC dropped a good height pass. Had he caugh it, he’s still running.
Willis, Bowman and Justin gang tackled Kevin Smith. That had to hurt.
Typical MC he is inconsistent. He says throw me the ball so I can make plays and then he drops them. I see a better second half from him. I hope.
hof
Doesn’t help him. But MC makes the play in the 4th, nobody remembers the drop.
See what I mean hof? 4th quarter plays make previous drops disappear from memory.
ABrooks is better rushing the passer – forget him in the pass coverage. They’re getting too cute!
yep, they’re out doing us
doink
That’s actually good for my fantasy football too, lol the other guy has Hanson as a kicker.
nice run good call Alex
Good deep pass to VD
VD help make up for it.
FG drop. 3 drops now.
The wham / trap play keeps working. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a play action off of it.
how is that possible since they let Suh through towards the QB?
You still wham him out of the play, that’s how
Hunter is having a bad game so far..
I was gonna say that too!
Come on GR 2nd and 10. Now it puts the offense in a bad situation. Open it up!
nope he’ll run here watch
Fangio will probably run on the 3rd down to run down the clock…
u mean Roman?
yeah oops…
3 straight drops. Alex lookin good again.
Lions haven’t stopped us but 1 time. Come on playmakers. AS is calling a great game withhis changes at the line.
wow, they threw it???
a 3rd down conversion!
Smith looks really good two games in a row.
You wouldn’t know it with the drops.
None of this is on Smith
Yes it is…he touch the ball. lol
That just means we will convert another 3rd down
4 drops.
I was thinking the samething.
Dumb college play – this crap in the NFL is crap.
that was ugly… take that one out of the playbook
Fake punt?
pick ….
we get the ball first
If GR would call the plays he did in the 1st series this would be a blowout. Now it is just an 8 point lead. Ridiculous!
I dpn’t know why he’s clamming up.
We had some early penalities, a turnover, and 4 drops. We still did okay.
and a sack
sloppy play over all and the play calling isn’t helping. I hope they come out with a long time consuming drive to start the 3rd quarter.
that would be nice and end the drive with 7.
Why do I feel like we should be up more?
I think they need to open up the Offense a bit more. Alex is playing well, let him throw it more.
Seriously- I don’t understand the play calling- the passes over ten yards seem like they are available- but smith keeps throwing to covered receivers 3 or 4 yards out. And Moss is looking good- why isn’t he more involved in the games? Why is kyle williams playing so much???
I don’t understand!!!
I believe Frank Gore suffered a concussion in the second quarter. I wonder if the SF medical staff saw the same thing. That coupled with last week’s TD shot he took, I think I’d like to see Hunter finish the game and Gore be evaluated.
how do you know that ?
I am trying to look up the exact play to reference. After the hit though, he got up, you saw all whites of the eyes, and he shook his head like he was clearing the cobb webs, and he went the wrong direction after getting up. He continued down field instead of toward the sideline.
I obviously don’t know though. It was just an observation.
Look out for the suprise onside kick!!
Fangio needs to make a few adjustments. Special Teams need to dial in. I’d love to get more separation (score) to make them play from behind.
I agree!! throw more and where are our screen?
Off topic – NBC is getting some beautiful shots of the Golden Gate
+1
+2
Beautiful city and skyline. The east coast bias is jealous! lol
Good 1st half. Alex is money! GR got to conservative. Coaches are playing a chess game to see who makes a mistake. I like the attack that we used on opening series much better.
Need to get to Stafford in the 2nd half. Game is still to close for comfort.
too cute
yup
Not too cute if Alex has time to throw.
what the hell is going on here?
flea flicker? lmfao, you can’t say they weren’t trying, hahaha
MM looks quick.
he looks healthy again.
and a screen/bubble play? wow my dream’s coming true, lol
Like the screen to Manningham. The flea-flicker thingy? Not so much.
Starting to gash ‘em now. That Hunter run was almost 6
Davis is a stud
I’m sorry MC is not a quick underneath guy. He can’t make people miss – KW is better in that role.
WHAAAAAAAAA..
…. Scoreboard
NFL – not for long with drops and misses. lol
Lets go DDDDDD
Grant, how many plays has Moss been in? Where is the p ass rush?
That was too easy
Playing too soft – come on!
Hof, loosen up that jockstrap. :-)
Crab, they had the plan with the 1st series and then they go conservative. The 3rd down conversion ratio is on GR. Plus JH is a BSchembechler guy. Blah.
Where are the turnovers?
Mcdonald was being faced masked like crazy!!
good play Aldon
pick 7 777777777777777777777777lets go!!
Let me see what the plays will be:
1st down run between the tackles
2nd down run outside
3rd and 7 underneath pass to MC for 5 yds
Punt
pft!
Who is winning dude?
man the 9er D i killing my fanatsy football stats. I needs turnovers and sacks!!
Any one see Aldon smith? his face should be on a milk carton…
We miss Ginn…
we need 7 more
does KH have a concussion ?
Need a TD.
Do not want the Lions to tie in on one TD and a 2 point conversion.
Good teams put the game out of reach now.
very nice
That’s how you throw a slant!
Smith looks good two games in a row
Play calling is frustrating but it’s working now.
Detroit can’t stop the run.
The dropped passes are what’s really frustrating
I counted 4 legitimate dropped passes this game. Maybe 5.
R receivers covered? We need to stretch the field, 2nd string corners I have to believe we can get deep! Let’s go’,,,
Detroit is one of the best teams in the NFL. Be aware of what kind of game this is…
We miss P. H. Bad!
10 yard chunks per play. That will work.
Paris Hilton???
How many drops tonight!!
6 drops, 6 different players
What’s up with the drops – yeesh
DROPS!
We should be up by another TD!
I hope we can at least agree we have a good QB now. But the drops are killing us!
7 drops
Make that 7 drops, 7 different players
too many drops on that drive
If DW doesn’t start playing better they should change formations and use another WR. He has done nothing but drop passes the last two games. I’m starting to believe that they should have draft CFleener. AJJ is usually inactive and not helping the winning cause anyway.
In his defense, Walker’s had a bunch of key blocks in this game. But you’re right.
He needs to catch the damn ball. They can use LDavis to block.
AJ was CJ in pratice this week so he help in the prep.
Alex Smith can’t throw perfect passes and catch the damn ball too. Frustrating.
we’re sloppy today for sure. Too many dropped passes. I guess they were too high after that GB game…
lets go DDDDDDDDDDDDD
need a big play
got it
lets get a turnover here!!!!!!
Just key CJ!
these refs suck!!
Agree, Hof
Grant – did anyone slap Freeman for that Tebow tweet?
We need a turnover/ stop!
It must be the advantageous view from the press box…
tackle by Candlestick
What the heck! Drama every week! Love it!
I want to see a good drive end with a TD. Other than our first series, we haven’t had one.
Detroit has gained at least 1 yard on every spot.
GR playcalling…torture!
There is NO advantage to hunter taking it out of the endzone. Where is the ST coach to tell him to take the freaking touch back?
Michael Irvin predicted 4 Megatron touchdowns not 4 field goals.
Michael Irvin is a moron.
For gods sakes just once go deep to Moss.
Moss is covered…
a run on first down, what a surprise
still don’t like the play calling
Can they pass on one play please?
*1st down*
garbage!! we’re too predictable!!!!!
Wrong…
come on ROMAN!!!
Kill clock with 6 minutes not 8
Atta boy Crabtree
Wow really….
Nice effort Crabtree!@
Nice MC good play!
WTG Crabtree nice block Gore
how about a pass on 1st down, play action
on the audible…
How bout big boy Davis 76 running down the field with Gore. That’s freaking effort by the whole team!
PASS THE DAMN BALL !!!
DW is a buzz kill!
personal foul???
one more first down would be great
Goodell, you better just pay the referees. You don’t have a leg to stand on when the Players union starts playing back some of these missed calls.
A forearm to the head of a multimillion dollar QB. I don’t even think the owner are going to stand for that.
that was ugly!!
MC doing his job!
yesss crabs
huge 1st down!!
game winning 1st down
We are 3rd down kings!
lol
That was funny huh?
Crabtree has been HUGE…..there should have been a 15 yarder on smith’s run…..b
That was a blatant forearm to the head on a sliding QB.
Dont worry, precious can handle it!
The league office will send a fine but these refs are ridiculous.
AS is a MAN!!!!
You have to love this team, tough as nails.
The 9er QB is tough as nails!
It getting late time to break out the toys!
Walker sucks and Crabs does not.
QB slides, gets forearmed in the face – how blatant does it need to be to get a flag?
I know that’s garbage!!!!
Allright
true grit!! game ball to AS and gore!!
I think Alex Smith is taking games over now. I never thought I’d be saying that.
And MC!
agreed
Nice move Davis
yeah! Nice call VD!
See? touchdown you weak of heart…
DAGGER!
nice play call!! it’s about time
11 to 85 alive and healthy.
great move by VD cutting back inside.
That was sweet.
now it’s time for my D to get paid, sacks then a TO
big niner/neal/under/I.P./Big P/Clem/Rib/Bay/Prime/Nick/Hof/jason etc. –
Good to see you all in here man.
Good times! I hope my old pal 23J is watching Alex kick ass!
Hof – DW is struggling big time.
Nice fake by AS and put the ball on the money!
4th quarter is when it counts! Crabtree 3 crucial 3rd down plays and V.D. scores again!! Alex!!!!!!!!!! Clutch!!!!!!!!
Crabtree was great tonight!
I like AS with the blood on his nose – tough as Nails!
That’s war paint.
lol
Best team in the NFL!
I laughed when poeple said SF would go 16-0 this season but now let’s look at some of the teams they face. NE can’t handle a physical game. BAL can’t stop this offense. A tough game against SEA in SEA but I think a little dose of Bowman hitting Wilson should shut down SEA. NO has imploded. NY Giants have the turn over bug. NY Jets have lockerroom issues. Santonio Holmes will be in the media trash talking his QB and coach. Who does that leave? MIA? LOL.
I’m one that said it. The schedule is appearing easier. I never thought I would say this but the nfc west is looking like our toughest opponents
agreed.
Yup!
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Anyone watching this game just listen to Michaels and Collingsworth are saying about Alex, clutch! Winner!
Prime – No doubt, Alex is clutch and a top 10 QB now.
Give the weopons around Alex their due also. Those guys played hard tonight blocking, getting 1st downs, and making big plays.
Total team effort! DS hopefully you heard Crabtree interview after the game, I think he gets now!
come on tackle guys!
celebrating too early
pick 666
Note to self: take your BP dope…
offensive PI
It should be 4th down…
These refs enuf said
They’ve been running that pick all day
I get the feeling they are holding their offense back each game to use just enough to get the win. They haven’t used MM, KW or RM to their full advantage. MC was terrific tonight getting the 1st downs in the 4th qtr – outstanding.
detroit had a false start there missed by refs UGH
right side of the center number 66
saw that
Fcuking refs are keeping the game close
They let up on that 3rd and long and it bit them in the butt.
That 3rd and long was another offensive penalty. They picked the defender off
on the screen to the rb?
I’m sorry we’re talking about two different plays. You’re right the screen to the RB was pitiful. The pick was the following 3rd down play.
KW just took 10 yrs off my life!
Why did Michaels and Collingworth knew what they were going to do but not Seely and company.
Williams fine job!!!
sloppy opening game!! thankful we won
Blah-Blah-Blah…
Referees have 14 points in two games on SF defense. That’s more than DET scored.
That’s the only team SF can’t stop. They’ve scored 14 unanswered points…
Peyton Who.
Are you fcucking serious now Neal?
I am man enough to know when I make a mistake, that I will admit it, I am not going to join your AS tea party group , but AS is as tough as nails, and his throws were dead on and he makes no mistakes, he is a different QB than he was last year, and this could of been his best game ever, if it was not for the drops. Not going to drink the Kool- Aid, but we can win a Super Bowl with him.
It wasn’t that you were wrong Neal, you just don’t understand what it takes to be a good QB in the NFL. In fact none of the haters understood that and that’s why all of you look foolish now.
I would rather be foolish and have the Niners win, then to be right and have the Niner’s losethis game brought some flaws to the Niners, too many drops, fumble, defense was good but not great, but none were on Alex.
Neil you are right on. Alex has had a good start to the season. This year he no longer looks like the weak link on the team. Remember the pathetic ones were the ones who wanted to crown him last year when his average performances didn’t warrant it.
While I like what I see so far, I’m puzzled at the lack of vertical passes to wide outs even if just to stretch the field.
@bay:
Remember the pathetic ones were the ones who wanted to crown him last year when his average performances didn’t warrant it.
Sorry, but guys who were wrong don’t get to rewrite history. Nice try though.
Claude,
Now I see what you were talking about.
Bay,
You can’t get away from your completely wrong position that Smith would never be a good NFL QB. You said it, and now you own it.
Bay,
I agree would like have Moss run deep a couple of patterns to keep the defense honest. AS has so weapons now, it would be great to divide the ball up but 11-15 is now a great combo
Allright win number 2
2-0, and on to Minnesota, the land of 10,000 lakes and 1 49ers win in 2012!
Hammer – Revenge on Vikings for that Favre miracle.
Sounds good Crab, and put a whooping on Coach Sing. This team will be hard to eat if it keeps playing mistake free ball.
**hard to beat**
AS led thde team to wins over DB/AR/Stafford. All 3 threw over 5,000 yards. All 3 threw Ints. And AS didn’t.
Bad case of the drops. This should have been a blowout. But MC showed up in the 4th. Final stats for a second straight game are nothing spectacular. His plays have been. Guess which one I’ll choose?
Coach Harbaugh opts for the baby tap in “Handshake Part Deux”.
Seattle’s D looks tougher.
Seattle hasn’t beaten a “playoff team” yet. They lost to Az and beat Dallas who looked abmismal.
Seattle hasn’t lost to a playoff team either.
I’m going to brag a little about my 27-17 prediction.
It was the only one I got close this week.
Great call, even though we won, I was pretty impressed the lions kept it close, they should me something and should have a great year. How about Vernon Davis? Had two touch downs the entire regular season and now he has three in two games. Alex is pretty gritty, Crabtree is giving him props. Hope it is a special year! Great prediction msclemons67, What is your call for next week?
I thought alex was sharp on %95 of his passes. Real gritty though. The official suck and we had too many drops.
I was surprised the 49ers didn’t take more shots down the field against a massively depleted Lions secondary. I think they had 3 starters injured?
A bit frustrating at times when the offense goes one dimensional but what the heck – it’s a win.
Minnesota… those poor bastards are about to get killed.
Good job on the scoring outcome MSC.
Alex was money (should have had more completions if not for drops). Defense played another great game. The last Lions TD was almost a gimme.
Alex Boone did a great job against N.Suh. O-line did a very good job in protecting AS, and imposed their ‘will’ with run-blocking.
Crabtree made some crucial catches in the 4th Qtr.
We have put the football world on notice. SB will likely need to go through us this season.
MSC,
Are you going to brag about your incessant claims that Smith couldn’t improve?
@golfer I never claimed Alex couldn’t improve, little Smither.
I simply never accepted the excuses for his abysmal play for the first 6 years of his career. You Smithers blamed everyone but the Precious for his complete and total failure of a career through 2010.
The fact that he is finally playing like a #1 pick in his 8th season is cool. Too bad we had to endure his stench for nearly a decade before he got his crap together. Especially considering the play of RG3, Luck and Newton on bad teams. #1 picks are supposed to be good – not require 7 years of learning how the NFL works.
Am I clear, Smither? If Tebow finally becomes good 7 years from now will you say “see! I told he could be great!” If Rex Grossman has a good year next year will you say he just needed good coaching?
I criticized Alex when he stunk. I wanted the team to replace him when he stunk. The team also wanted to replace him when he stunk. Now he seems good enough to hold the fort until CK7 takes over.
@exgolfer:
See what I mean?
msc
CK won’t be taking over until a decade from now. After the new Niner empire is reborn under AS/JH/TB/JY. It is clear the Niners got AS at a bargain price. Expect a renegotiation of AS salary upward following the Super Bowl.
MSC,
No, you aren’t clear. You are confused and banging into things. Don’t hurt yourself.
You are spinning and it’s fun to watch.
>>Smither
You know, that is not the insult you think it is.
I think that Kickoff play was another example of winning plays with formations. That “Up” receiving formation forced the Lions to do their second choice (read: lower %), to kick to the open area. Fail.
Bottom Line: W
Outstanding play in crunch time by Alex and Crabs.
Yes, and impressive effort from Alex throughout.
clutch 3rd down conversions but i give Roman a D for this game. He was too predictable and stubborn on first down, running way too much. He did thrown in some screens finally but we need more practice at them.
Grumpy/Tuna – Were you as nervous as Hoferfan during game? Lol
Ha! Confident early on, but we let them hang around; never good. We do play small ball, and its working, but not good for my blood pressure. Wins are curative!
Those 2 1st downs to Crabtree were huge for the 9ers. I was very impressed with Crabs ability to get the first downs. It was a major part of the win tonight. We had some yahoo’s last week saying 3rd downs don’t matter and this week you could make a great argument that critical 3rd down conversions were the difference in the game.
Houston, agree with you but that’s not what was said last week. What was said is if the 9ers are productive on 1st and 2nd down (picking up 1st downs) then third downs are less important. Big difference.
HOU likes to spin things accordingly. I am so excited to hear the haters tune this week? Fitzperv is already tuning up his old song and dance and reworking it now to say the Niners can win a SB with Alex. Funny how winning opens up people’s eyes. Still clowns in my eyes!
Whatever Hof. And if you got TD’s on every 1st down then 2nd downs wouldn’t matter. To suggest 3rd downs don’t matter is naive and idiotic. 3rd Down conversion rate is one of the best indicators of offensive effectiveness.
And your proof of that is …?
Proof of what is what? That Claude Balls is the most juvenile, sophomric, idiotic, jackass screen names on this site. No proof needed. Just my opinion.
Houston you are correct about 3rd down conversions. Especially in an offense that dinks and dunks and lacks big play ability.
Houston,
How did Smith look on those third down passes to Crabtree? Crabtree was clutch, no doubt, but I don’t believe he threw himself the ball. You just can’t bring yourself to say it, can you?
@houston:
You’re very good at spouting off with opinions. Backing them up? Not so much.
@houston:
You’re very good at spouting off with opinions. Backing them up? Not so much.
Sorry. Don’t know what happened there.
Yup, 3rd down conversions don’t matter despite the fact that those conversions were instrumental in the 49ers’ win.
@msclemons:
Who said third down conversions don’t matter?
@exgolfer,
I think your question is incomplete but I’ll answer to the best of my ability. Smith played MUCH better this week than last week. He still played ultra conservative but he hit several very big 3rd down conversions in clutch time that were, IMHO, the key difference in the game. Smith deserves alot of credit for this one. His toughness will win over loyalty within the team which is huge for a QB. I still want him to use Moss more but I think it may be like Vernon Davis last year where it takes some time to figure out what they really have and then by the end of the year they are really utilizing that weapon extremely well.
Houston, don’t you believe your comment has more to do with the coaches playcalling than AS calling plays and using RM? You’re focusing on the wrong person.
Well Hof I honestly don’t know if it’s play calling or QB decision making. It’s probably a little bit of both. Don’t know the official #’s but roughly 60 pass attempts and not a single deep shot to Moss which is obviously the strength of Moss’s game. Sooner or later Smith has to go to Moss deep to keep the defense thinking the deep pass is a viable option.
Houston,
You say you want Smith to throw down field more. For this lacking in the 49ers offense, you somehow blame Smith, when, in fact, Harbaugh and Roman are formulating the game plans and calling the plays. I don’t get it.
Houston, are they winning? I think they are using just enough on offense each week to win. I would have thought that JH’s mentality would be attacking mode all the time. Not the case. AS is a good soldier. He does what he is told and carries out his assignment. So far it is working.
houston
You’ve sounded depressed after 2 wins. Be sure to have a phone number to a suicide hotline available should the Niners lose. Damn dude. Be happy. What is up with you?
Houston,
How was my question incomplete?
BTW, look at your posts. If you actually were joking with me a few days ago, given the tone of your posts, how in the world could anyone ever think you would ever joke about anything?
You give the impression of being angry and completely devoid of a sense of humor.
It has been said before. Some people would be happier if the 49ers lost than to watch them succeed if it means Smith played a role in the victory. No need to waste time and effort convincing that crowd, they are hopeless.
@jDilla
Hence why I don’t bother reading several of those peoples posts. No need. I know what they’ll say.
>>His toughness will win over loyalty within the team which is huge for a QB
Hous, you’ve probably not noticed in your hater’s haze, but loyalty for AS within the team has NEVER been at issue.
What matters is getting first downs – moving the chains, controlling the ball, resting your defense and scoring points.
Now if you can do that on first or second down that’s great. And that’s what we did last week. But if you can’t, then you’d better be able to do it on 3rd down.
Those three conversions with Alex throwing to Crabtree were outstanding plays at both ends. Clutch, money plays. I’ve said all along, we only need a modest improvement on offense to win a Super Bowl with this team – and to stay healthy, of course. It looks like the offense is holding up their end. Now it’s just about keeping our roster intact at the end of the year.
Awesome win against another top offense from the year before, looks like the 9er offense is gonna get better, I love it feels great!!!
I think Seeley purposefully baited Schwartz to kick it to that open spot, knowing where the ball is going helps.
I thought the D played very well except for a couple of plays. They really controlled Johnson.
The pass rush is a little down, but I think that is part of playing teams with deep passing attacks.
I think the D gets a B+
Their LT did a fair job against Aldon; pressure but no damage.
This is the most talented team in the NFL, bar none!
Can we now all agree to drop the nonsense about Alex Smith and Michael Crabtree? If you can’t see the talent in either one of them, then you don’t know jack* about football.
*absolutely not a shot at Jack Hammer, so don’t even try to twist my words
I hate to agree with you Balls, but yes 11-15 is a nice combo.
WTH Claude : )
I agree. Both are playing at a very high level, as evidenced by their play again tonight. That 2nd TD throw by Smith with blood dripping from his face was awesome. Hopefully they have a picture of that for the hallway this week. #toughasnails
@ Jack, Neal:
I just like how they both came through when it was necessary. Crabtree converted, what, three third downs on that final TD drive?
Yeah Claude. Those were the big 3rd down conversions they need to make and they got it done tonight.
This offense is so multiple between heavy, regular and 3 wide personnel it is not even funny, and Smith has done a nice job of getting everyone involved.
My only negative with him tonight was a couple of sacks where it looked like he could have thrown it away, but that is a very small negative compared to all of the positives.
Claude,
If you can pull this off, and make it stick, you’ll win the Nobel Peace prize.
You got Neal to admit he was wrong. Now all you need are Bay, Jordan, Nick, MSC, Houston and the other miscellaneous screwballs out there to sign on.
I think we should have a pool to determine which one of these guys is going to be the last holdout, like the one Japanese soldier left behind on a small island in the Pacific believing WWII is still raging, when in reality it’s been over for some time.
Should win the Nobel peace prize, sorry if I got your hopes up.
@Exgolfer:
I’m not holding my breath. In fact, I think that those guys are holding out in part because they don’t want people like me to have something on them.
That said, jordan would be my pick for the last holdout. He’s that delusional. After all, he’s managed to convince himself that he’s not really going back on his word by continuing to post comments here.
Claude,
Jordan is a beauty, isn’t he?
Have you noticed his new anti-Smith angle? Smith still sucks and is only looking better because of the brilliance of JH, GR, et al, since their game plans and play calling are getting the receivers so open, even Smith can’t miss them. He doesn’t even realize he’s tacitly admitting that coaching and continuity do matter.
He’ll never see it seeing as how he just changes reality to suit his ramblings of the day. He’s as hard to nail down as jello.
Bay is an interesting case, because I think he might end up claiming he’s always supported Smith and the times he’s criticized him has been on the most minor of points and in the most mild of ways. To me, that doesn’t qualify as crossing the Rubicon.
ex
So you are back-pedalling out of your statement that claude gets the Nobel Peace Prize?
lol
@exgolfer:
Actually, it looks like bay’s approach will be to say that he absolutely was right about Smith being “merely average” last year, but Smith has radically improved his game this year and is finally a decent QB. msclemons is trying the same thing.
It’s fun to watch their contortions.
DS,
I overstepped when I said Claude WOULD win the Nobel Peace Prize, I should’ve said SHOULD. I called my contact on the committee and they said no dice, they’re not even going to discuss it. If only they would go through the blog archives, they’d change their tune in a heartbeat.
Claude,
It’s a cautionary tale about making extreme blanket statements. They’ll bite you in the ass, hard some times. Especially when you cling to them, all the while ignoring evidence to the contrary.
@exgolfer:
Agreed.
xgolfer (Rory Mcllroy) – You golfing tomorrow? You might drive one 600+ yards without the roll. :-)
Crab,
On the moon, maybe.
Sadly, no golf in the forseeable future. You?
exgolfer and Deep Space 9 (aka DS94x)
You two are pathetic. I’ve been saying for a while that you – and your ilk – are AS fans 1st and Niner fans 2nd. You can’t have it both ways. Did the team win yesterday or was it Alex Smith? Everytime AS plays well, you’re hootin’ and hollerin’ like you won the lotery and claiming victory for AS.
Give it a rest drama queens. Yes AS played well. That was an outstanding performance. Kudos to him. But, so did Crabtree, Gore, VD, the o-line, Defense, Akers, the coaching staff, etc.
Nick
What about:
“ex
So you are back-pedalling out of your statement that claude gets the Nobel Peace Prize?
lol”
pissed you off so? I didn’t even mention AS. The thread was about a Nobel Peace Prize. And you come on and hate.
Making yourself look better all the time, aren’t you.
And why can’t you give a little props to guys who said it and predicted it before you?
:- )
@Nick, for years, certain fans have dogged Alex, so now that he is playing well, because of all the things in the past we said he needed are here, its time for us to show you folks the errors of your ways. I guess you can call it “I told you so”.
Dont be mad or upset, we tolerated your out cries of how bad Alex was, now be a man and take it.
DS /FDM
OK, so that confirms it you two are AS fans 1st and Niner fans 2nd
FDM
He (they) don’t seem to be happy to be wrong. I am ecstatic MC has done what he’s done so far this season. I wish they would join in with AS and point out how they were wrong. Have fun. We are Niner fans. We cheer when we win!
PS How can anybody be an AS fan first? He wasn’t particularly great before JH. Makes NO sense at all. It is so stupid to think that, I don’t get it.
Nick you are so pathetic. Now it’s all about the team. That’s what we have been saying the past 2 years while your little hater club was saying it was Alex who was the weak link. Now when he is playing at a winning level, it’s about the team. Classic waffling hater!
Nick
Why does me bringing up the Nobel peace prize upset you?
KNBR just said that if AS had great numbers, and we were losing, AS would get more respect. If you disagree, be aware that you’re disagreeing with more than just me.
23jordan is not a 49ers fan. I honestly believe he gets upset when Alex plays well and the team wins. I haven’t even read a comment of his since last season; that clown doesn’t even deserve to be recognized. I have zero respect for his opinions and zero interest in anything he has to say.
I always want the Niners to win. If that means better QB play, I’ll be here saying it. If it’s something else (coaching, defense, etc), same thing. Contrary to how some of you want to portray things, to me, its always about the team winning.
I agree with Larry Krueger on KNBR. AS gets little respect – even from scrub refs. The play were he sustained the bloody nose – where he clearly sled feet 1st – should have been a penatly. That will change, however, if AS keeps playing like he is.
The Niners are tough team to beat and – for now – AS is playing a big part in that.
Nick all of us have always been 49ers fans first. It was just that you folk kept bashing Alex on things that were a team wide problem, not an Alex problem. So in retrospect, we defended Alex on the things he lacked from a team perspective like coaching, continuity, playcalling, additonal weopons. You guys made blancket statements like he will never be a winner, cant win with him, cant throw accuarately, team wants to get rid if him, worm burners, ground as his favorite target, ect. It went on and on.
Now in the telecast last night, both Michaels and Collingsworth said the exact same things we have said about Alex the whole time. You should go back and listen to what they said with about 5 mins left in the game. That will summarize everything guys like you said he wasnt to what he actaul is, a winning QB.
Now that everything is in place, we are letting you know that you were wrong. Man up, its not personal and has nothign to do with being an Alex fan, its about knowing the game of football and what it takes to be successful. All of you ignored that and said Alex was limited in a lot areas. In reality, your knowledge was limited and the proof is in his play.
Nick
Go to the grades blog. Jason and Jack have been pounding on me for me stating that “I believed in AS. AS hadn’t ever proven he could be this good. I just thought he could be. I believed in him.”
And they bash me for, get this….believing in him. They would have been fine now if I had said AS is good this whole time. You guys need to make a choice. You need to decide if you are mad at me for believing in AS for all this time without any real proof (that is what believe means by the way. Or for me not stating as fact he is this good. Stop jumping back and forth will ya.
DS, you are such a delusional freak. My comments to you and Jason have nothing to do with Smith. Rather your need for a *Buffer* button to stop yourself from throwing up on the blog on a daily basis.
Hey Jack
Not reading your crap.
I like that. Jack crap.
Not reading, but responding. You are too AWESOME DS ; )
Claude,
I’m ‘down’ with that.
Since I am all about setting a good example (cough, choke, cough), please allow me to take one for the team.
During the offseason/preseason, I expressed much skepticism about the offensive line, particularly with regard to the Boone/Davis tandem on the right side. I may have gone so far as to suggest that Anthony Davis was ill-suited to play tackle in the NFL.
I know it has only been two games and it may say more about the opposition to date than about Boone and Davis, but it appears that maybe, just maybe, there is a slight possibility that I may have been … unnnh … not exactly … well … unnnh … OK, it looks like I was wrong.
claude
No WAY!!!
You mean JH saying AS is a Pro-Bowl QB last year and MC has best hands he’s been around and him putting in Boone and keeping with Anthony Davis means that he wasn’t full of rap and you don’t know as much as he does?
But we could all be HC’s/GM’s/owners. It’s easy. I have stats and facts to support it.
lol
Temporarily mistaken……….. ; > )
Brotha
It’s called
“Not as right as I could have been.”
Jeff Gordan? He is #24
Delanie Walker has been a disappointment so far. Looks lost out there.
Maybe the knee is still bothering him?
+1
C15
Maybe the Niners should have cut him. He was my surprise final cut player. Not helping himself get starting TE type pay after 2 games now is he?
Post game thoughts
I agree with Hofer regarding D. Walker – dude needs to elevate his game
Moss needs to be used more
Dropped passes need to be addressed
NFC West looks tough
The schedule gets a little easier with the next 4 games against the Vikings, Jets, Bill, and Giants. Then the divisional games begin.
Bring it on. Go Niners.
+1
Mr. Crabs has meaty claws.
Razor – Lol
Alex was 20-31 and there were 7 drops plus the Manningham T-rex arm play. “Clutch” could’ve been 28-31.
C15
It would have been 40 for us.
Hofe/DS – Who picked the most winners in the “Alex Smith Tea Party” league two weeks in a row? ;-)
Sounds like it was your Crab? Correct? Congrats!
What was your record? BTW, you still have another game tomorrow.
Hofe – I actually tied md for first last week and you’re right, Monday night game could change things.
I’ll be in Vegas in 3 weeks for a wedding (will be much tougher with a point spread). Niners will be @home vs Buf….12-15 point spread? Trap game?
C15
I have no idea. I’m not playing. Going out on a limb here…I’d say MC has and you are languishing at the bottom.
:- )
Ya ya ya DS.
Solid week. I missed the Carolina change by a couple of minutes. DAAAMN! Lol who was that giving jack crap for saying the saints were going 0-2? I don’t think anyone picked the pats to lose. But I did pick Seattle. That might be the only game I pick against the 9ers. 4 days rest coming from the east. That’s going to be a very tough game.
MD,
Don’t worry about the 4 days rest leading up to the Seattle Thursday night game. 49ers will have a nice 3 game stretch at home with that game coming at the tail end. Short week, always go with the home team, remember that for your Tea Party picks next week. It killed me with the Raiders game : )
FDM says:
September 17, 2012 at 10:04 am
“@Nick, for years, certain fans have dogged Alex, so now that he is playing well, because of all the things in the past we said he needed are here, its time for us to show you folks the errors of your ways. I guess you can call it “I told you so”.
Dont be mad or upset, we tolerated your out cries of how bad Alex was, now be a man and take it.”
@FDM
I know this was for Nick, but I would like to throw my two cents worth.
You deserve kudos for sticking it out with Alex during his dark-age.
But why continue to gloss over the fact that Alex (for whatever reason) was not very good pre-Harbaugh? Except for a few flashes, Alex’ career did not look very promising.
As I said, kudos to those who stuck it out with AS. But except for a few extreme haters, many (like myself) were simply calling it the way they seen it.
Huge credit should be given to Harbaugh for Alex’ success. And for many like myself who have been waiting for AS to turn it around, all I can say is I’m truely happy for him and I here to stay. If you want to call me a bandwagon fan that’s cool. But I’ve never stop rooting for the TEAM.
Now, can those of you who have been doubting MC begin to give him the same consideration and kudos given AS?
When that happens, we will be a TEAM again!
AES I think seeing Alex all those years struggle under no circumsatnces of his own, now succeeding makes it that much more enjoyble.
If anyone knows anything about football and the great QB’s, they know that coaching, continutiy and surrounding talent are essential. Everyone/haters ignored that. They said it was an intangible thing. Comments like cant win throwing it late in games, cant win a plyoff game, cant compete against the “elite QB’s” All garbage and ignorant comments. So what is wrong with pointing that out? We endured all the trash talk, now that we trash talk back its unwarrnated or unecessary? Maybe its immature to say I told you so, but hey man, we are all passionate fans and its okay to gloat on things like this, this is not life or death, its a game and were just having fun.
As for the Crabtree haters, who are you insinuating that needs to give Crabtree his due?
FDM
AES has trouble ever reading any posts where I speak glowingly of MC.
Like when hof said typical MC when he had his drop. I came to his defense. See my 7:08 post above.
And what happened? MC caught 3 3rd down conversions on the final offensive series to help the team score a TD.
Does AES recognize that? Nope. Because he is here to fight. Not defend or join in on anything.
The same people who showed grace to AS.
But if the gloating is now in vouge, I might as well say that our #1 WR (known to you as #15) is off to another banner season (lol).
AES, another banner year? Lets hold the horses on that one. Yes he is off to a great start but as far as “another banner year”, you might want to revisit that comment.
As for Alex, I have not heard one supporter say he has arrived or label him in the same category as Brady, Brees, or Manning. All I have heard is winner, leader, clutch and playing well. A lot different than ” banner” year.
FDM
You have to win a Super Bowl first. Then, it is fair game.
FDM you are talking to an instigator and exaggerator of epic proportions in AES. Never once has he given Alex credit, but Crabtree, well its all glowing reviews and HOF bound after 2 games. This guy has no idea!
See FDM
No reply to a nice post from me about MC. One where I even show some faith in the guy. AES at the time…absent. Where is his reply to hof telling him to be “All In”?
Prime and I have written quite a few nice posts about MC. That number only eclipsed by the number of posts AES has continued to fight with us about him.
@Prime/DS
My convo was with FDM.
When and where did I mention your names?
Hey, whether the shoe fits or not, looks like you two drama queens are going to put them on anyway (lol).
Prime you are calling me an instigator for giving FDM kudos? Dude, your hateful mind is fried and beyond repair.
DS, how ironic that you just told me last week that I should not involve another person when talking with someone else. And then you come on here and do the very same thing. You my friend are the biggest hypocrite on this blog.
No wonder you two drama queens are this blogs equivalent of the “Mean Girls” club (hahahaha!).
“ALL IN” (with ALL 49er players!) ….. not just Alex Smith, like you two totsies (lol).
Still no reply to my 7:08 post.
Fight fight fight fight. You’re are broken record AES. Move on. Stop flipping and flopping. Actually read what is written.
YOU don’t want me to like MC. That much is clear.
Actually DS, you don’t need me to help you dislike MC. You’ve done a good job all by yourself bud (lol).
The only reason why you have been saying positive things about MC of late is to save face. Afterall, you are the one who pushed ‘the MC is not the Starter’ agenda throughout the summer, and that a ‘Free Agent’ could possibly bump him off the field. I don’t need to pull this up, anyone who reads the blog knows this. And I’m not the only one who questioned your motives and thinking on this.
Hahaha! Yeah, for someone who always pat’s themself on the back for being astute on football matters, you sure wiffed on that one huh? (lol).
I’ve been giving AS kudos since last season. But you continue to place me in the hate category. No problem with that DS. Drama Queens have an innate need to create drama even where there is none.
It’s all cool DS, I’m beginning to think that you can’t help youself anymore (hahaha!).
49ers 28
Minn. 13
Reply to 7:08 post.
Why aren’t you happy with it? If you are really what you claim, you’re writing “hell yes DS. Niners and MC will rock!”
You don’t. You never reply to a single positive post I have written about MC. That is all on you buddy pal.
And if you think you wrote things that were in full support of AS last year, you’re a joke. I in fact remember you writing to me that you once were an AS supporter. But have doubts now. And you want to see more before getting behind him again. He was winning some games this (2011) season, but not in the manner you feel confident enough in him to really back.
Sounds to me like you weren’t All in. Or that you didn’t supported AS. By the way, you said negative things about AS during the season. A LOT. I’ve yet to say negative things about MC in the season. Didn’t last year. Won’t this year. Evaluation time comes at the end of the season. He plays well, he gets a good eval. He doesn’t, he won’t. About as fair as it gets.
I’ll cheer my teams players full on during the season. Then get tough and evaluate them during the off-season. I think NFL teams do something similar as well. May need to check that out AES.
DS:
“I’ll cheer my teams players full on during the season. Then get tough and evaluate them during the off-season. I think NFL teams do something similar as well. May need to check that out AES.”
@DS
“I’ll cheer my teams players full on during the season.”
With one caveat; I’ll agree with Prime that MC’ season’s stats were “meaningless.”
Oh, and that MC’ team leading receptions were not good enough to warrant him being the 2012-13 Starter. Afterall, there was a chance a Free Agent could beat him out, right?
You my friend are the blogs biggest joke! (lol).