The Niners' Year is Coming....in 2010 | Page 15

MadDog49er · 2009-07-23T16:21:13-07:00

The Death of the Ghost of Steve Mariucci is coming soon. Since Mooch was fired at the end of the 2002 season (be careful what you ask for, fans), after winning a spectacular playoff game against the NY Giants (Yes, our last playoff win was nearly 7 years ago), the Niners have had 6 consecutive losing seasons, gone through 4 head coaches, 8 starting QB's: Garcia, Rattay, Dilfer, Dorsey, Pickett, Smith, Hill, O'Sullivan; 6 years running of new offensive coordinators: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. The parade of personnel is staggering. The Niners seem to be building something we haven't seen since Mooch was canned, a winning season. And that day is coming soon...in 2010. Many Niners fans expect the 2009 season to end of the Ghost of Mooch, but the team is not ready yet. Here is why? 1) The starting QB- This is the year the Niners find their starter, but we don't know who that person will be going into camp. Either Hill or Smith is going to emerge as unquestioned man to run the ship in 2010. If Hill emerges as the starter in 2009, he will have his chance to prove to the NFL world that he deserves to be classified as a starter in this league, not just a guy who comes off the bench mid-way through a season to salvage whatever is left in the year. If Smith emerges as the season starter, or replaces an ineffective Hill, he will be the guy to possibly regain the franchise QB tag. Skeptics will say that neither man is the guy to lead the 49ers into the playoff. I disagree. It just isn't going to happen this season. Teams with unsettled QB battles in training camp rarely emerge past the .500 mark (unless they have a studly defense, which we don't). A year from now, we will know our starter, and that stability will help. 2) The Niners' WR's are still a year away. The team should see the emergence of Josh Morgan, but the other side of the field is not going to be permanently occupied and satisfied until Michael Crabtree becomes productive. This is not going to happen in 2009. Crabtree is still recovering from his foot injury, will more than likely be a training camp holdout for some time, and has a LOT to learn before making an impact in the NFL. 2009 is his year to learn the game. 2010 is when we will see something. At TE, this is a big year for Vernon Davis. He has to show that he can run routes effectively, and be a player the team can count on. If so, the Niners have the complete package. If not, they are going to have to look elsewhere. Rookie TE's can make a sizable impact, so if Davis is not the answer, another player can step in and produce. 3) The Niners' OL will be fully ready to go in 2010. 2009 is an experiment at RT, and it could go many different directions. Either M. Smith could emerge as a healthy player who will lead the right side of our OL into 2010, or the Niners will install either a developmental player with upside (Boone, Bender) or use a draft choice. Staley, Heitmann (who Fox Sports stated was our best OL by far in 2008), Rachal, all look solid. At LG, either Baas will play well and pick up an extension, or the Niners will look elsewhere (draft, FA). The key is continuity, and the Niners have at least 3 solid guys going into 2010 that are written in stone. 4) The pass rush is not there, yet. The Manny Lawson experiment is ready to roll, and I'm hoping to be wrong in my prediction, but rushing the passer has never been Manny's strength (he is much better in coverage and running laterally), and I don't see anything to change my opinion at this point. If he has gained the supposed 15 pounds (which he supposedly stacks on every offseason...soon he should be approaching 300 pounds), and strength, we might have a decent pass rusher. However, Parys Haralson is this team's decent pass rusher. The team lacks a dominant pass rusher, and 2010 will be the year the team finally addresses this issue. 5) Dashon Goldson is going to have serious growing pains. While the board loves to bash Mark Roman (deservedly so in terms of forcing turnovers), Roman was a solid, steady and seasoned deep defender. Goldson gives playmaking ability, but expect a spike in deep home runs against the Niners. Spectacular versus steady. I'll take the risk on spectacular, but the Niners may need to visit the draft next season if Goldson does not work out. 6) Singletary, Raye, and company need time to get it all together. I expect the Niners will retain all of their main coaches (Sing, Manusky, Raye) for 2010, and that continuity is going to help us. This season, we are going to see the growing pains of transition, once again. A new OC means a new start again, and that typically spells trouble for a franchise that has not adapted well to the continual line of OC that spin through the team every year. 7) The Niners will have 2 first round selections next season. I believe the team will still need to draft some playmakers in 2010 (maybe a Will pass rusher, maybe a reliable TE, maybe a stable RT, maybe a stud FS). But, slowly, the amount of new talent needed to make a run is shrinking. The Niners appear to be set at virtually every position on offense (outside of RT, LG and maybe TE), and defense (Will, NT, maybe FS and CB). The club has wisely extended players to keep them from running away, and that bodes well down the road. I could be wrong on my prediction for 2010. The Ghost of Mooch could be killed off in 2009. The curse of the Super Bowl loser ALWAYS kills off their victim (Cards better watch out), the Rams and Hawks appear weak. However, I just don't see this year as the year, and I hope fans do not become discouraged in 2009. The run begins in 2010.

Oct 27, 2010 at 11:40 PM

#211

unst4bl3
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Originally posted by hondakillerzx:
New coach and GM are a must. draft best CB or pass rusher available and were gonna light it up. draft a backup plan at QB if Alex comes back and looks horrible or just restart with the new coaches choice at QB. this team is not far off, its mostly coaching i think, the talent is in place except for one or two players on Defense and a solid coach who knows what the f**k he's doing.

coach/gm/Offensive coordinator, GET RID OF MANUSKY, draft like 3 cbs and a passrusher, resign alex just incase our rookie qb isn't ready.

and watchout nfc.

Oct 27, 2010 at 11:55 PM

#212

pigskin
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Doubters will realize your genius by August, MadCortez!

Oct 28, 2010 at 12:33 AM

#213

Leathaface
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What happened to #4

Oct 28, 2010 at 12:52 AM

#214

Axl49
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Originally posted by fly15:
With the #2 pick in the 2011 nfl draft, the SF 49ers select....

Dude is a MONSTER and is a peyton manning type qb at 6'4 and hopefully pans out like manning if we do get lucky and draft LUCK lol.

Oct 28, 2010 at 12:54 AM

#215

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Originally posted by true49erfan:
Originally posted by fly15:
Originally posted by SnakePlissken:
Originally posted by fly15:
With the #2 pick in the 2011 nfl draft, the SF 49ers select....

Nah, we'll probably end up with Locker (Alex Smith's son) since Buffalo might actually follow 'common sense' and draft Luck #1 overall.

trade up?? thats if Sing is not around... if he is, forget Luck or Locker, he'll draft 2 kickers or something of that nature...

Dude, everybody Sing picked in this draft made the team. Our biggest need was oline. We got studs now. Growing pains this year. We are doing the right things. Be patient.

I agree, but again as niner fans we are spoiled and used to a championship pedigree, but i'll never stop being a fan, all I can do is sit and watch

Oct 28, 2010 at 1:57 AM

#216

mrbusinessman499
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If I say what I want to say I would be banned

Epic fail!!!!!!!!

Oct 28, 2010 at 2:02 AM

#217

SanDiego49er
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It's not coming ever until their is a different structure in place at the top.

Oct 28, 2010 at 10:24 AM

#218

bigmike55
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Originally posted by mrbusinessman499:
If I say what I want to say I would be banned

Epic fail!!!!!!!!

Just say it.

Oct 28, 2010 at 10:28 AM

#219

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You still think Alex and Singletary will be back next year

[ Edited by tjd808185 on Oct 28, 2010 at 10:28 AM ]

Oct 28, 2010 at 10:30 AM

#220

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Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
It's not coming ever until their is a different structure in place at the top.

^^This. New coaching staff and new QB, along with some more fresh talent from the draft and FA.

Oct 28, 2010 at 11:32 AM

#221

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Originally posted by tjd808185:
You still think Alex and Singletary will be back next year

continuity

Oct 28, 2010 at 12:11 PM

#222

hondakillerzx
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Originally posted by amir_tn80:
"We'll get 'em next year!" That's what we heard in '05. Then in '06. Then in '07. Then in '08. Then in '09. And now in '10. That's what you get when you have become Detroit Lions West.

Detroit would kick our ass

Oct 28, 2010 at 12:26 PM

#223

tjd808185
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Originally posted by susweel:
Originally posted by tjd808185:
You still think Alex and Singletary will be back next year

continuity

That was last year's message. That failed. Unless a miracle happens it's pretty obvious that this building is going down.

Oct 29, 2010 at 1:26 AM

#224

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Originally posted by SnakePlissken:
Originally posted by fly15:
With the #2 pick in the 2011 nfl draft, the SF 49ers select....

Nah, we'll probably end up with Locker (Alex Smith's son) since Buffalo might actually follow 'common sense' and draft Luck #1 overall.

I would give the whole draft to get Luck. If we get Locker aka AlexSmith2.0 then I don't know how long I can stand waiting for Locker to develop. I can already hear the Jakecuses.