Moran Norris

Originally posted by Gavintech:

Originally posted by SybErkRimInAL:
don't you know all Fullbacks are known for making circus catches. Stop defending smith, it was a s**tty f**king throw. Moran had to spin all the way around to try and make the catch. There's a thing called "ball placement" that QB's in the NFL should be able to do. Smith cannot.

NO HE DIDN'T!!! He didn't make the catch BECAUSE he spun around.

The funniest part is in the Oakland paper today, the niner hating oakland paper, they first paragraph in the article said how Alex lead the receiver and he stopped and turned around, effectively putting himself in the wrong position to catch the ball.


If the Niner hating oakland paper can see that, why do niner fans finds another reason the play didn't work? .........

i agree we need a younger faster wrecking ball but i mean why are we running him and not davis i mean wtf guys were throwing him the ball now y he is a blocker end of story i vote sopoaga for fullback in the red zone!

Originally posted by SunDevilNiner79:

Originally posted by Hopper:

Originally posted by SunDevilNiner79:

Originally posted by Hopper:

Originally posted by znk916:

Originally posted by Hopper:

Originally posted by znk916:
does this look like a good football player to you?

It looks like a crappy throw.

a crappy throw that anyone besides Norris would've been able to adjust to properly and catch

You hit a 250 FB in the chest. He's not a WR or a TE.

you do realize Alex Smith had to throw it high on that play right?

There was a D-Lineman jumping and putting his hand out, the ball barely even cleared the Linemans hand. Any lower, and it would have been batted down.

I've seen highlights of that play all day and that is very inaccurate.

Only Vid I could find of it:




It was actually the safety, you can see him come down and make a jump for the ball. The camera angle behind Alex Smith shows the Safety missed the ball by like 2-3 inches if that.

Moran Norris mistake was he turned his whole body towards the ball too early. Once his while body was turned, he didn't have the agility to adjust to the ball. He turned his whole body at like the 3 yard line instead of near the goal line.

Excellent post man. You just changed my whole perception of that play.

Alex had a terrible game. But that throw was not part of it/

Originally posted by Gavintech:

Originally posted by SybErkRimInAL:
don't you know all Fullbacks are known for making circus catches. Stop defending smith, it was a s**tty f**king throw. Moran had to spin all the way around to try and make the catch. There's a thing called "ball placement" that QB's in the NFL should be able to do. Smith cannot.

NO HE DIDN'T!!! He didn't make the catch BECAUSE he spun around.

I've looked at the play again. He turned his body to face the ball, then back pedaled to catch it the ball. I think had he turned his head, spot the ball, and kept his feet moving towards the endzone he would had made the catch.

Originally posted by DarthNiner:

Originally posted by Gavintech:

Originally posted by SybErkRimInAL:
don't you know all Fullbacks are known for making circus catches. Stop defending smith, it was a s**tty f**king throw. Moran had to spin all the way around to try and make the catch. There's a thing called "ball placement" that QB's in the NFL should be able to do. Smith cannot.

NO HE DIDN'T!!! He didn't make the catch BECAUSE he spun around.

He said "to try and make the catch". He didn't say he made the catch. You're making something out of nothing.

No s**t he said try, he didn't make the catch. That's what you say when the catch isn't made. He tried to, but he didn't. My point isn't what he tried to do, it's what he did. Which is make a full 180 spin, tripping over his own feet, when he had no idea where he was on the field or where the ball was.

Originally posted by qnnhan7:

Originally posted by Gavintech:

Originally posted by SybErkRimInAL:
don't you know all Fullbacks are known for making circus catches. Stop defending smith, it was a s**tty f**king throw. Moran had to spin all the way around to try and make the catch. There's a thing called "ball placement" that QB's in the NFL should be able to do. Smith cannot.

NO HE DIDN'T!!! He didn't make the catch BECAUSE he spun around.

I've looked at the play again. He turned his body to face the ball, then back pedaled to catch it the ball. I think had he turned his head, spot the ball, and kept his feet moving towards the endzone he would had made the catch.

Exactly. That's what he should have done and most NFL players would have done.

Alex had to thrown the ball high over the defender.

I like how he doubled his career high in carries last year from 7 to 14 under Jimmy Raye and is getting plays called for him at the goal line

WHY??

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/5563/career;_ylt=AqR1ooIRho8wllE0ljohH5b.uLYF

[ Edited by znk916 on Sep 13, 2010 at 10:23:43 ]

True Moran isn't a great reciever, but that was on Alex. In typical fashion he just proves he has no touch. Even if Moran is back peddling, do you really need to lob it over his head? Every dam through Alex makes is off target and way above the recievers head.

The only other thing I'll say is unless they practiced that play I would never risk a goal line 4th and 1. Plays for situations like that should be preprogrammed and packaged. There should be no miscommunication.

[ Edited by Oakland-Niner on Sep 13, 2010 at 10:27:14 ]

Originally posted by Oakland-Niner:
True Moran isn't a great reciever, but that was on Alex. In typical fashion he just proves he has no touch. Even if Moran is back peddling, do you really need to lob it over his head? Every dam through Alex makes is off target and way above the recievers head.

The only other thing I'll say is unless they practiced that play I would never risk a goal line 4th and 1. Plays for situations like that should be preprogrammed and packaged. There should be no miscommunication.

It was a perfect throw into the end zone with nice touch on it. Dude just sucks and spun himself around at the 3 yard line for no reason.

Originally posted by Gavintech:

Originally posted by Oakland-Niner:
True Moran isn't a great reciever, but that was on Alex. In typical fashion he just proves he has no touch. Even if Moran is back peddling, do you really need to lob it over his head? Every dam through Alex makes is off target and way above the recievers head.

The only other thing I'll say is unless they practiced that play I would never risk a goal line 4th and 1. Plays for situations like that should be preprogrammed and packaged. There should be no miscommunication.

It was a perfect throw into the end zone with nice touch on it. Dude just sucks and spun himself around at the 3 yard line for no reason.

You're 100% correct, but the Chicken Littles around here won't stand for that reasoning.

Originally posted by Gavintech:

Originally posted by Oakland-Niner:
True Moran isn't a great reciever, but that was on Alex. In typical fashion he just proves he has no touch. Even if Moran is back peddling, do you really need to lob it over his head? Every dam through Alex makes is off target and way above the recievers head.

The only other thing I'll say is unless they practiced that play I would never risk a goal line 4th and 1. Plays for situations like that should be preprogrammed and packaged. There should be no miscommunication.

It was a perfect throw into the end zone with nice touch on it. Dude just sucks and spun himself around at the 3 yard line for no reason.

Perfect throw lmao. Like the perfect high throw he had to Morgan in the endzone.

lol at the argument that Norris should have ran deeper into the endzone to catch a high thrown ball.

[ Edited by Hopper on Sep 13, 2010 at 10:57:25 ]

nice verticle moran, couldnt slide a credit card under your foot, we're just an inconsistent football team, ppl will berade alex for the pass not being perfect but hes gotta catch that

Originally posted by Hopper:

Originally posted by Gavintech:

Originally posted by Oakland-Niner:
True Moran isn't a great reciever, but that was on Alex. In typical fashion he just proves he has no touch. Even if Moran is back peddling, do you really need to lob it over his head? Every dam through Alex makes is off target and way above the recievers head.

The only other thing I'll say is unless they practiced that play I would never risk a goal line 4th and 1. Plays for situations like that should be preprogrammed and packaged. There should be no miscommunication.

It was a perfect throw into the end zone with nice touch on it. Dude just sucks and spun himself around at the 3 yard line for no reason.

Perfect throw lmao. Like the perfect high throw he had to Morgan in the endzone.

lol at the argument that Norris should have ran deeper into the endzone to catch a high thrown ball.

Not too bright are we? The throw to Morgan has nothing to do with this throw. Yes, it was perfect and yes, had Norris ran into the end zone (not DEEPER into it as you say, he turned around at the 3 yard line) he would have been able to catch it.

See, there is this thing called gravity. Without going into a scientific dissertation it goes like this; what goes up, must come down. It's pretty simple. What looks like an overthrown ball to those of you that WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE THAT would have been caught if Norris actually ran into the end zone and didn't spin around and trip over his own feet for no reason.

In this case the 49ers Quarterback lobbed a pass, over the outstretched arms of the other team's defensive back, into the end zone. The 49ers receiver did not run into the end zone, instead opting to do a complete 180 degree spin 3 yards short of the end zone. Had the 49ers receiver ran into the end zone, where the ball would have come down (gravity), he would have been able to catch it easily. Had the 49ers Quarterback thrown the ball in a straight line to the receiver at the 3 yard line the receiver would not have been able to catch the ball as it would have been deflected by the aforementioned defensive back of the opposing team. Therefore, it was a perfect, very catch-able pass. The only variable was the receiver's execution of the play.

Is this the guy we should be featuring in the red zone with all of our weapons? let's see.

1. ProBowl TE with the season TD record?
2. ProBowl RB that your offense is built around?
3. Top 10 pick at WR build for catch TD's as he shown in college?
4. TE/WR who is a matchup nightmare if lined up in the slot?
5. 2nd WR who is a high jump freak, known flashy catches?
6. OR slow as molasses, no vision FB used only for blocking?

tough decisions, but I believe Raye chose the wrong one. Anyone of our other skill player would have caught that pass, notice how MOran needed to turn around completedly to find the ball? bad pass, but horrible body control led to that incompletion.