Played as expected.
This is not a very talented team. Sing has gotten the most out of these guys and has been in almost every game. We still need some better players if we want make the playoffs.
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Dec 22, 2009 at 1:13 PM
- susweel
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Dec 22, 2009 at 1:17 PM
- PowderdToastMn
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I was thinking somewhere between 8-10 wins (with 10 being the more optimistic side), but after the way they played Indy and Minnesota, two SB favorites, I expected more out of them against teams like Tennessee, Houston, and Seattle.
Dec 22, 2009 at 1:18 PM
- chico49erfan
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Originally posted by susweel:
Played as expected.
This is not a very talented team. Sing has gotten the most out of these guys and has been in almost every game. We still need some better players if we want make the playoffs.
+1
I feel like we also need an offensive leader. Alex either needs to grow some nuts out there or someone needs to be signed that can motivate us. TKO/Justin Smith seem like they do it on the defensive side but I feel like our offense really has no identity. We need Alex in the circle before the game screaming his head about how this is our game, our house, and our time to shine. Kinda like Drew Brees. Be a leader, Alex! This is your team!
Dec 22, 2009 at 1:20 PM
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Originally posted by krizay:Originally posted by Gavintech:Originally posted by StOnEy333:
With a chance to get to .500, after quite a few close losses this year, I'd say they're pretty much right where they should be.
Not too many people predicted better than 8-8. If they don't win both of the next two, they will have underachieved. If they win them the record will be about as expected.
91% of the PYMWYMI posters voted 9 wins or more. Albeit only 193 posters.
What the hell is PYMWYMI? A Roman numeral?
Dec 22, 2009 at 1:22 PM
- susweel
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Originally posted by chico49erfan:Originally posted by susweel:
Played as expected.
This is not a very talented team. Sing has gotten the most out of these guys and has been in almost every game. We still need some better players if we want make the playoffs.
+1
I feel like we also need an offensive leader. Alex either needs to grow some nuts out there or someone needs to be signed that can motivate us. TKO/Justin Smith seem like they do it on the defensive side but I feel like our offense really has no identity. We need Alex in the circle before the game screaming his head about how this is our game, our house, and our time to shine. Kinda like Drew Brees. Be a leader, Alex! This is your team!
I agree and also figure out wtf they wonna be. Either a smash mouth team or a spread team. Make decission on what we are and then get the proper personel to run that style of football.
Dec 22, 2009 at 1:22 PM
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reason i voted underachieved is that i thought this team could go 9 & 7 and maybe be a playoff team. Games on the 2009 schedule like Minny, Gbay, Colts, were games that many fans thought we would lose. The fact that we coulda should won BUT found ways to lose those games, and a couple of others (2nd Seattle game, texans) tells me this team (for several reasons) is not ready yet, close but no cigar.
PS. If anybody wanted to bet that colts would beat Niners by four points and PManning would throw ZERO tds? I would have bet the house...and lost!
PS. If anybody wanted to bet that colts would beat Niners by four points and PManning would throw ZERO tds? I would have bet the house...and lost!
Dec 22, 2009 at 1:26 PM
- PowderdToastMn
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Originally posted by chico49erfan:Originally posted by susweel:
Played as expected.
This is not a very talented team. Sing has gotten the most out of these guys and has been in almost every game. We still need some better players if we want make the playoffs.
+1
I feel like we also need an offensive leader. Alex either needs to grow some nuts out there or someone needs to be signed that can motivate us. TKO/Justin Smith seem like they do it on the defensive side but I feel like our offense really has no identity. We need Alex in the circle before the game screaming his head about how this is our game, our house, and our time to shine. Kinda like Drew Brees. Be a leader, Alex! This is your team!
Let Singletary be the Rah Rah guy. Not every QB in the league gets fired up like Brees or Rivers. Besides, we all saw how JT O'Sullivan's smelling salt Rah Rah approach worked.
I will say that I think he needs to get fired up during the game a little more. When Brady's OL gives a sack he is in their face screaming. Our QB's, unfortunately, expect it so much that it is just second nature to walk back to the huddle after a 10 yard sack.
Dec 22, 2009 at 1:27 PM
- Memphis9er
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Originally posted by chico49erfan:Originally posted by susweel:
Played as expected.
This is not a very talented team. Sing has gotten the most out of these guys and has been in almost every game. We still need some better players if we want make the playoffs.
+1
I feel like we also need an offensive leader. Alex either needs to grow some nuts out there or someone needs to be signed that can motivate us. TKO/Justin Smith seem like they do it on the defensive side but I feel like our offense really has no identity. We need Alex in the circle before the game screaming his head about how this is our game, our house, and our time to shine. Kinda like Drew Brees. Be a leader, Alex! This is your team!
A guy doesn't have to scream and jump around to be a leader. It is more important that Smith leads this team like Joe...by example. Actions speak louder than words.
Dec 22, 2009 at 1:32 PM
- Ronnie49Lott
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Originally posted by JoseCortez:
Anybody who believed that the niners are better than an 8-8 team is fooling himself. I looked at the schedule before the season and calculated that the team was about an 8-8 team. The 49ers had an extremely difficult schedule this year. They played 4 division leaders away from home. The only games the 49ers played so far against non-playoff teams are as follows: Tennessee, Houston, Rams, Seattle (twice), Chicago, Atlanta, Jacksonville. Of those, only four have been eliminated - Seattle, Atlanta, Chicago, Rams. I dont think this team has underachieved, but they have not overachieved either. Expectations will be high next year. They will need to do better than 1-6 away from home.
What? They had the THIRD easiest schedule in the league. Next year we have the 12th easiest so don't expect a big jump in wins.
Dec 22, 2009 at 1:32 PM
- chico49erfan
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Originally posted by Memphis9er:Originally posted by chico49erfan:Originally posted by susweel:
Played as expected.
This is not a very talented team. Sing has gotten the most out of these guys and has been in almost every game. We still need some better players if we want make the playoffs.
+1
I feel like we also need an offensive leader. Alex either needs to grow some nuts out there or someone needs to be signed that can motivate us. TKO/Justin Smith seem like they do it on the defensive side but I feel like our offense really has no identity. We need Alex in the circle before the game screaming his head about how this is our game, our house, and our time to shine. Kinda like Drew Brees. Be a leader, Alex! This is your team!
A guy doesn't have to scream and jump around to be a leader. It is more important that Smith leads this team like Joe...by example. Actions speak louder than words.
Okay... for those of you who said he doesn't have to scream and rah rah. Fine, I was just using an example. I want him to be able to fire up his team! Be on the sidelines coaching up your O-Line during the D's play. Go into the huddle with a fire in your eye and a confidence that says you want to win. It doesn't have to be rah rah, I just want it to be LEADERSHIP. So his team can look up to him. Like when Tom Brady went down last year, randy moss said he just kept looking for 12 to walk back onto the field. That's how our team needs to feel about Smith
Dec 22, 2009 at 1:37 PM
- 49ersMan420
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Originally posted by susweel:
Played as expected.
This is not a very talented team. Sing has gotten the most out of these guys and has been in almost every game. We still need some better players if we want make the playoffs.
Where have u been? We have shot ourselvs in the foot in most games, We were not really beat by anyone other then Atl. Most of those game we lost our self...
This team is better then ppl give credit for, with all the mistakes made we still have been in just about every game.
Dec 22, 2009 at 1:43 PM
- JoseCortez
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Originally posted by Ronnie49Lott:Originally posted by JoseCortez:
Anybody who believed that the niners are better than an 8-8 team is fooling himself. I looked at the schedule before the season and calculated that the team was about an 8-8 team. The 49ers had an extremely difficult schedule this year. They played 4 division leaders away from home. The only games the 49ers played so far against non-playoff teams are as follows: Tennessee, Houston, Rams, Seattle (twice), Chicago, Atlanta, Jacksonville. Of those, only four have been eliminated - Seattle, Atlanta, Chicago, Rams. I dont think this team has underachieved, but they have not overachieved either. Expectations will be high next year. They will need to do better than 1-6 away from home.
What? They had the THIRD easiest schedule in the league. Next year we have the 12th easiest so don't expect a big jump in wins.
Where did you get this info from? Is it based on this year's records or last years records?
We only have had four games so far against teams with losing records. Seahawks twice, Rams and the bears.
[ Edited by JoseCortez on Dec 22, 2009 at 1:46 PM ]
Dec 22, 2009 at 1:45 PM
- Ronnie49Lott
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Originally posted by JoseCortez:Originally posted by Ronnie49Lott:Originally posted by JoseCortez:
Anybody who believed that the niners are better than an 8-8 team is fooling himself. I looked at the schedule before the season and calculated that the team was about an 8-8 team. The 49ers had an extremely difficult schedule this year. They played 4 division leaders away from home. The only games the 49ers played so far against non-playoff teams are as follows: Tennessee, Houston, Rams, Seattle (twice), Chicago, Atlanta, Jacksonville. Of those, only four have been eliminated - Seattle, Atlanta, Chicago, Rams. I dont think this team has underachieved, but they have not overachieved either. Expectations will be high next year. They will need to do better than 1-6 away from home.
What? They had the THIRD easiest schedule in the league. Next year we have the 12th easiest so don't expect a big jump in wins.
Where did you get this info from? Is it based on this year's records or last years records?
Googled "nfl strength of schedule 2009"
Dec 22, 2009 at 1:47 PM
- 190836
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I tell you what they have done, they have added one more non wining season to their record under Scott McCloughan regime.
Dec 22, 2009 at 1:47 PM
- JoseCortez
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Originally posted by Ronnie49Lott:Originally posted by JoseCortez:Originally posted by Ronnie49Lott:Originally posted by JoseCortez:
Anybody who believed that the niners are better than an 8-8 team is fooling himself. I looked at the schedule before the season and calculated that the team was about an 8-8 team. The 49ers had an extremely difficult schedule this year. They played 4 division leaders away from home. The only games the 49ers played so far against non-playoff teams are as follows: Tennessee, Houston, Rams, Seattle (twice), Chicago, Atlanta, Jacksonville. Of those, only four have been eliminated - Seattle, Atlanta, Chicago, Rams. I dont think this team has underachieved, but they have not overachieved either. Expectations will be high next year. They will need to do better than 1-6 away from home.
What? They had the THIRD easiest schedule in the league. Next year we have the 12th easiest so don't expect a big jump in wins.
Where did you get this info from? Is it based on this year's records or last years records?
Googled "nfl strength of schedule 2009"
youre looking at strength of schedule based on last year's records, not this years. The vikings team this year is not the same team as the Vikings team last year. Same as every other team in the league.