Good and Bad, listed by expectation / importance.
Good
1) Anthony Davis – I am really surprised, but Davis has improved dramatically from game to game. What more could you want to see from a 20 year old, talented as heck, rookie? I saw him give up only one pressure the whole game, and his run blocking was impressive too. Perhaps quality of competition has something to do with it? Not entirely, because his problem has been the technique he uses in dropping back and this is where he has improved.
2) The whole O-line – The O-line played about as well as you can hope for an O-line to play in the NFL. In short, it doesn't get much better than this. Rachal, Davis, Baas, Iupati and Staley played together about as well as one can hope; and the second string followed suit. Ironically, the most mistakes came from the left, from both Staley and Sims. The only disturbing thing to note, is that with an O-line playing this well, you wonder why we can't seem to end up with more points on the board.
3) Travis LaBoy – He is for real, and he will help us out a lot this season. He has a knack for getting around starting NFL LT's.
4) Phillip Adams – He is the third player so far this preseason who looks good returning kicks / punts. One of them can't catch the punts, one of them is injured, so Adams comes out of the pack, looking like a night in shining armor at the right place, and at the right time.
5) Frank Gore – Just wanted to mention him for the fact that he resembles the same player who ran for over 1,600+ yards not too long ago. If our O-line continues to play like this, he can easily break that personal record.
6) Alex Smith – Why not list Smith higher? Smith played very well, but he had several times where there was almost no pressure and he couldn't find anything but a check down or short route. I have confidence in him, but I want to see a more aggressive mindset, perhaps not just from him but from our offense in general. An O-line performance like this can't result in only 1 or 2 touchdowns, that's just not good enough.
With no Davis, no Crabtree, little Gore, preseason gameplaning, perhaps I should provide more slack. Its just that this same old song seems all too familiar to the conservative mindset our offense has had for the last several years.
7) NaVorro Bowman – Stood out with some explosive ability to chase down ball carriers. He is not that big, not sure where he can eventually be a starter in our defense.
Bad
1) David Carr – Is this guy better than Nate Davis? Really? He is about as comfortable in the pocket as Ichabod Crane is walking naked through Sleepy Hollow on Halloween.
2) Safety position – Smith and Lewis each gave up a touchdown play, one was a bonehead mistake, the other was the inability to make a great play on a great throw.
We should be clear that the Raiders quarterbacks threw the ball extremely well, especially Gradkowski. Many of the big plays were to the 49ers achilles heel; TE's and running backs.
3) Ricky Jean-Francois – Had a few chinks in the armor, was pushed back once or twice, did not make as many plays as he has been making; although he still had solid game.
Franklin signed a big franchise tender on the same day of the game. With that kind of money, RJF needed to give the coaches another standout performance to think about.
I don't know, it just seems bizarre to me, after all the talk about hard work, training camp, this and that, that a player who hasn't gone through so much as a walk through with the team in nearly 8 months can simply walk in and take a position from a player who has been busting his tail and performing at a starter level every day in mini-camp, OTA's, training camp and preseason games for over half a year. It kind of sends a message that all that work really doesn't matter at all, and all the talk about its importance is just hot air, and if you have a reputation, go ahead, miss the entire off-season, it doesn't matter, your position is safe no matter what.
The 49ers don't seem to have any holes. I'll say that again. The 49ers don't seem to have ANY holes on the roster this year.
We are solid, to good, to great at every single position, including depth. This season, losing games is going to fall entirely upon the shoulders of how we approach scoring points, in terms of aggression and play calling.
I pray we don't just dink and dunk and check down the whole season. There is too much talent to play it safe again this year.
The only team on our schedule that concerns me this season, is the 49ers.
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Aug 29, 2010 at 9:50 PM
- BrianGO
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Aug 29, 2010 at 9:58 PM
- Joecool
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I have watched every Raiders preseason game and their running game with Bush and their secondary is not a joke. Those two aspects of their game are very strong.
Aug 29, 2010 at 10:08 PM
- BrianGO
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Originally posted by Joecool:
I have watched every Raiders preseason game and their running game with Bush and their secondary is not a joke. Those two aspects of their game are very strong.
That's a good point. It certainly looks like we were doing some game planning to account for that. A lot of the routes were short crossing routes to avoid matchups with the cornerbacks.
Davis and Crabtree should certainly help with our confidence going into a game plan next time.
Aug 29, 2010 at 10:15 PM
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Aug 29, 2010 at 10:20 PM
- NinerBuff
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+ Marked Improvement from the Offense and Special Teams. P.Adams and LaBoy taking a roster spots.
- Our secondary is still slow. We need Mays to get to speed quickly and Reggie Smith has to step up. Underperformance from Haralson.
Now to play the chargers. Play all the 3rd stringers and NOT GET INJURED!
- Our secondary is still slow. We need Mays to get to speed quickly and Reggie Smith has to step up. Underperformance from Haralson.
Now to play the chargers. Play all the 3rd stringers and NOT GET INJURED!
Aug 29, 2010 at 10:37 PM
- TheVoiceOfReason
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Originally posted by WillistheWall:
http://www.49erswebzone.com/forum/thread.php?num=144508
I feel you that you beat him to the punch as far as your evaluation, but I like BrianGO's evaluation better.
Both of your evaluations are good, but I like BrianGO's point that we are going to only beat ourselves this year. We are our own worst enemies.
[ Edited by TheVoiceOfReason on Aug 29, 2010 at 10:42 PM ]
Aug 29, 2010 at 10:38 PM
- sincalfaithful
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Originally posted by Joecool:
I have watched every Raiders preseason game and their running game with Bush and their secondary is not a joke. Those two aspects of their game are very strong.
Why?
Aug 29, 2010 at 10:58 PM
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Watching the Raiders broadcast of the 49ers game hurts my brain.
Aug 29, 2010 at 11:03 PM
- WillistheWall
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Originally posted by Quanex:
Watching the Raiders broadcast of the 49ers game hurts my brain.
Yeah every time they got a first down it sounded like papa was going to jizz himself
"OH MY GOD, THE RAIDERS HAVE A FIRST DOWN!!!!!!11 FOR THE RAIDERS!!!!"
Aug 29, 2010 at 11:03 PM
- BrianGO
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Originally posted by TheVoiceOfReason:Originally posted by WillistheWall:
http://www.49erswebzone.com/forum/thread.php?num=144508
I feel you that you beat him to the punch as far as your evaluation, but I like BrianGO's evaluation better.
Both of your evaluations are good, but I like BrianGO's point that we are going to only beat ourselves this year. We are our own worst enemies.
I read his evaluation. I looks like everybody agrees for the most part.
Remember, the quicker you make a post after a game, the harder it is to make it polished.
Aug 29, 2010 at 11:16 PM
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Originally posted by WillistheWall:Originally posted by Quanex:
Watching the Raiders broadcast of the 49ers game hurts my brain.
Yeah every time they got a first down it sounded like papa was going to jizz himself
"OH MY GOD, THE RAIDERS HAVE A FIRST DOWN!!!!!!11 FOR THE RAIDERS!!!!"
Unfortunately, the actual television broadcast was superior on the Raiders network, although one must deal with lack comprehension and wit on so many levels.
For example, the Raiders announcers aren't aware that if the ball is in the air, then the 5 yard "chuck rule" is no longer in effect. You can't interfere with a player on ANY part of the field if the ball is in the air.
Smith deserves credit for recognizing this and letting the ball go quickly.
Observations such as, "The run defense should improve, because I think the Raiders will settle down and make adjustments."
Translation: "Gore has been taken out of the game, therefore he can not run over us any more."
Aug 29, 2010 at 11:19 PM
- JPREZ2XXL
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Originally posted by sincalfaithful:Originally posted by Joecool:
I have watched every Raiders preseason game and their running game with Bush and their secondary is not a joke. Those two aspects of their game are very strong.
Why?
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Aug 29, 2010 at 11:42 PM
- bret
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Originally posted by BrianGO:Originally posted by WillistheWall:Originally posted by Quanex:
Watching the Raiders broadcast of the 49ers game hurts my brain.
Yeah every time they got a first down it sounded like papa was going to jizz himself
"OH MY GOD, THE RAIDERS HAVE A FIRST DOWN!!!!!!11 FOR THE RAIDERS!!!!"
Unfortunately, the actual television broadcast was superior on the Raiders network, although one must deal with lack comprehension and wit on so many levels.
For example, the Raiders announcers aren't aware that if the ball is in the air, then the 5 yard "chuck rule" is no longer in effect. You can't interfere with a player on ANY part of the field if the ball is in the air.
Smith deserves credit for recognizing this and letting the ball go quickly.
Observations such as, "The run defense should improve, because I think the Raiders will settle down and make adjustments."
Translation: "Gore has been taken out of the game, therefore he can not run over us any more."
Aside from never noticing that Staley went out after the first series with an injury, they did a much better job than the Niner team - wholly due to Greg Papa (the analysts didn't know what was going on or who was who)! The coverage of the Niners wasn't nearly as good as the coverage of the Raiders, but what would you expect? They are the Raiders' broadcast team after all!
Still I hated how the Niners' crew would do interviews during the game and we'd miss the action - or they'd show it, but too late to see how the field was set or who made the play. Papa interviewed Heyward-Bey all the while doing play-by-play and not only never missed a beat, but did a really good interview, asking really good questions (which is frankly rare from interviewers any more - especially TV interviwers!
Aug 29, 2010 at 11:57 PM
- BrianGO
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Originally posted by bret:Originally posted by BrianGO:Originally posted by WillistheWall:Originally posted by Quanex:
Watching the Raiders broadcast of the 49ers game hurts my brain.
Yeah every time they got a first down it sounded like papa was going to jizz himself
"OH MY GOD, THE RAIDERS HAVE A FIRST DOWN!!!!!!11 FOR THE RAIDERS!!!!"
Unfortunately, the actual television broadcast was superior on the Raiders network, although one must deal with lack comprehension and wit on so many levels.
For example, the Raiders announcers aren't aware that if the ball is in the air, then the 5 yard "chuck rule" is no longer in effect. You can't interfere with a player on ANY part of the field if the ball is in the air.
Smith deserves credit for recognizing this and letting the ball go quickly.
Observations such as, "The run defense should improve, because I think the Raiders will settle down and make adjustments."
Translation: "Gore has been taken out of the game, therefore he can not run over us any more."
Aside from never noticing that Staley went out after the first series with an injury, they did a much better job than the Niner team - wholly due to Greg Papa (the analysts didn't know what was going on or who was who)! The coverage of the Niners wasn't nearly as good as the coverage of the Raiders, but what would you expect? They are the Raiders' broadcast team after all!
Still I hated how the Niners' crew would do interviews during the game and we'd miss the action - or they'd show it, but too late to see how the field was set or who made the play. Papa interviewed Heyward-Bey all the while doing play-by-play and not only never missed a beat, but did a really good interview, asking really good questions (which is frankly rare from interviewers any more - especially TV interviwers!
Right, that's what I meant to say.
You get to see more of the game, because the start of the football play is on the TV each time, rather than seeing the end of it, or seeing it a half second after it has started.
You miss about 10-15% of the game on the CBS broadcast.
[ Edited by BrianGO on Aug 29, 2010 at 11:58 PM ]
Aug 30, 2010 at 12:00 AM
- SanFranAddic
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Originally posted by BrianGO:
...I don't know, it just seems bizarre to me, after all the talk about hard work, training camp, this and that, that a player who hasn't gone through so much as a walk through with the team in nearly 8 months can simply walk in and take a position from a player who has been busting his tail and performing at a starter level every day in mini-camp, OTA's, training camp and preseason games for over half a year.
It kind of sends a message that all that work really doesn't matter at all, and all the talk about its importance is just hot air, and if you have a reputation, go ahead, miss the entire off-season, it doesn't matter, your position is safe no matter what...
1) Franklin is 30 years old now so missing the extra wear and tear of TC is not necessarily a bad thing.
2) RJF needed the reps and experience and Franklin goes into the season fresher and healthier. That's a win-win for the team.
3) For the reasons you mentioned I would not be surprised if Franklin did not start that first game. We'll be playing a suspect team in the Seahawks, so starting RJF would be less 'risky', a confidence boost to RJF and something of a reward for all his hard work.
4) Franklin is a vet who has paid his dues and knows this defense inside out. The other vets understand the dynamics of the contract deal (like Manny missing voluntary OTAs) and will not hold it against him for staying out, or against management for putting him back in as the starter...as long as he is clearly the better player.
I don't think it will be a distraction or morale problem in the least. Let RJF be the 'official' starter for the 1st game and then the better man is the starter from that point forward.
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