***SF 49ERS VS. OAK RAIDERS GAMEDAY THREAD (Preseason Week 2)***

Originally posted by gold49er2183:
I saw that, It irked me but I decided to ignore it. Right now Smith only needs harbaugh and the fan base behind him.

Originally posted by gold49er2183:

Originally posted by ApatheticIAm:
"Smith struggles, but 49ers knock off rival Raiders"

Smith struggles? Are you f**king kidding me? From NFL.com of all places. It seems sports reporters get lazier and lazier these days. They probably saw he had 1 pick and decided he "struggled." Michael Vick throws 3 ints, but all is ok because he is Vick. Smith throws one pick (in a very solid performance) and gets trashed everywhere. Give credit where credit is due NFL.com. I thought he impressed and should get atleast 1 week of praise before the next game. Dammit

http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2011082052/2011/PRE2/raiders@49ers#tab:recap

I saw that, It irked me but I decided to ignore it. Right now Smith only needs harbaugh and the fan base behind him.

Yeah wtf up with reporters nowaday don't they know that smith's passer rating improved yesterday fto a superb 61.7 from week 1's 39.6???!!!

come on now damint!!!

I know it was just the Raiders but it was a huge relief to see last nights game compared to the game with the aints!

Originally posted by Rsrkshn:


3. CK. What the heck! Either he's slow at processing plays, or the coaches suck at game planning. Those two back-to-back sacks out of the shotgun. Those were terrible. Especially after New Orleans, you'd expect that they'd have installed the quick outlet. He saw the blitz coming, instead of dancing he needed the quick read. Obviously not ready. Has a good arm though. And accurate. He's not awed by the game.

This can only be tamed/polished through 'live-action' experience; playing one game after the other, catching up with the speed of the game. -It's like being a teenager all over again, driving a newer model car with overly-smooth power-steering for the first time; more you drive and get used to it, the more handling it becomes second nature.

Edit: Also, you cannot blame the first sack on Kaep, Goodwin blew a stunt, plain and clear, even gave up after he was blown (didn't even care to hold onto his guy as the NT came rushing towards his QB). -What a joke, is Goodwin serious about playing for this team, or is he just taking this job as a retirement luxury cause he already has a ring?

Originally posted by LambdaChi49:
Exactly. Sing wouldnt have even known how to respond. Probably just criticize his players.

Or he'd say something about having to check film.

Originally posted by saniner:

Originally posted by qnnhan7:
It's only one good preseason, but it's been a while since I've seen our offense played with a crispness, and guys look like they know where exactly they are going on the field.

I haven't seen a 49er game in a long time where they had so many sustained drives. I've become used to punting 4 times to start the game

Yeah, everybody wants to say "but it's the Raiders, we always clobber them in preseason", this was nothing like last year's PS game (or many before that), nor even close to the '10 regular season game. -We haven't had this many sustained drives within a preseason game in a very long, long time (and we're running a first-year vanilla version of a very complicated offense, full of complicated verbiage).

Originally posted by danielxcdt:

Originally posted by LambdaChi49:
Exactly. Sing wouldnt have even known how to respond. Probably just criticize his players.

Or he'd say something about having to check film.

And then never get back with the answer - either to the press or on the field.

I watched Alex is play the games last night. Alex is doin good job for games but He is weak and problem that He can't throw the TD from 15 or 30 yards from close on TD that He was afraid because he was worry about other ints from him.. I want alex need creative the style plays the TD..

The blitz pick ups and protections last night were AWESOME. The Raiders did everything they could to rattle Smith the way the Saints did, but the OL and the backs and the tight ends all picked up their assignments perfectly. Awesome job and hope to see more growth and improvement into the all important 3rd preseason game next week.

I think the most accurate description you can give to Alex Smith's performance is to call it "solid." It wasn't great, but it wasn't bad either. He did what a decent NFL starting QB should do. It's really that simple.

If he can play at that level in the regular season, we should make the playoffs.

Alex played well, but we've seen him play well in spurts before. One of his issues is consistency. He needs to come out and play well for consecutive weeks.

Originally posted by SportsFan:
Anyone read the Harbaugh Q&A on the main page? He talked about the INT. Loved what he had to say. They talked about it and it is correctable and they will work on it in practice. When was the last time we heard that from a coach.

a small sign, but a good one...the one short pass to morgan, where smith hung in the pocket, went through hs progressions and then hit morgan for a short pass over the middle

when is this game being replayed

Originally posted by socalfan21:
when is this game being replayed

i believe its being replayed locally right now on channel 36 and channel 44--at least, according to my broadcast listing in San Jose.

i heard there were fights during the game but people shot in the parking lot? wtf??

Little too conservative, but I know it's preseason. Hopefully that'll change.