Jean Francois lost us the game | Page 4

valrod33 · 2011-09-19T12:00:22-07:00

SANTA CLARA -- Defensive tackle Ricky Jean Francois was nearly the player who secured a 49ers victory on Sunday.Instead, he had teammates coming up to him Monday morning in the locker room telling him how his near-miss actually might have benefitted Dallas Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey on his game-tying 48-yard field goal on the final play of regulation to force overtime. Jean Francois got good penetration against Cowboys rookie lineman Kevin Kowalski on the field-goal attempt and nearly blocked the kick. "Once the snap went off, I dipped my right shoulder and put my (left) hand up," Jean Francois said. "All I could feel was the wind come across my hand. If I'd gotten my right hand up, that ball would've never gotten off." But 49ers defensive linemen Will Tukuafu and Demarcus Dobbs had just gotten out of the film room. They both told Jean Francois that the kick did not appear to be on line. But Jean Francois appeared to actually re-direct the kick through the uprights. "It was off already, Ricky . . . You grazed it and it went back." "It was going out already?" Jean Francois asked. "So, basically, I helped Dallas win the game." Bailey's kick was good, forcing overtime. Bailey kicked a 19-yarder in overtime for the Cowboys' 27-24 victory. http://www.csnbayarea.com/09/19/11/Jean-Francois-near-miss-benefited-Dallas/landing_maiocco_v3.html?blockID=564966&feedID=5936 Trade him

Sep 20, 2011 at 9:07 AM

#46

Dajanksta
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Originally posted by KowboyKiller:
Jesus f**k Christ, didn't the same exact thing happen to us last year? Can't remember which game but someone blocked a field goal into the uprights just like this which led to a loss.

Originally posted by AllTimeGreat:
Didn't that happen against the Saints too? God hates us.

Yup that's the one.

Yep, always happens to us. I swear we are cursed...f**king yorks. lol

Sep 20, 2011 at 9:13 AM

#47

OptimusPrime52
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a better title would have been. "RJF had a hand in dallas win". it was obvious, i saw it too. i just couldnt tell 100% if it touched him. but u could see the ball hook abruptly right past the los.

[ Edited by OptimusPrime52 on Sep 20, 2011 at 9:15 AM ]

Sep 20, 2011 at 3:26 PM

#48

Jamespowers
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anyone have the link to this kick? I got to see a replay. Just sucks.

Sep 20, 2011 at 3:32 PM

#49

SybErkRimInAL
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didn't even know it was partially blocked! I saw the penetration, but figured we just missed.

Sep 20, 2011 at 4:04 PM

#50

Kilgore_Trout
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I want to know which 49er was standing on top of the ball cluelessly after the fumble was caused. Had he recovered the ball, Romo would have looked bad again, and we would have won.

Sep 20, 2011 at 4:10 PM

#51

jimmy49erfan
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Originally posted by Eduardo75:

Originally posted by jimmy49erfan:
Id rather us fire the coach whos offense is more pathetic than Rayes. WCO my ass

Dude, you do realize Mike Nolan was 2-0 in each of his 3 starts to the season under the Niners right? Christ Almighty, put a sock in it with the ridiculous impatient childish rants guys!

Joe Montana said it a few weeks ago...that Niner fans (& sportswriters, my own two cents) would need to be patient while the players learned and got comfortable with Harbaugh's WCO. He went through it years ago under Bill Walsh. He said it takes time to get to the point where the players can function well in it.

U mad bro?

Sep 20, 2011 at 6:10 PM

#52

PRIMUS151
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Whatever. The whole team went to LaLa land in the second half nuff said. Seems like most people don't understand the concept of TEAM...Go watch bowling, darts or pool so you have one person to blame lame....

Sep 20, 2011 at 10:17 PM

#53

1152
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We almost beat a really good team. Let's give it a few more weeks.

Sep 20, 2011 at 10:20 PM

#54

SanFranMan
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Originally posted by Kilgore_Trout:
I want to know which 49er was standing on top of the ball cluelessly after the fumble was caused. Had he recovered the ball, Romo would have looked bad again, and we would have won.

I think it was Brock.

Sep 20, 2011 at 10:23 PM

#55

AXEGRINDER
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man that would have been epic if he blocked that f**king kick.

Sep 21, 2011 at 10:21 AM

#56

Jamespowers
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Originally posted by 1152:
We almost beat a really good team. Let's give it a few more weeks.

I would not call them a "really good team" . Perhaps a little more talent than us, but not by much clearly.

Sep 21, 2011 at 10:23 AM

#57

SybErkRimInAL
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yea, they're not "really good" especially without their starting DB's and Dez Bryant. Dude is a monster.

Sep 21, 2011 at 10:33 AM

#58

Jamespowers
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Originally posted by SybErkRimInAL:
yea, they're not "really good" especially without their starting DB's and Dez Bryant. Dude is a monster.

very true. dez has a lot of natural gifts. Shall see if he can keep his head on straight. Even at with their DB's and Dez, dallas is about an 8-8 team. We still did not win the game, but we sure battered their players. Rib injurys to romo and witten. Separated shoulder for felix jones.
miles austin also got a hamstring injury too, not till the end of the 4th qrt. though