nfl.com says we have secured a 1st round bye but i dont agree.. | Page 6

SundayTicket · 2011-12-24T17:12:06-08:00

How have we secured a 1st round bye when we are at 12-3, and new orleans has 2 games left and are at 11-3, They could finish 13-3 and if we lose to rams we go 12-4.. thats 1 game higher than us. can anyone fill me in?

Dec 26, 2011 at 12:41 AM

#76

9ersLiferInChicago
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Originally posted by bleeds9ersredandgold:
on a serious note, we should go to a 4-3 with smith, ice, rac mac, smith then bowman, willis, and whom ever maybe draft a faster lb

Dec 26, 2011 at 12:53 AM

#77

bleeds9ersredandgold
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Originally posted by 49ersMyLife:

Originally posted by bleeds9ersredandgold:
on a serious note, we should go to a 4-3 with smith, ice, rac mac, smith then bowman, willis, and whom ever maybe draft a faster lb

We're the best defense in NFL - and we have by far the best front 7. Why do people want to completely change the scheme is beyond? It's not easy to just switch from 3-4 to 4-3, and can sometimes takes years for the whole defense to be on same page. Now, that the whole front 7 is playing well together, you want to go back to 4-3?

look i'm not saying switch, by any means... trust i love what i'm seeing, but you have to admit that a front 4 like that every down would be scary with bowman and willis running sideline to sideline making plays all over the field.

Dec 26, 2011 at 1:19 AM

#78

4ML
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Originally posted by bleeds9ersredandgold:
look i'm not saying switch, by any means... trust i love what i'm seeing, but you have to admit that a front 4 like that every down would be scary with bowman and willis running sideline to sideline making plays all over the field.

It already is scary. 3-4 defense gives us the flexibility, and creates confusion and offense has to figure out who will be the 4th rusher. This confusion helps us to create pressure consistently with just 4 rushers. To create pass-rush in 4-3, you often need pure-speed rushers - and we don't have those. We have the ideal personnel to run 3-4, not 4-3.

Dec 26, 2011 at 1:26 AM

#79

nw9erfan
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Originally posted by canadian49erfan:
Chilo for slot WR

Nah...Chilo should be the holder. He has a lot of experience being on the ground.

Dec 26, 2011 at 1:27 AM

#80

skaw23
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So Delanie and Kyle get injured, let alone Ginn already being injured, and you're worried about our front 7? bronx

it's time for

Dec 26, 2011 at 1:55 AM

#81

zillabeast
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I gets teh chills!

Dec 26, 2011 at 2:03 AM

#82

SanDiego49er
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Well lets just try to win this last regular season game first. I have a feeling the Saints are going to win against the Falcons so we will need it....

Anyway I don't want a slip up when we are this used to the 2nd seed and a 1st round bye. Critical IMO. Just huge. Don't mess this up. Didn't the Rams beat the Saints? I mean it can happen. No joke.

I will talk playoffs when we get there....