Week 2: Thoughts after rewatching the game... | Page 7

Marvin49 · 2012-09-17T08:50:07-07:00

1) Alex Smith running tally: Since 2010 Eagles game (Including Playoffs) - 27 Games, 761 Att, 460 Comp, 5526 Yards, 37 Tds, 8 INTs, 94.54 QB Rating. Just sayin'. I would like to see him throw the ball away a bit more instead of taking those 10-15 yard sacks after he runs backwards to avoid the rush. That really killed a few of those drives. 2) Drops: Driving me crazy. That game last night could have been blown wide open if not for several drops. Delanie Walker...I luv ya man, but CATCH THE DAMN BALL. 3) Aldon Smith: Not so much a criticism as just as a concern. He was a monster against the run last night. Very nice to see that he can play well in that role. What concerns me is that he doesn't seem to have the same explosion as I saw last year. It is very possible tho that it's because he's playing on every down, has more run responsibility, and they are running alot of 3 man rushes. Just something I'll be keeping my eyes on. 4) Crabtree: Starting to look like the guy we thought we were getting when he was drafted. Seems quicker, stronger, and more confident in his ole than I've ever seen him. On a side note, that catch and run in the final drive for a first down? The one where they were praising the Frank Gore Block? That was a DESIGNED block. If you watch Gore he never even looks back at the QB. He wheels out of the backfirld and targets the LB. He is on the verge of making the block BEFORE Crabtree makes the catch. INCREDIBLE. I LOVE the play design. 5) Run Game: Wow. Diverse. Innovative. Dominating. I'm running out of adjectives. 6) Staley/O-Line: Very nice bounce-back. They had a vew breakdowns in Pass Protection, but lets be real for a second...that D-Line is pretty damn good. I think Only the Giants are better. I had concerns about Boone when the season started but no more. Very good player at that position. 7) Vernon: Just more Vernon being Vernon. IMO the best TE in the league right now. Graham is a monster and IMO Gronk is overrated, but I'd take Vernon right now over both. 8) Culliver: Culliver is turning into a hell of a corner. That PI was total BS. When teams go 3 or 4 wide, they aren't finding a guy to pick on. The DBs in general are VERY deep (the Raiders would start Trumaine Brock as their #1 right now, and he's number FIVE on the Niners). I remember Mayock not liking the pick when Culliver was taken, but that guy has a bright future. He is playing VERY well. 9) Third Downs and RedZone: MUCH improved this year. The presence of Randy Moss makes them much better. Teams are going to get wise to that eventually tho and not give him so much space and not double or triple him in the endzone. Then we'll have to see how he plays when he is one-on-one. 10) What a difference: How quickly things changed. The Niners are 2-0, beat 2 playoff teams fairly easily, and when the game ended yesterday all I could really think about was how much better they COULD have played. Seven dropped passes. BS PI call. Fumbled kickoff. A few years ago I'd have been on cloud 9 after that game. I think we may have crossed over into being one of those teams that simply EXPECTS to win. Not a team thats confident it CAN win, but a team that EXPECTS to win and isn't satisfied with just winning. They see what they can improve on even when they dominate. Great time to be a Niner fan right now.

Sep 17, 2012 at 11:51 AM

#91

jreff22
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Originally posted by DVDA:
If Culliver can improve on getting his head turned around on deep balls he'll become a complete corner but right now he isn't very good at it. Teams know this and target him on 1 on 1 deep passes, just like at the end of the Green Bay game. Thankfully he played that pass perfectly. Besides that, he's good enough to start for a lot of teams in the NFL.

Cox was targeted in the GB game

Sep 17, 2012 at 11:59 AM

#92

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Originally posted by Marvin49:
3) Aldon Smith: Not so much a criticism as just as a concern. He was a monster against the run last night. Very nice to see that he can play well in that role. What concerns me is that he doesn't seem to have the same explosion as I saw last year. It is very possible tho that it's because he's playing on every down, has more run responsibility, and they are running alot of 3 man rushes. Just something I'll be keeping my eyes on.

Harbaugh and Fangio are asking Aldon to take on far more responsibility this year.

Last year? He was the "sack specialist," the mode of Fred Dean. The coaches wanted him to pin his ears back and rush the passer, which is exactly what he did.

This year, he's got to watch for the run. Plus, I've seen him drop back into coverage once or twice. Plus, the hip pointer still might be bothering him.

In other words: RELAX

I hear you about Delanie though. I'm sure those drops are killing him, just as much as they are killing us.

Sep 17, 2012 at 12:00 PM

#93

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Originally posted by DVDA:
If Culliver can improve on getting his head turned around on deep balls he'll become a complete corner but right now he isn't very good at it. Teams know this and target him on 1 on 1 deep passes, just like at the end of the Green Bay game. Thankfully he played that pass perfectly. Besides that, he's good enough to start for a lot of teams in the NFL.

As a rookie he didn't even turn around. He assumed because he had good coverage the ball was not going to be thrown. He got burned by better QBs like Eli and Brees on plays like that for TDs.

This year he is turning around and making a play on the ball.

Next step is to pick them off so no QB would even throw your way.

Sep 17, 2012 at 12:06 PM

#94

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Originally posted by DVDA:
If Culliver can improve on getting his head turned around on deep balls he'll become a complete corner but right now he isn't very good at it. Teams know this and target him on 1 on 1 deep passes, just like at the end of the Green Bay game. Thankfully he played that pass perfectly. Besides that, he's good enough to start for a lot of teams in the NFL.

actually he is pretty good at it, and the PI called on him yesterday was bs

Sep 17, 2012 at 12:07 PM

#95

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Originally posted by Young2Rice:
As a rookie he didn't even turn around. He assumed because he had good coverage the ball was not going to be thrown. He got burned by better QBs like Eli and Brees on plays like that for TDs.

This year he is turning around and making a play on the ball.

Next step is to pick them off so no QB would even throw your way.

either way though he looks like a future #1 CB (said smae thing after watching him last year)

he is big fast and smart

he was actually a top CB prospect out of HS but had a lot of injuries in college which dropped his stock

good find by baalke and our scouting unit

Sep 17, 2012 at 12:08 PM

#96

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Collinsworth is anti 49er cause we kicked his butt in the SB.

Sep 17, 2012 at 12:12 PM

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What I haven't seen mentioned is the long pass Vernon dropped early in the game along the left sideline. It appeared that the pass was accurate and that Vernon pulled off the ball, perhaps afraid he would go out of bounds, and pulled too far.

Sep 17, 2012 at 12:13 PM

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Originally posted by Paul_Hofer:
What I haven't seen mentioned is the long pass Vernon dropped early in the game along the left sideline. It appeared that the pass was accurate and that Vernon pulled off the ball, perhaps afraid he would go out of bounds, and pulled too far.

it's been mentioned here..and VD is to blame

Sep 17, 2012 at 12:14 PM

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Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:

Originally posted by Paul_Hofer:
What I haven't seen mentioned is the long pass Vernon dropped early in the game along the left sideline. It appeared that the pass was accurate and that Vernon pulled off the ball, perhaps afraid he would go out of bounds, and pulled too far.

it's been mentioned here..and VD is to blame

i dont blame VD for that one I thought the DB had good coverage.

Sep 17, 2012 at 12:16 PM

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I thought Aldon was very stout against the run, which is a big improvement. Impressive. Bodes well for his future. Not sure if he is not as explosive as last year, but doesn't seem to have that burst. I think fans want to see a dominating performance in blowing by the OT, like what we have seen from Clay Matthews. Both sacks last night were of the coverage sack variety, where Stafford kind of ran into Smith. In the end, a sack is a sack, some are pretty and some not. But fans want to see that burst..I get it.

Defensive Player of the Year Awards so far a race between Matthews (the frontrunner to win and crush every sack record) and JJ Watt, who has been absolutely brilliant.

Sep 17, 2012 at 12:16 PM

#101

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Originally posted by susweel:

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:

Originally posted by Paul_Hofer:
What I haven't seen mentioned is the long pass Vernon dropped early in the game along the left sideline. It appeared that the pass was accurate and that Vernon pulled off the ball, perhaps afraid he would go out of bounds, and pulled too far.

it's been mentioned here..and VD is to blame

i dont blame VD for that one I thought the DB had good coverage.

true, but VD has to not let the CB beat him to the spot of the throw

Sep 17, 2012 at 12:26 PM

#102

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Originally posted by MadDog49er:
I thought Aldon was very stout against the run, which is a big improvement. Impressive. Bodes well for his future. Not sure if he is not as explosive as last year, but doesn't seem to have that burst. I think fans want to see a dominating performance in blowing by the OT, like what we have seen from Clay Matthews. Both sacks last night were of the coverage sack variety, where Stafford kind of ran into Smith. In the end, a sack is a sack, some are pretty and some not. But fans want to see that burst..I get it.

Defensive Player of the Year Awards so far a race between Matthews (the frontrunner to win and crush every sack record) and JJ Watt, who has been absolutely brilliant.

pretty much this

matthews is clear frontrunner

but jj waat has to be second he has been lights out fantasyic first 2 games

Sep 17, 2012 at 12:33 PM

#103

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Originally posted by VA49er:
I'd just like to see a few less drops. The sequence of Miller, Walker, Manningham was laughable. Bottom line. It's nice to see us beat a very dangerous team even when we didn't play to our full potential.

I think TE needs to be addressed in the draft or FA. Their is a local kids from Danville, CA, who is now at Stanford, Zac Ertz, when he comes out the niners should consider him as he is a Coby Fleener clone, and the niners need another TE who can catch the ball.

Sep 17, 2012 at 12:43 PM

#104

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Lets give it up for BOONE! the man was immovable and a wrecking ball in the run. it feels good to finally have that final piece of our O line and they are truly impressing.

Sep 17, 2012 at 12:50 PM

#105

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Originally posted by jreff22:

Originally posted by DVDA:
If Culliver can improve on getting his head turned around on deep balls he'll become a complete corner but right now he isn't very good at it. Teams know this and target him on 1 on 1 deep passes, just like at the end of the Green Bay game. Thankfully he played that pass perfectly. Besides that, he's good enough to start for a lot of teams in the NFL.

Cox was targeted in the GB game

No it was Cully -- Hence the Instagram photo of him screaming.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/auto/0ap2000000060133/Niners-fourth-down-stand