2) Expectations: This is really an offshoot of what I said on Kaep. There will come a rough patch during the season. It happens every year to every team. in 1994 is was 40-8 vs the eagles. Last year it was 42-13 in Seattle. Those things WILL happen this year. Lets just try to remember that we knew it was going to happen and its a part of the complection of every team...even Super Bowl Champions.
3) Reid: Again, expect mistakes. I expect him to be a solid but not spectacular player this year who makes mistakes but never the same one twice. We can't expect a rookie to come in and play like a vet like Goldson. I wasn't a Goldson fan, but he was a very solid player and a vet. When we see Reid get burned by Rodgers/Wilson/Luck/Shaub, remember that this is one hell of a trial by fire...and also note who I left out there. LOL.
4) Crabtree: I think he'll be back, but I don't expect it till really late in the year and hopefully for a playoff run. I don't know how much he could contribute, but a Crab TD to seal a playofff win would be one hell of a story.
5) WRs in general: I'm not nearly as gloomy about the position as others. Anquan is Anquan. I like Williams. Manningham will be back. Patton looks good and who saw Marlon Moore coming? Baldwin...we'll see, but he's certainly an upgrade from AJ.
6) The Smith Brothers: Oh man is it great to have both those guys healthy again. I can't wait till week 2.
7) DBs: Again....not as gloomy here as many think it is. I like the players the Niners will be rolling out there. Are they the 'hawks secondary? Certainly not, but the 'hawks don't have out front 7 either. Actually, I think the secondary would be considered a good but not great one with some pretty good depth if this were a different team. When the rest of the roster is as strong as it is, you look for "weaknesses". They become overblown and people don't realize that you are STILL better than half the league in those "weakness" positions. Brown/Rogers/Asomugha/Brock/Cox at CB with Reid/Whitner as safeties? I'm OK with that...particularly with # 6 on my list.
8) RBs: This season will be interesting. Is Gore still the workhorse? Do they start to get used to life post-Gore with Hunter and James? If someone gets hurt, do they activate Lattimore? They are STACKED at RB...but it remains to be seen what happens when Gore leaves. We may get a glimpse this year...but then again I think I've said something similar to that for the past three years so what do I know?
9) Dawson: OMG its nice to have a kicker again. We win what, at least 2 more games last year if we had a decent kicker? No more overtime losees or ties.
10) We're here. This is it. I said this in my last "Thoughts" post, but it bears repeating. FINALLY we can see another game so that the SB isn't the last game in our memory. Win or lose, we can finally change the subject.
[ Edited by Marvin49 on Sep 6, 2013 at 11:10 AM ]