A and B. Harbaugh and Roman should be required to study game films from the Bill Walsh era, specifically two drives -- one vs Dallas in the 1981 NFC Championship Game and the other the final drive vs. Cincinnati in the Super Bowl. Bill was in complete control, called TO when necessary, and always had enough time, even when the drive had only 2 minutes.
Last year vs. Seattle, we had 3 minutes, 3 time outs, the 2 min warning and spikes. What happened? Harbaugh doesn't use the time outs, calls no sideline strategy meetings, and Kap is forced to rush to beat the final clock. Ridiculous. Walsh could have had two drives during that time. Harbaugh instead of being composed and in charge could be seen running up and down the sidelines with his mouth wide open looking like he was searching for his lost dog. We won't win a title until Harbaugh and Roman learn how to manage the clock intelligently.
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in your opinion, why are some of our latest wins closer than they should have been?
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Oct 18, 2014 at 8:28 AM
- kezarvet49
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Oct 18, 2014 at 9:01 AM
- jwjr49er
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Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
You are complaining about close wins.......
That's the same thing the media did to Alabama recently.
I know, as a 49er fan it makes me sound ridiculous, I'm just worried that if we continue this same pattern eventually it will bite us in the ass @ a bad time
Oct 18, 2014 at 9:15 AM
- BobS
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The answer is "A" by a landslide. Most of the time when the team gets up by 10 or more it is full blown Chuck Knox (I am dating myself), too many times while nursing a lead we will run on third and long, drives me nuts. On defense rarely more than a four man rush and without Aldon Smith we can't get decent pressure with bringing four.
Oct 18, 2014 at 9:21 AM
- BobS
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Originally posted by kezarvet49:I doubt there are any others with the football smarts and composure of Walsh and Montana, we were obviously blessed to have those two together.
A and B. Harbaugh and Roman should be required to study game films from the Bill Walsh era, specifically two drives -- one vs Dallas in the 1981 NFC Championship Game and the other the final drive vs. Cincinnati in the Super Bowl. Bill was in complete control, called TO when necessary, and always had enough time, even when the drive had only 2 minutes.
Last year vs. Seattle, we had 3 minutes, 3 time outs, the 2 min warning and spikes. What happened? Harbaugh doesn't use the time outs, calls no sideline strategy meetings, and Kap is forced to rush to beat the final clock. Ridiculous. Walsh could have had two drives during that time. Harbaugh instead of being composed and in charge could be seen running up and down the sidelines with his mouth wide open looking like he was searching for his lost dog. We won't win a title until Harbaugh and Roman learn how to manage the clock intelligently.
Oct 18, 2014 at 9:23 AM
- SJniner7
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Originally posted by MCrabs15:We don't execute well enough when we're playing with the lead. People want to blame conservative coaches, but we went for it on 4th down twice and didn't convert. We've got to execute our plays better in the 4th.
This!
Oct 18, 2014 at 9:28 AM
- 49erphan
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Oct 18, 2014 at 9:45 AM
- teylo31
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Cant score TDs in the RZ. Now as to why they cant do that is/has been covered in plenty of threads and discussions. Thats a 4 pnt difference in every time they are down there and it happens at least twice a game. 8 pnts right there. Now I know a lot of people didnt like going for it 2x on 4th n goal against the rams but I was all fpr the decisions and I think harbaugh understands our RZ woes and wanted to give the team some confidence. The problem is they still couldnt excecute. I remember on 1 of the possessions they must have had the ball in the RZ about 10 plays and were gifted a 1st and goal from 1 on a penalty and couldnt get the ball in the endzone on 4 tries
Oct 18, 2014 at 10:57 AM
- LasVegasWally
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IMO, it's all on JH.
That's his philosophy. Get a lead and pound & ground. That keeps it close and gives the opposition a chance[s] to get back into the game.
Essentially, he's betting that there won't be a slip up or any mistakes made by our offense or defense. Basically, perfect performance.
If he pulls that crap w/Peyton - we lose.
We MUST get ahead and NEVER take our foot off the gas pedal.
That's his philosophy. Get a lead and pound & ground. That keeps it close and gives the opposition a chance[s] to get back into the game.
Essentially, he's betting that there won't be a slip up or any mistakes made by our offense or defense. Basically, perfect performance.
If he pulls that crap w/Peyton - we lose.
We MUST get ahead and NEVER take our foot off the gas pedal.
Oct 18, 2014 at 11:58 AM
- Allx9er
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Boot on throat approach would be nice
Oct 18, 2014 at 12:58 PM
- JustinNiner
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niners have done this all the way back to the singletary era. when we get the lead we start trying to kill time off the clock and limit potenial turnovers. unfortunately teams get aggressive with their playcalling so either they make turnovers and we widen the gap or the get a ton of big plays and catch up
Oct 18, 2014 at 1:01 PM
- BobS
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Originally posted by LasVegasWally:That is what bothers me about Sunday, with next to no pass rush and our injuries I am afraid Manning is going to hang 30+ on us. Going to be hard to run the ball well and consistent against Denver's defense. I think we will have to gamble on both sides of the ball to win and Harbaugh isn't likely to do that.
IMO, it's all on JH.
That's his philosophy. Get a lead and pound & ground. That keeps it close and gives the opposition a chance[s] to get back into the game.
Essentially, he's betting that there won't be a slip up or any mistakes made by our offense or defense. Basically, perfect performance.
If he pulls that crap w/Peyton - we lose.
We MUST get ahead and NEVER take our foot off the gas pedal.
Oct 18, 2014 at 5:41 PM
- LasVegasWally
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Originally posted by BobS:
Originally posted by LasVegasWally:That is what bothers me about Sunday, with next to no pass rush and our injuries I am afraid Manning is going to hang 30+ on us. Going to be hard to run the ball well and consistent against Denver's defense. I think we will have to gamble on both sides of the ball to win and Harbaugh isn't likely to do that.
IMO, it's all on JH.
That's his philosophy. Get a lead and pound & ground. That keeps it close and gives the opposition a chance[s] to get back into the game.
Essentially, he's betting that there won't be a slip up or any mistakes made by our offense or defense. Basically, perfect performance.
If he pulls that crap w/Peyton - we lose.
We MUST get ahead and NEVER take our foot off the gas pedal.
I share your apprehension.
We have to attack on every play; both on offense and defense and special teams.
We have to create opportunities instead of waiting for them.
We can beat these guys but not by sitting on leads.
Manning can score every time he touches the ball.
We need to score TD's in the Red Zone and score every time we get the ball.
We have to keep hitting him a every opportunity - then we'll have a chance.
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