Staley: We should start yelling at each other more often | Page 3

global_nomad · 2010-10-17T20:26:26-07:00

On the opening series of the second half, the 49ers had the ball for six plays, but went backward 9 yards due to a Staley holding penalty, Michael Crabtree's false start, and Smith's intentional grounding. That's when Smith approached the offensive line at the end of the bench in hopes of getting the unit to settle down. "He was challenging us, and we were challenging him, and Alex responded to all that," Staley said. "It was real positive. We were joking after the game, 'We should start yelling at each other more often.'" The 49ers trailed 6-3, and managed no better than one first down on five of their previous six possessions. "We got a first down, but then we put ourselves in a bad situation, and I think those guys were pressing a little bit," Smith said. "I was came over just to get them to settle down. Those guys were really fired up and jacked up." Said Staley, "It wasn't like he was pointing the finger at us, and we weren't pointing the finger at him. We just knew as an offense that we could not just keep dragging along. We had to start executing. We were challenging each other. It was all positive." Staley, who considers Smith his best friend on the team, snapped back. "He commented something about throwing the football," Smith said. "Like, 'Let's get it going.'" And the next time the 49ers touched the ball, they got it going, all right. But, even then, there were some uncertain moments. On a first-and-10 from the Raiders' 22, Smith's pass intended for flanker Josh Morgan near the left sideline flew far over his head. Referee Carl Cheffers called Smith for intentional grounding, explaining with the his microphone on, "Dude, no one was there." On the next play, Smith found Crabtree in one of the rare instances Sunday in which he was not being shadowed by Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha. Smith and Crabtree combined on a 32-yard touchdown. CSNBA

Oct 18, 2010 at 1:04 AM

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Originally posted by global_nomad:
Originally posted by jreff22:
If we win they can fight all day

I guess all these "nolan guys" left on the team don't know how to get fired up.

Usually it's the veterans and the probven winners that smack people back into place. But we are the YOUNGEST offense in the leugue..
As long as it seems our offense has been together, they are young!

However untill smith continues to overthrow and miss recievers on 5 yard checkdowns, there's not much room to be a leader. He looked ugly last night, except for those two TD's.

BUT HEY, I'LL TAKE IT. It's a win and maybe something will spark

Oct 18, 2010 at 1:07 AM

#32

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Originally posted by global_nomad:
Originally posted by jreff22:
If we win they can fight all day

I guess all these "nolan guys" left on the team don't know how to get fired up.

Oct 18, 2010 at 1:04 AM

#33

tondiman
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Originally posted by global_nomad:
Originally posted by jreff22:
If we win they can fight all day

I guess all these "nolan guys" left on the team don't know how to get fired up.

Oct 18, 2010 at 1:04 AM

#34

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Originally posted by global_nomad:
Originally posted by jreff22:
If we win they can fight all day

I guess all these "nolan guys" left on the team don't know how to get fired up.

Oct 18, 2010 at 1:15 AM

#35

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lol staley and alex really do seem like best buds on 49erTV

Oct 18, 2010 at 1:49 AM

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Oct 18, 2010 at 10:27 AM

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Originally posted by FourNine49:
Originally posted by unst4bl3:
Originally posted by sacniner:
Originally posted by Brew:
Originally posted by sacniner:
Glad to hear Smith grew a pair and went after the o line, and I saw him go after Morgan. His career is on the line, and he should challenge these guys. Morgan has been really disappointing and Staley had a horrible game. I like this... maybe the tongue lashing Smith got lit a fire under his soft a55.

I don't know which route Morgan was supposed to run but that pass to him in the 1st half was miles away

Haha, yeah that was bad. Maybe he didn't run a perfect route, but hopefully next time Smith can figure out that he was heading to the inside. He was WIDE open.
if he threw thatp ass to morgan, it would have been a pick (where morgan was, not where he should have been)

Yeah Smith was yelling at Morgan after that play too. I'm glad Smith is chewing out his players.

Another sign of growth from him.

Oct 19, 2010 at 4:42 PM

#38

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Originally posted by Nes49:
Originally posted by FourNine49:
Originally posted by unst4bl3:
Originally posted by sacniner:
Originally posted by Brew:
Originally posted by sacniner:
Glad to hear Smith grew a pair and went after the o line, and I saw him go after Morgan. His career is on the line, and he should challenge these guys. Morgan has been really disappointing and Staley had a horrible game. I like this... maybe the tongue lashing Smith got lit a fire under his soft a55.

I don't know which route Morgan was supposed to run but that pass to him in the 1st half was miles away

Haha, yeah that was bad. Maybe he didn't run a perfect route, but hopefully next time Smith can figure out that he was heading to the inside. He was WIDE open.
if he threw thatp ass to morgan, it would have been a pick (where morgan was, not where he should have been)

Yeah Smith was yelling at Morgan after that play too. I'm glad Smith is chewing out his players.

Another sign of growth from him.

hopefully he really does do it more often.

Oct 19, 2010 at 5:18 PM

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Originally posted by sacniner:
Glad to hear Smith grew a pair and went after the o line, and I saw him go after Morgan. His career is on the line, and he should challenge these guys. Morgan has been really disappointing and Staley had a horrible game. I like this... maybe the tongue lashing Smith got lit a fire under his soft a55.

Agree, I hope this is a sign of good things to come from this offense.

Oct 19, 2010 at 5:24 PM

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so the booing had no effect and it didnt motivate them?

lulz

Oct 19, 2010 at 9:24 PM

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The offense still played crappy for most of the game. It will pass against crappy teams like the Raiders, but not against good teams like we've seen this year.

Oct 19, 2010 at 9:38 PM

#42

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Originally posted by ads_2006:
so the booing had no effect and it didnt motivate them?

lulz

What will the booing sound like in London?

Oct 19, 2010 at 10:42 PM

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Originally posted by unst4bl3:
Originally posted by ads_2006:
so the booing had no effect and it didnt motivate them?

lulz

What will the booing sound like in London?

a vuvuzuela

Oct 20, 2010 at 8:16 AM

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This could be the stupidest team in the NFL. One of the team captains, Heitmann, the "second QB" (according to Raye), is sitting on the bench, while the OL struggles with two rookies and a third year player who is clueless.

Meanwhile, while chaos reigns, and bad play persists, and people are looking to each other for leadership, the one stabilizing force rides pine.

Pure genius!!!!

[ Edited by MadDog49er on Oct 20, 2010 at 08:17:33 ]

Oct 20, 2010 at 8:33 AM

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All this yelling and stuff id pretty ridiculous. i mean most of you guys are in the bay but if you seen the red zone network's coverage of the game they were basically calling it pure comedy. They broke in and had updates of just poor play, and arguments.