Week 5: Thoughts after rewatching the game...

I agree on all fronts especially the part about stepping on the bucs throats. Harbaugh is isolating his team from the rest of the nfl and making enemies. I love it. And the bucs are gonna be scared next time they play us, because they don't know what to stop. "We bow to no man!"

Nice post and overview! Coaching and game planning seem to be HUGE in these victories and the players are believing and growing. What did you see with the game plans? For instance, ESPN was highlighting how we ran a three TE set with Gore for big gains on the ground and then later on, ran a pass off the same formation for a TD to VD. What else are you seeing with scheme and game planning on offense and defense?

Originally posted by Baugh_Area:


I agree on all fronts especially the part about stepping on the bucs throats. Harbaugh is isolating his team from the rest of the nfl and making enemies. I love it. And the bucs are gonna be scared next time they play us, because they don't know what to stop. "We bow to no man!"

And to a team where his "son" play on. That says something!

Good post. Have to agree with you on Gore analysis.

Anyone have a link to Harbs post game locker room speech? Love those things.

Originally posted by NCommand:
Nice post and overview! Coaching and game planning seem to be HUGE in these victories and the players are believing and growing. What did you see with the game plans? For instance, ESPN was highlighting how we ran a three TE set with Gore for big gains on the ground and then later on, ran a pass off the same formation for a TD to VD. What else are you seeing with scheme and game planning on offense and defense?

On D, I actually owe this one to Eric Davis. On CSN Bay Area, he was talking about how they disguised the coverage they were in all day and it had Freeman confused. He thought they were in a simply Quarters D, but they weren't. The INT by Rogers and the almost INT by Brown were both a result of Freeman being confused.

On O, its not just the 3 TE sets. Obviously, the fact that they can run OR pass out of that set has to confuse the hell out of defenses, but they way they are running combination patterns that has WRs running free. Crabtree is WIDE OPEN...ALOT. The only reason he doesn't get a long gainer is because Ronde Barber held him. If he doesn't, he may score. The Bucs were on their heals the entire day.

Freakin' Love it.

Adding to AS stats: only one fumble lost, too. All the times he was sacked, could've been a lot worse. I keep thinking AS is due to have a bad game soon, but if the OL keeps protecting him and opening up running lanes for Gore/Hunter, I don't think he'll ever have a bad game all season.

Wow...to think we'd be 4-1 at this point, I'm so hyped up that I think we're 50/50 chances in beating the Lions in their hometown.

I think it's awesome that Alex is smiling, and isn't being thrown under the bus and kicked.

Originally posted by NCommand:
Nice post and overview! Coaching and game planning seem to be HUGE in these victories and the players are believing and growing. What did you see with the game plans? For instance, ESPN was highlighting how we ran a three TE set with Gore for big gains on the ground and then later on, ran a pass off the same formation for a TD to VD. What else are you seeing with scheme and game planning on offense and defense?

Color analyst said time and time again that the 49er defense had "something" on the Bucs QB. They either picked something out on film, or just knew when and where that ball was going to go -- as our DB's were always right there and in position to either break up the pass or make an interception.

We interception Freeman twice. How many actually got dropped? There was at least one more that I recall.

But that's what stands out for me -- as far as game-planning on the defense. They seemed to know exactly what was coming with every play, and most importantly, they were ready for whatever the Bucs threw at them.

I said this last night, but Crabtree and Alex are very close to getting it right. Alex is defiantly looking for him, but their timing and chemistry is just off. Thing I like most about this though was I seen Alex and Crabtree twice on the sideline looking at the film together with the coaches. In the past you would never see these two trying to work together it seemed.

Run Frank between the tackles because he has lost a step. Yesterday Gore ran one sweep to the right. When the play started the guys leading the way were pancaking the Buc's D. Frank picked up some yds but Hunter would have gotten a TD or a huge gain. Gore was just too slow. He just didn't have that extra gear to streak past the blocked defenders. Eventually the defense came off of their blocks and stopped the play. Frustrating! Hunter will be good for this year but we need a 2nd or 3rd round back with some size and speed for the future. Instead of wasting our 2nd round pick on that stiff Taylor Mays we should have picked up a RB. He would be ready by now to split time 50/50 with Gore.

I felt the game was over during the 2nd quarter when they showed Raheem Morris talking into his mic. He did NOT look like a man who knew what to do next. He was talking with intensity and his eyes were moving left and right like someone who just dropped their glasses and their eyeballs are scrambling looking everywhere. He appeared extremely uneasy.

We had them at that point.

For me the best part of the game yesterday was when we were up like 40 points and JH was still trying to score TDs. In the past Nolan and Sing would have started running the clock out right after half time. Finally we have a coach who is not afraid to keep scoring.

Originally posted by susweel:
For me the best part of the game yesterday was when we were up like 40 points and JH was still trying to score TDs. In the past Nolan and Sing would have started running the clock out right after half time. Finally we have a coach who is not afraid to keep scoring.

i like it, don't let the momentum shift at all