Your explaination why we have been successful

global_nomad · 2011-11-01T19:34:44-07:00

To me there are 4 main reasons we have been able to win games this year: #1 great defense, and one that creates turnovers #2 an amazing special teams #3 a very good run game #4 a passing game that moves the chains when needed and doesn't turn the ball over often. All these have helped us win. I ranked them in the order of importance. With a #1 defense that creates turnover and a special teams that regularly wins field position I think our offense has been able to play to its strength. Our investment in the o-line is finally paying off, and Alex Smith has proven he can move the chains to keep key drives going and he is efficient. That combined with the 3 reasons above the passing game, that is a formula for success! What are your top 3-5 reasons we are winning?

Nov 1, 2011 at 7:38 PM

Young2Rice
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There is only 1 reason.

Nov 1, 2011 at 7:39 PM

MuggD
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My main reason is because of Doctor Spock.

I just trust his instincts.

Nov 1, 2011 at 7:39 PM

global_nomad
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Originally posted by Young2Rice:
There is only 1 reason.

great analysis!

Nov 1, 2011 at 7:40 PM

pitseleh
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Originally posted by Young2Rice:
There is only 1 reason.

I've never been a man of faith... but it's opening up to me now

Nov 1, 2011 at 7:44 PM

Bayareaboy
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We're gonna stick to one reason and one reason only.
Harbaugh

Nov 1, 2011 at 7:47 PM

global_nomad
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Originally posted by Bayareaboy:
We're gonna stick to one reason and one reason only.
Harbaugh

No love to Fangio and his #1 defense?

Nov 1, 2011 at 7:49 PM

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I'm going with awesomeness.

NO but seriously. We are beating the will to win out of other teams. We are so TOUGH in every phase. I feel like nothing goes unpunished with the oposing team. THey have to earn every single yard they get. ON offense we are also imposing our will not just by being physical, which we are, but by putting teams off balance. Defenses are punished for overcorrection and allignment. It's something to behold. I don't think most people truly appreciate what it is we have done the last several weeks.

[ Edited by VA49er on Nov 1, 2011 at 7:51 PM ]

Nov 1, 2011 at 7:51 PM

VaBeachNiner
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Because of the best two-WR tandem in the league:

Joe Staley and Isaac Sopoaga.

Nov 1, 2011 at 7:51 PM

JoseCortez
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Scott Tolzien.

Just having him on the roster has caused something special.

Nov 1, 2011 at 7:57 PM

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HessianDud
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Originally posted by global_nomad:

Originally posted by Bayareaboy:
We're gonna stick to one reason and one reason only.
Harbaugh

No love to Fangio and his #1 defense?

without Harbaugh, there'd be no Fangio.

Nov 1, 2011 at 7:58 PM

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GNielsen
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Coaching, coaching, coaching! Harbaugh and his entire crew are awesome. Fangio is a wizard. Roman and Harbaugh scheme like madmen. Seeley has the best Niner special teams I think I've ever seen. Even during the Walsh era, special teams were often an afterthought. The organization (including Nolan and Singletary) deserves a lot of credit for bringing in great talent over the years, especially through the drafts, but the coaching has been the difference.

Nov 1, 2011 at 7:58 PM

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global_nomad
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Originally posted by VA49er:
I'm going with awesomeness.

NO but seriously. We are beating the will to win out of other teams. We are so TOUGH in every phase. I feel like nothing goes unpunished with the oposing team. THey have to earn every single yard they get. ON offense we are also imposing our will not just by being physical, which we are, but by putting teams off balance. Defenses are punished for overcorrection and allignment. It's something to behold. I don't think most people truly appreciate what it is we have done the last several weeks.

Good call VA. A lot of radio talk the last two weeks here in the Bay is asking "are the 49ers an elite team"? It doesn't matter if they are elite or not, the fact is they are balanced and like you said imposing our will on other teams. That gets things done. My take is that the defense and special teams are playing so well it isn't asking the offense to be any more than putting 3-4 solid scoring drives together a game. Not to mention the great field position we get with great returns and turnovers.

Nov 1, 2011 at 8:02 PM

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HessianDud
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Originally posted by global_nomad:

Originally posted by VA49er:
I'm going with awesomeness.

NO but seriously. We are beating the will to win out of other teams. We are so TOUGH in every phase. I feel like nothing goes unpunished with the oposing team. THey have to earn every single yard they get. ON offense we are also imposing our will not just by being physical, which we are, but by putting teams off balance. Defenses are punished for overcorrection and allignment. It's something to behold. I don't think most people truly appreciate what it is we have done the last several weeks.

Good call VA. A lot of radio talk the last two weeks here in the Bay is asking "are the 49ers an elite team"? It doesn't matter if they are elite or not, the fact is they are balanced and like you said imposing our will on other teams. That gets things done. My take is that the defense and special teams are playing so well it isn't asking the offense to be any more than putting 3-4 solid scoring drives together a game. Not to mention the great field position we get with great returns and turnovers.

yup, balance is the key, which starts with coaching.

but the physical force of this team is very, very important. we are better conditioned than everyone we've faced and are just wearing teams out. It's pretty remarkable.

Nov 1, 2011 at 8:05 PM

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If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best. The Niners will not be thought of as an elite team until they consistently beat elite teams, especially the ones that are the darlings of the east coast media. The Steelers game will be interesting. In 1981, nobody in the east took the Niners seriously until they put a whipping on the Steelers that year. The Dallas whipping also raised some eyebrows, but the media had treated it like an anomaly. When the Niners played the Steelers in 1981, they beat them physically - they out-hit them. I actually don't think there are any "gimmes" left on the schedule and that includes in the division. The Cardinals always play the Niners tough and the Rams beat the Saints last week. We have to play our next Seahawks game in Seattle. And then there's the Ravens and the Steelers, both of which will be very tough games. But two of the ESPN media prognosticators have the Steelers as a better team. If the Niners beat the Steelers, they will, by definition, be one of this year's elite teams.