Your explaination why we have been successful

The SLANT route!!!

Harbaugh.

Originally posted by GNielsen:
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.

This is what I am always saying. We can listen to the prognasticators all day. All we have to do is take care of business. We get a shot at New York, Baltimore, and Pittsburg. I agree we have to stay focused and play our buts off to secure all 5 division games left. I'm sick of not sweeping this division, no mistakes. If we play our cards right we'll get our shot at the darlings of the NFL before it is said and done. You couldn't write this script. But right now, just like your point about our divisional games. It's time to take it to the Skins.

The positive turnover ratio cannot be understated.

THAT is the biggest factor of our success IMO, which is a tribute to outstanding coaching.

Originally posted by JoseCortez:
Scott Tolzien.


Just having him on the roster has caused something special.

The legend continues to grow

The SLANT route!!! (Oops repeat)

The biggest reason we're successful IMO is something we haven't done in awhile. In the past we only had one gameplan going into each game and never really went away from it until things got ugly and when it got ugly all we did was line up in shotgun and start throwing the ball. Now we have a DIFFERENT gameplan that's planned out through the week specifically for our next opponent. We now attack the weaknesses of other teams and take away their strengths. It's refreshing to see this again and I hate having to wait a week to see our guys hit the field again. GO NINERS!

1. Harbaugh and his coaching staff. (Coming up with a game plan, putting players in the best position to succeed and utilizing their talents)
2. Being a complete team. (Being balance on offense, stout on defense and explosive on special teams)
3. Playing sound and fundamental football. (Playing smart, limiting mistakes and causing turnovers)
4. Blue Collar (Working hard and trying to get better every week)

Originally posted by GNielsen:
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.

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Originally posted by tohara3:

Originally posted by GNielsen:

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.

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Originally posted by Young2Rice:
There is only 1 reason.

Duh, easy answer. So much for the people that thought coaching was only good for a few wins a year. It depends on how bad the coaching was compared to how good it is. There's no definitive answer in that respect.

Takeo Spikes wasn't re-signed.....too soon?

The O-Line hasn't been given enough credit, especially in the run game. They have been dominating week after week

Originally posted by GoalLineStand:

Originally posted by Young2Rice:
There is only 1 reason.

Duh, easy answer. So much for the people that thought coaching was only good for a few wins a year. It depends on how bad the coaching was compared to how good it is. There's no definitive answer in that respect.

I didn't believe in miracles until this year.

we convert 3rd downs now, we make passing plays that we haven't made in the past, we sack the QB and have constant pressure and we get turnovers, not to mention, we're not throwing interceptions, we shut down PR/KR on ST, and we have excellent blocking and a quick return man who can get to the end zone, we're playing like a pretty complete team right now and as much as I hate to think ahead, I believe we have a shot at getting "you know where"