Golden Nuggets: Red zone offense, anyone? No? Ok.
Hey guys, James here--and as promised I'm in a sour mood. It is however, dulled by the fact that I was at an awesome concert a few hours ago, which itself is dulled back the fact that I am without sleep. Moving on.
How should I feel about this game? I don't know. There's bright parts, and there's very alarming parts. I liked the QB play of Shaun HIll but I didn't like the lack of hustle from the rest of the offense. I like the defense of Manny Lawson but I didn't like Clements getting beat every time he got a ball thrown him way. I also didn't like us getting burned on special teams--which is where we're supposed to shine. Gimmie some stats to make me happy, Danny, or I may be losing it by next weeks game. Any good stats will do. Anyway, here's your links folks and enjoy.
Here's a wrap up article that talks about Nate Clements being beat by T.O. (SFGate.com)
Takeo Spikes says the Niners are not at the bottom of the league. I certianly agree. (SFGate.com)
Manny Lawson played pretty well, nhere's a article about it. I've always liked the guy and I'll continue to defend him. (SFGate.com)
The 49ers get graded in this review from the Chronicle. (SFGate.com)
Of course here's some more news about T.O. Did you expect that? I did. (SFGate.com)
Here's Matt Maiocco's live blog of the game, which can easily be used as a reference. (PressDemocrat.com)
We lost becuase of our red zone offense so says Maiocco. And so says I. (PressDemocrat.com)
Here's a wrap up article for the game. (MercuryNews.com)
Gore held to 26 yards? Ugh. (MercuryNews.com)
Samuel Lam touches up on why we lost, pays special attention to lost red zone opportunities. (MVN.com)
Here's Matt Barrows' gameday blog. I've always found these particularly interesting. (SacBee.com)
I'll throw up the rest of Barrows' links. One about T.O. burning us here, one about Nate Clements here, and one about our special teams underachieving here. I hope ST is back up to par next week. Its always been the bright spot for me. (SacBee.com)
Of course as always check out the Game Center. (NFL.com)
I'm going to go ahead and give this post a jump--there's plenty of more links to be had so read on for more wrap-ups, quotes, etc.
We'll start the jump with a positive-esque article about Isaac Bruce and Chilo Rachal. Bruce had a good day and I'm pretty pleased with that aspect. (49ers.com)
Here's a nice, in depth wrap-up from the official website. If you've got questions go here. (49ers.com)
Here's some highlights organized by quarter. (49ers.com)
Post game notes. (49ers.com)
ESPN's wrap up, featuring who else? T.O. (ESPN.com)
Here's a few articles from InsideBayArea.com. This one talks about our running game being stopped, this one falt out declares the Cowboys better than us, this one worships T.O. and we'll finish with a report card. (InsideBayArea.com)
A short wrap up here. (49ersGab.com)
Most Cowboy fans are surprised how badly we covered T.O. I am too. I wasn't worried about the matchip at all. My faith in Clements has dropped severely. (ESPN.com)
We'll close off with an article that rips on Clements, Martz, Nolan, and Willis. Ouch. (MercuryNews.com)
That's all for me folks. Enjoy and I'll update asap. Also, don't forget to check out the SB Nation NFL Hub, its new, its neat, and worth seeing.
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Lawson
I still don’t understand why he doesn’t get on the field more, I know its taken him a while to adjust to his role and all, but the bottom line is he makes plays, and we need more of that for sure.
If I were an assistant coach
on the Niners, I would rent.
I think Martz has shown he can’t adapt to the talent he has, and the same with Manusky.
What does anyone know about Balmer? Can he be expected to put pressure on a quarterback once he gets more NFL experience or is he just a hole-plugger?
The Niners may need a quarterback of the future, but unless they can pick up a gem in free agency, I say stick with Hill and save high draft choices for the defensive line, the o-line and a playmaker receiver for offense.
by Bob In Beaverton on Nov 24, 2008 7:20 AM PST reply actions
Balmer
I don’t think he’s really neither here or there. From what I understand, he’s really not a pass rush threat. On the other hand, it doesn’t look like he’s much of a “hole plugger,” either. It seems that he may be best suited as a 4-3 DT (if he puts on a few pounds), but I could be wrong in this assessment.
As for your last assessment (draft strategy), I somewhat agree. I definitely don’t think they should go into the draft feeling like they HAVE to draft a QB within X number or rounds. If a “good” one happens to fall to them in a 2nd, 3rd, or 4th, by all means, take him. However, if there’s a a lineman (defensive or offensive), wide receiver, or a pass-rusher available who is just as “good,” then take him instead.

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