49ers 34 - Packers 6: Morning after links

by David Fucillo on Aug 17, 2008 12:06 PM PDT in San Francisco 49ers News

The one drawback to doing clips the day after this kind of victory is that it's possible people will be a little too excited. It was after all just a preseason game. Of course, given the run of events the last few years, a little excitement is always welcome.

Maiocco rolled out his All-81 recap. Through the game-tape and his vantage point MM is definitely able to spot some things many of us would otherwise miss.

Barrows had his quick post game notes on the game.

Everyone's favorite miser, Ray Ratto, believes the QB depth chart is more or less set now.

As the Chronicle recap points out, it's amazing what a difference a week makes.

Aaron Rodgers definitely didn't make the 49ers pay in this case. It's only a preseason game, but he struggled.

If you head over to the 49ers clubhouse, there's some video of John Clayton discussing Aaron Rodgers struggles compared to Favre's success. 2/3 of the way in he discusses the 49ers QB battle.

Some quality pictures from last night's game.

A former 49ers beat writer says fans should believe in Martz's call at QB.

Sam over at Mining the Gold Rush is very excited after last night's performance. I've tried to mellow my own excitement but optimism is always welcome.

Best line about the O'Sullivan: "He's not anywhere near John Elway, of course, but not too much like Cody Pickett, either."

Craig Massei at SF Illustrated has a detailed breakdown of the game.

Frank Gore is really enjoying himself after a tough 2007.

Odds and ends from the game over at 49ers.com.

Josh Morgan has been psyched about the opportunities and challenges in the preseason thus far.

Who helped and hurt themselves last night.

Mike Nolan brought in an MMA fighter to discuss motivation and conditioning with the team.

Mike Martz spent the Packers game on the sideline, instead of in the booth. If he's using the preseason to teach the players it makes sense to be down there to talk to them.

I'm sorry, but this just isn't going to work.

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Thanks for the link up!

Formerly known as phutmasterflex

by PHUT! on Aug 17, 2008 12:33 PM PDT reply actions

Ugh… so O’Sullivan gets an exhibition start because Alex Smith was at one his best friend’s FUNERALS during the week, and plays all of one good quarter (and one awful quarter), and Mike Nolan refuses to acknowledge that anybody has an advantage, and that makes O’Sullivan the CREAR CUT WINNER!

Ray Ratto has no credibility. I really, really hate that guy. He’s an awful journalist.

Now, I’m not trying to swing the pendulum all the way back the other way. Aboslutely nothing that’s happened has suggested that Alex Smith has any sort of advantage at this point, but this kind of early assured speculation is jumping the gun so far that Ray Ratto actually just ran a full lap and got back to the starting line for the moment when the gun really did go off. Which is tough for a fat guy.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Aug 17, 2008 4:14 PM PDT reply actions

Thank you!

It’s almost as if the media didn’t know that Smith had a funeral to go to.

by Rishi on Aug 18, 2008 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions

Ratto

I don’t really like him either, but I think what he writes is less of a matter of his own pure thinking and more of someone telling him what to write. That may be a bit presumptuous, as the guy has been in the industry for a while, but his writing (and often his reasons for his opinions) just plain suck.

by sfgfan on Aug 18, 2008 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions