Golden Nuggets: Bring on the game

by James Brady on Oct 19, 2009 3:01 AM PDT in 49ers Links

Morning everyone. We're just about out of our bye week today, or maybe we were yesterday? Either way the 49ers now have an upcoming game and I can stop looking back on the recent loss and look forward to what should be a good game between the 49ers and the Texans. There's a lot of question marks in that game, from how good this team is to how good the individual units are. What will the change on the offensive line be, and will that cure some woes on offense? How will WR Michael Crabtree fare in his first NFL action of his career? Will the OLBs get any pressure on Matt Schaub? These are all questions I know will be answered on Sunday. I'm once again getting fired up--the loss is in the past and now the team can go in, kick some [site decorum] and get that lead back over division rivals. Yesterday I only had a couple of links for you, today should be kind of like that but I'm expecting at least a little more. Let's get to it.

WR Arnaz Battle seems to be assigned a different role, or rather will be on Sunday. He's going from that of wide receiver/slot receiver to punt returner. He says he's OK with it but I'm detecting quite a bit of frustration on his part. (Scout.com)

Battle will be getting a different role because his previous should be filled nicely by WR Michael Crabtree. What kind of impact should Crabtree have this season? (NFLTouchdown.com)

I understand this article, considering over the past five days or so I've been so up and down about the 49ers. I've been optimistic, I've been pessimistic, I just don't know about this team sometimes. (MercuryNews.com)

A fair summation of the news surrounding the 49ers recently such as Crabtree's signing, Kory Sheets departure and more. (SacBee.com)

Here's a very interesting article, someone who is paid to break down game film has some insights about the 49ers and their personnel. (PressDemocrat.com)

This guy isn't exactly the best writer the Chronicle has, or even top oh.. a lot, which is why I'm lotting these two "articles" together. Something about Deion Sanders being an idiot (totally agree) and something or other complaining about Crabtree's holdout as if it needed to be said. (SFGate.com)

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Shawn Merriman

Fellow Niner citizen….It would be CRAZY if we do not make a play for Merriman. This could right the wrong of the 05 draft but most importantly it would give our defense the one thing that stops up from becoming a dominating defense not just a good defense. I love Haralson, I watched him grow up in my hometown of Flora, MS. We need consistent pass rush..Merriman is available…we have draft pics …Give SD a second and a fifth, and lets take this defense to the next level. Let us “Bang the Monkey” fans and get this done

"Niners Are Back!!!"

by mississippininer on Oct 19, 2009 4:49 AM PDT reply actions

I think you are crazy

This is a what have you done for me lately league and Shawn hasn’t done anything in 2 – 2 1/2 years.

I’m not buying the excuse that he gets no help on SD’s defense. If he’s that great he should still be able to beat double teams and make plays. Jared Allen had 16 sacks on an awful Herman Edward’s coached Chiefs team.

by bignerd on Oct 19, 2009 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions

This.

I definitely don’t think the 49ers should pay top dollar or anything remotely close to it for Merriman. However, if he generates the interest of a Tully Banta-Cain where he could be had on short-term for less than $5M/year, I’d be open to it.

by sfgfan on Oct 20, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions

Bye weeks

I can’t wait for the Niners to get back on the field. After the bad taste in my mouth from the Falcons loss, the last thing I needed was two full weeks of wondering what’s up with the team. They need to get on the field so I can see what we’ve got and set my mind at ease.

Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."

by chirop1 on Oct 19, 2009 6:38 AM PDT reply actions

Hopefuly we respond to our lackluster effort & bye the way Atlanta did

Bye teams are now 6-1 after their break with SD able to make it 7-1 tonight. Only Chicago lost last night and they actually outplayed Atlanta, just were hurt by turnovers. Let’’s add to the winning record in Houston.

You gotta bring ass to get ass.

by SpurredOn on Oct 19, 2009 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions

I Just Don't Understand Spurlock

Why is he on the team?

I thought he was “versatile” and we kept him because of the Taser and his potential to return kicks.

Well, we all saw how good he is throwing the ball. And now that Rossum’s out, shouldn’t he be returning kicks? Battle has been the arguably the most reliable receiver these last 5 years or so.

I just don’t understand.

by brundylop on Oct 19, 2009 6:45 AM PDT reply actions

I dunno

Maybe we will eventually get the truth. The team stopped playing him 2 weeks before his cut after making him a priority in the off season.

by bignerd on Oct 19, 2009 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions

My worry with Houston

Kubiak runs so many misdirection/play-action/counter type plays. Atlanta had us out of position and successfully used our team speed against us. Some of that may have been due to losing the game and guys trying to make a momentum changing play, but we better be very disciplined or the Texans will gash us for big plays.

You gotta bring ass to get ass.

by SpurredOn on Oct 19, 2009 9:32 AM PDT reply actions

Kubiak is a moron

He replaces his best running back in the 4th quarter, in short yardage situations, and in the redzone with Chris Brown.

Their Offensive line is also very weak and Andre Johnson (he runs almost 100% deep routes all game) is a non-factor if they can get to the QB fast enough.

What we've got here is a failure to communicate.

by SportsChicken on Oct 19, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions

"If"

That’s Shanahan’s offense and they do a very good job of scouting themselves and running different plays from the same formation plus many fakes to keep the defense from over-pursuing. If he gets fired I’d want him as our O-coordinator.

Check out the past two weeks. 28 points @ Cincy and one yard shy of 28 @ AZ. The same Bengals that had shut down everyone they played and same Cardinals that we struggled to get 20 on and nearly shutout Seattle. Houston’s offense worries me. Their defense is their weakness but I’m not yet convinced we’ll block well enough to exploit it.

You gotta bring ass to get ass.

by SpurredOn on Oct 19, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions