Golden Nuggets: Pass oriented sounds good to me

by James Brady on Oct 30, 2009 3:00 AM PDT in 49ers Links

Hey everyone, James here. Same deal as yesterday, I'm in a hurry yet again and my commentary will (thankfully fr you) be kept to a minimum. Not sure exactly what I have for you today as I'm writing this before actually checking what I've got for you. Most everything I saw had to deal with the offense and what we can expect from it. I'm not even sure I'll be watching this game but man am I excited. I'm getting more and more excited for what this team can do, but I have the sneaking suspicion that I'm just setting myself up for disappointment again. As usual. Oh well, I'll get to the links.

The 49ers offense suddenly is looking more pass oriented. I'm not complaining. (PressDemocrat.com)

It certainly seems as though the team will adjust to their passing weapons as opposed to their running. (Yahoo.com)

WR Michael Crabtree sums up his NFL debut. He believes he can do a lot better and seemed a little disappointed at his own performance. (49ers.com)

The Niners respect Peyton Manning, or rather, the challenge of containing him. (MercuryNews.com)

Jimmy Raye plans to correct problems with the two minute drill. Well, I certainly hope so. I'd hate for the article to be titled "Jimmy Raye says penalties and game-ending interceptions are OK." (MercuryNews.com)

Here's what Raye had to say on it, and a bit from Crabtree as well. (PressDemocrat.com)

Still kind of unclear however, if we'll actually see more passing or not in this offense. Jimmy Raye seems to be.. stubborn. (MercuryNews.com)

The Indy Influence, or something or other about other teams needing to emulate Peyton Manning and the Colts offense. (SFGate.com)

Here's a bit on Alex Smith which I didn't have enough time to read. (SI.com)

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Just a thought on Alex Smith, the offense and Jimmy Raye

Alex Smith will surpass everyone’s expectations as the team goes forward. He has the athletacism and the tools to really be a great QB and I think easily on the same level as Steve Young. I watched some old YouTube video of Alex last night including the Tostitos Bowl from January of 2004 and the Seattle game after which Frank Gore declared “Alex became a man tonight”. I see a lot of similarities in those clips and what we all saw on Sunday in Houston. If you have not seen them in a while you all need to refresh your memories. I know that Utah was runniing the spread exclusively, but damn Alex looked like a QB machine. With Raye declaring the obvious, that the offense will be more pass oriented with Smith, Davis and Crabs, I anticipate a lot of great things for the entire offense unit even with a less than average O-line. If we get a solid O-line assembled over the off season and one more great defense back and a pash rusher we are capable of going deep into the playoffs. If you’re old enough to remember the Walsh years you will remember it took three full years for us to get to the top, I anticipate a similar time frame for this new coaching administration and pool of players. So we all need to exercise more patience.
Is it just me, or is Jimmy Raye the slowest speaker in the world. The man talks forever to give an answer, in his press conferences, which is not a bad thing, because he is clearly very intelligent and I appreciate that he takes the time to think about what he says. But I am wondering if this slowness translates into him being able to think at “game speed” when he is making play calls during a game. Perhaps his slowness is one of the reasons there have been some issues with delay of game penalties. Hmmm, just a thought. Go Niners!

by N.Y.C. Niner on Oct 30, 2009 6:55 AM PDT reply actions

Crabtree vs. the Colts Secondary Matchup

I don’t think the Colts have really played anyone. Their secondary is banged up and starting CB Jacob Lacey is a rookie from Oklahoma State, who Crabtree recorded 326 receiving yards and 6 TDs against in 2 college games. If Graham Harrell can get the ball to him on slants, fades and go routes, then surely Alex Smith can. Kelvin Hayden is a little banged up as well. I’ve seen Bullitt play quite a bit as well. These guys weren’t fast/big enough to cover him in college and I still think they are, especially Lacey.

FYI, Lacey was a 1st All Big 12 corner last year.

by dedfischer on Oct 30, 2009 7:27 AM PDT reply actions

Crabtree is going to tear them up!

Thanks for the heads up on Jacob Lacey.

Fantasy football people… Crabtree will tear it up this game.

by 10forTech on Oct 30, 2009 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions

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I still “don’t” think they are.

by dedfischer on Oct 30, 2009 7:28 AM PDT reply actions

Alex get's a second chance..

Go with the passing option first. Throw screens, short outs and things that take pressure off of the line and can befuddle the pass rush. The line needs to set low! Especially if they are running the ball! Can’t we go free agent for a strong lineman at this point? If the Niners can give even adequate protection to Smith and allow him the kinda offence he ran at Utah then it’s possible very quickly the Niners will be kicking some butt! Please oh please..not a run oriented offense that CAN"T run due to a weak line!

by BForest on Oct 30, 2009 1:09 PM PDT reply actions