Greg Manusky Approval Rating, Week 11
by David Fucillo on Nov 27, 2009 7:00 AM PST
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I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Today, Black Friday, we wrap up our big three Approval Ratings with Greg Manusky. Some folks have clamored for a Scot McCloughan Approval Rating. We did one after the draft, and probably should have done another one before the start of the preseason. Now seems like too arbitrary a time to do another one, although some may disagree. Maybe as soon as the season is over?
Last week saw Greg Manusky roll to an impressive 97% approval rating, which came after Jay Cutler's 5-interception performance on Thursday Night Football a week before. The 49ers defense followed that up with what can only qualify as a stinker against the Packers. Aaron Rodgers threw for 344 yards and Ryan Grant rushed for 129 yards. Oh and Aaron Rodgers, who was sacked more than any other QB in the league? Well the 49ers did get 2 sacks, but neither came until the 4th quarter, at which point the Packers had a comfortable lead.
The worst part of the game from a defensive standpoint had to be the inability to stop the Packers over the course of the final six minutes of the game. The 49ers trailed by six points and could not get one last stop, twice giving up third down conversions. The 49ers are aspiring to be a great defense, but they're clearly not quite to that level. They've been a bend but don't break defense most of the season and it has been frustrating as all get out. Of course, combine that bend but don't break attitude with an offense that doesn't know how to put together many sustained drives, and you have a defense that is probably exhausted quickly.
The second worst part of the game was probably the awful tackling. The worst example had to be on Greg Jennings
64-yard touchdown catch and run early in the second quarter. Jennings caught the pass and had Dashon Goldson basically brush off him and collide with a fellow defender. You simply can't be shooting yourself in the foot like that if you want to be a great defense.
In the end, how much blame can fall on DC Greg Manusky for this kind of performance? There are questions of the personnel at his disposal, but even still, how much of the blame goes on the defensive game-planning, and how much goes on simple poor execution?
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Defense Needs to Step Up
The D has been playing good football all year and steps up in some big games. But overall it needs to take some steps to be a great D. Needs more turnovers, ability to stop 3rd downs and a pass rush.
I voted yes
Manusky’s doing alright. He doesn’t have a lot of pass rushing talent to work with.
My one disappointment last week was that he didn’t press the receivers more, which left them open to slants and quick passes—AND—to the long ball over the top. You want to be able to take at least one of those away.
Jason Hill is turning the corner!
I don't know why we aren't seeing Willis coming up the middle on blitzes since the Rams game.
At the end of the Rams game Willis had a total of 2.5 sacks, and still has 2.5 sacks 6 games later. I think Manusky has schemed well in some games, but was lucky in the Colts game because Manning was off. He doesn’t get help from the offense to keep the D fresh, but I don’t think he lets players play to their strengths or schemes to have his playmakers make plays. Lawson is better suited for coverage than any other OLB but he is consistently sent to get the QB when that is his biggest weakness. He doesn’t play any man on TE’s and we continue to be murdered by TE’s. I voted NO and probably should have voted yes, so I am taking back the No but I can’t on the stats (sorry greg). I am wondering why our best pass rushers (McDonald and Smith) aren’t being put in position to make plays. I don’t think he is good at setting up blitzes to get to QB’s quick, and it is haunting us when we send 6 or 7 guys and don’t get to QB’s quick enough.
"Optimist Prime"
Haden and Berry 1st round?
I approve though
I’d like to see some pressing on WR’s and on the TE that continues to kill us. The Packers ran out routes on more than one 3rd and short and we never adjusted.
"Optimist Prime"
Haden and Berry 1st round?
I'm seeing some of the same things each week that bother me
we can’t cover tight ends to save our lives, and it seems like receivers going through the middle of the field are almost always open.
I still voted yes. We’ll see what happens at the Jacksonsville game.
this guy needs to go SERIOUSLY
no pass rush, I mean COME ON do people really think this was a playoff worthy defense. PLAYOFFS? ARE WE TALKING PLAYOFFS? LAUGHABLE. HAHAHA. and don’t even get me started on THE YORKS. OMG idiots. chalk this Manusky situation up to the YORKS TERRIBLE DRAFTING RECORD. we should have drafted PASS RUSH, NOT Manusky. WE WILL NEVAR MAKE SUPER BOWL LIKE THIS. RAWWARRRR.
"Pat is still just scratching the surface." - Coach Singletary on LB Patrick Willis
seriously though I agree with what drummer said in last weeks post
without Manusky I doubt we have 4 wins, so he gets my approval
"Pat is still just scratching the surface." - Coach Singletary on LB Patrick Willis
Hey Fooch...
Remember when you brought up the tough training camp way back? Maiocco brought that up with Radnich regarding the current slide of the team. He said something to the effect of the team may have peaked too early, and that the tough training camp might be having an effect on them as a whole, now.
Just a thought.
Well, we're waiting....
tough training camp
I think a few people gave me crap about mentioning that
by David Fucillo on Nov 27, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
For the first time...
…I voted “disapprove” for Manusky. After doing so, however, I feel a little guilty about my vote.
I voted no
No, not for the lack of pass rushing. No DC can make what we have work. He gets a fail from me because the last 2 of 3 games we allowed the other team to eat up the remaining 5+ minutes of the game thereby denying the offense a chance to win the game. What makes it even worse is that I called Green Bay’s eating up that remaining 6 minutes. I knew it was gonna happen. I’m not out to call for Manusky’s head. Let’s get some pass rushers first before deciding that. Still, I can’t approve of what did transpire.
i voted no
Hes done agood job but what i have noticed is he doesnt do it in crunch time, we always wind up losing in the last minutes on some plays that the defense definately needs to make..i.e.. the packer game with the last 6 min remaining, it seems like only when the game is on the line or only when we need a crucial stop that manusky looks lost, im not sure if its a lack of confidence but that is a main factor that seperates the good DCs from the great ones….30th in pass defense is just not acceptable especially with a man worth 80mil and another who just got an extention (who also just got benched) seems like spencer has been the only solid db. The key word here is consistency
"Im not a numbers guy, im a Football player"
-M.Crabtree
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FIRE BRIAN SABEAN... UNLESS HE KEEPS DRAFTING WELL. .. AND SIGNS UNDERRATED PLAYERS LIKE AFFELDT OR PHELPS. .. OR ALRIGHT WHO'S PLAYING WITH THE ALIEN MIND-SWITCHING RAY?
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