Eagles 27 - 49ers 13: Hidden Nuggets
by David Fucillo on Dec 20, 2009 8:34 PM PST
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PrintToday's game definitely did not end as any of us would have hoped, but there were still a few positives to take from the game. Most prominent among the positives would be the performance of Frank Gore. Gore has managed to bounce back from a few quiet games and now sits 58 yards from his fourth straight 1,000 yard rushing season. No 49er running back has done that for three straight seasons, let alone the fourth season. One interesting additional stat: Gore is now only 153 rushing yards from passing Garrison Hearst for 4th all-time among 49ers running backs. He's facing some weak defenses these next two weeks, so hopefully he can blow past Hearst
100 Back-To- Back
- With 107 rushing yards on the day, RB Frank Gore has rushed for over 100-yards in back-to-back games for the first time since 2006 (12/10/06 vs. Green Bay and 12/14/06 at Seattle).
- This marks Gore's 4th 100-yard game of the season and 19th for his career. He trails only RB Joe Perry (20 100-yard games) for the most 100-yard games in franchise history.
- Gore became the first RB in 20 regular season games to rush for over 100 yards vs. Philadelphia.
- Gore needs only 58 more yards to reach the 1,000-yard mark for the fourth consecutive season.
A few more interesting stats after the jump...
Turnovers Coming In Bunches
- With 2 interceptions on the day, the 49ers defense has forced 2 or more turnovers in a game 7 times this season. It is the first time since 2005 that the 49ers defense has forced 2 or more turnovers in at least 7 games (8 in 2005).
- CB Shawntae Spencer intercepted QB Donovan McNabb in the endzone for his 2nd INT of the season (8th of his career).
- CB Dre' Bly notched is 2nd INT of the season (42nd of his career) as he picked off McNabb midway through the third quarter, setting up the 49ers first touchdown of the day.
Smith Ties Touchdown Mark
- QB Alex Smith tied his single-season touchdown record on a 12-yard TD pass to WR Josh Morgan. With 16 TD passes on the season, Smith has tied his career-high from 2006.
Davis Sets Another Franchise Record
- TE Vernon Davis broke the 49ers franchise record for receiving yards in a season by a tight end. Davis now has 858 receiving yards on the season. The previous record was 825 yards receiving by TE Eric Johnson in 2004.
Morgan's Career Day
- WR Josh Morgan tallied 183 all-purpose yards, the most in his career. He had a career-high 7 receptions for 61 yards and 1 touchdown and also totaled 122 kickoff return yards, including a long of 52 yards. His previous career-high was 149 all-purpose yards (6 receptions for 56 yards, 1 carry for 20 yards and 73 kickoff return yards) at Seattle (12/6/09).
Season Long
- K Joe Nedney nailed a 51-yard field on the 49ers first possession, his longest of the season. That marked Nedney's 8th field goal of 50-yards-or-more since joining the 49ers in 2005. He holds the franchise record for most field goals of 50-yards-or-more.
Extending Their Streaks
- DT Justin Smith extended his consecutive starts streak to 137 games, which leads all defensive linemen. Arizona DT Darnell Dockett is second at 79 games.
- S Mark Roman extended his streak to 110 consecutive games played. He ranks 2nd in the NFL among safeties with 110 consecutive games played (Deon Grant, SEA - 142).
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Well guys,
it was a good season, with our hope haveing the best chance of becoming true compared to previous seasons.
I would have liked to have the next 2 easy games earlier in the season, to test out our game play and leave mroe important games for the end of the season, but looks like we didnt get lucky in that part of the scheduling.
Look at the 49ers season, 6 of the 8 losses came by one score or less.
An almost win is not a win, but I’m saying there’s a small hump that we need to get over and we could have been 12-2. Some small things and barely lack of this and that, was a big part of making us good rather than great. Just one offseason and only minor roster changes will get us over that hump. I don’t think any other team had so many close calls.
We’ve already waited for a few years, just one more. Just one more year. This was a huge year in terms of long-term goals for the franchise considering that we actually weren’t in playoffs.
Hopefully we can figure out what we need to in the next 2 gaes to help us gear towards the offseason.
They do have to get better
Consistently falling just short means being just not quite good enough. Fortunately that is better than past year’s where they weren’t even close. Improving a few positions plus the maturing that should be gained from this season is worth a few games. Any ease in next year’s schedule, as opposed to the murders row road opponents, could be worth another one or two. The pieces and opportunity exists to be a 10+ win team next season.
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
Have Some Players
We are getting better, but our margin of error is still very small..We are about five players aways from being a good team..
The pressure is on McCloughan to make the best use of those two number one picks next year..
5?
KR/PR, CB, S, RT, LG.
I’m counting 4.
Maybe another pass rusher makes it 5.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by SportsChicken on Dec 20, 2009 10:04 PM PST up reply actions
?
You listed 5 guys. A returner, a corner, a safety, a right tackle and a left guard. That’s give guys. Did you miscount?
by David Fucillo on Dec 20, 2009 10:10 PM PST up reply actions
Yep, five
On offense: upgrades at RT and LG.
On defense: a consistent pass rushing DE/OLB and speedy nickel safety.
ST: A return man who makes a few big plays throughout the season but does all the basics correctly ever week.
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
Just curious what’s everyones beef with David Baas is about. I personally thought he was pretty consistent and if anything I thought he outplayed Chilo Rachal and Adam Snyder
by Lazylacrosse5 on Dec 21, 2009 3:50 PM PST up reply actions
He's gotten better a pulling on running plays
But he still gets over powered on both run plays and pass rush. The final 4th down where Alex was sacked, that play fell apart when Bass was clearly beat. Alex had to immediately scramble and ran into a sack. Richal, whose big problem was his once or twice per game whiff, has cleaned those up and he can dominate in the run game.
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
I still want to win these final two games
A 6-2 home record would be the best since 2003 and a nice thing to carryover into 2010 (where the team could shoot for a 7-1 or undefeated home season). A positive trend worth continuing.
Winning the finale would assure not ending the season on a seven game road losing streak. Certainly not the kind of thing to have hanging over the team’s head when 2010 starts. It would also make the team 5-1 in division games which most years guarantees a playoff spot as division champ. Plus, one of the days the Rams will be good again so best that their young players associate games against the Niners as losses.
Still two chances to see our guys play and hopefully play well. Best team since ‘03 and most optimism for the next season since the early decade. Let’s hope the next decade belongs to the Niners.
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
I hope to finish 8-8 too
Mostly for the same reasons. At least the W-L record indicates some improvement with the team.
In addition, the division could be even easier next year
the Cardinals have had a couple of nice wins, but they’ve also looked rather poor, at times. How much longer can Warner be effective? Seattle seems to be on a downturn, rather than just fixing up some parts, and well, the Rams are the Rams.
So yeah. definitely going to win next year. 2009, I’ve forgotten you already
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
Cards are the competition
And will be interesting to watch. Without Warner, QB becomes a position of inconsistency and potential weakness. They’re good but not great. Unfortunately they are receiving a great deal of experience in big regular season and playoff games that’s puts them mentally ahead of the Niners. To counter that, fortunately the Niners are in their heads.
It’ll also be interesting to see how the 2010 schedule breaks down between AZ and SF. One will host Philly (likely AZ) and one will host Dallas (likely SF). AZ will travel to Minnesota (will it be vs Favre or Jackson?) and SF will travel to GB. Every other opponent and location will be the same unlike this season, where the Niners got the short end of the road stick (though I think they’ll be better for it going forward).
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
We actually play Atlanta, Carolina, Denver, Oakland, NFC east (most likely Dallas) at home and New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Kansas City, San Diego, and NFC north (most likely Green Bay) on the road. This obviously does not include our normal NFC west opponents. Sounds like it could be another tough
schedule.
by Valencia9er on Dec 21, 2009 6:44 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Never know year to year
But traveling to Tampa/New Orleans and KC/SD sounds easier than Minnesota/GB and Houston/Indy. And next year’s Saints won’t be any tougher than this season and likely a bit less so, just in terms of the usual up and down nature of the league.
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
If they can pull out the last two
I am getting a little weary of consolation/parting gifts. However, if the Niners can take the last two, which on paper is not that tall of an order, 8-8 is still a better record than last yea. At least we’ll be able to say that for the first time since 2002 we have not had a losing season. And for Sing to say that after his first full season he is right at .500 is very much an accomplishment. Nolan couldn’t say that, Walsh couldn’t say that!
In a way I am looking forward to next season, because that is when all the questions will truly and finally be answered about this team (offense).
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