Golden Nuggets: Clueless

by James Brady on Dec 24, 2009 3:00 AM PST in 49ers Links

Good morning folks! Welcome to today's edition of the Nuggets. Guess who has two thumbs and doesn't know what he's talking about? James Brady, nice to meet you! What I mean by that is I started typing out an introduction and proceeded to rant about how the 49ers had a game tomorrow and how I'd be going and all that jazz and then I realized... well, that it wasn't Saturday. I suppose that's a clear indication on the kind of Christmas I'll be having this year? Either way.. 49ers talk, 49ers talk um... We signed a kicker, a lefty too which I think is pretty cool, I'd never have thought of doing that to keep all the schemes the same and the holder constant. The side Andy Lee has to be on for holding, I wonder how much of a difference that really makes? I mean, I'm not keen on throwing him on the other side just to find out, but I wonder if another kicker had higher credentials that the 49ers considered before going with the lefty? Then again I didn't read into it ant maybe that info is readily available... Must be a testament to how much I research things. "Whoops." Here's some linkage.

Backup C Cody Wallace will get some playing time on Sunday, which is surprising to me. I mean, I guess it's cool to see what we have, but Heitman is consistently the best player on the line under just about any circumstance and I hope we don't get rid of him or something along those lines. (SacBee.com)

The 49ers need to finish strong, yet again. Alex Smith also needs to finish strong or the 49ers may be in the market for a new quarterback. (Yahoo.com)

Jed York is definitely disappointed... like all of us, but he still wants continuity, which I think is pretty important. (PressDemocrat.com)

Make sure you check out the re-airing of "The Catch" today on the NFL Network! (NinersNation.com)

A look at how the teams in the NFC West fared in the draft with their first round picks. I think the 49ers are pretty well off in that regard. (ESPN.com)

The 49ers have plenty to accomplish against Detroit. (49ers.com)

Check out some of the conference calls concerning the Lions. (49ers.com)

Yes, the 49ers signed a kicker to fill in for an injured Joe Nedney. A left footed kicker. (MercuryNews.com)

So, looks like there will be no Nate Davis this season. Bummer, I'd like to see some of him. (MercuryNews.com)

Here's yesterday's edition of Singletary's Notebook. (49ers.com)

Jed York confirms there will be no major changes this offseason as far as coaching staff goes. (PressDemocrat.com)

I sincerely hope Ahmad Brooks develops as a pass rusher. I like the guy a lot. (MercuryNews.com)

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nedney

how did he get hurt??? nobody has said anything about how or when.

by srill waiting on Dec 24, 2009 6:50 AM PST reply actions

hamstring

Probably tightened up b/c of the cold in Philly. That’s why we signed a kicker

by David Fucillo on Dec 24, 2009 9:45 AM PST up reply actions

49ers at Center

I think you may have it backwards, James. Heitman is under contract for several years to come. The question the coaches have to be thinking about is what is Wallace’s future (I think he is coming up on his contract year). He is a little light to move to guard (about 300), at least in the 49ers philosophy, and as you say Heitman has a lock on the center job for the foreseeable future. They need at least 1 new guard and 1 new tackle to start for next year’s line, and a couple of backups who can play more than one position for depth. Pashtos may be the right tackle of the future, but a few young players who can move up are always good to draft. Wragge plays center and guard and is a pretty adequate backup, while Snyder plays tackle and guard (guard better in my opinion) and is a good backup. Do you keep Wallace or open up a roster slot for a new and more versatile rookie ha to be on the minds of the staff.

by seafood lover on Dec 24, 2009 9:12 AM PST reply actions

Cody Wallace, II

Another scenario to consider is that Eric Heitman has also played guard in the NFL at a pretty high level. If Wallace is good enough “when the bullets are flying [Singletary]”, put him at center, move Heitman to left guard, and don’t waste a lot of money on a David Baas resigning— he is injury prone and far from an iron wall on pass protection.

by seafood lover on Dec 24, 2009 9:20 AM PST reply actions

I didn't Heitmann played guard

that scenario makes sense too. I know that Wallace can also be used as a guard so I think that they’re going to be trying him out at a couple different places to see what we have.

If he works out at Center and we move Heitmann to guard that would mean that we only need to fix one spot on the O-line in the off-season.

Yes Drew K, Tim Tebow will get picked in the first round.

by smileyman on Dec 24, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions

this sorta makes sense in theory

but part of the C’s job is making the linecalls and that’s one of Heitmann’s strengths and so plugging in the unseasoned Wallace doesn’t really work unless he excels at that too. Almost always when you see a center shunted over to play guard in the NFL it’s because he’s being replaced by someone better at the job, which, at this point, I think it’s safe to say is not Wallace. C is next to, and arguably on par with LT as the most important line spot and it’s not one that teams take lightly

by foosball4949 on Dec 24, 2009 12:41 PM PST up reply actions