Greg Manusky Approval Rating, Week 12

by David Fucillo on Dec 3, 2009 7:30 AM PST in 49ers Approval Ratings

We return for our final approval rating of the week, for defensive coordinator Greg Manusky. A week ago things were looking pretty bad after Aaron Rodgers had his way with the 49ers defense. That abysmal showing saw Manusky's approval rating drop 20 points to 77%.

As we head into this week's poll, there are some similarities between the 49ers offensive and defensive performances against the Jaguars. Even with their 6-4 record, I was not sold on the Jaguars as a threatening team. Obviously they certainly could have beaten the 49ers given the 49ers inconsistent performances. However, just as the Jaguars defense was ripe for the 49ers passing attack, it seems like the Jaguars offense was ripe for the kind of problems the 49ers gave them.

David Garrard is certainly not a bad quarterback, but even as he does not throw many interceptions, he still puts the ball on the ground as one of the leading fumblers among QBs in the league. While Maurice Jones-Drew did gain ground on the 49ers, he was not able to break through into the end zone or for any long runs. In containing MJD (for the most part), the 49ers put Garrard in more of a playmaking position, and they were able to shut him down.

Will the defense be able to do that on Sunday against Seattle? Will a similar game plan work against the Seahawks? The latest FO rankings came out and the Seahawks (#22) are one spot below the 49ers (#21). Seattle is 22nd in passing and 23rd in rushing, so not exactly an overwhelming force. Of course, they've got a steady veteran QB in Matt Hasselbeck, who will be playing in front of his home fans. And their running game is showing marked improvement with Justin Forsett starting (the Minnesota game aside). What kind of game plan will Manusky need to draw up against the Seahawks?

Poll

Do you approve of the job Greg Manusky is doing as defensive coordinator?

Yes

557 votes

No

35 votes

592 votes | Poll has closed

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a shaky yes

we found a way to get 6 sacks, albeit on a bad pass blocking team. Still, thus far this year we have been inconsistent (to put it mildly) in that department, even against teams that have taken a lot of sacks…Especially when it counted like the first half.

We again kept the RB to under 100 putting our average at about 94 I believe. Ahmad Brooks getting some reps was nice and seemed to light a fire under Lawson (though maybe his hands were on fire too because he dropped that easy INT).

Tackling still isn’t good and that is a major bone of contention to me. Sing even said so in his monday PC. We also are still giving up a lot of passing yards.

Redzone Defense is stifling but you can’t back up to the end zone and expect to keep points off the board as much as we did against JAX…

Our 3rd down defense needs to vastly improve too. That keeps the defense off the field and interrupts the other teams offensive rythm.

by Tre9er on Dec 3, 2009 9:04 AM PST reply actions

Right on

You are very right on the 3rd down defense. It seems like the D allows way too many conversions. It might have to do with coverage on short to mid-range passes. Opposing QB’s tend to be able to throw underneath the coverage with relative ease. It did appear to improve a bit last Sunday with the three INT’s they should have had. But hey that’s why they play defense and not offense right?

by Mangoman1 on Dec 3, 2009 10:36 AM PST up reply actions

Jacksonville was a great game for our d

Read my play-by-play.

Personally I don’t care if teams can pass for 300+ yards on us each game. If we can keep them to under 30% conversion on third downs we’ll be able to win.

by smileyman on Dec 3, 2009 1:01 PM PST up reply actions