Golden Nuggets: In Davis We...Will Eventually Trust?
by Ninjames on Sep 2, 2009 3:00 AM PDT
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Good morning folks, James here with your Nuggets for the day. Sorry for my brief two-day absence but there were some personal issues. Plus, I decided that Fooch didn't pay me enough. Now that we've decided it's three bags of gummy worms, I'm back and ready to provide you some linkage. The regular season is fast approaching and the news isn't necessarily plentiful but there's a good amount of links. Of note today is that we released veteran QB Damon Huard, which, while expected, I didn't see it coming that fast. I suppose we wanted to give him a chance to sign with another team. Either way, he's some links for you.
The team cut QB Damon Huard today--rookie Nate Davis is now slotted to be the third string QB behind Shaun Hill and Alex Smith. (SacBee.com)
A little bit about the readiness of Nate Davis and how he's progressing learning the offense. (SFGate.com)
Nate Davis and ... Mark Roman earned MVP honors for last week's game at Dallas. (49ers.com)
Maiocco has a nice looking projection for the final 53-man roster, not sure I'm completely sold on it however. (PressDemocrat.com)
The starting offensive line is now intact with Adam Snyder and David Baas returning from injuries. (SacBee.com)
Offensive Coordinator Jimmy Raye is envisioning a 60/40 ratio of running to passing this season. I'm not quite sure we'll make the ratio, but I'm thinking we'll get close. (MercuryNews.com)
So should we be worried about our cornerback situation? No, I don't mean on the left side with Tarell Brown and Dre' Bly--I mean on the right side with Nate Clements. I'm hoping he plays much better in the regular season than he did in the preseason. (SFGate.com)
Got some more links after the jump...
Here's a gem of a quote from Nate Clements about Larry Fitzgerald. Clements is possibly one of my least favorite players on the team, but I wont get into that right now. (MercuryNews.com)
Singletary pushed the 49ers to their limit in training camp. The team suffered a few bumps and bruises, lets hope it prepared them for the regular season. (SacBee.com)
The 49ers (that's the team we're fans of, for you slow folks) are leading the preseason in rushing right now. Awesome. (Yahoo.com)
Road to the Roster: Joe Jon Finley. I gotta say, I'm liking him more and more, but I like the potential of Bear Pascoe.. Or maybe I like the name of Bear Pascoe. I'm not sure which it is. (49ers.com)
Here's a look at some of the injuries the team is recovering from and suffering from. (SFGate.com)
Jimmy Raye is very pleased so far with QB Nate Davis. Now if only another Davis on our team could produce... (SacBee.com)
Does Mike Singletary regret the praise he gave WR Michael Crabtree on draft day? (PressDemocrat.com)
So what are we going to do with our offensive line, or more clearly our right tackle position? I'm unsure but here's a few options. (NFLTouchdown.com)
So what is going to happen at the WR position? I really am at a loss at who is going to win a roster spot. I'm a huge Dominique Zeigler fan, and I'd love it for him to make the team. But right now I'm thinking WR Micheal Spurlock has more to offer this team. (SacBee.com)
Takeo Spikes appreciated every minute of training camp. Somebody's a suuuuck up. (49ers.com)
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Gummy worms?
What the heck are they? Pretty sure they never made it across the pond.
by LondonNiner on Sep 2, 2009 4:57 AM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
It was a joke
But they’re candy, like gummy bears. (At the risk of sounding like an idiot for thinking you know what gummy bears are)
by Brendan Scolari on Sep 2, 2009 7:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't ...
… but thanks. I guess I’ll master American football before I start learning about American confectionary!
by LondonNiner on Sep 2, 2009 8:04 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Offensive Coordinator Jimmy Raye is envisioning a 60/40 ratio of running to passing this season. I’m not quite sure we’ll make the ratio, but I’m thinking we’ll get close.
I’m thinking we’ll have an extremely hard time coming close. If I remember correctly there were like 2 teams last year that had greater than even a 50/50 run to pass ratio, the Ravens and Titans (too lazy to check to make sure). Yes both of those teams are run-heavy, but the other extremely important factor is that they were also very good teams. If your team has the lead you are going to run a lot more because you are trying to run the clock out.
Bottom line, the Niners should be struggling to stay at .500 (realistically), I doubt they’ll be able to run the ball more than they pass.
by Brendan Scolari on Sep 2, 2009 7:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I agree
our preseason ratio is 53/47 (quoting one of the Matt’s here) and I think it’d be hard to get about 55/56 in the regular season, especially as we seem to be a slow starting team and may be forced to pass if coming from behind
by foosball4949 on Sep 2, 2009 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maiocco said ...
… if we run the ball 60 per cent of the time we’ll win the NFC West because only successful teams can do it. Poor teams have to pass it.
by LondonNiner on Sep 2, 2009 8:02 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Yet..
You have Knapp in SEA who runs the ball a lot, and STL plans to run the ball more too.
Well, we're waiting....
by drummer on Sep 2, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
But it’s hard to run the ball when your losing. There’s no way we’ll get to a 60/40 ratio without being a winning squad.
by Brendan Scolari on Sep 2, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's what I mean...
MM puts out that statement without considering the 2 other teams in the NFCW plan to rin more than pass too. But at least SEA can, and STL is going more WCO now with Bulger.
Well, we're waiting....
by drummer on Sep 2, 2009 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The point is..
Running the ball is priority for 3 teams in the NFCW. One of those teams has a better passing game. So SEA has more of chance at winning it when they can’t run the ball.
I mean come on. If STL runs for 600, do they win the West?
Well, we're waiting....
by drummer on Sep 2, 2009 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
Because they won’t be able to run it 600 times, their team isn’t very good. The point is that when you win you run, not when you run you win.
by Brendan Scolari on Sep 2, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I meant 60 percent..
I’m just picking at what Maiocco wrote. I doubt the 49ers reach near the balance of 50/50. I think they will pass more just above that, and be mediocre on offense.
Well, we're waiting....
by drummer on Sep 2, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes we do..
I just saw what MM put in his blog as kinda weak, without qualifying it much. One thing about MM: what he prints on his blog can differ when he gets called out on it.
Well, we're waiting....
by drummer on Sep 2, 2009 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
They’re kinda picking it apart at FO here. I’m trying to defend Maiocco but his writing wasn’t very clear.
by Brendan Scolari on Sep 2, 2009 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL, good stuff..
Looks lie I wasn’t the only person who thought MM stepped in it.
Well, we're waiting....
by drummer on Sep 2, 2009 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fight the good fight...
Over there. I dunno if it’s worth it though.
Well, we're waiting....
by drummer on Sep 2, 2009 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
With a hat tip to Gregg Easterbrook at espn pg2
In his NFC preview, under the Carolina write up, he notes something we should all remember when arguing about the offense this year: “In 2008, only the Falcons, Giants, Panthers, Raiders, Ravens, Titans and Vikings ran more than they passed.”
So, context aside for the moment, the fact is 7 teams had more runs than passes and 6 made the playoffs (4 in the NFC). The lone exception is the disfunctional squad in the East Bay. Perhaps this style is more useful in the NFC which is currently the inferior of the two conferences. It can also be noted that some of these squads had dominant defenses (Ravens and Titans) while others had very good defenses that were somewhat helped by having a ball control offense (Giants and Vikings) and the rest had OK defenses whose stats were improved by having a low risk offense keep them off the field and in good field osition (Falcons and Panthers). Without a great pass rush I think the best scenario is for the Niners to duplicate what the Panthers and Falcons accomplished: Run with two backs sharing the load, keep turnovers low and play field position to protect your D while having a great home record. Shaun Hill is no Matt Ryan but he’s certainly better than Delhomme. That Sheets will likely make the roster, they can even have the occasional 3-headed monster at RB much like the Giants and Ravens, as each guys has a different style.
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
by SpurredOn on Sep 2, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry about that then
Thanks for clearing that up. The points still stand though, you need to be a good team to do it, or be crazy like the Raiders. Do you knowq if any actually ran it at a 60/40 ratio?
by Brendan Scolari on Sep 2, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it’s more about goals and mentality
No run first team from last season reached 60%. Even Carolina, 12-4 with two very good RBs an over the hill QB and an old defense that could use some rest didn’t make that number. I think the ideal is 55/45 run if your talent is more based in your running game, 55/45 passing when that is your talent. My guess is that in games that we win where there is no come from behind rally in the 4th, we’ll be close to 60/40 on those days. But for the season? Not possible. Even one successful two minute drill per game will bring the percentage closer to 50/50.
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
by SpurredOn on Sep 2, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
Agreed. The team isn’t good enough to approach 60/40 really.
by Brendan Scolari on Sep 2, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
PFT has a little write up on Nate Davis as well...
www.profootballtalk.com under the rumor mill portion. He talks about how Nate Davis’ coach may have lampoooned him in order to further his college coaching career. Interesting read.
There now I've met the 75 word count. -pookeyguru
by moproblemz on Sep 2, 2009 9:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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