Even Two Clowns on Phoenix Sports Radio
by GeoMak on Oct 14, 2010 7:42 PM PDT
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conceded that SF isn't out of this race. Believe it or not. Actually, they sounded none too complacent about things in Cardinal land.
Here's why. The 49ers play Oakland, Carolina, Denver, St. Louis and Tampa the next five weeks. Oakland, St. Louis and Tampa are at home. The Panther game is on the road and the Bronco game in London.
No games are easy in the NFL. I'm the first to admit that. That said, they MUST beat Oakland at home. Carolina is absolutely DREADFUL (the guy who said that the 49ers are the laughingstock of the NFL hasn't seen Carolina play). Denver in London, and the Rams and Bucs at home are all winnable games. Oakland at home and Carolina on the road are about as good as it gets to launch a winning streak.
If they can run the table here, they'd now be 5-5 with a ton of momentum heading into their next game, against the Cardinals in Phoenix.
That's how these two clowns presented the situation. They went game-by-game and said that the 49ers could be 5-5 by that time and would then have some serious momentum at their backs, on a five-game winning streak. When one then asked the other if the Cardinals would beat SF in that next game, he said he wasn't sure (probably based on SF beating AZ. twice last season - and that's with Kurt Warner).
Meanwhile, the Cardinals are 3-2. Three of their next five games are in tough places to play (at Seattle, at Minnesota, and at K.C). Arizona could easily be 5-5 heading into the 49er game.
If the 49ers can take it one game at a time and go on a little winning streak here, they could be playing for 1st place against Arizona on Monday, November 29th.
Further, one of the clowns said that if any coach could get his team motivated to go on a winning streak here, it's Singletary.
Here's my take on this:
This is actually a great scenario, considering the circumstances (being 0-5) which, of course, are anything but great. The 49ers went into the season a little overconfident, based on everybody picking them to win the division. They started out in a real tough place to play (Seattle) and had some tough games against real good teams (Saints, Falcons, Eagles).
0-5.
Now that everybody has written them off and already fired the HC, it's a perfect time for the team to circle the wagons, and develop an 'Us against the World' mentality. Mike Singletary is the perfect HC to lead this insurrection.
In short, to get really pissed off and take it out on the opposition. To start playing the way they're capable of playing
If they can do that and start winning a few games right now, they'll start to gain some much needed momentum to put them right back into the race.
Maybe 5-5.
The 49ers are 0-5. A few plays here and there in three games (Saints, Falcons and Eagles) and the 49ers could now be 3-2.
The Cardinals are 3-2. A few plays here and there in three games (Rams, Raiders and Saints) and the Cardinals could now be 0-5.
These two teams are but a few plays away from having opposite records.
If the 49ers could just start a little winning streak here, they could easily be playing for 1st place next month.
If they can just win two, three games in a row, their confidence will start to grow and they'll be in good shape.
Whether they do or not, remains of course to be seen.
Not predicting anything here, just pointing out that things are far from over in the NFC West.
Even two clowns on Phoenix Sports Radio can see that.
This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of Niners Nation's writers or editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of Niners Nation's writers or editors.
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These guys spend twice as much time
ripping Singletary and the 49ers than they do talking about the Cardinals.
These guys are obsessed with SF, ever since they beat them twice last season.
Lol Indeed.
They spend tons of time talking about the Niners.
I’m pretty sure you use the word “clown” in the title because you’ve heard it so many times from them while they were referring to Singletary.
by cybermaldonado on Oct 14, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I get hyped every week.
I tell myself every week that this is the week we get things rollin’. Please don’t lose to the Raiders. Please.
hyped
Yea, me too. Generally I’m more or less over the loss middle of the day Monday, and hyped for the next week by the end of the day Monday. It’s like clockwork.
by David Fucillo on Oct 14, 2010 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly.
For some reason I keep believing this team is going to come back from this. Something deep down…
by mountaindew77 on Oct 15, 2010 1:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Me too. What is that? Are we actually “49ers Faithful” or is this some 6th sense that something special is about to happen?
Like.. what if Sunday night was the wakeup call Alex Smith needed? He’s saying the right things now… about vowing to play more fearlessly. His cautiousness has always caused him to turn the ball over. Has he not hit rock bottom? Your own crowd chanting for the backup (and already proven failure of a player) and booing you nearly off the field. Your coach yelling at you (much like the Vernon Davis incident in ‘08)… could Alex make the Vernon-like turnaround? Does Singletary have a magic wand? I don’t know, but for some odd reason I am seriously intrigued to see what happens Sunday afternoon.
Touchdown Forty Niners!
There should be at least 6 psychology dissertations written on this every year ...
Heaven knows that that’d be a cheaper way of studying the phenomenon than having us all go into therapy.
Start the young ones early, I always say.
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I hear you
But this week I’m nearly agnostic. Its like flipping a coin and calling tails five times in a row and each of the five times it comes up heads. You would think the odds are in favor of my getting the next call right but actually it’s still a 50-50 proposition even if I do wear my once lucky boxers, jersey and hat.
'Careful Grasshopper ~ that's a god you're mauling.'
Aw man
But this means no Andrew Luck!
:(
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
"I'm just like you, but 10 times better"
All i'm saying is go get Smith on your fantasy team if you need a QB
Damn you Montana and Young, your success has spoiled a great percentage of our fan base into speculative rants and raves and pure denial of reality.
rlott#42
Hopefully we don’t turn the ball over more than once.
49ers por vida!!!!!!!!!!!!
by 49erSalvatrucha on Oct 14, 2010 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I can do better than 8pts a week.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
"I'm just like you, but 10 times better"
by SportsChicken on Oct 15, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Calm down
I know you’re in full-on Smith hating mode, but I’m going to check back with you after he tosses 3 TDs and 350 yards against the Raiders.
by mr. instigator on Oct 15, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t forget to mention the 3 interceptions and the fumble that go along with those TDs and yards…which will all come after we’re down by at least 2 scores…
"If you can accept losing, you can't win." ~Vince Lombardi
Tweet Tweet.
by ZeroIndulgence on Oct 16, 2010 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
oh yeah and that
i’ll check back with you too. you ever eat crow before???
by mr. instigator on Oct 16, 2010 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Geo , that my think'n too ...
… this 0 -5 thing has got to stop and when it does Bingo we’re on a roll , 5 -5 like how that sound’s … cause if thing’s don’t change soon , i’m gonna need some therapy too or more porn or something not quit sure yet …!!
I'm your " Huckelberry "...it's just my game ...Jimmy Raye your no daisy ...!!
I think we COULD end up 5-5 after the next 5 games
I only take offense to one thing you said. I’m so sick of people saying we are a couple plays from being 3-2, AZ is a couple plays from being 0-5 etc…listen, the fact is, we are 0-5. When are people going to realize that we are what our record says we are? We are a mind numbingly inconsistent team, that makes more mental errors than any team in football, and plays less technically sound than a high school team. We are not 3-2, we are 0-5 and we are 0-5 for a reason, because we should be, because we played like an 0-5 team. Are we a more talented team than 0-5, yes, but we are an 0-5 team, and should be because our offense stinks and can’t hold onto the ball, and our defense can’t stop a feather on a still day.
Worried
The thing that has me worried about this is we seem to play the teams that are good or were good last year(Saints, Falcons, Eagles) well and lose in close games. The teams that were a joke or pushovers last year(Chiefs, Seahawks) we get destroyed. The next 5 games should be very winnable, but 2 of the first 5 games should have been also.
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