Golden Nuggets: Pretty good game.. oh and I'm back.
by James Brady on Feb 8, 2010 3:00 AM PST
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Aaaand I'm back. Thanks to Fooch for covering for me the past three days, I had to take some time to get past certain things, work on some stuff... etc. Basically my vacation, I suppose. I took a bit of time and now all is as well as it can be in the world of Ninjames and I'm back on your daily links and what not. That's the good (awesome) news. The bad news is I don't really have a whole lot of 49ers links for you today. Regardless, the Super Bowl was yesterday (did you hear?!) and it was a pretty good game. I've already been to both the Saints and the Colts blog (there is a seriously huge amount of butthurt on both sides) and congratulated the winners and patted the losers on the back. It was a good game, not as good as the last couple super bowls but I'm very satisfied with the results. Sooo that all being said, let me get back to your links and don't complain if there's some repeats.
Don't mistake the 49ers for the Colts. I'll be honest with you guys, I have no idea what this article is about because I personally find Cohn to... not be good. I love my expansive vocabulary. (PressDemocrat.com)
Jerry Rice and Steve Young are both willing to help the 49ers players of today. Alex Smith learning from Young and Crabtree learning from Rice? Yes please. (PressDemocrat.com)
So obviously you know that Jerry Rice made the hall of fame. Cool stuff. (SacBee.com)
Here's a selection of quotes about Rice from old teammates/friends/etc. (SFGate.com)
Sando took a look at how the 49ers stack up with the Colts. Well, he took a look at the whole NFC West but who cares about those other teams. (ESPN.com)
Barrows has some insights about the Super Bowl. I'm happy the Saints won. Even happier that Bud Light, Snickers and Doritos gave us some awesome, awesome commercials. (SacBee.com)
The Saints have an aggressive style that the 49ers definitely need to have as well. Totally agree. (Examiner.com)
The Seahawks' Walter Jones announces his retirement. I like how they correct his typo in the quote, kinda figured you had to show the direct quote. Either way, he was a great player, wouldn't have minded him being useless for a year with his injury and sucking up the cap though. Don't think he's the greatest LT to play the game though. (FieldGulls.com)
The Cardinals blog is hoping that Singletary wants Tebow bad. Haha, nice guys but it WON'T HAPPEN. Oh God I hope it doesn't happen. I hate Tebow. I laughed maniacally when I saw him cry. (RevengeOfTheBirds.com)
So the Rams may be a likely landing spot for Michael Vick. Um.. good for them, I guess? This also marks the first time in a long time I've linked to this site but yeah. (ProFootballTalk.com)
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Lowell Cohn
wrote an article a couple days ago pointing out that the current 49ers and Raiders aren’t as good as the teams that last went to the Super Bowl, as if shaming the organizations would somehow bring back the past.
Cohn used to be cutting edge (1980 or thereabouts). Now he sounds like a cranky old man. Don’t get me wrong. I’m old and can be cranky too. But I find actual articles about actual football issues, strategies, players, etc., are more interesting than saying so-and-so isn’t so-and-so.
by Bob In Beaverton on Feb 8, 2010 6:47 AM PST reply actions
I hope Steve Young...
…sits Alex down to watch game film of Drew Brees sliding to find passing lanes.
This is as good as place as any for this comment...
Yesterday, while watching the game, I found myself rooting for the Colts. I wasn’t sure why. I like the Saints just as much, and they have a much, much better story. Every part of me should have rationally been rooting for the Saints.
Then I watch the game, and I slowly realize what I’ve actually known all along: The Saints are the better team, and it’s not really that close. Brees is pretty close to being on-par with Manning, but I’d take the Saints personnel at every single other skill position on the offense, and most of the defense. I mean, really: Joseph Addai or Pierre Thomas / Reggie Bush? Colston / Moore / Henderson / Meachem or Wayne / bunch of scrubs? Dallas Clark or Jeremy Shockey? Haydin / Bullit / Bethea / Powers OR Greer / Harper / Sharper / Porter? Wheeler / Bracket / Session OR Fujita / Vilma / Shanle?
I mean, it’s the Saints everywhere. The Saints were the better team. And in a game with two teams that I like, I always root for the better team to win. It’s just… I want to see better teams justify their talent. So why wasn’t I rooting for the Saints?
Then I turned on the radio this morning and I realized it. I was rooting for the Colts because a Saints win meant that I couldn’t talk to anybody or listen to the radio without having to deal with listening to people slobbering like idiots over stupid stuff. I did not enjoy having to listen to a half hour of Murph and Mac fellating Joe Montana this morning because Manning threw a pick. On a play that Wayne came late off his break on (it was still a bad pass, but if Wayne ran a better route he could have at least broken it up).
I mean, I get that people – and 49ers fans – don’t want to talk about anybody other than Montana being the GQBOAT, and I honestly don’t think that Manning is in that conversation yet anyway. But the conversation goes from Manning being great – which he is – to Manning being a scrub so fast and so hard that I can’t take it.
And then all the talk of the Saints is how the underdogs came in, played hard, and scrapped out a win because they WANTED IT MORE. How about because they were the better team? They have better players and better coaches? Because that’s what actually happened.
So in a rational world, I wanted the Saints to win. And I am absolutely overjoyed that the better team won that game, and I’m very happy for New Orleans that they get something to cheer about.
But gosh darnit, I’m mad that now I have to listen to people being more idiotic than usual about football.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 8, 2010 8:23 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
I felt the exact same way. I was rooting for the Colts, but once the Saints won I was happy the better team won. This is really the first time that i can remember that I haven’t cared who won. I live in the Midwest, so now I get to hear how Manning choked and he sucks in big games. It gets really annoying and I think that is why I found my self rooting for Manning.
I want me some Buster
And the worst thing about all this is that the Saints ARE a better team. And they’ll never get credit for it.
They’ll always be remembered as the scrappy, undermanned underdog. And it’s really unfortunate because there is a lot of really great talent on that team, and they deserve to get credit for being a truly great team – and as hands down the best team in the league this year. And they won’t. That makes me just as mad as all of the absolutely obnoxious “Manning Sucks” talk that’s going on.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 8, 2010 9:21 AM PST up reply actions
I am equally annoyed by the idiots who say “Manning sucks” because he didnt win the superbowl this time. IMO he is the best quarterback in this league. He does turn average joes into good receivers and he has pin-point accuracy. Sure he made a bad throw to Wayne that led to a big play(maybe wayne ran the wrong route), but most of his interceptions this year were on catchable balls that were tipped off receivers hands(not his fault). The ball he threw to Clark when rolling out to his right was perfect, just over the fingertips of defenders into the smallest window. The fact he threw for over 300 yards and had 30+ completions, just says how great Brees played to win that game.
When Yahoo sports came out with that article about the greatest QBs of all time last week, I found it funny how Favre wasnt even mentioned in the list they gave. Yet had he won the semi final game against the Saints and his picture would of been the centerpiece of the article… ha ha
Without Manning
the Colts are a very average team. Their offensive line was very impressive and gave Manning a ton of time back there. I was routing for the Saints, but I completely disagree with your opinion that The Saints are a better team everywhere. They do not have better receivers! Wayne is a superstar, Colston is good. Garcon, Collie, and Gonzalez are very comparable to Henderson, Moore, and Meachem. I dont think anyone should ever claim Shockey is better than Clark. Thats almost out of the realm of opinion and a mere fact. Even the linebackers, running backs, and secondary are debatable, although Addai looked better than Ive ever seen him yesterday.
I don’t think that it’s out of the realm of possibility to say that outside of Wayne, the Colts receivers are very underwhelming. Garcon and Collie are products of Manning, and neither one actually had that great a year this season. And Gonzalez hasn’t played all season long and didn’t even play in the Super Bowl. Wayne is obviously awesome, but even outside of Colston, Henderson and Meachem both had arguably better seasons than Garcon did. Collie has been pretty good and Moore shouldn’t even be in the conversation.
I guess it’s closer than I had made it out to be to begin with. I do think the Colts have shown a very “plug and play” dynamic with their receivers over the last few years. Going back to Stokley even, there have been a lot of otherwise mediocre receivers who have looked like superstars in that offense.
Clark / Shockey I’ll give you, although I think it’s a lot closer than you make it sound. Clark gets a lot, lot, lot of receptions in that Colts offense, but he was very, very average player for a long time and I think Shockey is a more dynamic receiver who could put up better numbers in a healthy year on a team with fewer targets.
I don’t think the running backs are all that close. Addai is not really that good, and the Saints have three completely legitimate options to hand the ball off to. On defense I don’t think it’s that close either. Outside of the defensive line, Indianapolis just doesn’t seem that threatening to me without Bob Sanders. And the Saints have some very, very good playmakers all over their defense.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 8, 2010 10:10 AM PST up reply actions
It can be argued that Colston is a product of Brees. A 7th rounder that was drafted to play TE, flourished with Brees at the helm. Im not saying you’re wrong in saying they are the better team or better at certain positions, but these are two of the top teams in the NFL and to say hands down The Saints are better “and its not even close” was what I thought was very inaccurate. The two teams were 1 score away for most of the game.
The Saints secondary was one of the worst in the league this year! Sure they were banged up a bit but so were other teams. I think a lot of people give them more credit than they deserve because they have playmakers who make big plays so everyone forgets all the yardage they give up. For a team that almost went undefeated, The Saints had one of the worst ranked pass defenses which went overlooked due to their offenses ability to outscore opponents. The Saints defense as a whole let up over 20 or more points 12 times, where the Colt only let up that amount 6 times(3 of those times were the final 3 weeks when they rested their starters).
I do agree with the running backs though, The Saints have 3 different backs who perform consistently when given the opportunity. You have to admit though, Addai played well yesterday
So it cant be said they are hands down a better team.
That’s fair.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 8, 2010 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
I think it’s a fair tag to place on Marino. What is often forgotten is the great QBs of that era ran the offense much like Manning has control of the Colts offense today. Dan was more in love with his arm than anyone. HIs zealous penchant for the pass is a big reason why the Dolphins never developed a run game and the defense would tire out towards the end of the season.
At least someone is admitting the Saints weren’t as much as dog as everyone made them out to be the last two weeks. The Saints didn’t play their best game against the Vikings, not to mention Vikings + Cards >>> Jets + Ravens.
I hate Caldwell...
…and his fat, emotionless face. The hate just hit me. All the cut-aways to his face during games up to this point have just been laughable and entertaining to me. Without really being knowledgeable about the situation, I’ve come to assume he has as little to do with the success of his team as any HC in the league, and his stupid pre-superbowl comment of “However I look on the outside, I’m even more calm on the inside,” screams “What do I care? I don’t have to do squat. I have a QB and OC that can win games for me, of course I’m calm.” Every time I think of his fat face now (I can’t get enough of calling his face fat, for some reason) it just makes me intensely angry. Maybe I’m just mad jealous that with Manning, that team has a quarterback that is more of a HC than the HC himself.
Much easier, all-mighty Megatron, then attacking the real threat...The Autobots moonbase!!
Oops
Totally didn’t work the strike key very well on that one…sorry
Much easier, all-mighty Megatron, then attacking the real threat...The Autobots moonbase!!
by Brave Neander on Feb 8, 2010 9:00 AM PST up reply actions
I hope Young and Rice are invited...
Even though they don’t use the WCO… what Rice and Young can do is help the young guys with nuances of the QB and WR position. Morgan, Crabtree and Hill learning from Rice…No brainer!! Smith and Davis learning from Young… No Brainer again!! Make the move SIngletary & York.
Joe and Steve were under the same system for years... don't expect Smith to be super so soon.
agreed!
I love how the greats still have an emotional attatchment. Like we are still and always will be a family
Heck yes.
However, you guys are the kind of family who I look forward to annoying on Thanksgiving and would lie about my guest room being occupied to. Just saying.
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nah I love you guys.
I chose water over wine... Jars of formaldehyde... think of all the things I missed... Why'd you make me a scientist?
I feel the colts lost that game cuz their was no defensive adjustments.. I 2 found myself rooting 4 the colts n was pulling for 2 jus go on an get the upset.. dwight freeney pain killers wore off n bress heated up, n u get the same defense, same lack of pass rush, same results can’t stop them.. lik ur playing a kid n madden n they keep picking the same defensive play, I mean try a blitz, rush 3 add a db or sumthing.. jus became irritating..
by dc49erfan on Feb 8, 2010 10:14 PM PST via mobile reply actions
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