Golden Nuggets: That was a good one
by James Brady on Aug 23, 2010 3:01 AM PDT
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Well that was fun. I'm writing this shortly after I've arrived home from the game. That was a fun day. I couldn't wait to get back to the 'Stick and do some tailgating. I can barely speak right now, hopefully my (apparently creepy) voice will be fine for another podcast soon. My voice basically broke on the third chant of "DE-FENCE!" because I yell with the loudest of 'em. The "Vikings Suck" and the multiple times I shouted at the injustice of Brett Favre being able to bring his walker out onto the field with him. Beyond that - oh hey, we won, didn't we? A lot of the players I wanted to play well... did play well. Can I say Dominique Zeigler without sounding like too much of a fanboy? ..No, I probably can't. But I don't care. AWW YEEEAH ZEIGLER!
Well, much has and will be said about Singletary's comments concerning Nate Davis. I do think this article went to some pretty lengthy extremes and appears to be missing the "big picture." Still, it's a good breakdown. (SFGate.com)
Alex Smith played well in the win over the Vikings. Imagine that: Smith playing well in the preseason. Craziness. (MercuryNews.com)
The 49ers run game hit some skids yesterday. I was not happy with the play-calling for the run game, to say the least. (CSNBayArea.com)
Smith needed this game. He needed to play as well as he did. For a number of reasons, the least of which is not his confidence. (MercuryNews.com)
Here's some more on the whole Nate Davis-and-Mike-Singletary scenario. I'm not taking much from it, to be honest. (CSNBayArea.com)
Why not take a look at the game recap from the NFL's website? Actually, don't read it. They manage to extrapolate Favre's four plays into an entire article. They talk about Favre, then about Smith, then about Favre again, then about other Vikings, then more on Favre. It's ridiculous. The guy played four plays. (NFL.com)
Patrick Willis hitting him, though, was pretty darn awesome. (SacBee.com)
Well, the team needs to be able to run the ball. That's no secret. I just don't want them to have to run it on every single first down throughout the season to be considered "running the ball." (SacBee.com)
Maiocco has the first-team offense and the first-team defense from the game yesterday. (CSNBayArea.com)
The Seattle Seahawks signed WR Brandon Jones. Hilarity ensues. (ESPN.com)
The offense actually looked like it had some fire to it. Like they wanted to win. For once. (SFGate.com)
Yesterday On Niners Nation
Golden Nuggets: Let's do this! (Ninjames)
49ers-Vikings: Which bubble player makes the biggest impact tonight? (Fooch)
Niners Nation Podcast: The Beginning! (Ninjames & Smileyman)
It's 12pm Pacific, and I'm already drinking beer... (drummer)
49ers 15 - Vikings 10: Nate Davis shines (Smileyman)
49ers 15 - Vikings 10: Post game quotations (Fooch)
Today On Niners Nation(All times pacific and subject to change)
7:00 a.m. 49ers 15 - Vikings 10: Bubble players stepping up (Fooch)
10:00 a.m. Comcast RedZone channel: One more reason to never leave your house (Fooch)
1:00 p.m. We'll have something right here, folks. Just not sure what yet
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I was thinking of a nickname
for our defense. They could go by the name “The Seven Samurai”.
Willis
Goldson
Franklin
Brooks
Takeo
Bowman and
Justin Smith
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."
~Abraham Lincoln
(SUPPORT ALEX SMITH)
by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Aug 23, 2010 5:34 AM PDT reply actions
Ziggy
Was that ziggy on the field who got called for not wanting to go back in bounds. But other then that everyone did great.
by manraj7 on Aug 23, 2010 5:42 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Yeah that was Ziggy
Doubt it impacts him making the team or not though. He looked pretty impressive out there.
by 9thevolution on Aug 23, 2010 6:51 AM PDT up reply actions
james +1
Ziggy is making the roster. P-52 is the greatest football player EVER (not just because he blew by AP and drilled somebody’s grandpa) and I am comfortable with Alex Smith
by mcwagner on Aug 23, 2010 6:59 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
What impressed me most about Alex
He took what he was given and he managed it well. He showed most of what a starting QB is supposed to look like last night. Yeah the numbers still weren’t necessarily sexy, but again, look at what he was given!
27 da. . .Shut up mango :P
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Remember
Crabtree was out, VD was out, Gore was out, all famous RBs from the Eagles didn’t play either, so since almost the entired game was the rookie, I’m not too concerned about the running game, or the passing game for that matter.
But doesn’t Nate look good back there?!
Not so good was that fast receiver we picked up from Miami who was apparently born without hands.
by Bob In Beaverton on Aug 23, 2010 7:21 AM PDT reply actions
ginn is his name
and yea, already tired of him being a puss and not catching balls.
Gotta like Dixon.
Kid has great attitude. He’s learning. He’s anxious…he’ll get there. BEst thing is his pass protection looked really good and he found a hole in the zone once for a life-saver dump-off which is huge for QB.
Vernon Davis, Michael Crabtree, Tedd Ginn/Delanie Walker, Frank Gore, Brian Westbrook...which one is getting the ball and where?
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He doesn't always look spectacular
But he fights for every yard he gets. He fits the Singletary mold perfectly.
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he's learning.
I did see him get antsy when the hole wasn’t there. He has to make a quick decision to bounce it or just bang it in there anyways. They’ll get him into shape. The blocking wasn’t great last night though, even though it’s the best run defense…we gotta avg. better than 2.6 YPC
Vernon Davis, Michael Crabtree, Tedd Ginn/Delanie Walker, Frank Gore, Brian Westbrook...which one is getting the ball and where?
Let's talk on Twitter
I like 'd that play of Dixon's T.D.
.. a little flip shuffle , think’n i haven’t seen that before …!!
I'm your " Huckelberry "...it's juz my game ...!!
Yeah
I saw that and thought, “Some creativity by JR, I like it!”
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I love that play
it’s like an option pitch almost except it’s designed as a pitch all the way. Fake dive, backhanded pitch. Love it.
Vernon Davis, Michael Crabtree, Tedd Ginn/Delanie Walker, Frank Gore, Brian Westbrook...which one is getting the ball and where?
Let's talk on Twitter
reminds me of a no-look pass a little
Vernon Davis, Michael Crabtree, Tedd Ginn/Delanie Walker, Frank Gore, Brian Westbrook...which one is getting the ball and where?
Let's talk on Twitter
His protection was better but Alex called him out on a protection mistake too...
The one we’ll have to look at is the mix-up with the young back in there, with (RB) Anthony (Dixon). Thought he was going to come over and pick it up. We’ll look at it. That‘s the one I ended up throwing away and I really thought if we picked that up, we would have been rolling.
He’s going to make mistakes obviously, but overall looks like he’s coming along strong. I still feel like Westbrook would have to play pretty bad to lose the number 2 spot.
by good as gold on Aug 23, 2010 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Cheap plug
Everyone’s talking about Nate Davis and his deal from Coach Sing
Here’s my piece on it with both sides of the story
http://www.examiner.com/san-francisco-49ers-in-san-francisco/nate-davis-looks-to-continue-growth-as-qb-despite-criticism-from-mike-singletary
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I thought he did some good and some bad
mainly not always knowing where the 1st down marker was. The first time he slid he barely made it and he missed it the second time he ran for it. The two throws to the back of the end zone…the first I think was miscommunication, maybe Nate didn’t know the play, I don’t know. The second I think he felt the pressure and knew 3 was better than a turnover.
He’s got some to learn but he didn’t do anything dangerous, didn’t make stupid throws into coverage, protected the football…I think he’ll be ready to challenge for the backup spot next off-season, if not sooner.
Vernon Davis, Michael Crabtree, Tedd Ginn/Delanie Walker, Frank Gore, Brian Westbrook...which one is getting the ball and where?
Let's talk on Twitter
Thanks for the cheap plug
It’s good to see Nate Davis admitting that he didn’t put in all the work he could have in the off-season. I still don’t see the mindset that Singletary is looking for, especially with the “might haves” and excuses. Makes me a little nervous thinking Davis still might have the idea that his arm will get him by. It won’t. I thought he looked indecisive and clueless on a lot of plays….like a 3rd stringer learning the ropes….who happens to have a really good arm.
He’s still a very raw player and I think Sing just wanted to push him harder
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Sorry, Sam.
I was tired last night and didn’t even check Examiner. Nor did I check Sando’s blog, or a lot of places.
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Aug 23, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
no worries
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Sam, too me your the most non bais of the writer's ...!!
I'm your " Huckelberry "...it's juz my game ...!!
Thanks
Although I don’t think the other writers are much biased either
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