Thoughts from the game

by remembertheCATCH on Aug 28, 2010 9:39 PM PDT

No great surprises here, just 3 things I took from this game.

1. The 2nd half O-line looked a lot like the line we've been sporting the last 3 years or so. David Carr had to run way too much.

2. Phillip Adams not only makes the team, but will also make a significant contribution, while Jason Hill is cut before next week.

3. Dixon and Westbrook will be good back-ups, but this team will only go as far as Frank Gore will take them.

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Carr is a sack machine...he hesitates all the time,

making the o-line look bad. Smith and Davis have better pocket awarness and avoid the pressure a lot better.

by ericalancanty on Aug 28, 2010 9:49 PM PDT reply actions

Yup

Carr held on waaaaaaay too long

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by smileyman on Aug 28, 2010 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions

He also runs outside his protection. I thought Alex did it one or two times also.

by bignerd on Aug 28, 2010 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions

like alex

before he knew the offense…snap drop back first read not there uh oh dont know what the protection is to see the 2nd and 3rd read. crap run for my life (to the right) right into the pressure and sack! Seein alex work the pocket these 3 games is vastly different from years past. Seeing a QB know where and how his line is protecting looks…..dare is say it “professional”.
when the QB knows whats fully going on it makes the line look much better and will definately help the youngsters. I dont think ive seen alex hold the ball longer than 3 sec with out getting it out or rolling to make a play not just good ole throw it away scramble

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by DreZ on Aug 30, 2010 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions

Regarding point one.

It seemed to me as though a lot of the second half pressure came from Carr holding the ball too long, and/or stepping out of the safe zone. His pocket awareness looked horrible, although the line was definitely not perfect.

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by jbrown63 on Aug 28, 2010 9:50 PM PDT reply actions

But yeah,

Adams has to be a lock after the way he’s played this preseason. That punt return was beautiful.

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by jbrown63 on Aug 28, 2010 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions

A. Dixon

I like this kid. Alot. Having him back there behind Frank is very reassuring to me.

I'll take cheese on mine.

by riderless on Aug 28, 2010 9:51 PM PDT reply actions

Yep gotta love him

he needs to learn when to dance and when not too though.

by ChesapeakeBay9er on Aug 28, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions

Him, Iupati, and Adams

are my top 3 rookies. Williams was on there but Adams just took his spot.

by manraj7 on Aug 29, 2010 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions

Iupatti, Dixon, Davis, Williams

all looking good. Byham had a bleep up tonight and haven’t seen much of Bowman nor Mays but overall no flops at al.

by ChesapeakeBay9er on Aug 29, 2010 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions

Byham redeemed his screwup

by making a great grab for the 2pt conversion

Logic merely enables one to be wrong with authority

by smileyman on Aug 29, 2010 12:13 AM PDT up reply actions

Eh

He got lucky on that play.
That play where he got hit in the face is the reason I hate him so much.

What we've got here is a failure to communicate.

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by SportsChicken on Aug 29, 2010 1:16 AM PDT up reply actions

david carr

sucks. it could be jus me but it seem like the production of the offense went way down when he came in. i may sound like a broken record but i think N. Davis would have gotten more done than carr. it may not have been by much but i bet he would have looked better doing it.

go niners!!! airday allday

by calinig4life on Aug 28, 2010 10:07 PM PDT reply actions

You're not alone

David Carr is horrible.

He may get the protection calls right but he still doesn’t know what to do with a clean pocket.
He’ll have all day to throw then he’ll proceed to panic and assume the fetal position.

What we've got here is a failure to communicate.

"I'm just like you, but 10 times better"

by SportsChicken on Aug 29, 2010 1:17 AM PDT up reply actions

Nate may have not played himself into the #2 job,

but Carr may play himself out of it. We’ll see next week when those two are the main QB’s.

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by Hoopers Judge on Aug 29, 2010 11:41 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions

Sadly, it seems a little bit like Nate has found at least a temporary doghouse. Singletary doesn’t seem like a guy who is big on doghouses, but I would still hate to be in his.

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by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions

That said, I don’t think it really makes any difference who the 2nd stringer is on this team this year, though there seem to be some advantages to using the guy who has started 79 games in the league in that role.

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by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions

David Carr was as bad against.......

the Raiders as he was good against the Colts. He holds on to the ball too long, but he also had a different line than Alex did, and it showed.

by remembertheCATCH on Aug 29, 2010 10:02 AM PDT reply actions

Carr

is a very positive presence in the locker room.

If Alex stays healthy he won’t play a down.
If he doesn’t, we will be relying on our defense.
Back -up quarterback is not necessarily a high priority (ask the Colts).

Secondary depth is a much more important issue (nickle and dime cb, especially).

by zacksf on Aug 29, 2010 10:19 AM PDT reply actions

Negativity

I am not thrilled with the persistent descent toward negativity here.
Smileyman said all that needs to be said:
" Yup
Carr held on waaaaaaay too long"

Enough said. No need to dwell there.

by zacksf on Aug 29, 2010 10:23 AM PDT reply actions

Yes Carr did hold on waaaaaaay too long, but.....

Note he didn’t throw any INTs. This is not a terrible trade off.

by seafood lover on Aug 29, 2010 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions

It’s the nature of the beast. Interest is most easily piqued with drama, and drama is rarely positive. It’s one of the rules of entertainment.

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by howtheyscored on Aug 29, 2010 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions

with you on the negativity

We also probably rip each others opinions a bit too much, now that you mention it. There’s spirited discussion, and then there’s being disrespectful, which we err towards at times…

As to Carr, yes, he holds it too long, but I WOULD be interested to see what he looks like behind a better line (ie, not the one he was playing behind in the second half). And, as someone mentioned, he looked solid in Indy.

I’m excited to see our running back platoon come alive this Fall; I think we ARE better off without coffee, our line will improve substantially as our rookies develop, and Gore’s 49 (like that?) yarder last night was classic Frank. Him running over a couple dudes en route was a thing of beauty…

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by lottwasgangsta on Aug 29, 2010 10:33 AM PDT reply actions

On a bright note, did anyone notice the block Ginn attempted to throw when Gore was running.

Although the block didnt work I was happy to see Ginn attempt to take a hit or throw a hit. I couldn’t decide which one Ginn wanted to do.

by manraj7 on Aug 29, 2010 10:35 AM PDT reply actions

No I'd say the block worked

It did allow Gore to gain some extra yards after all. It wasn’t exactly text-book but that’s ok

Logic merely enables one to be wrong with authority

by smileyman on Aug 29, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions

Ya but he got blown up instead of the other way around.

But the main point is that he attempted to block. I say that is a step forward from the run out of bounds to avoid the hit Ginn.

by manraj7 on Aug 29, 2010 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions

as long as he gets blown up...

at least he can fall at the defender’s feet- i like that approach. ginn’s best blocks come in the fetal position. fitting.

by t p on Aug 29, 2010 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Atleast he attempted it.

i’d much rather have him attempt the block and get blown up and help Gore get more yards then just not even trying.

by mikeinsp on Aug 29, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Refs were still standing in the secondary

Throughout the 2nd quarter, there was a ref standing in the center of the secondary. Early in the game he was lined up behind the offense, then he was back again after halftime. Was it some sort of “trial” alignment? I thought it was a done deal for the entire season and the entire game?

It probably didn’t make much of a difference since everyone in the secondary is already accustomed to them standing there.

by Matt Boyer on Aug 31, 2010 12:35 PM PDT reply actions