Golden Nuggets: Battle of the Bay winners
by James Brady on Aug 29, 2010 3:00 AM PDT
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Good morning folks. How's it feel to have the temporary Battle of the Bay crown? Pretty good, honestly. I love beating the Raiders - I don't have anything against them anymore, but there's nothing better than winning like that. Of course, the real battle will come when the two teams play in the regular season, and again, so long as we have, say, Travis LaBoy, I don't think Jason Campbell and the Raiders will give us any troubles. That being said - we had Aubrayo coming back, one thing that worries me.. Westbrook was a little bit banged up. Come on dude, he was only in for, what, three plays? Four plays tops? That's not a good sign, but I hope it's just something we won't see very often. Enjoy the links.
Aubrayo Franklin signed his tender and I fully expect him to play on Thursday against the Chargers. Glad to have him back. (SacBee.com)
Here's a good recap with some notes from the game. (Yahoo.com)
Joe Staley and Brian Westbrook picked up minor injuries in the game. Oh joy, we needed more of those. (SacBee.com)
It's not filled with information you haven't read yet, but here's some quick notes from me after the game. (SB Nation Bay Area)
David Carr is officially the backup quarterback. I hate that. No, I'm not on the Nate Davis bandwagon, but Carr is terrible. He hasn't looked good, he probably won't look good... but he's probably the best option, which sucks. (CSNBayArea.com)
Some postgame notes from the Chronicle. (SFGate.com)
Why not some more postgame stuff? It's the bulk of what you should be expecting today anyway, no? (Examiner.com)
That drive in the second quarter had an awful lot of mistakes - but it showed how far this offense has come when they capped it off with a touchdown. The 49ers of yesteryear wouldn't have recovered. (SacBee.com)
The Phillip Adams punt return was pretty darn good stuff. I was just talking with Tre9er recently about how I didn't want him back there returning punts. Apparently, don't listen to Ninjames when it comes to returners. (MercuryNews.com)
Sando has five quick impressions for the game yesterday. (ESPN.com)
Yesterday On Niners Nation
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NT Aubrayo Franklin Officially Signs 49ers Franchise Tender (Fooch)
49ers 28 - Raiders 24: Frank Gore and Patrick Willis are still awesome (Fooch)
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I wish we got one game
With all the starters in, I’m still very worried about the conservative and sporadic offense, and the secondary is outright terrifying.
They can’t afford a game one hiccup, must-win game.
Also, saddened we didn’t get to see Nate, hope he plays 3 quarters on Thursday.
by whistlingmountain on Aug 29, 2010 6:40 AM PDT reply actions
He probably will
also, rooting for Adams to make the team
Fun Fact: Jonathan Sanchez threw his first no-no on my 13th birthday.
Usually a must-win game means
If you lose, the whole season is lost.
Coach Boone: And who's team is this, Gary? Is this your team? Or is this your daddy's team?
Bertier: Yours.
Coach Boone: Now get on the bus. Put on your jacket first and then get on the bus.
You wouldn't agree that...
…beating your division rival which had a fantastic offseason right off the bat for momentum going into a week two Monday Night Football showdown against the defending Super Bowl champs wouldn’t qualify as “must-win?”
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
Sims versus Boone
The fact that Sims is higher on the depth chart than Boone at Left Tackle should not come as a surprise—-Sims is a veteran player with some skills left (however, he did false start once last night, which is an old and ugly habit off his—I wonder if this was deja vu for him in Oakland?). The “competition” has always been about versatility (Boone plays both LT and RT) and has long-term potential versus short-term skill set; this should be Sims’ last year in the NFL (at least with the 49ers).
Some random thoughts on the game
The 49ers did not turn the ball over—-no INTs, no fumbles. That’s a strong positive. Both Smith and Carr seem to be stressing ball security, which is probably a good idea, especially when your head coach is Singletary.
Oakland looks like a pretty good team with some talent on the roster on both sides of the line (so do we!). I wonder how much of our lack of dominance was that they were that good rather than that we were that bad? It magnifies the errors (at safety for example) when the other teams are able to exploit them.
Carr looks like a good veteran back-up QB to me, and should get better as he gains experience with our receivers and a little more trust from the coaches so the playbook enlarges for him. He lacks charisma (but showed a bit on that 3rd and 3 run he made), and a quick release, but he shows good judgment and was able to move the team when it mattered.
Byham looks like a keeper, and a pleasant surprise as a receiving TE. Bowman looked fast and very good for a rookie. Adams looks better each week; a tip of the hat to Balke and the scouting staff for what looks like a very good 7th round selection.
Finally able to chime in
Had to sacrifice and go to a party last night rather than participate in the open thread festivities. :P Some observations on last night:
Alex: Still not spectacular, but he gets significantly better with every week of the preseason, and that’s really good to see. At this point I’d be more than happy with his leadership when the regular season starts.
Gore: Same old Gore. Looks like he’s going to continue being the workhorse he is.
Dixon: Workhorse Jr. I don’t see how he can’t be the heir apparent someday.
Westbrook: Might be the COP back many of us were screaming for before the draft?
Zeigler: There’s no doubt in my mind why Jerry Sullivan uses him as his “example” guy. He quietly does his job and he does it well!
Adams: One of the best surprises of the preseason. Love his physicality and willingness to contribute. The only thing I wonder about is how do we combine the three guys (Ginn, Williams, Adams) for return duties.
LaBoy: He’s been playing like a savage. Way to come back after a year off.
Willis: Needs to submit his picture to go next to the definition of “Linebacker” in Webster’s Dictionary.
Now for the bad:
J Hill: Wouldn’t he want to make just a little peep? He needs to earn a job this year before he can work to earn one next year! I say later man.
Carr: Barely looks like a #2 QB. He made a couple of heads up plays and one kinda foolish but ballsy run. But no one can convince me he could take the reins for this team for any reason barring injury. I hope they give Davis a good long look on Thursday (maybe the entire 2nd half) to show that maybe he can still compete for the #2 role.
M Lewis: One word. Weak
R Smith: Not good after people were thinking this could be the year he finally shows up.
DB’s in general: Yikes! I’m willing to give them a mulligan, but that was bad!
Yeah it’s still preseason, but IMO you’re still a decent team if you can figure out how to win ugly.
27 da. . .Shut up mango :P
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Still would rather have Hill than Carr.
Despite Hill’s shortcomings, Carr is just asking for a beating.
Coach Boone: And who's team is this, Gary? Is this your team? Or is this your daddy's team?
Bertier: Yours.
Coach Boone: Now get on the bus. Put on your jacket first and then get on the bus.
Eh I can see your point
But we’re deeper at WR than QB. Don’t get me wrong, Carr is a big piece of work. But even with the big dropoff from #1 to #2 QB, we still need some kind of depth there. Sing, JR, Johnson should seriously consider keeping a 4th QB (Brown) on the PS. I hope Nate Davis can keep developing positively too. We really need to be prepared for the worst if Alex goes down!
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I just realized
You’re talking about Shaun Hill. OOPS!
But yeah I agree with you on that. He’s not necessarily tearing it up in Detroit, but he seems to be doing alright there so far. I wouldn’t have been as concerned with depth issues if he was here.
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Tell us how you really feel about Carr as the backup
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
I'm with you re Carr...
…It baffles me why Nate Davis, for all his faults, isn’t the backup QB. Carr is nothing but ugly. Looks like he’s a shot putter, not a QB.
Just a little side note to last nights game....
anyone else notice Ginn taking on an o-lineman during Gores big run? I saw it live and saw it again on the replay, and he threw his body into that big man without any second thought…nice to see he is a little bit more of a man than people give him credit for
Yep
That’s two good blocks in consecutive games.
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 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
He threw it down on 270 lb. Matt Shaughnessy
Coach Boone: And who's team is this, Gary? Is this your team? Or is this your daddy's team?
Bertier: Yours.
Coach Boone: Now get on the bus. Put on your jacket first and then get on the bus.
With Gore's limited top speed
I’m often surprised with how far he runs. He chooses great angles to get away. Too bad it wasn’t far enough from Tyvon Branch.
Coach Boone: And who's team is this, Gary? Is this your team? Or is this your daddy's team?
Bertier: Yours.
Coach Boone: Now get on the bus. Put on your jacket first and then get on the bus.
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