I hope we lose HARD tonight.
by mr. instigator on Sep 1, 2010 12:11 PM PDT
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PrintI hope we lose to the Chargers. Big time. Just about all the teams that go 3-1 in the preseason have amazing regular seasons. I know this is seriously mind boggling stuff but hear me out, here. Think back to the preseason of 2008, and try to think about the teams that went 3-1. I’ll tell you so you don’t have to: The Tennessee Titans, that’s who. Guess what their regular season record was. 13-3! Okay, so you may be telling yourself “Pshh. That’s a fluke obviously”. Well you may be wrong or right, but hear me out again. Who won the Super Bowl in 2008? You guessed it, the Pittsburgh Steelers. Do you want to guess what their preseason record was? I don’t think it needs to be said, because it was 3-1.
Let me put it to you another way -- Eight teams went 3-1 in 2008 preseason, only two of those eight had losing regular seasons:
Jets: 9-7
Dolphins: 11-5
Steelers: 12-4 (SB Winners!)
Titans: 13-3 (hecka good year)
Jags: 5-11 (they suck though)
Chargers: 8-8 (won division and won a wild card game)
Buccaneers: 9-7
Seahawks: 4-12 (they suck though)
But. Here’s the ultimatum/scary part: in 2008 preseason, guess who went 4-0. Yep. The Lions. I don’t think I need to tell you what happened that year (they went 0-16). Want even more proof? In the preseason of 2009, guess what team went 3-1. THE SAINTS!! THE [SfITuE DcEkCingORUM] SAINTS!!
The scary truth is we are on the verge of either a guaranteed Super Bowl, or 0-16. The choice is up to us to root hard for the Chargers to win tomorrow, and by hard I mean rock hard like a teenage boy at home with unfiltered internet access.
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I'm not sure whether to rec or flag this.
by tarlinian on Sep 1, 2010 12:22 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Why would you flag it?
Why would you rec it?
by mr. instigator on Sep 1, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I felt the same way...
-Brett G.
-Daily Evergreen Staff Sports Writer
by Brett the 49er on Sep 1, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Just earned your name again man
But seriously, I want to say what happened with the Lions was probably a fluke of major proportions. I don’t think there’s much way if at all of showing any similarities between what they had on the roster in 2008 and what we have now.
27 da. . .Shut up mango :P
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I actually do kinda hope we lose though
Would feel weird to go 4-0 in preseason. And by weird I mean totally dirty.
by mr. instigator on Sep 1, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
OK in all fairness, maybe Calvin Johnson can compare with our WR’s. Maybe Kevin Smith (that’s really stretching it), and maaaaybe Dan Orlovsky. Again, that’s a stretch.
27 da. . .Shut up mango :P
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I don't think it's much of a maybe with Calvin Johnson.
Dude is pretty pretty good.
"Son, I'm going to break you like a wild horse." - Mike Singletary
All Hail Megatron
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http://blog.pressdemocrat.com/49ers/2010/09/why-the-49ers-must-beat-san-diego.html
After all was said and done, a lot more got said than done.
Instigator, you da man, but I think Mr. Barber’s got a good point here.
27 da. . .Shut up mango :P
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He's lying
My research proves that if we win this game we’re screwed. Those dates are old that he’s using and not even relevant anymore, he’s using witchcraft to manipulate your minds to root for a win so that we go 0-16 and he has a ton of crap to tweet about us during the season thus making more money. Follow the money.
by mr. instigator on Sep 1, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Plus
Those old 49er teams went 5-0. NOT 4-0. This Barber guy is blowing my buzz.
by mr. instigator on Sep 1, 2010 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Carr is probably starting
So I fully expect offensive ineptitude.
Still, hopefully Franklin can get some reps to help get in shape for the season.
The San Fransisco 49ers, where we got Dix, VD and Crabs!
Confirmed.
Alex, VD, and Gore all sitting out. Carr will most likely start and may have Crabs to throw too.
I survived the David Carr Press Conference Thread 3/06/2010
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by Hoopers Judge on Sep 1, 2010 1:32 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Superstition at best.
I think the idea that teams finishing 3-1 in the preseason tend to have “amazing” regular seasons is superstition at best. The 49ers finished 3-1 last preseason and did not make the playoffs. The Patriots and some other teams finished 4-0 in the preseason and then won the super bowl.
Preseason is, honestly, not so much about winning. Aside from evaluating all the second and third string players and rookies, the preseason is about evaluating the consistency and chemistry of your first string offense and your first string defense. Winning a preseason game ultimately does not count because it is finished by the second and third string players. What you are generally looking for is how well your first string offense and your first string defense look in terms of memorizing the plays, making the right adjustments, as well as the overall performance.
The 49ers could have finished 0-4 and finished 16-0 in the regular season or 4-0 and 0-16 in the regular season. Aside from how the team finishes a game, there is little to no relationship between preseason wins and regular season wins, if you ask me.
Are you willing
to bet against SCIENTIFIC PROOF? For years scientists have researched this and now I am presenting these findings. Tread cautiously when debating scientific fact like the existence of aliens with beards.
by mr. instigator on Sep 1, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
B-b-b-b-b-but without superstition...
why watch?!?!
/pushes another pin into Chargers voodoo doll
I may hate your timing, but I can't hate your reason for leaving. Vaya con Dios, Glen Coffee.
You are awesome dude
I will be rooting against David Carr though.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
"I'm just like you, but 10 times better"
It's too bad your research didn't go all the way back
to 2007 (LOL).
The four teams with the best records in 2007 were the Patriots (16-0), Cowboys (13-3), Packers (13-3) and Colts (13-3).
The Patriots, Cowboys and Packers were 2-2 in the preseason. The Colts were 1-3.
The team that won the SB in 2007? The NY Giants were also 1-3.
Not a single ‘3-1’ record to be found.
Trying to make a correlation between the preseason and the regular season, with regards to final records, is insanity at it’s finest.
BTW: Mike Singletary’s 85 Bears team was 1-3 in the preseason.
Your logic is flawed and I refuse to accept it
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
"I'm just like you, but 10 times better"
by SportsChicken on Sep 1, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
lololololol
Mass genocide is the most exhausting activity one can engage in, outside of soccer.
I think Ravens went 4-0 last year
so don’t let the 2008 Lions scare you too much. The Ravens had a very successful 2009 even after a perfect preseason. Game 4 of the preseason is absolutely pointless, the outcome is irrelevant (much like every preseason game) and the only results to look for are depth players trying to make the squad. I don’t care if the team wins or loses, I just hope the guys that should be on the team, win a job.
irrelevant?
Only if you think the difference between a Super Bowl and 0-16 is irrelevant.
by mr. instigator on Sep 1, 2010 10:08 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Like I said, you can use the 2008 Lions all you want, but the 2009 Ravens went 4-0 in the preseason and went to the playoffs.
preseason records mean nothing.
by Andrew Davidson on Sep 2, 2010 5:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Andrew
They mean everything. I just proved it in this dissertation.
by mr. instigator on Sep 2, 2010 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Dissertation
I think you just made a fan out of Fooch.
27 da. . .Shut up mango :P
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All statistics and (with game 4) silent sirens.
No one’s gonna be wailing tomorrow for a win or loss by the Niners – this is a game of the most oatmeal quality playing ever seen as the preseason comes to a close, and there’s little satisfaction in winning aside from being able to conquer an equally milk toast effort by the other team, with backups galore and an extremely conservative play calling agenda.
Win, and you get 3-0 in games that had a tad more significance, and a 1-0 in the Pointlessness Bowl. Lose… you get the idea. I’m not putting stock into tomorrow’s game result as the fore-bearer of the season to come.
"Three man rush, and Young stumbles on the way back and fires up the middle - pass is caught by Owens! Owens made the catch!"
"HO-HI-HO-HUAHA!"
-Pat's and John's subsequent and intelligible reactions to The Catch II
yeah right!
POWER ranger!! Let me guess… Youre the pink one??? My logic Is PROVEd science…..plus everybody says im right! SO THERE!!!!
by mr. instigator on Sep 2, 2010 6:16 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
You changed my mind....
and the site de$%(!ing corum made me smile. The teenage boy hardness comparison made me fall over. Well written.
I will be rooting for Philip Rivers for the second time ever. I’d be lying if I said it didn’t hurt, but you can’t argue with science. Plus, if we lose, it meant we were playing more bubble guys, and were confident about most of why we had, with just a couple last questions needing to be answered.
10-6, and an NFC west championship; playoffs here we come!
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That usage of [site decorum] is classic.
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
Seahawks went 4-0 last preseason
We all know how that ended for them
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.
Good work
still doesn’t hold a candle to the A.Smith is the biggest bust of all time
Logic merely enables one to be wrong with authority
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