Aldon Smith: 99 Problems For Quarterbacks
by David Fucillo on Dec 20, 2011 9:02 AM PST
in San Francisco 49ers Game Recap, Review 2011
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PrintWhat is there left to say? 49ers rookie defensive end/outside linebacker Aldon Smith was an absolute monster on Monday Night Football grabbing 2.5 sacks and forcing a Ben Roethlisberger fumble, keying a dominant 49ers defensive effort. Congratulations are in order for Smith as he set the 49ers single season rookie record for sacks. He now has 13 sacks on the season, and with two games left Smith is in a position to pad that record.
With Roethlisberger hobbled by a bum ankle, it was really not surprising that Aldon Smith padded the stat sheet. Over the course of the season, Aldon has shown just about every tool of the pass rushing trade. He has used speed to get around linemen, a powerful bull rush to run over linemen that outweight him by 60 pounds, and he has used his brains in properly executing stunts to find holes.
Big Ben had little chance with such a dynamic pass rushing threat coming at him. I did not feel bad for Big Ben, but I did find the Steelers decision to keep him out there fairly stupid given the pressure the 49ers were getting late with the lead. My favorite sack was when Smith bull-rushed Max Starks, and then pulled down Roethlisberger with relative ease from behind, in spite of the Steelers QB's significant size.
Aldon Smith is not on the Pro Bowl ballot due to some technicalities, but he is squarely in the running for Defensive Rookie of the Year. Von Miller is a very worthy candidate, but if the 49ers can run the table the rest of the season, the momentum could be enough to get Aldon the DROY award. In the meantime, you can vote for him for the Week 15 Pepsi Rookie of the Week. You can vote early and often, so make it happen.
Also, some folks have been throwing out 99 Problems as a possible nickname for Aldon Smith. After the jump I've posted a couple versions of Jay Z's 99 Problems. The first is a remix of it by some guy named Hugo sent to me by tanos135. The second video is Jay Z's version. Either way, that and The Condor both work well.
Both are NSFW language
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I think Aldon will not get DROY simply because Von is phenomenal
But any other year he would be a lock.
Aldon is really getting me excited. Just a pure playmaker.
Von will get it for a two reasons
-he’s an every down player
-he got the Tebow bump, so many more people watched the Broncos over that 5 game stretch where Von Miler was lights out and the defense was winning them games.
by whistlingmountain on Dec 20, 2011 9:57 AM PST up reply actions
I don't know...
Smith did just go beast against a really good team on MNF. I think if he breaks the record and Von doesn’t, he has a shot. Actually, the power outage might have hurt his chances by delaying the game such that there were fewer viewers on the east coast.
I'm just a simple Giants fan trying to make my way in the universe.
by Tim Lincecum's Bong on Dec 20, 2011 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
I doubt that there were less viewers.
Football fans are football fans… and those who watch MNF religiously didn’t miss a game with two high-profiled teams like that.. especially because MNF, for the most part, has sucked this year. Also, MNF used to start later than this anyhow. I don’t think that spiked the ratings at all… I would be curious to see the MNF ratings for all year.
I’d bet money that this was STILL one of the highest rated games for MNF this year.
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Probably was
It was one of the few compelling matchups they’ve had all year.
Falcons Saints also looks great, but in general, MNF has sucked this season.
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by lottwasgangsta on Dec 21, 2011 8:57 AM PST up reply actions
I don't think that at all...
Smith has more sacks to date, more FF’s, and just has played better than Miller when in the game. He has learned how to cover and is doing better there. I think Smith’s ceiling is higher…
Plus, he just destroyed the Steelers Oline on National Television. Miller has really not been in a spotlight like that.
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And done it on far less snaps
Every time Jamie Dukes says something enlightening and informative about football Jerry Rice and I mount up on our flying grizzly bears and claim pirate treasure from the moon. That's how often it happens.
I am pissed that he was not on the Pro Bowl voting
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To be fair
The Steelers O-line is pretty bad, and Big Stupid has been sacked a lot.
Up until Monday, Alex led the league in sacks taken, and Ben was second. Now, their positions have been reversed.
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by lottwasgangsta on Dec 21, 2011 8:58 AM PST up reply actions
Aldon proves WHY we need to draft another Pass Rusher!
Legit Pass Rushers are game changers.
That is why teams need more than ONE legit Pass Rusher on their team.
We need to draft another Pass Rusher in 2012 to team up with Aldon and then watch how scary the 9ers defense can be.
Also need a second legit Pass Rusher to cover an event like (knock on wood) an injury to Aldon.
Yes and no, you need both OLBs to be able to rush the passer
but it would be reckless for the 49ers to bring in another Aldon Smith and put them out there as the 2 OLBs.
Brooks is a very good compliment for Aldon because Brooks would be the guy in coverage most of the time, but at the same time he’s still capable of rushing the passer, as well as coming up and putting his hand in the dirt in a 4 man front.
The only thing wrong with the 49ers pass rush right now is that Aldon is not capable of being out there on running downs.
by whistlingmountain on Dec 20, 2011 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
Brooks struggled in coverage last night against Heath Miller, but usually he is adequate. A TE like Miller is gonna get his catches, especially since Ben likes him so much, but Brooks misplayed one or two fairly bad.
Really interesting matchup since they played together for a year or two at UVa.
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by Virginia9er on Dec 20, 2011 10:18 AM PST up reply actions
They're never going to find an OLB who is great in coverage and very good at pass rushing
Manny Lawson was a terrible pass rusher and he was still only pretty good in coverage, overrated here.
Brooks is a pretty decent combo and he’s pretty affordable and he currently plays every down.
by whistlingmountain on Dec 20, 2011 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
No I agree
I was just saying he had a rough night in coverage. It is gonna happen. A lot of people last night are ready to let him go though…I didn’t get it.
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by Virginia9er on Dec 20, 2011 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
part of his struggles....
are due to the fact that Pat’s out. I doubt he would have been left alone to cover heath if Mr Willis had been suited up for action.
This exactly
In addition to everything else Willis is the :“best” at, he might now also be the best coverage linebacker in the NFL.
Truly a phenomenon.
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by lottwasgangsta on Dec 21, 2011 9:00 AM PST up reply actions
I always disagree with that last part
Our defense makes every down and distance a passing down.
Every time Jamie Dukes says something enlightening and informative about football Jerry Rice and I mount up on our flying grizzly bears and claim pirate treasure from the moon. That's how often it happens.
It's hard to say how Aldon will handle it, he's only been a stand up OLB a few times the entire season
by whistlingmountain on Dec 20, 2011 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
Not true...
He has been doing it religiously for a while now.
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By religiously
Do you mean “on Sundays”?
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by lottwasgangsta on Dec 21, 2011 9:00 AM PST up reply actions
We have 5 good LBs and some solid backups
Don’t see why this would be a priority. If you’re talking DLine depth and future starter, then I’d be on board.
OLBs?
We only have Aldon.
Brooks is a FA and none of the backups are worth mentioning.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
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by SportsChicken on Dec 20, 2011 10:01 PM PST up reply actions
I agree
The 49ers shouldn’t pass on OLBs simply because they already have Aldon.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
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by SportsChicken on Dec 20, 2011 10:00 PM PST up reply actions
Lost my fantasy season because....
on that exact play pictured above where Aldon two arm power slams Ben, they somehow gave McDonald half the sack. If Aldon gets the full sack I go to the finals and play for $500.
Either way I’m pumped we have him going forward. Turning out to be a steal of a pick!
ouch
Probably because McDonald was the one that knocked the ball away. I’d blame the “illegal contact” instead.
7 QB hits
“7 QB Hits” stands out to me as the best stat. He should have had 4 by my count. 1, I’m guessing got waived off due to Cuillie’s illegal contact. That half sack was an early Christmas gift for Ray. He pretty much fell on a downed Roethlisberger. Unless voters on the East Coast stuck around for the whole game (doubtful since it was delayed for 40 minutes), 2.5 sacks just doesn’t do nearly sufficient justice to the performance that aldon had.
Since moving to east coast in Sept
This is the first late game I’ve stayed up to watch the entire thing. The delays didn’t help, but I don’t mind staying up when it’s a win.
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by Tre9er on Dec 20, 2011 10:05 AM PST via Android app reply actions
It isn't too bad
Gets the job done. Been waiting for it for a few months.
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by Virginia9er on Dec 20, 2011 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
it doesn't work for me
Crashes when I bring up niners nation
by Andrew9erfan on Dec 20, 2011 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
Hmm
What phone do you have?
It is a little frustrating it doesn’t have some sort of sync for read comments. Website and app are separate.
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by Virginia9er on Dec 20, 2011 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
samsung moment
seems to be working now though
by Andrew9erfan on Dec 20, 2011 4:56 PM PST up reply actions
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by David Fucillo on Dec 20, 2011 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
99 Problems
I frickin’ love it! So much better than ‘the Condor’ and totally appropriate
More worrying is that with all of Aldon's success
Ahmad Brooks and Parys Haralson were nowhere to be found. Didn’t hear their names at all except when Brooks got beat by Heath Miller for the long pass by Roethlisberger.
Haralson has sort of disappeared and Brooks seems to disappear in every game against good teams. Against bad teams Brooks is great, good teams not so much.
Harallson made a couple plays I think, but he wasn’t in a lot. Brooks got some pressure, but nothing great, and they seemed to run past him a lot.
Harrelson missed at least 3 tackles when he was the first to the ball...
Big liability in the playoffs if he can’t start making those stops. Thats the difference between a screen pass being dead at the LoS and giving up a 1st down on 3rd and 10.
by 9thevolution on Dec 20, 2011 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
yep, missed tackles were bad last night.
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lot of people were sloppy on tackles in the first half, was annoying
I don’t remember him standing out, but I’m sure you’re right
again
The OLB’s were utilized differently on account of Patrick Willis being out of the game.
It bears repeating. Patrick Willis is absolutely the most valuable piece to this defense. The fact that the team is built around an ILB is a testament to how that the niners play team ball. They have done a really good job of asking the players to serve different roles in his absence, but the bottom line is that 52 does all the little things and allow Vic to use his front 7 in a way that maximizes their strengths.
Aldon Smith is a MAN!
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Dec 20, 2011 10:18 AM PST reply actions
Thankfully, he’s not 40 though.
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by Virginia9er on Dec 20, 2011 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
Real Talk
Im So Gay For Aldon Smith hahahaha On Madden He Just Bull Rushes Over Linemen & Now He’s Going To Get Better Oh Wow .
by LA#1BullsFan on Dec 20, 2011 10:21 AM PST via mobile reply actions
steelers only had one play in the red zone last night
And it resulted in a pick brought on by an aldon smith pressure. This defense is ridiculous.
BTW Aldon's up again for Pepsi Rookie of the Week
http://www.nfl.com/voting/rookies/2011/REG/15
He deserves to win this, let’s get our vote on.
Win or lose, at the end of the day I'm just happy to see the Niners play well... Okay, winning is good. I prefer winning.
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There's no way he doesn't
Aside from Ben’s injury, Aldon is the main 49er being talked about today. Opened a lot of eyes on a national stage, about time.
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by Virginia9er on Dec 20, 2011 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
That sounds like Big Ben is a 49er, that is a disgusting sentence. Things talked about from the game yesterday:
1. Big Ben’s Injury
2. Aldon Smith
3. Power Outage
That’s better.
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by Virginia9er on Dec 20, 2011 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
he was kind of a 49er yesterday....
he did a great job of helping us establish good field position.
by t p on Dec 20, 2011 11:07 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
They don't list his FF in the stat line...
cheap.
by 9thevolution on Dec 20, 2011 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
99 problems is better than Condor
but I still think there is something better out there. Maybe something that has something to do with sack celebrations? I really think the last two weeks will determine the DROY. If he finishes better than Von, I think he will win.
Also, I am the only one that thinks that remix is god-awful?
99 problems is pretty tiight.
Esp. if you know the song. They should play it after every sack of his.
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99 problems is like
T-Jax, F-Jax, A-Jax, D-Jax, etc… not very imaginative when you have a nickname based on their name. Same goes with nicknames based on their uniform number.
California Condor.
Nah... 99 Problems is better than that...
I agree that JRich type nicknames are boring, and so are the ones like CK7 (or whatever Kap’s nickname is)… but 99 Problems is a pretty good nickname, in my book.
Harbaughcalypse Now
I agree
99 Problems is good, but I still think we can do better. We’ll go with it for the time being, and see if something even more brilliant surfaces.
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by lottwasgangsta on Dec 21, 2011 9:04 AM PST up reply actions
"if you having sack problems i feel bad for you son,
99 problems and Aldon’s number 1," LOL
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99 Problems
Aldon Smith is the TRUTH. Im glad we have him for another 4 years. Hes going to get expensive if he keeps this up. Same can be said for Bowman
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I never got the last part of your sig until today
I took it far too literally
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or not literally enough, as it were
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Lol...i probably need to get that changed. I got it for the Utah Jazz blog
Everything in my Sig is what was wrong with them last season. Bad Defense, and couldnt hit a 3 to save their lives. Losing Jerry Sloan, and trading away Deron Williams didnt help also.
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I think you should keep it.
It is hilarious, even without any context.
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Eleanor Rigby - "Greatest Song" or "The Greatest Song"?
"Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon..."
Specifically,
every time I see it, I imagine the following situation: Bill Murray in a sports-comedy; he has recently been hired on as the head coach of a terrible team/franchise; that quote is exactly the kind of thing that he would say in a pass conference or whatever when asked about the state of the team that he is taking over. There would be so many shenanigans. Someone needs to get to work on a screenplay for this.
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Eleanor Rigby - "Greatest Song" or "The Greatest Song"?
"Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon..."
Anyone got a radio snippet for when they tried the sprint right option?
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- A fan of the Warriors and Lakers.
Just wanna know what Ted Robinson was saying during that time
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- SF GIants Baseball 2011 = *sigh* Home of 6 World Series Titles
- SF 49ers Football 2011-2012 = ??? Home of the 5.5 Super Bowl Champs ( Aaron Rodgers should of been a Niner)
- WHO'S GOT IT BETTER THAN US???? NOOOOOOOOOOBODYY!!!!!!!!!!!!
- A fan of the Warriors and Lakers.
I developing major
Man Crush for 99 problems.
Hey how about Grant. That guy was a stud last night, if it weren’t for him showing up like that then I dunno……
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by To The Bone on Dec 20, 2011 11:48 AM PST via mobile reply actions
that play where he jumped and batted the ball down
like a basketball rejection. bad @$$
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"The inconvenient truth"... now that's a nickname.
I think we can do better than either “condor” or “99 problems”.
Those don’t really work for me.
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I think of all the great nicknames and surely there has got to be something that sort of sticks.
L.T. = The Terminator
Jevon Kearse = The Freak
Shawn Merriman = Lights Out
Reggie White = The Minister of Defense"
Dick “Night Train” Lane
Lester “The Molester” Hayes … althought that should be “Big Ben’s”
Terry Bradshaw = The Blonde Bomber
Justin Smith = Cowboy
Elroy Hirsch = Crazy Legs
Walter Payton – Sweetness
Jerry Rice = G.O.A.T.
Joe Namath = Broadway Joe
…those are good nicknames because they reflected their play, or their personalities.
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Joe Montana – Joe Cool
Frank Gore – The Inconvenient Truth
Matt Ryan – Matty Ice
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by rise_stand_resist on Dec 20, 2011 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
Can't forget about
“Refrigerator”, or “The Fridge” Perry
Revis Island
Neon Dieon, “Primetime” Sanders
Billy “White Shoes” Johnson
“Uptown” Gen Upshaw
Kenny Stabler = The Snake
Darren McFadden – Run DMC
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did Steve Young ever have a nickname?
Steve “Run & Gun” Young maybe? LOL
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Never heard that in all my years of following the 49ers.
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that's because I just made it up.
Harbaughcalypse Now
I always liked Jim machine gun kelly...
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by AzNiner on Dec 20, 2011 7:15 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
99 Problems... guess that one wouldn't stick if he ever went to another team and couldn't wear #99
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that settles it
he can never leave
by Andrew9erfan on Dec 20, 2011 5:01 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I still think Stretch is a great nickname for Aldon.
He’s the tallest LB we have isn’t he?
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by rise_stand_resist on Dec 20, 2011 12:46 PM PST reply actions
Suggestions:
“All Done” Smith … because he just goes to the sideline after he sacks the QB
The Ghost
Man-At-Arms
The Magician
Mr. Fantastic (After the Fantastic Four guy)
One Man Wrecking Crew
The Menace
Aldon “Havoc” Smith
The Shredder
Aldon “Kryptonite” Smith
“Blue Collar” Smith
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no to the magician
too similar to the wizard which was B West’s nickname
by Andrew9erfan on Dec 20, 2011 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
I think they are all at least more creative than a wimpy bird and a play off a jersey number
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a) a condor is not wimpy. it's north america's biggest bird.
b) usually jersey number nicknames are lame, but this one is better than most.
c) yeah they are creative, but they’re still dorky. All-Done is pretty good.
Harbaughcalypse Now
suggestion
Aldon “WMD” Smith
by Mundanebeast on Dec 21, 2011 12:20 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Or...
Aldon Smith = The Bull … he bull rushes a lot.
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Nevermind...
That sounds like a Chinese Food Restaurant
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If you're havin' o-line problems I feel bad for you son
I got 99 problems but a sack ain’t one
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If you order a "Cowboys kicker" at the bar, you get a shot of iced Bailey's.
If you’re havin’ o-line problems I feel bad for you son
I They got 99 problems but a and sacks ain’t one will come
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The Transformer
The monday night lights situation made me think of it.
But you have to realize that this kid has the capability to actually transform the game. I guess you could also make the analogy that he is like a killing machine, like the
Transformers.
"Let It Roll"
by To The Bone on Dec 20, 2011 11:28 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Ok Drew I like
The Cobra after reading the Maiocco story.
"Let It Roll"
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