San Francisco Is A Team Built For The Playoffs...

by theZman on Dec 21, 2011 10:34 AM PST

After watching the MNF game between the Niners & Steelers, I am convinced the former is the team to be reckoned with. None of the top contenders have seen a defense like the Niners. San Francisco is a team built for the playoffs. The defense is solid like steel, a formidable bunch of toughies, "Patrick Willis and The Shock and Awe Gang". The secondary is also "becoming" more of a physical group of defenders inflicting punishing blows to the recipient of the football (shows flashes of the Ronnie Lott, Dwight Hicks and the Hot Licks era). The offense is like a train, Alex the operator and Gore the locomotive. If the offensive line protects Alex the way they did against the Steelers, there is no doubt in my mind that they will go all the way to the Super Bowl… and take it all. The two losses (to Baltimore & Arizona) were mostly due to the poor protection by the offensive line… something like 16 sacks combined? So, if they can protect, we can collect… it’s simple as that. The "Architect" definitely knows what he’s doing… he talks the talk and walks the walk.

"Could" we be seeing another Niners dynasty in the making?

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Think you've gotten a little ahead of yourself

-- I have many leather-bound books.
-- You show me a guy that can’t juggle 3 tennis balls within an hour and I’ll show you a guy that’s not going to be in the NFL very long.

by I'm Friends With Merlin Olsen on Dec 21, 2011 10:37 AM PST reply actions

Maybe.

I am in la-la land right now (with this playoff run with the Niners). If you are going to dream, might as well dream big baby! Besides, it is only going to get better from hereon.

by theZman on Dec 21, 2011 6:08 PM PST up reply actions

Good post

I definitely feel we are a touph team heading into the post season. Our defense can stimey any offense in th league. If Alex gets time as you statedm and we can get Gore back to those 100 yard outings, w will be touph to beat. Patrick Willis, and Braylon Edwards healthy after the bye will be big too. I hope Ted Gin will be ok. And I would like to see if Shawntae Spencer could contribute too.

by STELF BOMBZ on Dec 21, 2011 1:40 PM PST reply actions

don't know what makes

a defensive oriented team more conducive to success in the playoffs over the regular season..

by salary_cap on Dec 21, 2011 3:41 PM PST reply actions

time and time again it has been proven

defense wins championships

by danknerd49 on Dec 21, 2011 5:16 PM PST up reply actions

Good combo's and offenses have before too..

It’s a total team effort no matter how you chop it up to get to the Superbowl and win it.

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by Drew Kerr on Dec 21, 2011 11:10 PM PST up reply actions

very true.

I believe it can be done with either a great offense with a defense forcing lots of turnovers or a great defense with an offense that doesn’t commit many turnovers.

by itsAteamGAME on Dec 24, 2011 11:11 PM PST up reply actions

like the Packers last year?

by salary_cap on Dec 22, 2011 10:14 AM PST up reply actions

they had to score 30 plus points

to beat the “defensive” Steelers

by salary_cap on Dec 22, 2011 10:15 AM PST up reply actions

Proves nothing.

Reverse has happened too…

Steelers (defensive) beat the Cardinals (offensive) SBXLIII
Pittsburgh (defensive) beat the Seahawks (offensive) SBXL
Giants (defensive) beat the Patriots (offensive) SBLII
Tampa Bay (defensive) beat the Raiders (offensive) SBXXXVII

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by Drew Kerr on Dec 22, 2011 10:18 PM PST up reply actions

The biggest example was Pats D over the Greatest show on Turf.

Or lets go NFC championship game. Highest scoring team ever Vikings vs Falcons. D-E-F-E-N-C-E wins in the playoffs

Gimme 1 round!

by ItBurnzWhenIP on Dec 23, 2011 2:23 PM PST up reply actions

Like the Pats over the Greatest Show on Turf.

Like the Giants over the 18-1 Pats… Like the 94 Niners with Deion finally beat the Cowgirls

Gimme 1 round!

by ItBurnzWhenIP on Dec 23, 2011 2:21 PM PST up reply actions

A combination of defense, offense and special teams wins championships. In no particular order.

As I always say before the game: “If you can win the turnover battle, be successful in the red zone, win the field position battle, convert consistently on third downs, control the clock, outhustle them on defense and make big plays in the clutch, then you’ve got a pretty good chance of winning the game.”

by Rhombus on Dec 22, 2011 11:03 AM PST up reply actions