Golden Nuggets: Shortened Game Week For Us

Did you see plays for TEs? How about screens to the WRs, RBs, or TEs. Why show Seatle plays that can practice against week one. The Coach and players consistantly say they are preparing for Week 1. Did you hear preseason? Everything they are running were basic packages nothing to complex. Coach H. has to cut players and he wanted them to at least get a fighting chance. Cobbs from Georgia has been a key find. Don’t look to much into preseason because you never know how the regular season plays out.

We must find another option at LT. Under a rock, below a bridge, dig in the couch — don’t care where, but Staley isn’t it.

He’s getting dominated out there by poor competition; mentally, physically, technically; bull-rushes, speed rushes, inside moves — I don’t see Smith lasting 16 games with the beating he is going to take. Iupati is taking some heat for not being fast enough or aware enough to move over and help but when your starting LT needs help to block 1 guy there is a problem.

Many of these issues on the interior are failures to execute the blocking scheme. When simple stunts give you this many problems there have to be mental errors where the interior linemen aren’t handing off and picking up responsibilities as the point of attack shifts. This can be fixed once this line gets some stability and cohesiveness. Let’s just hope Smith doesn’t think he’s a Polish Sausage dancing on Broadway by then.

The defensive line has to get more penetration. So far Fangio looks to have them in a 4-0-4 “Tite” base instead of 3-1-5 “Eagle” which means they have to be more explosive off the ball. That does give you the flexibility of being able to shoot either gap on your head up O-lineman but it also means you have to be quicker doing it or you won’t get the penetration necessary to disrupt play timing and blocking schemes.

I’m not quite sold on this 3-4 as we’ve seen it so far, but one thing to note is that if you look at some of his old playbooks and our current fronts — we’ve installed less than about 1/10th of the defense, and he usually installs a conservative base first.

I don’t think they’ll get a wildcard.

If Peyton isn’t himself, then it’s really their division for the taking with a 9/10 win season.

but got to win those close games… As long as Peyton is a Colt they are going to be favored. But he is not invincible.

are we talking Astros? Texans will be very good this year. I see them getting to rest starters in the last weeks. Defense is more solid with good talent and that offense is dynamite.

Offense clicking like last season. Your safety guessed right on the Kaep INT, always takes a while to figure out if the player is getting by on a few lucky guesses or the guy has talent for sniff passes.

But I do also think JJ will sign with the 49ers next year, presuming they don’t pick 1st.

I’m also hoping that Palmer hits the market at some point, but the Seahawks might be more willing to part with draft picks. Palmer still hasn’t retired.

Like they said they are preparing at practice for week 1. They never said for preseason game lol. I like not showing the other team your true cards. Last year we was predictable, this year even the fans are confused ha ha ha I’m not sure what to expect Thursday.

And with what appears to be so much time devoted to going back over basic blocking fundamentals — who knows.

But don’t hold your breath. I doubt what Harbaugh will run will be anything close to a WCO. He’s said so many contradictory things in general and absolutely nothing in the specific that your guess is as good as mine what we’ll see on gameday.

Although I have a crushing suspicion it’s going to involve a human pinata.

The Texans put on a clinic of Shanahan’s WCO.

they will steal some games

Goodwin is an upgrade. Never mind he can’t beat out Snyder who has never played center before … and And AND he is learning a new offense like Baas.