Golden Nuggets: Confidence, Arrogance .. Whatever

by James Brady on Jan 10, 2012 2:00 AM PST in 49ers Links

Good morning, folks. I'm in a big hurry and the internet is spotty, so very quick links today. The Saints are coming up, and if I'm "arrogant" as one reader suggested, that's fine. The 49ers will win, of that I am confident. Or maybe arrogant. I'm not quite sure, at this point. Either way, it all comes down to our defense, and I wrote about that in particular in the first link, so be sure to read that. There's plenty that the 49er can do on defense to stop Brees and the Saints offense. Only Darren Sproles concerns me, really. Anyway, onto the links for the day. Enjoy.

49ers Vs. Saints: NFL Divisional Playoffs Preview (SB Nation Bay Area)

Harbaugh transcript: 'Certainly not aware of any gentelman's agreement' (MercuryNews.com)

New Orleans Saints defense: as bad as 2009, without all the takeaways (BayAreaSportsGuy.com)

After watching Saints, Harbaugh 'slept like a baby' (CSNBayArea.com)

What makes the Saints so dangerous? A few 49ers chime in on the opponent (Examiner.com)

Jim Schwartz Painted Bleak Picture For Future Of Jim Harbaugh, 49ers In Offseason ... Now Look At 'Em (SB Nation Bay Area)

49ers show plenty of growth over past 5 months (PressDemocrat.com)

Phantom phone call: Revisiting preseason blitzkrieg in New Orleans (SacBee.com)

How much of that preseason game against Saints will 49ers use to prepare? (Examiner.com)

49ers' Delanie Walker could play in postseason (SFGate.com)

Competition Rises (49ers.com)

Being a Sheep

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If you are arrogant James...

THEN SO BE IT! No apologizes required :)

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by Giants49war on Jan 10, 2012 2:23 AM PST reply actions

kinda shiesty a moderator titles a post behind what someone said a day prior

but if I can clear it up one more time, I said what you said was a recipe for let down saying we will win as oppose to we should win. everyone saying we will win collectively like its a given comes off as arrogant. we arent as humble no more as fans. thats all I was saying but Im going to hersh up now. like you said deal with it how I deal with it

by RBoogy29 on Jan 10, 2012 4:41 AM PST reply actions

Relax, it's just dialog, that's what this type of site is for.

It’s pure entertainment, I don’t think it’s malicious, just a talking point.

A. Smith + tiger blood + Harbaugh = #winning

by moto9er on Jan 10, 2012 4:56 AM PST up reply actions

dig

by RBoogy29 on Jan 10, 2012 5:21 AM PST via mobile up reply actions

I have to agree with you

It always annoys me when fans of other teams start talking like their win is a given. Not so much when it’s fans of teams I like but it’s not something I would do. I saw it when all those Philly fans acted like the Giants had no chance, and I’ve seen it a few times this year with teams the 49ers have played like the Steelers.

Nothing’s guaranteed in sports. I’m sure there were a lot of Steelers fans who were 100 percent confident they would beat the Broncos. The same thing with the Patriots when they played the Giants in the SB. My own level of confidence is if they played this game 10 times the 49ers would win probably 7 of them.

In the world of the blind the one-eyed man is king.

by urnext on Jan 10, 2012 8:27 AM PST up reply actions

I'm not a moderator

And you don’t have to hush up by any means, sir. I’m not offended by what you said.

And then God created Saturn ... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it. ... Always a ninja
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by James Brady on Jan 10, 2012 9:08 AM PST up reply actions

have you been to the Saints blog

if you want to see some real arrogance, head over there and read a few of their posts.

Maslow's theory of higher needs does not apply to Patrick Willis. He only has two needs: tackling people and finding people to tackle.

by 49erLou on Jan 10, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions

Pat Willie = Arrogant

Bring it on….I’ll arrogant you till you cry.

"When they pull the chains off, I’ll come back just as strong as when I left, if not better" - 52

by Pat Willie on Jan 10, 2012 12:41 PM PST up reply actions

I'm still waiting for the article

that says what the Saints need to do to beat the 49ers. The forgone conclusion is that they’ll just put up tons of points and the niners will be scrambling to keep up. I know we’ve earned some respect this year, but the fact that every TV segment and every article revolves around what the 49ers only must do shows that we still have more to prove. This Saturday will be a tough game but if we win I’d expect to see some articles about what GB must do to beat us!

There’s another Louisiana team that found out last night that defense still wins championships.

by Method24 on Jan 10, 2012 5:55 AM PST reply actions

Dang , took a peak over on the Saints blog ...

… there is some blantant disrespect going on about , not saying all of them , but numerous people have no love for Harbaugh , check out the Fan Shot section …!!

I'm your " Huckelberry "...it's just my game ..( .AleX ) was asked , what do you think about all the game manager talk ... AleX i guess i just managed myself a VIctory ... Extend the Man ...!!

by Edggy on Jan 10, 2012 7:07 AM PST reply actions