Week 14 - 49ers vs. Vikings - Open Thread

by Fooch on Dec 8, 2007 11:27 PM PST in News

Date: December 9, 2007

Time: 1:00PM PST, 4:00pm EST

Location:Walsh Field @ MPCP

Weather: 52°F, 7mph wind

ScoresAndOdds.com Spread: Vikings -8.5; Over/Under 38.5; Money Line SF +320, CAR -400

TV: Fox (Channel 2 in San Francisco)

Announcers: Matt Vasgersian, JC Pearson (Minnesota is apparently too good for Pitts/Boselli)

Radio: 1050 AM/107.7 FM

Niners Nation Prediction: Minnesota 27-13

Feel free to enter your predictions HERE

I think this is a winnable game if they can contain Purple Jesus. Of course that is mighty hefty proposition. At the very least I'm eager to see Patrick Willis come ripping through the backfield and take down AP from behind. I think it happens at least once. If they can do anything to contain Peterson, we'll see if Tavaris Jackson can continue he's recent run of impressive performances.

I'll be at the library until about 5, so I'm planning on watching the game immediately afterwards and getting a recap up after that.

GO NINERS!

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GO NINERS!

I'm getting pumped. If not for anything else, Patrick Willis on Adrian Peterson is going to be a knockdown, dragout thrillride.

I keep reliving the moment when Steve Young almost fell down. Over and over. / My Blog, For Writers

by howtheyscored on Dec 9, 2007 10:55 AM PST 0 recs

Me too

The only problem is going to be the announcers. They are almost guaranteed to dick ride the O-ROY and D-ROY matchup. I'm sure that by the end of the game I will be screaming at them to talk about something else. Announcers have the unique ability to make me hate something I love very dearly.

We are not who I thought we were.

by marcello on Dec 9, 2007 11:00 AM PST up 0 recs

Awesome

Atta boy, way to start

We are not who I thought we were.

by marcello on Dec 9, 2007 1:07 PM PST 0 recs

Geez

If the Cowboys win at the end of this game I'm going to shit.

And not in the good way. In the way that gives you a stroke.

I keep reliving the moment when Steve Young almost fell down. Over and over. / My Blog, For Writers

by howtheyscored on Dec 9, 2007 1:07 PM PST 0 recs

Same thing to a smaller degree

With San Diego.

I keep reliving the moment when Steve Young almost fell down. Over and over. / My Blog, For Writers

by howtheyscored on Dec 9, 2007 1:09 PM PST up 0 recs

Fuck Norv Turner

Tennessee better pull this out and slap him in the face with it.

We are not who I thought we were.

by marcello on Dec 9, 2007 1:15 PM PST up 0 recs

SHIT

The last thing I wanted to hear this week was a lt of bullshit rhetoric about how the Cowboys "find a way to win games."

Fuck you people and your stupid as shit non-analysis blow job shit face.

I keep reliving the moment when Steve Young almost fell down. Over and over. / My Blog, For Writers

by howtheyscored on Dec 9, 2007 1:11 PM PST up 0 recs

Poop

Cock. Balls.

We are not who I thought we were.

by marcello on Dec 9, 2007 1:12 PM PST up 0 recs

JESUS

Wow, at least we know early how today is going to go.

We are not who I thought we were.

by marcello on Dec 9, 2007 1:08 PM PST 0 recs

OK, here we go

2nd try, clean slate. Go sporting team!

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by marcello on Dec 9, 2007 1:10 PM PST 0 recs

Go Gore

Running game looking okay.

Lelie is getting face time.

by Bob In Pacifica on Dec 9, 2007 1:14 PM PST 0 recs

AD vs. Willis

Now for the interesting part of this game.

We are not who I thought we were.

by marcello on Dec 9, 2007 1:19 PM PST 0 recs

Not a strange challenge

If you've watched any Niners games

We are not who I thought we were.

by marcello on Dec 9, 2007 1:28 PM PST 0 recs

god we suck

Bring back the classic Uni's!

by wjackalope on Dec 9, 2007 1:39 PM PST 0 recs

Yes.

My girlfriend asked me if I wanted to take a walk, and I said, "Yeah, just as soon as soon as the Niners are completely out of it.

Can I go now?

by Bob In Pacifica on Dec 9, 2007 1:42 PM PST up 0 recs

well

the game started, so, yes

Bring back the classic Uni's!

by wjackalope on Dec 9, 2007 1:44 PM PST up 0 recs

What a bad team

That's really all there is to say.

by Call It The Throw on Dec 9, 2007 1:42 PM PST 0 recs

check this out

my pred for TEN-SD:

San Diego 23 @ Tennessee 20 - Bolts 23-20 (OT)

Actual final: SD 23-TEN 17 (OT)

Bring back the classic Uni's!

by wjackalope on Dec 9, 2007 1:43 PM PST 0 recs

BioShock vs. Everything Else

The contrast of the BioShock ad versus every other fucking ad is astounding. BioShock: Simple, creepy, awesome. Everything else: fucking stupid to the point of making me want to murder some marketing executives.

We are not who I thought we were.

by marcello on Dec 9, 2007 1:49 PM PST 0 recs

Bob,

enjoy your walk

Bring back the classic Uni's!

by wjackalope on Dec 9, 2007 1:50 PM PST 0 recs

Points

I bet we get 0 points off of this fantastic field position. Any takers?

We are not who I thought we were.

by marcello on Dec 9, 2007 1:53 PM PST 0 recs

YES RUN BACKWARDS

Fuck, now I just want him to drop the ball. Nice work DJ, lower expectations enough and this is what happens.

We are not who I thought we were.

by marcello on Dec 9, 2007 1:56 PM PST 0 recs

well

that sucked

Bring back the classic Uni's!

by wjackalope on Dec 9, 2007 2:17 PM PST 0 recs

This

is fucking painful.

by oooreebay on Dec 9, 2007 2:19 PM PST 0 recs

Shaun Hill

welcome to the NFL.

Bring back the classic Uni's!

by wjackalope on Dec 9, 2007 2:34 PM PST 0 recs

Whoa

I hope Dilfer is ok.

We are not who I thought we were.

by marcello on Dec 9, 2007 2:34 PM PST 0 recs

hope so

Bring back the classic Uni's!

by wjackalope on Dec 9, 2007 2:35 PM PST up 0 recs

Jeez

He didn't even move for a few minutes. Looks like he'll be "ok" though. Looks woozy though.

We are not who I thought we were.

by marcello on Dec 9, 2007 2:37 PM PST up 0 recs

clap clap clap

phew

Bring back the classic Uni's!

by wjackalope on Dec 9, 2007 2:37 PM PST 0 recs

Hope that Dilfer's alright

Not an illegal hit, from all appearances. . .Dilfer was just in a bad position.

I hope he's alright. . .I've always had a lot of respect for Dilfer, and you never like to see anything like this happen to anyone.

The Daily Norseman. . .proud to be 100% Chad-free!

by GonzoDN on Dec 9, 2007 2:37 PM PST 0 recs

yeah

that was just bad luck - looks like he'll be ok. Thanks for the support. Now get the hell out, you guys are killing us!

Bring back the classic Uni's!

by wjackalope on Dec 9, 2007 2:39 PM PST up 0 recs

wow

it doesn't get much worse than that half.

Bring back the classic Uni's!

by wjackalope on Dec 9, 2007 2:38 PM PST 0 recs

Time to take a walk with my girl

Officially this is the worst Niner team since I came to SF over thirty years ago.

by Bob In Pacifica on Dec 9, 2007 2:40 PM PST 0 recs

That's wrong

Do they really have to show him crying? Let the man walk off the field with his dignity? Fox says, "No thanks."

F this game, I'm watching the Steelers - Pats. Good day all.

We are not who I thought we were.

by marcello on Dec 9, 2007 2:42 PM PST 0 recs

Dilfer

So what happened? I don't get the game on TV here

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Dec 9, 2007 2:45 PM PST 0 recs

4th and 2

Tried to run it for the first, went head first, got hit solidly in the head, neck area. It was a clean hit, but Dilfer didn't move for a while after getting hit. Eventually he walked off the field with some help then was carted from the sideline to the locker room.

We are not who I thought we were.

by marcello on Dec 9, 2007 2:53 PM PST 0 recs

Crap

That was supposed to be a reply to NSCEGF

We are not who I thought we were.

by marcello on Dec 9, 2007 2:54 PM PST up 0 recs

Dilfer

Thanks!

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Dec 9, 2007 3:05 PM PST up 0 recs

NSCEGF

I know who you are! Err... I mean... I know what you stand for!

I keep reliving the moment when Steve Young almost fell down. Over and over. / My Blog, For Writers

by howtheyscored on Dec 9, 2007 3:23 PM PST up 0 recs

shaun hill

what do we have here with hill

by andyourbirdcansing on Dec 9, 2007 3:21 PM PST 0 recs

SHAUN HILL HAS TINY HANDS!

I keep reliving the moment when Steve Young almost fell down. Over and over. / My Blog, For Writers

by howtheyscored on Dec 9, 2007 3:23 PM PST 0 recs

oh my god...

Bring back the classic Uni's!

by wjackalope on Dec 9, 2007 3:30 PM PST up 0 recs

Hopefully my tone isn't missed

I do it every time some other QB loses his grip on the ball mid-throw as a way to make fun of the jerks who can on Alex Smith and his "tiny hands" even though it's been measured and publicized that his hands are average.

I keep reliving the moment when Steve Young almost fell down. Over and over. / My Blog, For Writers

by howtheyscored on Dec 9, 2007 3:37 PM PST up 0 recs

oh I got it

that was me rolling my eyes and shaking my head with a smirk on my face

Bring back the classic Uni's!

by wjackalope on Dec 9, 2007 3:42 PM PST up 0 recs

Well, I just got back from my walk.

Hill doesn't look too bad. Everybody's still fumbling the ball, though.

Has Nolan lost the team yet?

by Bob In Pacifica on Dec 9, 2007 3:54 PM PST 0 recs

Well, Hill is completing passes.

Granted, the Vikings have been playing in prevent, waiting for a Niner to fumble.

by Bob In Pacifica on Dec 9, 2007 4:07 PM PST 0 recs

Wow

Shaun Hill came in and suddenly the 49ers were a good team who came back to win the game and will be fun to watch from now on. I can't believe it!

I keep reliving the moment when Steve Young almost fell down. Over and over. / My Blog, For Writers

by howtheyscored on Dec 9, 2007 4:08 PM PST 0 recs

Hill

I'm impressed. At least he got the ball to Vernon Davis, which my fantasy team appreciates.

by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Dec 9, 2007 4:13 PM PST up 0 recs

I don't know how impressed to be

He did look like a guy who I'd rather have play than Trent Dilfer, but on the other hand the first thing he did in his interview was concede that the Vikings were playing off when he got in and that made it easy for him.

Guess we'll see next week.

I keep reliving the moment when Steve Young almost fell down. Over and over. / My Blog, For Writers

by howtheyscored on Dec 9, 2007 5:32 PM PST up 0 recs

Season Positive

One of the only team positives from this year is that we may have singlehandedly knocked Arizona out of the playoffs. They are still in the hunt, but beating them twice and now losing to the Vikings has to hurt.

Huzzah for grasping for straws!

We are not who I thought we were.

by marcello on Dec 9, 2007 4:31 PM PST 0 recs

Nolan sucks

This game further revealed that fact. He can't assess talent. Why didn't he throw Hill out there just for the hell of it when the number 1 and 2 qbs were playing like crap and the team was still in contention? What did he have to lose?

He is a poor judge of talent, poor play-caller, and bad at game management. He is a good D-coordinator. Thats about it.

What a miserable showing today. The pleasant surprise of last year is nothing compared to the devastating disappointment of this year. Give Nolan the axe. He sucks.

by Call It The Throw on Dec 9, 2007 4:32 PM PST 0 recs

WTF

Seriously? Are you really arguing that Nolan is a poor judge of talent because he hasn't played Shaun Hill this year? Seriously? Based on ONE half of football? Did you notice the first thing Hill did when he was interviewed was concede that the Vikings made it easy on him to play by backing the defense off in the second half? Did you notice the consistency with which he threw poor balls on medium and deep routes?

Let's see what happens next week when he's not coming into a game 27 points behind against a soft defense.

I keep reliving the moment when Steve Young almost fell down. Over and over. / My Blog, For Writers

by howtheyscored on Dec 9, 2007 5:36 PM PST up 0 recs

Premature.

Yeah. It's a little premature to think Hill is a better option at this (or any) point. Hill isn't a 49er because Nolan is hogging him to himself. If I'm not mistaken, he's signing a 1-year tender EVERY off-season, which means the 31 other teams have a chance to assess his "talent" as well. If you're saying Mike Nolan is a poor assessor of talent, and you honestly believe Shaun Hill has talent to lead an NFL team, you've got to concede that you feel the same way about the other 31 teams in this league.

by sfgfan on Dec 10, 2007 8:52 AM PST up 0 recs

Some positives taken from the game:

AP got manhandled by the 49ers front 7. Now we really do know who the RoTY really is.
If Andy Lee and Patrick Willis aren't represented in the Pro Bowl, shit is going down.
The Vikes beat the 49ers the only way that would have been acceptable, through defense and through the air.
Aside from one run, the front 7 held their own against the two-headed monster of AP and ChesTaylor.
Finally, what I've been preaching the whole time since Smith's injury, Shaun Hill finally gets in albeit it took an injury to Dilfer to get him in. He better farking start next week.

Merton Hanks, 'nuff said.

by jtoj on Dec 9, 2007 5:14 PM PST 0 recs

You folks are a hoot..

I always enjoy reading the in-game comments that day after. I watch the games on TV but dont have access to a computer on Sunday or else I would get in here and mix it up. Stay funny...

And wjackalope, I really enjoy your pictures, too. I especially like the one picture of the champaign bottle popping after the Arizona win, funny stuff...

Hostler the Horrible

by jfainsf49 on Dec 10, 2007 7:31 AM PST 0 recs