49ers brace themselves for Saints' blitz

01-11-2012, 10:44 PM

If the Saints D starts to shut down Gore the way they successfully held Brandon Jacobs, Michael Turner twice, Adrian Peterson, Chris Johnson, and Cam Newton this year to well under 100 yards, THEN we start to bring the blitz. Get Smith into an uncomfortable down/distance situation, just to keep a drive going, then make him do it over and over again to get the team down the field, I'm quite good with seeing what his QB rating looks like then.

Realistically I think a lot of the sacks the 49ers suffered against Dallas and Baltimore were not because uh, "players barely knew the playbook in week 2" (if that's the case, then what the heck kind of coach is Harbaugh, anyway?) but I think it's maybe because Dallas and Baltimore are actually...maybe... kind of good teams? You 49ers fans need to get out more, there has been a lot of stuff happening around the league that you guys may have been missing out on.

SaintPauly · 01-11-2012, 10:53 PM

I'm thinking we need a complete coming out party from our D-line... You pressure Smith, he makes mistakes.... Has been is m.o. since he got into the league...... We get pressure, we win the game.... We don't? It could be a long day.....

joker-saint · 01-12-2012, 03:07 AM

Originally Posted by WineDine&49

The problem with blitzing is that it is a feast or famine style of ball... unless you have EXCELLENT DB's that are adept at press coverage.

With Tracy Porter and Jabari Greer, 2 finesse cover CB's.... I hope Gregg Williams DOES bring the blitz.

When the 49ers' hunkered down against the blitz this year, they have been excellent. After much scrutiny (deserved), the OL came out and shut Blitzburgh's pass rush down.

Of our 44 sacks, 20 came in 3 games - DAL, BAL and the 2nd AZ game. Players barely knew the playbook in Week 2 against Dallas, we had a short week and road trip on the Ravens' game... and AZ was just a game we looked over.

Oh, and Alex Smith has a QB rating of about ~98, good for #3 in the league against the blitz among QB's.

PLEASE blitz and leave Vernon Davis and Crabtree 1-on-1.

LOL....I wish we were still NFC WEST....ahhhh, those were the days. Geaux Saints!!!!

01-11-2012, 10:44 PM	#11
Threaded by SaintsBro Site Donor Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: in line with my ridiculous CLEAR PLASTIC BAG Posts: 3,650 Blog Entries: 3 Rating: (0 votes - average) If the Saints D starts to shut down Gore the way they successfully held Brandon Jacobs, Michael Turner twice, Adrian Peterson, Chris Johnson, and Cam Newton this year to well under 100 yards, THEN we start to bring the blitz. Get Smith into an uncomfortable down/distance situation, just to keep a drive going, then make him do it over and over again to get the team down the field, I'm quite good with seeing what his QB rating looks like then. Realistically I think a lot of the sacks the 49ers suffered against Dallas and Baltimore were not because uh, "players barely knew the playbook in week 2" (if that's the case, then what the heck kind of coach is Harbaugh, anyway?) but I think it's maybe because Dallas and Baltimore are actually...maybe... kind of good teams? You 49ers fans need to get out more, there has been a lot of stuff happening around the league that you guys may have been missing out on.
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01-12-2012, 03:07 AM	#13
joker-saint 100th Post Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 382 Blog Entries: 12	Originally Posted by WineDine&49 The problem with blitzing is that it is a feast or famine style of ball... unless you have EXCELLENT DB's that are adept at press coverage. With Tracy Porter and Jabari Greer, 2 finesse cover CB's.... I hope Gregg Williams DOES bring the blitz. When the 49ers' hunkered down against the blitz this year, they have been excellent. After much scrutiny (deserved), the OL came out and shut Blitzburgh's pass rush down. Of our 44 sacks, 20 came in 3 games - DAL, BAL and the 2nd AZ game. Players barely knew the playbook in Week 2 against Dallas, we had a short week and road trip on the Ravens' game... and AZ was just a game we looked over. Oh, and Alex Smith has a QB rating of about ~98, good for #3 in the league against the blitz among QB's. PLEASE blitz and leave Vernon Davis and Crabtree 1-on-1. LOL....I wish we were still NFC WEST....ahhhh, those were the days. Geaux Saints!!!!

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01-11-2012, 10:53 PM	#12
SaintPauly Senior Citizen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Gulfport, MS Posts: 3,180 Blog Entries: 1	I'm thinking we need a complete coming out party from our D-line... You pressure Smith, he makes mistakes.... Has been is m.o. since he got into the league...... We get pressure, we win the game.... We don't? It could be a long day.....