49ers games in December and January

Rickh · 01-12-2012, 01:00 PM

It's amazing how much credence is being paid to the Rams loss in late October.

When you look at the Niners schedule from Dec/Jan - it looks like this:

26-0 Win vs. Rams. Defense looks good there.

21-19 loss to Cardinals not really impressed here

20-3 Win vs Pitt. garbage for the Defense vs. a very gimpy Rothlesberger

19-17 vs. Seattle they got run on a little here 124 yards. and BARELY got out of Seattle with this win

and finally

34-27 win against a horrible St. Louis team with nothing to play for and a head coach in his last days.

Please spare me about how this is the second coming of the '85 Bears. Good, yes. Great? Maybe but they'll have to still prove this to be remembered in the same breath as those Bears or the early 2000's Bucs and Ravens teams.

I haven't even gone into the fact that they were holding the Saints off for the #2 seed or that these teams all have losing records.

I'm not impressed.

dam1953 · 01-12-2012, 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by Rickh

It's amazing how much credence is being paid to the Rams loss in late October.

When you look at the Niners schedule from Dec/Jan - it looks like this:

26-0 Win vs. Rams. Defense looks good there.

21-19 loss to Cardinals not really impressed here

20-3 Win vs Pitt. garbage for the Defense vs. a very gimpy Rothlesberger

19-17 vs. Seattle they got run on a little here 124 yards. and BARELY got out of Seattle with this win

and finally

34-27 win against a horrible St. Louis team with nothing to play for and a head coach in his last days.

Please spare me about how this is the second coming of the '85 Bears. Good, yes. Great? Maybe but they'll have to still prove this to be remembered in the same breath as those Bears or the early 2000's Bucs and Ravens teams.

I haven't even gone into the fact that they were holding the Saints off for the #2 seed or that these teams all have losing records.

I'm not impressed.

Rickh, you are on the mark. There are a number of teams in the NFL with good stats and records against average to poor competition. The win over PIT is questionable on two fronts. First, as you said, Rothlisberger was a crip. Second, I think the Steelers are showing their age. When Denver put up 29 on your D, you have a problem.

Performance wise th 9ers were trending down late in the season and the Saints were on fire.

Rickh · 01-12-2012, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by dam1953

Rickh, you are on the mark. There are a number of teams in the NFL with good stats and records against average to poor competition. The win over PIT is questionable on two fronts. First, as you said, Rothlisberger was a crip. Second, I think the Steelers are showing their age. When Denver put up 29 on your D, you have a problem.

Performance wise th 9ers were trending down late in the season and the Saints were on fire.

The Saints should be looking at the Rams tape from the last regular season game. If the Rams can put up 27, the Saints should be good for about 50.

SaintsBro · 01-12-2012, 01:50 PM

Another of the tapes I would definitely assume they are watching is the loss to Arizona. Larry Fitzgerald absolutely torched them on long pass plays, of the exact kind that the Saints like to run. It basically only took them 3 deep passing plays at the right moments in the game, and the Niners offense could not keep up with that. And Arizona's defense is not breathtakingly better than ours.

TopCow · 01-12-2012, 01:54 PM

The Niner defense is a creation of weak competition and a media hunger for a story -- team comes out of nowhere to recpature past glory. Good for Grim's Fairy Tales, doesn't play so well against a truly great offense.

SmashMouth · 01-12-2012, 01:58 PM

Originally Posted by TopCow

The Niner defense is a creation of weak competition and a media hunger for a story -- team comes out of nowhere to recpature past glory. Good for Grim's Fairy Tales, doesn't play so well against a truly great offense.

Indeed ... the Whiners will go back to dormancy after this game!

aquaboogie · 01-12-2012, 02:05 PM

In the Rams game C Brown got abused. Every since Strief came back and that quit on his team deadbeat from the bears (Kruetz) got out of the way, our O line has played well. We have become more balanced and only penalties and turnovers have stopped the saints offense. If we stop the 49ers run game and protect the football, they are in deep Poo Poo!!

Beastmode · 01-12-2012, 02:39 PM

The Rams lost came after the biggest win margin this season in the NFL. There is almost always a drop off after a win like that and the 49ers are not immune to it either.

They leveled the Rams only to come back flat against Arizona. If the Rams game was a blueprint then teams would have capitalized on it. It's not. 9 straight wins.

WhoDat!656 · 01-12-2012, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by SmashMouth

Indeed ... the Whiners will go back to dormancy after this game!

Next year the 9ers can win the division @ 7-9!!

hot97x · 01-12-2012, 10:29 PM

the 49ers started taking out key defensive starters like justin smith in that last rams game because the game was in hand at the half. the rams made a furious 4th quarter comeback and then we put our defensive starters back in and stopped them cold.

01-12-2012, 01:00 PM	#1
Rickh Not here 2agree Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Katy, TX Posts: 712	49ers games in December and January It's amazing how much credence is being paid to the Rams loss in late October. When you look at the Niners schedule from Dec/Jan - it looks like this: 26-0 Win vs. Rams. Defense looks good there. 21-19 loss to Cardinals not really impressed here 20-3 Win vs Pitt. garbage for the Defense vs. a very gimpy Rothlesberger 19-17 vs. Seattle they got run on a little here 124 yards. and BARELY got out of Seattle with this win and finally 34-27 win against a horrible St. Louis team with nothing to play for and a head coach in his last days. Please spare me about how this is the second coming of the '85 Bears. Good, yes. Great? Maybe but they'll have to still prove this to be remembered in the same breath as those Bears or the early 2000's Bucs and Ravens teams. I haven't even gone into the fact that they were holding the Saints off for the #2 seed or that these teams all have losing records. I'm not impressed. Halo, claus808, AlaskaSaints and 1 others like this.

01-12-2012, 01:36 PM	#3
Rickh Not here 2agree Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Katy, TX Posts: 712	Originally Posted by dam1953 Rickh, you are on the mark. There are a number of teams in the NFL with good stats and records against average to poor competition. The win over PIT is questionable on two fronts. First, as you said, Rothlisberger was a crip. Second, I think the Steelers are showing their age. When Denver put up 29 on your D, you have a problem. Performance wise th 9ers were trending down late in the season and the Saints were on fire. The Saints should be looking at the Rams tape from the last regular season game. If the Rams can put up 27, the Saints should be good for about 50. SmashMouth and Srgt. Hulka like this.

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TopCow 100th Post Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 299	The Niner defense is a creation of weak competition and a media hunger for a story -- team comes out of nowhere to recpature past glory. Good for Grim's Fairy Tales, doesn't play so well against a truly great offense. claus808 likes this.
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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,044 Blog Entries: 29	Originally Posted by TopCow The Niner defense is a creation of weak competition and a media hunger for a story -- team comes out of nowhere to recpature past glory. Good for Grim's Fairy Tales, doesn't play so well against a truly great offense. Indeed ... the Whiners will go back to dormancy after this game!

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aquaboogie 100th Post Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 196	In the Rams game C Brown got abused. Every since Strief came back and that quit on his team deadbeat from the bears (Kruetz) got out of the way, our O line has played well. We have become more balanced and only penalties and turnovers have stopped the saints offense. If we stop the 49ers run game and protect the football, they are in deep Poo Poo!!
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01-12-2012, 01:27 PM	#2
dam1953 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 4,645	Originally Posted by Rickh It's amazing how much credence is being paid to the Rams loss in late October. When you look at the Niners schedule from Dec/Jan - it looks like this: 26-0 Win vs. Rams. Defense looks good there. 21-19 loss to Cardinals not really impressed here 20-3 Win vs Pitt. garbage for the Defense vs. a very gimpy Rothlesberger 19-17 vs. Seattle they got run on a little here 124 yards. and BARELY got out of Seattle with this win and finally 34-27 win against a horrible St. Louis team with nothing to play for and a head coach in his last days. Please spare me about how this is the second coming of the '85 Bears. Good, yes. Great? Maybe but they'll have to still prove this to be remembered in the same breath as those Bears or the early 2000's Bucs and Ravens teams. I haven't even gone into the fact that they were holding the Saints off for the #2 seed or that these teams all have losing records. I'm not impressed. Rickh, you are on the mark. There are a number of teams in the NFL with good stats and records against average to poor competition. The win over PIT is questionable on two fronts. First, as you said, Rothlisberger was a crip. Second, I think the Steelers are showing their age. When Denver put up 29 on your D, you have a problem. Performance wise th 9ers were trending down late in the season and the Saints were on fire. SmashMouth and Rickh like this.

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SaintsBro Site Donor Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: in line with my ridiculous CLEAR PLASTIC BAG Posts: 3,650 Blog Entries: 3	Another of the tapes I would definitely assume they are watching is the loss to Arizona. Larry Fitzgerald absolutely torched them on long pass plays, of the exact kind that the Saints like to run. It basically only took them 3 deep passing plays at the right moments in the game, and the Niners offense could not keep up with that. And Arizona's defense is not breathtakingly better than ours.

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Beastmode 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 9,126	The Rams lost came after the biggest win margin this season in the NFL. There is almost always a drop off after a win like that and the 49ers are not immune to it either. They leveled the Rams only to come back flat against Arizona. If the Rams game was a blueprint then teams would have capitalized on it. It's not. 9 straight wins.
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WhoDat!656 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 16,036	Originally Posted by SmashMouth Indeed ... the Whiners will go back to dormancy after this game! Next year the 9ers can win the division @ 7-9!!

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hot97x Rookie Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 5	the 49ers started taking out key defensive starters like justin smith in that last rams game because the game was in hand at the half. the rams made a furious 4th quarter comeback and then we put our defensive starters back in and stopped them cold.
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