SB Nation User Blog: ninerfanNVA

What Did You Really Expect?

ninerfanNVA — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:27:38 -0000

Come on guys and gals what did you really expect of this game? While I was unable to watch the game I did keep up to date with the game thread with my mobile phone and I must say I'm rather disappointed in some of you. I understand that we want the the 49ers to win every game that they play but seriously?

How many of you actually picked the 49ers to win this game? Tell the truth please because if you picked them to win you would be the only person to have done so. I personally am rather impressed with the 49ers this week because I firmly believe that the colts are the best team in the league and OUR 49ers had the chance to win the game.

Why get upset with the play calling? By now you should know what to expect from Raye. Play it safe and keep the 49ers in the game. And that is what he does each and every week other than the blowout game versus Atlanta. The 49ers will get better and I believe that they did improve.

Look at the bright side Michael Crabtree is the real deal. He had 6 catches for I think 89 yards the only minus is no td's yet but with no time to sit in the pocket for Alex Smith we as 49er fans shouldn't expect to see him score deep anytime soon. Alex Smith looks like a different guy back there and that is good for the 49ers. The colts game planned against him and he threw for almost 200 yards with little to no blocking. Also look at what the defense was able to do; they held the colts to 18 points! That is pretty impressive and the 49ers will win the next game versus the Titans.

Stop beating yourself up over the 49ers losing another game. Growing pains my friends that is what it is called; if the 49ers would have played the colts last year it would have been a disaster. The 49ers will get better an eventually the 49ers will be able to win those games against the upper echelon teams in the league. Did the 49ers let another one get away with mental let downs and lack of creativity on offense? that is a strong possibility but the fact is great teams don't do that and the 49ers aren't a great team; they are in fact a team with a good defense and a below average offense that makes the 49ers as a whole just an average team.

So all the real fans please stand up and then sit back down and straddle yourself in for the rest of the season because this is how the rest of the season will go. And if you can't handle the truth of what the 49ers are this year I advise you to either jump on the saints bandwagon, stop watching the 49ers games or simply look across the bay and remind yourself that it could always be worse.

Alex Smith Named Starter

ninerfanNVA — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:19:13 -0000

Alex Smith Named Starter

We all expected it and most of us wanted it...well it happened. I'm sure Fooch will get you the transcript of the press conference soon.

Any Given Sunday:

ninerfanNVA — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:44:08 -0000

Now that reality has finally set in(or maybe it hasn't) that the 49ers are a slightly above aveage team I thought it would be a good idea to see what the 49er fans forsee happening the rest of season as far as remaining games. It really is quite difficult to predict the outcome of any game but throw in the fact that the 49ers just got humilitated on the field verses the falcons it makes you wonder what team will show up on sundays and in turn makes it that much harder to predict.

While it makes sense to believe that the team that played the first few weeks is the team that the 49er fans can believe in; a loss as ugly as the before mentioned makes you take a step back and rethink the games we as fans counted as a victory. There a lot of things that can happen inbetween now and Week 7 with the trade deadline fast approaching; however the more likely situation to happen is that we will see a few changes on the offensive line which will probably remain within the players that the 49ers already have on the roster.

So with that said as we all know on any given sunday anything is plausible and though we as 49er fans would love to not lose another game; the reality of it all is that the 49ers probably will. So the question I ask the 49er faithful is this. What games will the 49ers win and what games will the 49ers lose of the remaining schedule? Give me your best case and worst case scenario(if you must) and let's see who is right at the end of the season. Hopefully this will not get in the way of Fooch's weekly prediction games and if you are unaware of what that is exactly please go check it out.

After the jump I will give the remaining games and my prediction of truth.

Week 7: @ Houston Texans: The 49ers will have Gore back and Crabtree playing; will that be enough? Will the 49ers prepare for the texans the way the falcons prepared for the 49ers? My gut instinct is to say yes but the texan's offense scares me. In fact it reminds me a lot of Atlanta's; how so? Turner/Slaton, Ryan/Schuab, White/Johnson. With that said I give the nod to the 49ers. 24-21

Week 8: @ Indianapolis Colts: I am a realist and even though I bleed red and gold all the way in the east coast I also know truth and the truth is this. It will take either a perfect game by the 49ers or horrible game by Peyton for the 49ers to come out of Indy with a win. I wonder how it feels to fly under the radar every year and yet somehow be one of the best teams no one talks about. Thats the colts and they win 35-21.

Week 9: Tennesse Titans: Some would say that this is a sure win for the 49ers but I beg to differ. Should we win? Sure but will we win? The titans haven't won but have you seen the teams they played? Pittsburg who they lost to 10-3, Houston who they lost to 34-31, NY Jets who they lost to 24-17, and the jags who they lost 37-17. How many of those teams are better than us and they were in every game. I don't see a lot of scoring in this game and I'm going to believe the real 49ers will show up and the 49ers win 17-14.

Week 10: Chicago Bears: Quite frankly I believe the bears are better than the 49ers(on paper) and at the QB postion and for me this is where the game is decided. If the 49ers do not get to Cutler this game is over before it started and if the 49ers O.line doesn't block for longer than 2 seconds against a good defense this game will be as bad as the falcons game. The outcome for me? The bears win 35-20.

Week 11: @ Green Bay Packers: I guess this is the 49ers trip through the NFC North and even though the Packers have a better QB unlike the bears they don't have a better defense. The offensive line of the packers and 49ers both suck as I write this so barring some complete turnaround by week 11 the 49ers defense will get to Rogers and help pull out a win. The 49ers win 28-21

Week 12: Jacksonville Jaguars: This is a team who you don't know what you will get; I mean one week they blow out the titans and the next they get blown out by the seahawks who we blew out. I think the jaguars are who we thought they are and that's the team who loss to the hawks. 49ers win in a close one 24-20

Week 13: @ Seattle Seahawks: A very crucial game for the 49ers in fact I will go as far to say that it is a MUST win game for them. A loss here with a tough game coming up against the cardinals the following week; things could get out of hand quickly for the playoffs. The seahawks will want revenge and probably will be a lot healthier than in the first meeting. But I believe the 49ers are the cream of crop and will rise to the top in the NFC west. A closer competition this time around. The 49ers win 31-21

Week 14: Arizona Cardinals: I will keep this short and sweet...the 49ers better win this game because the cardinals will be on their heels the entire season. A loss here may determine who goes to the playoffs. Previous years I believe this season series has been split between the teams....not this year. 49ers win 28-27

Week 15: @ Philadelphia Eagles: Remember I said I am a realist? Yeah short and sweet....49ers lose...big!

Week 16: Detroit Lions: With the loss still lingering in the air like a bad fart the 49ers get to play host to an improved lions team but yet still one of the worst teams in the league. Here's a hand clap to the schedule makers because the 49ers will need to build the confidence back up. 49ers win 42-28

Week 17: @ St. Louis Rams: Again let us thank the schedule makers for giving the 49ers two cupcakes at the end of season that should catapult us into the playoffs. The rams stink like some of the jobs on dirty jobs with Mike Rowe. If the 49ers lose this game it means we were totally wrong on the 49ers being a better team than last year. 49ers win by more than 3 scores. 49ers win 42-17

So there you have it; this is my best case scenario for the 49ers and their remaining games. The worse case would be anything less than making the playoffs or for me 9-7 with a loss to the cardinals. So if I do my calculations correctly that would mean I am picking the 49ers to finish what? 10-6! But something tells me that somewhere in there the 49ers will have a relapse and lose a game they should win...I just don't know where so here's to crossing my fingers, doing a couple hail marys, praying to God up above and crossing my chest that I'm completely wrong.

What are your thoughts and best guesses?

I got it..get T.O.!

ninerfanNVA — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:06:05 -0000

okay okay okay don't bash me...lol. I understand that the 0 Line is not great and that needs to be fixed but why not give up a 3rd round for T.O.? The bills are a horrible team this year and they only have T.O. for 1 year and he was suppose to make them better but clearly their offense is too bad for anyone to help them. But us? I think it would be smart to pick up another wr. Think about it...T.O.,Crabtree, Morgan, Davis and Gore. That is a nasty offense and if we can fix the offensive line that is an offense that should be able to score. Say what you want but he is better than any wr we currently have on our roster and he is trying his best to not get in trouble this year. He is near the end of his career and we have the chance to go to the playoffs this year so I don't see him being upset about coming back to the NFC, to a competing team and the team he started his career with...

I'm just saying....it's a thought

Hill is OUR guy(Reality Check)

ninerfanNVA — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:23:27 -0000

Everyone slow down, take some deep breaths and count to 10 and repeat the process. I think sunday's loss was exactly what we needed not only as fans but for the 49ers as well. I think we all were sipping a little bit too much of the good kool-aid. Before the season started most of us predicted that the 49ers would go 9-7 and 10-6 at best. Some of you may have even had them slightly better than that but that was just wishul thinking by you. I hate to use a funny cliche but the 49ers are who we thought they are and that fast start against the weak NFC west got us hyped.

Coach Singletary even stated this in so many words after the game. "Just as I said before the season started, we have to play great football. We have to execute on both sides of the ball. We cannot give the ball away. And at the same time, we have to execute on the defensive side of the ball. When we don’t do that against a good football team, this is going to be the result."

The 49ers have to execute in every aspect of the game in order to be a winning team and yesterday was exactly the opposite. There really isn't any reason to see fanpost about pulling Shaun Hill out and putting Alex Smith in or that we should be getting Nate Davis ready to go(that would mean that the 49ers are giving up on the season) and you too and it is not time for that.

Yes I agree Shaun Hill played like the crap I stepped in last night when walking my dog but every person is entitled to a few bad games. Chicago Bear fans were calling for Jay Cutler's head the first 2 weeks because he looked bad but now? Now they are rejoicing for joy because he has looked great as of late. I suggest that everyone who can go back and watch the game go back and watch the game(though why would you) but if you do you will see that Shaun Hill had absolutely no time in the pocket to throw(this is how QB's develop happy feet).This problem blocking scheme the 49ers have is re-occuring because teams now know that the 49ers can not handle a pass rush right now. So I expect to see some changes very soon as Coach Singletary has stated he will do but it won't be at quarterback. I think most people would be shocked if that happens but again you just never know.

With that said; do you really think Alex Smith can do a better job with the exact same issue? After all it is Hill who is known for his short accurate throws and not Smith. Smith is more known for his mobility and deep throws but there lies(or is it lays) the problem. If you do not have enough time to drop back and pass the long throws will not matter. Some of you will say Alex Smith can roll out of the pocket! And do what exactly? When you do that you cut off half of the field for completed passes because unless you are John Elway and maybe he who shall not be named that is a throw you do not make. (Please keep in mind I am an Alex Smith supporter).

The 49ers played so terrible on sunday that there is no way to pinpoint where it all went bad. Was it the opening kick off that was so bad I wondered if my nephew couldn't have done better or was it the play calling. I personally believe that the 49ers were out coached on offense and defense which is very rare on defensive side of the ball (so all of you Greg needs to go supporters need to calm down as well).

Shaun Hill is our guy probably for the entire year whether you like it or not. If and when Shaun Hill starts to turn the ball over that is when you will see Coach Singletary make a change but that will not happen until the entire offense starts to play like an NFL offense should do. Right now they are not there mentally or physically so let's hope that the bye week will fix the problems and that Crabtree helps the team out in a big way(but I have my doubts).

This is a 9-7 team...did you really expect us to not lose anymore? Maybe not as ugly but a loss is a loss whether you lose on the last second or getting blown out; it all still hurts the same. We will be okay we really will; lets give it a few more weeks before we start talking about QB changes. Changing qb's now is not the way to go you guys know this but new O.lineman? Maybe.

HILL IS OUR GUY but I'm sure Crabtree is saying...why didn't I wait one more week.

Trade deadline is upon us...

ninerfanNVA — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:34:39 -0000

Like the headline has stated there are only 2 weeks to go before the trade deadline will pass and of course there will begin a lot of rumors as to who should,could and need to get traded. It was just reported that the browns traded Braylon Edwards to the Jets. Before yesterday's interesting day with hammer and crabtree I was one who was thinking that maybe the 49ers would make a play for a wr before the trade deadline. I'm sure we will hear and read a lot of rumors involving our beloved team but I am sure that I am not the only one who believes that something a little more is needed on the offensive side of the ball. I'm not saying that need is a wide receiver because of the new developments of yesterday but I will say that I believe the team needs to make a move for a more savvy offensive lineman to help give Shaun Hill protection. I no longer believe we need anything added on defense because the defense just looks great and I'm more content with Manny,Willis, Spikes and Parys than ever before.

I am not in the know but I know what we need as do you; so with the trade deadline coming up does anyone feel that the 49ers should be making a move for a new player? Or even quite possibly another draft pick? I don't see us trading away a player but you just never. What should the 49ers do before the trade deadline?

Oh Well..its was good while it lasted

ninerfanNVA — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:40:53 -0000

I can't even bare to watch the games anymore I can't even bare going to espn.com and looking at the standing to see how far behind we are anymore. It's officially over in my book barring some foreseen scoring happening over the new few weeks this season is over. The giants currently sit 5.5 games back and we lost a series to the pads? Seriously and now we get blown out by the dodgers. I always felt like it would come back to bite us in the butt but I guess this season has been better than anyone could have imagined. It's just sad because it even looks like good ole timmy won't win the cy young this year either. I was thinking about how good he would really be if he actually had some run productions. He would probably have 20 wins easily.....so sad. Here's to next year fellas......let's hope we actually get some free agents that can hit...say what you will about Bonds but even he didn't need steroids to hit a ball in play!

Crossing my fingers...doing a couple hail mary's...praying on my knees and doing the crossing of the chest...all for the dreams of being a wildcard team.....

What are the chances.....

ninerfanNVA — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:31:20 -0000

that the giants actually catch the Dodgers? Right now the giants sit 5.5 games back of the dodgers and I've heard so many fans and sports reports say that the dodgers are safe if they put just one good week together. We have roughly 30 games remaining with 21 of those games involving felllow National League West Teams. I'm sure the dodgers have just as many of their games left in the west too(I didn't check)I want to believe very much that we can overtake the dodgers but Ive watched games that the giants are suppose to win actually lose. The west is tough and the padres and diamondbacks are not going to let us just stroll in and win just ask the the dodgers who lost to arizona recently(OH I LOVED IT). Does it bother anyone else about the thome/penny signgings because It also amazes me that the dodgers who have hitting went out and got another hitter and the giants who have no hitting but great pitching went out and got another pitcher..hmmm. I guess teams stick to what works but does Thome put the dodgers as untouchable now? I just want to know what everyone's feelings are right now at this point in the season. Does the majority think we will overtake them, win the wildcard or simplly crash and burn?

Poll

What Will The Outcome be at the end of the Regular Season Schedule?

Overtake the Dodgers?

11 votes

Win the wildcard?

49 votes

crash and burn?

36 votes

too scared to vote in fear of a jinx

73 votes

169 votes | Poll has closed

I think i saw....

ninerfanNVA — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:59:51 -0000

a J.T. O'sullivan sighting. Say it ain't so boss say it ain't so. With just one highlight i was thrown into nightmarish flash backs of last year. It brought back memories of when he threw long td bombs and I felt so excited! How could we let such a good player go like I.n.T? And to the bengals! who knew! Boy; it actually saddens me that we were so pathetic the first half of the year that we actually felt good about this guy. But anyway thanks Sportscenter for not warning me before the highlight came on. Next time say this " Warning this footage not suitable for true 49er fans, it is strongly encouraged that you change the channel due to the content about to be shown" Now see if all highlights that included J.t. oops I mean I.nT O'sullivan said this we wouldn't be reminded of the pain and hurt but just incase anyone was interested here you go but

" Warning this footage not suitable for true 49er fans, it is strongly encouraged that you change the channel due to the content about to be shown"

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/09000d5d81209b0e/NFLTA-Bengals-vs-Patriots-highlights

Here's to Carson Palmer staying healthy. THe only thing that could be worse than last year is watching J.T. start games for the bengals and do great. And just incase you want his stats 10-13 for 141 yards with a td...how dare he!

What is Taking so long?

ninerfanNVA — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:31:56 -0000

OKay call me stupid, and an idiot for not knowing how many other teams have signed their first round draft
pick but as i sit here with only a few weeks to go before training camp I realize we still have not signed Crabtree to a deal. So I pose the question again? What is taking so long? Are they at a difference of what it should be? And better yet can someone please let me know who else in the top 10 has not signed their picks as of yet. I do not want us to have a situation where a guy we all are waiting to see in action misses crucial practice time and preaseason games all because of a contract. Crabtree has state that he doesn't want any of that to be a problem and just wants to get signed so he can learn as much as possible. We obviously have the money available to sign him so seeing how we have not gives me some obvious concerns. So help a brother out and let me know what the deal is? And I pose another question....oh forget it I will just do a poll.

*worried 49er fan*

Poll

What Will Happen With our beloved Crabtree?

He will signed by training camp?

47 votes

He will miss some preseason games?

4 votes

He will miss all of the preseason games?

0 votes

51 votes | Poll has closed