Niners at Green Bay Packers: 5 Questions With Niners Nation
by Brandon on Nov 20, 2009 11:15 AM CST
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PrintFooch runs the fantastic SB Nation site for the 49ers, Niners Nation. I asked him 5 questions about the 49ers.
Brandon: So are you an QB Alex Smith believer, or won't he ever live up to his No. 1 overall status? His 2009 stats look very similar to his 2006 stats.
Fooch: I remain, unfortunately, somewhere in the middle. I think he has sufficient talent to turn into a quality NFL quarterback. The last two seasons he was knocked out by injuries and so he never really had a chance to continue a normal progression. At the same time I don't know if he'll ever be a franchise quarterback for this team. The upside to his promotion this season is that 49ers fans can finally get some kind of idea of what Smith can bring to the table. I think the 49ers will finally get their answer by the end of the season and can finally decide whether to fish or cut bait with him.
Brandon: Usually a high ankle sprain lingers, but RB Frank Gore seems to have gotten over it and he's looked great over the past 3 weeks. Is he 100%? How about your other injuries - are CB Nate Clements and LT Joe Staley going to be out on Sunday? Who's filling in for them?
Fooch: Gore is more or less 100%. For the last few weeks he's been practicing like normal and carrying the load. In fact, this past week their primary backup was out and the 49ers went with two running backs (and one fullback), with Gore getting plenty of touches.
As for the other injuries, Clements and Staley are out for several more weeks, so there's no chance they'll be active on Sunday. The 49ers promoted Barry Sims to left tackle and he's been playing really well. In fact, it's been surprising how well he's played to date after struggling much of last year. As for Clements, the 49ers actually demoted Clements to the #3 cornerback against the Colts, with Tarell Brown starting in his place. Clements was injured that game and hasn't played since. So right now the 49ers are rolling out Shawntae Spencer, Tarell Brown and Dre Bly as their 1, 2, 3.
Brandon: The Packers special teams have been awful this season. Especially their kick and punt coverage. Do the 49ers have a dangerous return game that could cause them some problems?
Fooch: The 49ers return game is rather dreadful. Since cutting Allen Rossum, the 49ers have not had anything remotely resembling an explosive return game. RB Michael Robinson has been their primary kick returner and WR Brandon Jones has been their primary punt returner. Robinson hasn't been too bad, but nothing spectacular. And Brandon Jones? Well he's been pretty atrocious.
Brandon: Football Outsiders has the Packers D ranked No. 1 and the 49ers D ranked No. 2. I'm surprised by it since the Packers pass defense has allowed 17 passing TDs (4th worst in the NFL) and only recorded 18 sacks. Are you surprised by the 49ers high ranking? What is the biggest problem area on their defense?
Fooch: I'm not shocked by the ranking, although it certainly wasn't something I expected so quickly. The 49ers have a swarming defense that has been very solid against the run, while a bend-but-don't-break style against the pass. The biggest problem with the 49ers defense is consistency. They've had issues with the pass rush at times, and they've had issues with the secondary (particularly the safeties) at times. And yet, through all of this, they've had games where they put together impressive performances. For example, they held Peyton Manning without a passing touchdown in Indy. The problem is the consistency. If they could generate a solid pass rush, and get solid help from their secondary on a consistent basis, they could have an amazing defense.
Brandon: The Packers have surrendered a league leading 41 sacks. The 49ers have only recorded 17 sacks. Something has to give here. How are the 49ers going to attack the Packers pass protection? Do they have any speed rushers off the edge, or is their defensive line just going to bring the bull rush?
Fooch: The 49ers pass rush is questionable at best. Their two outside linebackers were meant to be the big sack guys, but those two have combined for 3.5 sacks. At the same time they've done a solid job at times getting pressure and forcing quicker throws, so it's possible they could break through for some sacks against Rodgers this week. The defensive line will force pressure as well, although again, it's not the most consistent in the world. One guy to keep an eye on throughout the game is NT Aubrayo Franklin. He's quietly put together a very solid season. He's a bigger threat in stopping the run, but he can get to the quarterback on occasion as well.
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A lot of confindence over at Niners Nation right now
Personally I think this is a good matchup for the Packers and about the worst matchup possible for the Niners.
1. The Niners lack speed on the outside of the defense at OLB and CB. Neither Jennings or Driver is a blazer but they have enough speed to have success and the return of Nelson and Finley will create mismatches in coverage.
2. Lack of speed on the Niners offense. Davis could be an issue but no one else on the offense has game changing speed to make the one or two big plays needed to win. Gore is explosive but I don’t see him having success against our LBs in the passing game and Capers will not let him beat them in the running game.
3. No weather effect for either team. A crappy raining day may have helped out the niners in slowing down the field but it looks to be a nice meaning less opportunity for an ugly game which would favor the Niners.
Without any blown kick coverages or Defensive TD’s by the Niners I don’t see how they can handle our passing game. On the other side of the ball I have zero faith in Alex Smith winning a game without a running game to beat us.
Hmm, this post look vaguely familiar...
Some people say the glass is half empty, some say half full. I say, are you going to drink that?
by BleedsbluinMI on Nov 20, 2009 1:53 PM CST up reply actions
The Packers should win, but the Niners will be a challenge
Yes, we matchup better against them compared to other teams, but there are other factors to this as well. The Packers are the home team and always play better at home. One thing many people are not aware of is how poorly the Niners have played on the road this year. They are 1-3 on the road, and their 1 win was @ Arizona. Usually, the West Coast teams have trouble on the road when traveling east. It has just been a trend.
However, the Niners are a very solid football team and we cannot be overly confident. I know we always lose in Tampa, but because they are so bad this year, we went in expecting a win. That always seems to kill us. Last year, I think the Niners would have killed us because of Frank Gore. This year, our Run D has been solid, so Gore should have a more difficult time in running the ball. If we can contain AP twice, I’m sure we should be able to stop Frank Gore.
Niners D, Ten reasons the pack will win
The Niners D is good. This is a team that can be deceptive. I mean, they lost to the Queens by a lucky TD.However I do not see them beating GB @ Home. Here’s why:
1) SF is a running team, and nobody has really been able to run consistantly against GB
2) Alex Smith VS a 3-4 — this guy has a hard enough time completing passes as it is, your looking at a guy who has never thrown more than 3000 yrds and this year has thrown 6 TDs and 6 Ints. My guess is he gets replaced at half time because of GB abusing him.
3) GB is much better at ball security
4)Ryan Grant has more rushing yards than Gore, and Matt Forte. Him and Green and Brandon Jackson will move the ball much better on the ground
5) I think capers will have a special plan for Davis, GB had a special plan for Witten and it worked.
6) Finley, period.
7) Nelson, good WR, But his returning is even better, should give us good field position
8) The Woodson factor, this guy is playing like he has ESP
9) Home crowd— the best there is
10) Aaron Rodgers, yes I said it, Aaron Rodgers. He has 17 TD’s and 5 Int’s. To put this in perspective Peyton Manning has 20 TD’s and 7 Int’s. This guy was put in a crap position, with a ton of pressure from the fans, coaches and NFL media over th Favre saga. I can’t think of a QB with more on his plate. Not only does he do his JOB, but he doesn’t bitch or cry. He has a less than stellar OL, and he doesn’t shift blame or piss and moan like other QB’s do
Disagree on one.
Number four is deceiving because Gore’s missed 3 and a half games. Gore does have a much better APC than Grant. Other than that I really can’t argue.
Lucky TD?
You weren’t watching closely enough. Great throw by Favre. Great catch by Lewis.
The 49ers are going to stuff the Pack’s run game, so Rodgers is going to have to beat them through the air. Everyone talks about Patrick Willis, but Manny Lawson and Takeo Spikes are really good LBs too. The key to this game is how well the Pack’s O-Line can protect Rodgers. If they pick up the blitzing LBs the Pack will win. If they don’t it will be a long day for Rodgers and the Packers.
I don't think you watched it close enough
Go back and watch the TD throw from the angle right behind Favre. Lewis was running behind three 49er defensive backs and Favre just threw a random bullet hoping someone would catch it. The 49ers defensive backs fell asleep and Lewis ran past all of them and made a great catch. It was lucky but Favre has always been good at being lucky so that definitely has some skill to it as well. Don’t forget the 49ers defense dropped 4 interceptions that day and one of them would have been a definite pick 6.
In regards to the Packer/49er game, Takeo Spikes is out and Manny Lawson really hasn’t done much as an OLB. He has only 8 sacks in 4 seasons but he’s solid against the run. I’d also just like to mention that Ryan Pickett has been absolutely awesome this season and has been getting some national recognition as the NT. Raji’s ankle finally is closer to normal and he played great last week and Clay Matthews has become a major impact player. I thought I’d let you know since you incessantly ripped on Pickett, Raji, and Matthews at the beginning of the season.
Nonsense
Favre looks the D Back off. He starts running to Favre’s left. Favre Throws the ball into the spot vacated. TD. He used to be your QB before you TT threw him out. Great play by a great player.
Raji is the muffin man. He hasn’t done anything this year. Quit making excuses for the guy. Pickett is average – nothing more. Matthews is better than I thought he’d be, but I never said he was bad. I did underestimate how quickly he would come along though.
BTW, GG, how did someone so poor as Lawson sack Rodgers today?
In Viking Speak
To Belarus the Moron, you give opinions that are usually false but you never have anything concrete to back them up probably because they are usually false. I also have a suspicion that you were a Packer/Favre fan and now you’re a Vikings fan but I might be wrong on that one. #1. Favre didn’t look the DB off because firstly there wasn’t just one DB there were three and secondly he was a split second away from being drilled and had to let it fly. Nice try of a justification though.
#2. Raji is 340lbs., missed the first few weeks of camp, and then suffered a high ankle sprain. Have you ever had one of those? If you weigh 140lbs. (which you probably do) it takes at least a month to get close to normal. The guy is huge and he tried playing on it for weeks. You mention Lawson being great because he had a sack, well guess who else did? Oh yeah, Raji. The guy is gonna be a beast so will just let him prove you wrong in the future since yesterday was his third really nice game in a row. But with your logical arguments you can’t ever take into account his high ankle sprain and the fact that he’s a fricken rookie also.
#3. Pickett is average? Talk to any person who covers the Packers and they will tell you that Woodson and Pickett are the two best players on the Packers defense this year. Yeah, a defense that is ranked in the top 5. How did your boy AP do running against Pickett twice this season? First game: 2.2 ypc. Second game: 3.9 ypc with a 33 yard run that upped that average. Well Pickett must still suck because Frank Gore had only 17 yards on 6 carries after he broke a long one on the very first drive. But lets not let stats and the actual way Pickett has been playing great get into the way of you once again calling him average.
#4. You did say Matthews was bad along with Raji and then changed your stripes around or after the time he stripped your boy AP for a TD. So don’t lie about that one.
#5. When did I ever say Lawson was poor, douche bag? You said Manny Lawson and Takeo Spikes are really good LB’s when Spikes wasn’t even playing and Lawson was drafted as a pass rusher and has a total of 9 sacks now in 4 seasons. Matthews will probably finish this year with more sacks his rookie season than Lawson has had in four seasons. I said he’s solid against the run, which he is, and he isn’t a good pass rusher, which I’m correct about so nice Lawson had a sack thrown in there. You’re unathletic self could sack Rodgers this season if you just lineup over Colledge or whoevers playing RT.
Poor Misinformed GGGamer
Your juvenile defensiveness and name calling is a very telling sign that you have no idea what you are talking about when it comes to football. If you can’t argue your points intelligently, you should give up posting.
1. Not only did Favre look off the safety floating in the back of the endzone, he also pump faked left. When he looked left, the safety went left to double Lewis. It gave Lewis an edge to go behind that safety who had to do a 180, and dive across Lewis to try to deflect the pass. Favre had a window about the size of a postage stamp to put the ball into from 45 yards and he did it. Go to NFL.com and watch the play again, particularly the angle from behind Favre. I have attached the link so that anyone else reading this can watch it and see how wrong you are about the play. It was an amazing pass by an amazing player. http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-cant-miss-plays/09000d5d812f33ea/WK-3-Can-t-Miss-Play-Favre-s-game-winner .
I expect you won’t care if I think it was an amazing throw, so here’s a link to what Mike Martz thought about the play on the NFL Coaches program on NFL Network: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-total-access/09000d5d81301038/Favre-s-magic . I think your perspective must have been clouded by tears of frustration upon realizing what TT did to your team.
2. Raji is a muffin man, and your rant proves my point about people making excuses for him. A high ankle sprain in August is your excuse. Go ahead and keep on excusing BJ. The guy has had almost 4 months to heal. He’s played in 8 games, has 10 tackles, 3 assists and 1 sack. I am not impressed with your first round pick when I compare his stats to those of another defensive rookie Brian Cushing, who has 54 tackles, 34 assists and 1.5 sacks. In fact, I’d say Raji has been a bust so far. I expect you to say something inane like Cushing is a LB so the comparison isn’t valid. Okay, how about Kevin Williams in his rookie year: 36 tackles, 15 assists and 10.5 sacks. More proof? Look up the stats of two other 2009 rookie DTs named Terrance Knighton and Desmond Bryant.
3. Pickett is tied for 285th for tackles by a defensive player in the NFL. He has 27 (20 tackles, 7 assists, 0 sacks). If he had more tackles or any sacks at all, I would rate Pickett higher. But as is, he is putting up very average numbers this season.
4. Go back and re-post any comment that I made saying Matthews was poor. You won’t be able to do it because I never said it. What I have said repeatedly is that Matthews is not ready to be an huge impact player yet. I used to say that about Raji too. Now I am not sure whether he will mature into a good player or not. But I don’t want to muddy the waters here, so sticking with Matthews … nice player and will be a very good player. Once again however, when I compare Matthews stats to Cushing’s stats I believe my assessment of Clay is correct. I already know that you won’t trust me on this one, so here is a link to Pro Football Scout.com where the top rookies of 2009 are ranked. You’ll see that Matthews is ranked 18th, right about where I thought he would be. At least he made the list because Raji didn’t. http://profootball.scout.com/2/921500.html
5. See there you go with the name calling again. The trouble is that you aren’t even very good at it. Douche bag is a name I remember calling people in Junior High School. I think it’s pretty funny if that’s the best you got, so feel free to post these things online and continue making an a$$ of yourself. Maybe you aren’t that far removed from Jr High, at least intellectually and emotionally speaking. I also thought it was hilarious that Lawson got a sack just hours after you made light of his dubious career sack totals. I’d say that’s a case of you opening your mouth and inserting your foot.
BTW
add on to point # 1 above: The safety is # 26, Mark Roman. The spot in the video to look at is 1:04 – 1:15.
I love it
#1. I have the game saved on my DVR. It was a lucky and skillful pass all in one. If the 49ers did their jobs on the play, Favre would’ve thrown his second pick of the day or the 49ers would’ve dropped their fifth opportunity to intercept him again. Also, listening to Mike Martz opinion is like listening to Matt Millen tell us what GM’s should be doing on ESPN.
#2. No you can’t compare Cushing to Raji. I’m so unknowledgeable supposedly, but you obviously can’t realize the difference between a 3-4 defensive lineman whose only job is to occupy blockers and an OLB in a 4-3 system whose primary goal is to make plays next to Demeco Ryans. You just compared an OLB to a 3-4 DE/NT. Wow. You then make a comparison with Kevin Williams who played the Warren Sapp role in the Vikings 4-3 tampa copy defense his rookie year and never had a high ankle sprain to deal with.
Plus 4 months? More like 2 months. Raji missed the first few weeks of camp and then sprained his ankle in the last pre-season game. He’s been playing well since the Tampa game two weeks ago. The Packer beat writers and defensive coaches also tell us that he is still laboring on it because it has yet to fully heal. You obviously have no idea how long it takes a high ankle sprain to heal because we are still talking about it with you. I killed my ankle six years ago, tearing ligaments and such, and it still bothers me to this day if I play long and hard on it. But it is all wait and see. I’m confident he will be really good and your not so will just have to see, but to compare him (an injured NT) to a healthy OLB is ridiculous. And I’ll get to this comment next but a 3-4 DE and especially a 3-4 NT is never ever gonna have outstanding stats (especially when making a stupid comparison to an OLB) so your statistical rants hold no water.
#3. As just mentioned above, Ryan Pickett is a fricken NT in a 3-4 defense and you bring up his stats. Vince Wilfork is considered by some to be the best NT in the league and he has the same exact stats as Pickett. 23 with 7 assists and no sacks. Your point that Pickett has no sacks absolutely shows that your knowledge of football is extremely lacking. Go look at the stats of every NT in the league. Wilfork averages one sack a season. Jamal Williams has 13 sacks in 12 seasons. Haloti Ngata is playing all around the d-line this season and he only as half a sack. Ronald Fields has 0 sacks. Casey Hampton has a career high with 2 sacks right now and he only has 7.5 sacks in a decade at NT for Pittsburgh. The only stat that matters for a 3-4 DE or NT is the opponents rushing numbers. Looks to me like Pickett has been absolutely killing in that area this year. You actually brought up stats for a NT. Wow once again.
#4. You did post that Matthews was poor at the outset of the season. You then changed your opinion and said he was solid and then admitted to changing your opinion of him. Nothing more needs to be said. The guy is gonna be really good and I’m happy about that.
In regards to Cushing and Matthews, Matthews didn’t even start the first four games of the season and he now has 4 sacks and about the same amount of fumble recoveries. I’m not taking anything away from Cushing because he looks like a really good player also, but wait, why are we making all of these comparisons to Cushing? Oh yeah because he has great stats for a rookie and even though he plays in a different scheme and a different position than Raji and Matthews you are trying to make their accomplishments seem worse. I get it now. Matthews is a beat against the run, pass rushing, and in pass coverage and he’s only gonna get better since he only started one year in college. The guy already has won rookie of the week honors twice and I don’t think Cushing has yet to win that honor. Hmmm. Very interesting. He’s also the only defensive rookie to take that honor. He must really be that much worse than Cushing.
#5. I think I called people douche bags in middle school as well and I’ll continue to if you keep acting like one. I guess if I’m salty about Manny Lawson getting a sack against the Packers awesome offensive line, you should then be salty inturn for Raji getting a sack as well. The only difference is that is Lawson’s job and not Raji’s and Raji still got one. I think your case is a little bit stronger for foot in the mouth.
I love it more
#1. Then watch the play on your DVR. I attached the link for everyone else to view. Either way they and I know it was a skillful pass and you are wrong. Also, just to make sure I am straight on Mike Martz’s opinion… I am supposed to trust your opinion more than the architect of the Greatest Show On Turf offense. You may be bordering on delusional.
#2. Let’s not compare Kevin Williams or Brian Cushing to Raji. Let’s compare rookie NTs Terrance Knighton and Desmond Bryant. One is a 3rd round pick and one was undrafted. Both are out performing BJ this season. How about Jimmy Kennedy, a 30 year old nomad DT the Vikes picked up last season? Jimmy has had a much more limited role with the Vikings this season than Raji has had with the Pack, but he has almost as many tackles as BJ and 3 sacks. So far Raji has been very unimpressive but you keep making excuses. Just please quit talking about his 4 month old high ankle sprain. It sounds whiney.
#3. You said it.
But lets not let stats and the actual way Pickett has been playing great get into the way of you once again calling him average
I did bring up his stats because YOU challenged me too. Then when I do you criticize me. Do you see how you are?
Ryan Pickett is a fricken NT in a 3-4 defense and you bring up his stats.
IMO Ryan Pickett is an average 3-4 NT, but he is still miles ahead of Raji. Since you brought up the 3-4, I think it’s important to remember that Ryan was a fine DT in the 4-3. He had 48 tackles and 1.5 sacks last year. Back in September I told you and others on this site that the Packers have the wrong personnel for the 3-4. Fast forward to last week when many Packer fans posting at ACME were ready to jetison Aaron Kampman. Wow, you guys are fickle. I think the Vikes would love to add Aaron Kampman and Ryan Pickett to their 4-3 DL where they fit. If you two guys read this, we’d love to have you here in Minneapolis.
#4. Find it, post it, and you win. You can’t because it didn’t happen. Until then, you may as well begin this arguement with “Once upon a time in a land far far away”. As far as the Cushing comparison, your excuses aren’t worth responding to. Matthews is rated the 18th best rookie. There are 16 players between him and Cushing.
#5. So your definition of douche bag is anyone that has an opinion different than yours, and states it anywhere you may hear it or come across it.
I think I called people douche bags in middle school as well and I’ll continue to if you keep acting like one
I feel for your friends, spouse, etc… You just keep sticking your foot in your mouth and people will disagree with you. Then you will call them douche bags and it will escalate from there. Then you turn bitter. Good luck.
You're Special
#1. We aren’t talking about what Mike Martz said about the final throw. I said Favre had a bad game until the last pass and he did. If you watch the game and not the last pass that you put up there, you will see Favre didn’t play well. I even said “outside of the last play” so why do you keep bringing up the last play?
#2. You still still still don’t understand the difference between a 3-4 NT and a 4-3 DT. If you did you wouldn’t call Knighton and Bryant NT’s because, well they aren’t. You then show your knowledge by stating that Jimmy Kennedy has a much smaller role than Raji when Raji didn’t even play the first month and just had his first game with more than 20 plays. Just genious. And in regards to not using his high ankle sprain as an excuse, I guess Bob Sanders sucks because he’s been hurt as well. I guess Brian Urlacher sucks because he broke his wrist.
#3. Pickett’s stats are the same as every other elite NT in the league so what else can I really say. You comparing Pickett to a 4-3 DT isn’t helping your cause.
#4. http://www.nfl.com/partner/story?id=09000d5d81443265&partnerType=rookies
Matthews has won rookie of the week twice. Only defensive player to win it at all. I don’t see Cushings name on there, do you?
#5. No a douche bag isn’t someone who disagrees with me, I douche bag is someone who up until this point has repeatedly compared different positions and still seems to think that 4-3 DT’s are the same thing as 3-4 NT’s.
Not even close
I think your perspective must have been clouded by tears of frustration upon realizing what TT did to your team.
I forgot to comment to this bull sh#! comment. Favre is playing great this season and I am surprised up until this point but once you guys get booted out of the playoffs it won’t matter how good the regular season was.
I’m sure an extremely large majority of Packer fans are absolutely ecstatic about Rodgers and Thompson’s decision was absolutely the correct one. Rodgers will be good for another decade and Favre might be good for at best one more season so I definitely never shed a tear. Good luck with TJack for the future. I’m very happy with Rodgers.
Oh, it will definitely matter how good the regular season was
If Brett takes us into the playoffs and we lose, we won’t be like the fair weather Packer fans who complain that he is no good in the post season even though he won them a Super Bowl.
We’ll remember that the Vikes swept the Packers! Swept them away!
And one more Finally
In regards to Pickett not having any sacks at the NT position where they supposedly come in bunches in your hilarious opinion. I forgot to add Shaun Rogers. He is the most athletic of the NT’s and in seven seasons with the Lions playing DT in their 4-3 he had 29 sacks. This season as Cleveland’s 3-4 NT, he has all of one sack. I think I’ve stated my point enough so next time don’t bring up a NT’s sack numbers and overall statistics as a legitimate argument for their play. It makes you sound unintelligent.
So unless you want to tell me that Casey Hampton, Vince Wilfork, Jamal Williams, and Shaun Rogers all suck or are average as you say, just note that along with Pickett every single one of them averages about 3 tackles a game and 1 sack a season across the board. Please become more informed.
Gee you're still talking
You are like the guy at the bar that everyone eventually moves away from. Cliff Clavern comes to mind. It isn’t that he was right or wrong. He just wouldn’t stop yapping.
It's funny
That you keep comparing 3-4 NT’s to 4-3 DT’s and you try to sound football-smart. I bring up the stats of the best NT’s in the league and they compare exactly to Pickett’s but you call me Cliff Clavern instead of making a valid point.
make that 4-3 DTs
but that doesn’t matter. Bryant is a backup who’s stats are better than Raji’s. You wanted stats, and you got them. I’d say Raji is a bust so far. A 4 month old ankle sprain,and 13 tackles in 10 games is what you are defending. What a joke.
Oh it doesn't matter?
It clearly shows that you don’t know what you’re talking about. You are comparing a 3-4 defensive lineman to a 4-3 defensive lineman once again and you don’t even realize it.
You can exaggerate Raji’s ankle sprain by continuing to say 4 months when it’s been 2 months and you can talk about his 13 tackles and 1 sack but you once again lie and say it’s been in 10 games when it’s all come in the last few. You can obviously tell you’ve never been an athlete so what else can we say?
Wow
I’ve just realized that you are completely crazy and have no actual idea what you are talking about.
The Jacksonville Jaguars run a 4-3 defense and Knighton starts next to John Henderson with Williams and Harvey at DE’s. How can Knighton be a 3-4 NT when he’s a 4-3 DT? He can’t.
The Oakland Raiders also run a 4-3 defense and Bryant is behind Warren and Tommy Kelly.
You are a dummy.
Again
Great stuff Brandon; gives me stuff to look out for during the game.
Prediction? Really, really tight I feel. A low score win is what I’m assuming/praying for…
Mental
This game will test the Packers Will to win… In other words their mental toughness! THe Niners seem to have a way of forcing other teams to play the game the way the Niners want. The Pack will have to have their heads in the game, all game! THe Niners get this trait from Singletary.
Can the Packers play another quality game following the Dallazz beatdown? Can they match the mental toughness the Niners bring to the game? If they do they will have beaten another NFC playoff hopeful/contender and solidified themselves as a front runner for a wild card playoff spot!
As usual in November, each and every game is beginning to take on make or break significance! How the Packers respond will go a long way in showing if McCarthy has the ability to lead this team beyond just making the playoffs!!!
Can the Packers score more than 17 points?
If they can they will win. I see absolutely no way that the 49ers offense can generate more than 17 points. I’m iffy about the Packers going into every single game but I’m as confident as I’ve ever been going into a game with my prediction that the 49ers cannot score more than 17 points against the Packers defense.
That’s not to say that the Packers are gonna win, but I’m sold that the 49ers offense will be in the 6-13 point range. The only way I think the 49ers put up more than 17 points is if they have a defensive touchdown and/or some huge kickoff returns that directly set up scores. The reason I’m so confident is because the 49ers have Vernon Davis and Frank Gore and nothing else. The front seven of the Packers will handle Gore and Woodson + committee will handle Vernon Davis.
crap
come on GGGamer, you know NOT to be so confident about the Pack.
Every time you do that (or anyone does that) they lose!!
Just say we are probably going to lose and walk away slowly…
My Bad lol
However I didn’t say they were gonna win though so that should clear me a little bit. I could see them losing 13 to 17 or something along those lines but I’m still extremely confident that the 49ers won’t get past 17 points without some major mishaps from the Packers.
I mean let’s face it, the 49ers played really good the first 4 weeks of the season and since then they’ve scored 10 against an average defense in Atlanta that gives up about 22 a game, an average 21 against Houston who gives up 21 a game, 14 against the Colts with a good defense, 27 against a terrible 30th ranked Titans defense that is giving up over 28 points a game, and only 10 against the below average Bears defense that is giving up over 22 a game. And outside of their thrashing of the Rams, their best offensive games early in the season were topped out in the low 20’s.
So if you look at there schedule, they put up solid points against bad defenses and don’t do a lot of scoring against good defenses. They rank 22nd in the league and that takes into account the huge spike in scoring average they got from the Titans and Rams 29th and 30th rank defenses. So I’m gonna cross my fingers and still predict that the Packers defense won’t allow more than 17 points. Who knows how their special teams will fare though…
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