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I don't think Niners are going to have another touchdown this year. :shakehead:

dochira,

I'm as greedy and as impatient as you. Touchdowns? Hell, I want to see the rest of the league wetting themselves again when they find out the Niners are coming to town.

But that's gonna take a while.

I won't be watching with an eye toward wins or playoff berths any time in the near future, but there is some interesting stuff going on this week.

The papers seem fascinated with the fact that Dorsey is starting.

But for me, the interesting news is that Clement has finally been benched, and Rookie Adam Snyder will get the start at Left Tackle.

Cal, Stanford and UCLA fans should remember Snyder. He spent years making Cal, Stanford and UCLA defenses look lame and weak while he was at Oregon.

He won't step in and look like the next John Hannah, but it will be interesting to see how he plays.

The other move is the promise of David Baas spliting time with Newberry at Center. I think Baas is as close to a Newberry clone as dammit. Only healthy. So I can't wait to see him play. In a perfect world he would have started at Guard for a season while he found his feet. But the Niners sure don't live in a perfect world anymore.

It's sad, because I've been a Newberry fan since he walked onto the field as a Guard at Cal... But I think he's done.

We ain't winning anything, so it's time for these guys to get some playing time. To find out where they actually are compared to real live NFL players.

Oh, and we might also see Marcus Maxwell in at WR. I like this kid, but only because I'm sentimental. He's a local kid. Went to a J.C. that I taught at for 5 years (not at the same time) and went on to an undistinguished career at Oregon.

But he's 6'4", wicked fast, and the part that makes me like him most is that two different teams have tried to sign him off our practise squad this year, and he turned both down saying he wanted to play for the Niners.

(I said I was sentimental, didn't I?)

Anyway, Battle screwed up his knee again, so Maxwell has been put on the active roster and will probably see some playing time.

The kid has great physical tools. Now it's time to see just how good a coach Jerry Sullivan really is.

Niners almost pulled off an upset, but at least they made Seattle work for that "W"...

Yow, that Colt-Bengals game was a shootout. Looks like the Colt defense is still vulnerable, particularly the secondary... :sweat:

I didn't see the Niners or Colts game. Both were exciting to watch huh?

Gotta watch the sports news to see some footage of the game now :sweat:

K.T.Tran wrote:I didn't see the Niners or Colts game. Both were exciting to watch huh?

They didn't show the Niner game down here and only the tail end of the Colt-Bengal game... :puppydog:

We got to see the Raider-Redskin, Charger-Bill, and Giant-Eagle games...

bmwracer wrote:
They didn't show the Niner game down here and only the tail end of the Colt-Bengal game... :puppydog:

We got to see the Raider-Redskin, Charger-Bill, and Giant-Eagle games...

Ohh.... :shamefulcry:
Didn't watch all of the Raider's game. I expected them to lose.
I'm guessing the Bills won and the Giant beat the Eagles :mrgreen:

K.T.Tran wrote:I'm guessing the Bills

Wrong.

Drew Brees lit up the lowly Bills: Chargers won going away, 48-10. :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
Wrong.

Drew Brees lit up the lowly Bills: Chargers won going away, 48-10. :hehe:

WHOA!!!!!! so one sided.
Cool Cool :mrgreen:
Chargers likely to do well in the Playoffs at the rate their team is doing?

K.T.Tran wrote:WHOA!!!!!! so one sided.
Cool Cool :mrgreen:
Chargers likely to do well in the Playoffs at the rate their team is doing?

They've still gotta qualify for the playoffs: they're only 6-4.

Redskins are next in Washington.

bmwracer wrote:
They've still gotta qualify for the playoffs: they're only 6-4.

Redskins are next in Washington.

oh. I hope they can win majority of their remaining gmaes.

That sounds like a good game to watch :mrgreen:

Yaooo-za!

Okay, 27 Seahawks 25 Niners isn't a win.

And I don't believe in "moral victories".

But the game, even though it was a loss... felt like a success.

Like they've finally managed to put the air brakes on this downward spiral they've been in.

Hmmm. What a shock. Adam Snyder held down the left tackle spot as if he'd been playing there for years. Oh yeah, that is where he played in College, and ended up winning every award a Pac 10 lineman can win.

And Mo Hicks totally out played Kevan Barlow... just like he has every other time he's ever been allowed on the field.

Oh well. No point in giving the coaches grief when I feel this good.

Boy am I a happy Niner fan.

I'd be happier with a win... but right now I'm just happy to see the young guys compete like they belong.

At long last, the Niners score a touchdown...two to boot. But it was exciting football.

I'm not a betting man (most of the time), but I predict a record of at least 5-11. They'll play Tennessee, Arizona, and Houston at some point. The Niners should win those games. Heck, they could even take out Seattle, but that game will be away.

Geezer wrote:And Mo Hicks totally out played Kevan Barlow... just like he has every other time he's ever been allowed on the field.

and gore would have outlpayed barlow as well, if he would have played. man i was hoping they get that 2 pt conversion.

dochira,

I'm hoping for 4. Wins that is. On the season.

And I did the same thing. Right after the game I went to the schedule to check to see if there are any winable games left.

The Titans are as bad as the Niners. Houston stinks. Arizona stinks.

But the Seahawks away? The Jaguars away? The Rams away? Rough.

Since I'm damned near giddy after a 27-25 loss, obviously I'll take whatever I can get.

niko2x

Gore has outplayed Barlow every time he's gotten on the field. Unfortunately he injured his groin in warm-ups before yesterday's game and was inactive. (I'll be a very happy guy when Gore takes over as the starter next year.)

You never know how good a guy like Hicks will be once opposing teams have a chance to see some film on him, and prepare properly for him.

But I have never been a Barlow fan. So I'm all for anyone who outplays him.

Geezer wrote:dochira,

I'm hoping for 4. Wins that is. On the season.

They should get four, no....five wins. All those games are winnable, and they should. At least it'll show the us fans that progress is slowly being made.

And it's great to see those touchdowns. Providean gets to finally donate some money to the kids. ($500/TD)

Dochira,

I'm doing the greedy thing again.

I'm hoping we win 2 out of the 3 winnable games.

I'm also hoping we don't drop out of the top 3 in the draft.

If ever the Niners needed to trade out of the top ten to get some extra picks, this is the year.

This year there will be at least 3 guys that GMs and coaches will be horney to get their hands on. Bush, Leinart, and Ferguson.

I'd trade an extra win this year for a second first rounder in the draft.

Geezer wrote:Dochira,

I'm doing the greedy thing again.

I'm hoping we win 2 out of the 3 winnable games.

I'm also hoping we don't drop out of the top 3 in the draft.

If ever the Niners needed to trade out of the top ten to get some extra picks, this is the year.

This year there will be at least 3 guys that GMs and coaches will be horney to get their hands on. Bush, Leinart, and Ferguson.

I'd trade an extra win this year for a second first rounder in the draft.

There was some people calling to the sports talk show this morning that the Niners should "throw" the remaining games to get one of the top pick. Their reasoning? They showed yesterday that there are signs of growth. With a top pick, they would have the bargaining chips for the other teams. But I don't know how you would be able to throw a game against Houston, Tennessee, and Arizona without looking obvious.

For us... the fans... talking about throwing games and getting lots and lots of extra draft picks is lots of fun.

For players and coaches... it's career suicide.

And in reality... it's a very bad idea. Being a Warrior fan, you have to remember Nelly's habit of working for losses once it was clear that the team wasn't going anywhere.

He got some high draft picks, but he also created a culture of losing. Losing just became an attitude, a habit in Warrior land, and no matter who we drafted, their careers bottomed out.

Until, of course, they went to other teams, and suddenly became all stars.

That happened over and over with the Warriors.

Losing is easier than winning. And if losing is acceptable... and you're gonna get paid anyway... you go on losing.

I'm a fan. I want those high draft picks. I want to see my team stocked to the gils with stars.

But I was very happy to see how ticked off and depressed the Niners were after losing last week's game.

At Nick Saban's press conference yesterday the head coach of the Dolphins said it was important that he find out which players could play for him and getting those players he believes in to get better. He then said that at this point in time, the final score i.e. winning doesn't matter. I wonder what the owner who is paying Saban millions of dollars and the Dolphin fans who are shelling out millions of dollars to support their team think about this?

K.T.Tran wrote:

WHOA!!!!!! so one sided.
Cool Cool :mrgreen:
Chargers likely to do well in the Playoffs at the rate their team is doing?

The Chargers are playing well, but they have a brutal remaining schedule. It will be tough for them to make the playoffs this year because they are 2 games behind Denver in the AFC West and 2 games behind Pittsburgh and Jacksonville for the wild card. All 3 of those teams have an easier remaining schedule than the Chargers. The coaching staff has done a good job recently and should deservedly get a lot of credit for the success of the team; however, should the Chargers fall short, blame should also be placed squarely on Schottenheimer and his offensive staff for doing such a horrible job in the first 2 games of the season which resulted in losses that should never have happened if the offensive staff had done even a halfway decent job.