Comments on: Oliver Waived

By: loser

loser — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:35:45 +0000

facci, you are 1000% correct. it is finally great to see someone who actually has a head on their shoulders. this is also something that i have tried to constantly explain to other fans.

By: MSouza

MSouza — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:24:45 +0000

I saw it, it definitely wasn’t impressive but I have seen other interviews with him and he seems very articulate in those. I think it was just a bad interview.

By: facci

facci — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:19:26 +0000

That isn’t anything, have you ever heard CB Lester Hayes of the old school Raiders, talk? Now that blew me out.

By: Ryan The 1st

Ryan The 1st — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:19:49 +0000

Let’s hope he doesn’t get interviewed any time soon. That didn’t sound like he knew what he was talking about. The guy kept asking him questions and he kept bumbling his answers and sounding really dumb.

By: Ryan The 1st

Ryan The 1st — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:16:57 +0000

did you see vernon davis on Rome is Burning? He didn’t sound too bright.

By: facci

facci — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:09:43 +0000

Lotti901: Melvin Oliver, is a second, nothing more, like someone said, he doesn’t have the strength to play at down lineman in a 3-4 defense. Numbers also play out in these senarios. But everytime that I see a {get rid of Alex Smith, hater} I sit back and say to myself,”Here’s another lame, that knows everyones name, but knows nothing about the game”. Alex Smith started out with the West Coast offense, his first year. #1 WCO coordinator, Mike McCarthy left for Green Bay. The second year, #2 Norv Turner comes in with his Verticle Passing Offense, but only had smaller, agile, athletic lineman, drafted for The West Coast offense, a three step drop, 7-yrd. pass, 65 yrds.after catch offense. But Turner inhereted the same problem in SF, that got him fired in Oakland. In Oakland he inhereted Gruden/Callahans WCO offensive roster, the lineman stunk in that offense. Verticle means, big strong lineman who can maul at the point of attack, the ball needs to get downfield, which means when holding blocks longer, you need ballers like they have now. In SF, Turner had a surprise, he didn’t have in Oakland, named Frank Gore. who gave him enough running game to complement, a shot out passing game with receivers who dropped balls, and couldn’t get seperation [Gilmore, Jackson, Taylor]in the passing game. So the miracle of 6-10 happens. 2007 comes and the 49ers fans expect more/better, they hand Jim Hostler, a position coach, the reigns to Turner’s verticle offense. But the offensive line started to leak like a seive, Nolan found that Hostler, didn’t have Turners imaginative play calling ability in the clutch. Alex Smith goes on IR, the rest of the year with arm and shoulder problems, because the offensive bums, they finally purged at season’s end[Kwame Harris/Justin Smiley]. Hostler gets canned , and Nolan brings in Ted Tollner, an old school OC, who took and reshuffled the offensive blocking schemes and assignments, that made Shaun Hill look like the second coming of Joe Montana. You all jumped on the Hill wagon. Hill, couldn’t hold a light to Alex Smith, in anything that has to do with quarterbacking, Alex needs work/practice on his technique, which Mike Martz has had him working on since Martz arrived. Finally, the San Francisco 49ers have purged the last of their WCO offensive roster inhereted from the Mariucci/Ericsson years. Eric Heitmann is the only WC offensive lineman left on the roster. So Mr lottie901, three(3) different offensive coordinators, in three(3)different years. Three(3) different offenses to learn, with the wrong size offensive lineman to protect him. In three(3)years he’s had only three(3)skilled receivers, in Vernon Davis, Antonio Bryant, and our guy Arnez Battle to throw to since arriving. Players have got to fit the teams philosophy, schemes and temperment. Martz has new(For SF)passing routes, new blocking schemes, and Martz thinks Alex could be the best of all his QBS, with his talent. Martz’ offense is a read and react offense. He has Alex throwing to areas, instead of to receivers. [I sure hope you're able to understand what I talking about]., It’s up to the wide receiver to be where he’s suppose to be, instead of Alex holding on to the ball too long, and getting himself hurt like he has been since arrivingin SF. No lottie901, you have yourself on a bullshit tip, and should get real about what you don’t know.

By: Goldsmith 49

Goldsmith 49 — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:04:45 +0000

Melvin Oliver had a good rookie season for the niners. I believe he was let go because he fits in a 4-3 defense. He was unfortunately a victim of a numbers game. Since the 49ers run a 3-4 defense they cannot carry more than 6 or 7 defensive lineman. The defensive lineman that will make the 53 man roster includes; Justin Smith(DE), Isaac Sopoaga(DE), and Aubrayo Franklin at NT, as starters. The backup lineman includes Ronald Fields(NT), Ray McDonald(DE), and Kentwan Balmer(DE/DT). If we keep 7 defensive lineman Joe Cohen(NT) has a good chance of making the roster. The defensive ends in a 3-4 need to be big(290+). Melvin Oliver weighs about 280. I know that Justin Smith do not fit the description but the 49ers plan on using him as a rush linebacker. Melvin Oliver will fit better with a team that runs a 4-3 defense. I am glad that the team let him go early in the process so that he will have an opportunity to hook up with another team.

By: MSouza

MSouza — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:13:26 +0000

Justin Smith at DE and Soap at UT

By: Forensics187

Forensics187 — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:24:35 +0000

So who are the two DE’s that look like they will start as of now? Anyone have a clue or at least an educated guess?

By: ninerfaithful

ninerfaithful — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:45:46 +0000

well looks like balmer has a number in the 90’s now
but still sucks melvin is gone hope he signs with a afc team