2-5 On The Horizon?
Since it’s apparent that we are all going to be subject to another week of Mike Nolan on the sidelines for the 49ers I suppose it’s time to look at the upcoming game. I really see no discernable way for San Francisco to win this game not because it’s against the defending Super Bowl champs and is in New York to boot. No, the most glaring reason I see another loss this week is because once again Nolan will prove to everyone that it’s a miracle on some Jesus Christ turning water into wine level that he still on the team payroll. I would think that since Jesus is actually playing for the team (he might actually be Judas the way he has been playing this season) that he of all people would see the need to crucify the man, perhaps having Nolan take his place as bearer of our sins. Not likely to happen though, no matter how many times he shows the world that he has no place leading a football team.
I fail to see how this is as complicated as it is… there are literally maybe five people who think Nolan should continue as head coach of the 49ers and three of them are in the man’s immediate family. I say three because at leasthalf of the six members in his household have to feel the same way that thousands of others do. Maybe the oldest daughter can get on the horn to the York’s and speak her piece about why her father should be relieved of duty as soon as possible as she is growing weary of being ridiculed by her peers.
Nolan has done his worst to keep his job and while the effort has perhaps been there it’s simply not cutting the mustard. If that was the only factor in determining which NFL head coaches kept or lost their jobs over the years then men like Rich Kotite, Ray Rhodes and Art Shell would all still be gainfully employed as head coaches in this league. Getting a A for effort so to speak isn’t something that generally happens in the NFL and in fact I can’t recall to many head coaches who were allowed to retain their jobs after posting an 16-38 record after almost four seasons in charge. Even with this record, if a firing is going to happen it most likely will not be until after the teams bye week at the earliest or after the season ends at the latest. So let’s look at this week’s matchup.
New York is a team which is highly adept at the pass rush and is tied for sixth in the league with 15 sacks on the season. They might not be as fearsome as they were last year but they are still a formidable opponent and one which should be in the 49ers backfield all day long. The key to this game is Frank Gore. I know, what else is new? One would hope that the coaches would see the Giants ranking of 12th in run defense and that they are giving up an average of almost 95 yards per game on the ground. Gore had that many yards rushing through three quarters last week against the Eagles who boast the 10th ranked run defense. If the ground game is working this week, stay with it. It’s that simple, especially if they are somehow fortunate enough to hold a lead late in the game.
On defense the 49ers have looked suspect and unable to get off the field on third down, not much has changed it would seem. I have heard the comment that this season the situation has flip-flopped, meaning that last year it was offensive woes that crippled this team and the defense which shined. This is somewhat of a misnomer in that the defense ranked 25th overall last season, the fact is that the offense was so historically bad that it made the defense seem better then it really was. This can be attributed to personnel of course however the one glaring fact is that there is talent on this roster, they just need the right schemes and coaching to bring it all together.
I suppose after last Mondays thrashing at the hands of the Browns that anything is possible and the 49ers might have a chance at winning this game. Still though, whatever chance exists, it is in all likelihood extremely minute. Hostile crowd, good team on both sides of the ball and the fact that they actually play the game to win and not to lose probably means that San Francisco will be saddled with a 2-5 record come Monday morning.
Stranger things have happened though… we’ll see.
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Yep..just saw Schefter's report. However, wouldn't be surprised to have the team go this route as to not affect FA ...
its just a leave of absence for a personal matter 
I believe the reason has to be VERY personal because professionally speaking it would make zero cents to let your ...
I got an idea..
we should just let O’Sullivan play three quarters..n then bench him the 4th quarter..we coulda had 2 more wins than we have now if we did that =P
Better yet why dont we tell our O-Line that a full game is 3 quarters and not 4.
Well sarah i reread my post and i didnt say anything about the Hall of Fame for Martz.Im very glad your smart enough to know that Martz won a SB with the Rams.Im impressed.And he was let go from the Rams because he was having heart problems.He was let go from the Lions because he wasn’t gettin along with the head coach not because of performance problems.So your saying we shouldnt bring in coaches that have been let go from other teams.So the Broncos should not have picked up Shannahan,or the Bucs shouldn’t have picked up Gruden,or better yet maybe the Patriots should never have hired Belichick when the Browns fired him in 96.What a fucken moron.Man or women,boy or girl,whatever,your an idiot.Get lost asshole.
Adam.. good point about the coaches.. so what if theyre let go by a team.. doesnt mean theyre a bad coach. Sarah, first of all, why do you use a bitches name if you really are a dude? Are you some kind of sick perverted transvestite whore? Hahaha.. man whatever you are, you dont know shit about football so quit trying already. I mean your comments are so stupid it just makes me laugh. How are you going to come out of nowhere in week 7 and start talking shit? Where the fuck were you all these weeks were you hiding in the closet like a little bitch that you are? All of a sudden you want to storm into this site and act like you can school everybody on here when in reality your sounding like an idiot whos never watched an NFL game before. So keep breast feeding those retarded children you got and go fuck a pittbul with lipstick bitch.
Yea bitch when you get back to Alaska maybe you can have one of those eskimos hook up an antenna in your igloo so you can maybe catch one of the 49er games down there. Do us all a favor, stay off the internet and stay off this site.
Hey I know how we can win against the Giants! Run the ball and go out and vote! hahahaha… hey whos famous quote is that?
I dont know sounds familiar though.. LOL.. is it that bitch Sarah who says she knows football? What a fucking idiot.
Another thing clown.. I never said Martz was a hall of fame coach.. I just said I wouldnt mind having him as a head coach dipshit. Your such a fucking idiot I dont know why I even waste my time with your sorry ass.
Hey Adam for the record Gruden was traded, and its true that Martz had heart problems in St. Louis but he was let go due to his offensive scheme, and anyways although he has done well he lost us games due to getting away from the run, Joe you even said it yourself if I recall right.
Billy, I never said that, you got the wrong person. I did question not running much but I never blamed it on the losses or even bitched about it. Martz is the OC and I think hes doing a pretty good job.
By the way, im not claiming to be a baseball expert but didnt Sarah “the transvestite” Palin say she was going to go watch the Red Sox lose? Hahaha.. I guess you know your baseball inside and out too huh dipshit?
I heard today on the radio tht in November the santa clara people voting to vote whether or notthe 49ers will build the stadium there, if tht doesnt happen the yorks maybe in 2011 or 2012 the Yorks will move the team down to L.A. and be called La 49ers if santa clara doesnt vote on having the stadium there
F U C K T H E Y O R K S !
Yeah fuckface Gomez I am the stupid one. Antbody that reads you and your buddy Adam49’s posts need no explanation of how stupid you 2 really are. Your friends know it to. You are getting a free pass for some reason but that does not change the fact that anybody who knows the 49ers as well as you to dont even deserve to be fans.
Todays lesson for all my dumb mother fucking Gomez lovers is: What is the 49ers record when Frank Gore has 20+ carries in a game? Gomez you dont have to answer because you will just make something up and act like you know when you really have no clue. Man if we had Martz and Dilfer together last year on the same team we definately would have won thats 2 Superbowls Dumbfuck Adam49 you condradict yourself on here an awful lot too. Yeah Martz is doing a fine job it takes multiple weeks to get VD the ball via screens and the mis use of Gore is fucking disgusting. The 2 biggest play makers on the team and we throw downfield with a terrible pass protecting O-line an inexperienced QB and up by 9 in the 4th quarter inside our own 20 yardline Yeah you guys know the game of football all right.
Gomez here is the Giants roster for you so you can have a clue what the fuck you are saying on here today. OH and we are playing the New York Giants not the ones from San Francisco you dumb mother fucker.
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player is injured news about this player
No Player Pos Height Weight Birthdate Exp College
93 Alford, Jay NT 6-3 304 05/28/1983 2 Penn State
95 Awasom, Adrian DE 6-5 280 10/25/1983 3 North Texas
57 Blackburn, Chase LB 6-3 247 06/10/1983 4 Akron
77 Boothe, Kevin G 6-5 315 07/05/1983 3 Cornell
89 Boss, Kevin TE 6-6 253 01/11/1984 2 Western Oregon
44 Bradshaw, Ahmad RB 5-9 198 03/19/1986 2 Marshall
Broussard, John WR 6-1 176 12/18/1983 2 San Jose State
17 Burress, Plaxico WR 6-5 232 08/12/1977 9 Michigan State
37 Butler, James SS 6-3 215 09/07/1982 4 Georgia Tech
5 Carney, John K 5-11 185 04/20/1964 20 Notre Dame
8 Carr, David QB 6-3 216 07/21/1979 7 Fresno State
55 Clark, Danny OLB 6-2 245 05/09/1977 9 Illinois
96 Cofield, Barry NT 6-4 306 03/19/1984 3 Northwestern
43 Dahl, Craig DB 6-1 207 06/07/1985 2 North Dakota State
51 DeOssie, Zak LB 6-4 249 05/24/1984 2 Brown
66 Diehl, David T 6-5 319 09/15/1980 6 Illinois
22 Droughns, Reuben RB 5-11 220 08/21/1978 9 Oregon
18 Feagles, Jeff P 6-1 215 03/07/1966 21 Miami (Fla.)
54 Goff, Jonathan LB 6-2 236 12/12/1985 R Vanderbilt
36 Harris, Kay-Jay RB 6-0 240 03/27/1979 2 West Virginia
39 Hedgecock, Madison FB 6-3 266 08/27/1981 4 North Carolina
Henderson, Robert DE 6-2 276 Southern Mississippi
90 Henderson, Robert DE 6-3 278 11/09/1983 R Southern Miss.
87 Hixon, Domenik WR 6-2 182 10/08/1984 3 Akron
27 Jacobs, Brandon RB 6-4 264 07/06/1982 4 Southern Illinois
84 Johnson, Darcy TE 6-5 252 02/11/1983 2 UCF
20 Johnson, Michael FS 6-2 207 05/09/1984 2 Arizona
53 Kehl, Bryan OLB 6-2 237 06/16/1984 R Brigham Young
97 Kiwanuka, Mathias DE 6-5 265 03/08/1983 3 Boston College
26 Knight, Sammy DB 6-1 215 09/10/1975 12 Southern California
61 Koets, Adam T 6-5 300 01/07/1984 2 Oregon State
29 Madison, Sam CB 5-11 180 04/23/1974 12 Louisville
10 Manning, Eli QB 6-4 225 01/03/1981 5 Mississippi
82 Manningham, Mario WR 5-11 183 05/25/1986 R Michigan
88 Matthews, Michael TE 6-4 270 10/09/1983 2 Georgia Tech
95 McDougle, Jerome DE 6-2 264 12/15/1978 6 Miami (Fla.)
67 McKenzie, Kareem T 6-6 327 05/24/1979 8 Penn State
25 McQuarters, R.W. CB 5-10 194 12/21/1976 11 Oklahoma State
83 Moss, Sinorice WR 5-8 185 12/28/1983 3 Miami (Fla.)
60 O’Hara, Shaun C 6-3 303 06/23/1977 9 Rutgers
21 Phillips, Kenny FS 6-2 210 11/24/1986 R Miami (Fla.)
58 Pierce, Antonio MLB 6-1 238 10/26/1978 8 Arizona
98 Robbins, Fred DT 6-4 317 03/25/1977 9 Wake Forest
31 Ross, Aaron CB 6-0 197 09/15/1982 2 Texas
65 Ruegamer, Grey G 6-4 299 06/11/1976 10 Arizona State
69 Seubert, Rich G 6-3 310 03/30/1979 8 Western Illinois
12 Smith, Steve WR 5-11 195 05/06/1985 2 Southern California
76 Snee, Chris G 6-3 317 01/18/1982 5 Boston College
24 Thomas, Terrell CB 6-0 199 01/08/1985 R Southern California
71 Tollefson, Dave DE 6-4 255 07/10/1982 2 Northwest Missouri State
81 Toomer, Amani WR 6-3 203 09/08/1974 13 Michigan
91 Tuck, Justin DE 6-5 274 03/29/1983 4 Notre Dame
9 Tynes, Lawrence K 6-1 202 06/03/1978 5 Troy
85 Tyree, David WR 6-0 206 01/03/1980 6 Syracuse
72 Umenyiora, Osi DE 6-3 261 11/16/1981 6 Troy
34 Ward, Derrick RB 5-11 228 08/30/1980 4 Ottawa (Kans.)
28 Ware, Danny RB 6-0 234 02/18/1985 2 Georgia
23 Webster, Corey CB 6-0 202 03/02/1982 4 LSU
79 Whimper, Guy T 6-5 302 05/21/1983 3 East Carolina
59 Wilkinson, Gerris OLB 6-3 231 04/05/1983 3 Georgia Tech
2 Wright, Anthony QB 6-1 211 02/14/1976 10 South Carolina
99 Wynn, Renaldo DE 6-3 296 09/03/1974 12 Notre Dame
Injured Players
35 Dockery, Kevin (IR) CB 5-8 188 01/08/1984 3 Mississippi State
Practice Squad
Barksdale, Rashad DB 6-0 208 05/11/1984 2 Albany
19 Biddle, Taye WR 6-1 185 02/27/1983 2 Mississippi
Clark, Jeremy DT 6-3 309 09/06/1983 1 Alabama
Douzable, Leger DT 6-4 305 05/31/1986 R UCF
Gibson, Fred WR 6-4 202 10/26/1981 1 Georgia
Gilberry, Wallace DE 6-3 267 12/05/1984 R Alabama
Goddard, Na’Shan T 6-5 315 04/23/1983 1 South Carolina
Harline, Jonny TE 6-4 245 11/06/1982 R Brigham Young
Milner, Martrez TE 6-4 260 08/08/1984 2 Georgia
Woodson, Andre QB 6-4 227 04/25/1984 R Kentucky
Coaching Staff
Position Name
Head Coach Tom Coughlin
Offensive Coordinator Kevin Gilbride
Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo
Special Teams Tom Quinn
Gomez that roster is for you. I know you need help so you sound some what intelligent when commenting during the game today.
The massive and athletic Albert Haynesworth anchors the interior of the Titans defense. At 6-foot-6, 320 pounds, the defensive tackle creates mismatches for opposing offenses with his strength and incredible agility for a player his size. These traits and a renewed emphasis on technique with his hands helped Haynesworth produce the most dominant season of his career in 2007, one in which he was voted to start his first Pro Bowl and was named an Associated Press first-team All-Pro. He led all AFC defensive tackles (tied for fifth in the NFL among defensive tackles) with a career-high six sacks, tied his career mark with 23 quarterback pressures and produced the second-best tackle total of his career (69). His effect on both the running and passing defense was never more apparent than in Tennessee ranking fifth overall, fifth against the run and 10th against the pass. In Haynesworth’s six seasons in the NFL, he has totaled 379 tackles, 15.5 sacks, 98 quarterback pressures, 40 tackles for loss, 11 passes defensed, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in 76 games (60 starts). Haynesworth is the only defensive tackle drafted by the team in the first round during the Jeff Fisher era and one of only three (Greg Simpson, 1972; John Matuszak, 1973) chosen in the initial round by the franchise since the 1970 merger. He was selected 15th overall in the 2002 NFL Draft after the Titans traded their 14th overall pick to the Giants in exchange for the 15th pick plus an additional fourth-round selection.
Time is NOT On Our Side
This point really needs no explanation nor can it be debated, however, for the purpose of thoroughness I will articulate the argument here. Mike Martz is the single worst manager of the game clock in the NFL. Think about it, how many times have you seen Martz or his quarterback burn up time outs early in the game? How many failed challenges have we seen? The national media had addressed this issue last year and there was some hope that the scrutiny of last year would have reigned the mad Martz in a bit, taught him to be a bit more conservative with the TO’s and challenges…
Well it didn’t take St. Louis fans long to figure out that wasn’t the case. On the first play of the 2005-2006 season, Mike Martz challenged the call that Johnson stepped out of bounds on the 1 yard line (for more on our oh so Special Teams click here). Now the play looked obvious to me even watching it at full speed. When watching the slow motion replay, it was blatantly obvious that the call should not be over turned. Sure, I had the benefit of watching the replay, but so did Martz! They have people in the replay booth for the specific purpose of telling the head coach whether or not to challenge a specific call. And, it was the Rams’ ball, so it isn’t like we were going to hurry and get a play off before we had a chance to challenge the call. Now this is only one example, and you can debate whether or not this one came back to haunt us (I say it set the tone of the game, if not the season, and it wasn’t a good tone) but you can not deny the fact that Martz regularly wastes time outs.
Now, this is not the only way Martz abuses the clock. Think back for a moment to the playoff game against the Carolina Panthers… The game is close… the Rams are threatening… they have staged an amazing comeback…ball in the Rams’ possession and on the Carolina 25…23 seconds left on the clock… what does Mad Mike do? He runs the clock out and lets Wilkins kick the tying field goal rather than taking even one shot at the end zone with his Pro Bowl QB whom he had placed his confidence in earlier in the year by naming him the starting QB over 2 time MVP Warner. Runs out the clock! Game goes to overtime and of course the Rams lose. I could go on all day but that would be a waste of time…
Adam 49 sound like anybody else you know who does not know how to challenge plays? You guys are to easy. There is plenty more where this came from. Yeah I want him running my team. Like I said if he is so great why the fuck did the Rams let him and his Superbowl go you Adam49 are officially as stupid as your buddy Gomez.
are you fucking serious! LOS ANGELES 49ers.
that hurts me just by saying that. thats not right at all
Hey??? We need a game day thread!!!!
Quick hitters, Gore running, screens to VD and Gore, Gore running. Blitz more than 50% of the time. Play up on receivers and be physical.
I’m tired of us leading the league with 23 sacks. Let’s GO gentlemen!!!!!!
Pressure Eli, and play FAST.
I wanna WIN DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Troy Aikman is stupid too I guess he just said Martz does not run the ball enough and guess what Adam49 he has won more than 1 Superbowl you douche bag mother fucker.
This shit sucks!! JT is not the answer and neither is Alex “the bust” Smith, shit I hope we dont get a shitty ass QB with our #2 overall pick shit man even the Bengals
As for the dipshits that truly believe our D is the problem go suck balls cause our D is the best we just got a crappy offense. You want to argue Ill dissect your stupid disgracful comments
I will honestly be done with the 49ers if they move to LA what stupidity and audacicity the Yorks have someone should kill them and hand the 49ers to Steve Young. I will only wish Gore and Willis the best…
VD drops a wide open pass. Josh drops one too. JT overthrows Bruce wide open.
Stupid penalties on Clements (2) and Josh.
JT making more STUPID interceptions! How can you not see number 20 standing there???? Double covered in the end zone????
As bad as we’ve played and we could have gone in tied?????
49ers keep us alive just long enough to give us hope. But then they keep playing STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!
AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!
I think that we all can agree on one thing. This fucking team beats themselves every fucking week!
Sarah its not our team that beats themselves up its the coaching staff JTO
Sarah GOmez how can you have so much to write you fucking loser
JTO sucks..3 turnovers per game
Did anyone see the replay on the Lawson Block? hahah ONE 49er fan jumped…it was classic…he’s like the fan surrounded by hundreds of Giant fans..props to that guy!
one** fan surrounded by hundreds of Giants..
You see how high he jumped that was feakin awesome!! MAD PROPS TO THAT GUY!!
Fuck you to DeeKon52 mind your own buisness. Thanks for your brilliant analysis that JTO sucks I did not know that.
Hey Sarah, quit sucking Haynesworth cock hes not the only good D-lineman in football. Your such an idiot for wasting your time typing the Giants roster..hahaha.. what a moron.. as far as your “run the ball” game plan.. when your RB is averaging less than a yard a carry than it just wasnt meant to be. But your stupid ass would probably still try to hand the ball off to get negative yards against a stiff D-Line wouldnt you? Everybody on here has insulted your bitch ass arent you getting a clue yet? NOBODY here respects what you have to say because your such a fucking idiot.
Sarah “the pussy”.. if you love Haynesworth so much why dont you be a Titans fan and talk your nonsense bullshit on their site…HAHAHAHAHAHA
EVERYBODY here on this 49ers site thinks your a fucking douche bag so its your choice.. were just going to keep abusing your bitch ass.. HAHAHAHA
Does anyone have an e-mail address to contact the Yorks or whoever to go in another direction. I am very serious about this!
Name me one person who has agreed with your dumb ass so far on this site.. JUST ONE.. Thank you, ive made my point bitch.
Danny…email for York is in this post
http://49ersnews.com/let-york-know-how-you-feel-about-nolan/
Niner Pundit thanks for the info
This is what i wrote….
Mr. York,
I am writing you this e-mail to voice my displeasure with the 49ers current direction. After watching the 49ers play against the Giants, it finally occurred to me that the players do not play for Coach Mike Nolan. I am very pleased that you stuck with him and gave him the opportunity to improve from previous years, but the fact remains that the 49ers are going backwards. Now you can make the argument that firing a coach mid-season is not a wise move! For the most part I would agree with that assessment, but look what happen to the Rams! They have won two straight after letting the coach go. Do I expect the same thing to happen with the Niners…no. What it will do, is send a message to the team that you are serious about making a change for the better. The 49ers have way too much talent to be playing like they have. It all starts with management.
I am not an unrealistic fan that gets upset or frustrated because the San Francisco 49ers don’t win every game. When Mike Nolan took over the team four years ago, he had really nothing to work with (talent.) Four years later he may have added talent, but has not utilized it effectively! A GREAT coach would put is talent in a position to win every time. Mike Nolan doesn’t do that. Every coach should play to win, Mike Nolan, plays not to lose! His conservative approach to games, I believe, have cost him at least a couple of wins. Today he gave an example: seven minutes to go in the game, down by 10, he decides to punt the ball away. Why? You have nothing to loose, but the game! Granted the defense played O.K. today, but you can’t always depend on the defense to stop opponents three and out! This defense or the team for that matter has been underachieving all year.
I am very passionate about the 49ers team and organization. I have been a fan since I was a child. Because the 49ers played at a high level for so many years, my friends said when they start losing you will jump ship and start cheering for the team that is winning. I have stuck with the 49ers through thick and thin! That is why I am writing you this letter. I live in the Midwest and bought Sunday NFL Ticket to watch my favorite team play. There is no good reason why the 49ers should be in the position they are at today.
Oh Adam, your venacular is impressive as always my friend. I could sit here and spew out names and what not like you however I will refrain from doing so. There really is no place for it in my opinion but you go ahead and continue, it makes you look oh so rational and mature.
As for being on Nolan’s nuts… with the way he has been coaching this team and the utter failure his time has been here for you to still want him as head coach left me with no other explanation as to what the reason could be. I mean seriously, tell me at this point of being 2-5, what does the team have to lose by firing Nolan? He has proven that he cannot right this ship and as such should be shown the door plain and simple.
It really isn’t up to you whether or not this team fires him midseason or whether or not doing so is the right or wrong move to make. As for the gameplan comment I misread, my mistake. But I digress, the gameplans and management which falls directly on Nolan has been crap in my opinion.
Also if firing a coach midseason only to replace him with a coordinator and then replace said coordinator after the season ends anyway is a recipe for disaster then what is allowing a bad coach who can’t get the most out of his players and never adjusts from his mistakes nor admits them in the first place a recipe for… success? Please.
Hmmm no mention of shoving this great win against New York down my throat. That’s ok though I understand how you’re probably still trying to get your foot out of yours.
I guess your love for Nolan and your game prediction is why you’re neither writing about the game nor coaching it. For me taking the former is a passion and something I love to do. Even when silly little people like yourself infest a great board such as this. Getting paid for it is just a bonus. See I can take the criticism man, if I couldn’t or didn’t expect it I wouldn’t be here in the first place.
Give me your worst Adam because I know it’s coming.
Girls,
I thought this was a football blog.
No worries Brodie, now that we have jettisoned the only real girl in these comments sections it will be back to business as usual.