Bryan Danielson
Jmare007 x Bryan Danielson x JLova = King Ghidorah
Now I know you trolling
No trolling.... the more we play against mobile QBs (and the best) the more prepared we are going to be
THESE nikkaZ LOVE BOSA?....UHHH...NFC WEST DA OPPS..2019 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS SEASON THREAD!
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No trolling.... the more we play against mobile QBs (and the best) the more prepared we are going to be
yseJ
Empire strikes back
Honestly, Ravens are one of a kind team. The rest of mobile qbs operate with regular offenses, which we shown we can beat
Ravens offense is pure RPO with a ferocious run game and designed qb runs with big ass TEs and Brown when they need to catch a team cheating too much in run stopping. Ravens don't need a play action because teams have to stop the run to beat em.
Lets just say I'm glad Rvens are in the AFC. They have a good d too, probably the best we've faced yet.
Bryan Danielson
Jmare007 x Bryan Danielson x JLova = King Ghidorah
All this Jimmie Ward shyt got me me like
He's going to play well but the Niners D is for real. I think they can contain him.
But look for the Niners to run the ball heavy. If it works they win plain and simple. You can't do a shoot out with this QB. You want to keep him on the sidelines as long as possible!
Niners had some games where they were gashed by the run , but DJ Jones has made a huge difference in the run defense. It will be interesting to see how they do against the run. Jackson is going to make his plays, but if the Niners stop the Ravens running backs, they should be able to get some stops.
Bryan Danielson
Jmare007 x Bryan Danielson x JLova = King Ghidorah
Lamar is the what Kaep would’ve been with an org that 100% had his back and Harbaugh staff and if they weren’t cheated and won that SB.
He’s Kaep 2.0 to me but for obvious reasons I understand why that’s never mentioned
Yeah they diff type of runners. Lamar more of a quick twitch and make you miss in a telephone booth while kaep was a long strider down the field find the opening.
I see the similarities though
1ncognegro
All Star
55 degrees with a 80% chance of rain changes the dynamics of the game entirely
Bad weather favors a mobile qb
jwonder
Superstar
I see the comparions in the RPO sense, but he really is very similar to Vick's style of play. Breaking ankles and spinning. Just some other level shyt. Of course Lamar will be better than Vick. Only because Vick didn't take the game seriously in the beginning. I mean even without doing that he made defense look
The 2010s: Colin Kaepernick, Frank Gore and the San Francisco 49ers all-decade team
It was a decade that reached the highs of “Who’s got it better than us?” and the lows of Joan from Payroll. It was the decade of three NFC Championship Games and of three consecutive seasons ending with fired head coaches.
Yes, the 49ers appear headed for an upswing again as the 2010s come to a close. But, as always, keep your arms and legs inside the car until this ride comes to a complete stop. The franchise that essentially shares a parking lot with the Great America amusement park soared from the heights of a Super Bowl appearance to the depths of a 2-14 season in a precipitously short span.
All-decade lists for the 49ers used to be easy. You want a quarterback for the 1980s? How about Joe Montana? You want one for the ‘90s? Steve Young is your man.
The 2010s, though, largely meant choosing from either Jim Harbaugh’s juggernauts or Kyle Shanahan’s recent renaissance.
Like those head coaches, we had to get creative. The Athletic settled on a 22-personnel group. Two tight ends allowed us to get Vernon Davis and George Kittle in the same lineup.
Here, then, is the 49ers all-decade team:
Offense
Left tackle: Joe Staley
A six-time Pro Bowl selection (all in the 2010s), Staley is an easy choice as one of the most reliable players in 49ers history. Only four offensive linemen have played in more career games for the 49ers than Staley, and he’s signed through 2021.
Left guard: Mike Iupati
He was 6-foot-5, 331 pounds but ran like a deer as one of the best pulling guards of the early 2010s. Iupati earned All-Rookie team honors in 2010 and made three of his Pro Bowls in a 49ers uniform. He’s still active, with Seattle.
Center: Jonathan Goodwin
The respected veteran started every game at center during his three seasons with the 49ers and the offense thrived behind his physicality and smarts. His linemates voted him the Bobb McKittrick Award in 2011, an honor given to the lineman who best represents courage, intensity and sacrifice.
Right guard: Alex Boone
He went undrafted out of Ohio State in 2009, partly because of concerns about his alcohol abuse. But he finally got serious about training during the 2010 offseason. The 6-foot-8, 310-pound late-bloomer was named second-team All-Pro by Pro Football Focus in 2012.
Right tackle: Anthony Davis
Drafted in tandem with Iupati in the first round of the 2010 draft, Davis became a road-grader, too. He started every game from 2010-13. But by mid-decade he retired (more than once), saying he “wanted to let his brain and body heal.”
Quarterback: Colin Kaepernick
Over Alex Smith?! This is essentially the same choice Harbaugh made in deciding during the 2012 season which QB gave them the best chance of making the Super Bowl. If you isolate Smith’s numbers to just his four 49ers seasons this decade, he gets a slight edge over Kap in most of the passing categories.
Smith held the edge in completion percentage (62.7 to 59.8), yards per game (196.0 to 166.8) and passer rating (90.7 to 88.9). But add legs to the equation and it’s literally a runaway. Kaepernick added 2,300 rushing yards and 13 rushing TDs; Smith, though mobile, totaled 371 yards and two TDs during this decade.
Kaepernick also went 4-2 in his postseason career, most memorably blazing for 181 rushing yards and two TDs against the Packers in the 2012 divisional round. “I didn’t know how fast he was,’’ Packers defensive back Charles Woodson said after the game. But after that, the whole football world knew.
Running back: Frank Gore
The timeless one will be making all-decade teams for as long as there’s a planet. But future generations will recall that his 2010s were as robust as any, as he averaged 73.5 rushing yards per game and had 1,000 yards in four of his five seasons. Gore was a glorious locker-room presence, a willing blocker and a reliable receiver. And anything else a coach might want.
Fullback: Kyle Juszczyk
Fullbacks are something of a relic, but not the way Juszczyk plays the position. He can serve as the versatile blocker for the 49ers league-leading running game, make spectacular diving catches or even just pound out a few old-school yards. Stealthily, he’s been one of the offense’s most valuable players.
Wide receiver: Anquan Boldin
The 49ers spent much of the decade trying in vain to find a worthy heir to Jerry Rice and Terrell Owens. They were in the neighborhood with Boldin, a third-down magnet who had 1,000-yard seasons in 2013 and 2014.
Tight end: George Kittle
As charismatic as he is talented, he quickly wrote himself in ink for this list when he set an NFL record for tight ends last season with 1,377 yards. Kittle needed just 33 games to reach 2,000 receiving yards. The only tight ends to do it faster were Hall of Famers Mike Ditka (30) and Kellen Winslow Sr. (31).
Tight end: Vernon Davis
Before Kittle came along and blew the norms to smithereens, Davis was a monster in his own right. Of his seasons this decade, he topped out with 914 yards (2010) and 13 touchdowns (2013).
Defense
Defensive end/tackle: Justin Smith
“The Cowboy” was one-tough hombre, occupying multiple-blockers — and still winning the snap anyway. You could look up his five consecutive Pro Bowls. But it’s easier just to watch this clip of him mauling Drew Brees like an escaped tiger.
Defensive tackle: DeForest Buckner
The seventh overall pick in the 2016 draft didn’t make a Nick Bosa-like immediate impact. But it’s safe to say he got the hang of things. He registered a career-high 12.0 sacks in 2018 and now anchors one of the most formidable defensive lines in team history.
Defensive end: Nick Bosa
We know, we know. He’s only played half a season. And we don’t care. We’ve seen enough to recognize a generational talent. Bosa’s football genes are evident as he arrived as a fully formed wrecking ball, with the advanced technique to match. Against Carolina in Week 8, he became just the third rookie since 1982 to have at least three sacks in a single game. The others: Kevin Williams (who went on to be a five-time All-Pro) and Julius Peppers (fourth on the all-time sacks list).
Outside linebacker: Aldon Smith
For those fleeting moments when he had his head on straight, the lean and long-armed Smith was a marvel. He had 14.0 sacks as a rookie and 19.5 as first-team All-Pro in 2012. Smith even surpassed Reggie White as the fastest player to 30 sacks. Alas, his personal demons upended a promising career.
Inside linebacker: Patrick Willis
A fan favorite for good reason, the “Mike” linebacker was a pure menace on the field and pure class everywhere else. A tackling machine with two-county range, Willis is on the shortlist of best 49ers defenders ever, even after a foot injury hastened his retirement after his age-29 season. Matt Williamson of Scouts Inc. once wrote of Willis: “He is as good a linebacker as Peyton Manning is a quarterback.”
Inside linebacker: NaVorro Bowman
Bowman was an ideal tag-team partner with Willis, another human fireball who could chase down the fastest of ballcarriers. By ProFootballReference’s count, Bowman had four seasons with at least 140 combined tackles. An indelible memory: Bowman returning an interception 89 yards for a touchdown, with Willis as his lead blocker, to ice the final game at Candlestick Park on Dec. 23, 2013.
Outside linebacker: Ahmad Brooks
For your next lucrative barbet, ask the patron wearing a gold satin 49ers jacket to name the top three sack leaders in franchise history. The first two, Bryant Young and Charles Haley, seem obvious enough. But Brooks is a stealth answer at No. 3 because he got there with a steady stream of 6-plus-sack seasons. He was also a two-time second-team AP All-Pro selection.
Free safety: Dashon Goldson
Former 49ers defensive coordinator Vic Fangio once said that he’d never had a safety have as fine a season as Goldson did in 2011. That season, he had a career-high six interceptions and nine pass deflections while also providing some of the hardest hits since the days of Lott. Goldson, who whipped around the secondary like a stiff breeze, was also an All-Pro in 2012.
Strong safety: Donte Whitner
He once explored legally changing his last name to “Hitner’’ and no one argued, least of all any opposing ball carriers. Whitner packed a wallop, most famously when he knocked Pierre Thomas flat during the tone-setting early moments of the 49ers’ 2012 playoff game against New Orleans. “That kind of hit does something to your psyche,’’ Whitner said. “Now you know you’re in for a long day. That’s what we wanted.”
Cornerback: Carlos Rogers
Over his first six seasons in Washington, he developed a reputation for dropping sure interceptions. He had no such problem with the 49ers, registering six in his first season. “A change of scenery,” he said. “That’s all it takes.” Rogers was a second-team All-Pro in 2011.
Cornerback: Richard Sherman
Even the minus-points for eating Thanksgiving dinner on the Levi’s Stadium field while with the Seahawks couldn’t keep him off the list. Since joining the 49ers, he’s been an invaluable leader who can still play. His three interceptions at this season’s midway point were already the most by a 49ers cornerback since Kenneth Acker and Tramaine Brock each had three in 2015.
Special teams
Kicker: Robbie Gould
OK, maybe he hasn’t been too all-decade-y this season. But he already left his footprint. His 33 consecutive made field goals represent the longest streak in franchise history. He also has a separate streak of 25 consecutive makes, third-longest in team history. (Phil Dawson drilled 27 straight in 2013.)
Punter: Andy Lee
In this decade, he averaged 48.0 yards per punt — and there were some years when the moribund offense had the 49ers punting a lot. (Lee leads all active punters with 1,257 career boots.)
Punt returner: Ted Ginn Jr.
Though he never found his groove as a 49ers receiver, Ginn showed his dynamic skillset on special teams. His 11.8-yard career average on punt returns ranks third in history behind Manfred Moore (14.7) and Jim Cason (12.0).
Kickoff returner: Ted Ginn Jr.
Ditto from above. Ginn’s average of 27.6 yards per kickoff return in 2011 was the highest by a 49ers returner since 1972.
Coach
Jim Harbaugh
On the day he was introduced as the 49ers new head coach in 2011, Harbaugh settled in for a press conference at the Palace Hotel’s posh Gold Ballroom in downtown San Francisco. Camera’s clicked. Writers scribbled. Tributes flowed. And Harbaugh couldn’t wait to leave. “I want to get out of here so I can get to work,’’ he said.
As it turned out Harbaugh really was in a rush. While his immediate predecessors often pleaded for patience, Harbaugh needed none. He went 13-3 his first season, 11-4-1 in his second when he took the 49ers to the Super Bowl — and 12-4 in his third.
He wore out his welcome almost nearly as fast, but the quirky edginess he showed while going 44-19-1 in his four seasons left a lasting legacy.
Yes, the 49ers appear headed for an upswing again as the 2010s come to a close. But, as always, keep your arms and legs inside the car until this ride comes to a complete stop. The franchise that essentially shares a parking lot with the Great America amusement park soared from the heights of a Super Bowl appearance to the depths of a 2-14 season in a precipitously short span.
All-decade lists for the 49ers used to be easy. You want a quarterback for the 1980s? How about Joe Montana? You want one for the ‘90s? Steve Young is your man.
The 2010s, though, largely meant choosing from either Jim Harbaugh’s juggernauts or Kyle Shanahan’s recent renaissance.
Like those head coaches, we had to get creative. The Athletic settled on a 22-personnel group. Two tight ends allowed us to get Vernon Davis and George Kittle in the same lineup.
Here, then, is the 49ers all-decade team:
Offense
Left tackle: Joe Staley
A six-time Pro Bowl selection (all in the 2010s), Staley is an easy choice as one of the most reliable players in 49ers history. Only four offensive linemen have played in more career games for the 49ers than Staley, and he’s signed through 2021.
Left guard: Mike Iupati
He was 6-foot-5, 331 pounds but ran like a deer as one of the best pulling guards of the early 2010s. Iupati earned All-Rookie team honors in 2010 and made three of his Pro Bowls in a 49ers uniform. He’s still active, with Seattle.
Center: Jonathan Goodwin
The respected veteran started every game at center during his three seasons with the 49ers and the offense thrived behind his physicality and smarts. His linemates voted him the Bobb McKittrick Award in 2011, an honor given to the lineman who best represents courage, intensity and sacrifice.
Right guard: Alex Boone
He went undrafted out of Ohio State in 2009, partly because of concerns about his alcohol abuse. But he finally got serious about training during the 2010 offseason. The 6-foot-8, 310-pound late-bloomer was named second-team All-Pro by Pro Football Focus in 2012.
Right tackle: Anthony Davis
Drafted in tandem with Iupati in the first round of the 2010 draft, Davis became a road-grader, too. He started every game from 2010-13. But by mid-decade he retired (more than once), saying he “wanted to let his brain and body heal.”
Quarterback: Colin Kaepernick
Over Alex Smith?! This is essentially the same choice Harbaugh made in deciding during the 2012 season which QB gave them the best chance of making the Super Bowl. If you isolate Smith’s numbers to just his four 49ers seasons this decade, he gets a slight edge over Kap in most of the passing categories.
Smith held the edge in completion percentage (62.7 to 59.8), yards per game (196.0 to 166.8) and passer rating (90.7 to 88.9). But add legs to the equation and it’s literally a runaway. Kaepernick added 2,300 rushing yards and 13 rushing TDs; Smith, though mobile, totaled 371 yards and two TDs during this decade.
Kaepernick also went 4-2 in his postseason career, most memorably blazing for 181 rushing yards and two TDs against the Packers in the 2012 divisional round. “I didn’t know how fast he was,’’ Packers defensive back Charles Woodson said after the game. But after that, the whole football world knew.
Running back: Frank Gore
The timeless one will be making all-decade teams for as long as there’s a planet. But future generations will recall that his 2010s were as robust as any, as he averaged 73.5 rushing yards per game and had 1,000 yards in four of his five seasons. Gore was a glorious locker-room presence, a willing blocker and a reliable receiver. And anything else a coach might want.
Fullback: Kyle Juszczyk
Fullbacks are something of a relic, but not the way Juszczyk plays the position. He can serve as the versatile blocker for the 49ers league-leading running game, make spectacular diving catches or even just pound out a few old-school yards. Stealthily, he’s been one of the offense’s most valuable players.
Wide receiver: Anquan Boldin
The 49ers spent much of the decade trying in vain to find a worthy heir to Jerry Rice and Terrell Owens. They were in the neighborhood with Boldin, a third-down magnet who had 1,000-yard seasons in 2013 and 2014.
Tight end: George Kittle
As charismatic as he is talented, he quickly wrote himself in ink for this list when he set an NFL record for tight ends last season with 1,377 yards. Kittle needed just 33 games to reach 2,000 receiving yards. The only tight ends to do it faster were Hall of Famers Mike Ditka (30) and Kellen Winslow Sr. (31).
Tight end: Vernon Davis
Before Kittle came along and blew the norms to smithereens, Davis was a monster in his own right. Of his seasons this decade, he topped out with 914 yards (2010) and 13 touchdowns (2013).
Defense
Defensive end/tackle: Justin Smith
“The Cowboy” was one-tough hombre, occupying multiple-blockers — and still winning the snap anyway. You could look up his five consecutive Pro Bowls. But it’s easier just to watch this clip of him mauling Drew Brees like an escaped tiger.
Defensive tackle: DeForest Buckner
The seventh overall pick in the 2016 draft didn’t make a Nick Bosa-like immediate impact. But it’s safe to say he got the hang of things. He registered a career-high 12.0 sacks in 2018 and now anchors one of the most formidable defensive lines in team history.
Defensive end: Nick Bosa
We know, we know. He’s only played half a season. And we don’t care. We’ve seen enough to recognize a generational talent. Bosa’s football genes are evident as he arrived as a fully formed wrecking ball, with the advanced technique to match. Against Carolina in Week 8, he became just the third rookie since 1982 to have at least three sacks in a single game. The others: Kevin Williams (who went on to be a five-time All-Pro) and Julius Peppers (fourth on the all-time sacks list).
Outside linebacker: Aldon Smith
For those fleeting moments when he had his head on straight, the lean and long-armed Smith was a marvel. He had 14.0 sacks as a rookie and 19.5 as first-team All-Pro in 2012. Smith even surpassed Reggie White as the fastest player to 30 sacks. Alas, his personal demons upended a promising career.
Inside linebacker: Patrick Willis
A fan favorite for good reason, the “Mike” linebacker was a pure menace on the field and pure class everywhere else. A tackling machine with two-county range, Willis is on the shortlist of best 49ers defenders ever, even after a foot injury hastened his retirement after his age-29 season. Matt Williamson of Scouts Inc. once wrote of Willis: “He is as good a linebacker as Peyton Manning is a quarterback.”
Inside linebacker: NaVorro Bowman
Bowman was an ideal tag-team partner with Willis, another human fireball who could chase down the fastest of ballcarriers. By ProFootballReference’s count, Bowman had four seasons with at least 140 combined tackles. An indelible memory: Bowman returning an interception 89 yards for a touchdown, with Willis as his lead blocker, to ice the final game at Candlestick Park on Dec. 23, 2013.
Outside linebacker: Ahmad Brooks
For your next lucrative barbet, ask the patron wearing a gold satin 49ers jacket to name the top three sack leaders in franchise history. The first two, Bryant Young and Charles Haley, seem obvious enough. But Brooks is a stealth answer at No. 3 because he got there with a steady stream of 6-plus-sack seasons. He was also a two-time second-team AP All-Pro selection.
Free safety: Dashon Goldson
Former 49ers defensive coordinator Vic Fangio once said that he’d never had a safety have as fine a season as Goldson did in 2011. That season, he had a career-high six interceptions and nine pass deflections while also providing some of the hardest hits since the days of Lott. Goldson, who whipped around the secondary like a stiff breeze, was also an All-Pro in 2012.
Strong safety: Donte Whitner
He once explored legally changing his last name to “Hitner’’ and no one argued, least of all any opposing ball carriers. Whitner packed a wallop, most famously when he knocked Pierre Thomas flat during the tone-setting early moments of the 49ers’ 2012 playoff game against New Orleans. “That kind of hit does something to your psyche,’’ Whitner said. “Now you know you’re in for a long day. That’s what we wanted.”
Cornerback: Carlos Rogers
Over his first six seasons in Washington, he developed a reputation for dropping sure interceptions. He had no such problem with the 49ers, registering six in his first season. “A change of scenery,” he said. “That’s all it takes.” Rogers was a second-team All-Pro in 2011.
Cornerback: Richard Sherman
Even the minus-points for eating Thanksgiving dinner on the Levi’s Stadium field while with the Seahawks couldn’t keep him off the list. Since joining the 49ers, he’s been an invaluable leader who can still play. His three interceptions at this season’s midway point were already the most by a 49ers cornerback since Kenneth Acker and Tramaine Brock each had three in 2015.
Special teams
Kicker: Robbie Gould
OK, maybe he hasn’t been too all-decade-y this season. But he already left his footprint. His 33 consecutive made field goals represent the longest streak in franchise history. He also has a separate streak of 25 consecutive makes, third-longest in team history. (Phil Dawson drilled 27 straight in 2013.)
Punter: Andy Lee
In this decade, he averaged 48.0 yards per punt — and there were some years when the moribund offense had the 49ers punting a lot. (Lee leads all active punters with 1,257 career boots.)
Punt returner: Ted Ginn Jr.
Though he never found his groove as a 49ers receiver, Ginn showed his dynamic skillset on special teams. His 11.8-yard career average on punt returns ranks third in history behind Manfred Moore (14.7) and Jim Cason (12.0).
Kickoff returner: Ted Ginn Jr.
Ditto from above. Ginn’s average of 27.6 yards per kickoff return in 2011 was the highest by a 49ers returner since 1972.
Coach
Jim Harbaugh
On the day he was introduced as the 49ers new head coach in 2011, Harbaugh settled in for a press conference at the Palace Hotel’s posh Gold Ballroom in downtown San Francisco. Camera’s clicked. Writers scribbled. Tributes flowed. And Harbaugh couldn’t wait to leave. “I want to get out of here so I can get to work,’’ he said.
As it turned out Harbaugh really was in a rush. While his immediate predecessors often pleaded for patience, Harbaugh needed none. He went 13-3 his first season, 11-4-1 in his second when he took the 49ers to the Super Bowl — and 12-4 in his third.
He wore out his welcome almost nearly as fast, but the quirky edginess he showed while going 44-19-1 in his four seasons left a lasting legacy.
Five best moments
1. The Vernon Post: 49ers over Saints, Jan. 14, 2012: For pure exhilaration, it’s tough to top the white-knuckle ride of this 36-32 divisional playoff victory over New Orleans. It was cinematic for a number of reasons, chief among them is that the winning pass came from a No. 1 pick labeled a bust and wound up in the hands of a reformed knucklehead who’d once inspired an “I Want Winners!” speech out of Mike Singletary. It all culminated in a crazed day at Candlestick, when Alex Smith drilled a 14-yard pass into the magnetic hands of Vernon Davis with 9 seconds left in the game. “I’ve never heard anything like that,’’ left tackle Staley said of the crowd noise. “It was absolutely nuts.” Now go read this amazing oral history.
2. Colin Kaepernick tramples Green Bay, Jan. 12, 2013: It’s easy to forget that Kaepernick had only seven career starts heading into this game. It was supposed to be tough sledding against postseason maestro Aaron Rodgers. Instead, Kaepernick burst into this game like a lightning strike, throwing for 263 yards and running for more yards (181) than a quarterback ever had in an NFL game, regular season or playoffs. Kaepernick accounted for four touchdowns. “We didn’t anticipate the quarterback running the way he did,’’ Green Bay’s Charles Woodson said. “I guess that was the X-factor.”
3. Back to the Super Bowl: NFC Title Game triumph, Jan. 20, 2013: All it took for the 49ers to reach their sixth Super Bowl in franchise history was an NFC Championship Game record comeback and a stirring fourth-down stop at the 10-yard line. Kaepernick and Gore helped erase a 17-0 deficit — the 49ers didn’t take their first lead until there was 8:23 remaining in the game. They held on when Bowman knocked away a pass to Roddy White with about a minute to play — and somehow avoided a pass interference call.
4. Kaepernick kneels, 2016: There are plenty across the country who would put this on the worst moments list. Either way, it was an indelible moment in the history of sports, the epicenter for a new conversation about sports and civil rights. During the 49ers’ third preseason game in 2016, Kaepernick sat during the playing of the national anthem, starting his protest against racial injustice and igniting a debate that has yet to recede.
5. “Jimmy G Mania,” 2017: This was an important stretch for the symbolism, not the stakes. Jimmy Garoppolo’s hot streak led to a 5-0 run to close out an otherwise forgettable season. But it was the first clear sign that maybe that the 49ers were on the right path again, behind a creative coach in Shanahan and a bonded locker room vibe that knew better days were ahead.
The best …
Free-agent signing: Richard Sherman — Three-year deal with incentives on March 10, 2018. The 49ers signed the three-time first-team All-Pro to an incentive-laden contract, and everybody won. The 49ers got a great player, Sherman cashed in thanks to a remarkable return from a ruptured Achilles tendon and the 49ers young defensive backs got an invaluable resource in the meeting room.
Trade: Jimmy Garoppolo from New England for 2018 second-round pick —The 49ers got an ideal fit for Shanahan’s offense by giving up the 43rd selection. The Patriots somehow parlayed that lone pick into six players. But the 49ers are happy to have a quarterback who opened his career 16-3 as a starter as of this writing.
Draft pick: George Kittle (No. 156 overall, fifth round in 2017) — Kittle came out of college with a rep as a blocking tight end, and while it’s true he excels in that area, scouts might have missed the Randy Moss-side of his game. Eight tight ends were taken ahead of Kittle. And they’re all behind him now.
1. The Vernon Post: 49ers over Saints, Jan. 14, 2012: For pure exhilaration, it’s tough to top the white-knuckle ride of this 36-32 divisional playoff victory over New Orleans. It was cinematic for a number of reasons, chief among them is that the winning pass came from a No. 1 pick labeled a bust and wound up in the hands of a reformed knucklehead who’d once inspired an “I Want Winners!” speech out of Mike Singletary. It all culminated in a crazed day at Candlestick, when Alex Smith drilled a 14-yard pass into the magnetic hands of Vernon Davis with 9 seconds left in the game. “I’ve never heard anything like that,’’ left tackle Staley said of the crowd noise. “It was absolutely nuts.” Now go read this amazing oral history.
2. Colin Kaepernick tramples Green Bay, Jan. 12, 2013: It’s easy to forget that Kaepernick had only seven career starts heading into this game. It was supposed to be tough sledding against postseason maestro Aaron Rodgers. Instead, Kaepernick burst into this game like a lightning strike, throwing for 263 yards and running for more yards (181) than a quarterback ever had in an NFL game, regular season or playoffs. Kaepernick accounted for four touchdowns. “We didn’t anticipate the quarterback running the way he did,’’ Green Bay’s Charles Woodson said. “I guess that was the X-factor.”
3. Back to the Super Bowl: NFC Title Game triumph, Jan. 20, 2013: All it took for the 49ers to reach their sixth Super Bowl in franchise history was an NFC Championship Game record comeback and a stirring fourth-down stop at the 10-yard line. Kaepernick and Gore helped erase a 17-0 deficit — the 49ers didn’t take their first lead until there was 8:23 remaining in the game. They held on when Bowman knocked away a pass to Roddy White with about a minute to play — and somehow avoided a pass interference call.
4. Kaepernick kneels, 2016: There are plenty across the country who would put this on the worst moments list. Either way, it was an indelible moment in the history of sports, the epicenter for a new conversation about sports and civil rights. During the 49ers’ third preseason game in 2016, Kaepernick sat during the playing of the national anthem, starting his protest against racial injustice and igniting a debate that has yet to recede.
5. “Jimmy G Mania,” 2017: This was an important stretch for the symbolism, not the stakes. Jimmy Garoppolo’s hot streak led to a 5-0 run to close out an otherwise forgettable season. But it was the first clear sign that maybe that the 49ers were on the right path again, behind a creative coach in Shanahan and a bonded locker room vibe that knew better days were ahead.
The best …
Free-agent signing: Richard Sherman — Three-year deal with incentives on March 10, 2018. The 49ers signed the three-time first-team All-Pro to an incentive-laden contract, and everybody won. The 49ers got a great player, Sherman cashed in thanks to a remarkable return from a ruptured Achilles tendon and the 49ers young defensive backs got an invaluable resource in the meeting room.
Trade: Jimmy Garoppolo from New England for 2018 second-round pick —The 49ers got an ideal fit for Shanahan’s offense by giving up the 43rd selection. The Patriots somehow parlayed that lone pick into six players. But the 49ers are happy to have a quarterback who opened his career 16-3 as a starter as of this writing.
Draft pick: George Kittle (No. 156 overall, fifth round in 2017) — Kittle came out of college with a rep as a blocking tight end, and while it’s true he excels in that area, scouts might have missed the Randy Moss-side of his game. Eight tight ends were taken ahead of Kittle. And they’re all behind him now.
mr heyzel
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@mr heyzel in the Ravens thread said he wants all the 49er smoke.
damn breh, can’t we have a “gentleman’s” game?
lets talk
Good looking for the tag fam now let’s talk some shyt
mr heyzel
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facts I just don’t see the 49ers run game being successful against this ravens defense and that what the ravens want because if jimmy Guwop have to pass the ball 30 plus times this game will be easy work for the ravens
