zn wrote:

zn wrote:

BALDINGER: is this really a 49ers Offense. The mistakes; the missed assignments

My take? They didn’t get the offense ready in the short window before a Thursday game.

The defense was ready though.

Yeah, the defense was ready, and they were energized by Bosa and Greenlaw returning.

But the offense was lost. They worried too much about Deebo, and tried to get him involved. And Purdy pressed.

(Perhaps because he wants to prove he is worth have the largest salary increase in sports history by percentage. Dude is going from literally living with a roommate to making $50+ million a year).

And they didn’t make the right adjustments. And the air went out of the building.

That was the first time I have EVER heard Frisco fans boo their team. Ever. And Deebo drops that ball, and Campbell quits in a game he dressed up for, and the whole miserable season just…man…the looks on the faces of Shanahan and the players in their interviews. They are gonna burn the game tape, and half those guys are going to start booking their hotels in Cancun.

Oh, and…uh.

In 9erville, everyone expects Campbell to be cut this morning.

Samuel looks like a problem bc he is due $28 next year, and they have Jennings, Aiyuk, and Pearsall, and Samuel appears to be the expendable at this point, but nobody will want that contract.

Purdy is due a payday now, and they expect the debate about his value will be off the charts.

Samuel and McCaffrey are diminishing returns. McCaffrey basically missed the whole year. What does he have left? What can they expect from Bosa and Kittle in the future? Is the window closed?

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As a child of the 70s, I will never be anything less than enthusiastic about that kind of game.

Held the 49ers to 6 points.

The weather obviously screwed up everybody’s plans, but towards the end of the 1st half, McVay finally said, “Screw it, we’re running Williams,” and that turned into points.

Once the rain let up, they went back to the pass, and got enough to win the game.

Beautiful. I loved it. (well, once I accepted the fact that it was going to be that kind of game. It was hard in the beginning when I was still hoping for GSOT 24).

Another game with no fumbles or INTs, though Stafford threw two INTs that were inexplicably dropped.

Tough game. The Rams got a couple of breaks. But they played tough, and made fewer errors.

Actually, that’s it, I think. In terrible conditions, the Rams made fewer errors.

I’m telling you now. Just so you are prepared for a Rams’ victory, even though most of you seem to dread that outcome.

Without their #1 WR, their #1 & 2 RB (and #3 dinged up), and their LOT out of the game, the 9ers will have trouble on offense. Kittle is still among the top TEs in the business, and Purdy is good, Juann Jennings is a problem, and Deebo can go off any moment, but this offense is hobbled, significantly.

Their defense might be fine if Bosa and Greenlaw play, but this is not last year’s defense even if they do.

It may not be pretty, but the Rams will score more. Which is the #1 factor in determining the winner of a game.

zn wrote:

And that’s not even counting the ridiculous made-up horror stories about wait times and such in places with universal healthcare.

And ignores wait times here. My hernia surgery was approved in April, and I waited until in late October for the procedure. Just saying.

something like this was bound to happen sooner or later. It happened sooner.

I’d say later, myself. But I’m the guy who, in the 80s, said the easiest way to inflict a bunch of terrorist damage would be to fly a plane into a target building. So maybe I’m just an unfulfilled and gifted criminal mastermind.

If they indeed have the actual guy, he was either resigned to getting caught, or intended to get caught from the beginning. I guess there is more to the story, but it sure seems strange that he did everything professionally…except dispose of incriminating evidence – you know – the MOST obvious precaution any moron criminal would do. More to come, I guess.

zn wrote:

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The snap was bad, it came in low and at Evans’ knee. He couldn’t pick it up and get a nice hold on it in time. Karty, seeing Evans fumble around with the ball tried to slow down his operation but still tried to get the kick off so it didn’t get blocked, this resulted in a very low kick and Karty stumbling to the ground cause he had no more momentum.

That describes the blur I saw watching it live. Glad to see someone else saw it the same way. I wasn’t sure.

What about Robinson?

C’mon, zn.

The SFO people said this morning on the radio that the only way SF makes the playoffs is if the division ends in a 4-way tie.

That has to come in second behind the game against KC for the most insane game. I kept thinking the Rams were going to be able to put a lid on Buffalo. Up 3 scores. Eventually, one would think, a TO or a couple of sacks would just bury them, but…no.

The Rams go up 38-21 after 3 quarters, and I’m thinking that oughta do it, but…no.

Good to see the offense put together its best performance of the year. They needed every point.

This improves the Rams’ prospects considerably. They have a one game lead over both SFO and AZ, and are only 1 back of Seattle. The Rams have only the Jets and a game against each of their division opponents left. Seattle has Green Bay next week, followed by Minnesota, and end the season in Los Angeles. The Rams might not even need that last game. I’d be surprised if they don’t win the division now.

wv wrote:

Wait a minute — they signed the 16th pick in last years draft?

How did ‘that’ happen? Is he a head-case or what?

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Kam Curl vouches for him, fwiw.

joemad wrote:

BTW, KNBR canned Tom Tolbert… he was my favorite host on that station and he grew up a Rams fan… and deep down, I think he still is…

Yeah, that was a surprise. KNBR was bought by one of those big corpse…Sinclair, I think. I don’t know why they would can Tolbert, though. He was very popular.