Break On Through
Jan 18, 2013 Game Previews
Here we are again. One year later and one game away from a trip to the Super Bowl. The 49ers must prevail Sunday or the world will surely end.
Once again Jim Harbaugh and John Harbaugh both have their teams one win away from a Super Harbowl, an event that might finally push the Archie Manning clan off the stage and bring the Jack Harbaugh family into the living rooms of America. A solid two weeks of life as a Harbaughling could become nauseous to various segments of this country — oh, say, like the Seattle vicinity. But anything would be better than another round of the legacies of Bill Belicheat and Tom Pretty Boy Brady.
Nobody cares about Atlanta, which makes them somewhat dangerous. Hopefully, not dangerous enough. Being on the road this Sunday might actually be a blessing for the 49ers. They’ll be holed up in a hotel in a city where no one wants them to succeed, concentrating on one and only one thing — winning the game. There’s nothing quite so satisfying for a football team than putting a cork in the mouths of seventy thousand hostile fans on game day.
Last year’s Title Game loss was just one loss. A loss again this year would be moving into the Trend area called Can’t Win The Big One. A little monkey head would pop up like a big zit on the back of the 49er franchise. You don’t want that little runt crawling around on you. Ask Steve Young.
The Falcons just tossed an 0-3 in the playoffs monkey off their own backs by beating Seattle last week. And don’t think that wasn’t a huge relief. It might also have them feeling like their season is a success even if they lose this Sunday. Good thinking, Georgia type people! They won’t feel that way Sunday night when they realize they just blew a trip to the Super Bowl. Just ask last year’s 49ers.
The 49ers should win this game, and for the best and simplest reason of all: they are the better team. They’ve waited an entire year to get that loser taste out of their mouths from last year. And they will succeed.
For us fans, as you can see from the PROGNOSTICATIONS FOR 2012 on the right side bar of this site, just about all Outsiders picked the right amount of wins for this year’s team, with a few more optimistic and a few less. We all expected to be right here in this Super Bowl Or Bust year. We’re one last win from our first trip back to the big game since 1994.
GO NINERS!!!!!!
Tags: Archie Manning, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Bill Belichick, Jack Harbaugh, Jim Harbaugh, John Harbaugh, New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers, Steve Young, Tom Brady
January 18th, 2013 at 6:33 am
So much for my 14 and 2 … but we’re where we need to be at the end…door of the Super Bowl baby!!!!
January 18th, 2013 at 6:49 am
I would say a 49er Super Bowl victory would give the feeling of Camelot to many!
January 18th, 2013 at 7:01 am
Most likely you missed the Casino de Sol All Star Game last Friday.
This Sat it’s the Raycom All Star Classic. I looked at the rosters and there are about five names I recognize out of 80.
One of the QBs is from Mars Hill
(College? or Univ?) Looked it up and it’s a college in North Carolina.
Next week is the East West Shrine Game and Senior Bowl.
I suppose the Hula Bowl is no more.
January 18th, 2013 at 7:01 am
Michael Lombardi has been named GM for the Brownies.
January 18th, 2013 at 7:42 am
A minor league baseball club is already exploiting the Mante Te’o
Story with this promotion
“Late Thursday evening, an independent baseball team, the Florence (Ky.) Freedom, announced it would have “Manti Te’o Girlfriend Bobblehead Day.”
As part of the promotion in late May, the first 1,000 fans will get an empty bobblehead box, there will be a pretend kiss cam for fans to kiss their imaginary friends and there will be an imaginary food fight in the kids’ area, as well as an air guitar contest.”
Te’o needs to publicly face the cameras and make a one time statement or this will dog him
until he does. His problem is too many people are speaking out with conflicting stories.
If he lied just say he lied, apologize and move on. Te’o has managed to take the spotlight off Lance Armstrong.
January 18th, 2013 at 10:00 am
I think NoFear wins for being the only one to call a tie.
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Te’o? Who gives a shit? He’s a dumb kid who got caught up in something that spiralled way out of control. Big frigging deal. If he had won the Heismann it might matter, but otherwise it’s a huge media circle jerk. He’ll get drafted mid 2nd round and life WILL go on.
January 18th, 2013 at 2:51 pm
By May who will care about Manti Te’o?
January 18th, 2013 at 3:08 pm
But doesn’t he know that no one lies on the internet, especially on blogs.
January 18th, 2013 at 3:13 pm
Damned straight, Winder. We really ARE all rich, good looking, hung like horses and brilliant. And the women really DO have ginormous boobs and no hangups. Really. Honest Injun.
If the internet did not exist, politicians would have to invent it. Fortunately, Al Gore already did it for us, LMAO.
January 18th, 2013 at 3:25 pm
Niners just waived Bully Cundiff which must mean Akers is OK.
The Jest just made Marty Mornhinweg their OC.
Now Marty gets to tutor Sanchez.
January 18th, 2013 at 7:05 pm
My Father made me invent an imaginary girlfriend once. Once.
January 18th, 2013 at 7:13 pm
Just 41 hrs. until kickoff. I hope that’s enough preparatory drinking time to be ready for the kickoff. Hell. They gave Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte 48 Hrs. to get Ganz.
Jack: Class isn’t something you buy. Look at you, you’ve got on a 500-dollar suit and you’re still a low-life.
Reggie: Yeah, but I look good.
January 18th, 2013 at 7:51 pm
Oh, great. Just what we need.
“Michael Crabtree has been interviewed by police about alleged sexual assault.”
January 18th, 2013 at 8:04 pm
He should have had a girl like Te’o had. He would be safe from allegations!
January 18th, 2013 at 9:59 pm
I find the timing curious if this happened on Sunday why wait until Friday to make the accusation?
I am hoping the only thing Crabtree is guilty of is bad judgement and by that I mean who he’s spending time with.
January 18th, 2013 at 10:18 pm
With Arians hired as the HC, he’ll have to look for a new DC as Ray Horton did not choose to stay on. Horton was the architect of the Card’s defense.
Colt’s have hired Stanford OC Pep Hamilton to succeed Arians as their OC reuniting him with Andrew Luck.
January 19th, 2013 at 8:13 am
Horton chose to go to the Brownies. They now have Norv Turner as their OC and Ray Horton
as their DC., Chudzinski as the HC and Lombardi as their GM.
It’s a big name staff.
January 19th, 2013 at 8:22 am
Goldson was fined $10K for his helmet to helmet personal foul on the Packer RB.
IMHO I thought it was a cheap shot
as the runner was all but down.
In the old days they would call this spearing.
It cost the team 15 yards and Goldson $10K.
Dashon has to play smarter in the next 2 games because the zebras are looking for him to repeat and every 15 yards is critical going forward.
January 19th, 2013 at 11:30 am
Is everybody ready for tomorrow’s shindy?
January 19th, 2013 at 11:52 am
You bet your patootie I am.
January 19th, 2013 at 1:17 pm
“Horton chose to go to the Brownies. They now have Norv Turner as their OC and Ray Horton
as their DC., Chudzinski as the HC and Lombardi as their GM.
It’s a big name staff.”
Yeah and so now it will be interesting to see how they manage to still suck.
Read a quote this morning from a Brown’s fan saying that being a Brown’s fan is liking watch your dog get put down every Sunday.
January 19th, 2013 at 1:30 pm
Barley- This is a classic:
January 19th, 2013 at 2:07 pm
Cleveland had the absolute best team in professional football from 1946 to 1964. Then came running off Paul Brown, and the football gods have never forgiven them.
January 19th, 2013 at 3:24 pm
Some of you are forgetting how Art Modell screwed Cleveland by moving the team to Baltimore.
The thing about the Browns is their history is tied with the Ravens.
Cleveland was given a new team and had to start from scratch as an expansion team.
After the move the Ravens won the Super Bowl with some of the Brown’s talent 4 years removed out of Cleveland.
Hard to overcome something like this happening to your team.
January 19th, 2013 at 3:27 pm
So the Irsays screwed Baltimore by moving the Colts to Indy.
I never understood how Baltimore justified doing the same thing to Cleveland by letting Modell move to Baltimore.
January 19th, 2013 at 3:40 pm
Good chance that Alex Smith is the cherry that tops that shit of a banana split that is the Cleveland Browns. Ice cream never tasted so bad. I’ll have some pie instead please.
January 19th, 2013 at 4:11 pm
ROB’S keys to the game
our pass defense vs. their QB and wr’s/te and their passrush vs. our 0-line !
January 19th, 2013 at 4:13 pm
imo if we win these key battles we win the game !
January 19th, 2013 at 4:26 pm
HERE’S something i didn’t expect !
not sure but
“The 49ers have the best defense of any remaining playoff team — in fact, they are the only team left with a unit that ranked in the top 10 in the regular season.”
this is from NFL network ! is this for real !!!
January 19th, 2013 at 4:29 pm
I’ve seen that a couple times Berger – makes me laugh every time.
January 19th, 2013 at 4:44 pm
HMMM
so if defense wins championships …
January 19th, 2013 at 7:46 pm
Rob, if defense was everything though, the last four teams in playoff contention would all have great defenses, right?
What is *more* true is, balanced teams that are good at all aspects of the game tend to be the ones that get to the top.
The 49ers have played this year at a level that would lay waste to every team in the league and win the Super Bowl going away. They have also played at a level that could not beat the Little Sisters of the Poor. The question is one of consistency. Can the 49ers show up ready to kick ass and take names for two more games? If so, the Lombardi is ours. First half of the answer comes tomorrow…
January 19th, 2013 at 7:48 pm
The weirdest thing about it was Rosenbloom getting out of his stadium problems in Baltimore by swapping teams with Robert Irsay, owner of the LA Rams.
January 19th, 2013 at 8:10 pm
Yeah, Chuck, and then Rosenbloom ending up dead in a “drowning” incident, leaving Georgia Crazybitch Frontiere in charge of the Rams. Which was fine by me, as it led to a string of player holdouts that cost them Ferragamo, and then led to Hacksaw Reynolds coming to San Francisco. The whole thing was a strange sequence of events.
January 19th, 2013 at 8:58 pm
Whatever! The reality is rules have changed. Spread is the relity, no matter what Nolan and NoFear say. If the 49ers run the spread the Falcons are dust. If they run the SCO we might not even win.
January 19th, 2013 at 9:01 pm
NoFear and his Cam Cameron offense is a loser. Period, end of story!
January 19th, 2013 at 9:03 pm
NoFear- Respond.
January 19th, 2013 at 9:24 pm
Yeah, Ill never forget thinking Georgia had her husband offed.
January 19th, 2013 at 9:56 pm
Our NEW OC Greg Norman needs to throw some new Aces into the game plan.
Nolan and Co are focused on the obvious.
Time to go outside the box.
January 19th, 2013 at 10:04 pm
Seattle missed Clemons and gave Matty time to wind up.
Irvin got stoned.
This week, they have to contend with a much different pass rush.
A pass rush that comes from inside and out.
I would also go right after Abraham and force him to plant on that gimpy ankle.
Beat him up.
January 19th, 2013 at 10:07 pm
Choke Gonzalez off and don’t let Matty wind up.
That will force the shorter throws.
Turner will get his work.
I trust that our run defense will show up.
January 19th, 2013 at 10:16 pm
NJ- Do we go NoFear/Cam Cameron/SCO or Spread?
January 19th, 2013 at 10:19 pm
We go Pistol and see how they counter it Berger.
I like deep shots once we get them stacking the box.
Our OL should destroy their DL.
Game of 2 halfs.
Pound them early.
I seriously see LMJ running through their LBs.
Hope it happens.
January 19th, 2013 at 10:20 pm
I am not sure NoFear even understands what a spread formation is, let alone wnat a Spread offense is?
January 19th, 2013 at 10:21 pm
Not only do we play smashmouth, we have speed they can’t matchup with.
January 19th, 2013 at 10:22 pm
He’s a pretty bright guy Berger.
We all want the same conclusion.
Don’t matter how we get it.
Just confuse them and score.
I’d hope for Greg Norman to outsmart Nolan.
January 19th, 2013 at 10:25 pm
Abraham is going to need help.
Not sure how they plan to cover for him.
Kaep should eat his lunch.
Once they slide CB or LB help his way, LMJ should leak into vacant areas.
Just hope we jump on the scoreboard before them.
A lead makes the dome quiet.
January 19th, 2013 at 10:27 pm
Kaep needs to break huddle and get the plays off.
No delay penalties……PLEASE
January 19th, 2013 at 10:31 pm
NJ- Our version of the Pistol isn’t usually with the Spread offense, it is with the SCO. There is a huge difference. We do not run the classic Pistol, except this last week. We typically run a NoFear/Cam Cameron version of the Pistol. If Cam Cameron were our OC I would need to stock up on more toilet paper. He is similar to Jimmy Raye. NoFear loves him but I might even go camping on game days if he were our OC.
January 19th, 2013 at 10:32 pm
NJ- What is your opinion of Cam Cameron?
January 19th, 2013 at 10:38 pm
Cam Cameron is as conservative as they come.
No feel for ‘In Game’ adjustments IMO.
He was the genius who spent a top 10 pick on Ted Ginn if I recall correctly.
What else needs to be said?
January 19th, 2013 at 10:38 pm
I liked Cam when Sing tossed Mart and couldn’t get anyone to play with him.
January 19th, 2013 at 10:39 pm
NJ- Your political response should be classic. Anything other than “Cam Cameron should retire” is a response dedicated to you wanting a dialog with NoFear to continue.
January 19th, 2013 at 10:41 pm
We’ve managed to marry the Pistol with the traditional Power Run Game.
It’s probably too early to tell how it will evolve with Kaep but, that helps for now.
I see this Offense taking big strides when Kendall and LMJ are back there together down the road.
Jewel Hampton could be the ‘banger’ Frank is when the time comes.
January 19th, 2013 at 10:44 pm
NoFear is a good dude, just like you are.
Talking football is talking football.
OK to disagree on things.
To each his own.
I don’t think much of Cam Cameron.
I’ve had my doubts about Roman too.
He’s on the big stage once again.
See how he handles it this time around.
January 19th, 2013 at 10:47 pm
Just remember, some of us soured on Alex before you did.
Doesn’t mean we were right or wrong, just that we wanted more from the QB position.
It’s all good in the end.
Gotta win.
January 19th, 2013 at 10:49 pm
I really think NoFear does not understand the philosophy of the Spread offense. But yet he busts my but continuously over the strategy of Nolan coaching. As long as he keeps insinuating to me that he is smarter I will continue to bust his Cam Cameron/Mike Nolan ass. NoFear lives in the past. I treat people how they treat me.
January 19th, 2013 at 10:55 pm
Well, I’ll open the ‘cyber couch’ for you and hope that we can find a way for you and NoFear49er to realize that it’s OK to have differences of opinion.
We are grown ups after all.
Let’s agree to disagree sometimes.
Fight fair and raise the 9er Flag when all else fails.
It’s not a communciation failure rather, a failure to communicate that divides us.
January 19th, 2013 at 10:56 pm
NJ- Alex is a good QB. I had to listen to many wanting Jake Locker, Donovan McNabb, Kevin Kolb, and even one and done Peyton Manning and etc. I would rather have Alex Smith over most QBs in the NFL. It just so happens I would much rather have Kaepernick over Smith.
January 19th, 2013 at 10:57 pm
We come to Blog sites such as this because we can’t meet at the corner tavern and debate the finer points of 9er football together.
Skeebs’ Cyber Tavern is always open.
Problem is, no bartender present.
January 19th, 2013 at 10:59 pm
Alex is what he is.
A decent guy that hit his ceiling so to speak.
That’s sports, not everyone can be Joe.
Pretty high bar here.
He’s better than some, worse than others.
Kaep has a chance to write his own legacy now.
So far, so good.
January 19th, 2013 at 11:00 pm
I don’t much care for condescending people. I love attacking those kind of idiots. It is just fun!
January 19th, 2013 at 11:02 pm
I’ve appreciated opinions from both of you guys.
It’s all good from my perspective.
January 19th, 2013 at 11:03 pm
Attack the other 31 teams’ fans.
Here, we wear the same colors.
We’ll each have each others’ back when the chips are down.
January 19th, 2013 at 11:05 pm
I’d like to think all the sparring is good natured.
Every now and then, we all lose our cool.
It happens.
January 19th, 2013 at 11:09 pm
Actually, I’ve come to love NoFear. I wish we could get together to discuss Cam Cameron and football in general! Being criticized is good for discussion!
January 19th, 2013 at 11:14 pm
Good night! We need no NoFear/SCO tomorrow. I expect zone coverage from Atlanta. It will be intersting.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:37 am
HMMM
i see BERGER is in playoff mode !
January 20th, 2013 at 3:41 am
GRUMPY
good points , we need to play our -A- game twice more !
total teams win championships ,teams with good offense defense and special teams i do think having the best defense left on the playoffs gives us a big edge !
January 20th, 2013 at 3:44 am
i’m starting to really love the pistol and won’t mind seeing us use all kinds of formations with it ! i really want kap to be patient and protect the football , but i think we can have good success throwing off it as well as when kap runs !
January 20th, 2013 at 4:02 am
imho double moves by our WR’s and vernon would be very effective vs. atlanta’s mike nolan led defense !
January 20th, 2013 at 6:44 am
Good news, if true, per Adam Schefter:
“49ers source said he “highly, highly doubted” SF WR Michael Crabtree will be charged in events that led to investigation of sexual assault.”
January 20th, 2013 at 7:03 am
Good news, if true, per yours truly:
“49ers source said he “highly, highly doubted” Berger will be charged in events that led to investigation of beer and whiskey assault last night.”
January 20th, 2013 at 7:20 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BIjCW2_Uik
January 20th, 2013 at 9:28 am
Game Day and about under 3 hours to kickoff of the Big Game.
Niners need to step it up and exert their will.
It will be loud and they need to manage the play clock efficiently.
Niners will kick some Falcon tail.
Go Niners!
January 20th, 2013 at 9:46 am
Berger, I’m picking up where you left off last night. The (Cape) Cod isn’t the only fish in the house.
January 20th, 2013 at 10:12 am
Speaking of last night! NoFear isn’t scrutinizing as much these days as he use to. But I think he does like the SCO, a lot. Maybe he’ll show up and set me straight.
January 20th, 2013 at 10:14 am
Be careful with those Cape Cods. They are tasty and get right to the point!
January 20th, 2013 at 10:18 am
Hopefully, all of us 49er fans will be jubilarians at about 3:00 today!
January 20th, 2013 at 10:39 am
These Cape Cods give the gumption to celebrate a 25 yr. jubilee worth of fun. And I’m not even a nun!
January 20th, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Let the record show, 24-19 Niners. “So let it be written, so it shall be done.” I’ll break all of the Ten Commandments if that’s what it takes to win today.
Go Niners!!!!!!
January 20th, 2013 at 3:07 pm
Yabba dabba doo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 20th, 2013 at 3:07 pm
And … whew!
January 20th, 2013 at 3:17 pm
Whew is effing right. I don’t know which is more stressed now, my heart or my liver.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:31 pm
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!SUPER BOWL here we come!!!
January 20th, 2013 at 3:49 pm
I am literally spent. That’s OK. I’d give my Lt. arm (that’s my good one), for our Niners to win. Two weeks to recuperate before SB XLVII in N’awlings. I’m gonna need every second to recharge my batteries.
How bout dem Niners!!!
January 20th, 2013 at 3:49 pm
WOW!!!
Almost had a “Come to Jesus Moment”
As we mature the old ticker can’t take too many endings like that.
yippie kay yay mother Teresa!!!
Niners are going to WIN the Super Bowl again!
January 20th, 2013 at 3:50 pm
It’s amazing over the past two years how our defense, when faced with a do or die end game stand, always wins the battle. Contrasted to Seattle last week, who blew it.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:54 pm
Unsung hero of the defense is Ahmad Books.
He tipped 2 passes at the Line and his hit on Ryan sealed the deal. Ryan was hurt (shoulder or collarbone) and he couldn’t get the ball downfield.
That hit turned the ballgame in the Niners favor.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:55 pm
oops Ahmad Brooks
January 20th, 2013 at 4:00 pm
The one question mark I have is on their final possession why would you be calling audibles and take a delay of game penalty.
Also in the shotgun bad things can happen on the snap. CK should have been under center and the delay of game was inexcusable.
But I digress because the Niners are going to win the Super Bowl!!!
January 20th, 2013 at 4:00 pm
6th Lombardi is in transit as we speak.
January 20th, 2013 at 4:02 pm
F…ing incredible game. So happy for this team.
January 20th, 2013 at 4:23 pm
When Niners were down by 17 they didn’t blink.
They started channeling their Johnny Cash
January 20th, 2013 at 5:18 pm
Thank Christ the Niners didn’t think like Dandy Don and me when we were down 17-0. The PG&E bill did not get paid.
January 20th, 2013 at 5:42 pm
where we goin ?
January 20th, 2013 at 5:48 pm
To the City of New Orleans Rob
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfxoM6trtZE
Niners are going to win the Super Bowl!
January 20th, 2013 at 6:30 pm
yup we’re goin to the goddamm superbwl
January 20th, 2013 at 6:54 pm
And the effing Patriots ARE NOT!!!
January 20th, 2013 at 6:58 pm
This is a good day!
January 20th, 2013 at 7:00 pm
Hate to bring it up but do we replace Akers for the SB?
January 20th, 2013 at 7:14 pm
ok just got off the phone with delmardennis where he told me his true feelings on our team !
here you go
http://www.mymms.com/valentines-day/LOVEU20-A3.aspx?src=LOVEU20&sc_cid=LOVEU20&utm_source=NFL.com&utm_medium=display&utm_term=6066363&utm_content=VVVmyMM_CharacterBBDO_Valentine_300_250&utm_campaign=NFL%20Media%20Rectangle%20300×250
January 20th, 2013 at 7:34 pm
Next stop Super Harbowl
January 20th, 2013 at 8:18 pm
On a more serious note why do the Niners attract thugs? This BS keeps happening and we are becoming Raiduh Thug Nation West Bay.
It’s only a football game and somebody wins and somebody loses
everytime (except against the Rams). No need to try to kill someone over this you dumbass.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/falcons-fan-stabbed-throat-49ers-fan-loss-005424158–nfl.html
It was a thug wearing a Niner shirt/jersey, not necessarily a fan.
January 20th, 2013 at 8:36 pm
superbowl here we come babaaay !
January 20th, 2013 at 9:00 pm
Eddie presenting his sister Denise the trophy does mean the Niners are back! Dynasty 2.0 begins in the Big Easy
http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/nfl-on-fox-nfc-trophy-presentation/125jmxwd?from=
January 20th, 2013 at 9:23 pm
Looks like the Niners will be the home team and be wearing the Scarlet jerseys as the Gnats wore white when they won last year.
Vega$ sportsbook has the Niners as a 4 point favorite in the opening betting line.
January 20th, 2013 at 9:39 pm
This will be a very physical game. The Patriots are soft and were easier by comparison. My early call is 28-27, 49ers, with at least three players carried off the field. Any turnovers will be huge.
January 21st, 2013 at 5:21 am
New post is up.
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January 26th, 2013 at 4:40 pm
Eff Los Angeles and eff you too.
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