Check here throughout the day for all the updates live from the 49ers-Jets game at Candlestick.
INACTIVES
49ers: Jamie Martin (third QB), KR/PR Allen Rossum, CB Nate Clements, S Dashon Goldson, LB Ahmad Brooks, C Cody Wallace, T Jacob Bender and WR Josh Morgan.
Donald Strickland will start at CB for Clements. Strickland will play the slot in nickel downs, with Tarell Brown playing corner.
Jets: Brett Ratliff (third QB), K Mike Nugent, WR David Clowney, RB Marcus Mason, S Eric Smith, CB David Barrett, LB Jason Trusnik and TE Bubba Franks.
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This will be the first game Clements has missed in his eight-year NFL career. He played 124 consecutive games, with 116 straight starts. Both streaks ranked second behind Ronde Barber, who has played 172 consecutive with 147 starts.
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The 49ers win the toss and elect to defer. The Jets will get the ball to open the first half, and the 49ers will get the ball to start the third quarter.
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FIRST QUARTER
--The Jets recover Nedney's onside kick to open the game. They'll take over at the 46. Hmmm. That seems kind of desperate to open the game. Do the 49ers think they can compete with the Jets?
--Nice defensive stand. It's three and out, and after a punt through the end zone, the 49ers take over at the 20 with 13:42 remaining.
--Defensive holding on Darrelle Revis, working against Isaac Bruce. That's a first down.
--Gore with a couple runs. That sets up a third-and-1.
--The 49ers go with Bajema and Sean Ryan. It's a short-yardage situation. Nice play-action, Hill to Bruce. That was a terrific call. The 49ers with a first down at the Jets 49 on a 15-yard gain.
--After Hill underthrows Robinson down the field, it's third and 5.
--Three wides with Jason Hill, Bruce and Johnson on the field. Hill finds Bruce for a first down to the 35.
--Robinson needed a yard for the first down and he fumbles it away. Nose tackle Kris Jenkins with the hit and that ball came flying out of Robinson's grasp. The Jets take over at the 17. The 49ers were really looking good on that drive before Robinson coughed it up. Jets take over with 8:47 left in the quarter.
--Third and 1 . . . the 49ers stocked that up . . . Haralson, Harris, Spikes McDonald. Great job by the defense.
--Battle back deep to replace Rossum and Clements, and he fumbles. But the 49ers recover. They'll take over at their own 24. Obviously, returning punts will be an area of concern as this game progresses.
--There's a player down for the Jets, and the entire team is on the field, showing great concern. From this angle, I can't tell who he is.
--The injured Jets player was James Ihedigbo, a second-year player from UMass. He's helped off the field. He's walking under his own power to the locker room.
--Hill hits Delanie Walker (remember him?). It was a nice play-action throw that goes for 15 yards.
--Screen to Gore for 6 yards to the 48.
--Hill to Bruce for a first down. There's also a penalty down field. Illegal contact on Ty Law, but it's declined. Niners have the ball at the Jets' 41.
--Dominique Zeigler (Ziggy!) all the way down to the 12-yard line on a 31-yard pitch and catch and run.
--Hot read to Bryant Johnson for 5 yards. They need to punch this thing into the end zone. (Thanks, Captain Obvious).
--Jason Hill with the reception, but he fumbles at the goal line. Waiting to see who got it . . .
--Joe Staley! Joe Staley! Staley with the recover in the end zone. It's 49ERS 7, JETS 0 with 2:16 left in the quarter.
--OK, this is the way the 49ers should've been playing all along. Mike Singletary has put his imprint on the 49ers' offense. This is a power team that should be pounding Gore, and then using him to create time in the passing game with play-action. They really look good. This is how Singletary will keep this job. This is his offensive vision. Right now, it's pretty impressive.
--Jets get their first first down with about 1:20 remaining in the quarter on a Favre pass to Chansi Stuckey.
--Jets test Tarell Brown deep and he's all over Jerricho Cotchery. It's incomplete.
--Stuckey with an 8-yard gain on third-and-9. The Jets will punt on the first play of the second quarter.
First half state: Shaun Hill is 9 of 10 for 107 yards.
SECOND QUARTER
--Niners take over at the 14.
--Gore with 12 yards over the right side, Baas throwing a nice block on the play.
--Calvin Pace sheds Walker's block to drop Gore for a 2-yard loss.
--It's third and 7 . . . three wides with Jason Hill on the field. Shaun Hill tries to get it to Bruce, but Drew Coleman makes a very nice play to break it up.
--Andy Lee with his first punt. It's not a great one. The Jets will take over at their own 39 with 12:38 left in the half.
--On third and 4, Favre throws to Stuckey. Strickland can't make the stop, and it goes for 24 yards to the 49ers' 31.
--Jets pick up another first down to the 20.
--Thomas Jones gets it down to the 7-yard line. First and goal.
--Jones gets down to the 2-yard line, where it's second and goal.
--Favre runs it in from the 2 while safety Michael Lewis was holding TE Dustin Keller in the end zone. That ties it up. It's 49ERS 7, JETS 7 with 7:17 remaining in the half.
--Walker fumbles on his kickoff return. It rolls out of bounds at the 26, where the 49ers will take over.
--The Niners come out throwing . . . to Gore for 3 yards. Hill throws behind Walker down the field, luckily for the 49ers Walker gets a hand on it to prevent an interception.
--Hill takes off running for a first down to the 37.
--Third and 6 after two Gore runs . . . complete to Bruce right at the sticks. It'll be close. Ref Ed Hochuli explains that Bruce was bobbling it. Bruce is about a foot short. Are the 49ers going to go for it? The answer is yes (perhaps).
--Two tight ends with Ryan in the backfield. Gore runs to the left side and easily gets the first down. Ryan with a nice block.
--Vernon Davis makes a 20-yard catch down the field. A very nice pass and catch.
--Hill gets sacked for a loss of 10. Looks like the protection from Snyder and Gore broke down. That's the 2-minute warning. Niners have the ball with a second and 20 at the 40.
--Pass to Ziggy to the 27, a gain of 13. It's third and 7.
--Great pass protection, allows Hill to find Bruce on a crossing route. The Niners have the ball at the 8 with 1:03 left in the half.
--Jason Hill is the target, but Dwight Lowery was called for holding. It's first and goal from the 4.
--Hill throws long for Bruce in the left back corner of the end zone.
--Hill throws it away under duress on second down.
--After a timeout, Hill flicks it out to Gore in the right flat for a touchdown. They made that look easy. Now, it's 49ERS 14, JETS 7 with :46 left in the half on the 14-play, 74-yard drive.
--Washington with the kickoff return gets out to the 34, but Zeigler was being held on the return. Wallace Wright was the guilty party. Jets take over at the 17 with :39 remaining.
--The Jets didn't get anything on three plays. Why didn't they call a timeout to make the Jets punt? That play ended with :04 remaining in the half. It looked like Singletary was trying to get a timeout called to head linesman Mark Hittner, but apparently it wasn't in time.
In any event, that's the way the half ends.
Shaun Hill is 15 of 20 for 169 yards, while Favre is 10 of 13 for 72 yards.
Frank Gore has 12 carries for 42 yards, while the Jets' Thomas Jones is 8-30.
Isaac Bruce has 5 receptions for 57 yards.
Niners have converted 5 of 7 third downs (71 percent), while the Jets are just 1 of 5 (20 percent).
THIRD QUARTER
--Because the 49ers deferred after winning the toss, they will receive the ball at the start of the second half.
--Niners take over at their own 22 . . . Gore gets 5 yards on first down.
--Gore is slow to get up after another 5-yard gain and a first down. Looks like he injured his left ankle. He needs help getting off the field. DeShaun Foster enters the game.
--Foster gets 1 yard. Meanwhile, Gore is in a lot of pain as he takes a seat on the bench.
--It's third and 9 . . . Hill throws it away. Gore is trying to walk around a little bit, but he doesn't look good.
--Lee to punt. He booms one. The Jets will take over at the 8 after an illegal block on the Jets' return. it was a 54-yard punt for Lee.
--Gore is being take to the locker room on a cart. He currently has 978 yards on the season, and need 22 to go for more than 1,000 yards in three straight season.
--Jets go with no-huddle.
--On third and 7, Willis makes the tackle on Washington after a short completition. There's a holding penalty on the Jets (Faneca vs. Justin Smith). The 49ers will decline. That brings up fourth down. And the 49ers' defense forces another three-and-out.
--Battle doesn't get much on a return. Niners take over at their own 34 with 11:37 left in the quarter.
UPDATE: Gore with a left ankle injury is questionable to return.
--Foster gets 5 yards on two runs. It's third and 5 . . . Davis with the catch and holds on after a nice hit from Lowery. It's just shy of the first down. They'll call for a measurement. Without Gore in the game, I doubt the 49ers would go for it. It's about a foot short again.
--They might want to try to draw the Jets offside. The offense is staying on the field. And the Jenkins jumps offside. Wow. That's amazing. I'm not sure the 49ers were ever going to snap that ball. It's a first down at the 49ers' 48.
--Foster fumbles, but Baas recovers. Foster has no idea how to carry the football. He carries the ball so loosely. It's surprising he doesn't fumble every time he carries the ball.
--Hill is intercepted by linebacker David Bowens. He threw it right to him, but we don't know if Bruce ran the wrong route. Bowens returns it to the 49ers' 45. That's where the Jets will take over with 7:21 left in the quarter.
--Jets move to the 17. They're in the red zone. The 49ers' red-zone defense has been good all season.
--But not here. Jones with a 17-yard touchdown run. It's JETS 14, 49ERS 14 with 5:24 remaining in the quarter. That didn't take long.
--Michael Robinson with the return to the 39. The 49ers are back on the field, and Foster is in the huddle. Gore remains in the locker room.
--Gore is back from the locker room. He's hobbling around on the sideline. It looks as if his day is over, but it's a good sign that he's not on crutches. That probably means X-rays were negative.
--Hill hits Johnson for 17.
--Vernon Davis with a nice block to allow Foster to cut inside for a first down on a 6-yard run.
--Hill with a beautiful TD pass to Delanie Walker, but it's coming back on Staley's holding penalty. Staley scores one and prevents one.
--First and 20 from the 38 . . . Hill is sacked for no gain. That makes it second and 20.
--Empty backfield, Hill to Hill for 11 yards to the 27.
--Third and 9 . . . they're in field goal range . . . Hill to Bruce for a first down. This is quite a game. The 49ers will begin the fourth quarter with a first and 10 at the Jets' 14-yard line.
FOURTH QUARTER
--Hill incomplete to Bruce; Hill throws it away.
--It's third and 10 at the 14 . . . incomplete to Zeigler in the end zone.
--Nedney on for a 32-yard FG attempt. It's good. 49ERS 17, JETS 14 with 14:44 remaining.
--Washington with an incredible 99-yard TD return. However, there's a holding call on Ihedigbo. So after all that, the Jets will take over at their own 30.
--The 49ers are really fired up on defense. Another Jets holding penalty, and then a nice play on a screen pass from Franklin and Strickland. That makes it a second and 21.
--And now it's third and 21 . . . but first the Jets call a timeout. That's their first spent T.O. of the second half.
--Niners with a three-man rush, Haralson stops Washington after a 9-yard gain on a short pass.
--Battle returns the low punt to the 50-yard line. Niners take over with 12:40 left.
--Hill to Hill (no relation) on a big third-down reception for a first down to the Jets' 31.
--Screen to Robinson. That play was set up nicely with Heitmann and Baas out front leading the way.
--Hill just completed a pass to No. 47 . . . who is that? Oh, that's right. It's Billy Bajema. That's his first catch in a couple years. It goes for 5 yards.
--Now it's third and 5. And it's Hill to Hill again. Nice effort by Jason Hill to get the first down. He made Revis miss, then did a nice straight-arm on Coleman for a 9-yard gain.
--Hill finds Johnson, who makes a nice catch in the end zone while working against Lowery. That's a touchdown. Nedney adds the PAT, and it's 49ERS 24, JETS 14 with 6:05 remaining. And they did it on that drive without Gore.
--The Jets are getting desperate. They try to run an option off the kickoff and the pitch goes awry. The Jets will take over at their own 1-yard line.
--They get some breathing room with a 10-yard gain to Cotchery.
--This is where the 49ers have to make the Jets earn it down the field. Favre throws deep, but nobody is there.
--It's third and 7 and time is running out on the Jets with 4:54 remaining . . . it's a four-man rush, but the 49ers come with pressure up the middle. Haralson and Green with the sack. The Jets will punt it away. The 49ers are in complete control.
--Battle with the fair catch at midfield with 4:19 remaining.
--This is the point where I head down to the locker rooms. Thanks for joining the festivities. Continue the dialogue, but keep personal attacks to a minimum, OK?
hi matt
have a good game
i know it is a smaller injury
but didnt tony parrish play loads of games and was never the same again
what about clements .. i supose its a non leg injury so that helps
matt Question 2
is it the end for joe starkey???
Parrish did have a nice streak going before breaking his leg in a game against the Bears. He never came close to returning to form, though it was at the point of his career in which you could expect him to start slowing down, anyway. --Matt M.
On TV it looks like there are lots of empty seats.
Man bruce is on fire this first drive!
killer turnover..come on Robinson, wasted nice opening drive.
nice interior defense!
Matt - if the niners don't keep singletary at the end of the season, a) who would you like to see them go after for HC and b) who do you think they will go after for HC?
JOE STALEY!!!!
Touchdown 49ers! I am in Indiana so I'm "watching" the game between your blog and ESPN, hopefully the D keeps playing hard. If we win this game, Singletary should be offered the HC job permanently tonight!
So far we are playing a tremendous game, controlling the ball on offense and holding the Jets on defense... we just need to hang on to the ball.
Beautiful catch and run by Zeigler... shades of T.O. or Jerry in their prime.
Keep it up....
MM - You have to ask Staley after the game if he has EVER scored a TD in his football career at any level. Two impressive drives to start the game and the D has forced two straight 3 and outs. Coach Sing has these guys playing hard.
JOE STALEY!!!!
David Baas is finally getting it... he is making some really nice blocks as a pulling guard.
Just watched a third down incompletion... but Chilo had his man stood up and contained right near the LOS, couldn't get any interior pressure on Hill at all.
If our O-line keeps looking up, good things will follow.
Man, Shaun HIll gets no love at all! How come?
Refs better check V. Davis hands for stick-um he finally caught a pass
hmm interesting play calls in the red zone with all the pass plays. wonder why they don't run the ball and take up the rest of the time on the clock and use up the timeouts.
1st & goal....learn your lesson from last week. Should RUN at least 1 play to burn some clock.
Nice play....there again, we left too much time for Favre.
Great play call and design.
Coach Sing has got to learn this stuff man.
Mike in MD, happy?
Hey Matt:
How full is Candlestick this week? It's been half full constantly, when will the Stick get a real sellout? I saw 2 crappy games, one nobody cares and the other the 49ers. Where were my 3 games when the Raiders are not playing?
If the 49ers lose, do we still hire Singletary as HC next year?
and we get the ball to start the 2nd half
Dear Darren,
Who cares? We are up 14-7 at half and playing great. You are an odd odd dude.
Awesome half in spite of all the lost balls. defense is doing an amazing job holding the jets in check. The half time adjustments are going to be interesting. especially who is going to return kicks for the niners haha.
YES, happy to finally get in from the RZ but we still have to get basic clock management 101 down. Nice play call.
Keep up the good play boys!!
Can SOMEONE turn off Darren's computer? Absolutely inane stuff cluttering the discussion.
Oh crap. If Gore is really hurt...
oh man he was so close to getting 1000 yds this season too.
Oh god that looks bad.
For the love of God be okay Frank.
At least it looks like an ankle, and not a knee. Maybe he misses some games, but it could be so much worse.
Maybe this is Clayton's chance to get on the active roster and see what he can do.
Go Def...great effort...the secondary playing very good specially when they move up to support the run def.
omg hold onto the ball!
That one hurts
Can somebody please confirm or deny that candlestick is or is not sold out? IF it's not a full house, don't broadcast the game, period! Games in the NFL are only televised if the stadium is officially sold out, and sold out means a full house. If the 49ers cannot fill the stadium, then quit holdin gus Bay Area fans hostage with crappy football, PERIOD!
All I ask for the 49ers is play some damn impressive football, period. I want a lot more before I call Singletary my coach. Hello, people, we all called Mike Nolan our coach and what did he do again for 4 years? Ruined the team.
I'm proud to be a 49ers fan. but I want to see Candlestick officially filled up with 49ers fan, not Jets fans.
ok Def lets go..no worries people
So far, Denver/KC tied. Damn, if Denver can win, it puts us closer and closer to get Turner back as OC when San Diego fires him. KC has to lose that game.
Darren I think you're on the wrong thread.
Darren, I liked it much better when you had to work on Sunday's.
Why is Mike Adamle calling the 49ers game? Oops, I mean Joe Fonzi. I was sure KNBR hired Mike Adamle to call a 49ers game the way Fonzi is calling it, sheesh. What's going on with Joe Starkey, 2 49ers game already he's missed?
darren starkey is sick
I"m going to take Sundays off next year, just to get on here since I'm so popular here. I love it when our Economy tanks like the 49ers, makes life enjoyable to educate you 49ers fans into learning some acceptance about this team, like if you win the game, you are a good team. If you lose the game, you are a bad team. All I ask out of the 49ers is to beat good teams. You beat the bills, then Jets, then yes, the 49ers had an improved season, OK? that'll make me happy people, OK? Isnt' that what losing teams need to do for motivation in beating good teams? Now if we can use that to beat the Bears, the Packers, the Colts, the Jax, the Titans, the Cowboys, the Panthers in 09, that's motivation right there, OK?
Hill and the receiving core are really stepping up this game converting those first downs. Just need to hold onto those loose balls and we still got a win in the works.
I didn't see anything on Maiocco's site or heard anything about it on Starkey. but come on, letting Fonzi call the games? There has to be a better voice to call the 49ers. Fonzi sounds like a Mike Adamle as he can't get a few names right, and last week, had problem with saying the Bills players.
ah no way! ah staley!
Why is this game even close? I just feel if a team has nothing to play for, shouldn't they play for drafts? Singletary to me already has the job, he can slow this down and get us some draft picks. We need a good position in the draft, not a mid pick! I don't want us getting the 14th pick when the 8th pick to the 10th pick is good enough to me to trade it. We need a #1 WR, doesn't anybody on this team play #1 WR anymore?
Why is this game even close? I just feel if a team has nothing to play for, shouldn't they play for drafts? Singletary to me already has the job, he can slow this down and get us some draft picks. We need a good position in the draft, not a mid pick! I don't want us getting the 14th pick when the 8th pick to the 10th pick is good enough to me to trade it. We need a #1 WR, doesn't anybody on this team play #1 WR anymore?
Darren, when will you go away!!! Your G'Dam sell out out crap is getting old. Matt can ban me from this site for my language; but, I think it wold be worth it, not having to read your frickin dribble about watching different games on TV. I rarely get to see games. When I do, being a fan, ITS GREAT!! Win or lose, I am a fan. You are an A-hole. You are not a fan and you shouldn't be here.
Darren, when will you go away!!! Your G'Dam sell out out crap is getting old. Matt can ban me from this site for my language; but, I think it wold be worth it, not having to read your frickin dribble about watching different games on TV. I rarely get to see games. When I do, being a fan, ITS GREAT!! Win or lose, I am a fan. You are an A-hole. You are not a fan and you shouldn't be here.
Is this the end for Joe Starkey? 49ers games on the radio will never be the same again. Guess I'll have to watch the boring commentary on TV again, bummer.
The reason why the game is close is because the niners are DOMINATING on time of possession. they would be destroying the jets except for turnovers. as of now the niners have doubled the time of possession that the jets have. the jets are still in the game because the niners have 2 turnovers.
I agree with Utah9er. This franchise needs to win and win now to restore the 9er pride and passion. We'll get our draft picks, don't need to pick #1 every year to get talent. Now, shut up and enjoy this great game!
phew.
That was a stupid call by the officiating! Poor way to help the 49ers win right now! The Jets deserved that Touchdown right now! Terrible call!
We have not rushed bret Favre today. how is that good?
Did I say #1 pick? What part of #1 did I say for the 49ers to have in the draft? I said either the #8 or the *10 is good to have in the first round, we trade it, we get high valued points, and we can pick up extra picks down the draft. IF we win out as you suggest, the 49ers pick could fall to 14 and that's bad. That's how narrow the draft is if you fall down further and the good player that you want will go to the other team behind you that'll probably beat you. I want a high pick on the 49ers, not the low mid pick.
I'll enjoy the win my way, even if I sound like a grumpy old crank in Piers Morgan and Simon Cowell. I want to see talent on this team. I want us to be like who we were. If it takes Singletary as HC, he needs to show he can win. don't make me a Mike Nolan promise of you can win and then lose the game> losing game is not keeping a promise of making this team better.
Oh great, we're going to go conservative rather then throw the ball to secure the win. Stop running slow man Foster. 3rd down, run the ball, get stuffed, punt to the Jets.
Is Battle our 5th WR? Don't recall seeing him on offense.
stick a fork in it!
sorry dirk was referring to the td
Game over, do the do run run with Foster to secure the win. Another yawner for me. WHat makes it boring is who is the #1 Wr? Who was it on D that got to Favre if we even got to him? Who did Hill throw to? See, there's no excitement. The glass is half filled for we beat 2 good teams in the AFC East. Could go 3 and 1 vs. AFC East, but going 0 and 4 vs. NFC East is terrible.
ThankfullY nolan got fired or we wouldn't win games like this. I'm just irked that there's no excitement from this game.
sorry dirk was referring to the td
Well, there goes our first round pick out the door. Going from 8th to 14th, blah.
Do the run run run with Foster now. Bummer.
Well, there goes our first round pick out the door. Going from 8th to 14th, blah.
Do the run run run with Foster now. Bummer.
Darren, any win is exciting.
Excitement? We ARE FRIGGIN WINNING THE GAME...against Brett Favre and the playoff bound Jets...we scored a TD without our best player, our defense is playing smashmouth football. You need more excitement, go base jump off Marin Headlands!
Excitement? We ARE FRIGGIN' WINNING THE GAME...against Brett Favre and the playoff bound Jets...we scored a TD without our best player, our defense is playing smashmouth football. You need more excitement, go base jump off Marin Headlands!
Excitement? We ARE WINNING THE GAME...against Brett Favre and the playoff bound Jets...we scored a TD without our best player, our defense is playing smashmouth football. You need more excitement, go base jump off Marin Headlands!
Excitement? We are WINNING! We played well, we scored without our best player. You want more excitement go base jump off Marin Headlands!
that was some contact wow!
QUit spamming, one reply was good enough. Look, even if the win is good, the season is a DISAPPOINTMENT, HELLO?! Arizona still gets a gift wrapped #4, goes to the playoffs, loses, makes the NFC West a mockery. We are losing the draft picks now by going 8 and 8.
hahaha I almost feel bad for brad smith. that's a highlight.
Woops, sorry boys and girls, that post kept coming up rejected, but obviously went through.
So nice to have a victory Monday, they've been rare! Nice game 9ers! Hope Gore is ok.
Will ESPN even show that highlight? They've been ignoring the 49ers highlights.
Woops, sorry boys and girls, that post kept coming up rejected, but obviously went through.
So nice to have a victory Monday, they've been rare! Nice game 9ers! Hope Gore is ok. It's doing it again, so this post will probably duplicate too...
Will ESPN even show that highlight? They've been ignoring the 49ers highlights. Should be a highlight though.
I didn't mean for that post to show up so many times...problem with Matt's system...who cares about the NFC West, the season is NOT a disapointment if we improve. If you want disappointment become a Lions fan.
That I agree with. P Willis has been a great pick up for us. Too bad we don't have 44 other P Willis on the team.
Come on Rams, don't let Arizona beat you!
Coach has my vote. He is such a difference from Nolan!
amazing game despite all the loose balls and turnovers. offense did an outstanding job dominating the game clock 40 min:20 min. and defense did an awesome job stopping the jets outside scoring range. only bad news is that gore ankle injury, hopefully it's nothing serious.
Oh sure, we give the division to Arizona. yeah, that's good isn't it?
Probably broke a bone the way we get injuries. Then we didn't let Clements play. I hate the fact we're losing draft picks now. Now we're stuck with a mid pick, we can't trade if we're like 14!
Is it too soon for the Shaun Hill = QB of the future bandwagon? He's in the top 5 in QB rating and looks like he's a cool customer that makes plays and avoids mistakes. This team might actually be good enough to win their division if The Idiot Nolan was fired last year and Coach Sing was running the show all season. The D is starting to play like the hype we had last year about it being a strength and the O is controlling the ball and putting up points. Hill, Ziegler and Morgan are good young wideouts and Sing is letting the young guys play. We better keep him as HC. The Niners have lots of areas to improve but actually look like a team for once.
I think the only things keeping people away from hill is that his long balls have so much hang time they are just asking to get picked and him fumbling the ball. but his mobility, and decision making are pretty good. With this style of smash mouth football I think Hill is a good fit.
Well, the thrill of victory as we possibly keep Mike Singletary as HC which is good, but agony of defeat as we let Arizona take the division and ending our season. Well, if that isn't motivation to lose the rest of the games, don't know what is. we need to secure our draft pick.
Good win, now please turn off the W streak and secure our draft pick please!
This is the best game we played. What a joy to watch. GREAT JOB Coach Singletary vs a legit strong playoff team & also props to Manusky. Justin Smith was downright awesome, perfect ending with him getting the sack. His battle vs Faneca & the LT was great to watch. Haralson looks solid week in, week out. Hope Gore's injury isn't too serious. Big props to TBrown who's made solid steps today towards being a legit CB on his way towards Walt's job. Front DLine gave great push today. Our OLine also did a good job giving Hill some time & controlling Keller. Martz also deserves credit (minor time management criticism before the end of the half.) Awesome W Niners, enjoy this one fellas, well deserved!! NINERS!
TIME TO TAKE AWAY THE "INTERIM" from HEAD COACH Mike Singletary!!! and Shaun Hill is LEGIT, PERIOD!!
...oops I meant OLine vs NT Kris Jenkins
Great, dominating win Niners!!! Singletary for HC in '09!
Screw the haters and whiners!!!!
Mike in SF #2, Kudos to you on your defense of Heitmann. He played well today. I won't back down on my criticism but he really came through in defense of your argument for him. Congratulations.
Mike in SF #2, Kudos to you on your defense of Heitmann. He played well today. I won't back down on my criticism but he really came through in defense of your argument for him. Congratulations.
The whole OL played well today! They've been playing a lot better since Foerster took over. Smash mouth, Singletary style =)
Matt, PLEASE ban those calling for the 9ers to lose so we can have a higher draft pick. You know who I mean. Individuals posting this message are becoming so bothersome it is difficult to read this blog.
Is someone complaining that we're moving back in the draft with victories? COME ON. The only difference between a #5 overall pick and a #13 is how much you pay them. Vernon Davis #6, Willis #11. Who cares?! WHO picks the players matters SO much more than what order you pick in. More wins. Win 'em all. Get a new President/GM after the season, hopefully he likes Singletary, and move on from there.
The whole team played well for the entire game, except for the fumbles. Luckily they bounced our way. Great win.
Randy - don't forget SINGLETARY'S personnel adjustments....inserting Baas & Rachal & putting Snyder where he's more comfortable/natural & RT. We would NEVER have gotten that from the OTHER guy.
Forgot to give big props to Bruuuuuce & the WR's....Hill & BJ made some plays. Still need more VD though.
Trust me, I haven't forgot. I think Singletary is doing a great job, improving every game. He deserves an extension.
I agree with you Jason T., we don't want a top 10 pick. It's who picks them and who coaches them.
Nice game, nice win.
Good to see Rachal, Heitman and Baas playing so well in the middle together. Also to see Jason Hill and Ziegler making contributions. Ziegler looked like a young Jerry Rice on that early catch, running through the reception and bursting down the field. Too long since we've seen 49er receivers racking up the YAC. And the D line pretty much stuffed the Jets all day. We still need a big presence there, and a guy rushing off the edge, but we are really looking better. Tarell Brown held up well at CB and even Strickland with his limited size and speed played a decent game except for one or two plays.
Talking about a higher draft pick is silly. The draft is too much of a crapshoot to think that way. We need an "ignore" function here... :)
We still have a long ways to go to get back to where we once were, but at least the rest of the NFL has to take us seriously again. Great job, Sing.
Beautiful - two wins in a row!
We did exactly what needed to be done, WCO, worked the TEs.
How is Frank?