The Pack manages to hang on for another victory.

Quote from: Randimus Maximus on November 06, 2011, 04:54:02 PM
The Pack manages to hang on for another victory.

That was a wild one, as well as several other games today.

What a game tonite and a helluva final drive by Flaco.

Quote from: kopfjäger on November 06, 2011, 05:01:07 PM
That was a wild one, as well as several other games today.

This is looking like one of the best NFL years ever. 

Quote from: kopfjäger on November 06, 2011, 08:45:18 PM
What a game tonite and a helluva final drive by Flaco.

And of course, I stopped watching, figuring no way would that offense go 92 for the win 

I hate you all. Maybe I'll be able to catch Monday night footbal tonight. My first full game of the season 

Good for Flaco! It's great to see that the Ravens have stuck with the guy even after his first few seasons. He has been on the wrong end of the Steeler rivalry a lot, but it's great to see a team that will stick with their guy even if they don't win every single game.

I've been a long time 49er fan- since the days of John Brodie, and yes, even OJ played for the 9ers at the end of his career. After a long drought, the Niners finally look like they might be for real, so I'm going to drink some of the Koolaid now. Great win today over the G-Men.   

Can Alex Smith win in the playoffs in a tight game?   

Hey Rex, Ya like apples?

Quote from: Desert Dust on November 13, 2011, 07:56:40 PM

Can Alex Smith win in the playoffs in a tight game?   

That is a good question.   And, the good part is we're gonna find out.  One of the problems with the close games so far is Kaepernick is not getting any playing time at all.  If Smith goes down with an injury towards the end of the season, or in the playoffs it's going to be very interesting.   But I think Smith is doing a good job and hope he makes it all the way. 

Quote from: Langanobob on November 13, 2011, 10:34:41 PM
One of the problems with the close games so far is Kaepernick is not getting any playing time at all.  If Smith goes down with an injury towards the end of the season, or in the playoffs it's going to be very interesting.   But I think Smith is doing a good job and hope he makes it all the way. 

I'd say a good thing (unless he gets thrown in with a Smith injury obviously). I don't see a downside to letting him ride the bench and just learn for a year or two...worked out fine for Aaron Rodgers!

Quote from: Triple J on November 14, 2011, 09:30:46 AM
I'd say a good thing (unless he gets thrown in with a Smith injury obviously). I don't see a downside to letting him ride the bench and just learn for a year or two...worked out fine for Aaron Rodgers!

Agreed, Kap will be better off on the bench for awhile.  The local paper wrote an editorial about how Kaepernick is irrelevant to the Niners now that Smith is playing well.  I wrote a rebuttal that they actually printed.  Now that I'm a published author my  head is swollen and I'll be posting a lot more of my superior observations   

My point in the other post about Kap not getting any playing time was that I don't think the Niners  have a viable backup to Smith at this time who can step in at a high level if Smith goes down.  OK for Kap not to be playing, but not OK for the team not to have an experienced and capable backup.  But who knows, if the time comes, maybe Kaepernick can step in and play.  He has a work ethic approaching Jerry Rice's.   Andy Dalton is doing great as a rookie and IIRC,  Roethlisberger won his first 10 games as a rookie.

Thread drift, don't know if you're following but Nevada has recovered from the 500 to 20 loss to Oregon and is undefeated in the WAC. 

Bob

Quote from: Langanobob on November 14, 2011, 10:45:45 AM
Agreed, Kap will be better off on the bench for awhile.  The local paper wrote an editorial about how Kaepernick is irrelevant to the Niners now that Smith is playing well.  I wrote a rebuttal that they actually printed.  Now that I'm a published author my  head is swollen and I'll be posting a lot more of my superior observations    

My point in the other post about Kap not getting any playing time was that I don't think the Niners  have a viable backup to Smith at this time who can step in at a high level if Smith goes down.  OK for Kap not to be playing, but not OK for the team not to have an experienced and capable backup.  But who knows, if the time comes, maybe Kaepernick can step in and play.  He has a work ethic approaching Jerry Rice's.   Andy Dalton is doing great as a rookie and IIRC,  Roethlisberger won his first 10 games as a rookie.

Thread drift, don't know if you're following but Nevada has recovered from the 500 to 20 loss to Oregon and is undefeated in the WAC.  

Bob

Good point, but many NFL teams have no good back-up plan if their QB goes down...see the Colts this year!   Kap could do well if thrown in though. Like you pointed out, it isn't unheard of. I think coaching is a huge part of it, and Harbaugh seems like the real deal. I hate to admit it but I like to see the loser Niners win now...Harbaugh is an ex-Bear (my team), and Kap having gone to Nevada.

I hadn't noticed how well Nevada had been doing, but I did hear their new QB is pretty good. Good to hear! Great to see Boise lose as well!  

Aaron Rodgers is a make the beast with two backsing machine

Quote from: kopfjäger on November 15, 2011, 01:15:07 AM
Aaron Rodgers is a make the beast with two backsing machine

Yep...that was a beat down. Not unexpected, but geez!

I think only the Giants and Bears have a snowball's chance of beating the Pack for the remainder of the season...and either would have to play their best game of the year.

And the scary part is that Green Bay still has room to improve.

Rodgers seemed to have been sacked quite a bit, the special teams made some mistakes, etc.

Meanwhile, the Lions have gone back to losing and the Donkeys with Tebow at the helm are on a winning streak.