kearly
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I've been recording as many preseason games as I can and have been trying to watch the first half of all of them. I wasn't going to report everything I noticed but I figured this was worth a topic.
I was really impressed with the new look 49ers. They utterly dominated the first half against the Texans, outgaining them 3 to 1. Not with explosive big plays or flash, but with every down dominance.
Chip Kelly has generally had finesse teams, but the roster he's inherited in SF is surprisingly athletic and physical. It gives his team more of an Ohio State kind of vibe than an Oregon vibe.
Lamar Miller might be the most over-rated player in fantasy right now. He's pretty much the definition of an average starting RB by NFL talent standards, and he was at best the third best looking RB in this game.
I remember being scared to death that Seattle might draft Mike Davis in the 3rd round of the 2015 draft. His college tape mostly sucked, and he was big and slow. So know what I want to know is, what the heck happened to this guy? He looks way smaller now and way way way quicker. He looked like a stud and quite honestly, reminded me some of Thomas Rawls for his combination of quickness and physicality.
Carlos Hyde had a backbreaking fumble, but otherwise he looked great. I'll be targeting him (and Davis with a super late pick) in my fantasy drafts. This team is going to run the football a lot and run it fairly well. The 49ers OL looked significantly improved from last season.
The run defense for SF seemed to be so-so, but I was very impressed by the quality of their press man coverage.
WR seems to be a glaring weakness for the 49ers. Vance McDonald had a nice game, but with Vance McDonald you can always expect a flash of potential here and there so I'm skeptical about him being poised for a breakout, but we'll see.
Gabbert was better than his 6.3 YPA, he had some nice scrambles and rushes and made good decisions. Third string QB Thad Lewis looked surprisingly great, and then he got a season ending injury.
I'm really glad Seattle doesn't play SF in wacky week 1. This team is going to sneak up on a few good teams this season and beat them. There was an energy and enthusiasm I saw from the 49ers in this game that I hadn't seen out of them since 2013. Maybe it's just short-lived excitement for a new chapter, but this definitely feels like a new chapter. All they need now is to get their QB situation figured out and they could end up with an above average offense.
I was really impressed with the new look 49ers. They utterly dominated the first half against the Texans, outgaining them 3 to 1. Not with explosive big plays or flash, but with every down dominance.
Chip Kelly has generally had finesse teams, but the roster he's inherited in SF is surprisingly athletic and physical. It gives his team more of an Ohio State kind of vibe than an Oregon vibe.
Lamar Miller might be the most over-rated player in fantasy right now. He's pretty much the definition of an average starting RB by NFL talent standards, and he was at best the third best looking RB in this game.
I remember being scared to death that Seattle might draft Mike Davis in the 3rd round of the 2015 draft. His college tape mostly sucked, and he was big and slow. So know what I want to know is, what the heck happened to this guy? He looks way smaller now and way way way quicker. He looked like a stud and quite honestly, reminded me some of Thomas Rawls for his combination of quickness and physicality.
Carlos Hyde had a backbreaking fumble, but otherwise he looked great. I'll be targeting him (and Davis with a super late pick) in my fantasy drafts. This team is going to run the football a lot and run it fairly well. The 49ers OL looked significantly improved from last season.
The run defense for SF seemed to be so-so, but I was very impressed by the quality of their press man coverage.
WR seems to be a glaring weakness for the 49ers. Vance McDonald had a nice game, but with Vance McDonald you can always expect a flash of potential here and there so I'm skeptical about him being poised for a breakout, but we'll see.
Gabbert was better than his 6.3 YPA, he had some nice scrambles and rushes and made good decisions. Third string QB Thad Lewis looked surprisingly great, and then he got a season ending injury.
I'm really glad Seattle doesn't play SF in wacky week 1. This team is going to sneak up on a few good teams this season and beat them. There was an energy and enthusiasm I saw from the 49ers in this game that I hadn't seen out of them since 2013. Maybe it's just short-lived excitement for a new chapter, but this definitely feels like a new chapter. All they need now is to get their QB situation figured out and they could end up with an above average offense.