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Qouted for truthiness.Hawk Strap":2cndfa6g said:Their defense kicked our ass
Qouted for truthiness.Hawk Strap":2cndfa6g said:Their defense kicked our ass
kearly":1cb0yakv said:Wilson definitely had an off game. He's posted good performances against tougher defenses on the road. In fact, he faced the very same defense a month before in their house and kicked their asses, Wilson's best and worst games last season (IMO) came against Arizona.
But more importantly, Todd Bowles outcoached the living hell out of Darrell Bevell in that game. Every single play Seattle ran, Arizona knew what was coming and how to stop it. Rather than throw in some wrinkles or deception, Bevell just kept doing what wasn't working, over and over. It was after that game that I lost any ability to defend Darrell Bevell ever again.
Though it sucked losing out on the home wins record thanks to that loss, I'm really glad that game happened, because it ultimately didn't hurt Seattle's seeding and it taught them a valuable lesson about being flexible on offense.
Regarding Kearse, it's never a good idea to judge a player by one game. For the season his DVOA would have ranked just outside the top 10 of all NFL receivers last year had he caught enough passes to qualify, and his DYAR per reception was way up there too. His catch rate was around the league average, which is pretty good considering the high number of tough catches he had to make.
volsunghawk":3w5d2k0s said:Tokadub":3w5d2k0s said:I am very concerned after analyzing our most recent loss because this off-season we really haven't done anything to address our offensive line problems. I expect Arizona to be just as good defensively, the Rams may be even better (scary), and the 49ers are always solid.
In other words, we have not adressed our biggest weakness. The same reason we lost games last season (and nearly lost even more games) will be the same reason we may fail to repeat for another Super Bowl.
I still think we are Super Bowl favorites, but I really wish we would of focused more on offensive line this off-season. I'm quite frightened to see Wilson taking a ton of hits again this season. It doesn't matter how good the majority of our offense is, if our offensive line does not improve from last season we could lose against any decent defensive team on any given Sunday.
Stat source: http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=331222026
Well, we did add Britt, Gilliam, Schilling, Van Roten, Irwin, and Isles. Scott was an attempt to add to the line until the surprise heart condition. And we might still see some additions as teams shuffle players throughout training camps. So it's not like the team's doing nothing to address the O-line... they're just not picking up big names.
Another way to help improve the line play is for Wilson to get the ball out quicker, and the addition of multiple weapons should help with that. A healthy Harvin will make a huge difference, and Norwood (if he sticks) could be a great outlet for quick passes. Having McCoy healthy at TE can also provide another outlet that wasn't there last season. And Wilson himself can work on reducing the number of times he scrambles his way into trouble. There are times when he holds on to the ball too long to try and make something happen, and the results seem to split between big plays and big losses.
It's entirely possible that we see better health from Okung and Unger this season. It's possible that Sweezy, Bowie, Carp, and Bailey all show progress in their performance (especially Bowie and Bailey as they enter their sophomore seasons). It's possible that Britt and some other new blood makes a positive contribution. Who knows?
As for the rest of our division, yeah. I agree that the Rams are just horrifying along their D-line (though not really anywhere else to be honest). And the 49ers are solid, but they have a lot of questions. When does Justin Smith start to drop off? What's going on with Aldon Smith? Will the revamped secondary be as porous as last year's version? As for the Cards, they were monsters last season, but they just lost Dansby and Washington - two of their top guys from last season. Calais Campbell and the secondary can't do everything, so the jury is out on whether they maintain their form from last year.
ManBunts":2rw9cor1 said:Wow, one game and you just decided all that? One poor performance and it's over? I'm all for analyzing our losses, but you picked the worst one to look at.
My pet peeve, and people asked this of the Broncos when we obliterated them, is the question "Who gets blamed for this loss". Why can't the other team simply be THAT good?! We certainly are. To that point, the Cardinals were easily the most underrated team in the NFL. Playoff caliber, heck, division winner caliber in any division but ours. So don't simply say "We did horrible, it's all our fault". Give them credit, and understand that we lost to a good team.
Next, you have to add the caveat that this was the last game of the year and nothing was in it for us. It's idiotic to risk your players headed into a brutal playoff run, even if you have a home winning streak on the line. I loved the streak, but I'm also glad it's gone. I think it eases some unnecessary pressure. The offensive line was our weakness last year, a patchwork of protection at best, but how many "starters" were in against Arizona? I don't know honestly, but I can bet we weren't risking anyone as thin as we were. If you wanted to evaluate a game you should've picked the 49er game in SF because there was no caveat there.
Turbin. You really dug into a guy that had JUST taken over those duties. I'm not excusing the mistakes, but great returners are not easy to find. We've all watched Lockette blow up return guys. Do you have any idea what type of nerve it takes to stand there while several tons of meat are running down the field full tilt at you? It's a mind trip. Turbin did poorly. Yes. But to say he's not good at all is just ignorant. What about the work out of the backfield, the screen passes taken for first downs? He's not Lynch, nobody ever said that, but look at the status of the run games on other teams and tell me Turbin still sucks.
Kearse. Really? Jittery? Butterfingers? Again what's with applying these labels off one game?! Did you not see the NFC championship game? Did you not see the Super Bowl human pinball move? Did you not see the catch in Carolina? I'm sorry, but Kearse, after his eye surgery has in my opinion some of the surest hands on the team after ADB and Harvin. The man has made clutch catches in traffic time and again and is a go-to for Russell for a reason.
So let's say this, we did poorly. Our line didn't make holes and offer the protection it should've, our special teams did not perform, and there were route issues. And we damn well learned from it because, hey, we went to the Super Bowl and crushed the best offense in history. But let's not condemn players off one game
Smellyman":2bkh8q58 said:The OLine was terrible all year. RW had to make so many plays with intense pressure. Lynch had no holes and most times he had to beast mode most of his runs. It was painful at times to watch him getting bludgeoned and doing the bludgeoning over and over. I like watching him mow down the second level guys, but too often it was 300 pound Dlineman and LB's mauling him.
Playing very good fronts like AZ just highlighted how average to below average the oline was.
It is a testement to RW and ML about how good they are doing it on their own. A HEALTHY oline this year could make a huge difference.