San Francisco 49ers: What a Difference a Year and a Coach Make

[Sunstroke]

We'll agree to disagree on Singletary. As a diehard Niners fan, I literally watch every press conference, training camp report, etc... I read every local beat report (I have an 18-deep bookmark folder for niner news sites) and watch virtually every 49ers game. Singletary can list "good man," "strong man" and "proud man" on his resume, but "good gameplanner" and "good head coach" aren't on the list. I loved the guy as a player, and was ecstatic when he got his HC shot with the Niners. That happiness wore off about 3-4 games into his stay with the club. He's a solid defensive coach whose biggest strength is working individually with front seven players on technique. He simply got promoted beyond his capabilities.

Just my opinion...

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

If Forty-Niners beat the Ravens, and Redskins beat the Seahawks, the 49ers will clinch the division this week. 

Packers could clinch a playoff spot, but not the division this weekend.  Nobody else can clinch anything this weekend. 

[Spider-Dan]

I'm actually hoping GB loses a game to DET or NYG.  That would potentially give SF the #1 seed and perfectly set up a division-round home loss for the 49ers.

I see the 2011 Niners like the 2008 Titans: destined to get bounced from the playoffs at the first available opportunity.  Is the team better than last year?  Sure.  Have they made the kind of drastic personnel overhauls normally needed to take a team from 3-7 one year to 9-1 the next?  Um, no.

Smoke and mirrors.

[Sunstroke]

^^^ Wow,go figure...the dude wearing the "Bay Area Niner-Hater" t-shirt predicts gloom and doom for the team he hates.

[mod edit: deleted personal attack]

[Spider-Dan]

Is that more predictable or less predictable than the 49er fan declaring how genuine and sustainable his team's sudden improvement is?

I mean, since we are laying the cards on the table...

[Cathal]

Touche.

[Sunstroke]

Is that more predictable or less predictable than the 49er fan declaring how genuine and sustainable his team's sudden improvement is?

I mean, since we are laying the cards on the table...

Since this 49ers fan has, in the past, been the first to criticize the team and point out their flaws, the easy answer is "more predictable."

Are you going to start another filibuster now?

PS...love the way you took the "abstract and not specifically pointed at anyone" comment in my last post and removed it for being a personal attack.  To quote the little dude from The Boondocks...

"That's a bitch move, Santa..."

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

I am rooting for the 49ers this week.

[Spider-Dan]

Since this 49ers fan has, in the past, been the first to criticize the team and point out their flaws, the easy answer is "more predictable."

Yes, I'm sure you would be the first one to step up and explain if this season's results really were smoke and mirrors.

Let's see, strong running game and stout defense.  That is a dramatic departure from the philosophies of the last two 49er coaches, which were... um, strong running game and stout defense.

You just said that Frank Gore is 100% healthy for the first time as a 49er.  Maybe your 28-year-old often-injured RB with 1500+ carries under his belt will continue to produce at this level for years to come!  And maybe your 7th-year first-round-bust QB really has turned it around and all those other years were just a mistake!  I'm sure there's plenty of instances of BOTH of those things happening to the same team.

Are you going to start another filibuster now?

Well, if I just spammed unsupported responses (laced with the occasional personal insult) as you do, my replies would certainly be shorter.  But hey, if you're going to post nonsense, at least you have the courtesy to be brief about it.

PS...love the way you took the "abstract and not specifically pointed at anyone" comment in my last post and removed it for being a personal attack.

Personal attacks are not allowed, no matter how cleverly you think you are disguising them.  Don't post them.

[Sunstroke]

You just said that Frank Gore is 100% healthy for the first time as a 49er...

That " you just said" was over a month ago...when Frank Gore was 100% healthy. Please read the whole post more closely next time before deciding to twist or misrepresent another person's words. I know you're working on your Political Weasel Double-Talk certification, but you should leave that shit out of the football talk.

Personal attacks are not allowed, no matter how cleverly you think you are disguising them.  Don't post them.

When you think I'm attacking you personally, you should send Dave an official complaint. It's what all the hippest trolls are doing this season...

[Spider-Dan]

That " you just said" was over a month ago...when Frank Gore was 100% healthy.

Is your point that he's no longer healthy now?  Is that somehow supposed to bolster your argument for the long-term viability of this team?  Seems to me that it does the opposite.

Oh, and in the future, if you could remember to attach expiration dates to your claims, I will make sure not to "twist or misrepresent" your words any more.  In normal football discussion, when someone is making an argument about the real and sustainable long-term improvement of their team, "I said that over a month ago!" is not a serious retort.

When you think I'm attacking you personally, you should send Dave an official complaint. It's what all the hippest trolls are doing this season...

As I am a moderator of this board, clicking on the "Report to moderator" button sends an e-mail... to me.

But just so you know, I did actually take that step before removing the personal attack from your post.  I'm sure taking that extra step assuages all of your concerns, right?

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

As I am a moderator of this board, clicking on the "Report to moderator" button sends an e-mail... to me.

Sends it to me too.  I thought it was kinda odd. 

I am going to lock this thread as it clearly is off the original topic and has become personal.  I do realize Spidy you can just as easily unlock it but I would request you refrain from doing so.