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Grant was playing out of his mind the last couple of weeks. P Willis may have possessed Grant's soul from the sideline.

Originally posted by fister30:
Grant was playing out of his mind the last couple of weeks. P Willis may have possessed Grant's soul from the sideline.

Actually Willis said he watches Grant on every snap so tat he can give him advice when he returns to the sideline. Pure class!

Welcome back Larry Grant. He's good in coverage. He's a keeper. Should never have let him go in the first place. Backup to Willis next year but meanwhile put him on special team.

Solid solid play. While Haralson is a very good run defender he can be exploited on the edges like we've seen over the years. He doesn't get the push up the field Brooks gets. Looks like he didn't have containment on the TD AND took out Grant (still should have wrapped up though) and I believe it was Rogers who was also slow getting over there. It happens BUT congrats to the #1 defense in the NFL and on various historical records. Fantastic that this is only their 1st year under VF and while missing so many games with Willis out. True TEAM DEFENSE.

On the downside, I have noticed more and more how slow Goldson is; he is very slow sideline to sideline, providing help over the top and is now hesitating before squaring up (and getting beat). There was an article about how Goldson may be the weak link of this defense and that may be the case. He is fantastic playing down hill and in the box but VF doesn't ever blitz him and he's clearly, always looking for the big hit but doesn't always wrap up or takes poor angles. He does have good instincts though as evidenced by his INT's but we may need more speed next year and range. He also has to play 30 yards back against speedy WR's b/c he can get beat over the top. Anyone else have concerns here? A good team passing team can exploit this...

Originally posted by English:
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thank you!

I'm very happy with the way Brooks contract year is going. He's playing very well, but doesn't have big sack numbers (The Smiths always beat him to the ball). This should land him a decent contract with the Niners, but nothing that will break the bank. I dont see another team paying him huge money since rushing the passer isn't his primary strength. Worst case scenerio, we draft a rookie and rotate him with Haralson, I guess. However, I would prefer to keep Brooks on the pay roll.

If we have to travel to Lambeau in the playoffs we are going to get SMOKED.

Then again if anyone knows how to stop the WCO it might as well be Harbaugh.

Here's hoping Patrick Willis cements his legacy in this year's playoffs with a resounding performance that will be talked about for years to come.

Originally posted by Oakland-Niner:
I'm very happy with the way Brooks contract year is going. He's playing very well, but doesn't have big sack numbers (The Smiths always beat him to the ball). This should land him a decent contract with the Niners, but nothing that will break the bank. I dont see another team paying him huge money since rushing the passer isn't his primary strength. Worst case scenerio, we draft a rookie and rotate him with Haralson, I guess. However, I would prefer to keep Brooks on the pay roll.

I agree. 2nd on the team in sacks BUT our sacks are spread out and most of his were important the first half of the season; now Aldon is coming on the second half. He's easily our best OLB against the run and 1st in the team for TFL. No way Lynch breaks that run outside on his side. No way. He and Justin Smith are also #1 in reps with over 700+ this year alone. So, if we can sign him LT, he'll be able to prepare better in the offseason and sustain his stamina all year. Plus, if we get another good pass rusher, we can rotate him with Brooks/Smith and keep both fresh all year. He wants to be here and the team has already extended him an offer. He's a critical piece to our #1 defense and the coaches know this. I'm very proud of this defense...

new sign in 49ers defensive room: http://twitpic.com/82aooc

Originally posted by global_nomad:
new sign in 49ers defensive room: http://twitpic.com/82aooc

Originally posted by global_nomad:
new sign in 49ers defensive room: http://twitpic.com/82aooc

Yeah she did.

"The Redzone" should be in the offensive room.

#2 in points allowed

Originally posted by DaDivaRecieva15:

Daaaaaaamn!