SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS vs BALTIMORE RAVENS - Week 13 PREGAME

Originally posted by cciowa:

once upon a time when we went to baltimore to play the ravens. it was raining and very nasty out. instead of practicing outdoors dennis erickson thought it nice if we just stayed in the hotel out of the elements. we predictably got our ass kicked. steve young did a interview saying had it been george or bill,. the niners would have been out practicing all day in that slop. I have no point to this other than we should be outside practicing and getting used to it. the weather is the same for both so it should not be an excuse, but there would be no excuse for us to stay indoors and i trust that will not happen in practice leading up sunday

No rain in the forecast until Sunday.

Lamar Jackson will face a whole different defence like all the other team he has face. It's not just one guy that they will focus on it's all 4 of our d line. Each one of them is really really good. Like I said before we play tart at linebacker just to spy on jackson when he try to run. We will win by a blow out and that a idef.

a day late.. but HAPPY THANKSGIVING to everyone !!!

Sunday - We'll if those birds from Baltimore are for real !!!

GO NINERSSSSS !!!!

Tempted to chuck a sickie so I can watch this live.

I don't know why everyone has such high expectations for this matchup. Its going to be a bad weather game, which will not only lack entertainment, but also tell us nothing about these two teams.

Originally posted by bonafidejonb:

Originally posted by cciowa:
once upon a time when we went to baltimore to play the ravens. it was raining and very nasty out. instead of practicing outdoors dennis erickson thought it nice if we just stayed in the hotel out of the elements. we predictably got our ass kicked. steve young did a interview saying had it been george or bill,. the niners would have been out practicing all day in that slop. I have no point to this other than we should be outside practicing and getting used to it. the weather is the same for both so it should not be an excuse, but there would be no excuse for us to stay indoors and i trust that will not happen in practice leading up sunday

No rain in the forecast until Sunday.

so much for my theory

Originally posted by Niners99:
I don't know why everyone has such high expectations for this matchup. Its going to be a bad weather game, which will not only lack entertainment, but also tell us nothing about these two teams.

perhaps the two best teams in the nfl duking it out in the mud and the blood and the beer?/ come on.. its great!

Originally posted by Niners99:

I don't know why everyone has such high expectations for this matchup. Its going to be a bad weather game, which will not only lack entertainment, but also tell us nothing about these two teams.

As to why Arena Football remains the most popular sport in the nation...., or not.
This game will rock!!!

Originally posted by cciowa:

Originally posted by Niners99:

I don't know why everyone has such high expectations for this matchup. Its going to be a bad weather game, which will not only lack entertainment, but also tell us nothing about these two teams.

perhaps the two best teams in the nfl duking it out in the mud and the blood and the beer?/ come on.. its great!

Remember the Washington game? It was a horrible, sloppy game. The entire game was spent being stressed that we'd fumble a wet ball, or not be able to advance the ball slogging through the mud and a fluke turnover would decide the game against a totally inferior Redskin team.

I actually think the weather will slow Jackson down and help us win, but it's probably not going to be an entertaining game, and it's probably not going to show who the better team is. Thats why its funny that the national media is hyping the game like its going to be fantastic entertainment and will reveal who the SB favorite is.

Joe Staley was part of that G.Roman gimmick offense that got figured out by the Ravens in the SB. Juice said KS welcomes players input on opposing teams and players. Where else can you get better information on that offense than the person that played in it for 4 years? Just saying.

Originally posted by 49ers81:

Originally posted by Leathaface:

Originally posted by 49ers81:

Originally posted by Giedi:

Totally agree. I hate that team with a vengeance. They ruined our perfect super bowl win record.

Don't blame Baltimore. Blame Jim Harbaugh and Colin Kaepernick, they're the ones that cost us that game. There is no other reason we shouldn't have been able to beat Baltimore that year.

Our defense cost us.

The myth that never dies. The team had the ball first and goal, down by four, with just enough time left on the clock that a touchdown wins it. What the defense had or hadn't done up to that point becomes immaterial. If the game had been a titanic defensive struggle with Baltimore leading 7 to 3 what the offense needed to accomplish under those circumstances would have been EXACTLY the same. Harbaugh and his hand picked QB couldn't get it done and that's on them.

Hopefully history won't repeat itself. Luckily we have a better coach now and a better QB. The defense has been playing well this year and we have better receiving options, assuming everyone is healthy, than the 2012 team did. Baltimore has had a nice stretch of games but, as I said in an earlier post, I am not ready to anoint Lamar Jackson as the second coming of anything until he's proven he can play his game with any kind of sustained success. Every few years a running QB comes along that everyone is convinced is going to fundamentally change the way the position is played but it is still the skinny, pocket aware guys like Montana and Brady who win all the Super Bowls. Go Niners!!

Yeah, remember that guy a while back? Maholmbs or something like that?

Originally posted by 414Jaydee:
Greetings. Lifetime Baltimore season tix holder here, going back to the Johnny U. Days of the Colts.
I have enjoyed reading this board this week. Some pretty astute commentary mixed in with the usual "Doh" b/s seen on every fan board.

Here's my condensed talking points:
1) The 9ers are a damn good team. The O, while not what one would call "explosive", is more than competent to compliment the strength of the 9ers which is the D.
2) The Wide9 tech that the 49ers often use is a double edged sword. Like most all schemes, there are strengths & weaknesses to it. The speed of Bosa & Ford may be a problem for RT O. Brown. However, the off tackle gaps created by the alignment leave room for Ingram/Edwards to run. Relying on the LB's to shut that down means the LB must beat blocks by the Ravens TE trio + FB Ricard. Maybe; maybe not successful.
3) Every week the opponents board sounds the same regarding shutting down LJ & the Ravens O. I ASSURE you that the 9ers do NOT have an LB or a DB who is quick/fast enough to routinely "spy" or shut down Jackson.
4) Kittle presents the most problematic for the Ravens D. The LB's are not great in coverage. The Ravens D is running with 50% different personnel than what started the season and was playing during the KC & CLE 1.0 games where the Ravens got gashed. The Ravens tend to s**t the bed at least once per year against inferior opponents, hope it was the CLE game.
5) No one of football intelligence is dismissing this game as an easy "W" for BAL or SF. Most recognize the quality of both teams The few lunkheads on the Ravens board exist on all boards; yours included.
6) Expect a good game, hopefully no serious injuries on either side. Good luck the rest of the way.

Welcome to our little corner of the world!

Thank you for this post.

It will be a great game. Expect some surprises on both sides. It is just as likely to be a defensive struggle as a shoot-out, IMO. Both sides have the ability to negate the other.

The odds are against us on Sunday.

I think it would be crucial if Dee Ford could play.... His speed could be the one factor to contain Jackson....

Originally posted by 49ers81:

The myth that never dies. The team had the ball first and goal, down by four, with just enough time left on the clock that a touchdown wins it. What the defense had or hadn't done up to that point becomes immaterial. If the game had been a titanic defensive struggle with Baltimore leading 7 to 3 what the offense needed to accomplish under those circumstances would have been EXACTLY the same. Harbaugh and his hand picked QB couldn't get it done and that's on them.

Hopefully history won't repeat itself. Luckily we have a better coach now and a better QB. The defense has been playing well this year and we have better receiving options, assuming everyone is healthy, than the 2012 team did. Baltimore has had a nice stretch of games but, as I said in an earlier post, I am not ready to anoint Lamar Jackson as the second coming of anything until he's proven he can play his game with any kind of sustained success. Every few years a running QB comes along that everyone is convinced is going to fundamentally change the way the position is played but it is still the skinny, pocket aware guys like Montana and Brady who win all the Super Bowls. Go Niners!!

I think we all know why you're so adamant about pinning the SB loss on Kap and Harbaugh, but there's a lot more that goes into a football game than one series. They had their chance, but it was because they played a great game overall on offense. If the defense just played average we win the SB, but yes let's completely blame the unit that had an above average game.

Who would you blame for the Chiefs playoff loss to the Colts in 2013? The Chiefs had the ball last.

Originally posted by Niners99:

Remember the Washington game? It was a horrible, sloppy game. The entire game was spent being stressed that we'd fumble a wet ball, or not be able to advance the ball slogging through the mud and a fluke turnover would decide the game against a totally inferior Redskin team.

I actually think the weather will slow Jackson down and help us win, but it's probably not going to be an entertaining game, and it's probably not going to show who the better team is. Thats why its funny that the national media is hyping the game like its going to be fantastic entertainment and will reveal who the SB favorite is.

The Washington game is kinda what scares me. We saw how we play in the rain, and we damn near lost to the Skins. Thats not good.