⛏ SF 49ers at Arizona Cardinals Pregame Thread - 2021 Season Wk 5

Originally posted by FL9er:
NCommand, tweet might be incorrect, another report says those players will not practice.

Originally posted by pasodoc9er:

Originally posted by ElDannMann:

Originally posted by pasodoc9er:

Originally posted by Aj_hwd954:
A win on Sunday will give the season some life going into a much needed bye.

This is just a thot, but instead of adding a 17th game this yr, what really would have been smart would have been to add a second bye and make the season 15 games…give these huge powerful athletes, some more time to heal and rest from an incredibly hard season. But no, NFL goes opposite direction and adds a 17th game. Bad decision.

Injuries have scuttled a number of teams once again this yr, it isn't just us, it's a lot of teams. Yes, we have a 7 yr record now of losing more players to injury during the yr than anyone else, but yet nobody can come up with giving these guys an extra blow? That isn't thinking out of the box, that is thinking about ways to mitigate all the injury across the league.

Oh, and do away wiht the dumb idea of going easy on OTAs, TCs and PS practices. Like Joe Staley said you gotta get used to what is going to come in the season and that is a lot of hard hits…"Make a callous" i believe is what Joe was quoted as.

I always had the outside idea of making an 18-game regular season with 2 bye weeks, so 20-weeks long. But more importantly, players can only play a max of 16 games per regular season (with an exception to kickers, punters and long snappers) making backup positions all the more important. You have to have a good backup QB because he'll have to start 2 games per season.

I understand this is a fantasy world thing of mine, but it creates so much more strategy. What two games a year do the Buccaneers decide to Brady won't suit up? Or if you have an injury prone player, you play him every game until he ultimately gets injured, forcing him out for the next two games or whatever.

It's a win-win. The NFL and the fans gets their 18-game season. The NFLPA and the players don't get more games. Maybe the only losers would be buying that game to go see Tom Brady play, but they decide not to suit him up that game and you're forced to watch Blaine Gabbers or Kyle Trask, lol.

Talk about thinking out of the box… i love it. Truly, a fascinating idea. But for obvious reasons, just like mine above, it won't sail because of $$$, the one thing that drives the sport.

Originally posted by SFTifoso:

Originally posted by NCommand:

George Kittle, Trent Williams, Samson Ebukam, and K'Waun Williams will all practice today.

Shanahan said it took him a couple of plays to realize Kittle was out there after the scary fall last game. "He was fortunate."

— Niners Nation (@NinersNation) October 6, 2021

Who cares this team ain't worth a damn. Just go on IR and save your careers. This coach and FO don't give a damn, why should we?

Originally posted by socalfan21:
This team is pathetic on offense. As long as they continue to run the same playcalling with the same QB, the defense is going to gas out in the 3rd quarter.

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
You can add the fact that the Packers and Seahawks are better than the Lions and the Eagles. Who you play has a lot to do with the reord.

Remember 2019 when the Niners went 8-0 to start the season against some fairly weak teams and then went 5-3 in the second half when the schedule got a little tougher. The Niners have a fairly easy schedule this year but already have too many injuries in the same areas. It would be bad enough if the injuries were spread around but they're concentrated in the secondary and the backfield. Can't defend against the pass and without the running game the passing game is not as effective. Losing Mostert in that first quarter was a huge blow. He was the home run hitter.

Originally posted by D0PEMAN:
There is just no way we're going to drop 3 straight. I don't care who it is, the Niners can compete with anyone in the league! Cardinals have no clue what we're going to do on offense, and our defense is fast enough to keep up. LEHS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Niners 24
Cardinals 35

Originally posted by D0PEMAN:
There is just no way we're going to drop 3 straight. I don't care who it is, the Niners can compete with anyone in the league! Cardinals have no clue what we're going to do on offense, and our defense is fast enough to keep up. LEHS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Niners 24
Cardinals 35