Aldon Smith

[clyde_carbon]

Needs 6 sacks in the next 5 games to break the single season record for sacks. The remaining schedule is as follows:

Rams
Dolphins
Patriots
Seahawks
Cardinals

Does he get it? I hope our coaching staff is aware of this and put him in a position of break the record. Though getting sacks against Tom Brady and Russell Wilson will be pretty tough.

The question is if we have our division and our seed locked up by the time we play Arizona, do we still go for the record?

 

[Jikkle]

The division is all but ours because I believe Seattle would need to win 3 of it's next 5 and we would need to lose 3 of our next 5 for the to take it and I don't see us falling apart like that.

Seeding I think will come down to the last game so I think we'll be going all out till the end and Aldon will have a chance against the Cardinals to rack up some sacks.

He has a chance against the Rams to rack some up as well. I have a feeling the defense is going to come out angry for that one after the Rams embarrassed them last go around.

It's funny because I just remember when he was a huge reach and how dare Baalke pass on Prince and Quinn or not have traded up for Peterson. Or when we drafted him because we were going to trade him to the Eagles for Kolb.

Right now aside from maybe Watt I don't think there is a player in the 2011 I'm taking over Aldon Smith

 

[MHSL82]

The division is all but ours because I believe Seattle would need to win 3 of it's next 5 and we would need to lose 3 of our next 5 for the to take it and I don't see us falling apart like that.

Seeding I think will come down to the last game so I think we'll be going all out till the end and Aldon will have a chance against the Cardinals to rack up some sacks.

He has a chance against the Rams to rack some up as well. I have a feeling the defense is going to come out angry for that one after the Rams embarrassed them last go around.

It's funny because I just remember when he was a huge reach and how dare Baalke pass on Prince and Quinn or not have traded up for Peterson. Or when we drafted him because we were going to trade him to the Eagles for Kolb.

Right now aside from maybe Watt I don't think there is a player in the 2011 I'm taking over Aldon Smith

Sometimes when the media says it's a reach, they look at how others would use them, but as we saw him, he fit our image and we developed him in that light. So I don't like the criticism until after it fails. It's sort of like how people said it would take a few years before Kaep could come in - not with this coaching staff, but maybe with others.

 

[1911Alaska]

If Aldon gets the record do you guys think he gets defensive player of the year? That would be crazy to see him get that, especially with guys like Bowman, Willis, and J. Smith playing on the same defense as well. I think it ends up going to JJ Watt in the end though. More popular of a player who is a out right beast for them in Houston.

 

[h0ckeysk83r]

He sure as hell can do it! He has picked up his game big time as has j smith who will only help him get more sacks.

 

[CalamityX11]

I play him for sure. Get that record! It's rather remarkable that all of a sudden he's in contention to break the record....

6 only? all he has to do is average 1.5 sacks in the last five games to get it.

The Rams, Dolphins and Cards are his best chance to get a multiple sacks. If he can blow up Bradford for at least 3 to start off, I think he'll get it.

We know Justin Smith is going to get Aldon close to the record as possible.

 

[tallglassofwater007]

Kinda of pisses you off now when you think the guy has had like 3 called back due to penalties. I think he will end up with 20. It's hard to sack Brady, and I think if he gets really close and we are finishing up against two division rivals, they make sure he doesn't get it.

 

[threelittleturds]

They shouldn't have to do anything extra for him to get 6 more sacks. I just hope he really earns it and doesn't have some BS thing like Favre laying down for Strahan.

It probably will give him serious DPOY consideration, which would be awesome for the team... someone needs to get recognized for how great this group is... might as well be Aldon since the stuff Willis and Justin Smith do often doesn't show up on highlight reels.

 

[deep9er]

liked the fact Fangio sent LB's too, even a CB. he is mixing it up a little so they can't just focus on the Smith brothers.

all the LB's rushed one time or another, and at least one CB, think it was Brown?

 

[CalamityX11]

Pretty sure the DPOY is almost locked up by media standards to Watt but it would take a record breaking or maybe a near record breaking performance(shy of?) of Aldon's pursuit of the sack record.

You know, scratch that, Aldon would need to break the record to win it.

I think Jared Allen was really close last year but it went to T Shizzle my Nizzle

 

[TobyTyler]

he, as well as the rest of the pass rush, was non existant in the first half of the N.O. game. I don't think Brees even got touched.

 

[Smalls]

he, as well as the rest of the pass rush, was non existant in the first half of the N.O. game. I don't think Brees even got touched.

Sometimes I think I'm critical of the pass rush. Then you say things.

 

[TobyTyler]

Sometimes I think I'm critical of the pass rush. Then you say things.

They deserved criticism in that first half. They never laid a glove on Brees and New Orleans was down to their third Right Tackle. Haven't seen the second half of the game yet.

 

[ChrisPozz]

he, as well as the rest of the pass rush, was non existant in the first half of the N.O. game. I don't think Brees even got touched.

1st play of the game at the NO 26 - Sopoaga comes unblocked up the middle and gets to Brees at the 15 but Brees stiff-armed him and Sopoaga fell off (2-yard completion to Thomas).

Two plays later, 3rd and 8, Ray Ray stunts around Justin and Aldon and forced Brees to step up into the pocket. As Brees stepped up, he was forced to get rid of the ball over the middle because Aldon came free after Justin occupied two blockers. Brees threw at the feet of Thomas, who had fallen down after Willis knocked him down within 5 yards of the LOS.

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Next drive - 3rd and 4 from the NO 16 yard line. Brees from the shotgun. Willis blitzes off the defense's right side, forcing the FB to come pick him up. Willis got good depth into the pocket on the rush and Brees had to quickly get rid of the ball because of him. Brees couldn't step into the throw because of Willis' pressure (1-yard pass to Sproles). Punt on the following play.

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Next drive. Brees' first three attempts were not pressured, partially because two of came on 3-man rushes and Brees got rid of the ball quickly.

2nd and 8 from the SF 15, Brees threw a quick slant in 1.53 seconds to an open Moore for a 7-yard gain. On the play Aldon stunted around and got in the throwing lane of Brees but the throw got off too quickly again.

A couple plays later, on 2nd and goal from the SF 6, Brees rolled out and in almost 2 seconds threw over Ray Ray and Brooks to Thomas for the TD (Ray Ray beat his block, Brooks was let go by Thomas). Once again, too quick of a throw but a nice shed from Ray Ray to get in the throwing lane.

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Next drive. 13:55 in the 2nd quarter. 1st attempt he threw in 1.46 seconds to Colston for about a 5-yard gain shy of the first down to set up a 3rd and 3.
Two plays later, 2nd and 7 from the NO 35, Brooks beats the RT, forcing Brees to ride up into the pocket (2 steps) and then quickly dumped underneath to Ingram shy of the first but he was covered by Goldson VERY tight. Goldson broke up the pass setting up a 3rd and 7.

On 3rd down Brees got rid of the ball in 2.16 seconds just as Aldon beat the RT's block. Nice, quick throw again that was on the money for the first.

Couple of plays later, this time from the SF 46-yard line. Willis was the 4th rusher up the middle and was picked up nicely by the C. Willis tried spinning but he couldn't get off the block as could nobody else on the edges. This was probably the first time in the first half where you could say Brees had all day to throw. Completed the pass to Thomas for about 7 yards (penalty on SF declined).

Two plays later, 2nd and 10 from the SF 39. Brooks beats the RT around the edge with a speed rush, forcing Brees to step up again into the pocket. Brees way overthrows the receiver in the endzone.

One play later, 3rd and 10. Bowman blitzes up the middle untouched and almost sacked Brees for a 10-yard loss and then again for almost a 15-yard loss but Brees escaped and threw the ball away somehow but was called for intentional grounding. Great call by Fangio and company.

Ginn muffed the punt here after the punt.

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Next drive after the muffed punt. 1st and 10 from the SF 11. 49ers rush only 3 again and Brees just dumps off a short, quick pass (no pressure) to Sproles in the flat where Aldon takes him down for a 1-yard loss.

Next play Brees fires to Colston in 1.7 seconds on a back shoulder throw for a TD. 49ers rushed 4 but the throw again was too quick. GREAT throw that Brees makes on a routine basis with his receivers when they get in the red.

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49ers punt to NO with 3:38 in the half. Punt to the NO 10.

2nd and 6. Brees takes another shotgun snap. 49ers rush 5 (Willis being the 5th rusher). Willis beats the RG inside but after Brees quickly dumped another quick pass off to Graham just shy of the 1st for a 5-yard gain. Good bull rush by Justin on this play, not giving Brees alot of room to step into. Nice play by Brees to make an accurate throw.

Couple plays later the Saints were forced to punt back to the 49ers with 1:53 left in the half. Kaepernick throws the INT with 38 seconds remaining.

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Drive starts at the NO 44-yard line.

Brees in the shotgun again. 49ers only rush 3 on first play. Aldon was doubled after almost getting off another block and Justin dropped back after engaging his man, so it became a 2 man rush. Brees releases ball in 2.93 seconds and completes to Henderso, but he was out of bounds when he caught it. GREAT throw by Brees again after the 49ers didn't attempt to rush him.

Next play, 2nd and 10, 49ers rush 3 again. Justin with another bull rush that was collapsing the pocket but before there was any real pressure, Brees got rid of the ball quickly again and threw the pick to Brooks for the TD return.

That was the last action of the half.

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So, once again I have NO clue what you saw and I ask anybody to correct anything they think I have wrong, but I think it's pretty clear that the 49ers did get to Brees in the first half a number of times. It was just another Drew Brees performance. Manipulating the pocket nicely at times and getting rid of the ball out quickly to his receivers, as well as the 49ers choosing to sit back a number of times and play coverage in that 2nd quarter.

 

[clyde_carbon]

They deserved criticism in that first half. They never laid a glove on Brees and New Orleans was down to their third Right Tackle. Haven't seen the second half of the game yet.

If it wasn't for Ginn's fumble we would've held the Saints offense, in the SuperDome, to 7 points. You don't think the pass-rush had anything to do with that? He put pressure on Brees, but didn't quite close in the first half. In the 2nd half we made adjustments and just put a pounding on him.

I'll ask you once again, is it possible for you to be anymore clueless?

 

[tallglassofwater007]

1st play of the game at the NO 26 - Sopoaga comes unblocked up the middle and gets to Brees at the 15 but Brees stiff-armed him and Sopoaga fell off (2-yard completion to Thomas).

Two plays later, 3rd and 8, Ray Ray stunts around Justin and Aldon and forced Brees to step up into the pocket. As Brees stepped up, he was forced to get rid of the ball over the middle because Aldon came free after Justin occupied two blockers. Brees threw at the feet of Thomas, who had fallen down after Willis knocked him down within 5 yards of the LOS.

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Next drive - 3rd and 4 from the NO 16 yard line. Brees from the shotgun. Willis blitzes off the defense's right side, forcing the FB to come pick him up. Willis got good depth into the pocket on the rush and Brees had to quickly get rid of the ball because of him. Brees couldn't step into the throw because of Willis' pressure (1-yard pass to Sproles). Punt on the following play.

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Next drive. Brees' first three attempts were not pressured, partially because two of came on 3-man rushes and Brees got rid of the ball quickly.

2nd and 8 from the SF 15, Brees threw a quick slant in 1.53 seconds to an open Moore for a 7-yard gain. On the play Aldon stunted around and got in the throwing lane of Brees but the throw got off too quickly again.

A couple plays later, on 2nd and goal from the SF 6, Brees rolled out and in almost 2 seconds threw over Ray Ray and Brooks to Thomas for the TD (Ray Ray beat his block, Brooks was let go by Thomas). Once again, too quick of a throw but a nice shed from Ray Ray to get in the throwing lane.

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Next drive. 13:55 in the 2nd quarter. 1st attempt he threw in 1.46 seconds to Colston for about a 5-yard gain shy of the first down to set up a 3rd and 3.
Two plays later, 2nd and 7 from the NO 35, Brooks beats the RT, forcing Brees to ride up into the pocket (2 steps) and then quickly dumped underneath to Ingram shy of the first but he was covered by Goldson VERY tight. Goldson broke up the pass setting up a 3rd and 7.

On 3rd down Brees got rid of the ball in 2.16 seconds just as Aldon beat the RT's block. Nice, quick throw again that was on the money for the first.

Couple of plays later, this time from the SF 46-yard line. Willis was the 4th rusher up the middle and was picked up nicely by the C. Willis tried spinning but he couldn't get off the block as could nobody else on the edges. This was probably the first time in the first half where you could say Brees had all day to throw. Completed the pass to Thomas for about 7 yards (penalty on SF declined).

Two plays later, 2nd and 10 from the SF 39. Brooks beats the RT around the edge with a speed rush, forcing Brees to step up again into the pocket. Brees way overthrows the receiver in the endzone.

One play later, 3rd and 10. Bowman blitzes up the middle untouched and almost sacked Brees for a 10-yard loss and then again for almost a 15-yard loss but Brees escaped and threw the ball away somehow but was called for intentional grounding. Great call by Fangio and company.

Ginn muffed the punt here after the punt.

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Next drive after the muffed punt. 1st and 10 from the SF 11. 49ers rush only 3 again and Brees just dumps off a short, quick pass (no pressure) to Sproles in the flat where Aldon takes him down for a 1-yard loss.

Next play Brees fires to Colston in 1.7 seconds on a back shoulder throw for a TD. 49ers rushed 4 but the throw again was too quick. GREAT throw that Brees makes on a routine basis with his receivers when they get in the red.

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49ers punt to NO with 3:38 in the half. Punt to the NO 10.

2nd and 6. Brees takes another shotgun snap. 49ers rush 5 (Willis being the 5th rusher). Willis beats the RG inside but after Brees quickly dumped another quick pass off to Graham just shy of the 1st for a 5-yard gain. Good bull rush by Justin on this play, not giving Brees alot of room to step into. Nice play by Brees to make an accurate throw.

Couple plays later the Saints were forced to punt back to the 49ers with 1:53 left in the half. Kaepernick throws the INT with 38 seconds remaining.

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Drive starts at the NO 44-yard line.

Brees in the shotgun again. 49ers only rush 3 on first play. Aldon was doubled after almost getting off another block and Justin dropped back after engaging his man, so it became a 2 man rush. Brees releases ball in 2.93 seconds and completes to Henderso, but he was out of bounds when he caught it. GREAT throw by Brees again after the 49ers didn't attempt to rush him.

Next play, 2nd and 10, 49ers rush 3 again. Justin with another bull rush that was collapsing the pocket but before there was any real pressure, Brees got rid of the ball quickly again and threw the pick to Brooks for the TD return.

That was the last action of the half.

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So, once again I have NO clue what you saw and I ask anybody to correct anything they think I have wrong, but I think it's pretty clear that the 49ers did get to Brees in the first half a number of times. It was just another Drew Brees performance. Manipulating the pocket nicely at times and getting rid of the ball out quickly to his receivers, as well as the 49ers choosing to sit back a number of times and play coverage in that 2nd quarter.

 

[shouldakepowens]

1st play of the game at the NO 26 - Sopoaga comes unblocked up the middle and gets to Brees at the 15 but Brees stiff-armed him and Sopoaga fell off (2-yard completion to Thomas).

Two plays later, 3rd and 8, Ray Ray stunts around Justin and Aldon and forced Brees to step up into the pocket. As Brees stepped up, he was forced to get rid of the ball over the middle because Aldon came free after Justin occupied two blockers. Brees threw at the feet of Thomas, who had fallen down after Willis knocked him down within 5 yards of the LOS.

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Next drive - 3rd and 4 from the NO 16 yard line. Brees from the shotgun. Willis blitzes off the defense's right side, forcing the FB to come pick him up. Willis got good depth into the pocket on the rush and Brees had to quickly get rid of the ball because of him. Brees couldn't step into the throw because of Willis' pressure (1-yard pass to Sproles). Punt on the following play.

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Next drive. Brees' first three attempts were not pressured, partially because two of came on 3-man rushes and Brees got rid of the ball quickly.

2nd and 8 from the SF 15, Brees threw a quick slant in 1.53 seconds to an open Moore for a 7-yard gain. On the play Aldon stunted around and got in the throwing lane of Brees but the throw got off too quickly again.

A couple plays later, on 2nd and goal from the SF 6, Brees rolled out and in almost 2 seconds threw over Ray Ray and Brooks to Thomas for the TD (Ray Ray beat his block, Brooks was let go by Thomas). Once again, too quick of a throw but a nice shed from Ray Ray to get in the throwing lane.

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Next drive. 13:55 in the 2nd quarter. 1st attempt he threw in 1.46 seconds to Colston for about a 5-yard gain shy of the first down to set up a 3rd and 3.
Two plays later, 2nd and 7 from the NO 35, Brooks beats the RT, forcing Brees to ride up into the pocket (2 steps) and then quickly dumped underneath to Ingram shy of the first but he was covered by Goldson VERY tight. Goldson broke up the pass setting up a 3rd and 7.

On 3rd down Brees got rid of the ball in 2.16 seconds just as Aldon beat the RT's block. Nice, quick throw again that was on the money for the first.

Couple of plays later, this time from the SF 46-yard line. Willis was the 4th rusher up the middle and was picked up nicely by the C. Willis tried spinning but he couldn't get off the block as could nobody else on the edges. This was probably the first time in the first half where you could say Brees had all day to throw. Completed the pass to Thomas for about 7 yards (penalty on SF declined).

Two plays later, 2nd and 10 from the SF 39. Brooks beats the RT around the edge with a speed rush, forcing Brees to step up again into the pocket. Brees way overthrows the receiver in the endzone.

One play later, 3rd and 10. Bowman blitzes up the middle untouched and almost sacked Brees for a 10-yard loss and then again for almost a 15-yard loss but Brees escaped and threw the ball away somehow but was called for intentional grounding. Great call by Fangio and company.

Ginn muffed the punt here after the punt.

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Next drive after the muffed punt. 1st and 10 from the SF 11. 49ers rush only 3 again and Brees just dumps off a short, quick pass (no pressure) to Sproles in the flat where Aldon takes him down for a 1-yard loss.

Next play Brees fires to Colston in 1.7 seconds on a back shoulder throw for a TD. 49ers rushed 4 but the throw again was too quick. GREAT throw that Brees makes on a routine basis with his receivers when they get in the red.

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49ers punt to NO with 3:38 in the half. Punt to the NO 10.

2nd and 6. Brees takes another shotgun snap. 49ers rush 5 (Willis being the 5th rusher). Willis beats the RG inside but after Brees quickly dumped another quick pass off to Graham just shy of the 1st for a 5-yard gain. Good bull rush by Justin on this play, not giving Brees alot of room to step into. Nice play by Brees to make an accurate throw.

Couple plays later the Saints were forced to punt back to the 49ers with 1:53 left in the half. Kaepernick throws the INT with 38 seconds remaining.

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Drive starts at the NO 44-yard line.

Brees in the shotgun again. 49ers only rush 3 on first play. Aldon was doubled after almost getting off another block and Justin dropped back after engaging his man, so it became a 2 man rush. Brees releases ball in 2.93 seconds and completes to Henderso, but he was out of bounds when he caught it. GREAT throw by Brees again after the 49ers didn't attempt to rush him.

Next play, 2nd and 10, 49ers rush 3 again. Justin with another bull rush that was collapsing the pocket but before there was any real pressure, Brees got rid of the ball quickly again and threw the pick to Brooks for the TD return.

That was the last action of the half.

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So, once again I have NO clue what you saw and I ask anybody to correct anything they think I have wrong, but I think it's pretty clear that the 49ers did get to Brees in the first half a number of times. It was just another Drew Brees performance. Manipulating the pocket nicely at times and getting rid of the ball out quickly to his receivers, as well as the 49ers choosing to sit back a number of times and play coverage in that 2nd quarter.

Is that all you got?

 

[ChrisPozz]

And I want to emphasize that I said the 49ers got to Brees in the first half. I didn't say the 49ers continually hit him or punished him in the first half. They did get to him. They just didn't hit him or knock him down as much as one would like, but that's incredibly hard to do and next to impossible when Brees gets rid of the ball as quickly as he does or as quick as he did in the first half yesterday.

 

[ChrisPozz]

Is that all you got?

For now.

 

[clyde_carbon]

I love watching Pozz embarrass NN time and time again. It's hilarious.