Game Week Thread (week 17): 49ERS vs. CARDINALS

[Crimsoncrew]

I absolutely love this from ESPN's Double Coverage:

Williamson: Josh, speaking of Davis, he had a monster game against the Cardinals in October with eight catches for 180 yards. Do you think the Cardinals can contain him Sunday?

Weinfuss: Contain might be the best word here. They're not going to flat-out stop him. But as the Cardinals' defense has shown in recent weeks, it's been able to contain tight ends, limiting players like Jared Cook, Zach Ertz and Delanie Walker to about 50 yards per game against Arizona.

For those keeping score at home, the Cards did more or less contain Jared Cook, holding him to 49 yards to lead the Rams. Ertz had 68 yards and two TDs - in a game in which Brent Celek also put up 29 yards and a TD. That's by far Ertz's best game of his short career. And Walker had 53 yards and a TD, his third-best game. Coby Fleener had 55 yards and a TD the week before the three-game span that Weinfuss mentions.

The Cards are playing great D, but they are very vulnerable to TEs still, and I hope we capitalize on this weakness.

 

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Same old tiring story:

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San Francisco 49ers: Three Simple Factors to Beat the Cardinals

 

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Ahmad Brooks Is Right: San Francisco 49ers Have Plenty to Prove | Chat49ers.com

 

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Golden Nuggets: Quinton Patton, deep threat on a deep team | Chat49ers.com

 

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49ers vs. Cardinals: 3 keys to an Arizona Week 17 win over San Fr | ChatCards.com

 

[purguy12]

lets go 49ers

 

[ChrisPozz]

Eric Branch:

He’s No. 2: Anquan Boldin had the most receiving yards in a season by a #49ers WR since '02, but said he defers …

… to Michael Crabtree. Boldin, who had nine catches for 149 yards today, finished with 1,179 yards this season.

“I definitely think I was brought here to help out and assist Crab,” Boldin said. “We all know this is his team. He’s the No. 1 receiver here. I was brought in to help him out and I’m looking forward to helping out.”

Boldin’s yardage total is the most by a 49ers wideout since Terrell Owens had 1,300 in 2002.

 

[Crimsoncrew]

Eric Branch:

He’s No. 2: Anquan Boldin had the most receiving yards in a season by a #49ers WR since '02, but said he defers …

… to Michael Crabtree. Boldin, who had nine catches for 149 yards today, finished with 1,179 yards this season.

“I definitely think I was brought here to help out and assist Crab,” Boldin said. “We all know this is his team. He’s the No. 1 receiver here. I was brought in to help him out and I’m looking forward to helping out.”

Boldin’s yardage total is the most by a 49ers wideout since Terrell Owens had 1,300 in 2002.

Well I hope Crab is taking notes. Classy, classy guy.

 

[ChrisPozz]

49ers Blog and Q&A: Unlikely hero: Patton's catch leads 49ers to dramatic win

 

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Patton redeems himself with big play in 49ers' win | CSN Bay Area

 

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Notes: Rogers to have MRI on hamstring; Bowman wants top honor; Boldin defers to Crabtree | 49ers Hot Read

With 24 rushing yards Sunday, Kaepernick totaled 524 this season, the second-most by a 49ers quarterback behind Steve Young (537 yards, 1992).

This was the one I wasn't aware of today during the game.

 

[ChrisPozz]

Notes: Rogers to have MRI on hamstring; Bowman wants top honor; Boldin defers to Crabtree | 49ers Hot Read

With 24 rushing yards Sunday, Kaepernick totaled 524 this season, the second-most by a 49ers quarterback behind Steve Young (537 yards, 1992).

This was the one I wasn't aware of today during the game.

– The 49ers won just 2 of 9 replay challenges this season, their latest defeat occurring in the third quarter when Harbaugh challenged the spot of a fourth-down run by Anthony Dixon.

 

[smackdown380]

– The 49ers won just 2 of 9 replay challenges this season, their latest defeat occurring in the third quarter when Harbaugh challenged the spot of a fourth-down run by Anthony Dixon.

That is alarming rate, I knew it was bad, but not that bad. Harbaugh needs to pick his battles better. He challenges things that are extremely difficult to overturn or when we could save the challenge or TO (based on a last challenge) for later in the game.

 

[shouldakepowens]

That is alarming rate, I knew it was bad, but not that bad. Harbaugh needs to pick his battles better. He challenges things that are extremely difficult to overturn or when we could save the challenge or TO (based on a last challenge) for later in the game.

Who does Mangini work for?

 

[Badger8843]

Glad Patton is healthy, because he is better then Mario anyway

 

[bvanthielriceyoung]

Who does Mangini work for?

 

[ChrisPozz]

Who does Mangini work for?

I think it's closer to a collective voice with that than JUST a Mangini thing. Like most aspects of coaching. Harbaugh and company weren't great before Mangini.

 

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Patton redeems himself with big play in 49ers' win | CSN Bay Area

OMFG, Toby, click on this link. Kap is a disgrace to the Niners organization and the entire NFL (fraternity of NFL QBs) for that matter because he is wearing his cap backwards. He is such a thug and does not belong representing this sport.