Rams game notes

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49ers Blog and Q&A: Smith or Kaepernick on Monday? It's in a neurologist's hands now

 

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49ers.com | Week 10 Notes and Quotes

 

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San Francisco 49ers – Niner Insider Blog – SFGate.com QB Smith doing ?much better? a day after sustaining concussion

 

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NFL admits timing error in 49ers-Rams game

 

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Notes: 49ers burned by two fakes

 

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NFL admits a pair of officiating errors | ProFootballTalk

 

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Press Pass: Jim Harbaugh

http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/Coachs-Notebook-Nov-12/dc3ae1eb-de17-4699-bbbf-b18d94142b6f

 

[ChrisPozz]

Press Pass: Jim Harbaugh

Coach's Notebook: Nov. 12

Why in the beginning of the games, some of these games, has the team started out slowly? Specifically Minnesota and in this past game?

“Well, we’re not going to point fingers, or come up with a reason just to come up with a reason. Thing is there have been a couple games where we haven’t, we haven’t started as quickly as we’d like. Executing as well as we would have liked. We can say as prepared as we would have liked. So, that’s something that we’ve got to address, and we’ve got to think it through and see if there is any, a reason.”

I love that answer assuming they are not continually baffled by things that happen and can't get everything in check that needs to be in check in order to be successful.

 

[ChrisPozz]

Jim Harbaugh: 49ers prepared all week for Rams’ fake punts | ProFootballTalk

 

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Maiocco: 'There is absolutely no QB controversy right now'

 

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Spotting concussions could create a competitive disadvantage | ProFootballTalk

 

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PFF Team of Week 10

https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2012/11/13/pff-team-of-week-10/

Full Back: Bruce Miller, SF (+1.9)

Some nice lead blocking is always likely to get you in this team.

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Wide Receivers: Danny Amendola, STL (+5.3) and Calvin Johnson, DET (+2.1)

Amendola was a no-brainer. He had 102 yards and was cruelly denied more by an illegal formation. He’s earning himself a bigger offseason deal the more he plays. Johnson picked up a lot of yardage and made some big plays even though his fumble hurt his team. Not a classic week for receiver play.

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Defensive Front 4-3

Defensive Ends: Chris Long, STL (+5.3) and Daniel Te’o-Nesheim, TB (+4.6)

So there’s the real Chris Long. After a midseason slump, he rebounded in fine fashion with a 10-QB disruption day that was impressive in keeping Charles Johnson out of the team. A first appearance for ‘DTN,’ who feasted on Mike Harris.

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Outside Linebackers: Justin Houston, KC (+6.1) and Anthony Spencer, DAL (+5.2)

I could have plumped for Ahmad Brooks here, but felt this duo offered more balance. Houston showed what he can do when you let him rush the passer with a sack, hit and three hurries, while Spencer didn’t let an interception called back for a penalty slow him down. He’s continuing to play like he’s in a contract year, adding some fine work in run defense and a sack, hit and two hurries.

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Safeties: Quintin Mikell, STL (+3.4) and Danieal Manning, HST (+2.8)

That’s the kind of performance the Rams thought they’d be getting from Mikell when they snapped him up in 2011. They’ve been too far and few. Manning earned the congratulations of former teammates and plaudits from us for his playmaking display.

 

[ChrisPozz]

PFF ‘Had a Bad Day’ Team of Week 10

https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2012/11/13/pff-had-a-bad-day-team-of-week-10/

Guards: Shelley Smith, STL (-5.1) and Dennis Kelly, PHI (-4.4)

Smith was so bad he probably made the Rams reconsider letting Quinn Ojinnaka go, while the performance of Kelly likely promoted the Eagles to go out and pay Jake Scott. Guards shouldn’t give up as much pressure as the 12 combined QB disruptions these two did.

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Linebackers: Philip Wheeler, OAK (-6.3), James Laurinaitis, STL (-4.1) and Nick Barnett, BUF (-5.5)

What happened, Philip? We’ve been praising you for so long and then you have a game like that? Barnett was always going to struggle as the Patriots targeted him in coverage, picking up 8-of-9 balls into his coverage for 102 yards and a touchdown. Laurinaitis is turning into a hit-and-miss player in the middle. As an instinctive player, he can get washed out when bigger linemen get their hands on him.

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Inside Linebackers: Patrick Willis, SF (-3.6) and NaVorro Bowman, SF (-4.4)

You read this right. The star inside linebacker duo in the league had a pretty poor day by their high standards. Neither did a good job getting off blocks, and both have now lost ground to Daryl Washington in the race for top inside linebacker of the year.

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Safeties: William Moore, ATL (-3.7) and Dashon Goldson, SF (-3.2)

There’s been a lot to like about both men this year but this week won’t go down as one either will want to remember. Moore got toasted in coverage to the tune of 90 yards and a touchdown, while Goldson missed three tackles. Not great at all.

 

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when two ilb and your franchised safety are on the bad day list, u know its not gonna be a pretty game.

 

[ChrisPozz]

So I've seen some discussion on the day Carlos Rogers had on Sunday. The Dallas Morning News, PFF, and The Washington Post all credited him with the same amount of targets, receptions responsible for, and they have a similar yardage total that he was responsible for.

PFF gave him credit for 88 total snaps. 43 of 88 he defended the run, 43 of 88 he dropped into coverage, and 2 times he rushed the QB. He was credited with 2 QB hurries, 7 solo tackles, 1 assisted tackle, and 3 "stops", which they define as, "The number of solo tackles made which constitute an offensive failure.

I'm sure the coaches' tallies would be different than this, but if you didn't get to see the game and wanted the breakdown they had:

Rogers - Thrown at 9 times. Allowed 9 receptions for 67 yards (24.4% of Bradford's passing yards). Average of only 7.4 yards/reception. 36 YAC. Long of 14. 0 TDs, 0 INTs, 0 PDs. Bradford had a 97.7 QB rating throwing at Rogers. Dallas Morning News said 4 of those 9 receptions came in which they deemed he was in good position to defend the pass, but Bradford completed the pass anyway.

These are strictly PFF's individual numbers now:

While covering Steve Smith, he was thrown at 1 time. Allowed 1 reception for 4 yards. 0 YAC.

While covering Austin Pettis, he was thrown at 1 time. Allowed 1 reception for 8 yards. 1 YAC.

While covering Danny Amendola, he was thrown at 6 times. Allowed 6 receptions for 43 yards (7.2 average). 27 YAC. Long of 14. Interestingly enough, PFF actually gave the 49ers a very positive grade in covering Amendola (4.7) as a team. That's a fairly solid grade for them, though I'm sure many would disagree with that stance and I question it a little bit myself.

While covering Lance Kendricks, he was thrown at 1 time. Allowed 1 reception for 12 yards. 8 YAC.

 

[ChrisPozz]

Also, Brooks was credited with 5 hurries, THREE passes defended, made 6 solo tackles, 1 assisted tackle, and had 5 "stops" on the offense (again, defined as, "The number of solo defensive tackles made which constitute an offensive failure (including sacks).

 

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49ers film review vs. Rams

 

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San Francisco 49ers – Niner Insider Blog – SFGate.com Film Review: Alex Smith stands in against blitz in the first half

 

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ReFo: Rams @ 49ers, Week 10

https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2012/11/13/refo-rams-49ers-week-10/