Seahawks game notes

[TheNinerMind]

Btw, my opinion is Justin Smith is the 49ers defense. Hopefully Kaepernick is on his game.

 

[ChrisPozz]

Off to the game now. I'll let you know how Akers looks.

I'd rather you not.

 

[Bemular]

I'd rather you not.

LMAO!!!

 

[NinerSickness]

Just in case everyone didn't already know this: Harbaugh is 5-1 all-time against Carroll. 2-1 in college; 3-0 in the NFL.

 

[ChrisPozz]

Just in case everyone didn't already know this: Harbaugh is 5-1 all-time against Carroll. 2-1 in college; 3-0 in the NFL.

And 6-0 all-time in postgame handshakes/remarks.

 

[ChrisPozz]

Maiocco:

Jim Harbaugh said X-ray on WR Mario Manningham's knee were negative -- no fracture. No word on ligament damage. #49ers

 

[tomikcon1971]

Manny left locker room on crutches.

 

[spacedoodoopistol]

Jim Harbaugh said X-ray on WR Mario Manningham's knee were negative -- no fracture. No word on ligament damage. #49ers

No fracture, but his ligaments probably look like they were put through a blender. That was one of the uglier injuries I've seen in a while.

 

[ChrisPozz]

Richard Sherman has birthday message for Jim Harbaugh - NFL.com

 

[ChrisPozz]

Barrows:

Harbaugh on whether Justin Smith will be back for the playoffs: "I don't know for sure."

 

[HighTopFade]

Richard Sherman has birthday message for Jim Harbaugh - NFL.com

Classy

 

[ChrisPozz]

Anthony Davis fined 10K

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers/..._campaign=Feed:+49ersHotRead+(49ers+Hot+Read)

 

[Crimsoncrew]

I'm a little irked there were no fines on Chancellor's hit on Davis and Hill's on Manningham. The Hill one is especially irritating; the guy dove at the knees of a player who was already engaged. Obviously if a player is still fighting for yards you can bring him down, but there was absolutely no reason for Hill to go low there. And Chancellor's hit may not have been helmet-to-helmet, but it just about defines hitting a defenseless receiver. Davis was completely exposed and Chancellor put his shoulder basically into Davis' neck.

 

[TobyTyler]

I'm a little irked there were no fines on Chancellor's hit on Davis and Hill's on Manningham. The Hill one is especially irritating; the guy dove at the knees of a player who was already engaged. Obviously if a player is still fighting for yards you can bring him down, but there was absolutely no reason for Hill to go low there. And Chancellor's hit may not have been helmet-to-helmet, but it just about defines hitting a defenseless receiver. Davis was completely exposed and Chancellor put his shoulder basically into Davis' neck.

Agreed. But where can he hit him? if he hits him high, he gets a penalty. I don't understand that. I'd much rather have a concussion than a torn ACL and PCL.

 

[Crimsoncrew]

Agreed. But where can he hit him? if he hits him high, he gets a penalty. I don't understand that. I'd much rather have a concussion than a torn ACL and PCL.

You can hit a ball-carrier high. You just can't hit a QB or a defenseless receiver high. I don't have a problem with a tackler going low, either, so long as the ball-carrier isn't engaged. But here we've got one defender holding up the receiver while another player takes out his knees. That should be illegal.

 

[spacedoodoopistol]

The Hill one is especially irritating; the guy dove at the knees of a player who was already engaged. Obviously if a player is still fighting for yards you can bring him down, but there was absolutely no reason for Hill to go low there.

Ted Robinson made a good point - said 15 years ago a hit like that would have sparked a brawl, its so blatantly dirty. But these days with rule changes its becoming "acceptable" in a sense.

The hit is a perfect example of what most players say - they'd rather be hit in the head than the knee.