Seahawks or 49ers tomorrow?

[tlance]

I guess it could end it a tie ( that would suck). I'm surprised you didn't predict a beat down for the Seahawks. I guess your not a fan of the 49ers either.

If they tie, would both QBs have to shave an eyebrow?

 

[seahawksfan234]

If they tie, would both QBs have to shave an eyebrow?

Half an eyebrow would be fair IMO.

 

[cdumler7]

Representative bias.

He thinks the Seahawks have better offensive depth due to the fact that the 49ers are really slim at WR right now after Boldin, which is true. The 49ers are really going to need to move Boldin around because Sherman will have his side of the field shut down.

I see the 49ers really struggling to get anything going through the air, your best bet is on the ground. Which sucks for you because it's difficult to run the football when you're losing.

Don't you have to count Vernon Davis as pretty much a glorified WR though? I mean really of all the players for either team he is the ultimate mismatch as Corners have trouble with his size and strength and linebackers/safeties can't keep up with him.

I would also say the WR's for Seattle with Percy Harvin going down are nothing to get too excited about either. Yes I would say overall they have the better group of the two teams but it is not by a wide margin. Boldin has obviously proven to be a tough match up as well as Davis as I have already mentioned so that leaves the others with a lot of one on one situations to make an impact. Throw in the dominating OL the 49ers have and it gives time for those receivers to win those match ups. Now in week one they didn't really need them to but my guess is Seattle will dare the 49ers to win those one on one match ups and have to beat them with Kyle Williams and Patton. I think with Kaep's scrambling ability and lack of pass rush for the Seahawks Kaep should have plenty of time to wait for one of them to open up.

I honestly think the 49ers best advantage in this game comes from the OL against Seattle's DL. A team can have mediocre receivers as 9 times out of 10 if you give a quarterback and receivers 4 seconds or longer somebody is going to eventually beat their man.

 

[RegentDenali]

Just a gut feeling but going to take 49ers in this one. I know Seattle just never loses at home but they just looked very flat last week especially on the OL and well that just won't fly against San Fran. Throw in I just don't see Seattle getting to Kaep in this one so he has all day to throw.

We traveled across the country to the east coast for a 10am game for us. We kept Carolina to 7 points with a good part of our D line resting, and beat them.

SF took care of business against GB, but they still allowed a boatload of points to be scored on them. Plus GB's defense is looking very week this year. SF will not be facing that this week. They'll be facing one of the Top3 D's in the country.

This weeks game is in our house.

 

[cdumler7]

We traveled across the country to the east coast for a 10am game for us. We kept Carolina to 7 points with a good part of our D line resting, and beat them.

SF took care of business against GB, but they still allowed a boatload of points to be scored on them. Plus GB's defense is looking very week this year. SF will not be facing that this week. They'll be facing one of the Top3 D's in the country.

This weeks game is in our house.

I understand the whole 10 a.m. game thing but even so there were some major problems up front and against San Fran with the pass rush they have they pose an even tougher match up than last week's Panthers.

This can also be flipped the other way in Green Bay possibly has a top 3 offense in the NFL that SF was going up against. I mean they boast the best quarterback in the league, one of the better receiving cores in the NFL, and now a somewhat functional running game. Seattle is no where near the talent Green Bay is on offense.

Defensively you are right San Fran should have more trouble this week on offense but I also look at SF and see that last week they didn't even have to show much of their playbook and what they can do on offense either. Kaep barely ran the ball and spent most of the game just playing from the pocket as that is what Green Bay gave him. He also worked the middle of the field because that is what they left open where last year Kaep spent most of his time passing to the outside.

It should be a good game and yes the homefield advantage will be nice for Seattle. I just said I had a gut feeling on this one that SF was going to pull it out. Doesn't mean I think they are superior to Seattle just means on this one day I think they will win. I am not predicting a blowout just two big time teams that will make for a good game.

 

[seahawksfan234]

Don't you have to count Vernon Davis as pretty much a glorified WR though? I mean really of all the players for either team he is the ultimate mismatch as Corners have trouble with his size and strength and linebackers/safeties can't keep up with him.

I would also say the WR's for Seattle with Percy Harvin going down are nothing to get too excited about either. Yes I would say overall they have the better group of the two teams but it is not by a wide margin. Boldin has obviously proven to be a tough match up as well as Davis as I have already mentioned so that leaves the others with a lot of one on one situations to make an impact. Throw in the dominating OL the 49ers have and it gives time for those receivers to win those match ups. Now in week one they didn't really need them to but my guess is Seattle will dare the 49ers to win those one on one match ups and have to beat them with Kyle Williams and Patton. I think with Kaep's scrambling ability and lack of pass rush for the Seahawks Kaep should have plenty of time to wait for one of them to open up.

I honestly think the 49ers best advantage in this game comes from the OL against Seattle's DL. A team can have mediocre receivers as 9 times out of 10 if you give a quarterback and receivers 4 seconds or longer somebody is going to eventually beat their man.

I was thinking about Vernon Davis but was not sure if I should mention him in the WR considerations. I think that against the Seahawks secondary he will be at his best going up against the linebackers in coverage since he is unlikely to be able to outmuscle Brandon Browner or Richard Sherman.

The difference between the Seahawks losing Percy Harvin and the 49ers losing Michael Crabtree is that the Seahawks still return their top receiving targets from last year, something the 49ers have not. The Seahawks did fine with Sidney Rice and Golden Tate last year and look like they are doing fine so far this year also.

I do agree that the 49ers best advantage comes from their offensive line but I think that will be neutralized in Seattle. For the past 10+ years Seahawks defensive linemen have had an uncanny ability to get off the ball a lot quicker while playing at home.

From 2002-2012 the Seahawks have 225 sacks at home and 184 on the road.

The same applies with interceptions: The Seahawks from 2002-2012 have 103 INTs at home and 77 on the road.

 

[cdumler7]

I was thinking about Vernon Davis but was not sure if I should mention him in the WR considerations. I think that against the Seahawks secondary he will be at his best going up against the linebackers in coverage since he is unlikely to be able to outmuscle Brandon Browner or Richard Sherman.

The difference between the Seahawks losing Percy Harvin and the 49ers losing Michael Crabtree is that the Seahawks still return their top receiving targets from last year, something the 49ers have not. The Seahawks did fine with Sidney Rice and Golden Tate last year and look like they are doing fine so far this year also.

I do agree that the 49ers best advantage comes from their offensive line but I think that will be neutralized in Seattle. For the past 10+ years Seahawks defensive linemen have had an uncanny ability to get off the ball a lot quicker while playing at home.

From 2002-2012 the Seahawks have 225 sacks at home and 184 on the road.

The same applies with interceptions: The Seahawks from 2002-2012 have 103 INTs at home and 77 on the road.

I understand Seattle still has the same core they did last year but I would say SF has added possibly just as valuable of a weapon as Crabtree in Boldin. They are two totally different players but both bring a lot to the table. For Boldin he offers that 3rd down threat that when Kaep gets in trouble he can know throwing it to Boldin is a safe decision and more times than not he will end up outmuscling any corner he has on him. I understand Seattle's corners are probably some of the most aggressive Corners in the NFL but Boldin and Davis are both big strong guys that can match them pretty well for fighting for the ball. It will be fun to watch those match ups and see who can win in that.

I also understand the homefield advantage as I lived in Seattle for a while and got to see how much of a difference that makes. To me it gives them at least a touchdown advantage every game they play at home. I guess right now I just see SF's offense clicking (yes I know it was one game but they were doing the same in the preseason) where Seattle is still trying to figure some things out on offense. Throw in I think some pride comes into this for SF's defense in the embarrassment of last year when they played at Seattle.

 

[JDM]

Shouldn't be more than a TD either way. SF is the better team and wins on the road IMO.

 

[Steelboy84]

Happy gameday morning

 

[Breaker99]

Representative bias.

He thinks the Seahawks have better offensive depth due to the fact that the 49ers are really slim at WR right now after Boldin, which is true. The 49ers are really going to need to move Boldin around because Sherman will have his side of the field shut down.

I see the 49ers really struggling to get anything going through the air, your best bet is on the ground. Which sucks for you because it's difficult to run the football when you're losing.

That fact that you start that homer post out with accusing him of "representative bias" is comical.

 

[Ironbreaker]

That fact that you start that homer post out with accusing him of "representative bias" is comical.

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Now THATS comical.