As the season wears on, I think the best teams with the best backups usually win out. Think psst the starters and look at the number 2s and practice squad.
* A conclusion drawn by an NFL-sponsored study is of limited value, especially when (surprise surprise) the conclusion is that which the NFL wants drawn
* A trend is interesting but irrelevant to the issue of whether Mike McDonald can leverage the extra days. I.e., that the minibye is not an advantage in general does not mean that it is never an advantage to a well-coached team with a good roster
Julian Love being out REALLY scares me. He is the dependable leader of the secondary. Who plays now? Coby + EMan or Okada? Just saying the names in my head makes me want to look down and hold onto the railing for balance.
I was going to say that it should provide. So thank you for that little bit of forgotten CBA rules. Clearly top coaches likely boost that 2.2 when higher. But it’s been “evened”. With that. My competitiveness and desire to win, yeah I’m working with coaches, scheming, film etc.
I guess the silver lining with these injuries is that there is still time for our secondary players to prove themselves. Riq gets another opportunity to change minds. Kendrick gets another opportunity to show he's earned more nickel corner playing time. Emmanwori gets another opportunity to debut his talents. Bell/Okada get another opportunity to be more than special teams assets.
And, if any of these guys is a disaster, we'll find out about that too.
Last night’s game looked like week 16 with playoff implications. I can’t imagine any team, much less the aging 9ers, sustaining that for 12 more games. Did they even lay a hand on Stafford? Can’t imagine his back lasting out the season, either.
I'd be curious if the several studies were addressing the benefit for the first game played at the end of the bye/mini-bye, or if it applied to the entire remainder of the season. IOW, if no bye/mini-bye existed, would the teams performance suffer by the final games in the season?
Our next TNF game is against the Rams Dec.18. They will be coming off facing the Lions on Sunday. We'll play the Colts. Both games will be here at home. I can't imagine the injuries to both of the Niner's QBs will have improved, especially if last night's damage to Jone's knee opens the need to have Purdy return early. Only time off can heal them. Is it me, or are we seeing exceptional efforts being made by this year's rookies across the board?
Plus, they would have played longer so more chances of injury. Not that I would want anyone to be seriously hurt. Maybe a couple months off for CMC and Stafford.
All joking aside I think we are good enough that we do not need any injuries to happen.
As the season wears on, I think the best teams with the best backups usually win out. Think psst the starters and look at the number 2s and practice squad.
Fortunately, I like our depth in the secondary. Not so sure about our LBs. God forbid Jones goes down!
Re the minibye:
* A conclusion drawn by an NFL-sponsored study is of limited value, especially when (surprise surprise) the conclusion is that which the NFL wants drawn
* A trend is interesting but irrelevant to the issue of whether Mike McDonald can leverage the extra days. I.e., that the minibye is not an advantage in general does not mean that it is never an advantage to a well-coached team with a good roster
Yeah. How did the coaches spend their time?
Julian Love being out REALLY scares me. He is the dependable leader of the secondary. Who plays now? Coby + EMan or Okada? Just saying the names in my head makes me want to look down and hold onto the railing for balance.
I was going to say that it should provide. So thank you for that little bit of forgotten CBA rules. Clearly top coaches likely boost that 2.2 when higher. But it’s been “evened”. With that. My competitiveness and desire to win, yeah I’m working with coaches, scheming, film etc.
lol. Shortest ever SJ article. “Do teams…”. First line. “No”. With shaking head video. Nice.
I guess the silver lining with these injuries is that there is still time for our secondary players to prove themselves. Riq gets another opportunity to change minds. Kendrick gets another opportunity to show he's earned more nickel corner playing time. Emmanwori gets another opportunity to debut his talents. Bell/Okada get another opportunity to be more than special teams assets.
And, if any of these guys is a disaster, we'll find out about that too.
Plus contract leverage...? Why pay big bucks for x if z is plenty capable in this scheme...
Last night’s game looked like week 16 with playoff implications. I can’t imagine any team, much less the aging 9ers, sustaining that for 12 more games. Did they even lay a hand on Stafford? Can’t imagine his back lasting out the season, either.
I'd be curious if the several studies were addressing the benefit for the first game played at the end of the bye/mini-bye, or if it applied to the entire remainder of the season. IOW, if no bye/mini-bye existed, would the teams performance suffer by the final games in the season?
Our next TNF game is against the Rams Dec.18. They will be coming off facing the Lions on Sunday. We'll play the Colts. Both games will be here at home. I can't imagine the injuries to both of the Niner's QBs will have improved, especially if last night's damage to Jone's knee opens the need to have Purdy return early. Only time off can heal them. Is it me, or are we seeing exceptional efforts being made by this year's rookies across the board?
I was pissed at the Rams for not kicking the FG in OT. I wanted both teams to get half a loss (a tie.)
I was pissed that they ran. In that situation, you put the ball in the hands of your best players (I.e., Stafford and Nakua)
Plus, they would have played longer so more chances of injury. Not that I would want anyone to be seriously hurt. Maybe a couple months off for CMC and Stafford.
All joking aside I think we are good enough that we do not need any injuries to happen.