Dr. ZhivBlago on December 17, 2012 at 12:27 AM

Doc,

Marino had two three things going for him during most of his career—a fairly good offensive line, good receivers, and his patented quick release. After Montana and the Niners defeated the Dolphins, (in 1985 38-16), I really thought we’d see Marino in more Superbowls—as did many others. I think the Miami defenses thru most of his career were terrible when Marino could put 30 points up on a regular basis and still lose by ten.

Two critical plays that were both terrible calls by the officials—-the pass interference call, (Brady to Brandon Lloyd), where it was obvious that Lloyd tripped over Terrell Brown’s feet in the end zone—should have been a “no-call”.

And the “Unnecessary Roughness” call against Deshon Goldson on a deep pass by Brady at 10:38 in the third quarter. Goldson’s perfectly clean hit on Hernandez resulted in the ball getting jarred loose and a Forty Niner picking the ball up in what should have been a catch, fumble, and Niner recovery. Replays show this play was a gross error on the official’s part.

That said, Harbaugh and the Niners went into a “prevent defense” way too early, (basically the whole second half), against the best QB in the game. The “come-back”—LaMichael James 62 yard kickoff return and the 38 yard TD pass to Crabtree, showed how much poise Kaepernick has in his arsenal when a game’s on the line. The Forty Niners could have easily lost their composure and folded at the end of the game when it appeared that New England could not be stopped. The back to back sacks by Ray McDonald and Justin Smith replacement Ricky Francois were huge as the Niner defense FINALLY put the brakes on what might have been a disastrous meltdown/loss.

Bottom line: Big win by the Niners in Foxboro where the Pats haven’t lost in December since the early 2000′s. Hopefully, the Niner defense will play all four quarters against the Seahawks next Sunday night.

WTG, 49ers! Maybe at some point in time defenses will learn that if they get in Brady’s face, he’ll buckle. Said that for years about Danny boy Marino.

OK, so my score was off a bit, but WHAT A WIN!

IIRC, Kerry called it “Lambert Field” in his campaign appearance there in 2004, and was pilloried for it. Was in the same vein as his “Is this where I can get me a hunting license?”

Hot Gas on December 16, 2012 at 7:13 PM

You become a fan of the Steelers by being born in Western Pennsylvania.

You read the book, A few bricks short then the seven or eight other books written after that.

Or you just like a team with the biggest collection of Lombardi Trophies and SB Films.

You then look up why Greta on FOX has this weird idea of dividing everyone into people who say Lambeau Field versus Lambert Field when talking about the venue Wisconsin. I never met anyone who said Lambert Field outside of her guests. I fear that people who like to mess with the heads of female attorneys are in a conspiracy about it with her as the target. You know, like the OJ jury couldn’t resist messing with Ms. Marcia Clark.

Those who like winners, I guess.

chewmeister on December 16, 2012 at 5:19 PM

Well, any fan of the US and capitalism would suspect what most most NFL dilettantes, don’t know. That is the Greatest Champs allow Chaos and Individualism.

The 72 Dolphins had no tight, standard uniform!

They won a few games in a decent season.

I empathize with superfans of any team.

So, how did you become a fan of the Steelers? I’d sincerely love to know.

Maybe you could write about it sometime.

Thanks

…I think we might win one today Coach…all my co-workers and family and friends aren’t on me anymore for smoking crack…because, I mentioned before the pre-season that they would be lucky to get to .500.

KOOLAID2 on December 16, 2012 at 11:22 AM

…ok! I take that back…11 minutes to go…Lions are down to St. Louis 24-10…we… r e a l l y…suck !

Chiefs vs Raiders

If it wasn’t raining I’d go out and watch some paint dry.

I don’t know who would want Packer stuff unless they worked on a state highway system or were color blind.

IlikedAUH2O on December 16, 2012 at 4:25 PM

Those who like winners, I guess.

stukinIL4now on December 16, 2012 at 3:58 PM

It seems that the NFL hates the Bears at times. Actually, the coaches seem to go out every week thinking that films of DBs and refs are not important and that neither have tendencies or etc. The game ends predictably.

The good news is that the Slackers benefit and it helps them with their occasional failure to bring a defense along to the games.

There is also the fact that many football nuts profit since the Bears have cool looking sweaters and there are usually a cheap few on Ebay by Christmas, even some for kids who want to pretend to be Mike Ditka.

I don’t know who would want Packer stuff unless they worked on a state highway system or were color blind.

Rovin on December 16, 2012 at 3:47 PM

New Offensive Co Ord? Ravens about to become the Raiders East

A long view explains the Ravens at this point. The talented defense that brought one SB to Charm City was soon understood and the best teams soon learned how to keep the black birds down. They now have aged stars and have realized that they should have had better coach, offense, colors, etc. as time is running out. It has taken longer for their fall than I thought as Flacco is not as bad as he first looked and the durable nature of the D is amazing.

The rest of the season will turn on the production of QBs in almost every division. The Redskins, after a few decades of personnel stupidity, now have TWO sterling QBs and the best one may be a second string nobody who could win a SB!

Those TEXANS look real good.

Man those Falcons tore up the Giants … good gravy ….