[7-9, so far, so close...] 49ers topic / 2006 edition

Un article très intéressant sur les différents trades que Nolan a fait depuis qu'il a pris la tête de l'équipe.

http://49ers.pressdemocrat.com/default.asp?item=242492

joemontana a écrit:

Un article très intéressant sur les différents trades que Nolan a fait depuis qu'il a pris la tête de l'équipe.

http://49ers.pressdemocrat.com/default.asp?item=242492

Cet article m'a rappelé qu'on avait envoyé John Engelberger à Denver pour un CB à 2 balles.
Sur le moyen terme, c'est finalement la seule connerie de Nolan au niveau de la gestion du personnel (puisque Smith a bien progressé et a completement fait oublier Rattay et que Winborn n'était de toute façon pas dans ses petits papiers).
Le papier nous apprend aussi qu'on va surement dire au revoir à Tony Parrish en fin de saison.

Exit la défense 3-4!

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49ers plan to unleash their elephant
- Kevin Lynch, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, October 23, 2006


In the hopes of solving their bear of a defensive problem, the 49ers have come up with an elephant. After giving up a league-worst 194 points in their first six games, the 49ers could well return to practice today from last week's bye with a new look on defense.

It will involve the old elephant, a defense once devised by former defensive coordinator and head coach George Seifert that highlights a pass rusher.

"What we do to a large degree is very much like what you had with (Charles) Haley and (Chris) Doleman, and those kinds of guys with the 49ers," coach Mike Nolan said before escaping Friday for a rare weekend away. "That guy is always the 'rush' guy, but he flip-flops sides. That's really basically what we're doing. They used to play it here."

Haley, Tim Harris, Rickey Jackson and Doleman all played the pachyderm, which puts a pass-rusher out wide, usually in a three-point stance.

While the 49ers don't yet have a player the caliber of the aforementioned group, Brandon Moore, and rookies Manny Lawson and Parys Haralson will try to revive the stampeding pass-rushing role.

It will also mark the annual return to the 4-3 defense, which the 49ers have increasingly played as the season progresses.

For three straight years, the team has gone through preparations to play the 3-4 during training camp. But once the regular season begins, the plan is ditched for the 4-3.

"It puts our best 11 on the field," Nolan said of this year's switch.

The 49ers hoped to go with Bryant Young, Anthony Adams and Marques Douglas as the defensive linemen and Lawson, Jeff Ulbrich, Derek Smith and Moore as the linebackers.

The 3-4 can be taxing for a quarterback, because he never knows where the fourth pass-rusher is going to come from.

However, Lawson proved far better as a linebacker in a two-point stance in coverage and against the run than a pass-rushing threat. Adams, at 6-feet, 300 pounds, has always been miscast as a space-eating nose guard, and Young is far more effective playing in a gap outside the guard than straight up on a guard or tackle.

Also, rookie defensive end Melvin Oliver has solidified his spot as a 4-3 defensive end.

The lineup now features Oliver, Young, defensive tackle Ronald Fields and Douglas on the line and Lawson, Smith and Ulbrich as linebackers.

On passing downs, Moore, Lawson or Haralson will come in as the situational pass rusher.

Haralson injured his foot early in training camp and missed the opener in Arizona. His playing time has steadily increased since then, with his most snaps coming against the Chargers when he got a rare hit for the 49ers on quarterback Philip Rivers.

"He was team captain for two years, I believe, at Tennessee," Nolan said of the 260-pound Haralson. "He's got a lot of power. It's unfortunate that he got hurt in training camp, because I think he'd be a little further (along) than he is right now. But he's starting to show some of the things now that we probably would have seen at the end of training camp."

Coaches might also simplify the scheme and cut down on the constantly shifting personnel groups.

As of late last week, Nolan was still stewing about having linebacker T.J. Slaughter in the game instead of safety Chad Williams when Chargers tight end Antonio Gates beat Slaughter, broke two tackles and scored on a 57-yard pass play.

The first-quarter touchdown last Sunday set the tone for the Chargers' 48-19 win.

Twice this year, the 49ers have been caught with 12 men on defense. They had to call a time out in the second half against the Raiders because they had the wrong defensive group on the field.

It's caused Nolan to ponder the balance between disguising defenses and being too complex.

"We try and create some things that help our players," he said. "It's just like giving your player a tool or a weapon to go into a fight. You want to create a scheme so they won't have bull's-eyes on them. It is something we definitely evaluate."

In the secondary, Mark Roman will continue to get more snaps as the strong safety at the expense of Tony Parrish, and hard-hitting Keith Lewis will likely get more time at free safety in place of the more coverage-oriented Mike Adams.

With Lewis in the game, the secondary is likely to play more zone coverage to hide his coverage deficiencies.

The lineup changes and the return of the elephant are all part of the effort to reach the same goal -- having a much less porous defense for the team's final 10 games.

Tant qu'on y est, on peut refaire un trade pour ramener Engelberger...

[quote="Double C"]Exit la défense 3-4!

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49ers plan to unleash their elephant
- Kevin Lynch, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, October 23, 2006


Tant qu'on y est, on peut refaire un trade pour ramener Engelberger...

pour ça, il faut d'abord que l'on resigne Middlebrooks

Ceci dit, j'avais vu l'article et je trouve que c'est plutot une bonne nouvelle.

joemontana a écrit:

Double C a écrit:

Exit la défense 3-4!

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49ers plan to unleash their elephant
- Kevin Lynch, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, October 23, 2006

Tant qu'on y est, on peut refaire un trade pour ramener Engelberger...

pour ça, il faut d'abord que l'on resigne Middlebrooks

Ceci dit, j'avais vu l'article et je trouve que c'est plutot une bonne nouvelle.

Sauf que pour l'instant, j'ai pas encore vu de digne successeur de Charles Haley ou de Bryant Young dans notre effectif.
Et puis, il me semblait que "elephant", c'était le surnom qu'on donnait aux DEs dans une défense 3-4, et pas 4-3.

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Opening day offensive line finally back intact
Allen, Jennings to start against Bears; after playing various positions, Snyder back on sidelines

By Matt Maiocco
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

SANTA CLARA – Second-year player Adam Snyder has played well while starting at four spots on the offensive line during his short time with the 49ers.

His reward? He is moving back to the sideline.

Coach Mike Nolan said Monday he expects to start the same offensive line Sunday against the Chicago Bears that began the season. The group has not played together since the sixth play of the season.

That means, left guard Larry Allen will be starting, alongside left tackle Jonas Jennings. Both men are expected back from injuries.
It also means right tackle Kwame Harris will retain his starting job over Snyder, Nolan said.

"Adam would swing at the tackle positions," Nolan said. "He'd be the backup at those two positions right now. If they're all healthy, it will look like it did when we opened the season."

Harris, the lone first-round draft pick from the Terry Donahue era still on the roster, is considered the shakiest of the 49ers' starting offensive linemen. Although he has been lauded for playing at the highest level of his NFL career, Harris has still struggled.

"He had a bad day the other day," Nolan said of Harris' problems in a 48-19 loss to the San Diego Chargers. "But we had some other guys that didn't play well in the game, either."

Almost all of Harris' miscues arise in pass-blocking. Quarterback Alex Smith has been sacked 13 times in six games. Harris' pass protection has been partially or entirely to blame for six of those sacks.

Harris has also been called for a team-high six penalties. Nobody on the team has been flagged more than three times. Harris has been called for four holding penalties (one was declined), a false start, and illegal use of hands (also declined).

Last week, Nolan said Snyder would compete for the starting job at both tackle positions, suggesting he could unseat Jennings.

Jennings sat out 13 games last season and has missed all or parts of four games this year with injuries. Nolan is clearly frustrated that Jennings has not been on the field regularly since the club signed him to a seven-year, $36 million contract that included $12 million in guaranteed money.

Jennings was inactive for the Oct. 15 game against the Chargers with a left hand injury sustained early in the previous week's game against the Raiders. He had a wrist sprain, and also underwent surgery Oct. 9 to repair a ligament in his little finger.

Jennings is still wearing a cast on his left hand. He declined comment on Monday.

Snyder appeared to have a good chance to win the starting job at right tackle before a bicep strain forced him to miss most of training camp. He has started five games this season – three at left guard and two at left tackle.

"Adam is a good player and certainly has a right to play," Nolan said.

Snyder started three games in place of Allen, who sustained a left knee sprain on the 49ers' sixth offensive play of the season. Last month, Snyder signed a four-year, $10.5 million contract extension through the 2011 season.

Décidement, je ne comprends pas ce que Kwame Harris fout encore dans le roster, titulaire en plus, alors que Nolan a montré tant d'ardeur à dégager les haut draftés de l'ancien régime.
C'est le plus mauvais qui reste.

Sinon, y'a quand même une bonne nouvelle : le retour de Larry Allen.
Contre la défense de Chicago, il faut bien ça.

41-0 pour Chicago à la mi-temps.

J'ai une pensée émue pour les Double, Joe, Ninerolog et autres...

Tak a écrit:

41-0 pour Chicago à la mi-temps.

J'ai une pensée émue pour les Double, Joe, Ninerolog et autres...

et 41-10 au final.........

ça dvient pathétique

Double C a écrit:

[color=darkred]Encaisser trois fois plus de 40 points sur 5 semaines, ça doit pas se voir tous les jours.

Non, ça se voit au minimum toutes les 5 semaines

Sinon, je confirme. L'attaque des Bears a énormément profité des excellentes positions obtenues par sa défense. Alex Smith a commis un fumble et lancé une interception, et a aussi lancé un TD... Il a pas été si mauvais que ça (certains QB ont été bien pire contre CHicago), mais les 49ers ont été d'emblée mis dans une situation d'urgence. Et Smith aime bien poser son attaque, faire quelques passes courtes. C'était difficile là...

Busforever a écrit:

Sinon, je confirme. L'attaque des Bears a énormément profité des excellentes positions obtenues par sa défense.

C'est toute la philosophie de la défense des bears. Créer le turnover en toute circonstance. C'est bien plus facile quand il y a le talent. Mais en tout cas, c'est une philosophie qui se pratique à l'entrainement. Ils se forcent à remonter tous les ballons vers le td, même les ballons morts.

Ninerolog a écrit:

Apres Walt "Disney" Harris, on signe Donald Strickland !

C'est pour quand Mickey et Dingo ???

A Pittsburgh, on vise plus costaud: on a Marvel Smith

Dans ugly win il y a... WIN!

Ce match m'a rappelé à la fois celui de Tampa l'an dernier (pour la victoire sans TD mais avec les beaux maillots) et celui de Jacksonville toujours l'an dernier où la décision ne voulait pas se faire... sauf que cette fois, on a le beau rôle à la fin.

Pour une fois cette saison, c'est la défense qui nous sauve la mise. Brandon Moore a été énorme. A part sur le drive qui donne les 3pts, Chester Taylor a été bien tenu. Johnson n'a pas pu trouver ses WRs. Enfin si, il en a trouvé plein mais pour pas grand chose. D'ailleurs, les Viks n'ont pas tenté de passes longues, ce qui m'a franchement étonné vu le niveau de notre backfield. Tant mieux pour nous.

En attaque, j'ai pas trop compris pourquoi Nolan s'est obstiné à faire courrir Gore au milieu alors qu'on a très vite vu que ça passait pas. A. Smith s'est contenté de ne pas perdre le match tout en convertissant quelques 3rd downs, qui s'avéreront cruciaux, en début de match.

3-5, c'est toujours ça de pris... d'autant que si oakland avait la bonne idée de battre seattle, on ne serait plus qu'à 1 victoire de la tête de la division. Comment ça, je m'emballe?


A noter que pendant la mi-temps, on a eu droit à une jolie reconstitution de "The Catch" mais sans la défense texane.

Ninerolog a écrit:

- Nedney qui a su hypnotiser le ref afin d'annuler le flag et tenter le FG

L'explication des arbitres, ou presque...

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49ERS NOTEBOOK
Ref explains reset of clock, sort of

- Kevin Lynch, John Crumpacker, Chronicle Staff Writers
Monday, November 6, 2006

The phrase, "For some reason" might go down with Ben Dreith's "giving them the business" in referee, game-day parlance as an unforgettable utterance.

Referee Ed Hochuli said the aforementioned words when trying to explain why the game clock went back to 25 seconds after expiring before 49ers kicker Joe Nedney nailed a 51-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.

Hochuli, noticing that time had run out, threw the flag and called the 49ers for delay of game. Before he voiced his call on regional television, the voice of Nedney cracked through Hochuli's microphone: "The clock reset!" Nedney blared.

Nedney was right. The game clock, which is run by an NFL official, did reset once the time ticked off. It caused Hochuli to reverse his call and forced Nedney to re-kick.

In his explanation, Hochuli said, "The game clock reset for some reason."

Later when asked by a pool reporter, Hochuli provided a fuller explanation.

"The kicker asked me to reset the clock and I said, 'No, we are not responsible for resetting the clock.' The back judge, who is responsible for the play clock, watched it. It got down to two seconds and then it went back up to 25 seconds. The back judge continued to count it the rest of the way down because he knew I had not reset the clock."

Because the clock was reset inadvertently, Hochuli did not call the penalty, which left Vikings coach Brad Childress stewing after the game.

"Feels like home cooking to me," Childress said.

Moi aussi, j'ai apprécié l'intelligence de Gore sur sa dernière course qui n'a pas cherché à gratter un ou deux yards en rab au risque de sortir du terrain ou pire... Bravo!

J'ai pas tout compris, mais apparemment l'horloge a été remise à zéro par inadvertance ?

Autre sujet :
Il vont nous refaire les uniformes !

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Source: 49erswebzone.com

There were a few interesting things to note from Mike Nolan's Tuesday press conference.

The first was the fact that linebacker Brandon Moore would remain in his starting role on the team. This was obviously going to happen considering the great game that he had against the Vikings.

When Vernon Davis returns from his injury, he will be the likely starter for the 49ers. While Eric Johnson has performed well in Davis' absence, Nolan describes Davis as the more "complete" tight end. He may not be better now during his rookie year, but Nolan feels confident that Davis has the most potential.

A possible return to the throwback jerseys

Nolan also mentioned that he would like to see the team's 80's throwback jerseys come back, opening up the possibility for the team to return to those uniforms. He mentioned that the players like them as well. While it is not his decision to make nor would it be possible to switch to those uniforms for the 2007 season, it may be possible to do it after the 2007 season. Nolan also mentioned that there has already been some discussion about returning to the throwback uniforms. The reason that they can't switch back this season is due to league notification rules. Nolan also mentioned that he would like to "tweak" the uniforms a bit should they return to them.

Il me semble avoir lu avant le début de saison qu'ils avaient prévu de jouer avec les throwbacks deux ou trois fois dans la saison.
Et la ligue est tellement chiante tatillone au sujet de ce qui peut être porté (cf. Nolan et son envie de porter la cravate) sur et à côté du terrain que c'est pas encore fait.
Le "tweak" à la fin de l'article m'inquiète un peu. J'aime autant les uniformes réguliers que les throwbacks mais faudrait pas tenter un mix des deux... et surtout ne pas ressortir les pantalons blancs.

On va devenir les Jersey/A de la Californie.

Mais au moins, on sera toujours dans le bon Etat.

Un peu d'histoire.

Et si, et si...

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In the 1979 draft the Dallas Cowboys had the pick just before the 49ers. The Cowboys' draft strategy through that time was to take the highest-ranked player on their draft board at the time of their selection, regardless of position. When the Cowboys' turn came up in the third round, the highest rated player on their board was Montana. However, feeling that the quarterback position was in excellent long-term shape with Roger Staubach and Danny White, and desperately needing a tight end, the Cowboys went off their strategy and drafted Doug Cosbie. The 49ers, and Walsh, took Montana.

Ca n'aurait peut-être pas changé le cours des choses du côté des cowboys qui étaient déjà bien lotis en QB mais pour les Niners, c'eût été une autre histoire.. J'imagine mal Steve DeBerg avec 4 titularisations au Super Bowl.

ouf Dallas avec presque 10 bagouzes c'est horrible

mais bon, qu'aurait fait Joe knows dans un autre système de jeu, sans Walsh, sans Rice, avec Lawrence Taylor qui lui casserait le dos 2 fois par an?