View Full Version : Baltimore at San Francisco Game Thread/Predictions
Crazy O
10-07-2007, 10:59 AM
Ravens 13
SF 10
(I am the dumbest football fan ever and know nothing about the 49ers.)
Sports Guy
10-07-2007, 11:25 AM
Much prefer to play Smith than Dilfer today.
We know that Dilfer isn't very mobile and won't really be able to beat us deep.
We need to get to him today.
The key for the game will be who can run the ball...The 49ers have a very good pass defense early on this year but i think they have been bad against the run.
McGahee needs to get 25+ carries today.....I would like to see us run the ball 35-40 times today.
I say we win 20-13.
OregonBird
10-07-2007, 11:28 AM
Damn SG! You took my prediction. Ravens win 20-13.
I'm hoping last week was a wake up call. I'd really like to see the offense click this week.
ixcuincle
10-07-2007, 12:37 PM
The TV told me Steve McNair will start again...how many more bad games must he have until he is benched?
Ravens 17 Niners 13
longflyball
10-07-2007, 02:37 PM
San Fransisco's offense is the cure Baltimore's defense needs. 21-9 Baltimore.
MPK76
10-07-2007, 04:15 PM
This is a game that the Ravens should win. A couple of questions:
If McNair shows any signs of being in pain, will Billick put in Boller?
With the TE position thin due to injury, will that change the game plan of Billick?
Ravens win 27 - 17.
OregonBird
10-07-2007, 04:19 PM
First play of the Ravens drive, a false start penalty. Man this offense is dreadful to watch!
square634
10-07-2007, 04:43 PM
What is Figurs doing..?
The Wedge
10-07-2007, 04:44 PM
What is Figurs doing..?
Doing a great impression of a ref calling "incomplete pass."
Oh, and gift wrapping the punter a good stat.
porterhouse
10-07-2007, 04:45 PM
Is anyone watching this game? I don't have it on TV. Just GameCenter. Is our defense playing well or is SF just inept? Seems McGahee is getting alot of touches.
Anyone? Hello, anyone?
The Wedge
10-07-2007, 04:49 PM
Is anyone watching this game? I don't have it on TV. Just GameCenter. Is our defense playing well or is SF just inept? Seems McGahee is getting alot of touches.
Anyone? Hello, anyone?
Little bit of a column A, little from column B.
This could be the most boring game of all time...
porterhouse
10-07-2007, 05:01 PM
Let's see if we can at least get it across the 50 this time.
Maybe a play longer than 3 yards would work?
Pedro Cerrano
10-07-2007, 05:10 PM
Adam Terry hurt -- Gaither in.
This could get real interesting.
Ravens driving for the first time all day, inside the 15, but I have a bad feeling we are gonna end up with a FG attempt.
Edit: Right after I post this, Mike Flynn is hurt. Do we have enough OL to go around with all these friggin injuries?!?!
longflyball
10-07-2007, 05:11 PM
A touchdown here would be huge.
square634
10-07-2007, 05:12 PM
The OL is getting depleted very quickly.
Sports Guy
10-07-2007, 05:12 PM
Looks like Flynn got hit in the back of his leg from behind....Another O-line injury???:mad:
Sports Guy
10-07-2007, 05:15 PM
Horrendous red zone play calling!!
I know Heap isn't there and that really hurts but damn.
OregonBird
10-07-2007, 05:15 PM
Amazing, settling for 3 pts. Wish I had Stover on my fantasy team. :mad:
square634
10-07-2007, 05:15 PM
McNair has thrown only 1-2 balls over 6 yards.
porterhouse
10-07-2007, 05:15 PM
Ho-hum....
MPK76
10-07-2007, 05:16 PM
Watching the Ravens in the red zone can get very nauseating........
It gets more and more boring to watch McCheckDown. Can he even throw the ball more than 10 yards?
The Wedge
10-07-2007, 05:17 PM
McNair has thrown only 1-2 balls over 6 yards.
And on one of those he was gifted a PI call.
porterhouse
10-07-2007, 05:17 PM
McNair has thrown only 1-2 balls over 6 yards.
Ch-ch-ch-changes......OK Billick don't be stubborn..
MPK76
10-07-2007, 05:19 PM
Did anybody else hear the announcers say earlier in the game that Billick told them McNair needs a good 2 weeks of rest to get back to 100%? Why the hell doesn't Billick play Boller and give McNair that 2 weeks of rest?:confused:
Pedro Cerrano
10-07-2007, 05:19 PM
I'm fine with McNair doing the dink and dunks -- to an extent, simply because our defense looks good today and I'd rather not risk a bad INT.
Still, when we get this close, the play calling has to be better.
Sports Guy
10-07-2007, 05:25 PM
Did anybody else hear the announcers say earlier in the game that Billick told them McNair needs a good 2 weeks of rest to get back to 100%? Why the hell doesn't Billick play Boller and give McNair that 2 weeks of rest?:confused:
Yea, i thought the same thing.
McNair isn't throwing down field at all.....I know the 49ers are blitzing a lot and that we are without Heap and that Mason and Clayton are banged up but still, throw the freaking ball downfield!!!!
Pedro Cerrano
10-07-2007, 05:35 PM
Yea, i thought the same thing.
McNair isn't throwing down field at all.....I know the 49ers are blitzing a lot and that we are without Heap and that Mason and Clayton are banged up but still, throw the freaking ball downfield!!!!
We have two hurt WR and one of them is being covered by maybe the best cover corner in the NFL. McNair has shown that he isn't exactly the most accurate passer downfield.
Why would you want to air it out like that when our D is playing so well in the first half?
The Wedge
10-07-2007, 05:47 PM
Mainly so the 49'ers defense doesn't just stop defending it (within reason) because they know we won't go downfield.
longflyball
10-07-2007, 06:00 PM
Will there be a touchdown in this game?
Pedro Cerrano
10-07-2007, 06:03 PM
Welp, that is why we don't throw downfield. Because generally the ball lands 5+ yards away from the intended receiver.
OregonBird
10-07-2007, 06:03 PM
I don't think we'll see any Ravens offensive touchdowns today. Just a hunch.
Is it too much to ask to expect this Ravens offense to get better?
Ok, 9-7. Put in Boller before its too late.
Sports Guy
10-07-2007, 06:13 PM
That's why you have to attack.
2 big plays and the 49ers now have the momentum and are right back in the game.
MPK76
10-07-2007, 06:14 PM
There is plenty of time time left in this game, and it seems that San Fran has all the momentum. Billick needs to suck it up and start calling some more deep passes to keep the defense honest.
longflyball
10-07-2007, 06:16 PM
Both of those Dilfer passes could have just as easily been intercepted. They got lucky.
porterhouse
10-07-2007, 06:16 PM
There is plenty of time time left in this game, and it seems that San Fran has all the momentum. Billick needs to suck it up and start calling some more deep passes to keep the defense honest.We need Boller to do that.
MPK76
10-07-2007, 06:19 PM
We need Boller to do that.
I will definitely agree to that. We need Billick to sit McNair for a couple games until he heals and put Boller out there.
Pedro Cerrano
10-07-2007, 06:19 PM
McNair cannot throw the ball deep anymore, he just can't.
Sports Guy
10-07-2007, 06:20 PM
How is it that we are winning this game and yet McGahee only has 15 carries and McNair has thrown it 31 times??
Today, the Steelers won 21-0....Ben R threw 22 times and they ran the ball 40 times...Why aren't we doing this?
What the hell is wrong with this coaching staff?
You throw the ball over 30 times by the 3rd quarter when you have the lead and when you do throw it, you throw it for 2 yards?
What happened to the play calling from last year when Billick took over the reigns?
Sports Guy
10-07-2007, 06:21 PM
McNair cannot throw the ball deep anymore, he just can't.
We can throw up to 25 yards downfield and do it accurately...I believe his QB rating for passing up to that distance was around 100 last year.
I just don't think he can because of the groin.
HE SHOULDN'T BE PLAYING!!!!
McNair has been very inaccurate...
Sports Guy
10-07-2007, 06:23 PM
We are going to need a big TO or some huge ST play for us to win this game IMO.
porterhouse
10-07-2007, 06:23 PM
This is awful.
OregonBird
10-07-2007, 06:24 PM
I would not be shocked to lose this game.
Pedro Cerrano
10-07-2007, 06:26 PM
49ers may be the only team with worse offensive play-calling than us!
WTF was with that reverse?
bryanman8
10-07-2007, 06:33 PM
Sorry, but the Ravens may be the worst team in football right now. This is disgusting.
OregonBird
10-07-2007, 06:37 PM
I can't figure out why McNair took that penalty. For crying out loud run the damn play!
Mark Carver
10-07-2007, 06:38 PM
Whoa, for a while their I was hoping that McNail wouldn't get his usual "Delay of Game" penalty... but true to form, that was not to be.
Great, Mason looks hurt. Our offense is terrible.
I think we're going to lose this game and that would be ridiculous.
OregonBird
10-07-2007, 06:44 PM
This is about the time of game where Billick loses his situational play calling ability.
Gotta love throwing to a receiver about 10 yrs short of the 1st down.
terps/wiz/o's/
10-07-2007, 06:45 PM
I can't tell you how much I love it when they throw short on 3rd down, before the marker. I wish they would do it more often...
Pedro Cerrano
10-07-2007, 06:49 PM
We stink.
Bring on Boller.
OregonBird
10-07-2007, 06:51 PM
We're going to lose this game, and to Trent Dilfer of all people.
This defense is always trying for the big hit. You'd think they'd figure out how to wrap up by now.
Pedro Cerrano
10-07-2007, 06:53 PM
We're going to lose this game, and to Trent Dilfer of all people.
This defense is always trying for the big hit. You'd think they'd figure out how to wrap up by now.
Oh man, you absolutely cannot blame our defense today!
We shut down an excellent RB on the road and, other than for two plays, made Trent Dilfer look like, well, Trent Dilfer.
Our offense needs to play better, plain and simple.
OregonBird
10-07-2007, 06:56 PM
Oh man, you absolutely cannot blame our defense today!
We shut down an excellent RB on the road and, other than for two plays, made Trent Dilfer look like, well, Trent Dilfer.
Our offense needs to play better, plain and simple.
Agreed, defense looked good. just tired of watching Ray Ray/Reed try to level someone and not wrap, resulting in the guy scampering for another 5-6 yards.
I do think if this is any respectible offense except the Niners (Dilfer), we probably lose this game. Our offense is that big of a joke.
MPK76
10-07-2007, 06:57 PM
The Ravens ineptitude on offense can be blamed on one person, and that is Billick. He is afraid to sit McNair, who is hurting this team, in favor of a more than capable backup in Boller. He should be running the ball more, but he wants this team to be known as a pass first offense. This is all about Billick and his ego!!!
Darthy Katt
10-07-2007, 06:57 PM
Billick is an idiot when it comes to balanced offenses. It's his superior defenses that wins games.
Pass, pass, and pass some more with a QB that looks awful. Makes sense.
Well, we pulled it off by the skin of our teeth.... I'm happy we won, but I am not feeling good about the rest of the year at this point.
Pedro Cerrano
10-07-2007, 07:05 PM
Ugliest win in franchise history?
Very reminiscent of those SB wins where we'd kick 4 FGs and shut-out the opponent.
Mackus
10-07-2007, 07:06 PM
No way this team makes the playoffs.
MPK76
10-07-2007, 07:07 PM
The Ravens had over 3 times more first downs, over 14 minutes in time of possession over the 49er's, almost twice as many yards as the 49er's, and only won by 2 points. This won't work against the better teams in the league. We were lucky to come out of here with a win. If this keeps up, we will be in for a long season....
square634
10-07-2007, 07:08 PM
No way this team makes the playoffs.
Let's wait and see if the team can get healthy first.
Mark Carver
10-07-2007, 07:12 PM
Ok...
vs Browns = 34:29 (time of possession) = 1 TD
vs 49'ers = 38:00 (time of possession) = 0 TD
** yawn **
longflyball
10-07-2007, 07:27 PM
Watch Billick try to blame his lame play calling and poor quarterback play on the injuries to the offensive line, and on the fact that Nolan knows the offense/personnel.
I've consistently given Billick the benefit of the doubt. But he's calling the plays, he's got a new running back, and he's finally got receivers that can catch. Why does his offense still suck?
Hank Scorpio
10-07-2007, 07:27 PM
My eyes are bleeding, and I only watched the 3rd quarter!
Give me college FB any day over the NFL.
No way this team makes the playoffs.
SG, go into attack mode.:D
My eyes are bleeding, and I only watched the 3rd quarter!
Give me college FB any day over the NFL.
Well you didn't exactly watch good NFL football today, and certainly not exciting football.
The Wedge
10-07-2007, 07:41 PM
Watch Billick try to blame his lame play calling and poor quarterback play on the injuries to the offensive line, and on the fact that Nolan knows the offense/personnel.
I've consistently given Billick the benefit of the doubt. But he's calling the plays, he's got a new running back, and he's finally got receivers that can catch. Why does his offense still suck?
Well, he'd have somewhat of a point on the line. But at this point, it's all excuses, really. Nothing he does really works on a long term basis. I'd expect his ass is cooked if this lasts all season. There's only so far his particular brand of BS can be spread, and he's already spread it around pretty damn thin.
Sports Guy
10-07-2007, 07:47 PM
Let's wait and see if the team can get healthy first.
Yea, they need to get healthy but Billick needs to step up right now.
McNair is not the best QB for this team right now. He may be 80% healthy but that isn't good enough.
I ask again...What is up with the game plan today? How are you winning the entire game and having your defense absolutely dominate the other team and still throw the ball over 40 times? Where is the logic there?
The only QBs to throw more than McNair today were Brees, Anderson and Frerotte...That's it and guess, all of those teams lost.
It is unbelievable how stupid the game plan was.
Hallas
10-07-2007, 08:22 PM
Yea, they need to get healthy but Billick needs to step up right now.
McNair is not the best QB for this team right now. He may be 80% healthy but that isn't good enough.
I ask again...What is up with the game plan today? How are you winning the entire game and having your defense absolutely dominate the other team and still throw the ball over 40 times? Where is the logic there?
The only QBs to throw more than McNair today were Brees, Anderson and Frerotte...That's it and guess, all of those teams lost.
It is unbelievable how stupid the game plan was.
I don't think McGahee can handle more than 20-25 carries a game (he had 22+7 pass receptions.) I'm fine with McNair using the short pass as an alternative to running the ball 30 times a game, but we need to throw the damn ball more than 7 yards downfield once in a while. McNair can't seem to connect with his receivers at that distance. And that's sad for an NFL quarterback.