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Barnwell drank the kool-aid

Cyberjag

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Very well done and accurate article.

 

Defense has been stellar all season.

Cam has played excellent over the last 4 games

Running game has come alive

Coaching has drastically improved

 

But, there still is a lot to prove.  The next two weeks will determine if we are pretenders or contenders.

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Barnwell has been on our side for a while now.  He's got a handful of articles concerning us.  It's a good time to be a fan right now.  And to think, we were 0-2 and 1-3 at points during this season . . .

 

I think a lot of that has to do with our DVOA ratings.  The Panthers were inexplicably high earlier this year based on record, and now they're showing why.

 

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49ers just won 5 in a row, and beat their last four opponents by a combined 89 points. Barnwell, the guy who picked the Buccaneers to win the NFC South, quantified this by saying you had to have a four game winning streak and win each game by 14. The 49ers did that, sans the Titans game that they only won by 12 because of a garbage time touchdown on fourth down.

 

The Panthers are a very dangerous team right now and Rivera finally got his head out of his *** and started coaching, but remember you can manipulate stats to say whatever you want them to. According to Mike Nolan, Alex Smith is undefeated when his team scores more than the opponent.

 

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As a 49ers fan who hasn't missed a snap since I could wipe my own ***, this game scares me. If we can run the ball, we win. That's our formula, unless your defense sells out for the run and lets VD and Boldin run free like the Packers did. Otherwise, we HAVE to be able to run the ball. We also haven't rushed the QB well at all as of late, and Cam is scary moving around. Heck, we didn't record one sack against the Jaguars. Plus, Teddy Ginn will be extra motivated to beat us considering we cast him off as fodder. You're all experiencing how big of a difference he can make when he's used correctly and his speed is allowed flourish, but you're also experiencing what 49ers and Dolphins fans did for years, and it's freaking frustrating: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYSxJgjjJFc. I'm also a Buckeyes fan, so I'm fully aware of how good he can be, and how dangerous he really is. He should have had a huge game against the Buccaneers, but he just can't hold on to the friggin ball. It always frustrated the living crap out of me that we didn't just let him go streaking down the field and let Kap or Alex air it out to him, but I'm glad to see Cam's strog arm is used with Ginn's speed. We sure could have used him this year as we have the worst WR corp in the league IMO.

 

Here's how I see it:

 

1.) The 49ers have to be able to run the ball, and have a great O-line/RB combo, but you guys have an aweome DLine.

 

2.) We struggle with mobile QB's because we rarely send extra guys to blitz, so when you neutralize the pass rush with your legs, we struggle, and well you guys have Cam Newton.

 

3.) We have a very good run defense, and none of your RBs are scary. Tolbert is the one who worries me most. We don't sub out - why, I have no freaking idea - and can wear down with RBs like Tolbert.

 

4.) We have the secondary to contain Smith, and the LB's to stay with Olsen, again it's Ginn who scares me as our safeties love to bite on the play action, but they have done much better this year. And Eric Reid is the real deal, but Teddy will know how to beat Whitner.

 

5.) Special teams are about even.

 

6.) Rivera does look like he's turned into a competent coach, but one thing I think everyone's seen is that Harbaugh is a great at preparation, so the extra week is working against you.

 

It looks pretty even to me. An extra weeks rest, an extra week for coaches to prepare, and getting back Aldon and Manningham will work in our favor, but you guys have the kind of team we struggle with. If you guys stop the run and make us beat you with Kap, you win. If we can get the running game going and let Kap make a few plays here and there, we win.

 

That's how I see it.

 

PS - I miss Colin Jones. You can have the $1.25 and bag of stale popcorn back that we got for him. :(

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