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gibby
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Nice high scoring game, just how Goodell likes it. 
I thought the "let'em play" officiating was piss poor. The defensive hold in the endzone was a miss, but the 3 or 4 holds on that safety play were failry blatant as well.
My favorite commercials were the Ram Truck Farmer (Paul Harvey's voice...just unforgettable) and Budweiser Clydesdale.
I thought the "let'em play" officiating was piss poor. The defensive hold in the endzone was a miss, but the 3 or 4 holds on that safety play were failry blatant as well.
My favorite commercials were the Ram Truck Farmer (Paul Harvey's voice...just unforgettable) and Budweiser Clydesdale.
Darth Cruel
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Even better than the game! Thanks again 316!
DinoDB1975
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Great second half by the Niners to make it a compelling game. But you CANNOT play from behind consecutively and expect to win the game, even with an offense as dynamic as the Niners. They were able to overcome a deficit against the Falcons, but you can’t expect to fall behind by 22 in the Super Bowl and come back.
Despite, the loss, I think the Niners are set to be contenders for years to come, and by that, I don’t mean just playoff contenders, but Super Bowl contenders. Not to be Captain Obvious, but it’s hard to make it to the Super Bowl, much less win one. I remember when the 15-1 Vikings lost the NFC championship game thinking “Man, they let a great opportunity slip by” while my friends were saying “No way, the Vikings will be back to the Super Bowl next year…”, which of course, they didn’t.
Tough loss too, because I think the Niners are the better team talent wise; I know that doesn’t mean diddly squat since they didn’t win, but they had their chances even though they played like crap the first half. Kaepernick had two long passes that were just off the fingertips of Vernon Davis and Michael Crabtree.
While the “Ascension theory” (I don’t take credit for coming up with this concept, this is just what I call it) doesn’t happen very often in the NFL, the Niners have to be one of the top choices to win it all next year, if not THE top choice (The “Ascension theory” is the belief that a team has to have their heartbroken and before breaking through. With parity and scheduling based on the prior season’s records, the Ascension theory doesn’t happen very often in the NFL [though it did happen for the Ravens this year after losing a heartbreaker in the AFC title game last year]. It happens more often in the NBA…the 80’s Pistons had to lose to the Celtics before breaking through, the Bulls took their lumps from the Pistons before breaking through, and the Heat had to lose the Finals in a heart-breaking fashion before Lebron James got it all together).
A minute detail, but in my opinion the 49ers missed having Mario Manningham out there. Both Davis and Crabtree got theirs, but there wasn’t a third game breaker out there at receiver for the Niners. Just look at Jacoby Jones, the Ravens third WR; he made the most of his targets out there.
And I think that the cornerback position has become too specialized in terms of where the corners line up. Old School corners like Deion Sanders, Aeneas Williams, Eric Allen, Rod Woodson…they used to shadow the opposing teams #1 receiver no matter WHERE they lined up. How come Carlos Rogers wasn’t covering Boldin? All those key third downs, Boldin was covered by Culliver, SF’s third corner. Kudos to Jim Caldwell for calling the plays that gave them the best match up.
All in all, a great end to the season. Can’t wait until next year.
Oh, and while we’re on the subject of favorite commercials, I’ll be damned if my favorite one wasn’t the farmer commercial. I had half a mind to move out of the metropolitan DC area and move to the Midwest.
But WTF did that commercial have to do with Dodge? I thought it was a commercial for the farmer’s lobbying group or consumer group!
Despite, the loss, I think the Niners are set to be contenders for years to come, and by that, I don’t mean just playoff contenders, but Super Bowl contenders. Not to be Captain Obvious, but it’s hard to make it to the Super Bowl, much less win one. I remember when the 15-1 Vikings lost the NFC championship game thinking “Man, they let a great opportunity slip by” while my friends were saying “No way, the Vikings will be back to the Super Bowl next year…”, which of course, they didn’t.
Tough loss too, because I think the Niners are the better team talent wise; I know that doesn’t mean diddly squat since they didn’t win, but they had their chances even though they played like crap the first half. Kaepernick had two long passes that were just off the fingertips of Vernon Davis and Michael Crabtree.
While the “Ascension theory” (I don’t take credit for coming up with this concept, this is just what I call it) doesn’t happen very often in the NFL, the Niners have to be one of the top choices to win it all next year, if not THE top choice (The “Ascension theory” is the belief that a team has to have their heartbroken and before breaking through. With parity and scheduling based on the prior season’s records, the Ascension theory doesn’t happen very often in the NFL [though it did happen for the Ravens this year after losing a heartbreaker in the AFC title game last year]. It happens more often in the NBA…the 80’s Pistons had to lose to the Celtics before breaking through, the Bulls took their lumps from the Pistons before breaking through, and the Heat had to lose the Finals in a heart-breaking fashion before Lebron James got it all together).
A minute detail, but in my opinion the 49ers missed having Mario Manningham out there. Both Davis and Crabtree got theirs, but there wasn’t a third game breaker out there at receiver for the Niners. Just look at Jacoby Jones, the Ravens third WR; he made the most of his targets out there.
And I think that the cornerback position has become too specialized in terms of where the corners line up. Old School corners like Deion Sanders, Aeneas Williams, Eric Allen, Rod Woodson…they used to shadow the opposing teams #1 receiver no matter WHERE they lined up. How come Carlos Rogers wasn’t covering Boldin? All those key third downs, Boldin was covered by Culliver, SF’s third corner. Kudos to Jim Caldwell for calling the plays that gave them the best match up.
All in all, a great end to the season. Can’t wait until next year.
Oh, and while we’re on the subject of favorite commercials, I’ll be damned if my favorite one wasn’t the farmer commercial. I had half a mind to move out of the metropolitan DC area and move to the Midwest.
But WTF did that commercial have to do with Dodge? I thought it was a commercial for the farmer’s lobbying group or consumer group!
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A call there would have made no difference....except maybe saving 1-2 seconds. It still would have been a safety.
gibby
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If it would have been called right away I would think more than just 1-2 seconds. The takedowns happened fairly quickly.
Would have let them run a play rather than a half hearted return.
But it should've been happy tears!
Anyone ever ride one of those? It's like riding in the back of a pickup truck with no shocks!
gibby
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Anyone ever ride one of those? It's like riding in the back of a pickup truck with no shocks!
Yes, and that sounds about right.
THat mock NFL Facebook chat is HILARIOUS! 
Congrats to the Ravens!
Anyone ever ride one of those? It's like riding in the back of a pickup truck with no shocks!
Congrats to the Ravens!
Regarding commercials, I didn't see all of them, but I thought the one with Oedenkirk, Rogan, and Rudd was hilarious. Mostly because of Oedenkirk aka Saul Goodman. Man is a comic god.
Darth Cruel
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I thought the Montana stain Tide commercial was pretty good. Not great. But pretty good.
Everything else left me pretty disappointed in SB commercials.
I am not in to the sappy crap like the Clydesdale commercial and the Paul Harvey farmer commercial.
I want SB commercials to be funny or badass.
Everything else left me pretty disappointed in SB commercials.
I am not in to the sappy crap like the Clydesdale commercial and the Paul Harvey farmer commercial.
I want SB commercials to be funny or badass.
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Well, glad to see the ravens win, especially after the horrid blackout killed any momentum they had, if not for that, I don't think the game would have been as close. Enjoyable finish anyway, always nice to see a Super Bowl that doesn't involve Tom Brady.
As far as favourite commercials, I wasn't overly impressed this year, I had to look most up on line today cause we don't get them all in Canada, I did enjoy the Kia babies from space one, and the new blackberry was at least creative.
As far as favourite commercials, I wasn't overly impressed this year, I had to look most up on line today cause we don't get them all in Canada, I did enjoy the Kia babies from space one, and the new blackberry was at least creative.
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I'm late, but I'll chime in to this. Well it actually ended up being a great game. That KR by Jacoby Jones ended up being HUGE for the Ravens coming out of halftime because it may have been interesting to see how the 49ers D played the Ravens offense before the blackout. The 49ers have consistently made fantastic adjustments at halftime throughout the playoffs, especially on defense. Sure, the blackout gets all of the credit, especially from people who dont watch any football aside from the Super Bowl and think they are experts, but the 49ers adjustments should not be understated.
Having said that, Chris Culliver and Donte Whitner are absolutely in the doghouse. What they hell were they thinking? They were undisciplined and unprepared and were the ones mostly responsible for all the big plays given up. After his hideous remarks about homosexuals in the locker room, Culliver missed just about every opportunity to redeem himself. 3rd down penalties, like the offsides that kept the Ravens first drive alive and the late one on Culliver were stupid mistakes on their part.
The 49ers always start off slow, and while the announcers repeatedly mentioned that it was the fifth straight game that the 49ers have fallen behind very early, it has actually been an issue for them all season long. Somehow, the 49ers have to avoid coming out flat in so many of their games because they tend to fall behind soon. They never seem to gel until the 2nd quarter or even worse halftime. It's amazing they have gotten this far...
Kaepernick definitely looked shaky in the beginning, especially the pass that got away from him that resulted in an INT and the double-clutching on a couple of occasions. But I thought he played masterfully in the 2nd half. I don't agree with the few people I have heard saying he needs to improve as a passer. He can get the job done and once again made very precise throws in the pocket, sending lasers to Crabtree, Davis and Walker. Great ball location. And he very well might return better next season, and if he does, that's very scary for opponents because he carried the 49ers back into the game.
Now, as far as the end goes...I think the refs completely screwed up the end of the game. Not just for the hold on Crabtree, which WAS catchable (imagine if Santonio Holmes was held on the play where he ade that grab against the Cardinals, how far out of bounds do you think that ball would have landed?). The only thing that makes me shrug it off is that Crabtree seemed to break out of the route too late so it would have taken a great leap had he not been held (and I feel he was trying to push off to get off the hold as well). But, Delanie Walker was also flat-out tackled on the play as well, which I thought was illegal but I guess not? And Ed Reed was offsides before that play, which wasn't called. I blame the 49ers for putting themselves into that situation, but the refs need to call the game one way. If you are going to call a flag on Culliver on 3rd down on the Ravens FG drive despite the fact that it had no bearing on the receivers ability to make that catch since the pass came so late, then they should call the hold on Crabtree. If you're going to "let them play", then fine I get the no-call, but the refs still had too much of an impact sadly.
Worse than all that, like you all have said, is the play-calling the 49ers had in the 4 down situation starting on Baltimore's seven yard line. Ngata is injured and the 49ers were running all over the Ravens. The pistol formation was averaging 8-yards a play. And you get all the way down there with a defense on their heels, and you go up the middle with James once, and then force the ball to Crabtree three straight times, when anybody who has watched a single game of the Kaepernick-led 49ers knows who the intended receiver is? Terrible. Had they stuck to their guns, the 49ers would have somehow found a way to turn that game into the greatest comeback SB win of all-time. Between the NFC championship last year and the way they lost this year, they seem to find excruciating ways to end their season. It will be interesting to see what Kaepernick does next season with this experience and a healthy WR core.
Congrats to the Ravens. I'm happy for Ed Reed, Torrie Smith, Ray Rice and John Harbaugh. I like them all. The second half was remarkable. Commercials sucked, but I did like the clydesdale one as well.
Having said that, Chris Culliver and Donte Whitner are absolutely in the doghouse. What they hell were they thinking? They were undisciplined and unprepared and were the ones mostly responsible for all the big plays given up. After his hideous remarks about homosexuals in the locker room, Culliver missed just about every opportunity to redeem himself. 3rd down penalties, like the offsides that kept the Ravens first drive alive and the late one on Culliver were stupid mistakes on their part.
The 49ers always start off slow, and while the announcers repeatedly mentioned that it was the fifth straight game that the 49ers have fallen behind very early, it has actually been an issue for them all season long. Somehow, the 49ers have to avoid coming out flat in so many of their games because they tend to fall behind soon. They never seem to gel until the 2nd quarter or even worse halftime. It's amazing they have gotten this far...
Kaepernick definitely looked shaky in the beginning, especially the pass that got away from him that resulted in an INT and the double-clutching on a couple of occasions. But I thought he played masterfully in the 2nd half. I don't agree with the few people I have heard saying he needs to improve as a passer. He can get the job done and once again made very precise throws in the pocket, sending lasers to Crabtree, Davis and Walker. Great ball location. And he very well might return better next season, and if he does, that's very scary for opponents because he carried the 49ers back into the game.
Now, as far as the end goes...I think the refs completely screwed up the end of the game. Not just for the hold on Crabtree, which WAS catchable (imagine if Santonio Holmes was held on the play where he ade that grab against the Cardinals, how far out of bounds do you think that ball would have landed?). The only thing that makes me shrug it off is that Crabtree seemed to break out of the route too late so it would have taken a great leap had he not been held (and I feel he was trying to push off to get off the hold as well). But, Delanie Walker was also flat-out tackled on the play as well, which I thought was illegal but I guess not? And Ed Reed was offsides before that play, which wasn't called. I blame the 49ers for putting themselves into that situation, but the refs need to call the game one way. If you are going to call a flag on Culliver on 3rd down on the Ravens FG drive despite the fact that it had no bearing on the receivers ability to make that catch since the pass came so late, then they should call the hold on Crabtree. If you're going to "let them play", then fine I get the no-call, but the refs still had too much of an impact sadly.
Worse than all that, like you all have said, is the play-calling the 49ers had in the 4 down situation starting on Baltimore's seven yard line. Ngata is injured and the 49ers were running all over the Ravens. The pistol formation was averaging 8-yards a play. And you get all the way down there with a defense on their heels, and you go up the middle with James once, and then force the ball to Crabtree three straight times, when anybody who has watched a single game of the Kaepernick-led 49ers knows who the intended receiver is? Terrible. Had they stuck to their guns, the 49ers would have somehow found a way to turn that game into the greatest comeback SB win of all-time. Between the NFC championship last year and the way they lost this year, they seem to find excruciating ways to end their season. It will be interesting to see what Kaepernick does next season with this experience and a healthy WR core.
Congrats to the Ravens. I'm happy for Ed Reed, Torrie Smith, Ray Rice and John Harbaugh. I like them all. The second half was remarkable. Commercials sucked, but I did like the clydesdale one as well.
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