As reported in The Mercury News the (lack of) brains in the front office of the San Francisco 49ers have signed yet another old as dirt wide receiver. This would be 36 year old (that's a hell of a lot of candles to place on that cake) Isaac Bruce. Ten years ago this would be something great. A kick ass receiver in the prime of his game. But now? Seriously? When you need to get a legitimate receiver for the future? Hell, they need two good ones and a solid slot receiver for backup and three receiver sets. Right now the top of their receiving corps needs fibercon, bran muffins and oxygen tanks just to get them through each down, let alone a season. Sure Bruce and Darrell Jackson can catch a ball, great receivers can do that at any point in their careers, but they no longer have the speed or agility to burn the corners that are covering them...well, at least not by mid way through the second 3 and out drive that we're sure to see. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised to see the corners jogging when covering and the safties playing Tiddlywinks between downs.
But Manly...what about the running game? Mike Martz is pretty much a zero run offensive cordinator who plays the vertical game. He likes his receivers tall and fast and the running back is simply another down field threat, so Gore, hope you like trying to sell the play action 15-30 times a week or so. Sure it worked in St. Louis, and maybe by reuniting Martz with many of the vets that were a part of the Rams Superstar seasons might help the young guns a bit...but based on what we've seen so far from these players? Might look more like Pee wee football all over again *envisions all these crimson and gold uniforms swarming the ball*.
Manly, you're not being fair...what about the quarter back? What about him? If you're talking about Alex Smith, I've said for two season now to bench the bum. He's a total waste of time and effort. He has no confidence in his linemen (and for good reason), in his 32 games he's been sacked 81 times. That's just over two and a half sacks per game, and he's considered a scrambler...good thing or that number would be WAY higher. Imagine where Joe Montana would be with an offensive line like that? *shudders* but that doesn't change the fact that with Smith at the helm the niners loose miserably, usually by the arm of Smith. The only flash of hope last season comes with Shaun Hill, wearing lucky number thirteen. In his three games, he got a 101.6 QB rating and two of the teams five wins. So, sit Smith on his cry baby ass and let Hill sink or swim. He's more than earned the right to fight for Smith's millions. And why oh why did the niners even opt to pick up on Smith's options, with his crying and fighting with Nolan, even after signing Hill to a contract with performance incentives?
But Manly...what about the defense? Oh please! I've already blogged enough about the craptastic job that the niners front office has done with offense (worst in the NFL over all, dead last in points, total offensive yards and passing yards, and fifth lowest in rushing yards)...let's give them some oxygen, fibercon and a nap to prepare for the second round with me (better in defense, but still 20th in points allowed, 25th in yards allowed and that breaks down to a beatiful 22nd in both passing yards and rushing yards individually). Maybe I'll give them a break, after all, every team deserves one every once in a while, and I'm sure this upcoming 2008 season won't offer one.
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