2023 Season

Post #381 » by **Harry Palmer** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 4:36 pm

wco81 wrote:Ravens are banged up too.

Maybe more.

I hope the Eagles loss doesn't give them conscious or unconscious excuse to approach this game without the highest intentionality.

This is potentially the team out of the AFC to make the SB.

Been offline in Cuba for a week, lots to catch up on, so thanks for info. How banged up are Ravens?

CharityStripe34 · Post #382 » by **CharityStripe34** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 5:13 pm

Harry Palmer wrote:
wco81 wrote:Ravens are banged up too.

Maybe more.

I hope the Eagles loss doesn't give them conscious or unconscious excuse to approach this game without the highest intentionality.

This is potentially the team out of the AFC to make the SB.

Been offline in Cuba for a week, lots to catch up on, so thanks for info. How banged up are Ravens?

More interested in your week in Cuba 8-)

wco81 · Post #383 » by **wco81** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 5:13 pm

Harry Palmer wrote:
wco81 wrote:Ravens are banged up too.

Maybe more.

I hope the Eagles loss doesn't give them conscious or unconscious excuse to approach this game without the highest intentionality.

This is potentially the team out of the AFC to make the SB.

Been offline in Cuba for a week, lots to catch up on, so thanks for info. How banged up are Ravens?

I don't know which players but they have their share of injuries and they lost their best RB for the season last game.

That defense is suppose to have been best at giving up the fewest RAC so look for how they're tackling and how the 49ers are blocking for the ball carrier after catches.

Post #384 » by **Harry Palmer** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 5:15 pm

CharityStripe34 wrote:
Harry Palmer wrote:
wco81 wrote:Ravens are banged up too.

Maybe more.

I hope the Eagles loss doesn't give them conscious or unconscious excuse to approach this game without the highest intentionality.

This is potentially the team out of the AFC to make the SB.

Been offline in Cuba for a week, lots to catch up on, so thanks for info. How banged up are Ravens?

More interested in your week in Cuba

lol, with wife and 3 year old twins, so it would not make for exciting reading unless you’re really into water wings.

Post #385 » by **Harry Palmer** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 5:15 pm

wco81 wrote:
Harry Palmer wrote:
wco81 wrote:Ravens are banged up too.

Maybe more.

I hope the Eagles loss doesn't give them conscious or unconscious excuse to approach this game without the highest intentionality.

This is potentially the team out of the AFC to make the SB.

Been offline in Cuba for a week, lots to catch up on, so thanks for info. How banged up are Ravens?

I don't know which players but they have their share of injuries and they lost their best RB for the season last game.

That defense is suppose to have been best at giving up the fewest RAC so look for how they're tackling and how the 49ers are blocking for the ball carrier after catches.

Cheers, man.

arich35 · Post #386 » by **arich35** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 10:34 pm

Hargrave practicing today, Armstead is not
Jennings has not practiced so I would assume he will end up being out unless he comes back tomorrow
Oren Burks also did not practice

Post #387 » by **Harry Palmer** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 12:45 am

arich35 wrote:Hargrave practicing today, Armstead is not
Jennings has not practiced so I would assume he will end up being out unless he comes back tomorrow
Oren Burks also did not practice

Mitchell practiced too. Also on Hargrave they’re keeping it under wraps whether or how limited his practice was.

arich35 · Post #388 » by **arich35** » Sat Dec 23, 2023 9:04 pm

Looking like Armstead, Jennings, Burks, and Dwelley will all be out on Monday

I think losing Jennings will be a bigger deal than we think

Jikkle · Post #389 » by **Jikkle** » Mon Dec 25, 2023 7:38 am

Randy Gregory popped up on the injury report with an illness so that's another blow to the defensive line as even if he's able to go it's questionable how much he could contribute.

But at least him being a rotational guy does mean you can limit his snaps to try to maximize what he can give you out there.

Jikkle · Post #390 » by **Jikkle** » Mon Dec 25, 2023 7:49 am

Dallas lost so while that doesn't eliminate them mathematically from the #1 seed the things they need to happen to get it is pretty low.

Lions won so that still places them in the mix to jump us in seeding but they do play in Dallas next week so that will be a tough game for them.

Eagles play in the afternoon so have to wait and see if the Giants can pull off an upset but while division games are dicey it's tough for me to think the Eagles will lose 4 in a row against the Giants at home.

Best route is still to win against the Ravens, not fall asleep against the Commanders, and have it locked up going up against the Rams.

wco81 · Post #391 » by **wco81** » Mon Dec 25, 2023 7:57 am

Lot of Naval and NBA players missing games because of “illness” rather than some injuries.

I don’t ever recall so many players missing games for illness.

Could be covid but they don’t want to divulge that because then they might be pressured to impose more strict protocols again.

CrimsonCrew · Post #392 » by **CrimsonCrew** » Tue Dec 26, 2023 11:40 pm

Niners are signing DT Sebastian Joseph-Day, apparently. Interesting move. Joseph-Day was cut by the Chargers despite being a captain and starting 14 games for them this year. He broke out with the Rams a couple years ago and got a fairly big pay day from the Chargers, but arguably hadn't lived up to it, and they are in a really bad cap situation next year. Seems like he was having something of a down year, though that Chargers team has really underperformed in all areas this year.

In the short term, it should help to shore up our run D a bit, and strengthen the interior DL in general. Granted he hasn't been all that good against the run since 2020, I think. I'm assuming it's a fairly cheap contract, so some upside with limited downside.

CrimsonCrew · Post #393 » by **CrimsonCrew** » Tue Dec 26, 2023 11:46 pm

Upon quick review, Joseph-Day played a fair bit of heads-up NT for the Rams, so definitely some experience playing the run. Let's hope he's a fit.

Jikkle · Post #394 » by **Jikkle** » Sun Dec 31, 2023 10:10 am

Lions lost tonight so that's one loss we needed to have a chance to clinch the #1 seed tomorrow.

The longshot though is still the Cardinals beating the Eagles but at least it doesn't feel as long of a shot as it did a few weeks ago. Even though the Eagles won last week it still wasn't like they got back on track and were firing on all cylinders either. So I do think there is a chance the Cardinals pull off an upset especially if they get their ground game going but it's not something I'd put any actual money on it happening.

Looking at the Rams side of things to see if there is a way they can lock 6 seed before they play us thus increasing the odds of them benching starters it gets murky.

At the very least for that to happen they need Seattle and the Packers to lose tomorrow. Seattle because they can still get to 10 wins and Packers because they get the tiebreaker so if they win out they could potentially bump the Rams.

Minnesota is the tricky one because I don't know if they would own the tiebreaker over the Rams or not.

wco81 · Post #395 » by **wco81** » Sun Dec 31, 2023 5:10 pm

I remember one season, the 49ers were the consensus top team in late November or early December. It was when Young or Garcia was the QB and they had beaten the Cowboys decisively in Irving, TX.

They didn't win it that year, think they were unexpectedly upset, probably by the Packers.

When everyone was proclaiming the 49ers the best team and how this was going to be the San Francisco Inivational, I thought about that previous season. Doesn't mean anything to peak in early December.

Jikkle · Post #396 » by **Jikkle** » Sun Dec 31, 2023 10:45 pm

CMC calf injury doesn't sound serious and it's difficult to imagine he won't be 100% for the playoffs.

Getting the bye week might be the thing that propels this team in the playoffs because the defense is looking tired and banged up out there so giving them a break hopefully will recharge some batteries and get them going again kinda like how the bye week earlier really righted the ship for them.

arich35 · Post #397 » by **arich35** » Mon Jan 1, 2024 11:20 pm

CMC has a mild calf strain and will miss next week for sure, should be good for the divisional game
Ambry Thomas is having surgery on his hand and will miss next week too but will be good to go after a week off.

SK21209 · Post #398 » by **SK21209** » Tue Jan 2, 2024 6:34 pm

I'd rest everyone on Sunday, don't care about rust for the Divisional game. I'd rather the team come out flat but have everyone available than have anyone missing and still be coming off a bye week. Even if some starters play, there's no way I'd send Purdy, McCaffrey, Deebo, Aiyuk, Kittle, Trent, Bosa, Armstead, Hargrave, Warner, Greenlaw or Ward out there for a snap. It sounds like starters may play for a bit, but I think that's a mistake.

This team started the season sharp, came out of the season sharp, and overall has started individual games sharp. Rust is a concern for some teams, but not this one IMO.

CrimsonCrew · Post #399 » by **CrimsonCrew** » Tue Jan 2, 2024 6:51 pm

I think you give the starters at least a little playing time. Purdy gets the start for sure, as Darnold has a pretty hefty bonus if he starts and wins a game. We need to push that money into next year. Anyone who isn't like 95% healthy or more (figure they're all a little banged up at this point) should sit. But you can't realistically sit all these guys. And as Kyle pointed out, it's not just the playing in the game, but the practice time that they would lose. They can start some installation for the playoffs this week, and you want your starters in there for that.

Obviously CMC should sit, probably Banks (if he would have played anyway), Trent, Armstead, etc. Anyone who is hurt or even pretty banged up. But you only have 53 guys, and about 28 could be considered starter (third WR, second TE, nickel corner vs. third LB, STs), so you can't realistically sit them all. I think most of the starters see a quarter or so, then we pull the more important guys.

CharityStripe34 · Post #400 » by **CharityStripe34** » Tue Jan 2, 2024 7:05 pm

My guess is that Shanahan will treat it sort of like a pre-season game. Play most of the guys either a quarter or a half?