Loading ...Losing graciously is not something that often occurs in the city of San Francisco. Following the 2011 NFC Championship game, players and coaches of the San Francisco 49ers were quick to point fingers at each other, claiming they had beaten themselves. That's a mantra that continued this week as the New York Giants came to town – a week in which the 49ers vowed revenge. However, after a 26-3 beatdown courtesy of Big Blue, they were left speechless.
The same cannot be said about their fans, however. In a desperate attempt to explain away their embarrassing performance on Sunday, several fans took to 49ers forums and message boards suggesting that running back Brandon Jacobs, angry over not playing, supplied his former teammates with the 49ers' week six gameplan.
"I'm telling you man, I have a really hard time believing there's no chance Jacobs did something fishy. It straight up LOOKED like they knew our entire gameplan and everything we were gonna do, then when you factor in we have a player who's been documented as being pissed at the coaching staff for never playing, AND that he used to play for our opponent and is clearly still very buddy-buddy with them based on his post-game actions, it's very very very very VERY fishy," wrote one fan on 49erswebzone.
The conspiracy theorists point to Jacobs' actions before and after the game, in which he spent with his former teammates both on the field and in the locker-room. And unlike wide receiver Mario Manningham, Jacobs did appear to be doing more than visiting. It's almost as if he wanted to be packed up and shipped back to New Jersey on the plane, but that is hardly an indication of treason.
"I heard that Ahmad Bradshaw was on the sidelines giving Giants safeties heads up on the routes 49ers WRs were going to run…somethin' ain't right," another fan posted.
After eight years in New York, it's no real surprise that Jacobs has some close ties to the team. That said, he was hungry and wanted nothing more than to put on the pads and run through the team that opted not to re-sign him. And he most certainly did not hand over any gameplan. But with no straws left to grasp at, 49ers fans are just left tossing that brown stuff up against the walls … hoping something sticks.
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Never underestimate the stupidity of your fellow human beings. With the election just a few short weeks away, I’m quite convinced those folks believe either:
A) GWBush planned 9/11
B) Obama is a g@y Kenyan
C) All of the above
Hey, its okay, 49er fans. Maybe you and the Patriot fans can form a support group or something. Might I suggest you call it BOTNYG (“Bitchez of the NY Giants”)
That first quote was clearly from a player because he said “we”
David Wilson is, without a doubt, the most electrifying player we’ve had around here in a long, long time.
Special teams in general has become a huge strength. It’s nothing short of miraculous how the deficiencies that used to haunt this team have turned around. The kicking game is solid, the return game is now a threat, and we have been consistently covering kickoffs well.
That win yesterday coming on the heals of our NFC Championship win out there reminds me of Parcells’ quote about Coughlin winning 2 Super Bowls:
“Now, did that just happen? I don’t know. Maybe that just happened *twice*.”
Eli Manning has only been sacked 4 times this year, the least amount among QBs with 150 attempts thus far this season.
On the other end of things, Kevin Kolb with 17, and Aaron Rodgers with 23, have been sacked the most.
you have to hand it to JR.
In the off-season, he brings Brandon in and says”Brandon, we love you. We will always love you. You are a Giant through and through. We know your blood runs blue.Knowing that you love us that much (and we love you), we need you to embark on a mission for us. Next year, we might not be as lucky as we’ve been 2x in the last 5 seasons. The Niners really should have won the NFC Championship game last January; everyone knows that. If only Alex Smith had been “allowed” to complete more than 2 passes to WR’s, and if only Jacquine Williams had not been “allowed” to hit Kyle Williams on that punt return, we lose that game. That being said, we all know the Niners are the best team in the NFL this year; maybe ever. there is no way we can beat them straight up ever again; everyone knows that. So here’s what we need you to do. First, we need you to “pretend” to be angry at our offer and refuse to sign. Second, we need to have you use your charm to get SF to sign you. Third, we need you to memorize their playbook and weekly game-plans. Fourth, we need you to hurt yourself just enough so that you are 4th on the depth chart and never play. Then, prior to kick-off Week 6, walk across the field to shake hands with Braddie. In your hand have a memory stick with that week’s game-plan on it. That’s what we need from you Big Guy. We love you. Can you do that for us? Great!”
It’d be better if Harbaugh was saying this. But hey, they’re the Whiners. We all knew there’d be an excuse.
Give Carlos Rogers some credit. Twice this week the guy showed a level of maturity I’m not accustomed to seeing from NFL players. First, his statement about the Cruz salsa and his grandmother, and now his acknowledgement in the wake of yesterday’s game that the Giants are the best team in the NFL.
And really Rogers didn’t play badly. Cruz is going to get some catches, you just want to minimize the damage. The only glaring mistake that Rogers made was dropping what should have been an interception.
Yahoo: “Surprise, surprise: Giants again look like NFL’s most dominant team”
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl–surprise–surprise–giants-again-look-like-nfl-s-most-dominant-team.html
“Remember, the Giants’ schedule is brutal – by design the toughest in football because they won the Super Bowl. So a 4-2 record so far is a little deceiving. And the Giants have never threatened to run the table anyway. They just win playoff games and statement games, like they did Sunday.”
Canty and Beckum coming off PUP. Canty forces Scott off the roster? What happens with Beckum? Phantom IR?
Beckum … I’m afraid … is toast.
I think they till like week 10 to decide what to do with them. Canty should get activated immediately, Beckum is more a wait and see. Let him start practicing this week and wait to see what happens between now and week 10