OT: Interesting Stat - 49ers Apparently Wore Out All of Their Opponents

[SHOWTIME15]

They're gonna lose to Green Bay in the wild card.

Seattle thinks that's cute

 

[turkeyneck]

This is interesting:



Tough team. Curious to see how far they'll go in these next few weeks.

Pats used to do that - beat up teams physically so that they often couldn't handle their next opponents. I'm thinking especially of the first dynasty years.

 

[Thelonious]

Few playoff games resolve to your quarterback vs my quarterback. Playoff games are more "whole team" games. Running game, special teams, defense, etc: all are tyoically more important than qb play. Every so often, you'll see qb heroics, but that is not typical.

For these reasons, even though SF has a very inexperienced qb, and given the rest of the team is rock solid, SF is my favorite to win the SB.

 

[Thelonious]

I can't find this phrase anywhere, but it sounds interesting. Reference? Re: "entirely animal."

Our regular season was largely vegetable.

 

[Marko]

I can't find this phrase anywhere, but it sounds interesting. Reference?

 

[crawhammer]

Seattle thinks that's cute

I underestimated your boy Aaron's chokiness. I'll never make that mistake again. Is Rodgers even a top 10 all-time quarterback at this point? No!

 

[crawhammer]

Few playoff games resolve to your quarterback vs my quarterback. Playoff games are more "whole team" games. Running game, special teams, defense, etc: all are tyoically more important than qb play. Every so often, you'll see qb heroics, but that is not typical.

For these reasons, even though SF has a very inexperienced qb, and given the rest of the team is rock solid, SF is my favorite to win the SB.

It's mostly about the quarterbacks. The 49ers have the look of an overall roster that can overcome a less than elite quarterback but we'll see. I'm betting on the known elite quarterbacks in the postseason.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

I underestimated your boy Aaron's chokiness. I'll never make that mistake again. Is Rodgers even a top 10 all-time quarterback at this point? No!

my boy? the only QBs I admire are Mahomes and Montana.

shall we review some your predictions about Brady’s stats that you made in the preseason? seems like you overestimated him as well.

 

[Thelonious]

I understand that conventionally emphasis is placed on qb play in the post-season, and maybe that's right. I haven't researched it at all, but I find myself thinking that a lot of past playoff/SB games are decided by ST plays, or defense-driven wins, or unexpected performances from individual players, atypical stuff generally. I also think any team in the playoffs is likely to have a really good qb anyway, so that the differential between qb's in the playoffs is likely to be less typically than in the regular season. Add to that SF's excellent coaching and a scheme which asks the QB not for heroics but for consistency, and I just like their chances.

I never gamble, but I have thought of joining some gambling site (know nothing whatever about it) just to put a little money where my mouth is. We'll see. It's hard to tease out the reality of the sites through all the special offers, happy talk, let-us-help-you claims and so on.

It's mostly about the quarterbacks. The 49ers have the look of an overall roster that can overcome a less than elite quarterback but we'll see. I'm betting on the known elite quarterbacks in the postseason.

 

[crawhammer]

my boy? the only QBs I admire are Mahomes and Montana.

I see, distancing yourself from a loser.

Also, you've given up on your namesake? You're pretty fickle.

shall we review some your predictions about Brady’s stats that you made in the preseason? seems like you overestimated him as well.

Sure. We can review my predictions. Just do it in the appropriate forum. I've give us a head start here though...

NFL Record in Pass Completions
NFL Record in Pass Attempts
3rd in Passing Yards
2nd in INT%
2nd in First Downs
Top 10 in TDs & Completion Percentage
1st in Division (his 19th in 21 seasons)

Not bad for a 45-year-old quarterback in the NFL!

 

[ashley]

They're gonna lose to Green Bay in the wild card.

How is that prediction looking now?

 

[crawhammer]

I understand that conventionally emphasis is placed on qb play in the post-season, and maybe that's right. I haven't researched it at all, but I find myself thinking that a lot of past playoff/SB games are decided by ST plays, or defense-driven wins, or unexpected performances from individual players, atypical stuff generally. I also think any team in the playoffs is likely to have a really good qb anyway, so that the differential between qb's in the playoffs is likely to be less typically than in the regular season. Add to that SF's excellent coaching and a scheme which asks the QB not for heroics but for consistency, and I just like their chances.

Well, I suppose you should research it before you draw any conclusions. The quarterback is the dominant position in the postseason.

I'm not saying the 49ers won't win the SB with Brock Purdy but they won't win it despite him. He'll have to play well. The 49ers have tried to win in the postseason with a less than elite quarterback (Garoppolo) and he dragged them down twice. Most teams aren't good enough to get bye in the postseason with less than at least very good quarterback play. You'll see that unfold again this year.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

I see, distancing yourself from a loser.

Also, you've given up on your namesake? You're pretty fickle.


Sure. We can review my predictions. Just do it in the appropriate forum. I've give us a head start here though...

NFL Record in Pass Completions
NFL Record in Pass Attempts
3rd in Passing Yards
2nd in INT%
2nd in First Downs
Top 10 in TDs & Completion Percentage
1st in Division (his 19th in 21 seasons)

Not bad for a 45-year-old quarterback in the NFL!

Except you didn't make any of those predictions...did you predict Brady would go 8-9 and finish under .500 in the worst division in football?

 

[crawhammer]

How is that prediction looking now?

LOL! Not good! Yeah, I blew that one. Rodgers messed up my path for Brady to get back to the SB. Oh well, Brady will have to figure out another way.

 

[crawhammer]

Except you didn't make any of those predictions...did you predict Brady would go 8-9 and finish under .500 in the worst division in football?

No, I had the Bucs finishing with 12-13 wins. Disappointing season for them, no doubt. A lot went wrong for the Bucs this season, including Todd Bowles turned out to be a huge mistake. They're a 4-win team without Brady's 4th quarter heroics. Hey, it was good enough to win the division and nearly anyone (except for NYG) could come out of the NFC playoffs. Anyone counting out Brady is a fool.

 

[Thelonious]

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Well, I suppose you should research it before you draw any conclusions. The quarterback is the dominant position in the postseason.

I'm not saying the 49ers won't win the SB with Brock Purdy but they won't win it despite him. He'll have to play well. The 49ers have tried to win in the postseason with a less than elite quarterback (Garoppolo) and he dragged them down twice. Most teams aren't good enough to get bye in the postseason with less than at least very good quarterback play. You'll see that unfold again this year.

Not to be contentious, but is there any research or evidence for your view that in the playoffs/SB qb's as a matter of empirical fact are more important than during the regular season? I understand this might be conventional wisdom, but instances abound where insight in particular circumstances trumps broad consensus, and where consensus is no more likely to be thoroughly vetted than individual opinion.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

No, I had the Bucs finishing with 12-13 wins. Disappointing season for them, no doubt. A lot went wrong for the Bucs this season, including Todd Bowles turned out to be a huge mistake. They're a 4-win team without Brady's 4th quarter heroics. Hey, it was good enough to win the division and nearly anyone (except for NYG) could come out of the NFC playoffs. Anyone counting out Brady is a fool.

The Bucs and Brady feasted on bad teams all season:

wins - cowboys, saints, atlanta, rams, seattle, arizona, carolina, and saints

6 out of the Bucs 8 wins have come against teams with losing records.

 

[All3Phases]

Except you didn't make any of those predictions...did you predict Brady would go 8-9 and finish under .500 in the worst division in football?

Just goes to show how much of a "Super team" that really was, the second Brady stopped playing at an MVP level, they became mediocre.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Just goes to show how much of a "Super team" that really was, the second Brady stopped playing at an MVP level, they became mediocre.

They were missing Gronk and Brown...not the same super team as they were in 2020. Nice try though.

 

[All3Phases]

They were missing Gronk and Brown...not the same super team as they were in 2020. Nice try though.

Gotcha, so 2 players...1 way past his prime, created the super team...Not the MVP level quarterback. Wowzers