Week 13: 49ers @ Seahawks
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Niners should have this win even if they playing at Seahawks home, it will prepare us for the playoffs and hostile crowds, it will be something the team can learn from and take going into the playoffs.
Kurt Warner having problems with his eye and headaches will hurt cards and we will have a chance to take back the NFC West. We just gotta keep winning, losing will end our chances.
Kurt Warner having problems with his eye and headaches will hurt cards and we will have a chance to take back the NFC West. We just gotta keep winning, losing will end our chances.
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all I know is Crabtree wasnt around last game so Im hoping he gets some rec yards and a TD. (plus I got him as a WR in my damn fantasy league) Gore had 200+ rush yards I believe too. i have gore, steven jackson ST Louis, and Cedric Benson CIN, so my RB unit is hurting. cause the Rams are losers and Cedric got hurt although up to that point he was a savage.
damn, this is pretty harsh.
Justin Forsett confirmed in a Wednesday conference call with 49ers media that he doesn't expect to start in Week 13.
"No," he said when asked if he'd start the game. Seattle is likely reducing its odds of beating San Francisco by reinstalling Julius Jones as the starting tailback, but it isn't like Jim Mora's team knows how to win. They've won four games all year; two against St. Louis and one against Detroit.
Justin Forsett confirmed in a Wednesday conference call with 49ers media that he doesn't expect to start in Week 13.
"No," he said when asked if he'd start the game. Seattle is likely reducing its odds of beating San Francisco by reinstalling Julius Jones as the starting tailback, but it isn't like Jim Mora's team knows how to win. They've won four games all year; two against St. Louis and one against Detroit.
Don't be surprised if Forsett and Jones split time
Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Greg Knapp stuck with the company line that Julius Jones remains his team's starting running back when healthy, but it's sounding as if Jones will split more carries this week as he returns from a bruised lung suffered three weeks ago.
Jones practiced fully on Wednesday for the first time since being hospitalized in Phoenix after coughing up blood and suffering the internal injury on a first-quarter block against the Arizona Cardinals on Nov. 15.
With backup Justin Forsett running for a career-high 130 yards and two touchdowns in a 27-17 win at St. Louis, many are wondering why he hasn't earned a promotion after providing a spark to the team's struggling ground game.
"Justin has done a great job in the three games he's been getting the majority of playing time," Knapp said. "So he's earned the right to get a little more time. And it'll work well because Julius's endurance factor probably isn't back to speed just yet after being off three weeks."
As for who will be on the field for the opening snap?
"If Julius is healthy and ready to go as the week progresses, he'll be the starter," Knapp said.
So how healthy is Jones? Knapp said the veteran back took a couple hits in practice Wednesday without any problems, but conditioning will be the biggest issue.
"He had a good first day back, but we've got to keep in mind it's been three weeks really where there wasn't a lot of cardio work," said Knapp. "He had fresh legs, but the endurance thing would be an issue to see how he progresses during the week."
Knapp said he's always favored having two backs splitting duties in order to keep both fresh for the course of a game and a 16-game season.
But the issue of running back playing time has become a hot-button topic for fans and media after Forsett posted two 100-yard games in the past three weeks and caught 80 yards of passes in the other.
Mora said some backs thrive on getting a lot of carries and get stronger as a game progresses, while others wear down and need to be kept fresh. And he feels his two backs lean more toward the latter, "just from what we've seen this year."
Asked whether the franchise doesn't need to use the last five games of this season to evaluate Forsett and determine their running back needs going forward, Mora didn't disagree. But he said the same holds true for Jones.
"I understand your question and you can't deny Justin has had a couple of really good games with Julius out," Mora said. "And I think you're right, certainly we need to evaluate that position and find out exactly what he is.
"But I don't think that means you just completely eliminate Julius Jones either, because we still need to evaluate him as well. He suffered through the injury here. So we're going to continue to try to run the ball with whoever is running it well that day, and if both of them are running it well, that's even better for us."
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Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Greg Knapp stuck with the company line that Julius Jones remains his team's starting running back when healthy, but it's sounding as if Jones will split more carries this week as he returns from a bruised lung suffered three weeks ago.
Jones practiced fully on Wednesday for the first time since being hospitalized in Phoenix after coughing up blood and suffering the internal injury on a first-quarter block against the Arizona Cardinals on Nov. 15.
With backup Justin Forsett running for a career-high 130 yards and two touchdowns in a 27-17 win at St. Louis, many are wondering why he hasn't earned a promotion after providing a spark to the team's struggling ground game.
"Justin has done a great job in the three games he's been getting the majority of playing time," Knapp said. "So he's earned the right to get a little more time. And it'll work well because Julius's endurance factor probably isn't back to speed just yet after being off three weeks."
As for who will be on the field for the opening snap?
"If Julius is healthy and ready to go as the week progresses, he'll be the starter," Knapp said.
So how healthy is Jones? Knapp said the veteran back took a couple hits in practice Wednesday without any problems, but conditioning will be the biggest issue.
"He had a good first day back, but we've got to keep in mind it's been three weeks really where there wasn't a lot of cardio work," said Knapp. "He had fresh legs, but the endurance thing would be an issue to see how he progresses during the week."
Knapp said he's always favored having two backs splitting duties in order to keep both fresh for the course of a game and a 16-game season.
But the issue of running back playing time has become a hot-button topic for fans and media after Forsett posted two 100-yard games in the past three weeks and caught 80 yards of passes in the other.
Mora said some backs thrive on getting a lot of carries and get stronger as a game progresses, while others wear down and need to be kept fresh. And he feels his two backs lean more toward the latter, "just from what we've seen this year."
Asked whether the franchise doesn't need to use the last five games of this season to evaluate Forsett and determine their running back needs going forward, Mora didn't disagree. But he said the same holds true for Jones.
"I understand your question and you can't deny Justin has had a couple of really good games with Julius out," Mora said. "And I think you're right, certainly we need to evaluate that position and find out exactly what he is.
"But I don't think that means you just completely eliminate Julius Jones either, because we still need to evaluate him as well. He suffered through the injury here. So we're going to continue to try to run the ball with whoever is running it well that day, and if both of them are running it well, that's even better for us."
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What does that mean, "IM NOT SAYIN WERE ALL THAT BUT WERE GOIN AGAINST THE SEAHAWKS"? The 49ers are just one game ahead of the Seahawks. The Seahawks are not the same team the 49ers have faced in the 1st matchup between the two teams earlier in the season. Don't be so quick to underestimate the Seahawks, as I am not underestimating the 49ers. They are a good team, even with their low winning record, but so are the Seahawks. I don't think this game will be a shut out, but rather a good game. But that'll all depend on what dumbass plays Knapp calls for the offense. I wish Mora would just let Hasselbeck run the hurry up offense throughout the whole game, and keep Knapp out of it. Hass seems to do better when he runs the hurry up offense.