Super Bowl XLVII Discussion Thread.

[Monomach]

Originally Posted by Brodeur

I'm more offended at this point that he runs a charity that he didn't donate a single cent to despite making over $7 mil last year. It's amazing how fake of a human being he is.

I almost hope they repeat just so even normal people who barely follow football can be like "See? They won it without Ray Lewis. He had essentially no impact."

[Babylon]

Originally Posted by Monomach

I almost hope they repeat just so even normal people who barely follow football can be like "See? They won it without Ray Lewis. He had essentially no impact."

They pretty much won it without him today, he was brutal.

[Monomach]

Originally Posted by Babylon

They pretty much won it without him today, he was brutal.

Yeah, but people are still gonna play that same old RAY LEWIS JUSS WILLIN HIS TEAM TO A WIN **** and will say he inspired them blah blah blah.

[Mufasa]

Originally Posted by Babylon

They pretty much won it without him today, he was brutal.

I don't know who his backup is, but I'd be willing to bet their defense would have been better with that guy playing.

[Babylon]

Originally Posted by Mufasa

I don't know who his backup is, but I'd be willing to bet their defense would have been better with that guy playing.

Would they go after a Manti Teo.

[Monomach]

Originally Posted by Mufasa

I don't know who his backup is, but I'd be willing to bet their defense would have been better with that guy playing.

Yep. If it was someone who could do more than light jogging in pursuit, they'd have made a world of difference.

[Monomach]

Originally Posted by Babylon

Would they go after a Manti Teo.

Makes sense. One overhyped attention ***** liar replacing another, lol.

[gpngc]

A few thoughts:

Ray Lewis played like **** tonight.

Vernus' drop at the end lost the 49ers the game.

Deion Sanders actually made some great points about why the no call on Crabtree was correct in the end zone on NFLN.

The Ravens defense could have easily lost them the game but the main reason they prevailed I believe was because of their philosophy to not be intimidated (even though they probably should have been). Case in point the almost reckless blitzing by Peas in big moments trusting his DBs in 1v1s).

Bernard Pierce is actually better than Ray Rice right now, all things considered.

Finally, we all love to sit here and analyze everything and make fun of a guy like Belichick for saying 'they made more plays than us' but the games more often than not come down to which team makes more plays at the right times. Jacoby Jones was that guy tonight and just take the plays the Ravens FAILED to make. A couple of missed tackles by Lewis and Ellebere that resulted in 10+ yard gains (not crippling) and one drop by Boldin that was minor in the grand scheme of things. Contrast that with the drop/missed ball by Kaep/Crab in the end zone early and the drop by Vernus... that's what I point to. EDIT: And obviously the James fumble/great play by Upshaw/Jones that was 99% either a 3pt play or 7pt play.

The Niners are a very good team but ultimately Kaep's inexperience did hurt them.

And their other big flaw is their secondary. They play a soft ass zone behind a stout run defense and it's just so easy for QBs to deal with (and blocking schemes) ESPECIALLY if Justin Smith isn't playing Superhuman like he usually is (and he's old now also). They need their DBs to be able to play some man or they'll continue to get exploited by well-executed running games when teams aren't way behind/smart QBs.

[jrdrylie]

Originally Posted by SuperMcGee

Soup or Bowl?

Alright, soup.

Boy Meets World?

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[Stash]

I loved that Jello pudding commercial after the game, but I can't find it anywhere online .

[LTgiants]

Originally Posted by jrdrylie

Boy Meets World?

Yes Boy Meets World is the correct answer.

[OSUGiants17]

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Guys, important question:

Is it #Ravensin2012 or #Ravensin2013?

[49erNation85]

Ravens go to hell . refs blew the game. Stupid nfl.

[Ness]

Originally Posted by 49erNation85

Ravens go to hell . refs blew the game. Stupid nfl.

[Scotty D]

That power outage was a disaster.

[bam bam]

Originally Posted by 49erNation85

Ravens go to hell . refs blew the game. Stupid nfl.

Thank the power grid you were even in the game.

[Forenci]

Originally Posted by Scotty D

That power outage was a disaster.

Haha, the sad part is it wasn't even that bad. At least the actual power outage. They only lost half their lights. The Giants/Cowboys game I went to a couple years ago ALL the lights turned off. It was a stadium full of 80,000+ people and you couldn't see the person next to you. Was pretty crazy.

[stlouisfan37]

You know, after looking at the box score, I can't even believe that this thread exists. Jones had one great reception and one fantastic kick return. Two great plays. Other than that he had 2 PR for 28 yards and 4 KR for 98 yards. After the opening kickoff of the second half, he had 3 kick returns for 68 yards. Hardly a dominant performance that the 9ers had no answer for.

[Ness]

Reading the posts on other 49ers forums is funny.

Refs didn't cost us anything. Shut this ridiculous crap down. We don't want to act like Falcons fans here.

f**k that! The refs did cost us the game!!
f**k being civil they f**ked us with no lube!!!!

f**k that murderer! Should be behind bars!

Meh, our D-line is old, the defense Nolan built is finished, and Kaepernick can only play pistol, so people will eventually figure him out. There is no winning in this Harbaugh era, we're gonna be the Philadelphia Eagles of the '10s.

[Ness]

With Ray Lewis retiring, NaVorro Bowman and Patrick Willis will take over as the best inside linebackers in football. But Bowman did not appear happy with Lewis after both shared an interview room, in which, Lewis was yelling “We did it! We did it!”

The yelling interupted Bowman and he nearly walked away.

“You all might as well interview them, man,” Bowman said. “They won. Can’t do no interview with this noise.”

Bowman then got up to leave but eventually sat down again and answered questions about how frustrated he was. It was a classy move for Bowman to continue. Comcast Sportsnet captured the entire incident.

He had nine tackles in the game.

http://blog.sfgate.com/49ers/2013/02...-of-ray-lewis/

[Mufasa]

Originally Posted by stlouisfan37

You know, after looking at the box score, I can't even believe that this thread exists. Jones had one great reception and one fantastic kick return. Two great plays. Other than that he had 2 PR for 28 yards and 4 KR for 98 yards. After the opening kickoff of the second half, he had 3 kick returns for 68 yards. Hardly a dominant performance that the 9ers had no answer for.

Yeah, just like Joe Flacco was extremely unimpressive excluding his three TD plays. Especially that one 56 yarder courtesy of Jones.

[Ness]

Patrick willis ‏@PatrickWillis52
Sorry we couldn't pull it off. We wanted everyone to be champions! But I promise you we want stop until we are W-champions again someday!

LOL followed by some smart ass.

meh. Don't tell me, show me

[SickwithIt1010]

Originally Posted by 49erNation85

Ravens go to hell . refs blew the game. Stupid nfl.

Please....do us all a favor and just stop talking.