It's officially the Mason Rudolph show with Ben out for the year with a busted elbow.
The Niners are 2-0, just got done destroying the Bengals.
The Steelers have not won in San Francisco in twenty years, now they are headed there 0-2 with a new Quarterback making his first start. This season has taken a turn. The Steelers have nothing to lose at this point.
Except a football game, don't forget.Originally Posted by Edman
See you Space Cowboy ...
Expecting 0-3, but just hope Rudolph plays well. 49ers are tough this year and we never play well out West. If the game is competitive, I'm happy with it.
49ers played the Buccaneers and Bengals...I’m not ready to crown them anything yet. The Niners aren’t scaring me...the Steelers, if they lose, will be because of Tomlin and company...
Cincy played Seattle tough in their backyard and put up a fight. We lost to those Seahawks in our house. Sure the niners beat weaker teams but they did it how a good team should beat a bad team, convincingly
Their run game is good but again, not going against great defenses. Cincinnati has nothing on offense other than Andy Dalton and the pass game. Same goes with the Buccaneers. Frankly, Seattle isn’t that good either. Niners are one of those teams that will start 5-0, 5-1, 4-1 and then wind up 6-10.
Did that post go as you planned? Not sure I get where you were going.
Yes. Point was, I don’t think the 49ers are as good as their record indicates.
28 - 24 49ers
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24-17 and the start of the Mason Rudolph era!
Is it Ola time yet? Chickillo is banged up
23-18 Steelers win.
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It has been Ola time for a while now IMO. He has had injuries that have held him out to this poi t, but he has shown that he can be a much more impactful player than Chickillo. I think it's time to see what he can do.
Steelers win 27-14
No ones talking about Vance beasting out versus his old team??
This. Chick is peaked and just not that good.
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Well there is that and Rudolph seems to like going to him.
Chick’s peak has only been a valley...he’s God awful...maybe the worst OLB this team has ever seen...
Right I agree and, I think Vance could have a big game. I also noticed that he is in good shape beefed up his arms.
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Good news. This means Moncrete has firmly entrenched himself in the doghouse. More DJ and less Moncrief can only be a good thing.
37-13 win by the California dudes. Shanny just beats Bush/Barron/Edmunds/MF like a drum all day with creative formations and player movement. Steelers continue to respond with confusion and predictable alignments. Mason and the offense get behind on the scoreboard and with the chains early and often. Too much to overcome. Mercifully no one else gets hurt.
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32-27 Steelers
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Steelers get their first win.
Steelers 27
49ers 24
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48-13 Steelers, Huge 1st half for Washington leads to a big half for Conner and Vance
As much as I hate that, it sounds accurate. Till they fix the communication issues in the middle of the field people will abuse them.
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I think this team is going to rally behind him, I think they win just because of that.
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I hope to get a steady diet of Conner, Samuels, and Snell. McDonald wants the ball, make plays to get it to him. Defensively Steelers have to play disciplined gap assignment and I hope to see Fitz make his presence known.
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Too much to overcome definitely including the difference in the quality of the playcalling
These excerpts from the linked paywalled article by Mark Kaboly in The Athletic sum up the performance of Fichtner as Ben's caddy
It wasn’t that big of a deal that if things went sideways early in games Fichtner would scrap the game plan and let Roethlisberger wing it....
Fichtner, who called his first play in nearly 20 years last year, admitted to panicking early in the opener against the Patriots and said that affected his play-calling later in the game.
https://theathletic.com/1224914/2019...ing-of-basics/
As far as the problems on defense, in his chat this week Gerry Dulac reiterated his position he has been asserting since at least 2018 that it is not primarily a Butler problem
I don't think people realize how much of the defensive calls (and game plan) Tomlin makes.
https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/...s/201909180126
Trip to the West Coast, an OC who deferred to the QB now having to call a game for a young QB making his first start, and a bad defense make this look like a blowout to me as well.
31-13 49ers
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- PITTSBURGH STEELERS INJURIES
Player Position Injury Practice Status Game Status Mark Barron LB -- Full Participation in Practice -- James Conner RB -- Full Participation in Practice -- Alvin Dupree LB -- Full Participation in Practice -- Joseph Haden CB -- Full Participation in Practice -- Vance McDonald TE -- Full Participation in Practice -- Anthony Chickillo LB Foot Did Not Participate In Practice Out Roosevelt Nix RB Knee Did Not Participate In Practice Out Vince Williams LB Hamstring Did Not Participate In Practice Out
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS INJURIES
Player Position Injury Practice Status Game Status Richard Sherman CB -- Did Not Participate In Practice -- Tevin Coleman RB Ankle Did Not Participate In Practice Out Jalen Hurd WR Back Did Not Participate In Practice Out Joe Staley T Fibula Did Not Participate In Practice Out Trent Taylor WR Foot Did Not Participate In Practice Out Nicholas Bosa DE Ankle Limited Participation in Practice Questionable Donald Ford DE Quadricep Limited Participation in Practice Questionable Jaquiski Tartt S Toe Limited Participation in Practice Questionable Jimmie Ward S Hand Limited Participation in Practice Questionable
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