BadDawg Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Well ....... my take on the 49'rs / Saints game is that it often .... just like this game .... comes down to the luck of "timing". If Graham's 66 yd Td catch in turn ends up being a 56 yd grab with him being dragged down at the 10 ......... thus, leaving the Saints the opportunity to whittle away at that 1:37 that remained on the clock. If the Saints final Td came with only 10 -15 seconds left in the game there would likely be no 9 seconds heroics of Smith to Davis. I know ... the same could be said for Smiths 28 yd scamper to the endzone leaving 2:11 rmaining for the eventual Brees to Graham Td. This was one of those times ...... where the victor of the game was the victor of timing. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 (edited) Well ....... my take on the 49'rs / Saints game is that it often .... just like this game .... comes down to the luck of "timing". If Graham's 66 yd Td catch in turn ends up being a 56 yd grab with him being dragged down at the 10 ......... thus, leaving the Saints the opportunity to whittle away at that 1:37 that remained on the clock. If the Saints final Td came with only 10 -15 seconds left in the game there would likely be no 9 seconds heroics of Smith to Davis. I know ... the same could be said for Smiths 28 yd scamper to the endzone leaving 2:11 rmaining for the eventual Brees to Graham Td. This was one of those times ...... where the victor of the game was the victor of timing. . That or Greg Williams could have double-teamed Vernon Davis on that last drive instead of blitzing. Edited January 16, 2012 by rajncajn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Well ....... my take on the 49'rs / Saints game is that it often .... just like this game .... comes down to the luck of "timing". If Graham's 66 yd Td catch in turn ends up being a 56 yd grab with him being dragged down at the 10 ......... thus, leaving the Saints the opportunity to whittle away at that 1:37 that remained on the clock. If the Saints final Td came with only 10 -15 seconds left in the game there would likely be no 9 seconds heroics of Smith to Davis. I know ... the same could be said for Smiths 28 yd scamper to the endzone leaving 2:11 rmaining for the eventual Brees to Graham Td. This was one of those times ...... where the victor of the game was the victor of timing. . After that play I thought to myself, good for the 49ers, they had a good run, really made a game of it. No way they turn around and score in that little amount of time, not with Alex Smith, they just aren't built like that. Amazing. Really touching when Davis was crying too, just like when he was drafted. Made me want to go watch Rudy again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC94 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 That or Greg Williams could have double-teamed Vernon Davis on that last drive instead of blitzing. Trying to get Greg Williams not to blitz is like trying to get this guy to not serve beer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaHkEH3nk8w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 After that play I thought to myself, good for the 49ers, they had a good run, really made a game of it. No way they turn around and score in that little amount of time, not with Alex Smith, they just aren't built like that. Amazing. Really touching when Davis was crying too, just like when he was drafted. Made me want to go watch Rudy again. I obviously wasn't going so far as to think they had no chance, but I absolutely admit I was beginning the, "Hey, it was a great year so even if we come up short, I'm still proud of my team" bit. Cliaz was over and was amazed I wasn't breaking things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL Fan Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Clock management is sooo important. If I were a head coach, I'd have an assistant on the sidelines just to be thinking about scenarios and how we should manage the clock every game, so I wouldn't have to worry about it while managing the game. "Clock Boy" I'd call him, and he would be well paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Really touching when Davis was crying too, just like when he was drafted. Made me want to go watch Rudy again. Gotta stop forgetting to refrain from eating when I'm on this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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