Week Two Answers: San Francisco 49ers 33 Seattle Seahawks 30

by faketeams on Sep 17, 2008 2:00 PM EDT in Football Comment 2 comments

Q: Are the Seahwaks as bad as they look?
A: Yes, they are. Until QB Matt Hasselbeck gets WRs Deoin Branch and Bobby Engram back, the Seahawks will be one of the worst teams in the league. That said, Hasselbeck has shown himself to be amongst the best QBs in the league. Throwing to WRs signed off their cardboard boxes under the overpasses, he managed to complete 50% of his passes. If you can, swing a trade for him.

Q: Will a 49er WR step-up?
A: While Isaac Bruce's 155 yards garners all the attention, WR Bryant Johnson caught six passes for 78 yards. Assuming QB J.T. O'Sullivan becomes more comfortable, Johnson could be the 70+ reception WR fantasy footballers need to find in the free agent pool to survive the upcoming bye weeks.

Fantasy Player To Watch: RB Julius Jones. Another strong statistical effort like that, and no one need worry about a time share when Maurice Morris gets healthy.

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Nice blog. I’ll hang around.

I’m a Niners fan with Jones and Bruce on my team; neither as first stringers. Jones did put up some good numbers, but I didn’t like Duckett getting the easy TD. Considering that Dallas gave the goal line carries to Marion Barber the last two years, I don’t like the idea that Jones won’t get the plunges. He did get stopped on a run from inside the five though. I’ll play him until Morris comes back or he disappoints me.

In the 80’s the 49er wideouts were like Giants outfielders in the 60’s. There seemed to always be talented guys relegated to backup. Since TO left, we’ve had a string of crap. I cannot buy into Bryant Johnson until he shows some consistency. Bruce, on the other hand, has at least shown it somewhere. I don’t like how he got caught from behind, but I like how he got so wide open on a post pattern in the first place.

"[Greg] Vaughn is in a funk so deep, George Clinton wearing a miner's helmet couldn't find him."
- Jim Baker, ESPN.com, May 2002

by achiappanza on Sep 18, 2008 12:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

String of Crap

Very aptly put. Johnson’s only consistency in his first five seasons was being good enough for 40 receptions a season, which means he’s good enough to not get cut but not good enough to be a major player each week. The 49ers are his last chance to realize the potential he had earlier this century.

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by faketeams on Sep 18, 2008 9:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs