I have not been able to spend much time on the computers this weekend. I was able to sit down and watch the Niners beat the Bucs though. That was absolutely amazing! It just goes to show you that any team can beat any other team in the NFL. While I am not a fan of parity, it certainly makes for interesting games.
I think the reason the Niners won were three fold. One, it appeared that the Bucs were just flat. They seemed to be slow off the ball and didn't seem to 'bring it' on tackles. Two, it seemed that the Buscs are starting to compile quite a list of injuries to key players like Lynch and Rice. Three, the breaks seemed to finally be going the Niners way. It has been much too long since the Niners were recipients of good fortune.
Now, I don't want to take anything away from the Niner defense. They played outstanding! As for the Niner offense, well T.O. made another three drops but had one good run. Maybe the threat of trading him to Washington last week made him think a little. Lastly, the Niner special teams were what you would expect from a Bill Walsh team, but they should have played much better due to the increased emphasis placed on them by Dennis Erickson.
Oh well, at least they won!
Posted by swfields at October 19, 2003 08:35 PM | TrackBack