Re: The Return To Prominence? 49ers Dynasty
The season went to a very rocky start. My two big aquistions, Terrell Suggs and Jordan Gross, were BOTH hurt of course. Week one hosting the Cardinals, I lost 45-42.
4 turnovers, Smith threw an INT and fumbled. Gore fumbled twice, losing one, and Manningham fumbled. I couldn't run the ball at all, Gore only got 32 yards. Other than the turnovers, Smith wasn't bad, 13-16 for two TDs, both TD's on long plays.
I had the most absurd scores though. Shawntae Spencer had a pick 6, a 60 yd pass to Manningham, A Josh Cribbs KR TD to end the half, a Donnie Avery KR TD to START the half, a 67 yd pass to Avery, and another 100 KR TD by Avery late.
I had a chance down 3 in the 4th, but Smith fumbled, and it was recovered for a TD. (Then another KR TD, but I lost the onside)
My pass D was a joke. Larry Fitzgerald had 202 yards, Warner had 428 yards for 4 TDs. I couldn't get any pressure, only one sack. Patrick Willis was a beast with 14 tackles (4 for a loss) as I stopped the run. But overall, a mediocre game. Afterwards, my approval fell to 49.
Then, I went Seattle to play the Seahawks, where my team decided that giveaways were good as we lost 37-24. Even with Gross and Suggs back, I failed miserably. Smith threw 3 INT's, and Gore fumbled twice again. I couldn't run AGAIN, only getting 37 yards on 17 tries. That justs kills my entire plan.
Matt Hasselbeck had no problem, throwing 4 TD's, 420 yards, 71 completion %. Once again, Patrick Willis remained my only good defender. He had 17 tackles, (6 for a loss) 2 sacks, and a INT for a TD.
On top of that, all of my fans, the media, and the owner all approached the ledge. They were 0, 0, and 2, with the staff at 14. If it wasn't for my players loving me, I'd be screwed. But a 12 approval worries me.
I would turn get a win in week 3...
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