Sunday, November 09, 2003
Premature Burial?
Was my autopsy of the 49ers premature? Like Frankenstein's monster, they seem to have been reanimated from dead tissue. I've got to give the 49ers some credit, simply because I've been bashing them so much. However... the 49ers still need to show that they're capable of this week in and week out. They also need to show they can win on the road, where they haven't won a game all season.
At least the 49ers are better off than the aged Raiders, who have already done through two quarterbacks and are left with 49er castaway Rick "Wallow in The" Mirer.
As for the Senior Bros comments about my 49er burial article, I don't neccesarily believe that Mariucci was the guy to take this team to the next level either. What Mariucci did have was emotion and enthusiasm. That is the kind of thing that can turn a mediocre team into a good team, but the Lions haven't even reached mediocre yet. Give the Lions a couple more years at least. What Mariucci lacked was simply the ability to call good plays on the offensive side of the ball. He was too conservative, which is only a good trait when you have a cruddy defense, a young team, and are simply attempting to avoid mistakes. It still remains a possibility that the Niners were simply overachieving with Mariucci at the helm.
Junior Bro 11:49:00 AM
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