49ers: Wrong time to mature

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It's too bad Mike Singletary didn't start being a calm, somewhat measured coach earlier in the season, say maybe in training camp. Players on the sideline no longer need a spit shield when talking to a once raging Singletary on the sideline. Not only is Singletary's demeanor changed but it seems to be filtering down to his team.

Now the 49ers are actually anticipating what the other team is going to do. That's what Brian Westbrook said about his career-long 62-yard touchdown reception that sealed the 49ers' 40-21 win over Seattle. Coaches told the offense to look for a "46" front, where the defense puts nine to 10 players on the line of scrimmage, with many of them bent on blitzing.

Seattle did exactly that. The 49ers knew the Seattle blitz so well, Alex Smith didn't even need to audible. The entire offense knew what Seattle was going to do. Westbrook went on a short route, Alex Smith threw to him quickly and Westbrook had one man to beat to the end zone. Typically, that's what other teams do to the 49ers - they out scheme them by using their own aggressiveness against them. Now, it seems that the 49ers are no longer living on Singletary's wide-eyed emotion, but rather on a more sustainable calm.

Posted By: Kevin Lynch (Email) | Dec 13 at 04:50 PM

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