Tarell Brown pick and score

Several sites are now saying that the 49ers will have seventh or eight pick in the draft.

Cardinals drive" Tarell Brown picks and goes 52 yards for a touchdown. Bartell threw the ball behind Roberts allowing Brown to score.

Cardinals drive: Three and out for the Cardinals. I've been focusing in on Bowman and he's done a decent job, but he often seems to lose his balance, which isn't good for a linebacker.

David White and I are trying to figure out the 49ers draft position. The best we can figure it fall somewhere between 4 and 7.

49ers drive: Alex Boone was in the last series, and will be in this series.

Cardinals drive cont: Goldson has a hip injury and is probable to return.

Cardinals drive: New quarterback Richard Bartell is in the game. So is Taylor Mays.

49ers drive: Offense goes three and out.

Cardinals drive: Bowman did his homework before the game. The 49ers showed a blitz up the middle and just before the pass, Bowman signaled that the Cardinals would throw deep middle and that's what happened. The 49ers broke up the play.

49ers drive: Westbrook scores. Everything is working for the 49ers. Do you think they miss Singletary?

Cardinals drive: Picked off pass by Ahmad Brooks on a deflection off of the hand of Ray McDonald. It's Brooks first career pick. Too bad he couldn't do that against the Chargers a few weeks ago.

49ers drive: The Vernon Davis is doing a great job washing down the Cardinals' line. Westbrook is then cutting back behind the blocks. He did it on his 30-yard run and on his touchdown run. The 49ers want this game more than the Cardinals for whatever that means.

Cardinals drive: Lawson is just eating up the rookie tight end and long snapper. They can't block him, which you would expect.

49ers drive: 59-yard score by Vernon Davis from Smith. That was the first time all year the "pipe was open." Meaning there was no safety in the middle.

Posted By: Kevin Lynch (Email) | January 02 2011 at 04:05 PM

49ers lead 10-7 at the half, new stream for second half

Jim Tomsula is running this game like a defensive line coach. He called off dogs with 33 seconds and the 49ers at about mid-field. He got booed.

49ers drive: Wow, what a tackle by safety Adrian Wilson. That's the most menacing hit I've seen all year. I'm surprised tacklee Brian Westbook didn't sustain a concussion there. Anthony Davis is leading the game in pushing Cardinals after the snap.

Cardinals drive cont: 49ers force a punt, so the 49ers will have a 1:40 to get some points.

Cardinals drive: Dashon Goldson is playing much closer to line of scrimmage in this game. This is an interesting game for Bowman, who used to playing in space and as an outside linebacker. Now he has to bang heads. Part of the reason Manny Lawson is having a good game is because he's going against long snapper Mike Leach inside of a tight end.

49ers drive: 49ers opened the drive with six offensive linemen and Smith threw for a first down. There's a modicum of creativity. The 49ers have yet to convert a third down.

Cardinals drive cont: Fitzgerald just beat Reggie Smith and Tremaine Brock for a touchdown at back of end zone. Even though Fitzgerald is getting double covered, Skelton is still going to him.

Cardinals drive: Skelton is moving the ball, he fit a nice ball into Larry Fitzgerald into a small window. The Cardinals have a first and 10 just outside the 10. The 49ers reviewed but confirmed.

49ers drive: Westbrook was open on third down, and Alex Smith missed him. 49ers punt.

Cardinals drive: By the way, the Cardinals only have one tight end. With starter Ben Patrick is out, and back up Stephen Spach pulled a hamstring in pregame warm ups. NaVorro Bowman looks like a different play at linebacker than he did earlier.

First quarter assessment: Great quarter by Alex Smith, who would have guessed with no pressure, he would have had a great start. It's interesting to watch Tomsula, because he has to coach the defensive line as well as be the head coach, so he's looking at still photo and talking with linemen during timeouts.

49ers drive: Another first down! Delanie Walker is showing off his run after the catch exploits.

Cardinals drive: The defense is playing like a bunch of wild dogs. The rookie Cardinals quarterback is not fast and the 49ers are hounding him with blitzes. It almost seems unfair.

49ers drive: Touchdown Ted Ginn Jr. 37-yard tocuddown pass on a perfectly thrown ball by Alex Smith. That's one of the best passes Alex Smith has thrown all year.

Cardinals drive: Manny Lawson is all over the place in the early going. Cardinals have yet to get a first down.

49ers drive: Two drives, two times the 49ers and Alex Smith throw short of the third down marker. I thought this offense would be a different. I thought they would play with a quicker tempo. They haven't showed that yet.

Cardinals drive: Rookie quarterback John Skelton is playing like a rookie quarterback. He should have been intercepted on third down.

49ers drive: Good scuffle between Darnell Dockett and Anthony Davis got involved. The 49ers punt on 4th and inches. Are you kidding? Tomsula got booed by this sparse crowd.

Cardinals drive: Great blitz off the corner by Shawntae Spencer and Manny Lawson to nail the quarterback. It thwarted the Cardinals on third down.

Posted By: Kevin Lynch (Email) | January 02 2011 at 02:39 PM

49ers lose, out of playoffs. Finally.

49ers drive: Ted Ginnn Jr. failed to get out of bounds on the last play. A fitting end to this season. Dumb play by Ginn.

Rams drive: Rams punt after one first down.

49ers drive: Chris Long came around Anthony Davis to sack Smith and cause the fumble. Davis has done a pretty good job on Long, but not on that play.

49ers drive: It will come down to one last drive for the playoffs. possibly.

Rams drive: Rams go conservative with three straight runs and then kicked the field goal.

Rams drive: Great return by Amendola. Reggie Smith was held but it wasn't called.

49ers drive: Troy Smith was 7 of 20 for 155 a TD and an interception.

Rams drive cont: Roll out and TD to LaRon Robinson. First TD pass in December for Bradford. Rams lead 22-14.

Rams drive cont: Alexander scores and Shawntae Spencer didn't touch him and then he scored. But it stepped out of bounds around the 4. The play is being reviewed. At worst the Rams will be first-and-goal at the 4.

Rams drive: Andy Lee has a 53-yard net.

49ers drive: James Hall is having a great game for St. Louis. He gets another sack to force a punt.

Rams drive cont: Good pressure forces a completion short of the first down.

Rams drive: Rams are on the move as the third quarter ends.

49ers drive: The drive was set up by consecutive long plays to Davis and then Crabtree to put Jeff Reed in position. Reed hooked it badly. He had made it seven straight before that.

Rams drive: Terrific play by Patrick Wilis on a crucial third down. he's having a great day.

49ers drive: Three and out after heated discussion.

Rod Brooks of KNBR said the discussion started with Singletary asking Troy Smith if he could win this game and the discussion elevated from there. The quarterbacks have to be tired and frustrated with how they've been used. Ted Ginn Jr. had to intercede. Smith is 0 for his last 6. I think these quarterbacks have lost all respect for Singletary.

Wow, huge heated exchange between Troy Smith and Mike Singletary on the sidelines and now Alex Smith is warming up on the sidelines. More drama.

Adams has a lower leg injury and it looks like they are putting an air cast on him, might be a broken leg.

49ers drive: Troy Smith threw high and the ball intercepted by OJ Atogwe, who engaged to Singletary's daughter.

Posted By: Kevin Lynch (Email) | December 26 2010 at 01:06 PM

New stream for second half

Only three first downs, 18 and a half minutes in time of possession for the Rams, and the 49ers lead 14-12. The second quarter was completely different than the first. The 49ers stopped making mistakes and with two big plays, 77-yard punt return by Ted Ginn Jr. and a 60-yard TD pass to Michael Crabtree, and the 49ers are in the lead. Troy Smith started to play after he got blasted by Chris Long. Maybe that woke him up. He also was meeting with Crabtree and Vernon Davis extensively before that drive.

Rams drive: Willis blasted Amendola on incomplete pass to him on third down. Willis is having a monster game.

This is amazing. The pass that was right in stride for Crabtree, might have been intended for Vernon Davis, in fact, it went right through his hands. Interesting to see if that ball was intended for Crabtree.

49ers drive cont: What a great throw by Troy Smith on a 25-yard strike to Vernon Davis. He was not afraid even after getting blasted in the pocket.

49ers drive: Fumble by Troy Smith is recovered by Anthony Davis. On the play, Davis and Barry Smith were both beat. Smith got blasted by Chris Long.

Rams drive: Josh Brown hits a 43-yarder. Rams get in position with a long kickoff return by Amendola.

49ers drive: Ginn goes the distance, 77-yards on the return. Ginn wasn't touched, great blocking and Ginn then faked the punter on his last move to the end zone.

49ers drive: Singletary decided to punt on 4th-and-1 from the Rams 46. Not exactly aggressive. Josh Morgan had two opportunities to catch passes of about 20 yards and he had alligator arms on both of them. It's another example of a 49ers player being inconsistent. He's coming off his first 100-yard receiving game.

Rams drive: Justin Smith is dominating, and he helped force a three-and-out

Horrendous first quarter by the 49ers. Six penalties, a turnover, and bad, run-first strategy on offense. The offense, not surprisingly, look out of sync on offense. That's what happens when you constantly switch quarterbacks.

Rams drive: Willis saves the day with strip sack

Rams drive: Amedola fumbled the kick return and went through Taylor Mays legs and it went to Ram. Baas is being taken out on cart.

49ers drive: Baas is hurt; if it's another concussion, that would be the third of the season.

Ted Ginn Jr. is so frustrating as a returner. Sometimes he's great. Other times like today, he doesn't even make an attempt to catch the punt. He didn't do on the last one, and the ball rolled to the 49ers' 6, tack on a Bowman block in the back, and the 49ers will start at the 3.

Rams drive cont: Justin Smith is really fired up, maybe because he got kicked out of the game in the first quarter in the last game.

Rams drive: Ahmad Brooks made his best play of the season, sniffing out an end around, taking on the linemen and making the tackle for now gain. The Rams are driving however.

49ers drive: Horrible drive by the 49ers. After getting a first down, they went with heavy run formations, including that included six offensive linemen. Why, when they had so much success passing in the last game against them? Not smart. Their heavy run emphasis went nowhere and then David Baas grounded the shotgun snap to Smith on third down.

Rams drive cont: Steven Jackson touchdown on 1-yard run. The drive was set up by a pass interference penalty by Nate Clements. He was fooled by a wide receiver pass from Danny Amendola. Clements never turned around and then put a shoulder into the intended receiver. The ball was underthrown and intercepted by Reggie Smith. The 49ers consistently get beat by flea flicker-type plays.

Rams drive: Reggie Smith shaken up on kickoff return, but makes the first tackle.

49ers win the coin toss for one of the only times this season. They'll take the ball in the second half. Missouri native Justin Smith made called the toss.

Anthony Dixon will play with a heavily-wrapped sprained ankle. Rod Brooks on KNBR reported that offensive coordinator Mike Johnson and quarterback Troy Smith feel they have an excellent plan for the Ramns, which includes getting him out of the pocket.

Should the Rams widen their defensive ends, look for the 49ers to hit them with the running game. The Rams are likely to back off blitzing and put more players in coverage to prevent the long pass.

Posted By: Kevin Lynch (Email) | December 26 2010 at 11:30 AM

49ers lose 34-7

Chargers in victory formation.

All night on NFL network, they've said Mike Singletary should keep his job. Millen and Mariucci said it before the game Joe Theismann just said it again.

Chargers drive: Hey look at Keaton Kristick making plays on defense. The Chargers punt.

49ers drive: Touchdown Brian Westbrook. No shutout. Good connection between Smith and Morgan.

With this loss, the 49ers have assured themselves their eighth straight losing season. You wonder if history is just catching up to them. They had a string of fine coaches with Bill Walsh, George Seifert and even Steve Mariucci. Then they went with two Hall of Fame quarterbacks with Montana and Young, and then they got some excellent seasons out of Jeff Garcia.

49ers drive: Smith throws an interception on fourth down. He got blasted on the play.

No sign of Troy Smith. I think it's Alex's game still

Chargers drive: Touchdown Vincent Jackson, 21-yard pass. Now there's a challenge flag.

Chargers drive: Mis-communication gets the ball down to the 22 on a pass to tight end McMichael. Both Spikes and Willis went to cover the back, which left McMichael wide open.

Third quarter over: The only drama left in this game is whether Troy Smith relieves the other Smith.

49ers drive: Three and out once again with a sack on second down. Anthony Davis is struggling. He's given up two sacks after coming three straight good games in a row. The Chargers are double- triple covering Vernon Davis and nobody else is getting open.

OK, maybe the 49ers aren't giving up. Anybody who watched this tired defense fight on the goal line could see some heart. At least their heart on defense. I don't know about offense.

Chargers drive cont: Chargers have a 3rd-and-1 at the 49ers 3. The 49ers can't stop the run.

Chargers drive: Manny Lawson got hit by Spikes and had to come out. Goldson is back and just got run over by Tolbert.

49ers drive: Another three and out. The 49ers offense just looks futile.

Posted By: Kevin Lynch (Email) | December 16 2010 at 08:26 PM

New stream for second half

halftime analysis: More of the same for the 49ers. Mediocre play at quarterback, and an inability to overcome adversity. Mike Singletary keeps saying his team has character. They don't tonight. They've been unable to overcome bad breaks, and they probably don't have the quarterback to bring them back. They might want to bring Troy Smith. At least he can make the big play.

49ers drive: Chargers call time out with 66 seconds left, a slap against the 49ers offense.

49ers drive: Travis LaBoy went to the locker room with a knee injury his return is questionable.

Chargers drive cont: Vincent Jackson wide open for a touchdown. Maybe the 49ers should sign Jackson; he'll be a free agent.

Chargers drive: Two minute warning. The 49ers have a lot to overcome. The failure to score on 4th-and-six inches, the Justin Smith ejection. All of this against a good team. They might get blow out here. Haven't heard any more on Goldson. He came off the field on his own power.

Chargers drive: Big play to Kelly Washington, then gets a 15-yard personal foul on Tarell Brown for a hit out of bounds. Horrible call. This crew, which I've near seen before, is calling an excessively tight game. The 49ers are losing their grip on the game.

49ers drive: Antonio Garay with the weird hair cut sacked Smith on third down. Smith was forced to step up because of pressure off the right side. For some reason, Anthony Davis stepped inside which allowed the pass rusher to get into the backfield quickly. Smith lucky he didn't get hurt because he got body slammed by Garay.

Chargers drive cont: Chargers get 10-point turnaround by stopping the 49ers on 4th and goal and then driving down the field for a field goal. That's a killer. What's worse is losing Justin Smith. KNBR reported that Smith said that he was pushed first by the ref, but you can't push back. Without him, the 49ers defense could wear out fast.

Chargers drive cont: Two wide open receivers on consecutive plays got the Chargers in scoring position. Parys Haralson got sucked up by the blitz and then didn't get the proper depth on the first play. Vincent Jackson turnaround Nate Clements on 14-yard receptions. That shouldn't happen. A 6-5 guy, should not be more nimble than the 6-foot Clements.

Chargers drive: Justin Smith blew out Chris Wilson when Wilson pulled, and then he pushed the referee. He just got tossed. The 49ers might have just lost the game.

49ers drive cont: Dixon stopped on fourth down. He lost 2 yards. Iupati tried to cut Brandon Siler and he missed him. Wow. Actually,, Siler just filled quickly from his linebacker spot. The play developed too slowly.

49ers drive cont: Touchdown 49ers, Alex Smith scores on an 8-yard run. It's tied. But it will be reviewed. It looks like Smith scored on the replay.

49ers drive cont: Smith misfires into the end zone. But the Chargers get called for personal foul. Chargers tried to boost up a player to try to block a kick.

First quarter over: The 49ers are driving. Good pitch play to Dixon for 17 yards and great block by David Baas who pulled from his center position. The 49ers will face a 3 and 6 when the second quarter starts. This might be four down territory.

49ers drive: Finally Ted Ginn tried to run over somebody. It was the punter, but it counts.

Chargers drive: The 49ers are blitzing somebody on nearly every play. Sack Sopoaga on second down. He has played well this year. Clements made a great tackle on third down and long.

49ers drive: Why do some many receivers drop balls from Alex Smith? Do they not have confidence in him? Delanie Walker dropped a pass that would have gone for 20 yards plus on first down. The ball was right there. Smith then misfired on second down and threw short of the first down on third down. He doesn't look sharp despite the drop.

Ginn drives me crazy. I hate the way he reverses field constantly on returns. Just go straight ahead.

First penalty of the game. An illegal block in the back by rookie Phillip Adams on a punt return. The 49ers will start around the 20.

Chargers drive: Patrick Willis does not look comfortable. He's blitzing on nearly every play whether it's run or pass.Although he wrapped up Hester on a 9-yard loss on second down.

49ers drive cont: Crabtree had his finger popped back into place and went back on the field. 49ers had to punt. Alex Smith for some reason threw high on a bubble screen to Delanie Walker, who would have gotten the first down. Sometimes Smith does things that are just inexplicable. 49ers punt.

Chargers win toss and will start on offense.

Touchdown Chargers. Vincent Jackson on only his third catch of the year, out-muscled Nate Clements for the 58-yard touchdown. Clements was left alone on the 6-5 Jackson. Philip Rivers then had a little trash talk for Clements after the score. It's on. Can the 49ers respond.

49ers drive: Crabtree is hurt and is on the sidelines. Anthony Davis pushed one of the Chargers safeties and he flopped. But no call. The 49ers are chippy. They just called timeout, probably because of the Crabtree injury.

Posted By: Kevin Lynch (Email) | December 16 2010 at 06:59 PM

49ers win

The 49ers did everything right in this game, including resting players at the end of the game. So the 49ers have taken the first step in their quest for the division by beating the Seahawks. The Rams also compiled by losing to the Saints. The 49ers playoff prospects just got a lot better.

Deon Butler looked like his broke his lower leg after catching a TD in the end zone. It's now 40-21.

Lawson just had a cramp.

Seattle drive: Manny Lawson just hit the deck. I think he might have a cramp.

49ers drive: A designed naked boot by Alex Smith to keep things going a little bit. Michael Crabtree missed a high pass. Still no chemistry between Smith and Crabtree. The streak is broken; the 49ers get a first down and now can eat up some clock. The 49ers are going a lot with outside zone runs with Dixon. Maybe he likes those plays inside gap runs.

Seahawks drive: Interesting the 49ers are playing Taylor Mays at free safety for Dashon Goldson. Maybe he would be better there. I've never seen so many passes go through the hands of receivers. It's happened three or four times for Seattle. Mare just missed a 43-yard field goal.

This is the first game the 49ers actually showed themselves to be playoff worthy. Also, Alex Smith got lucky in this one. Yes, he made the right reads, but he benefited from yards after the catch and five Matt Hasselbeck turnovers.

49ers drive: Another uninspired three and out for the 49ers. Seahawks drive: Things are going badly for Seattle. Matt Hasselbeck had Michael Robinson wide open and missed him with a floated pass across the field. Robinson turned around twice before the pass dropped.

49ers drive: Three and out.

Seattle: Kickoff return for a score. Seventh kickoff return for a TO for Leon Washington. Kudos to Michael Robinson and Jeff Ulbrich who are big in the Seattle special teams.

49ers drive: 49ers get another field goal from Jeff Reed, after the 46-yard big play to Josh Morgan. Morgan had about 38 yards worth of YAC on the play. That's been the story of the game, that and the Seahawks' turnovers. 49ers 40-7. Seattle drive: Three and out. Great read by Takeo Spikes on third down. He held the running back so he couldn't get out in the pattern, which is no longer a penalty apparently.

49ers drive: The 49ers go three runs and then send out Andy Lee. The 49ers should seriously consider mass substitutions with a 30-point lead and a game Thursday night in San Diego.

Seattle drive: Interception Clements in end zone. Great finger-tip catch. Hasselbeck was trying to go with a fade route, but Clements got a good chuck at the line of scrimmage and then made the pick. Well done.

The extra point got blocked. They were are looking at Iupati's left shoulder. It might be a stinger. When Iupati came off the field, Anthony Dixon patten on the left arm, which caused Iupati more pain. Everyone was laughing about that apparently.

Seattle drive: Pick six Dashon Goldson. The 49ers didn't have a safety interception all year. Then within the space of three minutes, the 49ers get two. A 40-yard interception return for a score.

Compa David White just told me that 148 yards of the Alex Smith's 195 yards came with yards after the catch.

Posted By: Kevin Lynch (Email) | December 12 2010 at 03:59 PM

New stream for second half

49ers drive: Alex Smith didn't throw to the end zone and the 49ers settle for a field goal. Smith finished the half 13 of 20 for 195 yards and three touchdowns. But here's the question, does Troy Smith throw three TD's against the woeful Seattle?

Seattle: Interception by Reggie Smith, the first pick by safety. 49ers are on the 10.

49ers drive: Brian Westbrook tremendous 62-yard catch-and-run. A good play between two smart players. Smith recognized blitz, Westbrook got his head around quickly. Where are the boos now? 49ers lead 27-7.

Seattle drive: The 49ers stop them on 4th down and then they went with a fade route to Ruvell Martin. Shawntae Spencer provided the tight coverage that led to the incompletion.

49ers drive: 15-yard TD to Josh Morgan for the score on points after the fumble. The 49ers are doing what you have to do with Alex Smith and that's get yards after the catch. Smith likes to short and the receivers are making him look good by running after the catch. Two terrific moves by Morgan to score. 49ers lead 20-7.

Seattle drive: Travis LaBoy, sack, fumble and recovery. The hat trick. The 49ers have the ball at Seattle 17.

49ers drive: Another field goal for Jeff Reed. The 49ers are up 13-7 after the 44-yard field goal. Ted Ginn Jr. was open on a slant on third down. The ball was behind him, but Ginn has to make that catch. There have been a few drops already. Troy Smith throws a more catchable pass. 49ers 13-17.

Seahawks drive: Lots of confusion on third down on a direct snap to Michael Robinson. Then Robinson let a ball go through his hands for an interception.

49ers drive: The 49ers drive for field goal. Anthony Dixon made a great cut and found an open middle for a big gain. Alex Smith even went down to make a block. He also got blasted on third down. Smith is moving the ball and the 49ers are not doing it with the spread. They are going out of pro set or two-tights formations. 49ers 10-7.

Seahawks drive: Ruvell Martin scored easily on slant-and-go route. Free safety Reggie Smith bit on the pump fake and then slipped behind Smith in the end zone wide open. The fake was so good, it looked like a broken coverage. Smith has to watch more film. Tied 7-7.

49ers drive: Alex got sacked on third down. He held the ball too long. The Seahawks have already blitzed three times. Westbrook has picked up everyone. Chilo Rachal missed his block on Aaron Curry, which led to the sack.

Seattle drive: Guard Mike Gibson had his tail handed to him by Justin Smith. He whiffed twice on Smith. That's a match up to watch. Seattle was forced to punt.

49ers drive: Alex Smith got booed after throwing two straight incompletions to start the game, then led the team down for an opening-drive score. He found Vernon Davis for a 42-yard catch and run against a broken coverage. Terrific blitz pick up by Brian Westbrook on two of the passes to Davis. The other went for 22 yards. 49ers 7, Seattle 0

The 49ers caught a break with Seattle, neither of their big receivers, Mike Williams (ankle) and Ben Obomanu (hand), will play. Both were listed as questionable. Williams has taken over games at times.

Posted By: Kevin Lynch (Email) | December 12 2010 at 02:30 PM

It's a pick. Game over.

Interception by Nick Collins and it's over. The Packers will take a knee or two. Wait we have review.

49ers drive:Vernon Davis just went to the sideline, it looks like his ankle is acting up again.

Packers drive cont: Packers inside the 49ers 12 again. The Packers are running out the clock just like they did last year. Mason Crosby makes a short field goal its 34-16.

Packers drive cont: It would easy to blame the defense for this loss. They did have a number of breakdowns. But it's hard to play defense with a Troy Smith-led offense because the 49ers either go three and out, or they score quickly on a big play.

Packers drive: The 49ers have this pattern of poo-pooing challenges, like playing in the cold. Then they get tripped up by those challenges. The 49ers defense missed plenty of tackles this afternoon, probably because their hands are frozen. I don't know, however, what they could have done to acclimate.

49ers drive cont: Another three and out. One third down, Smith had a an open Crabtree on a slant, but he didn't throw it. Then he got sacked. He takes a long time to go through his progression; he even does that in practice. The question is, can he learn to get quicker with more experience.

49ers drive: Ted Ginn Jr, a few weeks ago, looked like he was in a slump with his returns. By the last two months he's been excellent. it helps that in the 4th quarter, the 49ers have the wind at their back.

Packers drive: Crosby makes a 43-yarder to make it 31-16. The game is slipping away.

49ers drive: Vernon Davis dropped a pass that would have been good for at least 50. Davis hasn't done that much this year. The 49ers are still in this, but not if they go three-and-out. Ginn almost caught a long pass but he couldn't get his second foot down.

49ers drive: I've never seen so many players on the same team run into each other. Ted Ginn Jr. had a return stymied when he ran into Phillip Adams. Earlier, Troy Smith and Antony Dixon ran into Mike Iupati. Wierd.

Packers drive: Touchdown for 2 yards to Greg Jennings. Another big play to Jennings that got the ball to the 49ers' 5. The 49ers safeties are struggling, receivers are consistently getting behind them.

49ers drive: 23-yard field goal by Jeff Reed. The 49ers stall once again inside the 10, and that's where a new quarterback struggles. Troy Smith had an open Crabtree on third down but he missed him while rolling to his right. Sometimes, Smith throws side arm, and when he does, it's usually inaccurate.

Packers drive: Touchdown Donald Driver. The old man broke three tackles and got into the end zone. Driver was left wide open over the middle. A 61-yard score, with Reggie Smith, Dashon Goldson and Nate Clements all missing tackles. So much went wrong on that play, it's hard to know where to start.

Posted By: Kevin Lynch (Email) | December 05 2010 at 01:00 PM

New stream for second half, 49ers trail 14-13

First half assessment: Really interesting half for the 49ers. When the Packers scored again on a 1-yard run to go up 14-6, you thought Green Bay would run away with it, mainly because of the inconsistency of Troy Smith. But then Smith struck with his 66-yard touchdown pass to Vernon Davis. Smith can look so bad at times, running way into sacks, throwing the ball right into the teeth of the defense. Then he can strike like a bolt of lightening. If ever learned the offense and developed a short passing game, he'd be really dangerous. New steam for the second half.

49ers drive: The 49ers will let the half run out. Vernon Davis is all over the place. Now he's jawing with Clay Matthews.

Packers drive: The 49ers get lucky again. James Jones caught a pass down to the 49ers' 10, but the play was called dead because the 49ers were off-sides. Then they get a three-and-out.

Vernon Davis came off the field and exploded at quarterbacks coach Jason Michael, who's transfers the plays from OC Mike Johnson in the booth. I think Davis was saying that he wants the ball more. Davis has been pass protecting much more in the last few games. He let his frustration out after the TD. He then got a consoling talk from Mike Singletary and tight ends coach Pete Hoener.

49ers drive: TD, Vernon Davis score. A 66-yard score and the 49ers are right back in it. 14-13.

Packers drive: Touchdown John Kuhn. Packers lead 14-6.

Packers drive: Screen to Jackson gets the ball to the 49ers' 1. This game is changing in a hurry.

49ers drive: Bad drive for the 49ers. Anthony Dixon couldn't get his footing on his two carries, and then Troy Smith nearly threw an interception on third down. The momentum is certainly changing. Tarell Brown is back. Dixon is now going to change his kicks.

Packers drive: Big pass (57 yards) to Greg Jennings. They lead 7-6

Nate Clements after hitting the fullback, is down. It looks like a leg injury.

49ers drive: Jeff Reed makes a good on a 44-yard field goal and he looked very solid doing it. Troy Smith engineered the drive by throwing all of his passes on the drive to Michael Crabtree, including one 39-yard completion. Smith also missed on a long pass Crabtree on the first play of the game. 49ers lead 3-0

Linebacker Parys Haralson will not play with his sprained ankle, which means plenty of playing time for Travis LaBoy. The wind is swirling, which should make kicking difficult. Weather is in the 20's with a wind chill to 13 degrees.

Posted By: Kevin Lynch (Email) | December 05 2010 at 11:35 AM