Welcome back students to another day in the classroom today
we are going over another preseason game. This time it’s the immortal Payton
Manning against the vaunted 49ers defense. And I will tell you that in the
couple of series that Payton was out there he looked good. But the 49ers
linebackers and D-linemen put Payton to the test for sure hitting him time
after time and doing it hard. But now lets get to the grades…
Score: 49ers 29,
Broncos 24…
Offense: C+ (Passing
Yards: 165yrds, Rushing Yards: 139yrds): The offense in this game struggled
thru this game. The Denver Broncos 1st team defense played very well
against the 49ers starters. The offense as a whole looked average but played
well enough to get the win like they did so many times last season…
Quarterbacks: C
(C.Kapernick 4/4 80yrds, A.Smith 5/7 69yrds 1TD): The quarterbacks in this
game didn’t play up to there full potential but coach Harbaugh did run the ball
quite a bit. But I didn’t necessarily see anyone stand out or shine in this
game like previous games. Alex looked good as he led the team on a TD drive
with a 44 yard bomb to Vernon Davis…
Running Backs: B-
(A.Dixon 13/58yrds, 1TD, R.Cartwright 8/32yrds): This was a big breakout
game for Anthony Dixon who was dangerously close to being cut just because of
lack of roster spots at his position. Both Dixon and Cartwright had bright
moments in the second half leading the 49ers on a couple of FG drives late.
Overall best part of the offense was the run game…
Wide Receivers: C+
(K.Williams 1/46yrds, V.Davis 1/44yrds 1TD): The wideouts in the game did
play well but as I mentioned earlier. The OC was calling a lot of running plays
in this game so there wasn’t a lot of opportunities. But overall they made the
most of the catches they did make including the Vernon Davis 44 yard TD catch…
Defense: C+ (Passing
Yards: 265yrds, Rushing Yards: 83yrds): The
defense showed its depth in this game by doing better in the 2nd
half against the Broncos 2nd and 3rd team offense. The
Defense showed that our backups can go hard. So in the grand scheme of things
the defense wasn’t spectacular but it was impressive. I will take away from
this that Vic Faggio has a lot to work with this year…
Overall: C
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