flave1969
12-15-2004, 05:36 AM
The Redskins for once this season play a team they match up very well against statistically. This is of course not surprising as the 49ers are 2-11.
San Francisco is not a team loaded with talent and it has showed. It is a mistake to underestimate them as a unit. They have players like Eric Johnson who is having a good year, and Kevan Barlow who is not, but is one year removed from a 1000 yard season.
The 49ers rank 24th on Offense and 15th on Defense.
The 49er rushing game has been very poor this year and is ranked 30th this year garnering just 89.3 yards a game. Playing against a Washington D that ranks 3rd giving up just 85.2 ypg, it looks like the 49ers will not be improving very much on the ground. They do have 9 rushing TD's, the Skins have given up just 7, so again they are not likely to get much change out of the Skins D.
The passing game reads much the same. They rank 20th overall with 204.8 ypg whilst the Skins rank 4th overall giving up just 176.4 ypg. Again having only thrown 13 TD's and Washington only allowing 12 all year, points are going too be very hard too come by.
On Defense whilst being ranked 15th overall, the 49ers have given up 40 TD's this year. They have given up 30 plus points 5 times this year so they have really struggled keeping teams at bay. So what does this mean for the Skins O?
Clinton Portis should not have much trouble racking up good yards on the 49ers. They have given up 18 TD's on the ground and Portis has 3TD's in his last two games, so I expect him to score.
Patrick Ramsey should have time to pass in this game. The 49ers have only managed 26 sacks and the 22 TD's and just 8 Interceptions show that teams have found it easy to score. It is pretty clear that teams have not had to work hard and put up huge yardage numbers to beat the 49ers.
Cooley, Coles, Ramsey and Portis will be big factors in the game if they play like they did against Philly. Ramsey as a starter this year has completed 65% of his passes which is a huge improvement over Brunell. We have to remeber that he has played Philly twice and Pittsburgh in those four starts so he has played the best and has not disgraced himself. He is more than capable of beating up the 49ers as he did the Giants. The conservative nature of Gibbs playcalling suits this game well and I would not be surprised if Ramsey proves very accurate, and in tandem with Portis moves the team well.
In the end it comes down to the match ups. We have a Washington O finally showing signs of life playing a San Francisco D that has given up an average of 28 ppg. Whilst we have a similarly poor 49er O that goes against a D that has been top three all year and gives up just 16 ppg.
I think the Redskins will win 35-10. Why? Because in a season where we have been close in every game, much better teams than the 49ers have struggled to beat us. Everyday we see a piece of the jigsaw fall into place on this Skins team. This team has a lot of spirit, despite their record they come to play each week and against a team like the niners that means everything.
San Francisco is not a team loaded with talent and it has showed. It is a mistake to underestimate them as a unit. They have players like Eric Johnson who is having a good year, and Kevan Barlow who is not, but is one year removed from a 1000 yard season.
The 49ers rank 24th on Offense and 15th on Defense.
The 49er rushing game has been very poor this year and is ranked 30th this year garnering just 89.3 yards a game. Playing against a Washington D that ranks 3rd giving up just 85.2 ypg, it looks like the 49ers will not be improving very much on the ground. They do have 9 rushing TD's, the Skins have given up just 7, so again they are not likely to get much change out of the Skins D.
The passing game reads much the same. They rank 20th overall with 204.8 ypg whilst the Skins rank 4th overall giving up just 176.4 ypg. Again having only thrown 13 TD's and Washington only allowing 12 all year, points are going too be very hard too come by.
On Defense whilst being ranked 15th overall, the 49ers have given up 40 TD's this year. They have given up 30 plus points 5 times this year so they have really struggled keeping teams at bay. So what does this mean for the Skins O?
Clinton Portis should not have much trouble racking up good yards on the 49ers. They have given up 18 TD's on the ground and Portis has 3TD's in his last two games, so I expect him to score.
Patrick Ramsey should have time to pass in this game. The 49ers have only managed 26 sacks and the 22 TD's and just 8 Interceptions show that teams have found it easy to score. It is pretty clear that teams have not had to work hard and put up huge yardage numbers to beat the 49ers.
Cooley, Coles, Ramsey and Portis will be big factors in the game if they play like they did against Philly. Ramsey as a starter this year has completed 65% of his passes which is a huge improvement over Brunell. We have to remeber that he has played Philly twice and Pittsburgh in those four starts so he has played the best and has not disgraced himself. He is more than capable of beating up the 49ers as he did the Giants. The conservative nature of Gibbs playcalling suits this game well and I would not be surprised if Ramsey proves very accurate, and in tandem with Portis moves the team well.
In the end it comes down to the match ups. We have a Washington O finally showing signs of life playing a San Francisco D that has given up an average of 28 ppg. Whilst we have a similarly poor 49er O that goes against a D that has been top three all year and gives up just 16 ppg.
I think the Redskins will win 35-10. Why? Because in a season where we have been close in every game, much better teams than the 49ers have struggled to beat us. Everyday we see a piece of the jigsaw fall into place on this Skins team. This team has a lot of spirit, despite their record they come to play each week and against a team like the niners that means everything.