Sunday, November 05, 2006

Halftime: 49ers 6 - Vikings 3

While most everyone enjoys the shootout in football, I'm actually kind of enjoying this game so far. One of the key defensive plays was Bethel Johnson dropping the deep pass, combined with the tripping penalty at the same time. It ended up being a dead play, but it certainly could have been worse.

Offense
As the announcers astutely pointed out, Bryan Gilmore should have been past the first down marker. The running game has not been established yet and the passing game has been tamed more or less.

Defense
It's been an interesting game for the defense. Chester Taylor got his yards and Brad Johnson was 10 for 12 in the half. However, Johnson has only 60 yards and the running defense has been bend but don't break. Throw in the Brad Johnson fumble and the defense rebounded from last week quite admirably.

2nd Half
The team needs to keep plugging away at the run. I think if Gore keeps at it, he'll break through. The front line needs to get a little more pressure on Johnson. As with the running game, if they get the pressure, big plays will come.

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