Posts tagged Alex Smith
Welcome Back to Alex Smith
Dec 13th
I was the last one off the Alex Smith bandwagon as he was struggling earlier on this season, so it makes sense that I’m the first one back on.
Alex Smith, 49ers QB
His three TDs, 255 yards and 0 interceptions took the 49ers past the Seahawks in some style. And whilst the importance of the defensive showing in this match cannot be understated it was a composed and confident performance.
The post-season is still looking like a stretch. At 5-8 they’re one game behind the Seahawks and Rams but crucially they are 3-1 in the fairly weak NFC West. With the Rams and Cardinals to come after next week’s trip to San Diego there is still hope.
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NFL International Series – Denver Broncos @ San Francisco 49ers – Prediction
Oct 27th
The time is finally here! This is not just a regular season game to us NFL fans here in the UK, this is like Christmas time…err…on Halloween. These International Series games at our national stadium Wembley have meant so much to us, we know we are going to love this one and we also hope there are many more to come.
Mike Singletary
I had been unsure if this years UK game at was going to be as close as we had all hoped. However, it seems that the San Francisco 49ers are on the up and Denver are heading in quite the opposite direction.
The Denver Broncos travel to London on Friday, electing to get their prep in at home before taking in the London sights and distractions. You can catch up with their movements here http://blog.denverbroncos.com/jsaccomano/london-calling-2/
I caught up with the Denver v Oakland game last night, I had been warned by Andrew that the first half was a bit of a horror show and it really was. Denver’s defence had more holes in it than my first car! It wasn’t just the defence either, Mac favourite – Kyle ‘I stole my hair from the 80′s’ Orton didn’t have much joy leading the offensive charge and was under more pressure than Gordon Brown was to smile during the election build up.
NFL International Series 2010: Wembley Watch – Morning Update, Wednesday 27th
Oct 27th
A quick update and some team news. As injury statuses are updated later today, we’ll get a clearer picture of where things are.
San Francisco 49ers
Alex Smith‘s status is still unknown. A scan has confirmed that he’s got a seperated shoulder, the extent of it hasn’t been revealed. It’ll be later today when a status is given to him, but he was in a sling yesterday so it doesn’t look good.
Nate Clements and Delanie Walker are both expected to play. Eric Heitmann is still out.
EDIT – I really should have waited. Troy Smith has been announced as the starting QB for the 49ers. Hopefully he’ll go on to do as well as Josh Freeman (who also made his debut at Wembley) is doing.
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NFL International Series 2010: Wembley Watch – Update 9pm, Monday 25th
Oct 25th
NFL at Wembley... Not Long Now
The 49ers have arrived and are settling into London and the UK timezone for a good number of days ahead of Sunday’s game. Yesterday Alex Smith underwent some tests on his shoulder, but it’s still not known at this point if he’ll be able to play or not.
If he can’t, expect to see some serious time spent running the ball. The Broncos gave up 328 yards on the ground against the Oakland Raiders this week, a number which… well, wow. If the 49ers can get their young offensive line to create some seams, Frank Gore could have another great day and possible his third consecutive 100 yard game. If that’s the case (and I know there’s a lot of ‘ifs’ here) then backup QB David Carr won’t be asked to win the game, just not to lose it… something which he didn’t manage this past week.
NFL International Series 2010: Wembley Watch – 6 Days To Go
Oct 25th
Yes, there is less than a week left until these two teams face off at Wembley Stadium, and neither team had the ideal preparation this week with them both losing.
We’ll be taking a closer look at this match later in the week, and making our final predictions but here’s what happened last night.
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NFL International Series 2010: Wembley Watch – 13 Days To Go
Oct 18th
Less than two weeks to go now, and momentum built last night and carried into week 7 will play a key part when the teams line up at Wembley on the 31st, their ears still ringing from My Chemical Romance…
Denver Broncos
The Broncos have had a tough couple of weeks having to face the Ravens and Jets, two AFC teams that will almost certainly make the post-season. But they’ve been respectable in both and should not be at all discouraged despite successive losses.
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NFL 2010 Week 6 Guest Predictions
Oct 13th
Hi, I’m Chris and I’m a Dallas Cowboys fan (don’t boo!). I first started watching American Football at about 6 years old when Channel Four here in the UK used to air an early morning highlight show at the weekends. At the time the Cowboys were just putting together the roster that would go on to pick up three Super Bowl rings in four seasons. I quickly got hooked watching Emmit Smith avoiding tacklers and moving through holes in defences created by Moose Johnston while being amazed at the almost telepathic connection Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin seemed to have. I still continue to follow the Cowboys despite numerous let-downs and a constant barrage of abuse I get from all my Dallas-hating friends!
I’m taking a look at all the NFL games this week and making my predictions on each one.
Game Predictions
Miami Dolphins @ Green Bay Packers
Usually, I’d pick the Packers straight away for this one but, with doubts surrounding Clay Matthews, Jermichael Finley and Aaron Rodgers, I’m not so sure. Losing Ryan Grant has made the Packers offense one-dimensional and having the two key men in the passing game banged up will further hurt their chances, while the defense looked lost against Washington after their sack-machine Matthews departed. Miami’s main concern will be the performance of their special teams after they were destroyed by the Patriots in Week Four, but a new special teams coach and a bye-week to work on their problems could have sorted them out. Clay Matthews playing will be the key to whether Green Bay win or lose this one.
Prediction: Green Bay
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Week 5, 2010: Philadelphia Eagles @ San Francisco 49ers
Oct 8th
After getting last weeks prediction drastically wrong I’m beginning to think that I’m in the wrong business! Nevertheless, I’ll stick with it and overcome this slump I’ve fallen into. For week 5 I’ll be travelling to Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California and checking out the Philadelphia Eagles at the 49ers.
As part of our regular Wembley Watch articles, Andrew will take a look at the 49ers after the game, but I have to make a call before. So let’s take a look…
NFL International Series 2010: Wembley Watch – 4 Weeks To Go
Oct 3rd
We’re in October now! The NFL’s International Series 2010 Wembley game is getting closer and closer and in four weeks time (to the hour) it’ll all be done and we’ll be heading home. (Actually, we’ll probably be at The Green Man or some other nearby bar). Both teams were on early today, and with neither game blacked-out here in the UK I watched a half each of the games. How did they shape up?
Denver Broncos
I watched the second half of this game.
My fantasy match-up this week had me as 15 point dogs but with Chris Johnson on my opponent’s team projected to make 23 points. That always sounded high, but come half-time I was expecting to find out that he was injured due to the relatively small number of yards he’d put up. Like most viewers, I spent most of the second half just waiting for him to bust one out, but it never happened as the Broncos defence had him locked down.
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NFL International Series 2010: Wembley Watch – 5 Weeks To Go
Sep 27th
Week 3 is in the books for the two teams who’ll be gracing Wembley Stadium here in the UK later this year, so it’s time for this week’s Wembley Watch.
San Francisco
Oh dear, there is big trouble in San Fran. The Chiefs took them to school last night in an embarrassing outing. Craig fancied the Chiefs when we looked at the games last week and this turns out to have been a good move. Offensively the 49ers couldn’t get any of their playmakers involved at all and paid the price. The first 11 possessions producing only 3 points, 5 sacks allowed, untold quarterback hits – the rookie-laden line struggled all night. Very poor.
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