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01/27/13 02:11 AM
Who's got it better than us? NOBODY!
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01/27/13 02:26 AM
Niners, 'Bama & Biscuits
wrote:Mel Kiper Jr.: Sharrif Floyd, Defensive Line, Florida Rob Rang: Barrett Jones, Center/Guard, Alabama Matt Miller: Xavier Rhodes, Cornerback, Florida State Walter Football: Margus Hunt, Defensive Line, SMU Drafttek: T.J. McDonald, Safety, USC My Mock: Xavier Rhodes, Cornerback, Florida State
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01/27/13 10:44 AM
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01/27/13 11:09 AM
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01/27/13 03:06 PM
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01/27/13 03:35 PM
Grand Poobah
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01/27/13 04:46 PM
wrote:Last week, the close of the conference championship games brought us an opening 49ers-Ravens line of 49ers -5. It did not take long for a lot of money to start coming in on the Ravens, and the line was quickly lowered to 49ers -4. Since then, the line has wavered between -4 and -3.5. Oddsmakers generally see the line settling at -3.5 heading into the game. For those wondering what causes the line to move, oddsmakers adjust it as money comes in because they want to try and get an even split of money coming in on both sides of the line. If there is an even split in bets, the oddsmakers can generally do fine because of the vig they are collecting on the bets. In Jay's opinion, their recent run through the AFC playoffs and the Ray Lewis factor are the big reasons for the early money. The Ravens covered in all three games, but winning on the road against the top two seeds in Denver and New England has some people feeling especially good about their chances. While the 49ers Super Bowl opponent was secondary in my mind, I have still found myself concerned about the Ravens as the sort of "Giants" team of this year's playoffs. That being the team that just seems to have that needed irrational confidence and is just rolling along in spite of the odds against them. Ideally the 49ers will just jump out and squash them early, but there is still something about this Ravens team that leaves me a little uneasy. It is worth noting on the gambling front, that Jay did think 49ers money will creep in a bit more this week as the emotions settle down following last week's conference championships. According to covers.com, the Las Vegas Hilton is starting to see that money coming in as game week develops.
01/27/13 05:42 PM
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01/27/13 07:08 PM
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01/27/13 08:13 PM
wrote:Seifert's final coaching job was with the Carolina Panthers from 1999 to 2001. There was an aging quarterback, Jim Harbaugh, on his final team. And on Seifert's staff for all three seasons with the Panthers was a young, eager assistant named Greg Roman. "This is more of a power football game," Seifert said. "Not that we couldn't run the ball. But he leans on it more that we did with Bill and myself as coaches. Also the fact the two coaches that proceeded Jim were of the same orientation, so there was a natural flow when he took over." Seifert is amazed at how Harbaugh has taken a team that experienced an eight-year playoff drought and achieved immediate success. Harbaugh joined Seifert as the only 49ers coaches to win NFC West titles their first two seasons. Seifert won a Super Bowl in his first season after replacing Walsh. In Seifert's second season, the 49ers bid for a a third Super Bowl in a row was derailed with a heartbreaking loss to the New York Giants in the NFC Championship Game. "But this team came back stronger this year, and that's not easy to do. What they did last year was miraculous. This year, they're putting the cherry on the cake. It's mind-boggling what coach Jim Harbaugh has done." What Harbaugh has been able to do, Seifert said, is somehow shift an attitude in which losing had turned into a bad habit. How many times with Dennis Erickson, Mike Nolan and Mike Singletary as coaches did the 49ers lose games that were seemingly in their grasp in the fourth quarter? "That team had been developing for the last few years, but the attitude is a key thing," Seifert said. "They were good, but they always seemed to figure out a way to lose. For him to come in and in a year turn that around was remarkable." "I'm most excited about San Francisco getting an opportunity to win a sixth Super Bowl and tie Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is known as a tough football town. People don't think of San Francisco as a tough football town. So this is pretty unique thing to experience as a fan."
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01/27/13 08:57 PM
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