The 49ers are going to beat the Rams tomorrow (1 Viewer)

[Wingnut]

As a 9er fan, all I can say is their offense gives me alot of hope for the future. Looking alot better than I expected them to look this season.



I dont expect alot of wins this year but I like what Im seeing so far.

EAT: Nice call

 

[azcards33]

The 20-13 outcome Sunday at Monster Park was more a case of the Rams losing the game than the 49ers winning it. That’s the way a peeved Jimmy Kennedy saw it, anyway.

“We feel that they didn’t earn anything,” said Kennedy, the Rams’ nose tackle. “You have to respect them for the win, but we shot ourselves in the foot.”

 

[azcards33]

as an aspiring sports journalist/sports handicapper there are a couple of things i want to point out in regards to Sunday's Niners/Rams game:

1) The NFL's younger teams, as the 49ers are, historically struggle to win on the road, but play much better and have an easier time winning at home. I think that throughout the season, this will be the case for the 49ers

maybe you'd feel more comfortable and confident in this phenomenon if you heard it directly from a sports psychologist.It's an old article and is talking about the NBA, but it's definately applicable to any young sports team

Year for road kill:When losing stinks.

UNION-TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICES

December 17, 2003

Winning on the road is a puzzle the Detroit Lions and Cleveland Cavaliers can't seem to solve. And they're not alone.

Sports psychologists say the problem is mental. Longtime NBA executive Pat Williams thinks it's simpler than that.

Williams knows what the Cavaliers are going through, with 34 consecutive road losses, including 13 this season. He was GM of the expansion Orlando Magic, which had some impressive dry spells of its own.

"We not only lost on the road, but we lost at home as well," said Williams, now a Magic executive VP. "I couldn't figure out any other place to play the games."

Williams believes it's no mystery why teams like the Lions and Cavs struggle on the road. "They're just not very good," he said.

Dr. Leonard Zaichkowsky, a sports psychologist at Boston University, believes momentum has a lot to do with this phenomenon.

"Once they get on a roll like that, players have a bit of superstition," he said. "They are not heavy thinkers. Many of them believe in luck and fate rather than their own ability.

"They are swayed so easily. They lose a couple of games on the road and they begin to think, 'We can't win on the road.'"

And then they don't.

Trivia time

Which NFL team holds the record for consecutive road losses?

Let's get this over with

Darren Clarke and Ben Curtis both got off to a bad start at the Target World Challenge and were in the first pairing the last three days.

They were 19 strokes behind the leader Sunday when Clarke ambled onto the practice range with a cup of coffee and a message for his 26-year-old rookie playing partner.

"All right, let's get one thing clear. We need to play fast today," Clarke said with a big grin.

Curtis smiled back and said, "Is four hours good enough?"

"No," Clarke said.

They played the first hole in six minutes and finished the round in just under three hours.

Not riding for a fall

Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens will take a leave of absence from riding in mid-January to focus on acting again.

"There's some really, really neat stuff going on," he said Monday night at a party marking the release of "Seabiscuit" on DVD. "I will take a leave of absence to protect my safety for the projects coming up."

Stevens made his acting debut as jockey George Woolf in the summer movie hit.

"I've got other priorities right now besides horse racing," he said. "It's a lot safer behind a camera than it is on top of a horse."

Trivia answer

The Houston Oilers, with 23 straight (1981-84).

Big number

8

Years since the Chargers put together a five-game winning streak, beating the New York Giants

27-17 on Dec. 23, 1995, at Giants Stadium in a game that is remembered mainly because Chargers equipment manager Sid Brooks got knocked unconscious on the sideline by a snowball thrown by a fan.

 

[Limp Ditka]

as an aspiring sports journalist/sports handicapper there are a couple of things i want to point out in regards to Sunday's Niners/Rams game:

1) The NFL's younger teams, as the 49ers are, historically struggle to win on the road, but play much better and have an easier time winning at home. I think that throughout the season, this will be the case for the 49ers

maybe you'd feel more comfortable and confident in this phenomenon if you heard it directly from a sports psychologist.It's an old article and is talking about the NBA, but it's definately applicable to any young sports team

Year for road kill:When losing stinks.

UNION-TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICES

December 17, 2003

Winning on the road is a puzzle the Detroit Lions and Cleveland Cavaliers can't seem to solve. And they're not alone.

Sports psychologists say the problem is mental. Longtime NBA executive Pat Williams thinks it's simpler than that.

Williams knows what the Cavaliers are going through, with 34 consecutive road losses, including 13 this season. He was GM of the expansion Orlando Magic, which had some impressive dry spells of its own.

"We not only lost on the road, but we lost at home as well," said Williams, now a Magic executive VP. "I couldn't figure out any other place to play the games."

Williams believes it's no mystery why teams like the Lions and Cavs struggle on the road. "They're just not very good," he said.

Dr. Leonard Zaichkowsky, a sports psychologist at Boston University, believes momentum has a lot to do with this phenomenon.

"Once they get on a roll like that, players have a bit of superstition," he said. "They are not heavy thinkers. Many of them believe in luck and fate rather than their own ability.

"They are swayed so easily. They lose a couple of games on the road and they begin to think, 'We can't win on the road.'"

And then they don't.

Trivia time

Which NFL team holds the record for consecutive road losses?

Let's get this over with

Darren Clarke and Ben Curtis both got off to a bad start at the Target World Challenge and were in the first pairing the last three days.

They were 19 strokes behind the leader Sunday when Clarke ambled onto the practice range with a cup of coffee and a message for his 26-year-old rookie playing partner.

"All right, let's get one thing clear. We need to play fast today," Clarke said with a big grin.

Curtis smiled back and said, "Is four hours good enough?"

"No," Clarke said.

They played the first hole in six minutes and finished the round in just under three hours.

Not riding for a fall

Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens will take a leave of absence from riding in mid-January to focus on acting again.

"There's some really, really neat stuff going on," he said Monday night at a party marking the release of "Seabiscuit" on DVD. "I will take a leave of absence to protect my safety for the projects coming up."

Stevens made his acting debut as jockey George Woolf in the summer movie hit.

"I've got other priorities right now besides horse racing," he said. "It's a lot safer behind a camera than it is on top of a horse."

Trivia answer

The Houston Oilers, with 23 straight (1981-84).

Big number

8

Years since the Chargers put together a five-game winning streak, beating the New York Giants

27-17 on Dec. 23, 1995, at Giants Stadium in a game that is remembered mainly because Chargers equipment manager Sid Brooks got knocked unconscious on the sideline by a snowball thrown by a fan.

So it only took you 5 days to find something to back it up.I know....

you were busy talking to student-athletes, SIDs, boosters, trainers, and assistant coaches all over the country, as well as defending your handicapping honor against RoarinSonoan in preparation for the '06 season and can personally assure you that this season will be more successful than any other!

 

[Delusions Of Adequacy]

What's that saying? Sometimes even a blind squirrel can find a nut.

Can't even give the man his props for calling the shot, can you?