San Francisco 49ers enters Sunday’s game scoring 57 point in the first 2 games. The Vikings defense enters this game giving up 46 points in the first 2 games. The 49ers are filled this year with fantastic playmakers. Can the Vikings hold this highly talented team to 23 points or less is the question and get a win? The home crowd will need to be the biggest 12th man in quite some time.
I spent time looking at the 49ers depth chart and found players that were some of the best of their particular draft class.
The quarterback, Alex Smith was the number 1 pick overall in 2005. This guy has been through the ringer and now with coach Harbaugh supporting him he is becoming the player they had hoped.
The offensive line the 49ers have just might be the best the Vikings defensive line will face all year. The left tackle, Joe Staley, 2007 1st round pick and next to him left guard Mike Iupati, 2010 first round pick. The center is Jonathan Goodwin was a 2011 free agent pick up. The right guard is Alex Boone undrafted in 2009 and finally right tackle another first round pick in 2010, Anthony Davis. 3 out of 5 are 1st round picks and young.
Jared Allen and the rest of the defensive line are going to have their hands full. I still feel the crowd will be huge advantage potentially causing false starts and even better the D-Line may get the jump they need due to the crowd noise. All it takes is a split second difference and there you have Alex Smith lying looking at the new dome ceiling
The tight end, Vernon Davis another firs round pick this time in 2006. It was mentioned on tv last week that Davis is the fastest receiver in the receiving corp.
The Vikings linebackers are going to have to play the game of their lives. I do not believe you can double cover Davis because of the wide receiving corp the 49ers have. The possibility of being without leading tackler Erin Henderson is concerning. Marvin Mitchell, who played on the Saints Super Bowl team, may get his chance to shine.
The wide receiving corp is a quarterback’s dream. The starters are listed as Michael Crabtree, 2009 1st round pick and the other wide out is former number one pick in 1998 non other than Randy Moss. I cannot tell you anything you don’t already know about this freak of nature. The Vikings defensive backs had better be ready. An ex Vikings coming back home and would love to show the Minnesota fans he still has it. Will it be cheering or booing from the crowd? The 49ers already talented not only signed Moss but they also added Mario Manningham who came from the Super Bowl Champ, New York Giants. The rich get richer.
The Vikings have so much youth in the secondary that it is concerning on how to shut these men down. Chris Cook needs to play a monster game no matter who he faces. Antoine Winfield if there ever was a game the leadership was needed this would be the game. The young safeties just have to play with themselves. They have both shown the ability to hit. I can see a lot of rotating of cornerbacks to get the rest needed.
The pass rush has been getting close in both games but for this game close is no good. The home crowd advantage along with the facing of many experts calling for the 49ers to be in the Super Bowl, if this doesn’t give an emotional boost I do not know what will.
The 49ers have 7 of 11 offensive starters that were 1st round picks going against 4 Vikings 1st round picks which includes Antoine Winfield, Buffalo Bills first round pick. The other 3 are Kevin Williams, Chad Greenway and Harrison Smith.
A battle of first round picks should be fun to see in a way what team drafted better by seeing how each of these picks performs.
In the end it is a team game but it is neat to see how teams are formed.
Next up: Thoughts on Vikings offense against 49ers defense
Thanks for reading
Purplestick
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