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Originally Posted by Kaepernick
Why did the 49ers go 13-3 in 2011.
They had a historic run defense, breaking records back to 1911. They gave up their 1st rushing TD and 100-yard rusher in game 16.
The kicker had an MVP year, hitting on 44 field goals, 11 more than the second place kicker. Alex kept killing drives on 3rd down, but Akers just booted field goals from mid-field.
The kicker by HIMSELF scored some 166 points.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/statistics/pl...ints/year/2011
Frank Gore ran for 1200 yards with 8 TDs.
How soon you forget HOW the 49ers got those 13-wins. Dave Akers, the FG kicker, won more games than Alex did, by a long shot. |
Question what was the 49ers 3rd down conversion ratio when they ran? what was it when they passed?
Wow...I guess Gore sucks more than Alex then...or there's more to the stat then what you're suggesting.
How many of those 3rd down situations were 7+ yards?
Double standard some fans have..It's all Alex's fault when the team sucked, but when the team was good he had nothing to do with it.
Please note, I'm not saying that Alex carried the team on his back. But he was a big part of why they were successful.