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What do you hate most about the 49ers playoff game that ended our 2011 team?

Posted on 6/28/22 at 6:18 pm
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
5380 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 6:18 pm
For me it’s the illegal hit on Pierre Thomas at the end of our first drive. I think everyone has forgotten about it and they only remember the Vernon Davis big plays at the end.

On our first drive, we drove the whole field, and we were about to score a TD and set the tone in San Francisco’s house. Instead, Donte Whitner’s illegal head to head hit on Pierre caused him to fumble and turn the ball over on the goal line, and it also broke his jaw and knocked him out of the game. Unsurprisingly, no flag was thrown and the turnover stood.

This play robbed the Saints of a touchdown and it set the tone in San Fran’s favor by taking away all the Saints momentum. It also showed that dirty plays would go unchecked that day by the officials. I really think the game would have been completely different if the Saints had scored on that first drive. The Saints would have won easily.
This post was edited on 6/28/22 at 6:21 pm
Posted by DBG
vermont
Member since May 2004
71778 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 6:19 pm to
100%. Whitner would be flagged and ejected for that shite today. It was brutally dirty then, now, and forever.
Posted by LSUlefty
Youngsville, LA
Member since Dec 2007
26455 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 6:23 pm to
The Thomas helmet to helmet.
Posted by Doublebagger
Member since Mar 2021
960 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 6:26 pm to
Yep. 100% illegal hit. He straight speared Thomas in the head.

But the 5+ turnovers the team gave up didnt help either.
Posted by dexy82
Madison, WI
Member since Sep 2004
1822 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 6:34 pm to
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For me it’s the illegal hit on Pierre Thomas


I remember yelling at the tv and scaring my newborn in the process.

After that day my eyes glazed over and I lost my child like emotion for sports.
I began to laugh at sports a lot more

Even the Minny miracle and no-call
Weren’t more than an eye-roll for me

Now I scan this forum from time to time and watch on average two games a year
Posted by Hetfield
Dallas
Member since Jun 2013
7060 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 6:39 pm to
This game is the game that will live in infamy. I'm still convinced if we win this game we have a great shot another Super Bowl victory.
Posted by DBG
vermont
Member since May 2004
71778 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 6:40 pm to
quote:

remember yelling at the tv and scaring my newborn in the process.

After that day my eyes glazed over and I lost my child


Jesus man the formatting here threw me for a loop
Posted by LooseCannon22282
Mobile
Member since May 2008
33745 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 6:44 pm to
the 5 turnovers.

Posted by grich31
Youngsville, La
Member since May 2008
1182 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 7:00 pm to
That goal line hit on PT that knocked him out and forced a fumble instead of a TD
Posted by Tangineck
Mandeville
Member since Nov 2017
1821 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 7:08 pm to
The Alex Smith TD run with 2 minutes left. Had it been Aaron Rodgers or Russell Wilson it wouldn't have been so bad. Alex fricking Smith running for 28 yards to take the lead at the 2 minute warning? frick that guy.
Posted by Fgiord
America
Member since Nov 2006
4688 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 7:09 pm to
If my memory is right, the Alex Smith 30 yard scramble for a TD to seal it.
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
5380 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 7:14 pm to
quote:

Alex Smith TD run with 2 minutes left. Had it been Aaron Rodgers or Russell Wilson it wouldn't have been so bad. Alex fricking Smith running for 28 yards to take the lead at the 2 minute warning? frick that guy.


Don’t feel too bad about this. Alex Smith was the number one overall pick in 2005 for being a great dual-threat QB. He was quite mobile.
Posted by Zzyzx
Member since Nov 2018
1884 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 7:29 pm to
That I was watching it with a bunch of 49ers fans....

Posted by Laaz2750
Los Angeles
Member since Aug 2008
8381 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 7:44 pm to
Yeah I went right to not getting to the QB on the final play (or not covering veeryone well) but then I remembered that we wouldn't have been n that position at all if not for that hit.
Posted by jblazejustblaze
nowhere la
Member since Dec 2009
159 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 7:47 pm to
We win that game we skull frick the giants at home
Posted by geauxtigers87
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2011
25208 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 8:24 pm to
thomas was bad.

gregg williams keeping roman fricking harper and scott Shanle on fricking vernon davis was fricking worse
Posted by Magazine St
New Orleans Metro Area
Member since Feb 2015
1621 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:20 pm to
The dumb arse defensive calls that let Vernon Davis run wild.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
66607 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:36 pm to
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But the 5+ turnovers the team gave up didnt help either.


Well… that was 1 of them.
Posted by Parrish
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2014
2126 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 10:17 pm to
Mostly Williams's play calls. All of the blitzes that didn't hit but were continued. The Smith TD run on like 3rd on 7 that we overloaded the defense and he just ran the other way with no pressure.

Losing a game with no penalties and giving up 3 FGs.
Posted by Weekend Warrior79
Member since Aug 2014
16418 posts
Posted on 6/28/22 at 10:18 pm to
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100%. Whitner would be flagged and ejected for that shite today. It was brutally dirty then, now, and forever.

Sure about that 100%?
Would you have said 100% they’d flag that PI and/or helmet-to-helmet against the Rams? Or 100% the hands to the face in OT?

How many times have we seen Dallas & Atl get away w that same hit in AK? 100% they’d call those?
This post was edited on 6/28/22 at 10:19 pm
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