BILL POLIAN

[Bretsky]

Thought to be one of the great GM's of the game...offered some analysis on the playoff teams. He thought Denver had little to no chance of winning the SB.

He said he broke down the personnell of every playoff team and he thought they fell in some definitive tiers of talent

TIER ONE

Seattle and San Francisco...........and he felt the next level was a serious dropoff

TIER TWO
New Orlean Saints and Carolina Panthers.......and he again felt there was separation between these two teams and the next tier

TIER THREE

Denver, Green Bay, and Philadelphia

and then based on talent alone..........the rest



THOUGHTS ???

[Bretsky]

He also blirts out a few times that cost effective quarterback means stellar defense. Expensive QB means sacrifice on defense.
to me that seems like the Captain Obvious Statement

[bobblehead]

My thought is that we were fingertips away from beating the tier one team. That team blew out the tier 2 team. APRH we are as talented as anyone.

[call_me_ishmael]

He is right. Bobble you are such a homer. You don't honestly believe we can come close to beating the niners, do you? They have far more talent. It will catch up with them soon, though.

[mraynrand]

You don't honestly believe we can come close to beating the niners, do you?

The answer is yes. It's not a matter of belief, it's a matter of historical fact.

[pbmax]

Close to Niners and can take the Seachickens.

Stafford costs huge money and the defense is just as expensive in Detroit as the cap casualties can attest. Polian is just dribbling conventional wisdom.

[Bretsky]

The answer is yes. It's not a matter of belief, it's a matter of historical fact.

History has proven we can come close but can't close the deal and win...even at home.

By that meaure Bill Polian is correct in putting them in a tier clearly above us

[Brandon494]

Until we get a defense he is right.

[call_me_ishmael]

The answer is yes. It's not a matter of belief, it's a matter of historical fact.

That's one game, though. If they played 10 times, I think they'd go 1-9 at the very best.

[smuggler]

Nah. Even if the 49ers were significantly better, they still wouldnt win 90%.

[mraynrand]

That's one game, though. If they played 10 times, I think they'd go 1-9 at the very best.

two games, really. And the 9-10 thing requires five to ten years. Teams change radically in that time. (But I know what you really mean). Niners were a better team in 2013, but not by as much as 2012, and 2014 is up for grabs.

[run pMc]

SF has better talent on defense, but that is likely to shift as the rosters age and FAs want to get paid.
I'd argue that GB has comparable if not better talent on offense.

The separation between the two teams isn't that far IMO, especially if GB has a healthy squad.

[Zool]

SF has better talent on defense, but that is likely to shift as the rosters age and FAs want to get paid.
I'd argue that GB has comparable if not better talent on offense.

The separation between the two teams isn't that far IMO, especially if GB has a healthy squad.

Agreed. If one were to do it on a rating scale, the Packer O is a 9 and the SF D is a 9. The problem is, the Packer D is a 4 and the SF O is a 6, maybe 7.

[bobblehead]

He is right. Bobble you are such a homer. You don't honestly believe we can come close to beating the niners, do you? They have far more talent. It will catch up with them soon, though.

Um...yes, i do. We were literally 3 inches of verticle away from beating them without Mathews, Jolly, Perry, Neal and Mulumba on one leg. I guess if you are saying we weren't close to beating them 41 days ago, then your argument makes sense, but since you were proven wrong less than 6 weeks ago I would say you are the deluded one and I am the realist...but what do I know, I'm a homer who hammers the LT that everyone seems to think is doing a bang up job.

[bobblehead]

History has proven we can come close but can't close the deal and win...even at home.

By that meaure Bill Polian is correct in putting them in a tier clearly above us

Except he put them TWO tiers above us.