From: marshall@nebula.ssd.lmsc.lockheed.com (Bob Marshall)
Subject: 49ers/Rams
Reply-To: marshall@nebula.ssd.lmsc.lockheed.com
Organization: LMSC, Sunnyvale, California
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 01:54:11 GMT

The 49ers subdued the Rams today in Anaheim by a score of 27-10. The game
was a little bit closer than the final score would indicate, but the Rams
never really did threaten to take control of the game. Both quarterbacks
today were very erratic; they were both frequently way off target, even
when they had time to throw. Fortunately for the 49ers Rickey Watters was
on his game today, picking up 163 yards on 26 carries, and he scored
two TDs. The impressive thing about that is that none of the runs was for 
over 20 yards (at least I don't remember any), which is a big credit to 
the 49ers offensive line.

The Rams came out and tried to pick on Eric Davis deep. All three attempts
failed, although one of them resulted in a chintzy "illegal contact" call
against Davis. All in all the 49ers secondary played a pretty good game,
although I don't know how much of that had to do with their performance
as opposed to Everett's lousy performance. The only play on which the
secondary was exposed was on the TD pass to Ellard, on which Hall played
like a rookie (well, he *IS* a rookie!).

The only other highlights for the 49ers were Jerry Rice's 42-yard TD catch
(which was actually a poorly thrown pass by Young that Rice made a good
play on), and Mike Cofer going 2 for 2 on field goals in spite of his
injured shoulder (plus three PATs, for a total of nine points). Cofer is
now 13-19 on the year, which is not fantastic, but is certainly not shabby.

One question : there was a play in the second half on which Young was
hit late after he threw a pass, and a flag was thrown. The flag was later
picked up, and the explanation from the official was "the quarterback was
a runner, so there is no penalty" (Young had scrambled out of the pocket,
and was hit when he was near the sidelines). I guess I'm not surprised that
there is such a rule, but I'm surprised that I have not seen this scenario
come up more often. It certainly seems to be a situation that is ripe
for controversy. What's the deal here?

Best lines of the day :

Chris Berman, doing a promo on ESPN's Kansas City-Seattle game "Yes,
the Seattle Seahawks, the team that put the 'O' back in 'Offense'".

John Madden, after observing a 49ers' lineman relaxing on the bench :
"You know, there ought to be a rule that prohibits defensive linemen from
crossing their legs while they're sitting on the bench."

John Madden, discussing a tape showing him catching a pass from Joe
Montana during a practice session yesterday : "OK, this tape is in extra
slow-motion, that's why it looks like I'm running so slow..."

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