Comments on: Fisher the latest coach to say Justin Smith a little handsy

By: sactown9er916

sactown9er916 — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:33:09 +0000

lionsdraftguy says:
Nov 28, 2012 1:10 PM
The whole niners team is dirty and unclassy, so no surprise here.

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Imagine that. Both characteristics you mentioned happen to be the epitomy of Lions football and it stems from your coach.

By: the1849ers

the1849ers — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:34:31 +0000

“No fair! Waaaa!” It’s a physical game, man up.

By: Mr. Wright 212

Mr. Wright 212 — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:57:23 +0000

And Gilbride was right. Holding, and NOT moving his feet is flag-worthy and he gets away with murder.

26-3.

By: ialwayswantedtobeabanker

ialwayswantedtobeabanker — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:32:58 +0000

Number one, Justin Smith is a freaking monster — he was with the Bengals and with Mizzou prior to that. The ‘Niners hit the jackpot in signing him as a Free Agent.

As for the technique of Justin Smith “occupying” a blocker by use of grabby hand-techniques — it’s true. The eye in the sky don’t lie. It’s clearly been coached.

And whether it’s cheating or just gamesmanship is in the eye of the beholder and their tolerance for what is going on.

If it’s viewed as pushing the envelope that the ‘Niners are doing, and quite successfully — then one could argue they deserve some credit for creating a competitive advantage. But if it’s viewed as a more nefarious to skirt the rules – it’s might be viewed in a different light.

But either way, one thing is certain: it most definitely is highly effective. Very very very effective.

By: histarz

histarz — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:26:04 +0000

Does this comment imply that Fisher thinks Justin is better than his own player Chris Long? Then I would have to agree there.

By: eleventy4

eleventy4 — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:22:01 +0000

Good point right above me. As a 49ers fan, I haven’t really thought about that. We don’t have any Vince Wilfork types out there lumbering around.

By: redrifle14

redrifle14 — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:21:29 +0000

This is no news. He played like that for the Bengals for 7 yrs. Jerome “Bus” Bettis once called him dirty in the 2004 season. Old news.

By: lionsdraftguy

lionsdraftguy — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:10:48 +0000

The whole niners team is dirty and unclassy, so no surprise here.

By: goldrush36

goldrush36 — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:09:23 +0000

Yeah that’s actually quite a bit different from what gilbride said.. Gilbride said it with full intention of causing a stir. Fish was deliberate in saying it was a legal act and he does a great job.. he has a point in that Smith always has his feet going towards the QB… its not like he is just bearhugging them and pulling them away

By: tommyribs

tommyribs — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:56:31 +0000

Sounds to me like Justin Smith is a Jeff Fischer kind of player, and Fischer is praising the guy as a beast.

The guy is an animal, and lets face it, the 9ers have put together one of the fastest and most physical defenses I have seen in a long time.

Everyone on the defense can run, and everyone can tackle.

By: schmitty2

schmitty2 — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:56:14 +0000

As a Ram’s fan I was stunned to see how good our O-line was at keeping those guys in check a few weeks ago. With that being said they better be on their A-game especially when Aldon lines up opposite of Barry Richardson

By: billb49

billb49 — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:34:38 +0000

Of course, Fisher is right and he’s a smart guy, but if you’ve been watching Aldon Smith this season, you know that a lot of his sacks have really been all his. He’s bull-rushed guys, he’s juked guys and he’s used his own hands to swim past guys quite a few times. The guy is phenomenal and the Niners were brilliant to draft him.

By: tennis22drew

tennis22drew — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:28:13 +0000

He uses his hands just like O-linemen. It is only holding if the opponent tries to disengage and he doesn’t let them go.

By: fcoprado

fcoprado — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:00:38 +0000

At least Fisher is stating facts and not calling Smith a cheater.All he’s doing is complementing his skills.

By: maxl49

maxl49 — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:58:49 +0000

Justin Smith canno’t be stopped without being held, grabbed or choked period !
It’s only normal opposing coaches are trying to get the ref to focus on the wrong guy in the battle to help their guys out.

Bowling ball bull rush FTW !