These tough games are coming fast and furious for the upstart youngsters that are the 49ers. They played tough but sloppy against the Vikings (a game they should have won by 14), they played great against the Lions. For 3 quarters. Now we face the hottest QB in one of the hardest road venues in the NFL, Arrowhead Stadium.
They lost their best offensive weapon in Marquise Goodwin in that Minn loss, and were down to 3rd string LBs in the Detroit win. The good news is Malcolm Smith will finally play a meaningful down after missing his first 18 games. Even more significant than that is the return of Reuben Foster. So I think the defense rallies.
Which is why I think the 49ers win tomorrow. Yeah, it’s another early start for a west coast team in a hostile environment, against the hottest QB in the NFL in Pat Mahomes, but I think their defense will be their downfall. I think our defense makes more plays against our improved D (and a hopefully healthier Ahkello Witherspoon), so we win.
My concern is what it has been since before training camp started. And that is our pass rush. DeForest Buckner is actually #2 in sacks at 3.5, but the rest of the team is at 1.5. Which sucks. The return of our LBs, and the havoc they bring (I see Foster blitzing) should be able to slow down the Mahomes express.
Forty Niners Forever 
Some nice examples of how effective McGlinchey has been in the running game:
well that was fun while it lasted. At least we’ll get another good draft pick next season.
ouch.
Who’s going to get fired after the third game of the season? Not sure who Krueger is referencing here. It’s not hard to agree about AA, Ward and Thomas, though. Thomas didn’t even have one tackle today.
The defense sucked donkey kong. Completely unprepared.
I’ve got to think Saleh’s seat is heating up. The pressure on this awful D is now going to be unreal. And I thought this D would be good. Hahahahahaha
The defensive preparation and game planning has been very poor this season. There’s one guy that falls on.
This just sucks with Jimmy G. I can’t go thru 13 more games of CJ Beathard getting His bell rung every week!! Geez and then we have Mullen’s??behind him? yeah inspiring football coming up..
And to vent more, Richard Sherman the only DB that looks good out there,will now be a crystal Todd Shell out there the rest of the year with his heal/Calf /age all working against him. Yet he still is are best secondary guy, and that should say a lot how good he is,and the rest stink with blown coverages everywhere..
Reminds me of the 78-79 SF defenses. Couldn’t stop anyone. That was truly a fucked up game to watch.
It would seem the disarray is within the Secondary. Pass rush and Secondary play hand-in-hand.
Jeff Hafley is the DBs Coach and could be taking direction from Saleh.
Saleh trying to implement the Seattle-system with Hafley, (former Browns connection) may not be meshing it would seem.
Injuries happen, I get it.
But, in a game where contact is getting scrutinized on every play, I can’t help but wonder how much these rules changes are impacting the players’ normal tendencies (and tackling techniques) to the point where they might just be ‘throwing shoulders’ while losing composure and focus in the process?
It’s getting damn near unwatchable with all the laundry being tossed around.
Matthews in GB got nailed again for sacking Alex in a big spot in DC today.
These Officials are literally deciding the games. (How convenient for Vegas huh?)
Not exactly missing my Sunday Ticket at this point. When I do get to watch the re-airs, at least all the BS has already been removed.
Hafley has some good meat on his rèsumè but, who calls the shots overall?
Would seem Saleh is wearing the horns right now.
Also, I’m not sold on Foster in coverage duty. Warner is showing promise there IMO.
Can’t nit-pik too much, they again had their chances. Problem is, we’re getting in holes and not taking the opponents weapons away.
Good job on KHunt and the ground game. Not so much with Tyreek today.
If we could defend the screen pass, we would be 3-0.
What kills mer is the absolute inability to cover backs out of the backfield. Time and time again teams get 15 yards on 3rd down by simply dumping it to a back circling out of the backfield.
Detroit is beating the shit out of New England, Would be nuts if this holds up. One more score by Det and they could put this away. But Detroit has to follow the rule of committing a penalty on every punt return.
Hence my comment on Foster in coverage Chuck. Little I saw today Foster was slow to recognize his responsibilities in that regard.
I had LAC tagged as a W before the season unfolded. After 3 weeks, I’m not so sure anymore.
Our issues today were eerily similar to our years of futility against Russell while we chased Mahomes around and lost focus in the Secondary. The good news is, Rivers won’t scramble so, there’s a possibility of maintaining some discipline perhaps.
Now, more than ever, we need to control TOP and run like Detroit is/was doing to NE tonight. CJ isn’t going to scare anyone who is scheming against us now.
My early 9-7 optimism is suddenly being readjusted to 6-10 otherwise.
We could always get Kappy back. Throw in Eric Reid to boot. We are running out of bodies.
of course Detroit puckers up and stops passing. And stops trying to put the hammer down.
And how does this not qualify as tampering?
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Jerry Jerkoff has his own rules
No.. Jerrah is ‘connected’ to the policy process. Just like Kraft and the Mara’s among others.
Politics and Football. Officiating is their ‘control’ week to week.
I felt good telling AT&T to stick it when I canceled The Ticket.
They’re destroying the game with all their ‘Control’.
There’s another horrible call. You can’t block on an INT?
Eli Harold with more sacks tonight than 5 years in SF.
Never thought Harold was utilized properly in SF.
Square peg/Round hole?
Saleh better know what he’s shopping for. So far, I’m not impressed.
I also wonder if his Anthem antics, along with Kaep and Reid had anything to do with it?
Crazy. Detroit loses to the Niners and beats NE.
Matt Patricia vs Matt Stafford in this one me thinks.
Advantage Patricia in knowing his opponent WAAAY better 😀
One thing is very easy to figure for DCs with CJ.
They’ll take away Kittle.
Someone else better show up and make himself known. Quick.
Goodwin was starting to do that. Was Pettis even playing? Garcon has done little to nothing. He had an early drop as well.
I’ll dissect the re-air during the week to see the entire debacle for myself Chuck.
Can’t say much more than the obvious. Our Defense is not getting it done.
Had hopes of our D being a better deterrent to a young QB today.
Next time I feel optimistic I’ll be sure to slam my junk in a door.
I’m with ya, NJ. Well not the junk part. But I thought the D would be significantly better than shown. Butler was shutdown, AA was nowhere, and the LBs were out of position time and again. We were out coached on defense.
5 straight TDs is not getting it done. Never mind the penalties. Jesus. What a mess.
Hard to get my head around ‘The Plan’ once again Chuck.
I assumed Saleh/Lynch were onto something Seattle-system related, with the signings of MSmith/Sherman and Drafting Thomas/Foster etc.
Granted it takes time but this isn’t year one anymore.
AkWitherspoon getting schooled, Foster looking lost in coverage assignments.Thomas hardly making a highlight and, 3 guys in coverage today watching Tyreek grab a deep pass, with no one in position to put up a fight?
Total confusion.
Now we have what looks like a replay of last year starting all over again.
Nothing short of a mess, with 2 very well paid guys, JMck and Jimmy collecting those big checks to rehab knee injuries.
Add shoulder injuries to Tartt, Ward riding the injury list and Kittle with the dropsies. Colbert dinged as well.
When does the carnage end and organized results begin?
Not looking pretty…
I’ll curb my enthusiasm now.
No reason to see something that isn’t there. No matter my hopes for success.
The Good Ship Lynch/Shanny is listing, and taking on water.
Glub…..Glub 😦
Gotta wonder now, (out loud), is Saleh in over his head?
Getting prior Seattle guys via FA to run the Defense ‘For Him’?
Is he ‘Coordinating’ anything with the Secondary Staff?
Coaching up ‘The Kids’?
Doesn’t look like we’ve made much progress other than being better at stopping the Run.
Fat Men in the Middle kinda do that as rule.
They need help with organized stunts to get to the QB though.
That part is still not showing up either.
As I said before, this is a young team. I thought we had a little more depth than last year, but that went quickly. I figured there’d still be struggles, but not this bad. The linebackers didn’t make any plays. The D line was negated completely. We were outcoached badly by the Walrus.
New thread is up. We are back down in the dregs of the 5 win teams it seems.
I guess it’ll be kinda interesting how well Beathard does.
New thread is up.
Speaking of stunts, it seems the only one we run is Armstead coming underneath Buckner. We get NO pressure up the middle.