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 
Was that Warner who missed Hunt? Woulda been a big play . . . just got to keep them out of the end zone.
It was Fred Warner.
Great coverage. No pressure.
Two straight plays of nice LB coverage.
A sack and they are out of FG range
2 weeks in a row we give up way too much on 3rd and long.
Less and less impressed with Robert Saleh every week.
wow
How many years in a row have we sucked ass against screens/
Saleh isn’t the one missing tackles.
His scheme sucks. They were completely unprepared for a screen on 3rd and 15. That’s bullshit.
They ran the WRs deep on the right side to open up the underneath.
Tackling…or lack there of
Long game coming up. They aren’t tackling for shit. 3 and 11? No problem.
Yeah, 3rd and 15.
The worst possible start. Pretty sad Shanny.
All that shit falls on Kittle’s drop.
Refs missed a huge hold there
Well that was way too easy for KC, manhandling the 49ers on that TD..
And to add insult to injury, once again I have to suffer through another Thom Brenneman game.
Could be worse , could be Joe Buck LJ
Well when you give the opposing team the ball at their 44 yard line it puts pressure on your D. And Chuck is right Saleh is not the one missing tackles
He’s the DC. Who else is responsible for the defense missing fucking tackles?
The coaches teach the players to be in position to make plays. The players have to make the plays.
They weren’t in position on that screen.
The players?
C’mon Chuck. The best defenses are the defenses with the best talent and best COACHING. The Niners have enough talent at most positions. The rest falls on the coaches.
Juskjhsdlkjh lined up ar WR there.
Another drop leads to this.
Fucking Garcon. That’s the one pattern you’re paid to run, catch the ball!!