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Originally posted by blm7754:That would have been enough to win if we had our 2012 defense.
Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:Originally posted by blm7754:That would have been enough to win if we had our 2012 defense.
The same one that was getting the business the last few weeks of the season and the playoffs???
The only truly legit dominant defense this team had was in 2011 when guys Justin Smith, Soap and McDonald all had career years.
Originally posted by Escobar:
so is Eric Reid now the SS and Bethea the FS now?
Jeff Deeny just posted a GIF of Reid at the LOS and then backing way the f**k up on that first big Bryant catch (one of many)
https://twitter.com/PFF_Jeff
Reid looked winded all game, and I noticed him on STs coverage
bad coaching
So the one in 2014, when most were still healthy, that held one of the best offenses in the NFL to zero points doesn't count?Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:The same one that was getting the business the last few weeks of the season and the playoffs???
The only truly legit dominant defense this team had was in 2011 when guys Justin Smith, Soap and McDonald all had career years.
Originally posted by DelCed2486:Originally posted by AB81Rules:Originally posted by DelCed2486:Originally posted by SofaKing:Originally posted by DelCed2486:Not an excuse but just part of the reason they got killed was that was a bit of unfair scheduling to make a west coast team play on Mon night, then go x-country to eastern TZ on a short week for a 10am kick vs team that's been off for 9 days.
Absurd scheduling for sure, especially with Pittsburgh already having 10 days off. It doesn't excuse the mental breakdowns we had today, but it does have an effect on guys coming out flat.
There is a reason West Coast teams have an abysmal record 10:00 am East Coast games. Now you make that team travel on a short week against a team with extra days rest. Absurd.
You'd think that if the scheduling computer spit that out then a human would pick up on it.
I have no issue playing Pittsburgh week 2, but it should have been a 4 PM EST start, or 1 PM PST start. It does seem unfair, but no matter who played Pittsburgh, it would be unfair, same for playing NE when they had 10 days rest.
NE had to go on the road today, though, correct? But I agree, if Pitt is going to be home in this scenario, at the very least it needs to be a 4pm ET kick.
Originally posted by SofaKing:I don't think they switched positions necessarily. Just trying to show different looks. In the end, it didn't matter. Ben had all day to throw, and the blitz looks put us at a disadvantage.
When we blitzed, it didn't get home. When we bluffed blitz, the safeties had a tough time retreating back into coverage.
Just not a good gameplan, but front 7 deserves most of the blame imo. No pressure on Ben AT ALL.
Originally posted by SofaKing:I think one reason to give the crowded LoS look is to help confuse the pass pro. It's to help the pass rush that couldn't get a thing going. Especially with a 4 man rush.
Originally posted by Escobar:
so is Eric Reid now the SS and Bethea the FS now?
Jeff Deeny just posted a GIF of Reid at the LOS and then backing way the f**k up on that first big Bryant catch (one of many)
https://twitter.com/PFF_Jeff
Reid looked winded all game, and I noticed him on STs coverage
bad coaching
I don't think they switched positions necessarily. Just trying to show different looks. In the end, it didn't matter. Ben had all day to throw, and the blitz looks put us at a disadvantage.
When we blitzed, it didn't get home. When we bluffed blitz, the safeties had a tough time retreating back into coverage.
Just not a good gameplan, but front 7 deserves most of the blame imo. No pressure on Ben AT ALL.
Originally posted by Young2Rice:
And 2013.
Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:Originally posted by Young2Rice:And 2013.
2013 they actually slipped even further. No Aldon Smith for much of that season and Justin and Ray both regressed quite a bit from the absurd peak they were at in 2011. Their run defense regressed every year after 2011.
Originally posted by MedievalMarselis:
So the one in 2014, when most were still healthy, that held one of the best offenses in the NFL to zero points doesn't count?
Originally posted by SofaKing:
Originally posted by Escobar:
so is Eric Reid now the SS and Bethea the FS now?
Jeff Deeny just posted a GIF of Reid at the LOS and then backing way the f**k up on that first big Bryant catch (one of many)
https://twitter.com/PFF_Jeff
Reid looked winded all game, and I noticed him on STs coverage
bad coaching
I don't think they switched positions necessarily. Just trying to show different looks. In the end, it didn't matter. Ben had all day to throw, and the blitz looks put us at a disadvantage.
When we blitzed, it didn't get home. When we bluffed blitz, the safeties had a tough time retreating back into coverage.
Just not a good gameplan, but front 7 deserves most of the blame imo. No pressure on Ben AT ALL.
Originally posted by ninersrule4:Originally posted by blm7754:Our defense is quite simply not the same. We don't have the offense to keep up in a shoot-em-out game. Our offense excelled in the time of possession battle. That would have been enough to win if we had our 2012 defense.
Our defense have always succeeded by getting pressure from 4 pass rushers. Period. Blitzing is great, but you've got to have DBs that know how to handle the more complicated assignments.
We had a DB in culiver who excelled at this. unfortunately Trent loves his ACL boys
