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Sep 12, 2023 at 4:03 PM
  • Furlow
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Originally posted by thl408:
Originally posted by Furlow:

He didn't follow through with wrapping up the ball carrier. -0.5 PFF points.

Lol right. He actually couldn't because Harris got smacked so hard, so Warner just threw him down with his left arm.
Sep 12, 2023 at 4:29 PM
Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:
Didn't realize Fred has his own YT channel with the wifey


That's cute lol
Sep 12, 2023 at 4:54 PM
Originally posted by thl408:
Originally posted by Furlow:

He didn't follow through with wrapping up the ball carrier. -0.5 PFF points.

His run defense rating was almost 82, highest on the team
Sep 12, 2023 at 5:25 PM
Originally posted by blizzuntz:
Originally posted by thl408:
Originally posted by Furlow:

He didn't follow through with wrapping up the ball carrier. -0.5 PFF points.

His run defense rating was almost 82, highest on the team

Could've been 82.5, but he didn't wrap up. Tsk tsk
Sep 12, 2023 at 6:09 PM
Serious question. Is Fred approaching Patrick Willis status as a 49ers LB.
Sep 12, 2023 at 6:14 PM
Originally posted by LB49ers:
Serious question. Is Fred approaching Patrick Willis status as a 49ers LB.

Hes still below Pat.
Sep 12, 2023 at 7:34 PM
Originally posted by 9ers4eva:
Originally posted by LB49ers:
Serious question. Is Fred approaching Patrick Willis status as a 49ers LB.

Hes still below Pat.

approaching for sure though he is maybe one of the best coverage LB in NFL history has to be up there. He isn't as strong as willis so his tackling and run defense isn't as good but both have great instincts and cerebral
Sep 12, 2023 at 8:04 PM
Originally posted by ritz126:
Originally posted by 9ers4eva:
Originally posted by LB49ers:
Serious question. Is Fred approaching Patrick Willis status as a 49ers LB.

Hes still below Pat.

approaching for sure though he is maybe one of the best coverage LB in NFL history has to be up there. He isn't as strong as willis so his tackling and run defense isn't as good but both have great instincts and cerebral

He might be the best LBer in the NFL and his thread only has 250ish pages at this point.....

He is under appreciated for sure......

This question is probably gonna bother most 49er fans....but in truth the answer should be........ maybe.....

I think Ritz is 100% correct on why too

Warner is very good in coverage. He is probably the best coverage LB the 49ers have had...at least in my opinion....

In the last 2 years we seen several Tampa 2-ish defenses were Warner locks down the middle of the field and makes plays. That is rare as hell.

3 years ago had you asked me who is the best coverage LB the 49ers have had I would have said Lee Woodall with zero doubt, now I would say Fred Warner with zero doubt. So he has that plus all the other things he does at a high level.

Willis played in that 3-4 so it is very different then what Warner plays in, but I think the edge clearly goes to Willis for his plays in the backfield.

As a refresher (I needed one), in 112 games Willis had 60 tackles for loss, 20 sacks and 41 QB hits. That is a remarkable level of impact. Warner has 80ish games played and has about half the tackles for loss, sacks and QB hits.

Warner is awesome, let's not knock the guy...but Willis was a monster on top of his impact plays.... his tackle total crushes Fred. Dude had 900+ tackles in 112 games.
Sep 14, 2023 at 9:38 AM
Originally posted by Furlow:
Originally posted by thl408:
Originally posted by Furlow:

He didn't follow through with wrapping up the ball carrier. -0.5 PFF points.

Lol right. He actually couldn't because Harris got smacked so hard, so Warner just threw him down with his left arm.

Well according to some he sucked bc PFF
Sep 17, 2023 at 8:32 PM
Played huge today. Got a sack, stuffed the hole on the run too. He was all over the field.

Earned his big money today.
Sep 17, 2023 at 9:19 PM
Steady Freddie! Playmaker and just a natural leader! Great job today as usual!
Sep 18, 2023 at 1:06 AM
everyone including Warner were slipping off tackles today.
Sep 20, 2023 at 8:26 AM
Fred is playing at an DPOY level

Sep 20, 2023 at 9:08 AM
Originally posted by ritz126:
Originally posted by 9ers4eva:
Originally posted by LB49ers:
Serious question. Is Fred approaching Patrick Willis status as a 49ers LB.

Hes still below Pat.

approaching for sure though he is maybe one of the best coverage LB in NFL history has to be up there. He isn't as strong as willis so his tackling and run defense isn't as good but both have great instincts and cerebral

I agree, It's awesome to see Warner still improving which is special.

I feel like Willis is still underappreciated in hindsight. Dude was absolutely insane the first few years. The (feet) injuries slowed him down near the end, but before that he was incredible with coverage as well. I don't think people remember how FAST Willis was. Dude ran like a 4.4 at his size. It was ridiculous.

I actually don't think Fred is as fast as Willis was in his prime, but he is more agile so that makes up for it coverage wise. They are certainly comparable in that area. IMO Warner isn't nearly as prolific a tackler or punisher as Willis was, but this is not a knock against Warner as Willis was simply that special. Also, they did play in different defensive schemes so that's a thing to account for.

Either way we have been extremely fortunate in finding fantastic Linebackers the last 15 years.
Sep 20, 2023 at 9:16 AM
Originally posted by Heroism:
Fred is playing at an DPOY level

The baba yaga!
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