Originally posted by tankle104:Not to nit-pick but I don't think the rain was that big of a factor. Love had some balls slip off his hands as well. BP wasn't the only one having trouble.
Originally posted by dj43:
Originally posted by tankle104:
Here you go. Green Bay was very, very good https://t.co/B3LB80gcJJ pic.twitter.com/fcXWJDltEW
— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) January 23, 2024
Green Bay was a different team than when they started.
Just about everyone underestimated GB. After the slow start, many ignored them. Even when they beat Dallas, the narrative was "Dallas just choked again."
The truth was, GB was the better team...and they had been getting steadily better all season long. I still think they would have beaten Detroit had they gotten that far. Lombardi's chart is right on.
I under estimated them for sure but I also thought the rain would be way lighter. Without the rain, I think we win much easier.
they beat the chiefs, lions, cowboys, rams (2 times) down the stretch. Once they got going, they were as good as anyone. Nearly beat us. So I think In hindsight - we will realize that they were the tough test nfc team to play this year besides us.
To me, the biggest factor for the 49ers was the inability to block Kenny Clark (320 pounds) and TJ Slaton (330 pounds). They owned the middle of the LOS and consistently muddied the front of the pocket.
Last night I rewatched the game, (Without the adrenalin surge, it was quite pleasant. ) Purdy missed on four throws where he had a clean pocket. A couple of those appeared to be the result of a wet ball. On five other throws, I noted specifically, that one or the other of those GB monsters had a hand in Purdy's face and forced him to throw it around their hands or off his back foot. Brendel and Burford (when he was in) could not control the middle of the LOS. Notably, on the final drive, Feliciano was at RG and Purdy was able to play the way we are used to seeing him play.
In the second half of your comment, GB did well because their lines played very well.