Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
Originally posted by tankle104:
this is the playoffs - you can't expect to blow everyone out, especially when you're the big dog and everyone is gunning for you. The offense has been the least of our problems.
hell our offense is the only reason we are here. They have a lot to improve upon but they aren't the issue. It's been our trash ass defense and poor special teams.
I can't get onboard with calling out our D and those players. We held GB to 6 in the first half. We nearly shutout DET in the 2nd half. Brock has had ups and downs, just like our whole squad this postseason. Probably the one guy locked and dialed at all times, is maybe CMC on O and Nick on D. O ain't the only reason we are here, I saw 3 4th down stops in postseason, huge fumble forced, 2 INTs off Love, couple sackaroonis, Montgomery stuffed at the goal line, without most all those plays we are watching the SB. Margin was tight we needed all those plays. So I view our whole squad as stepping up in winning time late, Brock and the D included. Takes a team.
The only thing the D did well in the first half of the Green Bay game was their red zone play and a fourth down play. Other than that, they couldn't get off the field. We were dominated in every stat, especially TOP, they just didn't up touchdowns. Offense only had three (I believe) possessions in the first half because the defense was crap and couldn't get a stop.
second half they gave up quite a few points but I think they played better against GB than Detroit. Against Detroit, it was literally the worst statistical performance in a half fir a Kyle shanahan team (7 years). We got abused in every single way, it was embarrassing.
Second half, we got a nice forced fumble (credit to 31). Outside of that, they actually got beat up and down the field all game - just got lucky on 2/3 of the fourth downs because the lions DROPPED it. Not because they stopped them. The last one was a great play design and execution to make it fall incomplete.
the defense has had some big plays that contributed to winning but as a whole, they've got beat like they stole something all game.