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Jan 20, 2023 at 9:17 AM
People are just waiting for Brock to show he's a rookie. Brock needs to keep shutting them up.
Jan 20, 2023 at 9:21 AM
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Originally posted by niners94:
People are just waiting for Brock to show he's a rookie. Brock needs to keep shutting them up.

He will - he keeps winning and wins the Super Bowl, all that talk will be history.
Jan 20, 2023 at 9:24 AM
Still waiting on news for Peters and Kearse.
Jan 20, 2023 at 9:26 AM
Originally posted by libertyforever:
Originally posted by NinerBuff:
Originally posted by Crown:
Originally posted by NinerBuff:
Niners are better than last year by a substantial margin (offense +++, defense -, ST neutral). Cowboys are better or similar (offense neutral, defense +, ST ----).

Removing the QBs from the comparison, towards the end of the season and in the playoffs, these are the two best offenses. Ironically both defenses rank #1 and #2 in DVOA for the year on defense, but I would say that both have struggled down the stretch.

I think this game will be a high-scoring game. Since going to Purdy, we've seen the following team behavior:
  • more explosive plays
  • shorter offensive drives
  • more scoring
  • more defensive yards against
  • more defensive points against
  • more defenive turnovers

Our team is playing more like KC in 2018/2019. We're scoring a bunch of points, defense is on the field more and generally not as dominant as it was in the beginning of the season, but other teams must throw to keep up, so we're also turning opponents over more than earlier in the season too.

I'm nervous over all, because it does come down to the QBs here. From the perspective of Dak Prescott, if he loses here, his contract and his standing as 'SB-capable QB" would look silly. It's hard to imagine them being as good as they've been the past two season as FA's leave and their O-line gets older. If he wins, this is the first NFCCG they've been to since '95. For them, that's statue material for DAL. There's way more pressure on him than Purdy.

For Purdy, he either loses and the offseason conversations begin immediately about QB1 Purdy (great until the end) and Lance. If Purdy wins, then we're probably going to the NFFCG in PHI with one less day to prepare and we'd be underdogs. He will have so far surpassed expectations that a QB competition would seem silly. Lance could get traded. But either way, Purdy enters 2023 offseason as the favorite to be QB1, the pressure on him is dramatically less than Prescott.

This is a high quality post and read.



Originally posted by libertyforever:
I mostly agree, but I would say our ST is much better than last season. We have a good solid ST unit this season, and we had one of the worst ST unit last season.

Our pass protection has been good this season. We haven't seen our QB get much pressured by 4 rushers, but I suppose that can be a big test this week against the Cowboys.

Our ST has been better, but we won in GB because of ST's so push

Well, GB literally was the worst ST unit least season, so that didn't mean much.

Odom and Armstrong have been huge
Jan 20, 2023 at 9:27 AM
Originally posted by niners94:
People are just waiting for Brock to show he's a rookie. Brock needs to keep shutting them up.

As long as the ball doesn't slip out of his hands on a few throws like last week in the first two series...we will be deadly as an offensive unit.

Aiyuk said he owes BCB a TD catch from that corner end zone drop - so he will be eager to make that up.

Also really hoping 49ers D Line plays like their hair really is on fire, as Bosa likes to say. Just get back there and F things up.
Jan 20, 2023 at 9:27 AM
Originally posted by kdoggie:
Still waiting on news for Peters and Kearse.

Same. Everything I see is Kearse is playing, but Schefter doubled down that he was out so it's hard not to take that as truth
Jan 20, 2023 at 9:29 AM
Originally posted by goatroppolo:
Same. Everything I see is Kearse is playing, but Schefter doubled down that he was out so it's hard not to take that as truth

Well if he's playing, then he won't be 100%. We can use that to our advantage.
Jan 20, 2023 at 9:31 AM
I'd like kyle to run a couple read options with Brock this game.
Jan 20, 2023 at 9:31 AM
Originally posted by kdoggie:
Still waiting on news for Peters and Kearse.

Peters isn't gonna play.
Jan 20, 2023 at 9:33 AM
Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

A good supplement to Jonnydel's videos. Chip Kelly must either really like Shannahan or absolutely despise him. Kelly wanted to have a small set of plays that were run extremely well, and this worked in college. Kyle's playbook scales out obviously, but with watching Jonnydel's stuff and pieces like this it is even setting in with a dim bulb like me why Kyle wants his roster of "positionless" guys. By moving guys around it may be the same play for the offense but not for the defense.
Jan 20, 2023 at 9:34 AM
Originally posted by NYniner85:
I'd like kyle to run a couple read options with Brock this game.

That wide run action where we play fake get the D flowing run side Brock keeps and sets up deep in the pocket those are the plays I look forward to as well. Throw it deep young man.
Jan 20, 2023 at 9:34 AM
Originally posted by kdoggie:
Still waiting on news for Peters and Kearse.

Peters is out. Kearse as far as I can tell is limited but expected to play.
Jan 20, 2023 at 9:42 AM
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Originally posted by kdoggie:
Originally posted by goatroppolo:
Same. Everything I see is Kearse is playing, but Schefter doubled down that he was out so it's hard not to take that as truth

Well if he's playing, then he won't be 100%. We can use that to our advantage.

Yeah, seems like it would almost be better if he's playing. Dude sprained his MCL. That's not a minor injury, especially for a safety.
Jan 20, 2023 at 9:42 AM
Originally posted by Disp:
Originally posted by kdoggie:
Originally posted by goatroppolo:
Same. Everything I see is Kearse is playing, but Schefter doubled down that he was out so it's hard not to take that as truth

Well if he's playing, then he won't be 100%. We can use that to our advantage.

Yeah, seems like it would almost be better if he's playing. Dude sprained his MCL. That's not a minor injury, especially for a safety.

That's who they are expecting to cover Kittle.
Jan 20, 2023 at 9:42 AM
Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

KS10 so gimmicky
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