49ERS vs Packers Pregame Thread - 2023 Season Divisional Round

Originally posted by BobSacamano69:
thanks.

id love to play philly at home in the NFCC game. easy vengeance.

from a root for the easy matchups, GB, then TB. Imagine hosting Baker flipping Mayfield in the champ game lol

Originally posted by SonocoNinerFan:
It's not actual "fear". It's just the Greg Popovich line about having proper respect for the opponent... which I assume was heightened after yesterday. Sorta like the first Cardinal's game after THEY beat Dallas. Of course it's the playoffs and the idea of cleaning out lockers provides plenty of "appropriate fear".

I think it's more of what Fred talked about. It's rare in any NFL season that "the best team" wins a Superbowl because it's one and done playoffs. You get 3 hours to perform up to your potential and if you don't your ass is out.

Every team in the playoffs has the ability to have a day where they perform beyond expectations and every team can have just an off day.

When we beat the packers 2 years ago, we had ZERO business winning that game. Packers were the 1 seed, well rested. We came in completely demolished injury wise, having just played a gruelling set of games to squeak into the playoffs. We won that game because the packers let us hang around and we got an unlikely punt block TD.

We could be playing the panthers next week (impossible I know) and I'd have some level of worry just because of the nature of football. Hopefully we smash them

If we beat Green Bay, losing that Week 18 game to the Rams is going to look like a big blessing in disguise. I remember when we lost and everyone panicked that we would have to play a red hot Rams team in the Divisional and vengeful Cowboys team in the NFCC. Instead, both the Cowboys AND Rams got knocked out, something that wouldn't have been possible had we won Week 18 since round 1 would've been Dallas vs. Rams and Green Bay vs. Detroit.

But of course if we lose to the Packers… I'd rather not think about how bad that "meaningless" Week 18 loss would look

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
Cohn is riding Jordan Love. Because he likes PHYSICAL attributes. The same reason he thought Sam Darnold was better than Purdy. He looks at height, weight, speed, arm strength. He doesn't understand processing, reads, timing and anticipation, mechanics, decision making, getting the ball out quick and throwing accuracy. It's all physical attributes. Yeah I like Jordan Love but he's been doing it against weak teams for the most part. CJ Stroud is good too. But he doesn't understand the stuff Brock does. He just doesn't get the mental aspect of the game at all.

He has no idea just a click bait whore....He throws out great topics that with a good writer like the Matt's or Ray Ratto would be very interesting. The problem is he has no ability to be objective and has only his opinions which are usually vacant of any depth. Just look when you see a great topic with SI on it, move on to the next article, Works for me.

Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:
If we beat Green Bay, losing that Week 18 game to the Rams is going to look like a big blessing in disguise. I remember when we lost and everyone panicked that we would have to play a red hot Rams team in the Divisional and vengeful Cowboys team in the NFCC. Instead, both the Cowboys AND Rams got knocked out, something that wouldn't have been possible had we won Week 18 since round 1 would've been Dallas vs. Rams and Green Bay vs. Detroit.

But of course if we lose to the Packers… I'd rather not think about how bad that "meaningless" Week 18 loss would look

Any loss including the SB will be a disaster. This is our year!!!

Originally posted by frenchmov:

Originally posted by SonocoNinerFan:
It's not actual "fear". It's just the Greg Popovich line about having proper respect for the opponent... which I assume was heightened after yesterday. Sorta like the first Cardinal's game after THEY beat Dallas. Of course it's the playoffs and the idea of cleaning out lockers provides plenty of "appropriate fear".

I think it's more of what Fred talked about. It's rare in any NFL season that "the best team" wins a Superbowl because it's one and done playoffs. You get 3 hours to perform up to your potential and if you don't your ass is out.

Every team in the playoffs has the ability to have a day where they perform beyond expectations and every team can have just an off day.

When we beat the packers 2 years ago, we had ZERO business winning that game. Packers were the 1 seed, well rested. We came in completely demolished injury wise, having just played a gruelling set of games to squeak into the playoffs. We won that game because the packers let us hang around and we got an unlikely punt block TD.

We could be playing the panthers next week (impossible I know) and I'd have some level of worry just because of the nature of football. Hopefully we smash them

I appreciated Fred's take and focus on the three hours between the lines on any given game day. It's all that matters. Nine hours to go... win every hour.

Originally posted by BobSacamano69:
why is no one talking about jaire alexander. hes their best CB and he reinjured his already hurt ankle last night. he was able to walk off but didnt return. has anyone heard how severe the injury is? hes their best CB that would help us tremendously to have their D without him.

Jaire is an awesome player, but I'll never forget him making a business decision as Deebo came right at him on 3rd and 7 with the game on the line in the playoffs.

No DB wants that smoke with Deebo, so I don't blame him.

Originally posted by Heroism:
Jaire is an awesome player, but I'll never forget him making a business decision as Deebo came right at him on 3rd and 7 with the game on the line in the playoffs.

No DB wants that smoke with Deebo, so I don't blame him.

It's officially Super Gremlin season.

Niners defense is 3rd in the league in allowing rushing yards per game, the Packers are 28th. Packers defense is 9th in allowing passing yards per game, Niners 14th. This is a game where we need to run the ball primarily to set up the play action and keep their passing attack on the sideline. They will probably try the same against us, but with the return of Arik Armstead to the interior defensive line, I like our chances to control possession and the tempo of the game.

Originally posted by BSofSF:
Niners defense is 3rd in the league in allowing rushing yards per game, the Packers are 28th. Packers defense is 9th in allowing passing yards per game, Niners 14th. This is a game where we need to run the ball primarily to set up the play action and keep their passing attack on the sideline. They will probably try the same against us, but with the return of Arik Armstead to the interior defensive line, I like our chances to control possession and the tempo of the game.

Our defense gives up 8 more yards per game through the air than the packers. We give up 39 less rushing yards per game than they do.

Originally posted by bassmanr:

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
Cohn is riding Jordan Love. Because he likes PHYSICAL attributes. The same reason he thought Sam Darnold was better than Purdy. He looks at height, weight, speed, arm strength. He doesn't understand processing, reads, timing and anticipation, mechanics, decision making, getting the ball out quick and throwing accuracy. It's all physical attributes. Yeah I like Jordan Love but he's been doing it against weak teams for the most part. CJ Stroud is good too. But he doesn't understand the stuff Brock does. He just doesn't get the mental aspect of the game at all.

He has no idea just a click bait whore....He throws out great topics that with a good writer like the Matt's or Ray Ratto would be very interesting. The problem is he has no ability to be objective and has only his opinions which are usually vacant of any depth. Just look when you see a great topic with SI on it, move on to the next article, Works for me.

Precisely. Like father, like son. He's not a journalist, he's a pot stirrer. He has no genuine interest in the team and, frankly, probably thrives better when the team is doing poorly than when they're winning. Why the Webzone continually pins his articles in the queue is a joke.

Originally posted by YACBros85:

Originally posted by BSofSF:
Niners defense is 3rd in the league in allowing rushing yards per game, the Packers are 28th. Packers defense is 9th in allowing passing yards per game, Niners 14th. This is a game where we need to run the ball primarily to set up the play action and keep their passing attack on the sideline. They will probably try the same against us, but with the return of Arik Armstead to the interior defensive line, I like our chances to control possession and the tempo of the game.

Our defense gives up 8 more yards per game through the air than the packers. We give up 39 less rushing yards per game than they do.

YPG is a bad stat for this conversation

We tended to blow teams out fast and they had to abandon the run a d pass to keep pace

Originally posted by frenchmov:

Originally posted by SonocoNinerFan:
It's not actual "fear". It's just the Greg Popovich line about having proper respect for the opponent... which I assume was heightened after yesterday. Sorta like the first Cardinal's game after THEY beat Dallas. Of course it's the playoffs and the idea of cleaning out lockers provides plenty of "appropriate fear".

I think it's more of what Fred talked about. It's rare in any NFL season that "the best team" wins a Superbowl because it's one and done playoffs. You get 3 hours to perform up to your potential and if you don't your ass is out.

Every team in the playoffs has the ability to have a day where they perform beyond expectations and every team can have just an off day.

When we beat the packers 2 years ago, we had ZERO business winning that game. Packers were the 1 seed, well rested. We came in completely demolished injury wise, having just played a gruelling set of games to squeak into the playoffs. We won that game because the packers let us hang around and we got an unlikely punt block TD.

We could be playing the panthers next week (impossible I know) and I'd have some level of worry just because of the nature of football. Hopefully we smash them

This is the absolute truth. I feel very confident, but with a solid understanding that we can be beaten in any game. All about focus and execution now.

Originally posted by BSofSF:
Niners defense is 3rd in the league in allowing rushing yards per game, the Packers are 28th. Packers defense is 9th in allowing passing yards per game, Niners 14th. This is a game where we need to run the ball primarily to set up the play action and keep their passing attack on the sideline. They will probably try the same against us, but with the return of Arik Armstead to the interior defensive line, I like our chances to control possession and the tempo of the game.

Facts! Running could be easier with the loss of Kingsley there back up OLB. He had been getting over 40% of the snaps and had 3 + hits on Dak before getting injured.
id personally like to see us use big Trent as an eligible receiver and let him get a running start at some of there other front 7 players to get our run game up and going.