49ERS vs Packers Pregame Thread - 2023 Season Divisional Round

Originally posted by Aacadena:

Originally posted by NoNameLeft2Take:
I'm showing 19:15pm CST or 17:15pm PST. Niners are the big draw and so primetime game. As it's on FOX, guessing it will be Burkhardt and Olsen again for commentators. Thank God it's not Buck and Aikman.

And Cheers to the prior posters!

I miss Aikman and Buck. I think Burkhardt and Olsen are terrible, they're also real slow on the rules and replays. Seem to miss the obvious alot.

Agreed

Originally posted by NoNameLeft2Take:
Packer fan here getting a take on Niner fan's thoughts. Some of the chatter on the board is priceless. My two cents worth on the game (likely worth less than that given it's unsolicited):

- Niners favored for all the right reasons
- Packers playing with house money and have immense chemistry right now
- Three keys to the game as I see it are Zach Tom on Bosa, Kittle going off potentially and Packers DL versus CMC

Tom stonewalled Micah and has played pro-bowl level most of the year and so he gives Love a chance to not always be running for his life. Packers have been mostly trash against athletic TE's and Kittle on his A game could go off like Ferguson did yesterday. Lastly, although the Packers run defense has greatly improved as of late (specifically our middle run defense), Gary gets sucked in way too often and allows runs outside right for big chunks of yards. I see the latter two occurring this weekend as well.

Absolutely Love Purdy's story and happy to see him succeeding, however he has shown some questionable decision making at times during the Niners losing streak. If he does gift the ball a few times, that's really the only chance I see of the Packers hanging in there. That being said, with a healthy team, home field advantage and a superior roster I feel that this game will be something like 38 to 24 in favor of the Niners as they pound the ball and Kittle opens up the soft underbelly.

Good luck Saturday!

The only gripe I have is that I don't really think there's a distinction between Purdy's stretches of less than stellar play, and every other QB in the league. I just don't understand why the bar with Purdy is perfection, while other QBs are given grace for stretches they don't play up to their expectations. So he threw a few INTs; so did every other QB. It's not like it was a problem. The guy led the league in QBR and QB rating, which should speak to his body of work. And if folks actually watched those games, they truly were a mixed bag with the types of mistakes every great QB makes from time to time sandwiched with some impressive play. That's not to say he's immune from playing poorly in any given game, but I wouldn't say there's like a pattern of problematic play based on such a short sample without context (playing while concussed for example) or nuance.

I'm honestly really excited for this matchup between Love and Purdy. Love is playing lights out and it's exciting to see two QBs of the future square off in this type of scenario.

Lol, the Cowboys bashing doesn't get old

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The Buccaneers are a team that nobody wants to play!

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
Lol, the Cowboys bashing doesn't get old

Dallas had a successful season throwing the ball on offense and playing a lot of man on defense, so naturally they came out running the ball and playing zone today.

— Rob Pizzola (@robpizzola) January 14, 2024

WC weekend couldn't have gone any better

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:
WC weekend couldn't have gone any better

I would agree

Originally posted by RiceOwensStokes:
The Buccaneers are a team that nobody wants to play!

For me, that was the Rams.

Originally posted by Baldie:

Originally posted by RiceOwensStokes:
The Buccaneers are a team that nobody wants to play!

For me, that was the Rams.

Reality disagrees tho

poor Dak

I don't care who we have to play. I just want #6.

Bought my playoff tickets when the Niners clinched the #1 seed. Never been to a live playoff game before and couldn't be more ecstatic that we are playing the Packers. Packers were public enemy #1 for me for the longest time (until the Seahawks and Legion of Boom came about) because I was born in 89 and remember all those heartbreaks year after year losing to Favre and the Pack. When Young threw that Hail Mary to TO to beat the Packers I was in SF at my Aunt and Uncle's house. Their neighbor next door was a huge Packers fan flying a Packers flag. When TO caught the TD and won the game, I ran to the balcony and yelled NINERSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! Better believe I'll be yelling at the top of my lungs Saturday night!!!

not sure if this guy is good or not but hurts their rotation