49ers overreactions: Offensive, defensive lines to blame for loss?
Sep 17, 2024 at 11:00 AM
As poorly as the 49ers played, they still had ample opportunities to pull out the victory. And it would have been a blowout if 49ers linebacker Fred Warner did not come up with two takeaways to prevent the Minnesota Vikings from scoring two more touchdowns. The 49ers had system-wide failures on Sunday in their 23-17 loss to the Vikings in Week 2. San Francisco got out-schemed and out-played. There's no question about it. The dream of a perfect season is over. And the 49ers' fan base is not happy. Thankfully, we have another edition of 49ers Overreactions to serve as a platform for the purposes of venting. Here we go . . . Offensive line pass protection was bad. Feel like had that been better Purdy would have been in a better position to make some great plays. They allowed the Vikings to get to him too often. (ninergirl60) Overreaction: Yes and no. Yes, the 49ers need to tighten it up in the passing game. The 49ers failed to make the Vikings pay for their aggressive scheme. However, you might be surprised to hear that the 49ers' offensive line was not as bad as the stat sheet indicates. Six sacks is horrible, but there only were two sacks in which the offensive line was directly to...
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