The 49ers opened the second half of the 2024 NFL season with a crucial victory Sunday on the road over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. So all's good in 49erland, right? Well, not exactly. Yes, the 49ers came away with a 23-20 victory over the Buccaneers, but it was another of their patented cliffhangers. The 49ers should have pulled away and left no doubt. Instead, they had to get out of their own way several times en route to the victory. And that leaves the fan base with plenty of fodder for reactions and overreactions. Such as ... Kyle Shanahan is far too happy to settle for a field goal on 4th and short. As the rest of the league gets more aggressive, "conservative Kyle" is just as much to blame as Moody for taking long field goals over going for it. (briansedel) Overreaction? Not entirely. The chart says to go for it. That seems to be the consensus any time a team faces a fourth-and-manageable situation. The 49ers rank near the bottom of the league when it comes to going for it on fourth down. Of course, that stat would mean a lot more if the top six teams in fourth-down aggressiveness weren't Cleveland, Chicago, Dallas, the New York Giants, Carolina and Jacksonville. Those are six...
49ers overreactions: Does Super Bowl pressure have team on the fritz?
Nov 12, 2024 at 10:40 AM
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