[OutsiderFan]

The Niners obviously have really good players on Defense, but the scheme is not allowing them to be sum better than individual parts.

It was positively maddening to see how much time Cousins had to throw on seemingly every drop back. And even when he was pressured, he easily avoided defenders to find space. The DL is suppose to be what makes this team a contender. Bosa and Hargrove are simply not earning their outsized compensation the last two weeks in particular.

The most frustrating sequence of the game was when the Niners were sacked for a 12 yd loss when the Vikings rushed just 3 guys, and the next series the Niners rushed 6 and Cousins easily converted a 3d down that led to a FG.

The last play before half was simply unforgivable. Maybe Ward shouldn’t have gone for the pick, but it’s dumb to rush 6 when the other team has no timeouts and there are 16 seconds left. Let them catch the ball and tackle the receiver downfield and time runs out.

But seriously, how do they rush 6 and not come close to a sack? Super Bowl contending teams don’t make these kinds of errors. If I were Shanahan I would fire Wilks. The defense simply is not performing up to its potential. They even allowed 16 points to the Giants which a defense as good as they are suppose to be shouldn’t do. Fire to let the team know this isn’t acceptable, not because he necessarily is the reason they are not living up to expectations.

It was nice to see Bosa say after the game he is not playing like the player he is suppose to be. He’s at least acknowledging how he isn’t earning his keep this year so far. He demonstrated frustration I’ve never seen from him before after the Vikings loss.

[OutsiderFan]

The Niners obviously have really good players on Defense, but the scheme is not allowing them to be sum better than individual parts.

It was positively maddening to see how much time Cousins had to throw on seemingly every drop back. And even when he was pressured, he easily avoided defenders to find space. The DL is suppose to be what makes this team a contender. Bosa and Hargrove are simply not earning their outsized compensation the last two weeks in particular.

The most frustrating sequence of the game was when the Niners were sacked for a 12 yd loss when the Vikings rushed just 3 guys, and the next series the Niners rushed 6 and Cousins easily converted a 3d down that led to a FG.

The last play before half was simply unforgivable. Maybe Ward shouldn’t have gone for the pick, but it’s dumb to rush 6 when the other team has no timeouts and there are 16 seconds left. Let them catch the ball and tackle the receiver downfield and time runs out.

But seriously, how do they rush 6 and not come close to a sack? Super Bowl contending teams don’t make these kinds of errors. If I were Shanahan I would fire Wilks. The defense simply is not performing up to its potential. They even allowed 16 points to the Giants which a defense as good as they are suppose to be shouldn’t do. Fire to let the team know this isn’t acceptable, not because he necessarily is the reason they are not living up to expectations.

It was nice to see Bosa say after the game he is not playing like the player he is suppose to be. He’s at least acknowledging how he isn’t earning his keep this year so far. He demonstrated frustration I’ve never seen from him before after the Vikings loss.