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Fwiw, that's the best I've ever seen Cousins play, and I've seen him quite a bit.
45 passes. No sacks. Speaks volumes.
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Cousins was very, very good last night and elevated a mediocre team to beat a very good team.
I’m surprised that the 49ers responded so poorly from their first loss and even more surprised that the defense fell short again.
San Francisco is still a very good team but I no longer think they are head-and-shoulders above the other very good NFC teams. They are among that pack, not above it. After all the 49ers failed to beat a 2-4 team the Bucs, Eagles, Chargers, and Chiefs already defeated.
Defense has not played anywhere close to its potential all year. Especially defensive line. 22nd in sacks. Their defense is predicated on having a dominant front 7. Cause the db’s are pedestrian. And they are getting exposed with lack of pass rush. It started, actually, in Rams game.
Add that their run defense has been bad last two weeks and there you go.
Whatever the issue - be it scheme, effort, etc., they better fix it. Fast.