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The CBs are not weak, nor are the Safeties or Linebackers. The DL is. That is the problem 100%.

It is exacerbated by a DC who is DB-oriented and likes to blitz. The rush and coverage are not working well together and the greatest advantage the Niners have - Warner and Greenlaw in zone coverage - is compromised when they rush 5-6.

When you can't even get to the QB when you rush 6, with a DL that is suppose to get pressure with 4, something is really, really wrong.

I don't know how the issue is not Steve Wilks. That's really the only meaningfully different denominator from the last few years of largely top tier defense.

They struggled a bit early with Ryans in ‘21.  Let’s hope they figure it out.  Wilks isn’t going anywhere.

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The CBs are not weak, nor are the Safeties or Linebackers. The DL is. That is the problem 100%.

It is exacerbated by a DC who is DB-oriented and likes to blitz. The rush and coverage are not working well together and the greatest advantage the Niners have - Warner and Greenlaw in zone coverage - is compromised when they rush 5-6.

When you can't even get to the QB when you rush 6, with a DL that is suppose to get pressure with 4, something is really, really wrong.

I don't know how the issue is not Steve Wilks. That's really the only meaningfully different denominator from the last few years of largely top tier defense.

Personnel wise, DBacks is their weak link defensively.  Safeties play run well.  But lack speed. 

D line was supposed to be their strength.  I mean, weren’t you saying just 2 weeks ago that this was the best roster in 49er history? 

I expect Lynch to trade for a DB.

I’m not disagreeing with you on Wilks.  But they better adjust.  Or he better adjust.  Cause I don’t think  he’s going to get fired.  Niners knew his background and tendencies coming in.  Maybe just a bad fit…..

It is one of the best rosters they've had, which makes the losses and poor play in last two games baffling. The Cleveland game was not a bad loss given all the circumstances and would have been a W but for many things going right for the Browns and against the Niners. The Vikings physically outclassed the Niners, IMO and it was a bad loss by every measure. 

Entering the game the Niners were #2 in PPG and #2 in PPG allowed. The Vikings were #18 and #21. That physical beating should not have happened. 

I just heard this insane stat: Out of 45 drop backs, Cousins was pressured just 6 times.

The Vikings faced 13 3rd Downs. So if all pressures faced were on 3rd down, Cousins wasn't pressured on even half of                     them, and faced no pressure on any 1st or 2nd Down. I mean it doesn't get much worse than that.

I worried Nick  Bosa was not the kind of player who was going to produce what is expected of his new contract. His lack of production in the last few games of 2022 season and playoffs really concerned me. But this is a player who was legitimately being talked about as a FHOF, DPROY and DPOY, just falling off a cliff in production. This never happens. Would be like Aaron Donald or TJ Watt all of a sudden turning into an average player overnight. But it appears to be happening with Nick Bosa. He needs to really get into the video study and look at what worked for him last year before his drop-off and see if he can get it back. I had my eye on Bosa for most of the game last night and was shocked by how easily he was contained.

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The CBs are not weak, nor are the Safeties or Linebackers. The DL is. That is the problem 100%.

It is exacerbated by a DC who is DB-oriented and likes to blitz. The rush and coverage are not working well together and the greatest advantage the Niners have - Warner and Greenlaw in zone coverage - is compromised when they rush 5-6.

When you can't even get to the QB when you rush 6, with a DL that is suppose to get pressure with 4, something is really, really wrong.

I don't know how the issue is not Steve Wilks. That's really the only meaningfully different denominator from the last few years of largely top tier defense.

They struggled a bit early with Ryans in ‘21.  Let’s hope they figure it out.  Wilks isn’t going anywhere.

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1698166311[/url]']
The CBs are not weak, nor are the Safeties or Linebackers. The DL is. That is the problem 100%.

It is exacerbated by a DC who is DB-oriented and likes to blitz. The rush and coverage are not working well together and the greatest advantage the Niners have - Warner and Greenlaw in zone coverage - is compromised when they rush 5-6.

When you can't even get to the QB when you rush 6, with a DL that is suppose to get pressure with 4, something is really, really wrong.

I don't know how the issue is not Steve Wilks. That's really the only meaningfully different denominator from the last few years of largely top tier defense.

Personnel wise, DBacks is their weak link defensively.  Safeties play run well.  But lack speed. 

D line was supposed to be their strength.  I mean, weren’t you saying just 2 weeks ago that this was the best roster in 49er history? 

I expect Lynch to trade for a DB.

I’m not disagreeing with you on Wilks.  But they better adjust.  Or he better adjust.  Cause I don’t think  he’s going to get fired.  Niners knew his background and tendencies coming in.  Maybe just a bad fit…..

It is one of the best rosters they've had, which makes the losses and poor play in last two games baffling. The Cleveland game was not a bad loss given all the circumstances and would have been a W but for many things going right for the Browns and against the Niners. The Vikings physically outclassed the Niners, IMO and it was a bad loss by every measure. 

Entering the game the Niners were #2 in PPG and #2 in PPG allowed. The Vikings were #18 and #21. That physical beating should not have happened. 

I just heard this insane stat: Out of 45 drop backs, Cousins was pressured just 6 times.

The Vikings faced 13 3rd Downs. So if all pressures faced were on 3rd down, Cousins wasn't pressured on even half of                     them, and faced no pressure on any 1st or 2nd Down. I mean it doesn't get much worse than that.

I worried Nick  Bosa was not the kind of player who was going to produce what is expected of his new contract. His lack of production in the last few games of 2022 season and playoffs really concerned me. But this is a player who was legitimately being talked about as a FHOF, DPROY and DPOY, just falling off a cliff in production. This never happens. Would be like Aaron Donald or TJ Watt all of a sudden turning into an average player overnight. But it appears to be happening with Nick Bosa. He needs to really get into the video study and look at what worked for him last year before his drop-off and see if he can get it back. I had my eye on Bosa for most of the game last night and was shocked by how easily he was contained.