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Purdy cleared.  Sunday is not a must win game. But it’s pretty damn important. 49ers have been dominated two straight games. The final score has not reflected how badly they were out played. 

Cincinnati with Burrow is a dangerous team. So it should be interesting. Focus will be on Purdy. Always the QB. Personally, the line play will be the more important gauge. They’ve got the sh-t  kicked out of them two weeks in a row on both sides of  the ball. If that doesn’t change, I really don’t care what Purdy does. They will lose. 

They missed Deebo  last week. If I’m Shanahan, I play McCaffrey a little bit more in the slot or even out wide. I use him on the type of jet sweeps and bubble screens that they throw to Deebo. And ans a decoy on jet sweep action. Perhaps split him out at times. Id like to see McCaffrey get the ball more in space and run a little less up the gut.  He’s a very good inside runner. But they are getting absolutely no push. And he’s been a little under utilized as a receiver so far this year.

Defensively – it’s time for the front to put up or shut up. I heard Tim Ryan before the Minnesota game talking. I happened to be driving. I don’t usually listen to pregame stuff. He mentioned they do a lot of stunts and play a lot of  games up front. His comment was he’d like to see a lot less of that - cause they have the talent simply to beat their man straight up.

Wilks is on the hot seat. But perhaps some thought need to be given to why they hired him in the first place. He’s known to be a guy who runs his defense from back to front. Specializing in defensive backs. And also somebody who likes to blitz. Both Saleh and Ryans  ran their defense  from front to back. Relying more on the front seven. Didn’t blitz a whole lot.

Personnel wise, the 49ers are weakest in the defensive backfield. Both their safeties are relatively slow. Hufunga  is excellent against the run, and he can make some plays. Ditto Gipson. But they lack speed. They don’t have a good slot defensive back. Oliver ain’t Jimmy Ward.  

So it’s crucial to get pressure on the quarterback. If Burrow has time, he will slice them to ribbons.

If the Niner Defense gets whipped going into a bye week, then I think there is some possibility Wilks gets fired. Tough thing to do in the middle of the season. But this defense is badly under performing.

Any expectation for this team is super bowl or bust. If they go into the bye 5-3, they’ll find themselves and scrambling for the division. Not what they expected to be doing.

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Purdy cleared.  Sunday is not a must win game. But it’s pretty damn important. 49ers have been dominated two straight games. The final score has not reflected how badly they were out played. 

Cincinnati with Burrow is a dangerous team. So it should be interesting. Focus will be on Purdy. Always the QB. Personally, the line play will be the more important gauge. They’ve got the sh-t  kicked out of them two weeks in a row on both sides of  the ball. If that doesn’t change, I really don’t care what Purdy does. They will lose. 

They missed Deebo  last week. If I’m Shanahan, I play McCaffrey a little bit more in the slot or even out wide. I use him on the type of jet sweeps and bubble screens that they throw to Deebo. And ans a decoy on jet sweep action. Perhaps split him out at times. Id like to see McCaffrey get the ball more in space and run a little less up the gut.  He’s a very good inside runner. But they are getting absolutely no push. And he’s been a little under utilized as a receiver so far this year.

Defensively – it’s time for the front to put up or shut up. I heard Tim Ryan before the Minnesota game talking. I happened to be driving. I don’t usually listen to pregame stuff. He mentioned they do a lot of stunts and play a lot of  games up front. His comment was he’d like to see a lot less of that - cause they have the talent simply to beat their man straight up.

Wilks is on the hot seat. But perhaps some thought need to be given to why they hired him in the first place. He’s known to be a guy who runs his defense from back to front. Specializing in defensive backs. And also somebody who likes to blitz. Both Saleh and Ryans  ran their defense  from front to back. Relying more on the front seven. Didn’t blitz a whole lot.

Personnel wise, the 49ers are weakest in the defensive backfield. Both their safeties are relatively slow. Hufunga  is excellent against the run, and he can make some plays. Ditto Gipson. But they lack speed. They don’t have a good slot defensive back. Oliver ain’t Jimmy Ward.  

So it’s crucial to get pressure on the quarterback. If Burrow has time, he will slice them to ribbons.

If the Niner Defense gets whipped going into a bye week, then I think there is some possibility Wilks gets fired. Tough thing to do in the middle of the season. But this defense is badly under performing.

Any expectation for this team is super bowl or bust. If they go into the bye 5-3, they’ll find themselves and scrambling for the division. Not what they expected to be doing.