Well, they won. How I really don’t know. The defense didn’t play well until the fourth quarter. In fact they played pretty poorly until the fourth quarter. Purdy had one of the worst games I’ve seen him play for most of the game. The offensive line got beat most of the game. Deebo was hurt and out.
Shanahan screwed the pooch with the clock management at the end of the first half and then had some of the more bizarre play calls I can ever remember. Number one being starting the second half handing the ball to Jennings.
He also seemed to forget about McCaffrey at times. Which is pretty damn hard to do.
And then there is Greenlaw. The guys an unbelievable football player. But he does some of the stupidest things I’ve ever seen. I was screaming at my television set for him to get on the ground after that interception. You could see 49ers screaming at him to get on the ground. I thought they should have Three Stooges music in the background as he was Whoop whooping his way running all over the field. Oh my goodness.
But they move on.
If the 49ers are gonna win the Super Bowl, this so-called elite defense has to actually start playing like an elite defense. In my book they’ve been far from it most of the year. And they have had a particularly hard time getting off the field. They’ve been terrible on third down.
First time in Shanahan‘s history, that he’s won a game as a head coach down by more than five points entering the fourth quarter. Which is amazing. And good for Purdy. Led a great drive when he had to on a day when he wasn’t very good. That is what great quarterbacks do.
Shanahan screwed the pooch with the clock management at the end of the first half and then had some of the more bizarre play calls I can ever remember. Number one being starting the second half handing the ball to Jennings.
He also seemed to forget about McCaffrey at times. Which is pretty damn hard to do.
And then there is Greenlaw. The guys an unbelievable football player. But he does some of the stupidest things I’ve ever seen. I was screaming at my television set for him to get on the ground after that interception. You could see 49ers screaming at him to get on the ground. I thought they should have Three Stooges music in the background as he was Whoop whooping his way running all over the field. Oh my goodness.
But they move on.
If the 49ers are gonna win the Super Bowl, this so-called elite defense has to actually start playing like an elite defense. In my book they’ve been far from it most of the year. And they have had a particularly hard time getting off the field. They’ve been terrible on third down.
First time in Shanahan‘s history, that he’s won a game as a head coach down by more than five points entering the fourth quarter. Which is amazing. And good for Purdy. Led a great drive when he had to on a day when he wasn’t very good. That is what great quarterbacks do.