11-09-2023, 07:51 AM
Well, my last post certainly seems to have aged well.
Shanahan is at a point of straw grasping to such a degree that his answer includes moving Wilks from the booth to the field. I have a sneaking suspicion that from where the defenses are called is not the main issue. It's the calls being made and the execution of the defense that matters. Wilks could call the plays from the International Space Station, or be in the huddle with the defense telling them the defense to employ and if the players don't execute, it's not going to matter. I'm not sanguine given the fact David Lombardi asked Fred Warner what he thought about Wilks going from booth to sidelines and Fred said he hadn't heard that. Yikes, how can a reporter know this before the captain of the defense?
The video of the Bengals game on defense looks worse after a week, especially after watching a depleted Bills team play much better in Cincinnati on defense than the Niners did at home against them.
It does not seem like an exaggeration to say this game this week in Jacksonville is the biggest test with the most pressure on him to win that Shanahan has ever had as a Head Coach, when you factor in the elements. Most talented roster in NFL, 5-0 start, team talking about being Super Bowl contenders, on 3-game skid, defense falling apart with new DC now forced from booth to the sidelines, All Pro LT's availability in doubt, backup LG, everyone ready to pounce on his young QB after scoring just 17 points in the last three games, after acquiring Chase Young, coming off bye where everyone expects your team to have its shit together, after you just got signed to a big contract extension.
The fan anger is going to be off the charts in a way the Niners have never seen if they don't beat a very good Jaguars team at a 10am body clock start time.
Good luck Kyle!
Shanahan is at a point of straw grasping to such a degree that his answer includes moving Wilks from the booth to the field. I have a sneaking suspicion that from where the defenses are called is not the main issue. It's the calls being made and the execution of the defense that matters. Wilks could call the plays from the International Space Station, or be in the huddle with the defense telling them the defense to employ and if the players don't execute, it's not going to matter. I'm not sanguine given the fact David Lombardi asked Fred Warner what he thought about Wilks going from booth to sidelines and Fred said he hadn't heard that. Yikes, how can a reporter know this before the captain of the defense?
The video of the Bengals game on defense looks worse after a week, especially after watching a depleted Bills team play much better in Cincinnati on defense than the Niners did at home against them.
It does not seem like an exaggeration to say this game this week in Jacksonville is the biggest test with the most pressure on him to win that Shanahan has ever had as a Head Coach, when you factor in the elements. Most talented roster in NFL, 5-0 start, team talking about being Super Bowl contenders, on 3-game skid, defense falling apart with new DC now forced from booth to the sidelines, All Pro LT's availability in doubt, backup LG, everyone ready to pounce on his young QB after scoring just 17 points in the last three games, after acquiring Chase Young, coming off bye where everyone expects your team to have its shit together, after you just got signed to a big contract extension.
The fan anger is going to be off the charts in a way the Niners have never seen if they don't beat a very good Jaguars team at a 10am body clock start time.
Good luck Kyle!
