Put the hammer down

Eh. It worked, so he did it again. I'm sure upon review he'll nix it.

Didn't realize that Richie James played in the 2019 SB. Muffed the first punt.

Don't forget The Centaur

I think this is where I'm at.

Mitch might not be Kevin Harlan (I mean who is?), but across the NFL, hes clearly one of the best radio announcers. Maybe Merril Reese or Paul Allen, but other than that id say Mitch is fantastic.

Those runs still count. They went for over 5 YPC on the game.

We may do well but the 49ers are different. The Dolphins are all about speed while the 9ers have one of the best fullbacks in the game and basically an extra linemen blocking in Kittle. Plus Deebo and Aiyuk are far more physical than Hill and Waddle.

Not all blitzes are created equal...

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Plus CMC is the best RB in football. I'm not sure about the straight ahead running but I think San Fran's best shot is with CMC and Deebo using misdirection and CMC as a pass catcher out of the backfield. Almost surely they're going to try and take advantage of our aggressiveness, but Spags has to know that.

Trailer drop at 2:30

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Right. Mostert and Achane do have blazing speed but neither approaches the nightmare CMC can be if they get him loose.

At QB I think the Fins and 9ers are actually kind of similar. Talented QBs who can be rattled. They also run a similar scheme but stylistically they are very different.

I feel good about the game but I was just offering up some info on a statistic I saw posted that suggested we might be susceptible to outside runs, and there’s really no one better or better equipped for outside runs than San Fran.

It's just cope. Kinda like we used to do every time Brady was playing in the Superbowl. The cream rises to the top

Boys relaxed and having fun before the game...

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The runs count but the situational context matters, too.

If you're not letting a team run in balanced situations, even though it's a team that wants to run, you're defending the run well when it matters.

And yeah, the 49ers are different. Probably a little more like the Packers than the Dolphins. But still, the matchup analysis isn't digging very deep (IE not past the boxscore).

sounds pretty epic to me