Originally Posted by Frosty (Post 14747643)

Man, Pat's hard count is lethal. I'm betting he will hit Ford with it a time or two to get some free plays.

Originally Posted by rabblerouser (Post 14747634)

Yeah, but we did play against Frank Clark. And we traded Dee FoundOnRoadDead away and traded for the Beast, Frank "Mother****er" Clark.


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Frank Clark. Enjoy. Trust me. <br>🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 <a href="https://t.co/E3AFuZDX3L">pic.twitter.com/E3AFuZDX3L</a></p>&mdash; James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesPalmerTV/status/1219098848745922561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Originally Posted by rabblerouser (Post 14747648)

And threw an INT against Minnesota.

His stats for two games looks like a bad day for Alex Smith, less than 20 passes for 150 yard, a pick and a sack.

He's garbage.

Originally Posted by A8bil (Post 14747669)

I like your confidence in your take. 49ers benefit from being underestimated.

Originally Posted by All22 (Post 14747549)

I'm curious to see how we play Tyreek.
Doubt they'll treat Kelsey or Damien special since Warner and Kwon are excellent in coverage.

Originally Posted by A8bil (Post 14747574)

Context...Ford did not play in that game. When Ford plays, the 49ers pressure rating is 32%. When he's not playing, it's 24%. When Ford plays, the 49ers' sack rate is 16%. When he's not playing, it drops to 5%. Ford's presence is a huge factor in the 49ers ability to pressure the QB, as each individual starter is capable of consistently beating one on one blocks. When Ford players, the offense just doesn't have enough blockers to prevent pressure without keeping both the TE and RB in to block. I have to imagine KC knows this and will either target Ford or try to keep the 49ers from rotating him in on passing downs. Same with Clark for KC...he's gotta have a big target on him.

Originally Posted by A8bil (Post 14747669)

I like your confidence in your take. 49ers benefit from being underestimated.

Originally Posted by A8bil (Post 14747669)

I like your confidence in your take. 49ers benefit from being underestimated.

Originally Posted by A8bil (Post 14747669)

I like your confidence in your take. 49ers benefit from being underestimated.

Originally Posted by A8bil (Post 14747669)

I like your confidence in your take. 49ers benefit from being underestimated.

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19 (Post 14747646)

The best defense Mahomes has ever played was the 2018 Jaguars, IMHO. They came in hot at 3-1 and thought they were going to control our offense. They had much more talent than this 9ers group top to bottom.

Andy and Pat proceeded to send that team spiraling down into what they have become now.

This isn’t the first good defense to think they were gonna be the ones... and it won’t be the last.

Originally Posted by wachashi (Post 14747509)

I'll keep repeating this: the Titans had a more efficient rushing attack this year than the Niners, and the Chiefs just shut their running game down without having to load the box. That spells trouble for the Niners' ability to move the ball.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Chiefs only used a stacked box on 12% of the Titans offensive plays last weekend, the fewest they had faced since Week 6 against the Broncos.<br><br>In the first three quarters when the game was more tightly contested the Chiefs still only stacked the box on 17% of snaps. <a href="https://t.co/ybMANovtXc">https://t.co/ybMANovtXc</a></p>&mdash; Nate Weller (@NateWellerr) <a href="https://twitter.com/NateWellerr/status/1219992627057188869?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Originally Posted by rabblerouser (Post 14747680)

How do you not have red rep?

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 14747674)

PLEASE try to single up Kelce against either of those guys. The Titans have an elite coverage LB in Jayon Brown and still didn't trust him to handle Kelce 1x1.



This may be one of the big sticking points for the way 49ers fans see that DL and the way Chiefs fans see that DL.

We know that guy well. He is not well-regarded here, because he was a brokedick who was easily exploited by really good offenses and was a key part of the significant run D issues KC had the past few years.

Ford was a complete nonfactor against the Patriots and Tom Brady (seriously, he played 84 percent of the snaps and is gooseeggs across the board. No pressures. No sacks. No QB hits. No tackles. He did sure as **** get blocked out of a bunch of run plays by Julian Edelman and Chris Hogan, though). Literally the only time he showed up on the screen was when he was whistled for the offsides that negated Brady's INT, and when he was seen on the sideline dimly asking someone if he actually was.

He was low impact against Anthony Costanzo and the Colts last year, too; he had a strip sack late in the game, when the Colts trailed 24-0, and that was about it.

Chiefs fans don't view him as a "must" double-team. The Chiefs don't even routinely double Joey Bosa (or Mack, or Miller, or Chubb, etc.), though they do chip him with a RB/TE at times.

They may double Bosa or chip him and double Armstead/Buckner, then leave everyone else singled up, including Ford. But I don't expect KC to keep a LOT of extra blockers in on regular downs, unless they're trying to run a "shot" play.