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Originally Posted by A8bil
Actually, you have to be cautious in evaluating the 49ers run defense. Kwon Alexander was out most of the year and just came back. He's a huge difference maker in the run defense. Basically, when Kwon's in, they have a super fast pro bowl caliber LB, Warner goes to his natural position and rookie Al-Shaiir goes to the bench. The stats you're looking are without Kwon. Look at the playoffs and how they played Cook and Jones. That's more indicative. That said, the d-line is pretty light and can get gassed. SF needs to win time of possession to keep the defense fresh.
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That is also a potential problem. Because I've glanced at the Niners' offensive efficiency in terms of points scored per possession, and to be blunt, you guys punt a lot. About 5 times a game on average. SF has had a couple games recently where they scored more often than they punted/turned the ball over, but just a couple. The rest of them, regardless of who you play, you're offense is getting stalled for some reason and you punt.
The Chiefs average scoring on 65% of their possessions, taking out our playoffs wins, where we scored at a much higher rate.
If the Niners punt 5 times, the Chiefs are going to roll over the Niners.