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Originally Posted by Megatron96
yah. The SF defense on paper is pretty impressive. On the field, they just aren't that scary. Individual players are/can be scary, but schematically they aren't very impressive. If Spags was running that defense, it'd be the best in the league, top-2 at worst. But it's Wilks, and he's just not a great DC. Very average, imo.
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They sound like they should be good. Arik Armstead used to be an underrated DE. Javon Hargrave has been a productive DT. Chase Young was the #2 pick. Randy Gregory is a name people know.
But that DL doesn’t produce like its names suggest it should.
Only one team blitzed less than the 49ers this season, so complicated blitz schemes are not in their DNA. That’s not an easy thing to just wrinkle in, even with an extra week.
You’ve got a zone team that is used to getting home with 4. Which is kind of the worst possible base defense to have vs. Mahomes and Reid.
They’re going to make you break your rules, and then they’re going to make you pay for the break.