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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
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.
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"Playing lefthanded" is a term you used to see with Belichick a lot and it's something Spags has been great at this season.
I can't piss standing up lefthanded. I don't imagine the 49ers are much better at trying to play football that way.
I just feel like coaching is a massive x-factor that won't be discussed much heading into this matchup. I think we have an enormous advantage there.