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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
If the 49ers go man, I’d expect Ward to take Rice.
I don’t expect them to play a ton of man, though. It’s not in their defensive DNA.
Only two teams played less man than the 49ers (Saints and Bengals) and the corners they tend to have usually are zone fit guys.
Even with the Chiefs struggles at time against man coverage, I’m not sure man is a good answer for the 49ers because it’s just not what they are built to do at all.
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I expect them to do something like cover-2 man where they put safeties deep and double Kelce. They'd be insane if they came out in zone like the Ravens did. Mahomes and Kelce carved up the statistically greatest defense of all time (according to dumbass ravens fans).