Linebacker Blitz

The niners could not stop the falcons run game. It was a constant flow of running the football and the niners defense did not have an answer. The injuries on the niners really took a toll and who knows how long this will last.

The Rams and the Lions are trading quarterbacks.  What do you think about it?  Looks like the Rams are in the win now mode.  Goff is an okay quarterback.  Will he be successful in Detroit?  

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Do you think the Ttians will make a deep playoff run this year?  The power running can show up big in the playoffs.

I didn’t really expect the 49ers to get there this year.  Shanahan and the 49ers had a very good year.  The Chiefs were going to be a tough opponent and everybody knew that up front.  

The game was really going according to schedule.  The pass rush showed up and Patrick Mahomes was up to his normal type of plays.  The speed on KC was definitely there.  It was hard to get them off the field.

The turnovers were the difference maker.  I really expected the 49ers to be able to use those turnovers to add more points.  Patrick Mahomes was very elusive in the pocket.  Some people might have noticed some holding, but nothing was called.  In the end it didn’t matter.  

The bottom line is that the defense could not stop the KC offense late.  There was one drive in particular when Andy Reid and the Chiefs went to the hurry up offense.  The 49ers defense really lost a little bit of steam on that drive.  It did slow them down.

Everybody was waiting on the big plays down the field and eventually they showed up.  The 49ers pass rush was right within reach, but each time, Mahomes would make the throw.  

The play calling in the 4th Quarter for the 49ers by Shanahan was crazy.  Why not run the ball?  Why not attempt to drain the clock?  The defense could not keep KC from scoring and it was just a matter of time.  To have a lead in the 4th quarter and allow the Chiefs to get 21 points on your defense is just unacceptable.

They just don’t seem like they are ready. The 49ers played down to the level of their competition.  Maybe they are not as good as they have been marketed?  

The defense allowed the Atlanta Falcons to march down the field on the final drive and score.  This is supposed to be a top defense, but in the fourth quarter, they could not stop the Falcons from coming back.  

This was a really bad L for the 49ers.  They had a chance to close out the game and they didn’t pick up a first down and run out the clock.  

They are trying to talk about being at the top levels of the nfl and trying to make a run for the superbowl, but if they can’t handle the Falcons, this could be a precursor to what could happen in the playoffs with better teams.   They have to be able to close out games without making the big mistakes.

The Ravens look like the real deal this year.  The Rams seemed like they were completely outclassed.  Lamar Jackson continues to be a problem for NFL defenses and it looks like he is only getting better from week to week.  The Rams seem like they are falling back to the middle of the pack.  

The 49ers really put up the numbers in this one.  Everybody was picking the Packers, but the niners showed up.  The talk was the 49ers schedule was weak at the early part of the season and now, the real challengers would start bringing problems to the niners.  Still don’t know if this question will still be there going forward.  Are the 49ers for real or are they heading for another disappointment?  The regular season is quickly coming to a close and the competition just keeps getting tougher.

Is Lamar Jackson going to change the view on the quarterback position moving forward?  Some people thought that he could not play quarterback at the nfl level.  His play this season has changed a lot of minds.  Can he continue to play at this pace?

Does Colin make it back into the nfl?   Does he have a chance after 3 years out of the nfl?  

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