Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 17384037)

It strikes me as a REALLY bad idea to suddenly scrap your entire defensive gameplan the week before the Super Bowl.

Something to remember about man coverage is that it takes a LOT out of your DBs. They're constantly running when you're in man. If you're the 49ers and you already have a thin secondary, you really can't ask your guys to go out there chasing guys for 60 plays. They'll simply run out of gas by the 4th quarter.

No, they're best served to dance with what brung 'em and hope they can include enough wrinkles in there to throw PM off a time or two. They're not going to win this one the way we just beat Baltimore - by simply throttling our offense. They'll have to do some of the hated 'bend but don't break' stuff. They'll have to hope they force a couple red zone FGs and create a couple turnovers along the way.

3 stops, 2 FGs, 2 turnovers. Even THAT leads to 27 points or so presuming they can shorten the game with their run game and make it a 10 possession ballgame.

It's why I say the Chiefs have more paths to winning this game than SF does. The 49ers just aren't going to go out there and force 5 or 6 punts. So they can't let this be a 12 possession ballgame. And even if they get it down to 10 possessions, they have to make sure 7 of those end up with some sort of kick or a turnover.

That's a pretty damn tall order for them, IMO. It's by no means impossible, but it's really the only path forward I think they have. I just don't see them putting this offense on lock-down. They don't have the defensive depth to manage it.

Originally Posted by Detoxing (Post 17384042)

Yeah, on paper that's how it should be.

But all it takes is some bullshit calls by the refs to swing the game. Im more worried about some funky ref shenanigans than i am anything the 9ers are gonna do.

Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch (Post 17384064)

LMAO They're an ants cock away from having Taylor Swift onstage at the Trophy presentation and they're going to fix the game against US?!? ROFL It'll take a perfect game for the 49ers to beat us and even then that probably isn't enough. NFL is hard steering this shit in our favor most likely.

Originally Posted by Detoxing (Post 17384042)

Yeah, on paper that's how it should be.

But all it takes is some bullshit calls by the refs to swing the game. Im more worried about some funky ref shenanigans than i am anything the 9ers are gonna do.

Originally Posted by The Real Deal (Post 17384071)

The Niners will surprise alot of people. Niners will upset the Chiefs.

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88 (Post 17384072)

How is it an “upset” if the 49ers are still the favorites?

Originally Posted by The Real Deal (Post 17384076)

Niners are favorites according to who? Everyone says that Brock Purdy is a game manager, the Chiefs defense is dominant, Travis Kelce proposing to Taylor Swift after a Superbowl victory conspiracy, etc. Niners aren't the favorites. But they will win.

Originally Posted by The Real Deal (Post 17384071)

The Niners will surprise alot of people. Niners will upset the Chiefs.

Originally Posted by The Real Deal (Post 17384076)

Niners are favorites according to who? Everyone says that Brock Purdy is a game manager, the Chiefs defense is dominant, Travis Kelce proposing to Taylor Swift after a Superbowl victory conspiracy, etc. Niners aren't the favorites. But they will win.

Originally Posted by The Real Deal (Post 17384076)

Niners are favorites according to who? Everyone says that Brock Purdy is a game manager, the Chiefs defense is dominant, Travis Kelce proposing to Taylor Swift after a Superbowl victory conspiracy, etc. Niners aren't the favorites. But they will win.

Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 17384085)

1) Comes out blasting with inane arguments
2) Doesn't understand the term "favored"
3) Using a VPN

Seems like a knowledgeable, legit 49ers fan to me. :rolleyes: