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Originally Posted by Bo's Pelini
Why isn't the Niners DC legit? Only gave up 1 rushing TD all year.
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Honestly?
I look back to the game they played vs. the Bengals where they should have pressured them and just swallowed them up on defense.
The could have. They didn't and they were very lucky to win that game.
The only reason I can think of is they didn't feel they had the secondary to "cash the check."
That front 7 was crushing the pocket and for the most part snuffing the running game. The Bengals would get 1 or 2 runs PER QUARTER over 6 yards after banging non-stop.
For some reason all game long the 49'ers played off and gave them yards.
That said, as the season went on, that defense has tightened up like a hungry snake in SE Asia...