29th in Scoring Defense

[milkman]

And you threw Patrick Willis in the conversation.

Why was that San Francisco defense so mush better last year than 2010?

Patrick Willis wasn't a leader in '10, but developed leadership in the offseason between the end of '10 and the start of '11.

Coaching, scheme, and preparation makes a difference.

[mcaj22]

Originally Posted by milkman

And you threw Patrick Willis in the conversation.

Why was that San Francisco defense so mush better last year than 2010?

Patrick Willis wasn't a leader in '10, but developed leadership in the offseason between the end of '10 and the start of '11.

Coaching, scheme, and preparation makes a difference.

Patrick Willis was also only like 25 with a huge ceiling and potential.

We are talking Derrick Johnson who is 30 and Tamba Hali who will be 29 in a month.

These guys are in their primes now. Hit their ceilings and are capped. They should be playing with more urgency than they are. And they lack leadership. Patrick Willis was still very very very young when the 49ers were terrible.