🏆 SF 49ERS vs KC CHIEFS PREGAME THREAD - SUPER BOWL LIV 🏆

Originally posted by Jikkle49:

He's from Kansas City and a Chiefs fan so I'm willing to give him a pass.

I'd rather these guys wear their fandom on their sleeves than pretend to be objective when they are clearly not so I at least know where he's coming from.

Originally posted by 49ers9797:

Absolutely cannot afford to fall behind early against this team. Just can't.

Originally posted by TheRickestRick:

Originally posted by Bay2Bay9erAllday:

Originally posted by Hopper:

Originally posted by TheRickestRick:

Originally posted by Bay2Bay9erAllday:
The thing that worries me most about the chefs offense the most is their screen passes and jet sweeps with tyreke hill.

Based on my memory, we were pretty good at stopping screen passes but Reid is next level at running them. He times them perfectly and usually his teams execute them well. Also, I do remember jet sweep working against us vs the Rams.

I hope Saleh has something up his sleeve to combat them.

To me its missed tackles... I see two ways the chiefs shred our defense.

1) Kelce - The tight end has given the cover 3 fits in the past. Who knows how the Saints game would of ended up had Cooks not gotten knocked out of the game.

2) Missed tackles - I have nightmares of Mahomes hitting Hill for 60 yard passes for a few TDs because Bosa or whoever just barely misses that one tackle giving Mahomes that 3 extra seconds that kills a defense. Or the Hill outside runs, we have the speed at LB to squash those plays off the bat but one missed tackle... and we have guys that just shadowed Watkins & Kelce 20 yards down the field trying to come back to make a tackle on one of the most elusive guys in the league.

I'd be more worried about the tackling if Spoon was still starting. But now we have good tacklers across the field in the secondary.

This is true. Defense has been tackiling well at all levels - Dline to Safties. But I think Rick may be referring missed tackles in regard to QB scrambles. Something that has kill us in the past. And it should be a concern against a great thrower and good scrambler like Mahomes.

In regards to #1, I think Greenlaw, Alexander, and Warner will be able to do a decent job of slowing down Kelce. Or at least I hope.

I should of been clearer but you nailed what I was getting at.

Im not worried about tackling in general, Im worried about tackling Mahomes. Qbs have been able to put moves on our D line in the past, if that happens with Mahomes its a simple wrist flick 60 yard gain.

Saying that, outside of the obvious D line success, I think we have an LB group that they havent seen anything like it this year. Warner excels in coverage, Alexander is going to be one of the first guys to the ball and Greenlaw is clutch. Watching the Chiefs playoffs games you see LBs caught in no mans land and letting Mahomes go wild. With this group he wont have that luxury, as long as Saleh is preaching attack Mahomes the second your zone is cleared.

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by 49ers9797:

Absolutely cannot afford to fall behind early against this team. Just can't.

Luckily the Chiefs are a slow starting team. If they get down early, it wont be as easy to come back as it was against the Texans and Titans.

Originally posted by mjonags32:

With KC running more 3WR sets and more of an emphasis on passing, do you think Saleh sticks with Greenlaw or he gives Kwon more snaps?

Originally posted by Kyzen:

Originally posted by mjonags32:

With KC running more 3WR sets and more of an emphasis on passing, do you think Saleh sticks with Greenlaw or he gives Kwon more snaps?

Both will be on the field

Originally posted by mjonags32:

Originally posted by Kyzen:

Originally posted by mjonags32:

With KC running more 3WR sets and more of an emphasis on passing, do you think Saleh sticks with Greenlaw or he gives Kwon more snaps?

Both will be on the field

There's only 2 LBs on the field in nickel and one of them is Warner

Originally posted by Jikkle49:

Originally posted by Bluesbro:

Is that Whitlock trying to be a Mahomes fan boy? Man that is embarrassing.

He's from Kansas City and a Chiefs fan so I'm willing to give him a pass.

I'd rather these guys wear their fandom on their sleeves than pretend to be objective when they are clearly not so I at least know where he's coming from.

Originally posted by DrEll:
Looks like we will be the home team

As Super Bowl tickets climb into historical territory, data is pointing to the 49ers as the 'home' crowd

Make it LOUD, folks !

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Dee Ford full participate is big

You just know Frank Clark talking all that sh*t about him healed whatever ailments he had.

Dee is going to be ready to roll on Sunday and I'd love to see him get a couple of strip sacks...hopefully with us recovering the ball. We missed a couple vs GB. Let's get these ones.