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Originally posted by OnTheClock:
- Pearsall looks very promising. Hopefully he can keep growing and becoming a big part of this offense.

- Jayir Brown still sucks. The INT was a gift, not a special play or anything. He was responsible for that awful coverage bust late.

- Guerendo suddenly looks better than Mason (more on him in a second). He can get to the edge and he is falling forward seemingly just as much or more than Mason was. He can't block though...

- Mason is pissing me off on a weekly basis. He refuses to hit the hole even when it's right in front of him. I'm absolutely sick of him dancing around at the marker. Go straight ahead and get the first down. I would not be opposed to looking for another UDFA runner and trading him next year because I honestly feel he's been part of the problem costing us over the past 4 weeks.

- Our defense continues to look gassed late in games and unable to get any push in the 4th. What is going on here with their conditioning? We let both Dallas and Seattle back in games with late drives where guys had all day to throw. Conner and Hunt spanked us late in their games against us. This is a huge problem.

- Kyle Shanahan showcased a ton of creativity today, and it helped win us this game when the defense tried to choke it away. Credit given where credit is due.

- Purdy didn't play his best and we are very lucky some of his mistakes didn't hurt us like they could've. He still played mostly well and I'm glad he bounced back decently from last week. That said, while this is better than what we probably would've seen from Jimmy, it wasn't too significantly better.. To me at least. He still has a lot to clean up.

- Cowing needs more snaps over Conley.

- Pay Lenoir ASAP.

Thanks for posting your thoughts.

  • Pearsall looks like a really good possession receiver and he's been able to build a rapport with Purdy this quickly despite missing so much time.
  • Guerendo is explosive but there are issues there and they're the same with Mason. I don't think either is particularly good in pass protection right now and I think both aren't as good as Mostert or Mcaffery at finding and hitting the holes. If the hole is there Guerendo can explode through it, I wonder about his play recognition. In many cases, both backs appear to be taking the wrong hole at the line of scrimmage.
  • The rookies. However this season plays out it seems clear to me that this years draft class has been exceptional. Nobody talks about Puni, why? Because he's so good he becomes invisible, a good trait for a lineman. Green has been good in coverage and Mustapha is making Hufunga expendable. Have to see more of Cowing and Pearsall to pass judgement on them.
  • Kittle is arguably the best TE in the game. He can do it all.

Originally posted by Baldie:
Green is a good corner

lenoir needs to be extended

The offense looked good in the 3rd qt. We need more of that the rest of the games. This also helps the defense from being gassed late in games.

Sorenson needs to stop calling prevent defense when we have a lead

I seriously hope CMC is back after the bye

I think that has come down from Kyle unless its just a common theme for defensive coordinators to do. The 49ers always seem to go into this mode when up big. Keep everything in front of them and don't let the big play happen. I remember Salah, Ryans and Wilks doing it.
Originally posted by OnTheClock:
- Pearsall looks very promising. Hopefully he can keep growing and becoming a big part of this offense.

- Jayir Brown still sucks. The INT was a gift, not a special play or anything. He was responsible for that awful coverage bust late.

- Guerendo suddenly looks better than Mason (more on him in a second). He can get to the edge and he is falling forward seemingly just as much or more than Mason was. He can't block though...

- Mason is pissing me off on a weekly basis. He refuses to hit the hole even when it's right in front of him. I'm absolutely sick of him dancing around at the marker. Go straight ahead and get the first down. I would not be opposed to looking for another UDFA runner and trading him next year because I honestly feel he's been part of the problem costing us over the past 4 weeks.

- Our defense continues to look gassed late in games and unable to get any push in the 4th. What is going on here with their conditioning? We let both Dallas and Seattle back in games with late drives where guys had all day to throw. Conner and Hunt spanked us late in their games against us. This is a huge problem.

- Kyle Shanahan showcased a ton of creativity today, and it helped win us this game when the defense tried to choke it away. Credit given where credit is due.

- Purdy didn't play his best and we are very lucky some of his mistakes didn't hurt us like they could've. He still played mostly well and I'm glad he bounced back decently from last week. That said, while this is better than what we probably would've seen from Jimmy, it wasn't too significantly better.. To me at least. He still has a lot to clean up.

- Cowing needs more snaps over Conley.

- Pay Lenoir ASAP.

Wow, that's a real hot take with Mason. Mason was leading the league until he hurt his shoulder. I think you're wildly underestimating the severity and impact that's had on him game. He hasn't looked the same since it occurred and that has led to hesitation where he normally wouldn't.

Guerendo looks promising but a healthy Mason is in a completely different class.
The short passing game is back but team looks the same as previous weeks. Opponent was just weaker.
I missed these types of postgame chats. Was it Marvin49 that used to do them every game? I might be thinking of the wrong user from a while back.
Good time for a rest and refocus! We should get some guys back healthy coming out of the bye, then hopefully they can start putting it all together. Offense should start clicking as they get some guys back, but I hope the defense and special teams makes some huge adjustments, because that effort won't get it done versus this schedule coming up. We really need a good version of Greenlaw back.
Originally posted by gored49:
I missed these types of postgame chats. Was it Marvin49 that used to do them every game? I might be thinking of the wrong user from a while back.

I think you're right. mannn that was a WHILE ago!

totally had forgotten!
Originally posted by NinerPrideinNJ:
Originally posted by OnTheClock:
- Pearsall looks very promising. Hopefully he can keep growing and becoming a big part of this offense.

- Jayir Brown still sucks. The INT was a gift, not a special play or anything. He was responsible for that awful coverage bust late.

- Guerendo suddenly looks better than Mason (more on him in a second). He can get to the edge and he is falling forward seemingly just as much or more than Mason was. He can't block though...

- Mason is pissing me off on a weekly basis. He refuses to hit the hole even when it's right in front of him. I'm absolutely sick of him dancing around at the marker. Go straight ahead and get the first down. I would not be opposed to looking for another UDFA runner and trading him next year because I honestly feel he's been part of the problem costing us over the past 4 weeks.

- Our defense continues to look gassed late in games and unable to get any push in the 4th. What is going on here with their conditioning? We let both Dallas and Seattle back in games with late drives where guys had all day to throw. Conner and Hunt spanked us late in their games against us. This is a huge problem.

- Kyle Shanahan showcased a ton of creativity today, and it helped win us this game when the defense tried to choke it away. Credit given where credit is due.

- Purdy didn't play his best and we are very lucky some of his mistakes didn't hurt us like they could've. He still played mostly well and I'm glad he bounced back decently from last week. That said, while this is better than what we probably would've seen from Jimmy, it wasn't too significantly better.. To me at least. He still has a lot to clean up.

- Cowing needs more snaps over Conley.

- Pay Lenoir ASAP.

Wow, that's a real hot take with Mason. Mason was leading the league until he hurt his shoulder. I think you're wildly underestimating the severity and impact that's had on him game. He hasn't looked the same since it occurred and that has led to hesitation where he normally wouldn't.

Guerendo looks promising but a healthy Mason is in a completely different class.

If he's too hurt to hit the hole or plow ahead for two yards, he shouldn't be out there. Honest opinion that a healthy Guerendo looks much better than a wounded Mason.
Originally posted by Sanfran_chrisco:
Originally posted by gored49:
I missed these types of postgame chats. Was it Marvin49 that used to do them every game? I might be thinking of the wrong user from a while back.

I think you're right. mannn that was a WHILE ago!

totally had forgotten!

F me. Time flies.
Anders Carlson did what he had to do. His only f'up was that out of bounds kickoff penalty.
Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:
Anders Carlson did what he had to do. His only f'up was that out of bounds kickoff penalty.

That was the least stressful kickoff for me
Originally posted by NinerPrideinNJ:
Wow, that's a real hot take with Mason. Mason was leading the league until he hurt his shoulder. I think you're wildly underestimating the severity and impact that's had on him game. He hasn't looked the same since it occurred and that has led to hesitation where he normally wouldn't.

Guerendo looks promising but a healthy Mason is in a completely different class.
The Defense is definitely not doing wel under this DC. Like everyone else I don't understand not blitzing and this prevent defenses. We need a Buddy Ryan or Bill Parcels type DC that put pressure on the O even with a big lead. Yea I'm old Anyway, l believe when the Offense gets some players back they will get their act together. This last draft is looking pretty good so far which is good. Still 9 games left and should get really interesting. I'll leave the knit picking up to the professional arm chair QB and Coaches Go Niners
A lot of positives and things to look forward to after watching that one

They might just be able to beat the Bucs w/out Mason, Ward and Deebo... may need extra time to heal. Kittle, JJ, Pearsall, Cowing, IG, Juice, Taylor and the defense should be able to stymie Baker and their patchwork offense

The schedule looks like it could get brutal. They'll need to get healthy and ready to take back the throne
I agree with some of you here that Mason missed some good opportunities lately. One foot in the ground and a cut and he's going more yards add first downs. He does tend to fall forward and grind those extra yards though. Guerrendo is doing great, but needs to hit that hole untouched and he has that burst.
It all changes when CMC returns and both Guerrendo and Mason give us good depth, better than we have had in many years.
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