I get soo sick and tired of hearing people give the Eli Manning the credit for those two Super Bowls and not the Giants defense that held Tom Brady to 14 and 17 points.ChoppinDs40 said:
I wouldn't say Eli got hot... they scored 17 and 21 points to win those 2 superbowls... Dak just had 5 TDs in 1 game.
Dak needs to be good to really good but most of all... we've got to MAKE OUR KICKS, not turn the ball over, and Defense show up.
If we can play an above average game in all phases, we can beat anyone. Play poorly in one phase and we're likely toast.
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— Jakob Sanderson (@JakobSanderson) January 19, 2023
This has been my exact thought. Our best hope is that Purdy plays like a rookie and Dak plays well.Infection_Ag11 said:Kellso said:
The 49ers are a very good team, but I'm tired of the media acting like San Francisco should be this huge favorite.
I'll say this though......who have the 49ers beaten this season?
Most of their wins are against average to bad teams. Their best wins are against pretty good teams.
The last time they faced an elite team they got smoked.
The Cowboys have beaten 3 of the 8 teams still left in the playoffs.
One of the issues with the Cowboys playoff futility of the 2000's and the Romo era was that this franchise never pulled upsets in the playoffs. On the flipside there are plenty of post season losses where they were the favorite.
I would argue the 1992 NFC Championship game against San Francisco was the last time the Cowboy franchise had an overachieving post season performance and won a game they were not supposed to.
This 49ers team is beatable. If they can pull the upset on Sunday they can beat anyone else in the NFL.
The 49ers are playing with fire because all it takes for them to lose is one half of football of Brock Purdy playing like what he is, a seventh round rookie.
It doesn't matter how well they run the ball or stop the run, if Dak plays anywhere close to the way he did on Monday and Purdy finally has a rookie performance they will almost certainly lose. The team that throws the ball more efficiently wins playoff games almost 85% of the time.
Macarthur said:
I feel like the 49ers are good like we all think but they have also played some kinda meh football, at times this year. You also wonder how long a rookie QB can continue to live a charmed life until some reality starts to settle in.
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— Jakob Sanderson (@JakobSanderson) January 19, 2023
The Dak hate has gotten out of control. This is absurd.
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— Jakob Sanderson (@JakobSanderson) January 19, 2023
The Dak hate has gotten out of control. This is absurd.
Good, keep that chip on Dak's shoulder. He looked extra motivated Monday after all the hate.Zachary Klement said:We live in a society. pic.twitter.com/BZQZVcIfZc
— Jakob Sanderson (@JakobSanderson) January 19, 2023
The Dak hate has gotten out of control. This is absurd.
jtstanley4621 said:
I think the only way we win is if Purdy has a bad game. I felt like he could have thrown about 3 picks against Seattle, but they didn't come down with those throws.
I'm hoping that wasn't his bad game. Because you know Shanahan will do everything to put him in a position to have easy reads and success
And even if they are having success running, from what I understand, San Francisco's passing game relies on teams trying to sell out to stop the run.,ChoppinDs40 said:jtstanley4621 said:
I think the only way we win is if Purdy has a bad game. I felt like he could have thrown about 3 picks against Seattle, but they didn't come down with those throws.
I'm hoping that wasn't his bad game. Because you know Shanahan will do everything to put him in a position to have easy reads and success
True. Will be a great test for Quinn. Our D has murderbanged sub-par QBs the last 2 years (outside of Sam Howell).
Main issue has and will likely be our run D. Gotta make the QB beat you. Don't think Purdy can.
We played better on the road against Tampa then SF looked at home against the Seahawks. SF is a really good team. But every team has flaws, and luck always shows up in playoff games. We're good enough to beat anybody, so I'll ride the wave until it crashesSouthlake said:
I know everyone is very excited about beating a decimated wonky team in the first round, even with a failing Tom Brady, but I'm not seeing this happening Sunday. I thought the Cowboys would beat TB 31-17, but I don't see Dallas traveling to SF with one less day to prepare and winning. Great season but:
SF 28
Dallas 20
I disagree. I think you have to stop the run and cover the east underneath stuff and force Purdy to make some deep plays. Certainly easier said than donePatAg said:And even if they are having success running, from what I understand, San Francisco's passing game relies on teams trying to sell out to stop the run.,ChoppinDs40 said:jtstanley4621 said:
I think the only way we win is if Purdy has a bad game. I felt like he could have thrown about 3 picks against Seattle, but they didn't come down with those throws.
I'm hoping that wasn't his bad game. Because you know Shanahan will do everything to put him in a position to have easy reads and success
True. Will be a great test for Quinn. Our D has murderbanged sub-par QBs the last 2 years (outside of Sam Howell).
Main issue has and will likely be our run D. Gotta make the QB beat you. Don't think Purdy can.
I say we let them run and stick to our guns
I think we have made it our gameplan to force teams to stick to their guns on the run, and force turnovers in the passing game when they get impatient.Goldie Wilson said:I disagree. I think you have to stop the run and cover the east underneath stuff and force Purdy to make some deep plays. Certainly easier said than donePatAg said:And even if they are having success running, from what I understand, San Francisco's passing game relies on teams trying to sell out to stop the run.,ChoppinDs40 said:jtstanley4621 said:
I think the only way we win is if Purdy has a bad game. I felt like he could have thrown about 3 picks against Seattle, but they didn't come down with those throws.
I'm hoping that wasn't his bad game. Because you know Shanahan will do everything to put him in a position to have easy reads and success
True. Will be a great test for Quinn. Our D has murderbanged sub-par QBs the last 2 years (outside of Sam Howell).
Main issue has and will likely be our run D. Gotta make the QB beat you. Don't think Purdy can.
I say we let them run and stick to our guns
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And even if they are having success running, from what I understand, San Francisco's passing game relies on teams trying to sell out to stop the run.,
I say we let them run and stick to our guns
the Ticket was just talking about this... do you want a game where Purdy is throwing it 35 times to Aiyuk, Deebo, Kittle and McCaffrey?.... or do you want a game where he throws it 15 times, we play coverage and force them to move the ball methodically down the field?jr15aggie said:Quote:
And even if they are having success running, from what I understand, San Francisco's passing game relies on teams trying to sell out to stop the run.,
I say we let them run and stick to our guns
Agreed... and it's an interesting thought with our defense because we have 3 safeties on the field a lot (one of which has been an absolute head hunter most of the season).
We have the players and the scheme to line up in base and stop the run or pass... the real question is when their O-line starts pushing against us, can we hold the line well enough to consistently force them into passing situations.
