Donald had 86 QB pressures during the regular season but only three of those came vs. SF.
Bosa is a sack away from Haley's playoff record of 7.5.
Matt Stafford vs. Coverages: Cover-1, Cover-3 (Single-High): - 1st in EPA/Play Cover-2, Cover-4, Cover-6 (2-High): - 14th in EPA/Play
With LB corps in full strength, it seems we may see Cover 2-6 all the way.
ReplyDeleteWhat about Brunskill makes him the Donald neutralizer?
He gets good leverage against him and seems to be his kryptonite.
DeleteNiners Rams since 1950
ReplyDeleteGames: 145
Record: 75-67-3
Points for: 3,277 (22.6 per game)
Points against: 3,089 (21.3 per game)
To my knowledge this is only the second time the Niners have played the Rams in the playoffs. (Niners won that game.)
Niners playoff record
ReplyDeleteGames: 57
Record: 35-22
Points for: 1,408 (24.7 per game)
Points against: 1,163 (20.4 per game)
Trent Baalke is out in Jax.
ReplyDelete"A league source tells PFT that Leftwich basically gave the Jaguars an ultimatum: It’s me or Trent.
It’s a stunning move, but it underscores the concerns many had about owner Shad Khan’s decision to keep Baalke around. As one league source explains it to PFT, multiple candidates refused to even interview for the Jacksonville job if Baalke was going to remain in place as the General Manager."
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/01/27/report-adrian-wilson-in-trent-baalke-out-as-jaguars-g-m/
I thought it was pretty stunning when he got hired by Khan.
DeleteCalled it!
DeleteSean Payton:
ReplyDelete"You guys have heard me say this, confidence can develop, but it's from demonstrated behavior," Payton said. "And that's what you're watching right now, when you watch San Francisco play. Like it's evolving. And they're the team that Tampa was a year ago. And that's powerful in sport."
Niners rookie class is too early to determine but its looking like they got at least 3 starters, Hufanga, Mitchel, Thomas. Of course Lance is the presumed starter for next year, not yet proven. Banks, Sermon, Moore and Lenoir, TBD. I thought I was seeing progress with Lenoir but at a slower rate than Thomas.
ReplyDeleteTHE BEST LAID PLANS OF MICE, MEN AND THE LA LAMS
ReplyDelete49ers fans' LA takeover likely despite Rams' best efforts.
On Jan. 9, SoFi Stadium turned red.
The Los Angeles Rams’ home venue wasn’t very homey, as 49ers Faithful filled enough of the 74,447 seats to make it look like a home game for the away team. Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was forced to use a silent count on offense and the cheers for 49ers plays were much louder than those for the team in blue and gold. The same scenario could happen during the NFC Championship Game on Sunday.
Stafford’s wife, Kelly, is the latest wife of a Rams player to be vocal about trying to keep the crowd blue and yellow by announcing that she will be purchasing tickets to the game and giving them away to deserving Rams fans. Andrew Whitworth's wife, Melissa, also pleaded Rams fans to not sell their tickets.
While Mrs. Stafford might make several Rams fans happy, it likely won’t make a dent in the amount of seats that will likely be filled with fans wearing red. Ticket resale site Vivid Seats is estimating that 65 percent of those in attendance on Sunday will be 49ers fans.
Efforts to restrict ticket sales to those with Los Angeles zip codes have been abandoned, but even if they were still in effect, the 49ers fan base would find a way. Secondary market sites do not discriminate. If 49ers fans are willing to pay Rams' season ticket holders well over what they paid for their tickets it unlikely that they will be denied.
One Rams season ticket holder who requested to remain anonymous revealed to NBC Sports Bay Area that his tickets with face value of $187 each were sold for $1000 a piece. Other seats in the same section were listed at $1500 each and are located in the second level behind the end zone.
From bad to Super Bowl contenders: 4 key decisions that turned the 49ers' season around
ReplyDeletehttps://sports.yahoo.com/m/7fc3a3f4-4349-3819-a9b5-e8a10e382f94/from-bad-to-super-bowl.html
Denver Broncos set to hire Nathaniel Hackett as head coach
ReplyDeleteThe Denver Broncos and Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett are finalizing a deal Thursday that would announced Hackett as the franchise's 18th head coach.
https://sports.yahoo.com/denver-broncos-set-hire-nathaniel-134615458.html
I figure the Rams will score somewhere around 25 - 28 pts. To be on the safe side I think SF needs to score 30. If they reach that (baring OT) I think they win this game.
ReplyDeleteTBH I'm extremely nervous going into this matchup... as I don't have any understanding of this team. I know the team has a ton of heart, but outside of that I don't know how to understand what I am seeing.
I would have thought this offense would be much better than it has been given their parts. Conversely, I thought the D would not be as good given their parts.
I am hoping for a blowout win... I would like to no be in danger of having a heart attack just once down the stretch.
The 49ers are playing like the Buccaneers were this time last year.
DeleteWell the Bucs never scored less than 30 pts in the playoffs. If SF's offense scores 30 that would be huge for us.
DeleteThey never had to play in the conditions the 49ers did in Green Bay. Think Brady would have put up 30 points? I don't.
DeleteIf the Niners score 30+ they win all their games. Been that way all year. When they have scored less then 24 they lost all their games except for one. (regular season)
DeleteA good scenario would be to play with a two-score lead that gives a cushion for the inevitable Jimmy pick and a couple of defensive break downs.
DeleteThe game probably won't be decided until the fourth quarter. That's when the Niners' deep D line makes its presence felt to the Rams' O line. Stafford doesn't like to get hit more than most QBs.
Shoup
Delete* If the 9ers run for 100 yards they win, (("IF")) JG does NOT throw an INT!
* 9ers D gets 5 sacks. Stafford throws an INT!
* Look for both teams to run in a low scoring game.
* Robie Gould kicks winning field goal with <10s left
* 9ers win 23 / LA 20 and a trip to the S/B!
Definitely starting to worry that Trent Williams won't be right to go.
ReplyDeleteHe's got just under 48 hours to get right. Gonna be tight, but I think he manages it, UNLESS it's an actual high ankle.
DeleteHe'll go.
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