09-10-2019, 10:07 PM
(09-09-2019, 12:34 AM)NKURyan Wrote: The 49ers are coming off of a 31-17 win against Tampa Bay.
Offensively, they struggled: Garoppolo was 18/27 for 166 yards, 1 TD, and 1 INT. They seemed to have a rushing-by-committee approach, ultimately tallying 98 yards on 32 carries. George Kittle (?) was their leading receiver, with 8 catches on 10 targets for 54 yards. A quick look at the box score shows that they don't have a lot of big name players.
Defensively they created 4 turnovers - 3 INTs and 1 fumble recovery - despite being historically bad at takeaways last season (only 7 all year). They held Jameis Winston in check (big whoop) but did allow 121 rushing yards on 26 carries. They did turn two of the INTs into return TDs, and they had 3 sacks on the day.
Robbie Gould is their kicker and went 3/4 on the day.
Kittle is one hell of a TE. The most underrated TE in the league IMO.
Cover this dude, shut down the run. Take care of the ball.
