Cardinals at Niners gameday thread 9-27-26

[Mr X]

Combo blocks on 2nd rate DL letting the LB's kill us. Great plan

 

[Russ Smith]

We almost did the same thing with Love.

Can you imagine?

I don't think we did? They've told us twice now in telecasts that TA was told before he signed as a FA that if Love was on the board we were picking him so I don't think we tried to trade out?

 

[Russ Smith]

Did Josh even break a sweat today?

He may have jammed a finger when he hit the QB in the facemask

 

[Russ Smith]

So fun to watch.

It was like he put the Von Erich Claw hold on the guy it was the highlight of the game.

 

[Russ Smith]

What's annoying me the most is that MLF seems to think he can game manage us to wins. Like this team has enough on defense to just dink and dunk and get into 3rd and short on every set of downs.

He needs to understand the only chance of winning that we have is to make the most of the talent we have on offense and to call plays accordingly. I don't particularly like our run game, it's all power/gap and I don't think we have the O line talent to for everyone to consistently block their guys 1 on 1. I'd like to see much more zone blocking in our run game. We need to get more out of Marv, and have a bit more variety in our passing game which can't always be JB hoping a pocket holds up long enough for him to pass more than 5 yards.

Our pass rush is awful. Letting CC walk (if the option was there to resign him) was a huge mistake as Walt doesn't look nearly the same threat without someone else inside that can rush. Sweat is washed, just a complete non entity, which shouldn't be surprising for a 30 year old rusher that's always relied on speed.

But we pretty much new the D would be an issue. The offense needs to step up and not only start playing in the 2nd half.

There's no deep threat on offense been saying it for years now. Nobody is afraid we're going to run by them.

 

[Chopper0080]

There's no deep threat on offense been saying it for years now. Nobody is afraid we're going to run by them.

Or at least not in the time the OL can hold up. All of the deeper passes to MHJ were situations where Brissett had time.

 

[daves]

Mike Sando's Pick Six column in The Athletic this week had a couple of paragraphs on Brock Purdy and Shanahan's system - which also, unfortunately, reflect on the Cards' D:

Purdy averaged 11.0 yards per attempt while passing for 297 yards and four touchdowns without a sack or turnover against the Cardinals. His EPA per pass play (0.83) was the highest by any 49ers quarterback with at least 25 attempts in a game this century. That's first out of 342 total games. (Last week, he posted 1.06 EPA per pass play on 22 attempts against Miami.)

For those who might credit coach Kyle Shanahan's system, there is this: A Nick Mullens game from 2020 ranks second on that 342-game list, while a C.J. Beathard game from 2017 ranks eighth. Let's just say it: Purdy is a very good quarterback functioning at a high level in a great system

 

[BritCard]

If you have the ball trailing by 3 points it is one thing. But we never had the ball trailing by three points after the opening kickoff.

It's irrelevant.

Garbage time is time you have zero chance of winning the game and are just stat padding. The fact that we got back within 3 and was onside kicking to get the ball back is diametrically opposed to the idea of garbage time.

 

[kerouac9]

It's irrelevant.

Garbage time is time you have zero chance of winning the game and are just stat padding. The fact that we got back within 3 and was onside kicking to get the ball back is diametrically opposed to the idea of garbage time.

We had zero chance of winning the game, my guy

 

[Adrian]

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Michael Wilson accounted for 49.39% of the Cardinals’ total air yards in Sunday’s loss to the 49ers, per @ZebraTechnology.

 

[Zalixar]

We had zero chance of winning the game, my guy

To a degree yes, but no. Any given Sunday. We lost to a hook and ladder. Upsets happen all the time, including these first 3 weeks. Even Chiefs were sweating it in Miami.

 

[kerouac9]

To a degree yes, but no. Any given Sunday. We lost to a hook and ladder. Upsets happen all the time, including these first 3 weeks. Even Chiefs were sweating it in Miami.

KC won by 14 points.

We had no chance when we were attempting the onside kick.

 

[Zalixar]

KC won by 14 points.

We had no chance when we were attempting the onside kick.

Looks like you didn't watch or follow the game at all.

We lost by 6 points. Anyone can see that score and say wow, must have been a close game!

 

[PDXChris]

Fun stat from the game. Deebo had the 3rd most receiving yards between both teams, but had ZERO receptions.

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[ASUCHRIS]

People intimating that this game was close are the same ones who watch NBA games and are surprised when the better team pulls away at the end.

 

[Garthshort]

Or doesn't.

 

[PDXChris]

People intimating that this game was close are the same ones who watch NBA games and are surprised when the better team pulls away at the end.

The game was not close, but it at least got a little exciting.

 

[FB94]

There's no deep threat on offense been saying it for years now. Nobody is afraid we're going to run by them.

Again the need for speed from our WR group is in play. Maybe some day they will address this

 

[Cardiac]

I don't think we did? They've told us twice now in telecasts that TA was told before he signed as a FA that if Love was on the board we were picking him so I don't think we tried to trade out?

I can't imagine this is true. I heard but thought that Monti must be the dumbest human ever if he's telling a newly signed FA what he is going to do with the 3rd overall pick. JFC that's inconceivable to me.

 

[602 Native]

We had zero chance of winning the game, my guy

Brissett Goggles is why he can't see it.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Through three games, Brock Purdy still hasn't been sacked

The 49ers are the fourth team since 1990 to allow zero sacks in their first three games.

www.nbcsports.com

 

[Russ Smith]

I can't imagine this is true. I heard but thought that Monti must be the dumbest human ever if he's telling a newly signed FA what he is going to do with the 3rd overall pick. JFC that's inconceivable to me.

I don't know but it's been stated as fact on 2 of our 3 games now. And it was BEFORE TA signed they wanted him to know up front what he was getting into which I think is fair.

 

[WisconsinCard]

Garbage time why? Because we were 17 down? There was a ton of time still to go. I guess I prefer to look at it as continuing to fight to get back in the game. Which happened.

Ya they should have just quit. You know because players don't have incentives in their contracts or anything.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

Ya they should have just quit. You know because players don't have incentives in their contracts or anything.

Maybe have a conversation with Jacoby about his $250k per game incentive for wins. He's playing like he doesn't care, cuz he's happy with his base pay raise.

 

[WisconsinCard]

Maybe have a conversation with Jacoby about his $250k per game incentive for wins. He's playing like he doesn't care, cuz he's happy with his base pay raise.

I'm pretty sure he's aware after cashing that check week 1.