Geez dudes I live in Tucson, I can't make TC, I'm reduced to watching the re-runs of the games. But I understand football and I talk to knowledgeable people like former coaches and players. I study film. I most certainly knew the Seahawks didn't match up to the talent on the Ram's roster this year. I publicly stated on this forum that the Rams if they played aggressively would win going away.
So if I knew this why didn't all the prognosticators know it? Because most are frauds. It's why I'm saying the Niners are a good team, but not unbeatable. It will be a true test of this OL and WRs. Yes the Rams will miss Kupp, who can't be replaced. The key will be for the defense to limit the Niner run attack. The Rams can't afford to allow Christian to beat them. Their entire offense is predicated upon balance. The Rams beat the Niners in the championship game by not playing a Fangio style front. It plays into the Niner's hand. It concedes the offensive advantage to the Niners. The Rams when they play a one gap attacking style have the ability to make Purdy uncomfortable.
The Niners still pass to win, with their run attack being complimentary to that strong passing attack. Shanny uses the run to set up the pass. The Rams try to run enough to force the defense to honor the run. I think the Niner OL has taken a step back. Morris needs to turn his dogs loose from the first snap and make Purdy uncomfortable.
The offense needs a fast start and to force the Niners to play from behind. The OL looked really good Sunday. Next week will be the true test of how good they are. I'm concerned about Havenstein who struggled when left uncovered. I think we will see a lot of 12 personnel this game.
McCaffery will get his yards. The key is not to allow him to beat you. The Niner passing attack is centered around two WRs in Aiyuk and Deebo. If you have to take away one take away Aiyuk. Aiyuk will cut DK up if he plays like he did against Metcalf. Morris needs to quit playing his buddy and start Durant and Tomlinson or Shelley.
This Star CB shit is BS. If Durant is your best coverage CB and he is, then start him outside and play Shelley at SCB. The Rams have the CBs to match up well if Morris simply plays his best guys and Kendrick isn't one of them. He's playing better but that isn't good enough next week. As long as Kendrick is out there the Niners will put Aiyuk on him. There is no way DK holds up. The Hawks were stupid. Metcalf exposed the weakness in the secondary and the Hawks failed to exploit it. They moved Metcalf around instead of forcing Kendrick to stop him every play. I don't expect the Niners to be so dumb.
Again this season is about coaching and Morris needs to sit his ego.