(11-02-2023, 03:19 PM)Caldrac Wrote:

(11-02-2023, 02:28 PM)Khan Artist Wrote: Keep in mind that Purdy had a concussion halfway through the Vikings game and probably was rushed back from it for the Bengals.

I highly doubt that we run away with it, but this is yet again a measuring stick game for our guys.

I think the 49ers are on the ropes and they're desperate. A three game losing streak is nothing to sneeze at. There's some key concerns with that football team. 

It starts with Purdy. They're officially tailing Seattle now by a game. They have a chance to go into Baltimore and apply even more pressure this Sunday on the 49ers by moving up to 6 - 2. 

Looking at their schedule. The only notable win came against the Cowboys. Everyone else is 50/50 at best. The Steelers are not an offensive powerhouse. The Giants and Cardinals suck. They beat the Rams by 1 TD. They lost to Cleveland, Minnesota and Cincinnati. 

When Purdy has been tasked with going against a quality defense he's shown that he's turnover prone. They've averaged 17 PPG over the last three weeks. After starting off scoring 30+ PPG. If we keep McCaffrey in check I expect it to be a long day for them. Not us. 

Our team is peaking at the right time while they're sinking at the wrong time. This could be that game we've been looking for all year. Where the offense finally takes over.

I get what your saying but the Niners are a legit SB contender. Shanahan is the best O mind in the league and he does sometimes out-think himself, they can hurt you in a lot of different ways and Samuel has been a big loss for them. Purdy does what they need him to do. Find the open guy and don't turn the ball over. They've let games get away from them a bit lately so had to ask Purdy to do more and that's where the mistakes have happened.

The big worry with the Niners is Wilks as DC. They lost Salah and Ryan's to HC positions and Wilks was doing a pretty good job but he cost them the game against Minnesotta with some dumb blitz calls then cost them against the Bengals by being too cautios. The D players seem to be getting frustrated as does Shanahan so it will be interesting to see how Wilks plays this one.

The Niners are a wounded animal right now and could just as likely come out swinging than hurting. Them having a bye helps them as allows them to work on some things and fix problems.

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