Dr.Sack

Alex Van Pelt was a true clipboard holder. We need a good one like him.

Jake Fromm State Farm hitting the streets?

McDermott is to Elam, what Shanahan was to Lance. Coaches who overruled their GMs and were unwilling to develop a 1st rounder. Also the GMs drafted based on raw talent and ability, whereas the coaches respective philosophical offensive/defensive system means scheme fit, not talent is paramount. Also two coaches who have been deep in the playoffs but have never won a championship.

Roster manipulation is key.

Early in games on early downs he needs to be patient and take what the defense is giving up.

I think Allen sometimes likes to hold on to the ball and see what will develop when there are times he has 1-2 guys open underneath early.

To the trade him now geniuses: yeah let’s trade a guy who is under contract the next 3-4 seasons and is also 5-6 years younger than our aging and sometimes injured presumed starters.

The tone was set by mostly solid OL play and RBs running hard.

Not every defender is in man. Rush 4 vs 6 (5 OL + 1 QB). Cover 7 vs 5. Man 5 use 2 safeties to play robber or cloud over the 2 fastest vertical threats

You must have grown up in a bubble this is common practice in ghettos, barrios and Appalachia.

The question is can the pass rush get home in 2.5 seconds the length of time Purdy and the Shanahan offense want to get the ball out? Purdy stats completion %, TDs to Picks, plummet past 2.5 seconds. Elam, Taron, Tre could cover anyone on the 49ers for 2.5-3 seconds. Neal, Rapp, Lewis, Dane & Benford 2-2.5 seconds. Milano, Hyde, Poyer, Bernard can stick with a man 2 seconds.

Good to see Vick at practice. Every player should know his story and why they should avoid making the same poor decisions.

He’s getting to the age - 25 - where it’s put up or shut up time. You can’t wait on a guy to hit 30.

You can. Too many defensive weapons. Remember the pass rush needs 2-3 seconds to destroy the QB. Good defenders can stick with a man for 3 seconds. That means Purdy is getting hit on nearly every pass.

There have been some great players who if not for the injury bug could have been some of the best players in the game.

Murph is a great on the radio. Miss him.

Purdy can only be exposed if teams start playing more man defense and find the stones to man mark Kittle and McCaffery. You don’t stop the 49ers offense by playing a soft cover 2 or cover 3 zone. You have 5-6 who are capable of manning up their 5 weapons. You dominate them, and turn your front 5 after Purdy and pound him into the turf.

I assume we will know soon if surgery is required. Hopefully it’s a minor sprain.

Lots of respect for him as a cancer survivor.

Now do the Chiefs & Bengals. I’ll save you time - they have killed Beane in the draft since 2019. Hence why we have plateaued and they are the only two teams in the AFC who have beaten us in the playoffs. If Beane hits higher than 17/31 picks drafted since 2019-2022 still on team we are hoisting a Lombardi.

Except Elam > Benford in man coverage. You don’t play the Fins, Chiefs or Bengals with a soft cover 2 zone. You press man them and jam them right on the snap. Elam is being misused in a conservative bend but don’t break scheme. Watch Poyer and Hyde continue to be a step too slow and the zone defense suddenly has gaping holes, especially considering Edmunds is no longer shutting down the middle further stressing the safeties.

My problem is we need to play more aggressive on defense. The way you can do that is take more chances and blitz more, or play more man. Given the fact McDermott seems intent on repeating the zone heavy scheme I don’t see a far departure in defensive philosophy from Frazier happening. Elam can play press man better than Benford or Dane. Just last week we all saw Poyer take a bad angle and get beat to the edge. So while the safeties are getting older and slower, we seem intent on playing a soft shell defense. That can actually be worse than playing press with Elam. McDermott should rethink his defensive strategy and personnel for 2023.

Benford, Elam & Bernard are good young leaders on defense. Cook, Kincaid and Torrence on offense.

Ukraine running out of 30 year old US cluster bombs? Russians heading to “Kyiv” soon.

Do they disclose who is their top donor?