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There’s no one in the secondary with a name big enough to rock the locker room. Not at this point in time. Since he’s a long tenured Bill and was once an All Pro (I think?) I’d have to say Taron Johnson, although trading him with the amount of responsibilities he has on his plate seems far fetched.

Going forward, when we run zone, I don't want to see CBs 8 yards off the receivers with safeties so far back they’re not even in the picture. Get up on these receivers and challenge them. Give your DL a fighting chance to get in the backfield and make a play. It shouldn’t be pitch and catch for the offense and that’s exactly what it has been with these cushions. If Rapp is still starting, play him in the box. I’d rather have a high variance defense that causes havoc but gets burned once in awhile, versus one that allows consistent yardage and bends then ultimately breaks anyway. Bring heat up front, but have the backend play more aggressive.

The Mac Jones led 49ers, with half their defensive starters out, are about to take down the mighty Atlanta Falcons. Crazy league.

I believe they were allowed to come back and practice after either 3 or 4 weeks, so they’ve been practicing. EDIT: after further thought, I think it’s more they’re allowed back at the facility after 3 or 4 weeks. Not sure if they can actually practice. I know Marino has fielded that question.

He’s been better than the Ravens first round safety, Starks. I would rather have 2nd and 10 than 1st and 15 from a defensive standpoint.

A bit sobering watching this lackluster Falcons team and thinking they easily could’ve beaten the Bills by more than 3 scores last week.

GB loses that game today without Micah Parsons btw.

49ers defense shouldn’t be this good to stymie that ATL offense. But I guess it’s the version of the Falcons offense that scored 0 against Carolina.

It’d be nice to go back to a rookie contract, I can’t lie, BUT I got caught up thinking CJ Stroud was the next stud QB. Maye has been scorching hot, but he’ll have to keep it up for a couple seasons before that idea even enters the fold. By then his rookie deal will be expiring.

Saleh is a great DC. Proving it now with half his defensive players not even playing. Scheme, scheme, scheme.

Oh okay. When I said “names” I meant established NFL talent. Those two rookies have a combined 1.5 sacks on the year. No one else on that DL is highly regarded but as a unit they’ve been getting quick pressure. Sum is greater than their parts is what I’m saying.

I knew of Leonard Floyd of course but he’s a fossil now. What other first round DL am I missing?

That ATL DL does get in the backfield surprisingly fast. They’ve got a bunch of no names on that line.

I went from thinking the Giants had a chance at a shutout, to wondering if Broncos had some voodoo magic when Franklin caught that tipped pass for a TD.

Oops. Gotta be sick to your stomach if you’re a Giants fan.

Parsons is a one man wrecking crew.

Im just glad the Chiefs picked Clyde Edwards Helaire over Jonathan Taylor. Could you imagine?

It’s amazing how differently coaches are perceived when there are better players are on the field. Daboll went from a lame duck coach to a genius again.

I’m not sold Maye’s skill players are better than the Bills. Their offensive system is though.

What happened to the GB offense? They haven’t been right since the Browns game. Brandon Aubrey is incredible. 61 yard FG that never deviated, straight down the middle.

Elam went to the right team for playing time because nobody in that Cowpokes secondary can cover.

We’ll see how they handle themselves against KC on 11/23.

Drake Maye will go through a slump or struggle at some point this year, all the QBs not named Brady do it with regularity. Is he playing better than Josh right now? Absolutely. But let’s see where we are towards the end of the year.

Not playing Dart early looks to be coaching malpractice.

The Vrabel Patriots doing things the Belichick Patriots have never done (3 road game wins in a row). That’s impressive. I guess during their 16-0 season they never had back to back to back road games.