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49ers overreactions: Is Shanahan’s play-calling limiting team? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The 49ers head into the bye week basically where they started the regular season.
The season is in front of them. At 4-4, they are tied with the Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks atop the NFC West. The Los Angeles Rams (3-4) are just one game behind.
The 49ers did not win back-to-back games at any point in the first half of the 2024 NFL season, and coach Kyle Shanahan acknowledges there is a lot of work to be done.
“I look at where our team is at and where I think our team can be, and I don’t think we’re there yet,” he said. “I think there are a lot of things we need to improve on. I think we are gradually doing that.
“But I think we’ve got the guys here capable of doing it. We’ve just got to make sure we become a better team in the second half than we were in the first half.”
How the 49ers get there is the main thought of the team’s fan base, as this edition of 49ers overreactions indicates:
The 49ers need another pass rusher to help close out these games. (1tanyewest)
Overreaction? No.
The first reaction is … absolutely.
The 49ers have Nick Bosa, one of the top pass-rushers in the NFL. Then, who else?
Leonard Floyd was counted on to provide double-digit sacks when the 49ers signed him to a two-year, $20 million contract. With three sacks in eight games, maybe he still can get there.
Sam Okuayinonu has provided the 49ers with a nice lift as an inside pass-rusher in nickel situations.
Kevin Givens (3.5 sacks) and Maliek Collins (three sacks) have provided some pass rush, too. But is that enough?
The 49ers expect Yetur Gross-Matos to bring something to the defensive line rotation when he returns later in the season from knee surgery. The 49ers have registered 20 sacks. In comparison, Brock Purdy has been sacked 15 times.
The New York Giants lead the NFL with 35 sacks, and all that has brought them is a 2-6 record. Could the Giants trade edge rusher…
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Author : NBC Sports BayArea
Publish date : 2024-10-30 16:37:56
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