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Auggie

(32,625 posts)
Sun Oct 12, 2025, 07:55 PM Oct 12

49ers lose LB Fred Warner for the season

Fractured ankle. He’s gone.

No Bosa, no pass rush. No Warner, no defense.

🎶 Turn out the lights, the party’s over … 🎶

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ProfessorGAC

(74,889 posts)
1. I Was Watching Red Zone
Sun Oct 12, 2025, 08:56 PM
Oct 12

When they cut back to him being carted off with an air cast, I knew it was bad.

calguy

(6,024 posts)
2. They have the benefit of a weaker schedule, so making the playoffs is still very doable
Sun Oct 12, 2025, 09:24 PM
Oct 12

But I don’t see them going far if they are a playoff team. Then, of course, we don’t know who else will go down with more injuries. At this point’ I’m just hoping to see a competitive team in December.

Auggie

(32,625 posts)
3. Maybe, but that defense was built around two key players who are gone for the season
Mon Oct 13, 2025, 06:18 AM
Oct 13

Besides being arguably the best linebacker in the league, Warner also set the defense and assigned coverage -- an on-field, real-time coach. If you caught the game you saw how Mayfield carved up the secondary without a pass rush and weak coverage. Without Warner, Tampa Bay ran with impunity. The look on Saleh's face at the end said it all. Total defeat. Not just the game, but the season.

To compound problems, the 49ers offensive line allowed five sacks. These weren't coverage sacks but blown assignments and/or missed blocks. Holes were few for McCaffery. Jennings and Shanahan got into a sideline shouting match over something. It sure did the feel like the season's turning point to me.

calguy

(6,024 posts)
4. I agree and can't argue with any of your points
Mon Oct 13, 2025, 08:17 AM
Oct 13

I’m just saying that the weaker schedule due to last year’s pitiful record helps our playoff chances.

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