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Related: About this forum49ers lose LB Fred Warner for the season
Fractured ankle. Hes gone.
No Bosa, no pass rush. No Warner, no defense.
🎶 Turn out the lights, the partys over
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ProfessorGAC
(74,889 posts)When they cut back to him being carted off with an air cast, I knew it was bad.
calguy
(6,024 posts)But I dont see them going far if they are a playoff team. Then, of course, we dont know who else will go down with more injuries. At this point Im just hoping to see a competitive team in December.
Auggie
(32,625 posts)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)Im just saying that the weaker schedule due to last years pitiful record helps our playoff chances.