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 Postat: 2019-01-29 04:40:41 Rubrik: Why the Kansas City Chiefs will win (or lose) vs. the 49ers |
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What’s up Niners Nation?I want to start by going into what I was expecting this season before it started. In training camp and the preseason for the Kansas City Chiefs White Mike McGlinchey Jersey , it became clear very quickly that the Chiefs defense, especially the secondary, was going to struggle. The Chiefs played Chase Daniel and the Chicago Bears backups in Week 3 of the preseason and Daniel reminded me of Joe Montana—Daniel went 15 of 18 for 198 yards and two touchdowns.With Andy Reid, you always had a feeling the offense would be OK. So my preseason verdict was an average offense with a not-so-great defense. The Chiefs would be lucky to start 1-1 on the road against Los Angeles (Chargers) and Pittsburgh and then we would see how they did against San Francisco.The defense has been not so great. The offense has been ridiculous.Why the Chiefs will winThe Kansas City Chiefs will win if the defense can keep the San Francisco 49ers under 30 points. Through the first two weeks, the Chiefs defense has allowed 28 (Chargers) and 37 (Steelers) respectively. But it hasn’t mattered with Patrick Mahomes scoring an NFL-record 10 touchdowns and producing 38 and then 42 points. It took the NFL five weeks to slow Reid’s Alex Smith-run offense down last year. I don’t really expect the 49ers to be able to do so this week.The Chiefs’ run defense is a lot better than last season thanks to the addition of inside linebacker Anthony Hitchens, who leads the team in tackles, but the definite weakness, as I mentioned above Youth DeForest Buckner Jersey , is the secondary. The Chiefs are without their starting safeties in Eric Berry and Daniel Sorensen and are missing a formidable nickel cornerback. The Chiefs signed Orlando Scandrick in that role at the last minute when free-agent acquisition David Amerson didn’t work out. Scandrick had a good game in coverage last week, but one of his holding penalties proved costly.If the Chiefs secondary plays well enough to hold the 49ers to 29, I think the Chiefs win.Why the Chiefs will loseThe Chiefs will lose if the 49ers exploit the Chiefs secondary and once they have a lead, control the time of possession.To me, the key to this game for the 49ers will be getting a lead and keeping it. I saw earlier this week that the the over-under was teetering around 55. I predict it will be much higher than that. If the 49ers can find a lead in the second half and then utilize Matt Breida to control the ball and keep it out of Mahomes’ hands, things could get dicey for the Chiefs.Of course, if Robert Saleh is the man to find a way to stop the Chiefs offense, the Chiefs will be out of the game. Mark my words. The tandem of Jimmy G Jimmy Garoppolo jersey , George Kittle and Pierre Garcon will do some damage to this Chiefs secondary. It’s how much.The addition of Marquise Goodwin, if he plays, changes the game as well. The more legit air weapons the Chiefs have to manage, the better the 49ers’ chances become. The San Francisco 49ers kept quiet at the 2018 trade deadline, and now head into the second half of the season with their roster and draft picks settled for the time being. There were rumors the 49ers were talking with teams about Pierre Gar莽on and Jimmie Ward, but nothing came of it.The decision to make no moves means that for the time being, the 49ers still have five draft picks in the 2019 NFL Draft. The team has their first, second Authentic Mike McGlinchey jersey , third, fourth, and sixth round picks. They traded their fifth for Laken Tomlinson and their seventh for Shon Coleman.The 49ers need more talent, so dealing Gar莽on and/or Ward or others for picks would have been helpful to the cause. That being said, the 49ers will have a fairly high first round pick. If they end up with a top five pick, they have a chance to add a serious impact player.Where it gets interesting is if they decide to move down. If they hold the No. 1 or No. 2 pick in the draft, they could be in position to bring home a serious haul and still draft fairly high in the first round. If Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert ends up as a clear option at the top of the draft, maybe the 49ers deal down to a quarterback-needy team. If they think there are a couple other options worth pursuing besides edge rusher Nick Bosa Youth Dante Pettis jersey , maybe they move down in the top ten.The team does not need to get cute if they have a chance at a clear franchise-type guy, but the options are there if they want to add to their draft haul. It’s too early to tell if a trade down happens, but the 49ers will have some potential flexibility if they so choose. They can’t start making trades again until the start of the new league year in March, but we’ll see what kind of chatter happens come Combine time next February!
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