49ers overreactions: Will failure to trade for cornerback haunt team? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The 49ers’ offense returned to their 30-plus-point ways, so nobody with a straight face is calling for the team to bench quarterback Brock Purdy.
And the defense looked a lot more similar to the defense of old. Their coordinator was on the sideline, and the playmakers were running around collecting sacks and takeaways.
The 49ers followed their recipe for success on Sunday in a 34-3 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars to snap a three-game losing streak.
Does their Week 10 victory make everything all right in 49ers Land?
Perhaps not.
That is why 49ers Overreactions is here.
Let’s see what the good folks are saying as the 49ers improved to 6-3 on the season:
Trent Williams and Deebo Samuel are the heart and soul of this team. Without them, we are mediocre. With them, we are unstoppable! (Mike F.)
Overreaction? No.
It is difficult to argue that point because the facts are the facts.
The last time Williams and Samuel were healthy from start to finish was the Week 5 game against the Dallas Cowboys. In the three games they either did not play or were noticeably hobbled, the 49ers lost and the offense sputtered.
Williams is an all-timer. He’s one of the best to ever play his position. His presence is a huge factor in tying together the 49ers’ offensive line and getting the run game going.
And Samuel’s presence is difficult to quantify by his catches, carries and yards.
“It’s a different energy, a different burst,” 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey said of Samuel. “Just having him on the field, I’m not a D-coordinator and go play defense, but he’s somebody you have to focus on. And then what he can do when the ball is in his hands whether it’s in the receiving game or the run game is special.”
The 49ers still should have won at least two of those games without Williams and Samuel. And there are other important players on the team, of course.
But…
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Publish date : 2023-11-14 21:50:22
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