Stash
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Actually, Philly may be the best, ever since they went away from their pass happy approach. The Eagles completely dominated the Saints defensive front and number 1 ranked run defense, which owned us.
This may also point to just how good the Philly run blocking coaching is, not just their first team personnel.
But yeah, your point regarding the 49ers running game against us still stands as well. We have actually showed some areas of concern in run defense and let’s be honest, we’ve played really bad QBs where Quinn has had everybody close to the line, including the LBs. This may not happen with the 49ers. LVE is always a considerable question mark. The 49ers can make you pay for an overly aggressive attacking style defense.
That last part is exactly what I worry about. As great as Quinn has been, there have been times when he’s called a questionable game. I think at times he’s attacked and played man coverage more than he should.
In this game, I think he should play sound run defense on early downs and pick your spots later, if and when you get Garoppolo in long distance situations.