Prayers up for all the injured players.
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“He did miss a few, but we scored on all those drives, too,” Shanahan said. “It was kind of awkward when he comes to the sidelines. I’m telling him what he did wrong, and then it’s, ‘Awesome job scoring.’ He definitely missed a couple, but he made it up with plays to make back.”
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also finished Sunday’s game without starting cornerbacks Deommodore Lenoir (foot) and Renardo Green (back). Green injured his back when he landed on it during a fourth-quarter interception; Lenoir hurt his foot near the end of the game.
Shanahan said the extent of those injuries is not yet clear as there will be more testing and monitoring in the next day or so.
“Hoping they’re all right,” Shanahan said. “It wasn’t said that they were hurt for next week or anything, but we’re not sure when it’s a back and a foot. We’ve got to find out more tomorrow.”
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“Oh, of course: They saved Buckner for last — Fred Warner’s usual spot. And things got a little thunderous and, yes, emotional.
“Some might say that was my idea,” George Kittle said later when asked about the drama of saving Buckner for the end. “Maybe.”
You got Warner to approve the switch? “I went over Fred’s head,” Kittle said with a chuckle.
Whether Kittle was being serious or not about making the call on this, the change-up was worth it — and set the tone for the 49ers’ eventual 38-17 victory and probably for the rest of this potentially very memorable season.”
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“There was more. But Warner had to cut it short. He was on a tight deadline. He apologized — “Sorry, I’ve got to get going” — and he jogged to the locker room, where he later explained to a reporter why he’d looked a little harried. His wife, Sydney, was waiting with their 2-year-old son, Beau, and 10-month-old daughter, Bella.
“I had to rush,” Warner explained, “because my wife tells me I always take too long to get to the fam.”
The scene of Warner, a semi-flustered husband running behind, was proof: One of the NFL’s most instinctive defensive players can actually get out of position.”
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“It doesn’t matter what they show you. That’s why I always joke about kicks. That’s why if I’m ever giving a lot of coaching on how to kick, I’m making stuff up. It either goes in or it doesn’t. They kick all the time. He had a good Bye Week from what he said, all the stuff he worked on. I know our special teams coaches, [special teams coordinator] Brant [Boyer], [assistant special teams coach] Colt [Anderson] and [special teams quality control coach Ronald Blair III] Ronnie gave all three of them assignments and things they needed to improve on. Those guys kept it real with us and worked at it and glad he had a real effective day today.”
9 winners, 2 losers, and 1 IDK from the 49ers win over the Raiders
“Kirk Cousins was only pressured 31.3% of the time, which was 24th so far heading into Sunday Night Football in Week 9 among all quarterbacks. It’s also about six percentage points below league average. Let’s add some context.
When Cousins was pressured, it took 2.59 seconds, the 12th-highest mark. Cousins only threw the ball deep twice. Fifty-nine percent of his throws were short, and he averaged -1.75 air yards to the sticks. So, it’s not as if the pass rush had ample time to get after the Raiders quarterback.
You’d still like to see at least one sack or more pressure, given the game script and knowing Cousins was going to drop back as often as he did.
Odighizuwa had three pressures. DeForest Buckner had a couple of pressures. James Thompson and Garcen Halton had one. Nick Bosa had two, while Romello Height and Keion White had one. However, only Odgizhuwa had a double-digit pressure rate.
It was Bosa’s first game back since September 20. Next week’s opponent and their passing attack will be a better gauge of the defensive line and pass rush.”
