And they will still have 5 more SB trophies than the shechicks
Well we didn't have much trouble winning without him for the bulk of the season anywayPercy aint playin'
Justin Smith:
You guys have prepared for Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch now six times, this is the seventh time. Is there anything new that you’re telling these guys or reemphasizing that they haven’t heard before?
“No. Like you said, I’ve prepared or we as coaches have prepared six or seven times, they’ve played him six or seven times. They know him and they respect him. He’s either the best or second best back in the league depending upon who you ask. He and [Vikings RB Adrian] Peterson are the two top running backs in this league.”
Can you talk a little bit more about Marshawn? What makes him, from your position as a coordinator trying to defend him, what makes him so difficult to defend?
“He’s very strong, very relentless in his running style, and yet he’s got some allusiveness to him that he can jump-cut, makes really good cuts and can jump-cut laterally, gets you a little bit off balanced, so he’s got you a little off balanced and now he turns his power on. He’s a powerful back, but yet he has the ability to get you off balanced, which now makes his power even more effective. And he’s a relentless guy. He doesn’t like to be tackled.”
When you say you’ve faced him a handful of times, what’s the number one thing you take away from those past games that you have to bring into this game?
“You’ve got to be able to tackle him. It’s going to take more than one guy. We’ve got to be great up front. We can’t let him get into the secondary unscathed because then he’s really tough on the DBs to tackle. He’s just a great back.”
Justin Smith Still One of NFL's Best D-Lineman
per ESPN Stats and Info yesterday:
"Marshawn Lynch vs 49ers this year: 0.9 yards after contact per rush against all others: 2.1"