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https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2013/01/13/refo-packers-49ers-nfc-divisional-round/
Only some highlights if you don't want to read the whole thing:
In this game B.J. Raji and C.J. Wilson were both overmatched, and only Ryan Pickett played well in the run game. Wilson, in particular, was routinely unable to hold his ground on the edge and struggled in dealing with 49ers RT Anthony Davis.
Davis caved in his side of the line, down blocking on Wilson in particular to free the edge for the 49ers’ running game on half a dozen occasions. When the 49ers got down to the goal line it was to the right side where they enjoyed the most success, as the Packers were unable to hold up and prevent losing ground. The Packer trio also combined for just two hurries in the game from a total of 62 combined snaps rushing the passer. As if all of that wasn’t enough, Raji and Pickett were both to blame for jumping offside on a 4th-and-1 play with 5:25 remaining in the game when the Packers trailed by only two scores.
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This week it was like they forgot everything they learned, getting gashed both by the read-option and when Kaepernick took off to scramble. Any time a quarterback sets an all-time single-game rushing record against you, things have not gone to plan. The sad thing is the Packers actually didn’t defend the read-option badly early in the game. Still, Dom Capers called for man-coverage constantly against a quarterback who was a threat to run, gifting Kaepernick a dozen yards any time he felt like picking them up.
As the game wore on the Green Bay option defense collapsed entirely, with assignments being blown and two players crashing on the same part of the option. The man coverage continued and the 49ers were able to run the ball seemingly at will. Brad Jones, Dezman Moses, and Erik Walden all had negative grades in run defense, and the angles taken in the secondary by Charles Woodson and Morgan Burnett in particular didn’t help matters when the run got that far.
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Every single person that saw snaps for the 49ers on offense graded at 0.0 or above, with the lone exception of Delanie Walker, whose inability to catch a pass continued to haunt him in this game. The offensive line was dominant up front, with Mike Iupati justifying the All-Pro votes he garnered from most of the Associated Press. Iupati was a force in the run game whether it was in-line or pulling and leading through the hole. He was rocked back on only a few occasions by linebackers, and surrendered just two hurries. Joe Staley deserves a mention as well for keeping Clay Matthews as quiet as he did despite struggling through an injury for most of the game and being in considerable pain at times. Staley gave up a sack and a hurry, but nothing else from 36 snaps pass-protecting, which would be classed as a pretty good day given his opponent even without injury.
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If there is a player on this 49ers’ defense flying completely under the radar this season it is Tarrell Brown, who has quietly been able to turn in some excellent performances when nobody has been paying attention. In this game he was thrown at four times, allowing just two catches for 16 yards.
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- If Green Bay had been able to generate pressure they might have been in business. Kaepernick was pressured on just four snaps, but his passer rating on those was 0.0, thanks to one of them being the pick-six.
Only some highlights if you don't want to read the whole thing:
In this game B.J. Raji and C.J. Wilson were both overmatched, and only Ryan Pickett played well in the run game. Wilson, in particular, was routinely unable to hold his ground on the edge and struggled in dealing with 49ers RT Anthony Davis.
Davis caved in his side of the line, down blocking on Wilson in particular to free the edge for the 49ers’ running game on half a dozen occasions. When the 49ers got down to the goal line it was to the right side where they enjoyed the most success, as the Packers were unable to hold up and prevent losing ground. The Packer trio also combined for just two hurries in the game from a total of 62 combined snaps rushing the passer. As if all of that wasn’t enough, Raji and Pickett were both to blame for jumping offside on a 4th-and-1 play with 5:25 remaining in the game when the Packers trailed by only two scores.
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This week it was like they forgot everything they learned, getting gashed both by the read-option and when Kaepernick took off to scramble. Any time a quarterback sets an all-time single-game rushing record against you, things have not gone to plan. The sad thing is the Packers actually didn’t defend the read-option badly early in the game. Still, Dom Capers called for man-coverage constantly against a quarterback who was a threat to run, gifting Kaepernick a dozen yards any time he felt like picking them up.
As the game wore on the Green Bay option defense collapsed entirely, with assignments being blown and two players crashing on the same part of the option. The man coverage continued and the 49ers were able to run the ball seemingly at will. Brad Jones, Dezman Moses, and Erik Walden all had negative grades in run defense, and the angles taken in the secondary by Charles Woodson and Morgan Burnett in particular didn’t help matters when the run got that far.
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Every single person that saw snaps for the 49ers on offense graded at 0.0 or above, with the lone exception of Delanie Walker, whose inability to catch a pass continued to haunt him in this game. The offensive line was dominant up front, with Mike Iupati justifying the All-Pro votes he garnered from most of the Associated Press. Iupati was a force in the run game whether it was in-line or pulling and leading through the hole. He was rocked back on only a few occasions by linebackers, and surrendered just two hurries. Joe Staley deserves a mention as well for keeping Clay Matthews as quiet as he did despite struggling through an injury for most of the game and being in considerable pain at times. Staley gave up a sack and a hurry, but nothing else from 36 snaps pass-protecting, which would be classed as a pretty good day given his opponent even without injury.
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If there is a player on this 49ers’ defense flying completely under the radar this season it is Tarrell Brown, who has quietly been able to turn in some excellent performances when nobody has been paying attention. In this game he was thrown at four times, allowing just two catches for 16 yards.
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- If Green Bay had been able to generate pressure they might have been in business. Kaepernick was pressured on just four snaps, but his passer rating on those was 0.0, thanks to one of them being the pick-six.
