Tim Kawakami: The 49ers Biggest Problem 

last year was the 1st time we dist get pocahed

The Chiefs also draft well too. They had issues with their o line so they invested a lot of high draft picks to rebuild the o line over the last few years. Meanwhile it seems the 49ers only ever take WRs RBs or edge rushers in the first 3 rounds.

The Chiefs also have had the same referees on their team too.

Exactly!

@@jamesbills5998 SOOOOOOOO true👏

Yeah and turnovers too

Like I wouldn’t exactly call that fake punt against the Rams a “turnover” but it was close enough because you’re about to get the ball back on 4th down and instead they maintained possession

St and D always lets us down. Let us down during the sb too

Tim is good when he is true to himself. A couple of times I think he tried to appease certain groups. He knows his football, but on occassion he deviates. Good analyst overall.

Leonard Floyd has been invisible since the opener. He was supposed to be the guy on the other side who could put pressure on QB's. The Niners D has been atrocious on 3rd down. Can't get off the field, can't get to the QB in time to rush their throws.

@divinecomedy7311 yah the way that was handled i did not care for. We lost the SB cause our oline sucked. The management did not address that. Puni is great and all but Brendel and Mckivitz are not good enough. We can’t have both. If anything put Puni at right tackle and Mckivitz at right guard. I know its a big ask for a rook. But Mckivitz his arms are too short and he is too slow to play RT

It wasn’t that dog shit blitz in overtime? That even the announcers were asking what the hell was that?! This would be far more believable if ppl claimed that Shanahan went on offense first so he could blame the defense if they lost. It’s still stupid, but at least it would make ppl think. Also the same ppl who shit on Shanahan were freaking out about Aiyuk, that he was younger and better and had to be paid bc of the Super Bowl window and Super Bowl or bust bc that’s a thing apparently. Two Super Bowl appearances are also just failure bc feelings. There’s a great stat about how coaches who lose a Super Bowl don’t end up winning a Super Bowl, and all the stupid ppl think that’s a stat that means anything other than coaches who lose a Super Bowl are typically fired half the time over feelings and stupidity. Also it’s hard to win a Super Bowl. Andy Reid isn’t all of a sudden the greatest coach. He’s simply a really good one who got a player who became the best at his position, an important position. The players on the 49ers could’ve won both of those games, and lost both of those games. Especially this recent one. The o-line as you mentioned is a huge reason why.

Disagree, I don't think disguise is a necessity to be great. They've gotten beaten deep repeatedly which means the issue is too much man and matchup once the motion happens results in Safeties on speedsters. What made Ryan's defense stout was they pretty much stayed in a 2 Deep shell either Cover 2/4 or Cover 6. It was simple and allowed the players to make plays within the scheme. Hargrave going down might be a blessing with now Collins/Elliot are run stoppers so you don't need to bring the Safeties into the box and can rely on the front 7 to keep the run in check.

To me it's a combination of 3 three things 1. Run defense is inconsistent 2. Pass Rush is inconsistent outside of Bosa who isn't quite getting home. 3. Getting beat over the top too often with either a Safety on WR or no help deep. Elliot replacing Hargrave might cure #1, which puts you in better down and distance for #2 but they've got to get home more. If they do, simplifying the Coverages should be no problem as less time in pocket and smaller windows generally mean better defense overall.

lolol it was fun to say

So we agree. *with THIS defense* and without CMC

Tim and I were working on something for his podcast and I asked him to answer just one question for my show

His pod on his feed comes out later in the week

@@guyhaberman nice man, thanks for the reply. Rope him into a weekly show with you, he can pub the SF Standard. Thanks for all of the work and content!

Solid video. TK is always interesting.

Honestly, comments like this should just stop. Shanahan has had way too much success in SF for ownership to even remotely consider terminating him after starting 1-2. Do people forget that he lead his team to the SB just last season, as well as the Conf Championship the season before? Sigh.

We have 3 strong safeties now 😐. We lost the one free safety who had the speed and cover ability with Jimmie Ward a couple years ago. Gipson was decent, but even he got burned pretty badly come the playoffs.

That makes no sense ... Demo, Bosa, Ward, Huf, Brown, Mustapha, Fred are ALL YOUNG to fairly young. Age is not the problem on our defense

@@newerax1009 Fred is not young. Bosa is not young. You're conveniently overlooking the wear and tear of post-season play. The 49ers have the oldest roster in the NFL coming off their 2nd SB loss to the same team/coach/QB. Players like Deebo, Juice, Warner, Kittle. ... ALL of these guys have HEAVY wear and tear on them from extensive post-season play. The BIGGEST issue is they have the added psychological burden of knowing they're on the wrong side of youth now. *You're literally seeing this team fall apart at the wheels because they're not healed, they're not recovered* Kittle - hurt Deebo - hurt BA - not hurt but emotionally, psychologically and physically is cooked after the stress and duress of fighting for a new contract. you can see it. The dude has no life in him. CMC - *will not return this season* AGE IS THE ISSUE and you're going to see this team go careening off a cliff over the next few games. Warner is next btw .... followed by Williams . . . The last thing that nobody will admit it to is this core group of players KNOWS just how hard it is to climb _this_ particular mountain again. And they KNOW they should've had *at least* one SB by now .. . _but have lost two_ . There's an emotional and psychological weight that places on a player _especially_ in a long ago championship rich franchise. Injuries are not going to go away ... there are going to be more of them and they will arise earlier. Right now this team looks like it does at either mid-season or the end of a season ... and it's just the beginning.

@@newerax1009no there not

Bosa does get held but he appears to be slow and moves stiff I’ve seen many pass rushers this season get around the edge quicker and have more array of moves we should’ve traded Bosa for 2 first round picks while the stove was hot smh 🤦🏾‍♂️ he hasn’t been the same player since the contract

@@cjgray9352 I have heard the same remarks before, and this leads me to think that Kyle and John are not good at making tough decisions.

@@cjgray9352 unlike Bill Walsh

He’s on IR

@@hungphat1553 yes I know and even more reason to go get him!

I think it's the coverage calls that have the Safeties out of place.

@@marcellusfulbright5918 there may be some bad coverage calls and you have to give credit to crafty vet QBs also. But these safeties are not closing quick enough and reading the plays. Or where there going. Not sinching up on those zones. Clamp those deep routes. Clamp that zone. Bait the QB. And get down hill against the run fill those cracks

Let it. It's the oldest team in the league. Kyle refuses to play rookies and is hesitant to play 2nd years as well. He reluctantly does it. I don't get it. Puni wouldn't be out there right now if there wasn't an injury. Sometimes this team is lucky to have injuries just so we can get the better players in. It's Kyle Shanahans ego that gets in the way of this team getting the big win.

Oh and the strength and conditioning coach is garbage. The 49ers are always in injury hell more than most teams every single year.

@@Richard-gw2lrthe rookies have to show they can do the job from A-Z. If they are not doing the job A-Z but they are getting substantial playing time it make it okay for the rest of the players to not do the job well A-Z.