I think when future historians study this game, the biggest mystery will be why the 49ers let Chris Jones sprint free right up the middle on a critical pass play late in the game. Out of any player in the league, Chris Jones is the guy that you'd most want to put a body in front of on a play like that. How did they end up giving him a red carpet to the quarterback? I assume that someone screwed up, but I never saw any blocker anywhere near him.
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dang spell check... or Iowa hillbilly.... :-)
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Apologies if this already was posted. Some great stuff here, things I didn't notice before.


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That was great. On that last play if Ward does go after Hardman, then Kelce is wide open.
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It's actually even better than that...

Andy Reid REALLY wanted to run the Power Shovel to McKinnon, but the 49ers converged on the Shovel and didn’t cover Corn Dog 😂 pic.twitter.com/ROgaHfE36n

— Coach Dan Casey (@CoachDanCasey) February 15, 2024

If Bosa doesn't crash like a mad man onto McKinnon there it's an easy shovel flip TD.
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Also (and I noticed this previously), Kelce does a GREAT job of avoiding OPI. He just pulls up casually, arms to his side. Refs always seem to be eyeing him for OPI, so that was a terrific job of him just standing in front of Ward.
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One other thing from that video, I finally got to see what Mahomes was eyeing deep downfield that he pulled up on and wisely dumped off to Pacheco. He was looking for Rice, but it looks like the Niners did a good job on the switch. Wasn't worth the risk.
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Stuff like this is why everyone needs to shut the fuck up all season about Andy's "gimmick plays" when they're somehow well defended. This one seemed impossible for the Niners given their tendencies
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Look how close Warner came to tipping Mahomes pass to Rice on 3rd and 6. Yeesh.


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Man on that play about half second later Hardman breaks so wide fucking open it'd have likely gone for 50 yards.
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That was Richie. And I think Mahomes coulda hit him for a walkoff.

But then we wouldn't have heroic Mahomes run #568939. :-)
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He knew when Ward stepped inside it was a tuddy and he was watching the jumbotron... Classic.
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We need receipts here, dawg. Can’t just post this sort of shit without posting the clip.

We need wank material!


One of Butker’s kicks, probably the 57-yarder, was close to being blocked as well. Split the hands of two different defenders.

It’s a game of inches.
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A lot of those bounces and inches went against us most of the year... Nice to get them in the playoffs.
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still thinking about this perfect ball from Mahomes to Rice. blitz right across his face, off the back foot, money down when you had to have it and just leads Rice perfectly pic.twitter.com/zPfVu0u6Tb

— Jordan Zirm (@JordanZirm) February 12, 2024

It's Richie James look at him as he crosses to the bottom, no one goes with him.
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