Look for Raheem Morris to find a number of ways to put Falcons QB Michael Penix under constant pressure on Sunday. Blitzes, confusing looks, extra guys up on the line, stunts. His arm is big, but his success depends on a clean pocket and time to throw. He has generally been the worst QB in the NFL under pressure this season, with both a negative EPA and a completion rate that dips down to nearly 5% at times when put under duress. He’s either very good or really bad depending on what kind of rush he’s facing. This would be a great week for the Niners’ defensive line and LBs to have another big performance.

People who use words like “always” and “never” in evaluating sports, especially when it comes to evaluating the potential achievements of other people, live in a world of absolutes. People who have hard opinions based on absolutes that don’t exist in reality are generally not wise and usually not trustworthy. And their opinions, created in that black and white fantasy, are often worthless, in addition to being baseless. So, congratulations on finding your identity, Rod.

I don’t believe in trap games, especially with the 49ers, but if I did, the trap would be LV coming out of the bye, not this Sunday. The Niners got a taste of what happens when they take the foot off the gas a few days ago. That made an impression. I don’t see them candy-caning this road game in Atlanta. They will be locked in and ready to put the boot to the Falcons for a full 4 quarters. Shanahan needs to dial it up, not dial it back, and I think he will.

Being ready to kick Eddy Pineiro to the curb this week but being okay with Cowing still fielding punts is a strange mindset. I’ve seen this mindset today. Pineiro needs to figure out what the problem is with his XPs and longer kicks, and fix it now. I agree. If he can’t, his seat is hot. Can’t have those misses. But the return mistakes are the greater potential for swinging a game into a very bad place. I don’t want to hold my breath on FG tries. But even more, I don’t want to have a heart attack every time I see Cowing looking skyward at the 5. They need to fix the punt return issue before dumping the place kicker. Get rid of the risk of giving up 7 before melting down about the missed 1. I’m going to give Eddy this week and the bye to recenter before I’m even considering joining the mob to call up Brandon McManus.

Intelligent way to handle this event and to address the underlying issue. Props to Saleh. ⭐️⭐️

Damn, this is terrible. Those can be difficult recoveries. Hoping he gets through it as soon as possible and can come back 100%. Healing vibes up, 17. 🙏🏽⭐️⭐️⭐️

Imagine claiming the 49ers haven’t beaten any good teams and then using your own team as an example of one of those teams. Talk about a self-own. 😂

The people getting lightheaded and dizzy over hits by Malik Mustapha and Fred Warner would end up in the ICU on a respirator if they watched old tape of Ronnie Lott. Some of y’all aren’t cut out for actual NFL football.

A first grader can understand it by now. And yet…

lol. Why would they put out a press release to tell people they have no comment about something no one knew about in the first place? 🥴 Heads up, Titans: you can just release a guy without a story. Nobody cares. You’re 1-5. … But now I’m interested in what Jordan did.

This is hilarious. Purdy ain’t a kid anymore. Leadership. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Here.

The 49ers trade targets heading toward the deadline appear to be narrowed now to a quality edge rusher and a wideout. The accelerated development of Gracen Halton, combined with the very good play from Sebastian Valdez and the veteran leadership of Osa Odighizowa have clearly lessened the need to make a splash trade at DT. A powerful edge may still be a priority, given the overall health of the D-line. Williams and White have both been very good, but another body is probably needed. WR help remains a pressing need, with many of the existing injuries to key receivers still very much in the grey area. The exceptional safety play of late may have cooled the team’s earlier plans at trading for help there.

“wArNeR iS diRtY, tho.”

Eddy needs to adjust whatever he’s doing to get over the mental tightness on the PATs. But he’s not going anywhere. The guy is still one of the best PKs in the league. Kickers having a short game streak of weirdness is normal. There’s no need to overreact.

Two tough breaks for Siran. The ball goes wonky and hits his leg on a punt return a few weeks ago, now he draws a flag for interference on a great punt coverage hit. Neither was his fault. On this play, Luke McCaffrey threw a fast fair catch signal almost the moment the punt was coming off Waitman’s foot, so there’s no way Siran Neal could have seen it. McCaffrey induced an interference call. Accident or intentional? I think Luke knew exactly what he was doing. Those McCaffreys are devious.

Gotta hand it to these @Commanders. Looks like when the Almighty made these fellas, he forgot to put in the Quit. Fought right down to the gun. #FTTB

This is a VERY good sign. They are holding themselves to a very strict standard now. This is what you want to see. Winning alone isn’t enough for them. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

I’m convinced the 49ers will end up making a trade for a WR. It’s not going to help them for the next month, because it’s unlikely to happen until after the bye. But it’s coming. If Deebo and Robinson can be available in next 3-4 weeks, and Kirk can be involved now, a new wideout gives them some much needed support, especially if Evans needs to sit out in stretches. And it gives them the option of redshirting Stribling if he needs the rest of the season to heal. I have no idea who it will be, but someone is headed to SF soon.