Sports Hernia":268jpvjm said:That’s when their “selective memory” kicks in. 8)hawksfansinceday1":268jpvjm said:Lynch did the smart thing,he decided he was going to replicate the way the Seahawks were built and how they play their defense then did so. Announced as much publicly. That's gotta stick in at least some 9ers' fans' collective craw.
There are videos out there that suggest the 49ers D are not a carbon copy any longer of the Seahawks template.
A lot more cover 2 principles, other nuances.
I go on rival boards a bit and the common theme is that Carroll's vintage 4-3 under Cover 3 is no longer the force it once was...…..Jags, Chargers, Seahawks......good but not overwhelming defenses. Offenses finally caught on.
So yeah, the 49ers are not exactly running the same kind of defense that Carroll tweaked from George Seifert. :2thumbs:
And BTW, it's not like the 49ers didn't have any kind of legit defense under Harbaugh/Fangio. Those units were tremendous. Weren't quite as good as the Hawks for pass defense, but man they would have smothered Lamar Jackson complete between Willis and Bowman.