Repeated Tremendous Bowl heartbreak is behind the San Francisco 49ers’ disappointing begin to the NFL season, believes Sky Sports activities analyst Phoebe Schecter.
The 49ers sit 5-5 in a wide-open NFC West having been hindered by marquee accidents of their ongoing bid to maximise a Championship window following February’s defeat to the back-to-back defending Tremendous Bowl champion Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in Las Vegas.
Kyle Shanahan’s aspect have come as shut as anyone to lifting the Lombardi Trophy in recent times, struggling Tremendous Bowl defeat in 2019 earlier than falling in successive NFC Championship Video games after which ending second-best to the Chiefs once more final season.
Christian McCaffrey missed the primary half of the marketing campaign by way of damage, Brandon Aiyuk is out for the yr, George Kittle and Deebo Samuel have each missed time and on Sunday Nick Bosa was dealt an damage setback in defeat to the Seattle Seahawks.
San Francisco now head into Sunday’s matchup with the Inexperienced Bay Packers understanding the margin for error is slim from now till the tip of the yr.
“I think they are tired and that fatigue is with being deflated,” stated Schecter on the most recent episode of Contained in the Huddle. “You get so shut so many occasions, your season is prolonged, taking part in a lot extra soccer and you’ll be just like the Chiefs the place you are taking part in longer however you are successful and it is high-quality, that sort of rejuvenates you when you’ve gotten a Tremendous Bowl trophy to carry.
“However while you come up empty-handed time after time and really feel such as you’re believing within the course of and doing every part the coaches are asking you to do, and exhibiting up each day and none of it’s working you begin to query issues.
“McCaffrey has been one of the biggest ones they would not have anticipated. He’s part of their success or lack of success. Brock Purdy is not playing like the quarterback we saw playing the last couple of years.”
The Packers in the meantime stay within the playoff hunt because of a dramatic win towards the Chicago Bears in Week 11 by the use of Cairo Santos’ blocked area aim.
Whereas Inexperienced Bay’s offense lies among the many most explosive within the league, quarterback Jordan Love has confronted heightened scrutiny having thrown 11 interceptions in eight video games.
“The mistakes Jordan Love is making now are the ones you think ‘that could end our season in January’,” stated Neil Reynolds.
Love has thrown no less than one interception in each sport he has performed this season, whereas finishing simply 160 of 257 passes for two,081 yards and 16 touchdowns after dazzling in his first full yr because the starter in 2023.
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Cairo Santos’ kick to win the sport is blocked, denying the Chicago Bears their first win over the Inexperienced Bay Packers since 2018.
“He was phenomenal in the playoffs, improved all season long and went from strength to strength,” stated Schecter. “This season has been chop and change for him.
“He would not have anticipated as a lot of a fall again. He is at all times been an aggressive type quarterback, that is in his nature and he’ll take these pictures, and with these pictures, you generally get a 50/50 ball.
“But the way and the rate he is turning the ball over is putting his team in such a negative position. If he continues to do this I don’t know how they continue to overcome it for the rest of the season.”
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