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Golden Nuggets: Is the run defense something to be concerned about?

Barrows: 49ers mailbag: How Jim Schwartz outfoxed Kyle Shanahan, and what’s wrong with the run D? (paywall)

“Well, the run defense wasn’t very good on Sunday. But the 49ers are only giving up 80.2 yards a game on the ground, which is sixth best in the league. And that’s including the Browns’ 160-yard game.

Why were the Browns so effective? As noted above, they run the same defensive front as the 49ers, so they were well-versed in it. And while the 49ers mostly avoided wide runs, Cleveland attacked San Francisco’s edges, usually with success.”

Greg Cosell breaks down why ‘fraud’ narrative about Brock Purdy is wrong

“We all know what Brock Purdy is and what he isn’t as far as a pure thrower of the football.