The 49ers defensive line hasn’t gotten enough credit for their performance against the Philadelphia Eagles. In Nick Bosa’s mind, the Niners gave out the blueprint on how to defend a potent Eagles offense led by Jalen Hurts.
Hurts had an average time to throw of 3.85 seconds. Your first instinct might be to force Hurts to get rid of the ball quickly, but when he’s forced to hold the ball and stay in the pocket, the results have favored the defense.
Here’s Bosa’s quotes about the 49ers successful game-plan defending Hurts:
“So you just have to be disciplined and not give him that quick escape route.