49ers vs. Browns: Can Cleveland Withstand San Fran's Defense?
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00:02 Finally, let's go to the game.
00:04 One of the bigger spreads of the week here over on BetMGM,
00:07 the San Francisco 49ers, Warren.
00:10 They're going against the Cleveland Browns.
00:11 Every indication I've seen says PJ Walker is going to start in this game.
00:16 My goodness, is this correct?
00:17 The total is 36 in this game with the 49ers?
00:21 My gosh, I mean, I know Cleveland's defense is good, but
00:23 they're gonna have to be perfect to hold San Francisco under like, what?
00:27 Three touchdowns here.
00:29 Hard to fade the 49ers, Warren, even with these big spreads.
00:33 Walker, I guess, is it fair to say,
00:35 gives them a better chance to stay in it than Dorian Thompson Robinson did last
00:39 week, but still, Cleveland, my gosh, up against it this week.
00:42 >> I think you're right, Craig.
00:44 He does give them a better chance.
00:45 He's the more seasoned pro.
00:46 He understands protection schemes a lot better.
00:50 He understands how to audible better.
00:52 There's just more things that he's gonna be able to get themselves into
00:55 that might produce fewer really negative plays.
00:58 And so I think that's what they're going for here by utilizing
01:02 that backup quarterback as opposed to DTR.
01:05 But on the other side of the ball, one of the biggest areas that the 49ers
01:10 have continued to overachieve in is their explosive passing down the field.
01:14 And that's gonna be muted a little bit with the weather that we're gonna be
01:17 dealing with, where I still think right now,
01:21 there's a lot to be determined with the forecast.
01:23 But at the very moment that I came on here,
01:26 I'm looking at winds like 16, 17 miles per hour with gusts upwards of upper 20s and
01:31 some rain.
01:32 And so all of those things combined do play into and
01:35 total something that we've seen the total drop.
01:38 And we're going to see less downfield passing, in my opinion, from Brock Purdy.
01:42 I think this Niners team is gonna be able to swarm the run game, though,
01:46 of Jerome Ford and the Cleveland Browns.
01:48 There's not gonna be a lot of upside for that rushing attack.
01:51 And we've seen Jerome Ford be contacted at or
01:54 behind the line of scrimmage on 66% of his rushing attempts.
01:57 That by far leads the NFL.
01:59 It's not a stat you wanna be leading the league in.
02:01 I think this 49ers team tries to stop the run, make this team one dimensional,
02:06 throwing the football in bad weather with a backup quarterback, and
02:09 it's not going to end very well for the Browns.
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