49ers Playbook: 49ers defense SHUTS DOWN Eagles

[@gaborhorvath1808]

Hi Jonny, I really like your content, as a 49ers fan from Europe it's fantastic to learn about football from you week by week - keep up the good work, greetings from Hungary!

[@jonnydel]

Thanks and wow, hello over in Hungary!

[@tommywolmart265]

He's Hungary for football knowledge 🤙

[@sirflashback]

Same here from Germany. Keep it up 👌

[@garethpreedy2723]

​@@sirflashbackFrom the UK too, fans everywhere

[@tommywolmart265]

Jonny nice to see you're roping in all these fans from overseas! See what I did there...

[@SmilinMikeable]

Of all the things I was impressed with in this game our ability to contain an elite mobile QB was the best! For YEARS I have watched us rush Kamikaze Style for mobile QBS only to watch in horror as they slipped by, threatened the edge and either ripped off 15 yards running it or passed to wide open receivers after 10 seconds of coverage. Thanks for the vid Johnny! This is the one I've waiting for.

[@paulreyes6221]

It helps that Steve Wilks has coached on teams with mobile QBs so he knew what he wanted to do.

[@Wolfeson28]

Definitely key to this win, and it's also important that we've established this model for handling mobile QBs. With Kyler Murray and Lamar Jackson coming up on the schedule, plus the possibility of seeing Hurts and/or Jackson again in the playoffs, this is a challenge we're going to face again.

[@loredofuego]

Those Russell Wilson escapes from his Seahawk days still bring back horrible memories

[@Ishai1]

I remember in past seasons Bosa would pass rush to get a sack on a mobile QB and that QB would just scramble away for a big gain. It was so frustrating. He said after the game the strategy wasn't to sack the QB but to do exactly what you described. Making him feel the pressure but give him no open lanes to escape. Wilks really leveled up the play of our secondary. This defense is now great in all three levels, not just the front seven

[@brianderhen9392]

I feel like this was a problem going back to Russell Willow under Harbaugh's teams. Pass rush might win but the QB would use the vacated space as a running lane. Extremely frustrating. I wonder if this is the first time they actively decided on this approach. Honestly, it seems like the obvious strategy once you know the problem is there, although pulling it off with tight coverage for 5+ seconds was the true win here. I don't know how repeatable that is.

[@mrchuckles1022]

The discipline of the pass rush and Warner as a spy (who knew darn well where the 1st down marker + tush push was) was incredibly impressive. The restraint of the refs not to call PI multiple times but paying attention to the defender’s technique was equally surprising and impressive. Another superior breakdown. I also love the details like their HOS catching Hurts’ throwaway or Warner going for an Oscar. Coupled with Christian’s acting on Fletcher Cox’s “throw-down”, I sure hope the Niners aren’t teaching flopping as a strategy. That would be disappointing.

[@Wolfeson28]

That CMC flop was just hilarious. Even the ref was laughing right along with him.🤣🤣

[@Crunkboy415]

At least it's not the leg whip era of the 80s 🤣

[@sensor4747]

Ambry Thomas improving in coverage and moving Lenior to the slot has really made this pass defense so much better from the secondary perspective; without Oliver filling in as the nickel, I would like to see them throw in more man-coverage to take away the quick game that offenses tend to do to mitigate the Niner's pass rush.

[@plantfeeder6677]

49er run defense was stellar in this game. Making them one dimensional and then shutting down that one dimension is 49er winning football the way I remember Bill Walsh doing it. Great catch seeing who caught the ball out of bounds from Hurts.😂

[@gibster9624]

11:40 For that Thomas PBU some were crying for a flag on, I just want to point out that Thomas had textbook technique when he got to the receiver. He got chest to chest, both hands inside and then just mirrored whatever the receiver did. As a receiver being taught what to do in those situations the absolute last thing you do is let a defender get into your chest. It's nearly impossible to make a catch. This was the difference in the Aiyuk TD vs the Jaguars in the end zone that Kyle said was Purdy's worst decision. You see Aiyuk take advantage of his freaky long arms and ices the DB and it made it all too easy for him to make the catch uncontested.

[@carddealer34]

I haven't played football since HS, which is 30+ years ago, but I saw that immediate breakdown of both defense and offense (I played both), and I knew the end result. And I watched this game in real time. Such a great breakdown. That is what Analytics does for you!

[@TheoWingate]

JonnyDel gives the best breakdowns on KZbin periodt!!

[@hammersampson]

Congratulations to Steve Wilks for turning this secondary around! I guess this is what Kyle Shanahan was envisioning by hiring Wilks over his nemesis, Jim Schwartz.😂

[@levisnyder6585]

We don’t need Jim when we have Kris k as our d line coach. They bring the same strengths.

[@Aaron-hk6st]

People that said that Bosa had a pedestrian game don't have a clue what their talking about. I thought he had one of his best! They Niner D front reminded me of how we used to defend against Russell Wilson back in the day.

[@jonnydel]

Yes!

[@theCajonwarrior]

Yeah they don't understand team strategy. Some games, Bosa can go beast mode and get after the quarterback. Other games, the defense has to play a certain way to have team successful.

[@samueljorgensen2840]

Fantastic breakdown. Thank you for getting deep on the movement in the trenches that was very insightful

[@jonnydel]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Crunkboy415]

9:45 What I like about the contain not pursue rush is that it forced Hurts to stay in the pocket and run through his progressions, while the receivers are not sure if he's in trouble and don't even try to get open.

[@charlesg7926]

Excellent point. If Hurts can’t scramble to one side, then the receivers can’t really do the scramble drill. And them scrambling over the middle with a run-first QB is risky

[@aiden8945]

It’s crazy learning everything we’re doing it feels like the niners are so far ahead

[@BenThorp]

Fascinating breakdown, as ever. Watching the game I was amazed at how many coverage pressures/sacks there were - impressed at the discipline in the secondary, particularly when Hurts got out of the pocket, when so often they run toward the QB and get caught over the top.

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

Wilks called a great game plan and scheme for the pass rush, AND he's been coaching the DBs hard and personally. It shows. DB play is the best its ever been under Kyle.

[@theCajonwarrior]

This is going to be the 1st time and only time, in my life that I'm cheering for the cowboys 🤠. If the cowboys 🤠 beat the eagles 🦅on Sunday, then we'll have the #1 seed 🏈

[@jonnydel]

And I blame the eagles for us rooting for the Cowboys. Just one more unforgivable offense

[@Study49]

I am a Eagles Fan! diagrams and explanations were excellent! We will adapt!

[@wilj9976]

Good breakdown. I'm a new subscriber. Great to see a defensive review. Everyone loves breaking down offense, but this it's really how we stayed in the game, giving the offense time to get right.

[@wilj9976]

I'm about to give you quite a few more views and likes

[@BeingButterfly]

I love this video. I want to learn about football. I'm a fan of the 49ers. I want to understand what I'm seeing when I watch games. Football seems very complicated and intricate. Thank for talking slower and not rushing through the video. Also for drawing on the screen to help me learn football. Your videos help me understand football. 😊

[@willer722]

This really made me appreciate demo, he’s such a great tackler!

[@nathanlau3275]

Thanks for the breakdown! Good to see how it all came together. I hope that they are able to learn from their mistakes and correct them.

[@Amulmulshanks]

Love the defensive breakdowns. Please do more of these in addition to the great offensive scheme analysis. Been cool to see the disguises Steve Wilks is running these games. Bang bang

[@jonnydel]

I usually combine them both

[@rcook8381]

Another great analysis and I learn more and more each episode. Well done and thanks.

[@Wolfeson28]

I just love watching Mooney Ward defend passes. So many times watching defenders give up pass plays, I'd be yelling "just *turn around* and find the ball, and knock it away!" *Ward does that,* and we've seen plays like that from him in multiple games this year.

[@nicholasriley8772]

Hey Jonny. You may have said this before, but just curious as to what your football background is. And how you know what Shanahan calls certain packages or plays. And as always thanks for work you put in!

[@MabelPooloa]

I was waiting for this Johnny Boy

[@ivner17]

amazing as always, I love your content, also I have a question. Now that we saw how the defence contained a mobile QB like Hurts, what do you think the defence should so against Lamar against Baltimore?

[@ratpac_m]

Thomas getting his head around is what I've been waiting to see for 2 years! He's been in position so much but always just plowed through the receiver without looking. Great to see this broken down on tape after hearing so much sentiment about him improving.

[@jaschlit]

Comparing Brock to Hurts, I think Brock does a way better job at identifying the coverage post snap than hurts, or at least throwing to the correct receiver based of coverage.

[@joeyanderson2612]

Bruj that collision from Greenlaw at 3:42 yikes 🎉 glad he is on the Niners!

[@nicoleharoldgillenwater1663]

Been waiting for this one to Drop thank you for all your Hard work 🙏🏻 God bless Love our Defense Wilks has most definitely proved me Wrong and I'm very happy he did Happy for Him and our Team.

[@kingrawls710]

Word up 😊😊

[@tfeusner2189]

Makes a lot sense why they signed Logan Ryan. J Brown was getting burned fairly often

[@robertdiehl1281]

The plan for 49ers D was QB containment.

[@michaellieberman5231]

As always, JFA videos are so interesting & my football IQ goes up 100x

[@jonnydel]

🤟

[@mariobaca4276]

Kinlaw had a hell of a game! Lets go Niners!

[@ryanmorris1912]

Great B-down JD! Good breakdown of how discipline bosa was on his pass rush depth and purpose. They made Hurts be a QB and he failed miserably!

[@SteveBerryhill]

Big fan of your work. I must ask...How is it you know the specific language of Kyle's plays, routes and concepts? The terminology of his playbook? Isn't that kind of Top Secret NFL stuff?

[@KippinCollars]

This game shows that the NFL today is about the little things - routes run as expected, QBs going through progressions, pinpoint blocking - it all adds up in the score at the end in big ways.

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

Playing Ambry instead of Oliver may be the key that unlocked the defense, and Steve has the DBs playing the best they ever have under Kyle. Steve's been personally coaching the DBs. Steve had a great game plan, especially the unselfish pass rush setting their depth correctly and not giving up the edge to the QB. Javon Hargrave played very well. He really seemed comfortable playing against his old scheme, and was put in a position to succeed by Steve and Chris. We have vastly more talent on defense than the Eagles, same as offense, especially QB, and we very clearly outcoached them on both sides of the ball.

[@fortymcninerface]

13:10 Purdy makes that throw at the top every time and people says it's nothing special. Hurts tucks, runs, gets banged up and they punt.

[@user-tx6fd5os8l]

Hey Jonnydel, I really enjoyed part one and part two, is just as good. Like I said before, apply for a coaching job because in my opinion, you really know the game! Thanks for the awesome content!

[@ArteeMediaHawaii]

Love this KZbin channel! Go Niners

[@jonnydel]

Let's goooo!

[@chiewsaetern6473]

After watching how the D play against Hurts I’m 100% they can win the Super Bowl. This has been the the biggest weakness every year since Shannahan took over but I’m glad they figured it out. Warner deserves DPOY imo!

[@nicholassitter6400]

I know Lamar and hurts are different guys, and I'd argue this year Lamar is playing better than hurts, but how the defense contained hurts gives me hope for the ravens game on Christmas.

[@Nvme18]

I also watched Kurt Warners breakdown of Hurts. There was a lot of plays there to be made. Jalen just wasnt seeing the field this game. Defense played great but there were opportunities for big plays this game.

[@josemadriz5716]

Jalen got hurt bad on that last play you reviewed. Fred did a great job not getting juked by Jalen and grabbed him, after that he got cracked and it looked as if his body went a little limp. OB is a big dude same for Fred.

[@jesse9669]

Great work i love it

[@jonnydel]

Thank you!

[@anakinpimpwalker]

Hello from Mexico 🇲🇽 Great Videos 👍

[@zeebird66]

Keep it up jonny. Love your content. 👍

[@jonnydel]

Thanks 👍

[@Aaron-hk6st]

I live near Seattle and I can tell you right now that the Seahawk fanbase thinks the Niners will win again. I know the Niners are favored but Seattle is still dangerous.

[@tinytimme]

It was crazy watching the live broadcast of this game bc ofcourse all we see is Hurts in the pocket with what seemed liked ages to throw….but the tape shows we had great coverage most of the game

[@xend_er6975]

Great video 💯

[@jonnydel]

Thanks 💯

[@davet766]

Excellent analysis as usual. Thanks Jonny!

[@831lilv]

new sub! glad I found your channel great content!

[@christopherwong4717]

Jonny, any ideas on why Oliver was at safety and Gip off the field on the opening plays? Also what did you see out of Kalia Davis?

[@jonnydel]

Kalia Davis was only a handful of snaps before garbage time. Oliver was in because I guess Gipson got hurt

[@flatplaneoregon4605]

Yep, clinic with a few learning caveats for dedication geared towards continued improvement. Well done 49ers, win on 3...WIN!

[@UnderPressureGoat]

I feel like KC & Bills gave us this blueprint. Only difference, is we stuck with it for all 4 quarters. Keep Hurts in the pocket and make him pass it. Without his legs, he's an above average QB. We need to do the same to Lamar Jackson.

[@levisnyder6585]

Jackson has a better arm, but will hopefully give us the ball on the ground.

[@UnderPressureGoat]

@levisnyder6585 better arm? Maybe? 100% not better WR's. So we'll see.

[@Mike__B]

So is there any reasonable explanation as to why Lane Johnson gets off the snap too early without being called for false start? Just looking at him, with pass protection, it seems most of the time he's moving/twitching before Kelce moves sometimes it's really close in which case I kind of understand, but every single time he is moving before never after. The biggest lie I hear is "he just times it perfectly" but looking back at tape you see he's always early or indeed perfect, I have to imagine refs are reviewing tape too but they haven't nailed him except on REALLY obvious cases, but even without the benefit of slow motion/pausing there are a number of times where you see him twitch, rock, move his leg before the ball is snapped and that's in real time. Other than "timing it perfectly" is there some movement that is legal to make that he's doing?

[@tommywolmart265]

Gregory and Kinlaw are underrated for this squad

[@raisethereef]

Can you make a video showing Johnson holding Bosa the entire game and constantly starting early? They should have called at least a dozen false starts on him. He was scared out of his mind trying to stop Bosa

[@JPHellaHard2800]

Best N Tha World Bully 🏈

[@jimdcushman]

Oh I've been waiting for this! Off the top of your head, how much did you see AJ Brown get doubled with Goedert being out?

[@jonnydel]

Mmmm, didn't really double him at all

[@jimdcushman]

@@jonnydel much obliged! I've got a silly Philly fan claiming we won because Goedert was out lol

[@robertrivas6508]

I wonder how many times the Eagles O line should’ve been called for false start. 😂 it seemed like every pass play Johnson was like 2 yards back just waiting for Bosa.

[@jonnydel]

I will say, it was less than against BUF. I looked at a # if plays and really, he and Kelce were spot in a number of times whereas the guards were a little slow, making it look like he was early more than he was.

[@JamesMiller-lb3sk]

The 49ers defence has really improved from last season

[@lumenatti_]

The NFL is censoring Niners vs Eagles Game, as they removed Philly’s last Score. Why?

[@jonnydel]

No idea

[@jimbil126]

Garbage time

[@stephenswavely231]

Please note Hargrave HOLDING Dickerson as he was trying to get to Warner. If you'll note, the Niners defense was committing a lot of penalties via holding that game. The refs have a lot of help that game.

[@Nickh4929]

As a seahawks fan the 49ers are about to beat our ass. Yall consistently make pete carroll look like he needs to retire.

[@barryx23]

Jonny, I loved your analysis of the Niners’ Defence. However, have you seen Kurt Warner’s take on what happened on Sunday? If not, seek it out of NFL Network. He focuses on how Jalen Hurts plays, pointing out that, despite having time and space to make many key plays, Hurts weirdly doesn’t pull the trigger. From the clips used by Warner, the Niners’ defence was more vulnerable than we imagine, with various Eagles open at crucial moments, although not spotted by Hurts. Had that been Purdy playing for the Eagles, the result would have been a lot closer. In fact, I spent most of the game wondering who the QB was for the Eagles, concluding that, like Vladimir Putin, Hurts was using a body double, one that looked like him, played like he does sometimes, but not seeing open receivers for plays on end. Whilst watching the game live, I also couldn’t understand why Philly’s O-line was so good at holding our pass rush at bay. On occasions, Hurts had so much time that he could have read a newspaper before attempting a pass. Were the Eagles tackles, guards, and centre really THAT good that they could prevent multiple sacks from taking place? I did wonder whether what I was watching was a deliberate plan, as you hinted at in the video, in that our pass rushers seemed to want to hold up the D-line rather than rush Hurts, almost as if they were waiting for him to try and scramble, but by creating a pocket around him they were effectively walling him in. The defence played great, but don’t anybody believe they are super humans. If Warner spotted how our players could be beaten, other offensive coordinators surely will.

[@JP-sd4qc]

Well I doubt they'll play other qbs the same way they'll play Jalen. Coming in it was said that Hurts was a bad processor and didn't do so well if you pushed him into his 3rd and 4th read. It looks like this was the right strategy

[@barryx23]

I would recommend all Niner fans watch JT O'Sullivan's analysis of Jalen Hurts' performance in this game on his The QB School page on YT. Commenting on the Eagles, he notes, "Too many plays this game felt forced, muddy, blurry, missed." And this was in respect of Hurts' first and second reads, where he missed open receivers. JTO observes that it didn't look like a 100% Jalen Hurts in this game. However, while he concedes it wasn't just one thing that was wrong it was "QB-centric". He's also critical of Hurts in not overriding Kelce's coverage calls, although concedes that, overall, the problem isn't Kelce's but rather Hurts' or the system. Another quote from JTO was, "None of it makes any sense". Bizarrely, he's also critical of Philly's O-line effort on occasions! From watching live, I thought they played fine, but that's why these breakdowns are fascinating. Why this and Warner's breakdowns are relevant is that, when the Niners come to play the Eagles again, it won't be the same cake walk as this time around. As for Hurts being an MVP candidate, Phah! based on this performance.

[@OptionZero]

Are you buying Ambry Thomas as a starting CB? He’s worked so far but I shudder at the memories of his first two years. Penalties and getting Mossed

[@16ktsgamma]

The Eagles wanted to get rid of an emotional player in Dre Greenlaw. So they did. And that pissed off the 49ers more.

[@glasscity2490]

JD.I don’t think the d was as dominant as the score projected. Especially on the backend. I saw too many open receivers on tape. Either from lack of execution or break in coverage rules. Only reason it wasn’t a positive for Philly was bc JH forgot to how to play qb.He repeatedly looked at open WR but decided not to throw only to stand in or escape the pocket. If I’m wilks, I see that tape and say boy did we get lucky that JH didn’t want to throw to open guys. If I’m Philly I’m like damn we had too many failed chances. Idk. I think the next match up will be dog fight. I think Philly will commit to the run and JH will learn how to play qb. I feel the 49er dline will have to be more aggressive the next time. All coverages have time limits. Our secondary can’t cover in-defiantly. I think the key to another dub is the offense getting a lead and scoring frequently. Forcing Philly to play from behind. Thoughts? ❤ the show brother

[@jallano007]

If the 2023 Niners get an iconic nickname what would it be? The Bang Gang?

[@stephenswavely231]

It was a pass interference on Thomas. It should have been called. You still can't knock the receiver over because your head is turned. He didn't go after the ball... It was a horrible no call.

[@Gonzo94m]

I was hoping this game would really gauge where the defense is at. Why did the eagles give up on the run so early. It wasn’t failing by any means. I was hoping to see how the defense did against a stack of line.

[@jonnydel]

They really handled it and makes me feel a lot better about facing BAL

[@Aaron-hk6st]

It came out yesterday that Sirianni is the one that was scheming the offense if not actually calling plays. He's a pass first coach. He had led everyone to believe that he had turned most of those responsibilities over to his OC.

[@tankflaghouse6187]

Johnnydel do u believe chase young would be better rushing from a standing position or hand in the dirt?

[@brentfoley8128]

I see what you did there 13:08

[@eriktherealtor]

Can you play back every snap and count how many times their right tackle actually moves before the ball is snapped? He only got 1 penalty but I imagine he went early 50% of the time?

[@flatplaneoregon4605]

There were several few but his timing with the center is impeccable. When he's on It's a thing of beauty watching it frame by frame. Gotta give him his flowers and a hat tip.

[@levisnyder6585]

Also, the rules say that he can move his back foot early, as long as his front foot doesn’t move and the suddenness of his movement doesn’t disturb the D line. So there is a split second window where he can pop his back foot and by the time the defense reacts, the ball is off the ground. Lane Johnson has mastered this timing window. It’s amazing, frankly.

[@ERSLIFE-we1mg]

creshindo johnny

[@ninerempire5442]

Lessgo

[@jonnydel]

Annnnnd you win the fried egg award! 🍳

[@tommieboi707]

9ers completely stopped the run. Jaiyer is still young so he missed a few tackes. Other than that, not a bad performance by our secondary.

[@Kasual01]

How do you think Jayir Brown played?

[@sonnyluna]

Hurts is lucky that 48 hit him in that play instead of greenlaw because dre would have sent that boy on a stretcher

[@cheekiesternie7928]

lol how many times was bosa just tackled by an illegal hold the whole game

[@gaboogum]

Disappointed that you didn't include the best hit of the NFL season

[@escargot8854]

Watch #65 Johnson false start on nearly every play. 9:14 at 0.25x speed

[@dawndel12]

#jd49 😊

[@jonnydel]

😍

[@SmilinMikeable]

Can't wait to see how we fare against Lamar.... 😬😬😬

[@whiteclouds26]

😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@Andy351c]

Big like Terrel Owens, but soft and goes down way too easy.

[@stephenswavely231]

Kelce had a really bad game.

[@bruceterrell63]

Awful play calling man all day long. Passing and run game. This OC must be replaced from calling plays.

[@bruceterrell63]

OC Brian is awful the routes everything this guy was out coached man.

[@Koipeliini1]

Please start using AI voice. Content is good. Voice is not

[@NinerGang49]

yo vids be the best drops every week JonnyDel. solid work

[@jonnydel]

Thanks!