"The communication from the 49ers' secondary left a lot to be desired in the Niners' Week 3 win against the Cardinals. But they were able to get away with a generally questionable execution of man-match coverage because Kyler Murray refused to throw the ball deep unless he absolutely had to (his deep ball looks like he's tossing a grenade) and Cardinals receivers (namely Marvin Harrison Jr.) had some bad drops."
"The drops might be there for the Jaguars, but Trevor Lawrence a bizarro Kyler will turn down the easy stuff to try to throw it into tight windows down the field. I'm not sure how many of those tight windows he'll see Sunday. We know Lawrence will have time. For all the deserved plaudits the 49ers' pass rush has earned so far this season, the Niners had 12 pressures per NFL stats against the Cardinals in Week 3."
The 49ers' secondary displayed communication issues and inconsistent man-match coverage, which went largely unpunished because Kyler Murray avoided deep throws and Cardinals receivers dropped passes. Trevor Lawrence is likely to challenge those coverage lapses by attacking deep and over the middle, and the Jaguars should gain chunk plays. San Francisco's pass rush produced 12 pressures in Week 3, but roughly 40 percent occurred on the first two drives with Nick Bosa present, raising doubts about depth behind him. The 49ers' rushing attack has been ineffective, with Christian McCaffrey at 3.4 yards per carry and limited help from backups.
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