The thing about the whiners is that their offense is simple. down 17-3 to us in the second half, they came out and ran the ball 10 straight plays and we could not stop them. We stop the run, then Garappolo is forced to throw, and he is prone to making mistakes. He served up some game losing potential pick sixes against Green Bay but the DBs were only playing the receiver and not the ball. Otherwise Green Bay survives that blocked punt and still wins.
Take away Deebo Samuel whenever possible because he is the thorn in our side. He somehow got open on their game tying drive for a huge gain which is why we ended up in OT.
It's really that simple. Sure they have Kittle, but Kittle doesn't gain nearly 100 yards running the ball. It's Samuel that needs to be shut down which will limit their options severely.
Shanahan plays very short passes which neutralizes our pass rush so maybe the idea isn't to rack up sacks but just to push the middle of the pocket to get Garappolo into happy feet mode. Man up and do not allow easy pitch and catch plays.
Garappolo rarely throws the ball more than 10 yards down field against the Rams. Their offense is designed that way when they play against us.
And of course, I don't believe we've played a turnover free game against them in recent memory.
Don't turn the damn ball over and stop the run and we have a great chance to punch our ticket to the Super Bowl.