Official Niners at Green Bay, Divisional Round Discussion Thread:

[RashanGary]

Alexander should play about 50% of the snaps. The 49ers line to play a TE and a FB quite a bit. That means we’ll see more than usual base defense.

Quite a few snaps I expect to see Jaire and Stokes as the only two corners.

In the cases where SF goes 3 WR, we’ll see nickel. I’m guessing we’ll see Jaire and Stokes outside with Rasul inside.

I wonder if Kevin King makes it on the field?

[RashanGary]

Barnes will be on the field quite a bit with the 49ers going big more often. He’s a tough kid and really has some pop. Let’s hope we see more of him blowing up run plays and less of him looking lost in coverage.

[RashanGary]

I would think if you have Stokes and Jaire on the field that you could play quite a bit of one high safety. Both Ja and Stokes have the speed to defend the deep sidelines. I think you can get away with some 8 man boxes and try to dare Jimmy G to beat you deep.

[RashanGary]

Jordan Willis has a high ankle sprain. So SF will be without some of their DE depth.

Bosa will play though. Gonna need a plan to take on Bosa and Armstead. Running the ball will be key to slow down their pass rush and hopefully wear them down a little. The only problem is Bakhtiari will also wear down so it might be a horse a piece.

[Joemailman]

Don't know what's up with Keke now. Wasn't on injury list yesterday.

Field Yates
@FieldYates

The Packers have waived DL Kingsley Keke.

That explains that.

[Joemailman]

[RashanGary]

We’re back to being able to absorb some OL injuries.

Bakh
Runyan
Meyers
Patrick
Turner

Off the bench: Dennis Kelly, Royce Newman



On a different note, man it feels good to get Newman out of the lineup. He’s a promising rookie and I’m excited to see him in year 2, but you have to figure the OL will stabilize with him on the bench.

It’s too bad Jenkins didn’t stay healthy. Our OL would be a strength right now if Jenkins was here

[Upnorth]

I dont remember bosa being a factor in Sept when we played. Was he injured then? If not our oline is better now than then soooo

[Joemailman]

We’re back to being able to absorb some OL injuries.

Bakh
Runyan
Meyers
Patrick
Turner

Off the bench: Dennis Kelly, Royce Newman



On a different note, man it feels good to get Newman out of the lineup. He’s a promising rookie and I’m excited to see him in year 2, but you have to figure the OL will stabilize with him on the bench.

It’s too bad Jenkins didn’t stay healthy. Our OL would be a strength right now if Jenkins was here

I don't know if it's a given that Turner replaces Kelly in starting lineup. Kelly has been pretty solid, and Turner hasn't had that much practice. Agree about Newman. 49ers like to stunt and Newman sometimes struggled with that, although he was better 2nd half of the year.

[ThunderDan]

Keke was just released.

[Joemailman]

I dont remember bosa being a factor in Sept when we played. Was he injured then? If not our oline is better now than then soooo

Bosa played 86% of snaps. He had 3 tackles, 1 assist, 1 TFL, 1 QB hit, 2 pressures. So he wasn't shut out, but didn't dominate either. That was Nijman's 1st start at LT.

[esoxx]

The thing that concerns me the most in this game is Deebo Samuel. He is dangerous. They line him up all over including the backfield. He's a damn good runner in addition to a fine pass catcher. When he's lined up in the backfield he's going to get favorable match ups in coverage. Shanahan is a very smart game planner and I anticipate him using Deebo as a major weapon. He can wreck a game if you let him.

I just don't want to wake up on Sunday morning thinking, how the fuck didn't they figure out a way to contain that guy? They better have a plan.

[Sparkey]

Kingsley Keke was released

[HarveyWallbangers]

We’re back to being able to absorb some OL injuries.

Bakh
Runyan
Meyers
Patrick
Turner

Off the bench: Dennis Kelly, Royce Newman

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[Joemailman]

A little background information on the release of Keke:

Kingsley Keke, a third-year pro drafted in the fifth round, was placed on waivers Wednesday evening and could land with a new team Thursday if he is claimed.

He started eight games this year and was a regular in the team’s base 3-4 front much of the season. However, he was a surprise inactive against Cleveland on Dec. 25, then spent a week on the reserve COVID-19 list and hasn't played since.

At the time, Packers coach Matt LaFleur referred to his absence against the Browns as “a personal matter” but would not provide further details.

Asked about Keke a short time later, nose tackle Kenny Clark said he had a long discussion with his teammate but wouldn’t reveal what was said. Clark said he was confident that Keke would be a productive player from that point on.

The following week against Minnesota he didn’t play after landing on the COVID-19 reserve list and was listed as having an illness on the injury report the week of the Detroit game and was inactive against the Lions.

Showed flashes during his career, but was never someone you could count on for an extended period of time.