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Name the last team that has lost three all pro players from their linebacking core. Two nose tackles and half their offensive line.

Except that didn't happen. They lost a lot but every team loses a lot. First off you can't count Aldon, They knew he was a dumbass when they drafted him, it was a risk with him and the risk got burned. It would be like if a team signed Kris Medlen and cried cause he got hurt, dude's arm is wrecked, and Aldon Smith had big red flags on him when he was drafted. WIllis and Bowman sucked, they were big blows. After that they only guys they've lost entirely worth a damn is Kilgore. Before thethe comes in here hyping Dorsey, he's a fat load, which is why another fat load was able to come in and do his job as well. He isn't special. He's fat and hard to move. Niners have lost a lot, they may very well come in as the most injured team of this season, but they're hardly and exception. Last year the GIants had the highest adjusted games lost in the NFL, where it stung them the hardest? Running back and offensive line.

We'll see where the Niners stack up in the worst injured in the last few years before we expand further.
 
Cant usually blame injuries but SF has been demolished with injuries.

Bowman, Willis, Aldon for 9, Brock, Dorsey, among others.

Its not why they're losing but hard to win without your studs.
 
Again, they lost 2 top 10 defensive players in the league. Other teams dealt with that?

Arizona lost their QB. (Much bigger deal).

Denver lost two top 10 guys last year (Von miller and Chris Harris) and they went to the Super Bowl.

Seattle lost their best defensive lineman. Bobby Wagner. kam chancellor. And they've been fine.

It happens. It's not the reason you are scoring 7 points a game and losing to teams like the raiders.
 
Arizona lost their QB. (Much bigger deal).

Denver lost two top 10 guys last year (Von miller and Chris Harris) and they went to the Super Bowl.

Seattle lost their best defensive lineman. Bobby Wagner. kam chancellor. And they've been fine.

It happens. It's not the reason you are scoring 7 points a game and losing to teams like the raiders.

You are right that its not the main reason. Kap is the main reason. But, the defense could have been even more dominant.
 
Again, they lost 2 top 10 defensive players in the league. Other teams dealt with that?

That's an overstatement. 2 of the top 4 or so ILBs, I"d agree with that, but top 10 defensive players? Don't know about that. Depends on your weight in certain positions. If you value CBs more, then they're not sniffing it, if you value controlling the line, same thing. But if you value tackling then yeah. Personally I'd say for sure top 10 players for me are limited to Watt, Sherman, Thomas, and Suh. After them, it gets dicey, do you take McCoy a beast in the middle. Where do you personally rank those 2 in there with Kuechly and other ILBs?
 
You are right that its not the main reason. Kap is the main reason. But, the defense could have been even more dominant.

That would be nice, but it wouldn't solve the issues of Kaepernick sucking adn the run game stalling out. Gore seemingly got old and can't get over it, not that I blame him, it happens, it's the NFL, it sucks.
 
That would be nice, but it wouldn't solve the issues of Kaepernick sucking adn the run game stalling out. Gore seemingly got old and can't get over it, not that I blame him, it happens, it's the NFL, it sucks.

The playcalling was awful. Never committed to the run all year.
 
That's an overstatement. 2 of the top 4 or so ILBs, I"d agree with that, but top 10 defensive players? Don't know about that. Depends on your weight in certain positions. If you value CBs more, then they're not sniffing it, if you value controlling the line, same thing. But if you value tackling then yeah. Personally I'd say for sure top 10 players for me are limited to Watt, Sherman, Thomas, and Suh. After them, it gets dicey, do you take McCoy a beast in the middle. Where do you personally rank those 2 in there with Kuechly and other ILBs?



Revis is a lock too imo

The rest I would say

Robert Quinn

Von Miller

Kuechly

McCoy

Aldon when he's not crazy if not Justin Houston

Honorary member: Desmond Truuuuuuf
 
Arizona lost their QB. (Much bigger deal).

Denver lost two top 10 guys last year (Von miller and Chris Harris) and they went to the Super Bowl.

Seattle lost their best defensive lineman. Bobby Wagner. kam chancellor. And they've been fine.

It happens. It's not the reason you are scoring 7 points a game and losing to teams like the raiders.

Kam missed like 3 games.

Wagner was a huge loss but he's back now.

Bowman has been out all year.
 
Revis is a lock too imo

The rest I would say

Robert Quinn
Von Miller
Kuechly
McCoy
Aldon when he's not crazy if not Justin Houston

Honorary member: Desmond Truuuuuuf

How quickly people forget about guys like Willis/Bowman.

I get it, they aren't in the discussion because they are hurt but when they play nobody is better than them at their position.
 
How quickly people forget about guys like Willis/Bowman.

I get it, they aren't in the discussion because they are hurt but when they play nobody is better than them at their position.

Bowman isn't on this list ever. Willis is two years ago.
 
When people start trying to downplay Bowman is when I stop.

thethe I would advise you to do the same. It's pointless.
 
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