49ers vs. Buccaneers Match-Up Analysis: Key Player Absences

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00:00Okay, Niners, Bucs, three-and-a-half point line.

00:02Hurdy, out.

00:03Pearsall, out.

00:04Kittle, not back yet.

00:06Jawan Jennings in.

00:08Mack Jones, questionable for this game.

00:10Mack Jones is the least healthy backup quarterback in the league.

00:13In.

00:13For the Bucs.

00:15No Mike Evans.

00:16No Bucky Irving.

00:17No Chris Godwin.

00:19No problem.

00:20All good.

00:21What do you like here, Tampa Bay, San Francisco?

00:22I'm going to shock you.

00:24Under.

00:26Joe, I love what you're bringing to the table.

00:28I can't do it.

00:28No, I was right.

00:30On the Bucs, Seattle.

00:31I told you that would be a point fest, and it was.

00:33Baker pushed tempo because they were.

00:35Oh, it is a safety, Joe.

00:36Jets lead.

00:37Oh.

00:38Oh.

00:40Awesome.

00:41Oh, I mean, this Knicks number.

00:43Now we need to be bringing out here.

00:44Okay.

00:45All right, go ahead.

00:45So, I just think now, playing back at home, seeing the way Mack Jones played on that Thursday

00:53night.

00:53Yep.

00:54The perception is going to be, hey, we're going to throw it all over the yard.

00:57It's back-to-back road games.

00:58I don't see it that way.

01:00I think in this type of situation, I think both offenses will look to rush the football.

01:06I think even though with limited weapons, it's more of a get-right game for both teams.

01:11Let's try and win short to intermediate.

01:13Let's not get into a slugfest.

01:15We have to think big picture.

01:16And, again, it could be a heavy dose of Christian McCaffrey in this matchup.

01:19Now, I know Tampa Bay has been very good against the run, but I think this is a game where McCaffrey

01:25potentially can eat.

01:26And due to all the offensive injuries, especially to the wideouts, it wouldn't shock me if Tampa

01:32takes the same type of approach heading into this matchup.

01:35I love under.

01:36I would still lean to Tampa Bay because I think Baker, I love this team, love what they've

01:42done.

01:43Again, I think it's Tampa Bay in the under, but I am willing to back McCaffrey in this

01:47matchup.

01:47So, I was leaning under myself, but I also, if you remember, and you talked me out of

01:54playing it, but I was thinking under last week in Seattle.

01:57Right.

01:58I mean, I think they just scored again, right?

01:59That game was unbelievable.

02:01So, I'm thinking, you know, I might not have a great read on these Tampa totals.

02:06I, again, it's so many injuries, right?

02:09It's a big time total.

02:11McCaffrey, 55 and a half.

02:13So, have you looked into the McCaffrey stuff in terms of?

02:16But he's caught more than he's rushed.

02:18So, he's averaging 3.1 yards per carry.

02:22He's a receiver right now.

02:24Yeah, I know.

02:24I mean, that is where his production is coming from.

02:27In a major, he doesn't have a rushing touchdown.

02:29Right.

02:30This season.

02:30I know.

02:31Like, he is legitimately producing as a wide receiver for this team.

02:37He does not have a lot of juice on the ground.

02:39And I don't know why they're not using Brian, like, CMC giving you 22 carries is nuts.

02:44Let Brian Robinson run the football, but they just don't.

02:48For me, I think the most tempting player remains Rashad White.

02:51With the Godwin absence, with the Evans absence, with the Bucky absence, I think it's everything.

02:56I think he can be a little more explosive on the ground.

02:58I think he's going to get four or five grabs in this football game, if not more.

03:02I think he can get into the end zone here.

03:05I don't have action in the game at the moment, Joe.

03:08But Rashad White stands out to me a ton.

03:10What about Emek Egbuka, though?

03:11I mean, is it just a situation they can't set this guy's numbers high enough?

03:15I think that's what it is.

03:16He's emerged as a pure number one.

03:18You can make the argument, even with Evans in that lineup, he's the more explosive home run hitter.

03:23It's a great option to have once Godwin and Evans are back for a potential playoff push.

03:28But if we're talking explosive plays and just getting from point A to point B and catching the football, it's number two.

03:36And again, Baker's developed that relationship with him now.

03:40He's coached him up a little bit, but he trusts him in a big spot.

03:43We also saw Kate Otten get involved last week.

03:46He had some yards in the first half.

03:49I think tight end could also be an option.

03:51But, you know, to your point about Rashad White, he's a dual threat type of player, right?

03:56And I think in this type of game where we're sort of methodical, I don't think Todd Bowles and that team want to go 38-35 again.

04:05You know, at some point, you've got to slow it down just a little bit and sort of preserve yourself.

04:09And they're worried about their defense big picture.

04:12They don't want to have to be out there for extended plays, especially when you look at this game.

04:15Both teams are potential playoff contenders.

04:18They might have to meet up in the playoffs.

04:19We don't know.

04:20We don't know.

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