San Francisco 49ers Want Bounce-Again Nick Bosa Show In Divisional Spherical

The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Dallas Cowboys within the playoffs final season partly due to their energy within the trenches, they usually seem to as soon as once more have a big edge in that space as they give the impression of being to repeat the feat within the Divisional Spherical this Sunday.

Within the playoffs on the finish of the 2021 season, San Francisco’s defensive position dictated its matchup with the Cowboys within the Niners’ 23-17 Wild Card spherical win on the highway. San Francisco claimed that victory in a sport that noticed Nick Bosa endure an damage. This time, with the stakes even greater, they may have Bosa accessible to face a susceptible offensive line coping with accidents on its left facet.

Dallas dominated out veteran left deal with Jason Peters for the Divisional Spherical sport at Levi’s Stadium, that means the Cowboys can be pressured to shuffle their deck. Versatile rookie Tyler Smith is ready to maneuver from deal with to protect, with Connor McGovern filling his spot on the within.

Smith has loved a formidable rookie yr, nonetheless, going up towards Bosa would symbolize the sternest take a look at of his embryonic profession, particularly with the Defensive Participant of the Yr certainly eyeing a bounce-back sport after being stored comparatively quiet in San Francisco’s Wild Card spherical blowout of the Seattle Seahawks.

Bosa didn’t have a strain towards the Seahawks, in response to Professional Soccer Focus (h/t Akash Anavarathan of Niners Nation), however his clean in that regard was negated by the efforts of his team-mates on San Francisco’s deep defensive entrance, most notably Charles Omenihu, who registered two sacks together with one which resulted in a Geno Smith fumble recovered by Bosa to finish what would have been a Seattle scoring drive and protect what was then a one-score lead for the Niners.

Omenihu, who has demonstrated spectacular growth as a move rusher in his first full season with the Niners, will undoubtedly have a considerable function to play in offering move rush from the sting and the inside towards the Cowboys.

Defensive tackles Arik Armstead and Javon Kinlaw can be tasked with clogging run lanes in addition to producing inside penetration whereas Samson Ebukam and Jordan Willis may even have an enormous affect speeding off the sting.

However in a sport the place one of many subplots would be the comparative impacts of Bosa and the earlier frontrunner for Defensive Participant of the Yr, Micah Parsons, the onus will primarily be on the 2019 second general choose to reap the benefits of a really favorable matchup, even with Smith’s performances this season usually belying his inexperience on the highest stage.

The 49ers will line Bosa up on each edges however with Tyron Smith beginning at proper deal with, it’s possible San Francisco will line him up towards Tyler Smith extra usually and guarantee he proves a weak hyperlink for Dallas.

Bosa has been one of the best defensive participant within the NFL this season, however the playoffs are all a couple of group’s elite expertise delivering within the greatest moments.

The 49ers didn’t want Bosa to be at his dominant finest final week, nonetheless, if he can dictate his matchup with Tyler Smith and constantly get Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott off his spot and out of the rhythm he was in throughout Dallas’ Wild Card win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, then the 49ers can be in a wonderful place to progress to a 3rd NFC Championship Sport in 4 seasons.

Speeding with integrity can be vital for Bosa and Co. to keep away from leaving gaping rush lanes for Prescott to take advantage of however, so long as he and the 49ers’ entrance constantly win its rushes towards an injury-hindered O-Line, San Francisco could have a recipe for as soon as once more defeating Dallas and taking one other step in the direction of the Tremendous Bowl.