“Certainly there’s a lot of things that are pretty obvious in terms of what we need to clean up from a defensive perspective.”Most obvious: A scuffling run defense and a propensity for giving up momentum-shifting big plays. “Those guys have been great for that offense all year long,” veteran Packers cornerback Tramon Williams said. Kittle leads the 49ers in receiving with 46 catches for 541 yards and two touchdowns in just seven games. Asked last week if he feels like his defense has played that kind of football in recent games, Pettine replied, “No, I don’t. That’s why the optimism moving forward that, ‘Hey, we’re going to get it corrected and hopefully make a run.’”

Source: Daily Sun November 19, 2019 19:18 UTC