{"id":1384,"date":"2024-11-16T08:13:31","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T08:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=1384"},"modified":"2024-11-16T08:13:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T08:13:31","slug":"shocking-stat-puts-49ers-special-teams-struggles-into-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=1384","title":{"rendered":"Shocking stat puts 49ers&#8217; special-teams struggles into perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 49ers\u2019 special-teams unit has been under fire for much of the 2024 NFL season. And after\u00a0San Francisco\u2019s heated theatrics\u00a0in its\u00a0Week 10 win\u00a0over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the criticism won\u2019t be going away anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>A plot graph shared Friday on X, formerly known as Twitter, by user @SFdata9ers illuminates the 49ers\u2019 season-long struggles on special teams.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Special Teams: Kickoff vs. Punt Coverage<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/49ers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#49ers<\/a>\u00a0rank dead last in EPA\/Play for both kickoff and punt coverage &#8211; and it&#8217;s not even close. Through 10 weeks,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SF<\/a>\u00a0has lost a staggering 11 expected points on kickoffs and 22 on punts.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Js6XDu45q2\">pic.twitter.com\/Js6XDu45q2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SFdata9ers (@sfdata9ers)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sfdata9ers\/status\/1857576495935291737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There\u2019s no way around it: San Francisco\u2019s Expected Points Added for special-teams snaps is the worst in the NFL by a large margin.<\/p>\n<p>49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, well aware of his team\u2019s lapses, discussed the special-teams issues with reporters on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah it&#8217;s &#8212; we devote a lot of meeting time and a lot of practice time,\u201d Shanahan said about San Francisco\u2019s special-teams unit. \u201cWe don&#8217;t double down on that, the time spent on it, because I feel like we do as much as we can. We have mixed a lot of guys in there. \u2026 I do think guys are getting better and stuff, but we\u2019ve got to make sure that we don&#8217;t make those dumb plays where we can cause a penalty, where we can cause a turnover and those are the things that we\u2019ve really got to clean up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There remains much to clean up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 49ers\u2019 special-teams unit has been under fire for much of the 2024 NFL season. 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