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why the San Francisco 49ers can succeed at each of their opponents and one reason why they cannot." 49ers NFL ScheduleOne reason why the 49ers will beat the Cardinals (and one reason why they won’t) New Womens Jerick McKinnon Jersey ,35commentsIt’s time for us to look at each matchup and give one reason why the San Francisco 49ers can succeed at each of their opponents and one reason why they cannot. PDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:One reason why the 49ers will beat the Cardinals (and one reason why they won’t) TwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailSan Francisco 49ers training camp has begun! It’s time for us to look at each opponent and provide a reason for and against the 49ers beating them. We’ve included a poll for the community to vote on whether they expect a win or a loss and will see what kind of prediction this provides at the end.Week 1 @ Tampa Bay BuccaneersWeek 2 @ Cincinnati BengalsWeek 3 vs. Pittsburgh SteelersWeek 5 vs. Cleveland BrownsWeek 6 @ Los Angeles RamsWeek 7 @ WashingtonWeek 8 vs. Carolina PanthersIn Week 9 the 49ers begin a gauntlet of divisional opponents, starting with a road trip to face the Arizona Cardinals. You can read our opponent preview to see what the Cardinals have been up to. The Cardinals picked first in the 2019 NFL Draft. This means either a team suffered a bevy of injuries or just plain stunk. The Cardinals were the latter, winning only three games. One was against the Green Bay Packers and cost Mike McCarthy his job, and the other two were against the San Francisco 49ers. That’s right, and the 49ers couldn’t beat what may have been the worst team in the league. If you were not privy to witness this sort of personal torture, consider yourself lucky. It sounds like an awful two hours, that’s because it was. Both games were boring for about three quarters until the end when some craziness happens that secured the win for Arizona. This is one of those games you say “Yep,” but given the 49ers’ past history, we can’t write off the Cardinals. Reason for: Cardinals offensive lineThe 49ers’ defensive line has been impressive so far in training camp. While it’s only the first few days (which is when the defenses are performing better than offense), there’s been nothing but good things coming from those reporting on it on how nasty this line can be. The first of the Cardinals’ two first-round quarterback picks in two years was Josh Rosen, who took 45 sacks in 2019. Heading into Week 16, this line was ranked dead last by Pro Football Focus in 2018. So what did the Cardinals do to address this? Grabbing J.R. Sweezy in free agency and burning a sixth and seventh-round pick on linemen. That’s not going to fix your issues. Not in a year at least. Heading into 2019, PFF has the Cardinals offensive line ranked 30th. The same issues Rosen had as a quarterback are going to hit Murray. It can’t be overstated how a bad offensive line can be detrimental to a young quarterback’s development. The phantom pressure, happy feet—all of it can hinder development.Well, you put Murray behind this line, and have a defensive line like the 49ers that could bein the top-10 for 2019? Maybe they get to Murray before Larry Fitzgerald’s heroics ruin our lives once again. Reason against: It’s the [site-decorum] CardinalsLook, I know the 49ers stunk last year, but I still don’t get how they lost to the Cardinals twice, and I’m guessing the Cardinals don’t know how they won those games either. The 49ers did manage to beat the Seattle Seahawks in a game that was the season highlight for 49ers fans and embarrassment for the Seahawks. But the Cardinals, the 49ers can’t beat the Cardinals. Every heartbreak occurs in the final minutes. Or a bad snap. Or both. That happens, and we’re left alone, empty, with only a slice of pizza left to devour in our living rooms. On paper, the Cardinals have a long way to go, and the 49ers should beat them handily. The Cardinals are a divisional opponent, so it’s never that easy. Kyler Murray has also been getting some praise at camp and he either will be surprising teams with his relative inexperience in the league or beginning those rookie QB regressions we all know and love. The Cardinals have always caused problems for a variety of reasons. I’m not pinning it on anything other than the Cardinals have owned the 49ers for the last two years, and some power may just keep that tradition going. At least the 49ers got Bosa. Notes from each positional group at today’s practice" San Francisco 49ers News49ers Training Camp 20191-on-1 takeaways: Sherman and Deebo shineNew,27commentsNotes from each positional group at today’s practicePDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:1-on-1 takeaways: Sherman and Deebo shineTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Cody Glenn/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesPractice just finished up a little bit ago, and it was a sluggish day. You can tell the players had the day off yesterday. I’ll let Rob explain later today. For now, we’re going to talk about the 1-on-1 periods, as they feature plenty of action. I was watching the linemen, as well as the linebackers and the safeties. Rob had his eye on the guys on the perimeter. We haven’t been notified as to why, but we’re not able to film 1-on-1’s anymore. Here’s how things shook out. How long do we have to wait?The 1-on-1 portion between the linebackers and safeties seem to go the same each day. Good luck guarding George Kittle, and the other tight ends don’t challenge the safeties. Usually, the running backs make the linebackers look silly. There’s just too much space for them to operate, and it almost comes off as unrealistic. That wasn’t the case today.First of all, how long do we have to wait to acknowledge that Dre Greenlaw is legit? I know it’s only practice Frank Gore Jersey White , but these are meaningful reps. This is how they get a chance to shine in games. I pride myself on being objective. When a player is doing well, I’ll say that. When a player isn’t, I’ll say that. In Greenlaw’s case, he looks like he knows what’s coming. There’s a difference between that, and merely guessing routes. It helps that he’s athletic, but Dre’s awareness is more second round than it is late Day 3. I feel good about saying Greenlaw is the best man coverage linebacker on the team. Warner is better in zone, and a better player overall, but Greenlaw might be the next guy on the field.The tight ends did a good job of using their size today. They can be more consistent with using their body as their benefit. In our 53-man roster projection, I said Kaden Smith>Ross Dwelley. This entire time I was under the impression that 82 was Smith, the number he wore in college. Oops. Dwelley can play. He’s making the team. Staley stumping BosaMuch like the linebackers and safeties, it seems to be the same story in the trenches. Arik Armstead will go once and get shut down, then the next rep he makes whoever he is going against look silly. Solomon Thomas is too quick for the interior linemen, and Mike McGlinchey isn’t challenged. Not much changed today. I’d say the offensive line had the upper hand.The main event is whenever Joe Staley goes against Nick Bosa, who hasn’t lined up on the right side in two days. You will hear “heavy hands” quite a bit from defensive line coaches. That’s what Bosa has. When he goes to put his hands on you, you are going to jolt back whether you like it or not. Bosa is that strong. Bosa would get his hands on Staley first, brushing the veteran back, but Staley is a wily veteran. His ability to recover is incredible. He won both matchups, and you could tell Bosa was frustrated. After the second matchup, Staley went to coach up Bosa. I could watch these two go at it all practice.Don’t test ShermThe wide receivers and cornerbacks had their 1-on-1 session in the red zone. This is the only part of the field when the playing field becomes even for the defense, as the offense is limited in the number of routes they can run. If you ran a fade on Richard Sherman today, he probably broke up the pass. That happened twice against Jalen Hurd, who is noticeably bigger than Sherman. That didn’t matter, though. Uncle Sherm has seen it all and didn’t look slightly concerned that Hurd was going to beat him. The offense tried to get him another time, using the 6-foot-4 1⁄2 Shawn Poindexter on a fade. It didn’t matter. Same result.Deebo Samuel had a rollercoaster of a day. He had the best route, where he shook Dontae Johnson out of his shoes. The route? A slant, naturally. He also beat Jason Verrett and Greg Mabin for touchdowns. He’s so difficult to keep up with. His speed and quickness are one thing, but good luck jarring the ball loose from Deebo.Ahkello Witherspoon returned to practice and looked great. I don’t believe he got beat the entire portion. Oh, and there’s no chance he’s 6-foot-3. ‘Spoon is a giant.Kendrick Bourne had a strong session as well. After what Shanahan said about him after practice, he’s making the team. He went out of his way, which is rare for Shanahan.The last noteworthy item was DJ Reed guarding Jordan Matthews. Reed tends to get under the opposing receiver’s skin, and I love it. Reed won three reps in a row against Matthews, and Matthews was visibly frustrated and yelling, “one more time, one more time.” Matthews finally beat him the fourth time, but that’s the type of feistiness you want in your slot cornerback.