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Vikings in Minnesota was always going to be a tough task for the 49ers. The Vikings were one game away from the Super Bowl last year and upgraded their quarterback with the signing of Kirk Cousins in the offseason. But that still doesn’t help with the 49ers’ frustration in their loss on Sunday. They were in the game and had opportunities to steal a victory. Mistakes and red zone failures put winning out of reach. The red zone issues were glaring on Sunday. They were in the red zone 4 times against the Viking’s elite defense. In those opportunities http://www.49ersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-fred-warner-jersey , they scored one touchdown and fumbled one at the goal line. It’s always going to be hard to score touchdowns against great defenses like Minnesota’s, so when the opportunity arises, the team has to punch them in. The Alfred Morris fumble at the 1 yard line hurt a lot because it would have tied the game at 10 a piece. Instead, they never got closer than 11 points. On a series in the 3rd quarter, Jimmy Garoppolo hit a jumping Pierre Garcon, but Pierre could not secure the touchdown. That led the team to a field goal. On their last red zone chance, Jimmy sailed a pass over George Kittle from 4 yards. That led to their last points of the game.In their home opener this coming Sunday, the 49ers face the Detroit Lions Solomon Thomas jersey , who had an awful game on Monday night. The Lions had poor showings on both sides of the ball. Matt Stafford had 4 interceptions against the Jets and the Jets offense hung 41 points on the terrible Lions defense. That’s a much easier task than facing the Vikings defense so the 49ers should have an opportunity to fix their red zone offense on Sunday. 49ers linksNot an ideal way to start the season | Down 2 guards potentially (Alper)That red zone offense needs to get fixed immediately | Fixing the offense (Inman)Other than the dropped pass, he had a good game | Good start to Kittle’s season (Williams)Only allowed one reception | Richard Sherman’s 1st game went well (Wagoner)Have to fix the red zone offense (Maiocco)Dante’s 1st TD (Martin)Defense played well. Now need Jimmy and the red zone to play well | Week 1 concerns (Fann)1st game led to a lot of injuries (Madson)The start of the Jimmy-Dante connection (Madson)Moving up the power rankings (Madson)Kyle should get this fixed quickly | Red zone issues (Biderman)Debuts went well (Madson)Favorites in the home opener (Madson)Impressive start for both | Defensive debuts for Warner and Sherman (Almquist)Shanahan’s issues in the red zone (Cohn)49ers videoJimmy’s day (NFL video) One of the things glossed over Tuesday was the Los Angeles Rams’ activity in this nigh madness that is the NFL trade deadline. They traded a 2019 third round pick and a 2020 fifth round pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars to secure the services of Dante Fowler. That makes the Rams defensive line, which was already one of the best in the league, even better. It also makes the Rams not only push their chips all in, but take shoes off, dig through couch cushions, pawn the watches, and anything else to add to their all-in plan for 2018. The Rams now have four picks in the 2019 NFL Draft. They have their first Authentic Ahkello Witherspoon jersey , fourth, fifth and sixth round picks. They have Jared Goff on a rookie contract, and given the rate at which rookie deals are increasing, their window to win a Lombardi Trophy is now.Before you go nuts wondering why the San Francisco 49ers didn’t make a trade for Fowler, remember, they are 1-7 and that’s Dante Fowler. Fowler is not Jimmy Garoppolo and his (Fowler’s) contract is up at the end of the season. A quarterback and a defensive lineman—especially one like Fowler who comes with question marks—are two completely different scenarios with that contract status. The Rams now will have to dig into the bank once again to pay Fowler some money if they want to keep him around, while bracing for the future huge contract Jared Goff will command. If they decide not to pay Fowler (and given Fowler’s background and slightly disappointing play thus far, they might) they just gave up two more draft picks to win a Super Bowl in 2018. If the 49ers wanted Fowler they probably could make a play for him in free agency Youth DeForest Buckner jersey , but he might not be worth it. He’ll be a nice commodity, but he also comes with some off-field issues and not living up to the third overall pick of the 2015 draft. The Rams want some more insurance with that defensive line to get their Super Bowl win. The 49ers want to get out of 2018 while mitigating further disaster. If the Rams hold onto Fowler, it’s more salary cap money that is sapped away and it’s two less draft picks for when those cap hits catch up with them. If the Rams don’t win a Super Bowl this year, they just burned more of their future for a guy who might not be around 10 or so games from now.