Pats vs. 49's first half

So after watching part of the first half and listening to most of that on my drive home from dropping off my son it seems like the San Francisco 49ers offense has been able to push around the Patriots defense. However, the New England Patriots offense has not been able to do the same thing on their end. The Patriots defense has been able to stop the 49ers offense after a couple of the turnovers which has kept the game much closer than it actually should be. The one big drive that the patriots had included what sounded like a lot of short passes and quick reads by Tom Brady with a handful of runs by Danny Woodhead. It will be interesting to see if the New England Patriots defense can continue to stop the 49ers offense and allow Tom Brady and his receivers to move down the field.

If the 49ers defense front four are able to continually get pressure on Tom Brady without having to send linebackers or cornerbacks then it will be very difficult for Brady to connect with his receivers. The opposite is true for the New England Patriots defense if they can't get to Colin Kaepernick with their blitz packages. The scrambling ability of the 49ers quarterback and his poise in the pocket, even after the three dropped exchanges, has made it difficult on the Patriots defense.