49ers Must Take Advantage of Struggling Russell Wilson in NFC Championship

January 14, 2014   ·   Jasper Scherer   ·   Jump to comments

It's no secret that the Seattle Seahawks haven't been scoring at a blistering pace lately. They've averaged just 20 points per game during their last five games, and they will be going up against a team with one of the top defensive units in the NFL, the San Francisco 49ers, in Sunday's NFC Championship Game.
49ers safety Donte Whitner said his team has to focus on Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch in Sunday's NFC Championship Game, according to Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle.
“You have to take [Lynch] away," Whitner said. "Like he said, he doesn’t run to get tackled. He’s one of the best backs in the National Football League. Very rough style. We have to take him away and make the quarterback beat us.”
That's certainly accurate, but stopping Lynch is only half the battle. In order to really stop the Seahawks' offense, the 49ers have to also take advantage of Russell Wilson's recent lackluster play. If recent success is an...

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