"I didn't even know about the new playoff overtime rule, so it was a surprise to me," Niners defensive lineman Arik Armstead said. "I didn't even really know what was going on in terms of that."
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"You know what? I didn't even realize the playoff rules were different in overtime," Juszczyk said. "I assume you just want the ball to score a touchdown and win.
"I guess that's not the case. I don't totally know the strategy there. We hadn't talked about it, no."
For one of the best scheme and play design guys in the history of the game, he is terrible at overall team and game management in big games. To be stacking stuff like this on top of the way he called the second half of the 2016 Super Bowl (blown 28-3 lead) and 4th quarter of the 2020 Super Bowl (blown 20-10 lead)... sheesh
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"You know what? I didn't even realize the playoff rules were different in overtime," Juszczyk said. "I assume you just want the ball to score a touchdown and win.
"I guess that's not the case. I don't totally know the strategy there. We hadn't talked about it, no."
Niners players: We didn't know overtime rules
Multiple 49ers players said they were not aware of the NFL's postseason overtime rules.
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For one of the best scheme and play design guys in the history of the game, he is terrible at overall team and game management in big games. To be stacking stuff like this on top of the way he called the second half of the 2016 Super Bowl (blown 28-3 lead) and 4th quarter of the 2020 Super Bowl (blown 20-10 lead)... sheesh