by David Zizmor

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SANTA CLARA–The San Francisco 49ers Ahmad Brooks had to take a week off to be with family because of the death of his sister. Brooks is back and he’s a very vital part of the 49ers line up and defense. When former 49ers Aldon Smith was arrested and released again and is now an Oakland Raider the Niners weren’t sure how they were going to address the outside linebacker.

Brooks will be moved over to Smith’s old spot that’s Brooks assignment so far. Brooks hasn’t really done much of note this season and he didn’t recall any tackles or sacks or anything. He is a starter and he is a good player and when Brooks is away it hurts the defense. If you watched the 49ers play the New York Giants last week you know that NY Giants quarterback Eli Manning threw for 400 plus yards against the 49ers defense.The Giants put out some 500 yards of offense that’s not good. Having Brooks back on the field helps and what effect its going to have this week against Baltimore I couldn’t tell you exactly but having him out there is a positive for the 49ers defense.

Recently former 49er quarterback Joe Montana said that 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick needs to stay in the pocket a little more, the only real problem is with that statement is the 49ers offensive line has done a really bad job protecting Kaepernick when he’s in the pocket. When Kaepernick is given time which we saw with the Giants last week he’s not so bad in the pocket he can make throws. It’s when he gets under pressure is when he has problems.

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