49ers’ Warner explains hilarious viral interaction with Jaguars’ O-line
49ers’ Warner explains hilarious viral interaction with Jaguars’ O-line
CLARA, Santa — On Sunday, the 49ers were up 20-3 midway through the third quarter, and it looked like the Jacksonville Jaguars were falling apart.
As the play clock approached 10 seconds, it appeared that four eligible receivers were positioned on the incorrect side of the formation and had to swap positions.
On the FOX broadcast, linebacker Fred Warner—who was not wearing a microphone—can be heard rather clearly remarking, “Hey, they don’t know what they’re doing.”
“You’re right, we don’t,” a voice that sounds like it belongs to an offensive lineman for the Jaguars then appears.
During that drive, cornerback Ambry Thomas of the 49ers forced a turnover when he stripped Christian Kirk of the ball. And it concluded with Warner intercepting Trevor Lawrence for the Jaguars on their following possession.
On Wednesday, Warner was asked about the particular sequence that unfolded for all viewers to hear for themselves.
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Warner laughed and remarked, “I think they must have AI generated that or something.” “I could never have said that.”
But Warner quickly disclosed that everything happened precisely as it was seen on television.
“I’m trying to get in their ear and talk about them not knowing what they’re doing, but sometimes you’re in a game where things are going your way and time is running a little slower, so they’re muddled up in their formation on the back end. One of the offensive lineman said, “We don’t know what we’re doing,” I believe.
“It’s just fun to be outside.”
Warner stated that he was certain that the play in question and a few other moments during the game left the Jaguars perplexed.
Warner stated, “They wanted to get to a screen early on, so they had a check where they were supposed to get into a screen look when we had a zero (blitz) look.” “The man did not operate a screen. Therefore, perhaps after the five-week break, minor things weren’t as sharp as they had been.
Week 10’s 34-3 victory over San Francisco ended the Jaguars’ five-game winning streak, while the 49ers ended a three-game losing streak.
When Warner heard the Jaguars player concur with his scathing assessment of them not knowing what they were doing, he stated he knew without a doubt which way the game was headed.
Warner replied, “Yes, and I was like, ‘I got them.'”