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Golden Nuggets: Steve Young says the 49ers and the pass rush are “not nearly what it was a couple of years ago”

The timing of ESPN’s Seth Wickersham article about the Patriots franchise couldn’t have been better as New England faces Tampa Bay this Sunday night and Jimmy Garoppolo not playing his best ball.

“When we went to the Super Bowl two years ago, it was really off of the run game,” Young said. “Then off of that run game, George [Kittle] is wide open. You come off a play-fake and George is just running right down the field, Deebo [Samuel] is running (down the field).

“It just rolls. So if we’re not going to run the football, if we’re not going to be that explosive running game — which is ironic because of all the unique and innovative things Kyle does in the passing game .