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On his first snap of the game, he missed a blocking assignment, resulting in Jared Goff getting plastered by a blitzing Kaden Eliss. Later on in the first half, he clipped Penei Sewell while he was engaged with Chase Young. This led to Sewell losing the edge and Goff getting hit.
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Vaki's missed blocks and minimal production (7 yards on 2 carries) undermine RB2 role.

Vaki had a rough outing as RB2 behind workhorse Gibbs despite playing a decent number of snaps (22 per PFF). The source catalogs his negative impact: he missed a blocking assignment on his first snap resulting in Jared Goff getting hit by a blitzing Kaden Eliss, clipped Penei Sewell while engaged with Chase Young leading to Goff getting hit on a play that would have been a strip-sack touchdown, and was largely relegated to third-down duties where he contributed minimally (two carries for seven yards, one catch for 11 yards). The source questions his role and suggests Jacob Saylors showed more in preseason to warrant the RB2 role.

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