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1. Nothing takes the wind out my sails like a loss to an entirely beatable team due to mistakes.
2. But, this is a weekly thing for me, so...
3. Let's rattle off some of the culprits, so as not to single out any one individual.
4. Goff was uncharacteristically inaccurate yesterday, particularly on the first few drives.
5. Drops by Cooper Kupp (the one in the End Zone proved to be a killer) and Robert Woods (his caused less harm, as the TD to Reynolds followed a few plays later) did not help.
6. Neither did the false starts.
7. The defense was horrible in the first half. A step too slow on every play and tackling worthy of a pee wee league game.
8. If we allow another team to gain 18 yards and second and 19 again my TV will be in serious danger of having a hole in the shape of one of my shoes.
9. I think the loss was 99% an issue of execution, and 1% game plan/play calling, but I will say I was not a fan of the failure to just run the ball in (we were gaining on every play) on the 3rd quarter drive. Of course, if Kupp just catches the ball...
10. In games like this, in which opposing teams want to run the ball down our throats, a guy like A'Shawn Robinson would really come in handy. Hopefully we'll have him when we meet the Niners again.
11. The Sam Sloman experiment is looking like a failure. Not sure if there are any great alternatives out there, but I have very little confidence in him at this point.
12. Lost in the bad game was a very good showing by Darrell Henderson.
13. When we wear the blue jerseys, we should wear the sol pants. Every time.
14. I can't stand when announcers, in a game in which the opposing team is running the ball with consistency and throwing short passes in 2 - 2.5 seconds express surprise that Aaron Donald isn't getting to the QB. To quote the great Dr. Cox, "I can't honestly decide whether to say 'duh', 'adoy' or a very sarcastic, 'Oh, really?'"
15. Okay, enough with the angry post mortem. Looking ahead...
16. My feelings about this team will be impacted substantially by how they come out in the next game. I want to see fire, urgency and aggression from the fist snap against the Bears a wee from tonight. A win against Chicago could have significant playoff implications down the road, so we should be fired up for this one.
17. Nsimba Webster looked good on both kick and punt returns. I'd take the latter burden off Kupp entirely.
18. I know, I know... I said I was going to try to be positive. Well, I'm positive we're going to need to improve our LB corps next off season.
19. Okay, deep breath. We're still 4-2 and, if we play to our potential, could certainly get to the halfway point with a 6-2 record.
20. Onward!
2. But, this is a weekly thing for me, so...
3. Let's rattle off some of the culprits, so as not to single out any one individual.
4. Goff was uncharacteristically inaccurate yesterday, particularly on the first few drives.
5. Drops by Cooper Kupp (the one in the End Zone proved to be a killer) and Robert Woods (his caused less harm, as the TD to Reynolds followed a few plays later) did not help.
6. Neither did the false starts.
7. The defense was horrible in the first half. A step too slow on every play and tackling worthy of a pee wee league game.
8. If we allow another team to gain 18 yards and second and 19 again my TV will be in serious danger of having a hole in the shape of one of my shoes.
9. I think the loss was 99% an issue of execution, and 1% game plan/play calling, but I will say I was not a fan of the failure to just run the ball in (we were gaining on every play) on the 3rd quarter drive. Of course, if Kupp just catches the ball...
10. In games like this, in which opposing teams want to run the ball down our throats, a guy like A'Shawn Robinson would really come in handy. Hopefully we'll have him when we meet the Niners again.
11. The Sam Sloman experiment is looking like a failure. Not sure if there are any great alternatives out there, but I have very little confidence in him at this point.
12. Lost in the bad game was a very good showing by Darrell Henderson.
13. When we wear the blue jerseys, we should wear the sol pants. Every time.
14. I can't stand when announcers, in a game in which the opposing team is running the ball with consistency and throwing short passes in 2 - 2.5 seconds express surprise that Aaron Donald isn't getting to the QB. To quote the great Dr. Cox, "I can't honestly decide whether to say 'duh', 'adoy' or a very sarcastic, 'Oh, really?'"
15. Okay, enough with the angry post mortem. Looking ahead...
16. My feelings about this team will be impacted substantially by how they come out in the next game. I want to see fire, urgency and aggression from the fist snap against the Bears a wee from tonight. A win against Chicago could have significant playoff implications down the road, so we should be fired up for this one.
17. Nsimba Webster looked good on both kick and punt returns. I'd take the latter burden off Kupp entirely.
18. I know, I know... I said I was going to try to be positive. Well, I'm positive we're going to need to improve our LB corps next off season.
19. Okay, deep breath. We're still 4-2 and, if we play to our potential, could certainly get to the halfway point with a 6-2 record.
20. Onward!
