ForJimmy

It's really hard for me to accept that a play in the first half completely changed the game. That would be assuming that one play was different yet everything else went the exact same. I feel like teams change their strategy and play calling based on how the game is unfolding.

Do you not think the staff shares a pretty large portion of the blame? I give them credit for making adjustments which almost allowed us to steal a win in a game we were getting dominated in.

and the towel slowly fades away as the game progresses...

Calling a pass heavy first half with a newly formed OL which features a rookie LT going against the best pass rusher in the league has to share a little of the blame right? I get he was rusty (and sacked 4 times) in the first half as several other QBs were in week one, but you have to draw it up better than that from a coaching perspective. If Rhule thought Elf was better than Bozeman because of reps then fine (I don't agree) but I can accept that to a degree. Kind of makes him look stupid for not putting more of an emphasis on reps throughout preseason but whatever. The blame looks kind of like this to me 1. Coaching staff for game plan and preparation. Going pass heavy against Garrett with Icky still learning and not giving him any help early set the tone for their defense and our offense early. I will give them credit for making some actual adjustments (giving Icky help and drawing up some running plays) later in the game. 2. Run defense. It's really hard for an offense to get in sync when they get one possession then sit on the sidelines for 5-6 minutes before they see a second one. It also allowed their OL to set the tone and win the battle of TOP and line of scrimmage. 4. Officiating. 2 bad balls that kept the last drive alive and allowed them to kick the game winning FG. 3. Baker Mayfield. I'm not sure how much of a say he has in the offense, but he needed to hit some quick easy throws early to keep the pass rush at bay. If he was allowed to audible for more protection he needed to (but I doubt he was able to). He needed to adjust his throws once they started getting batted down and sailed that pass that was a INT. 4. Henderson's PI. It ruined a Woods INT that could have changed momentum early and allowed them to keep a scoring drive alive.

I wish it was real…

Coaches seem to only have 2 years or so (aside from Rhule) to show something. That could explain why they are going all in on the cap each year.

Don’t the Saints still own the rights to Sean Payton? If so there is no chance in hell they let us get him.

Ian didn't play that bad. I know he had a dumb holding call, but I think McAdoo is getting him more involved and might be the reason he got extended.

If they come in unblocked and the first few reads are covered, sometimes taking a sack is the best option...

Yeah last year Sam constantly turned it over or went 3 and out. If they have a short field, they can't get as many yards. Also they spent the last quarter just running the ball to end the game.

Not saying it should have been called, but his helmet looks like it's about to collide with the QB's here. Don't even give the refs an option to make that call in those circumstances.

Lol we will have a great passing defense because teams get a free 7 yards per attempt running it on us. Why would they even attempt a pass?

That’s fair. I know it was an iffy call, but Burns has to understand the situation and let up on that drive. I get that it’s hard to stop once he is pursuing the QB, but he is a captain and has to do better in that situation.

Lol I’ve totally done that before

Is Chubb elite? He looked good his rookie year in 2018, but that’s about it. Another sack by Chubb….

Yeah that was crazy. The ball kind of landed in his hands.

Cross had to catch that fumble after he got beat.

Read that article I posted it was pretty intense. They tried to trade him to the Browns and basically says if you don’t win the Super Bowl you are gone.

I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure Gruden’s emails are the reason he is gone. The Raiders recent issues were bad drafting. The HC for the Patriots seems to be ok with his “authoritarian” style. https://www.businessinsider.com/why-49ers-got-rid-of-jim-harbaugh-2014-12?amp The overwhelming consensus is that Harbaugh is leaving because his relationship with the front office — specifically, general manager Trent Baalke and CEO Jed York — fell apart to a point in which he couldn't work there anymore. Damn, on a side note, I didn’t realize they tried to trade him to the Browns. I’d be pissed too!

https://www.businessinsider.com/why-49ers-got-rid-of-jim-harbaugh-2014-12?amp

I would find it hard to believe a load of players hate the guts of the coach that is consistently getting them into the NFC championship game. He took a struggling team and immediately made them better. I’m sure some there were some players there for paychecks and were chewed out got their feelings hurt. I’ve read about the power struggle and you have read about players. Why would a team fire a coach in the middle of a season after he just took their franchise to the NFC Championship game 3 years in a row. That sounds like a power struggle to me.

11 points in the 4th vs 17? I’ll take the extra scoring drive and perfect rating every time.

2011- what was a rebuild year- 13-3 and a NFC Championship loss to the Giants (who won it all) He revived Alex Smith's career 2012- 11-4-1 back to back NFCW titles and a Super Bowl loss by 3 points to his brother 2013- 12-4 3rd consecutive NFC Championship game and a loss by 6 to the eventual Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks BUT the season you are talking about is the ONE season he didn't make the playoffs in 2014. They wanted to fire him before the season was over because of a power struggle with him and GM Trent Baalke. They were still 8-8 Oh and once they replaced him they didn't have another winning season until 2019.... They finished 5-11 in 2015 and fired they new coach after 1 year. Sounds like they were having some GM issues to me. So you are assuming he wouldn't keep being successful because he had one year where he went 8-8???? Hell that would be the most successful 4 years of our franchise. His success after 4 years is pure speculation at this point.

He got in rhythm in the 4 quarter when the game was on the line and was pretty near perfect. We all knew there was going to be some rust with a new scheme, getting traded late, and Rhule playing musical OL while having a QB competition. I've seen plenty of great QBs play sloppy early, but come alive late in a game. He got us the lead with just over a minute left. Rhule wanted the FG instead of trying for the TD and our defense couldn't get one stop in the last minute. When was the last time we had a QB play this well in the 4th? It's something to build on for sure.