For those that wanted Jim Harbaugh:

[thunderraiden]

Declining Football IQ: Leading 21-14 early in the fourth quarter, the Forty Niners hit a long field goal; the Cowboys were flagged. Jim Harbaugh (Harbaugh/West to TMQ) had a choice of first down on the Dallas 22 with 11:16 remaining, but no three points, or a score of 24-14 and a kickoff from the 50. Harbaugh/West chose the latter. The kickoff simply went into the end zone for a touchback, as it probably would have anyway.

TMQ thought Harbaugh/West's plan was to onside from the 50, where a failed onside would have surrendered little field position and a recovery would have iced the game. Instead by kicking away, San Francisco effectively wasted the penalty. Had the Niners accepted the penalty and first down on the Dallas 22, they stood a good chance of working a couple minutes off the clock, then getting at least three points after all. As it was, Dallas kicked a field goal as time expired to force overtime, then won. Reader Michael Purdy of McLean, Va., notes that if San Francisco had simply used to the penalty first down to keep advancing the clock, Dallas would have run out of time for its comeback.

http://espn.go.com/espn/page2/story/_/id/6993005/tmq-says-lack-offseason-practice-reason-gaudy-passing-numbers

what a fugin moron.

[Swarly]

when alex smith is your quarterback you take what points you can get.

anyways, it was a dumb move. harbaugh will be a good coach but this is something he'll learn from.

[PantherFanForLife]

Moron is a bit strong but it was definitely a rookie coach error.

I love me some TMQ but this should have gone under one of his Sour Play headings and not an something to insult Harbaughs intelligence..

Ours did the same....Sunday's call opting to take a 3rd and 7 instead of 2nd and 17. I know he had another one the week before too, I can't remember what it was.

[pantherfan49]

Taking the points was just another step in Harbaugh reuniting with that QB he loves.

[carolinarolls]

rookie coach mistake

kinda like not running up the gut on 3rd and 3 inside the 5

I still luv me some Ron Riv though

[Montsta]

I said this in another thread that Harbaugh was playing just like Fox with being conservative in that game. He also answers no questions in press conferences, just using cliches like Fox. I'm not going to call him a moron, but I'm definitely happy we got ron because Harbaugh would have just reminded me too much of Foxy, and we needed a huge change.

[Panths]

Rivera did a similar odd call with declining a penalty in the GB game, can't remember it exactly but even the commentators were like 'dunno why he did that'. Had me scratchin my head. Coaches gotta learn too.