And so the frustration continues. That was a tough game to watch. The trend of the late-game-too-little-too-late-to-matter surge of efficiency rears its ugly head again.
The Young & the Restless
We saw Helu, Hankerson, Young and Austin on the field and making plays. They may not be rockstars yet, but I am thrilled they are getting the chance to play on Sundays. As I've said before, they need the opportunity to develop in situations that matter, to play against first team D's, and to help create plays when the one called falls apart. Hankerson is one of the rookies we have been waiting on to bloom. He had a great game, reliably pulling in the passes that came his way. I wish we'd seen more of him.
Hello Helu
Helu had a pretty decent game. Surpassing Art Monk's record for catches in a game is a statistic that I prefer not to taught, as it is in no way an accurate reflection of Helu's performance or the game and it invokes the name of an all-time great in a comparison that belittles his legendary career. Just one more reason I hate statistics. Helu had good, solid runs. He found the holes and proved a decent receiver when Beck couldn't seem to find others. He did, however, play receiver too much for my taste. And then there was that 3rd down drop.
Special Teams Need Special Help
Brandon Banks, once a bright spot in dark times, has been unable to produce this season. Sunday was his worst performance yet. First, Banks fumbled the return on the 3 yard line, giving us almost impossible field position. Then he dropped again, and this time it was almost recovered by the 49ers. All in all, we had pretty miserable field position for much of the game.
Special Teams Gold Star of the Week
I never, ever, ever thought I would say this, but Graham Gano was the hero of the game on Sunday. He made not only a career long, but a franchise record-setting 59-yard field goal. Those three points were our first of the day and our only until it was too late to matter. To top it off, he ended the game with a beautiful, textbook on-sides kick. If only we had been able to recover it...
Mixed Defense
They did not let Frank Gore run wild over FedEx Field. He had one long run at a tough time in the game, but for the most part we contained him and prevented explosive plays. Yes, I know, he still had an over 100 yard game, I'm just saying it could've been a lot worse. After a week when people were calling for Landry's cape, he stepped and recovered a fumble. I am nowhere close to giving up on him yet.
Mixed Offense
We started with a weak three and out that included two back to back bad run calls. But we did score a touchdown and convert for 2 points. That is progress. But, again, it was too late... And can someone please tell me where Fred Davis was? Rolling him out in the 4th quarter is... you guessed it... too darn late. When he is our primary offensive weapon, he needs to be on the field running routes from the start. At least the O-line showed up this week and protected their QB. But Trent Williams needs to control his temper. Period.
Lil' Shanny
I'll go easy on him this week, but I do have to call him out for a few pretty darn bad ideas. 3rd and 12 we threw well short of the 1st down marker. 3rd and 23 became a short shovel pass to Helu and a punt. And finally, on 4th and 2, Kyle called a pass play. I recognize that plays fall apart and what we see on the field isn't always what was intended, but week in and week out Kyle continues to give us reasons to question his play calling.
It was a sloppy game. No two ways about it. And what little we could produce was too little, too late.
The Young & the Restless
We saw Helu, Hankerson, Young and Austin on the field and making plays. They may not be rockstars yet, but I am thrilled they are getting the chance to play on Sundays. As I've said before, they need the opportunity to develop in situations that matter, to play against first team D's, and to help create plays when the one called falls apart. Hankerson is one of the rookies we have been waiting on to bloom. He had a great game, reliably pulling in the passes that came his way. I wish we'd seen more of him.
Hello Helu
Helu had a pretty decent game. Surpassing Art Monk's record for catches in a game is a statistic that I prefer not to taught, as it is in no way an accurate reflection of Helu's performance or the game and it invokes the name of an all-time great in a comparison that belittles his legendary career. Just one more reason I hate statistics. Helu had good, solid runs. He found the holes and proved a decent receiver when Beck couldn't seem to find others. He did, however, play receiver too much for my taste. And then there was that 3rd down drop.
Special Teams Need Special Help
Brandon Banks, once a bright spot in dark times, has been unable to produce this season. Sunday was his worst performance yet. First, Banks fumbled the return on the 3 yard line, giving us almost impossible field position. Then he dropped again, and this time it was almost recovered by the 49ers. All in all, we had pretty miserable field position for much of the game.
Special Teams Gold Star of the Week
I never, ever, ever thought I would say this, but Graham Gano was the hero of the game on Sunday. He made not only a career long, but a franchise record-setting 59-yard field goal. Those three points were our first of the day and our only until it was too late to matter. To top it off, he ended the game with a beautiful, textbook on-sides kick. If only we had been able to recover it...
Mixed Defense
They did not let Frank Gore run wild over FedEx Field. He had one long run at a tough time in the game, but for the most part we contained him and prevented explosive plays. Yes, I know, he still had an over 100 yard game, I'm just saying it could've been a lot worse. After a week when people were calling for Landry's cape, he stepped and recovered a fumble. I am nowhere close to giving up on him yet.
Mixed Offense
We started with a weak three and out that included two back to back bad run calls. But we did score a touchdown and convert for 2 points. That is progress. But, again, it was too late... And can someone please tell me where Fred Davis was? Rolling him out in the 4th quarter is... you guessed it... too darn late. When he is our primary offensive weapon, he needs to be on the field running routes from the start. At least the O-line showed up this week and protected their QB. But Trent Williams needs to control his temper. Period.
Lil' Shanny
I'll go easy on him this week, but I do have to call him out for a few pretty darn bad ideas. 3rd and 12 we threw well short of the 1st down marker. 3rd and 23 became a short shovel pass to Helu and a punt. And finally, on 4th and 2, Kyle called a pass play. I recognize that plays fall apart and what we see on the field isn't always what was intended, but week in and week out Kyle continues to give us reasons to question his play calling.
It was a sloppy game. No two ways about it. And what little we could produce was too little, too late.
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