It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. In yet another epic fail in a season rapidly filling up with fails, the 49ers laid a stinking turd in their own back yard by losing in miserable fashion to the lowly Oakland Raiders. Who would think that the Raiders, winners of 2 of their last 3 games, would completely dominate the now docile Niners? Losers of 2 out of their last 3.
It it had the feeling of doom when Kaepernick threw his first pass for a pick. It stayed through most of the game as the Niner offense sputtered and stalled time and time again. The difference today was our vaunted defense was toasted repeatedly with passes over the middle to their TEs. Something Seattle showed and we didn’t correct.
Other than that, the Niners had one nice drive and took the rest of the day off. The missed FG just was the diarrhea icing on the shit cake. I’m completely at a loss to figure out what the problem is, so I blame everyone. From Jed on down. I still blink Kaepernick can return to his former self. Harbaugh has worn out his welcome.
Forty Niners Forever 
NoFear, what I’ve heard time and time again from people close to the team is that our play calling is very stagnant. We don’t hangs things up much. This was said last year. It has gotten worse this year.I’ve been very pissed off with the offense, esp in the red zone. With Kappy overcoming the bland calls with his athleticism, we had a chance. Now that he’s been told not to run, but then to run, he’s lost the edge he had. And he offense sucks now that they’ve forcd hi to do things he isn’t comfortable doing.
The coaches are fucking him up. It’s a case of the coaches trying to fit their scheme around him instead of building a scheme around his strengths. Seattle is doing it right with RW. We are not doing it right.
IMO, they aren’t forcing him to anything at all. They don’t know what they are doing themselves so how can they direct somebody else? It would be the blind leading the blind. Like NJ has been saying, we play checkers, the other team plays chess.
RoBaugh brought a college offense to the pros and it is now been fully parsed and dissected. Kap use to bail them out with big plays but all the tendencies are now known for the OC and QB and the design can’t carry the offense. We are left with dumb schemes and a QB who is out of tricks. Time to get somebody in who understands how to run an NFL offense. Hopefully RoBaugh didn’t already blow out the QB’s confidence.
Listened to Brent Jones radio show. He’s a former Santa Clara Bronco player so I’m a fan as an alumni.
http://www.stationcaster.com/player_skinned.php?s=851&c=4831&f=3727523
BJ says the attempted trade of Hendrix to CLE “by the SF 49ers” did great damage to coaches and players tho they deny it. Exactly my POV so I agree. FO decision IMO. Jed’s tweet = more serious damage IMO as we saw in OAK.
-BJ says Kap needs to grow up. “Someone” needs to take him aside and tell him “this is the way we do things here; change or leave”. Jones says Niners need Leadership to stand up. S Young similar comments.
-Great discussion about the O. “Turn Kap loose” Criticizes lack of continuity, rhythm. Hmmm, who mentioned this? Berger, Phil, NJ, Chuck
Curious to know, maybe NoFear49er or someone who has access to the All-22 information, whether Kaep is more successful from the Shotgun or under Center too?
Pretty obvious he’s not operating in the Option much nor running at will any longer.
There are plenty of valid points regarding the execution vs play calling debate too.
Kaep runs the show once the plays are delivered.
If he’s locked on, visually or mentally, to what he’s being assigned to do, we’ll never know.
It’s his decision making that dictates where the play goes.
There are a multitude of examples I have seen, simply from the broadcast feeds, where Kaep ignores his check-downs.
In those cases, play design would appear to offer him an option to scrambling, taking a sack or, wasting a play in favor of a bigger chunk attempt.
Take what the Defense gives you.
Positive yards, big or small, help to wear down a Defense.
Just fire the coach already. He picked the QB. You don’t like the QB. Fire the coach for choosing the QB you don’t like. That should stop the bitching. The new coach can decide to stay with Kap or get another one. It all does come back to the coach no matter what angle you choose.
For all the shit Kappy gets for his pressers, he learned all that from Harbaugh.
Change or leave? I don;t think so. Kappy just looks like he’s miserable out there, And that came form the coaches as well. He’s lost his passion for the game it looks to me.
I can’t disagree Chuck.
Been thinking/saying the same thing myself.
He looks lost, angry and combative.
Not something you appreciate as the ‘face’ of your franchise.
That IS an area where Jed could easily get him in private, and perhaps, invite Uncle Eddie, Ronnie, Steve, Jerry, you name them, to discuss the legacy of 49er winning traditions in general.
Sure, pressure of the position, big money etc but, suck it up and get focused.
I’m beginning to believe the Team sees him as anything but a composed and dedicated leader at this point.
It is good to see you disagreeing with the coach who continues to defend the QB you don’t like. Boot the tooth!
The simplest decision for Jed just might be, who he feels is the more important piece for the Franchise going forward, the highly compensated young QB or, the highly abrasive lesser priced HC?
Those 2 key components are attached at the hip.
If forced to save one or the other, which option does he choose?
Berger you know my feelings on this topic.
It’s getting almost as benign as debating the Chicken and the Egg theory.
Something has to happen.
Time to decide, if cutting off a finger to save your hand, makes this mess palpable for the future.
Easy answer. Bring in a new coach and he will go with the QB he chooses.
I don’t dislike Kaep.
I think he needs more help.
Maybe it’s as simple as another system?
Start there.
I also think Harbaugh doesn’t want to lose Roman.
I’m hoping Roman makes it easy and steps down after the season.
Then Jim is forced to accept a change perhaps?
High drama ain’t my cup of tea when it comes to my 9ers.
Fix this SH!T already.
I like Kap but I would not defend him on his interviewing technique. If I was the coach I would bring him into my office and help him be a leader. Harbaugh is doing the opposite when defending his interviewing skills. The lack of leadership starts with the coach, IMO. BTW, Harbaugh looks like a defeated man in his pressers. I think Kap thinks he is just emulating his coach.
No surprise there Berger.
Kaep and Jim are attached at the hip.
I get accused of being too much like my Dad too, always for the negative aspects too of course.
Kaep needs to grow up first and foremost.
Kids will be kids.
Rich athlete kids like him get much more scrutiny, especially when you’re losing.
There’s a difference between being competitive and being combative.
Jim doesn’t know the difference so, how would Kaep learn any differently?
I’ve advocated for more WCO influence.
There seems to be a concerted effort to introduce it, specifically with the shallow crossers.
There it becomes an issue for Kaep to learn more touch and accuracy.
He’s struggling there.
More work is needed from him and with him.
I’m not ready to scrap Harbaugh or Kaep, I’m more inclined to seek another scheme/approach.
I think I’ve had my fill of Roman’s approach to date.
We ran a crossing pattern which worked great. It was third and long, Kap threw a perfect pass with nice touch and it went for about 15 or 20 yards. I don’t remember seeing it again.
Well, NoFear? What’s your response to that? I’ve heard Eric Davis time and time again say that this offense is predictable and bland. So what to they do? They do what you accuse us of wanting them to do and abandon the run. No one here has said that, but it is what they did. Has that screwed things up, along with the thousands of other things? Gee, must be execution.
You call the complaints about the play calling unprovable, but saying these plays are a problem of execution is tantamount to saying every play if executed properly should result in a TD. That means no one is executing very well. You can try to execute a nice run, but if you are running against a 9 man front, it won;t work. If you are throwing passes and no one is getting open, then it won;t work. Bullit pointed to a couple passes last week that Kaepernick missed, Like it’s some kind of travesty that Colin missed a couple open guys. All the pass plays? I don’t know but I hear ED again saying these guys just don;t get any separation off the line. We still have no deep threat. VD is a ghost. Drops, miscommunication, no one looks in sync.
Thinking this is just a problem with the QB is nearsighted to the extreme. 15 runs vs the Raiders, and Harbaigh says he didn’t abandon the run? Right.
Looks like Clowney had to go the micro-fracture surgery route on his knee.
Didn’t Newberry have issues returning from several of those procedures?
Houston has to be thinking this kid may not ever become the dominant player he appeared to be in College.
Another on a long list of grateful GMs, that a Rookie Cap was put into place.
Seems that people usually need 2 years to recover from microfracture surgery, if at all.
New thread is up . . .