Panic is for the pussies. The 49ers were folded, spindled, and mutilated yesterday by Ben Rothlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers. A game that saw the Niners make TWO 17 play drives that netted 3 points, and failed on two forth and goal situations, and you get the idea. Time and again, the defense generated zero pressure on big ben and he torched us repeatedly. Yeah, the uncoverable Antonio Brown was well, uncoverable (9-195???), but when you make DHB look good, you have problems in the secondary.
Much will be made of this game, but I attribute some of this shittiness to the schedule. Having 4 days off and a travel day is no way to recover from a game. Pittsburgh was coming off a tough road loss, was having their home opener, and were on 10 days rest. The Niners were coming off a Monday night win, and had to travel cross-country on a short week. Tomsula didn’t use the excuse of blaming the short week, noting that they knew about the schedule way in advance, but that still doesn’t mean that they can survive the quick turn-around without some ramifications.
Bad as it was offensively, there were some bright spots. The offense looked good til the red-zone issues raised their ugly head. Kappy and T Smith connected on a nice deep post pattern that Kappy got over the LB and hit Smith in stride. Smith had 6 catches for 120 yards. 10 different 49ers caught passes so Kappy was spreading the ball around. But the issues were many. Hyde fumbled an exchange early that Pittsburgh capitalized on. VD and Boldin had drops. Miller dropped a TD pass in the end zone. Kappy was under a ton of pressure all day (5 sacks-37 yards to 0-0 for us). The run blocking was non-existent.
The defense? Well, the numbers tell all. Worthlessberger was 21-27 for 369 yards. A whopping 13 yards per completion. The D held DeAngelo Williams in check, but that was because the Steelers were connecting on everything in the air.
Bad game? Sure. Reason to panic and act like the season is over? Hardly. Non-division game on the road against a top-tier team is no reason to get too down on this one. St. Louis might be a little worried though. Getting spanked by the woeful Redskins is a bit embarrassing. Especially after coming off their emotional win over the (now 0-2) Seahawks.
The AZ game looms large.
Forty Niners Forever 
Chuck, I just hope this gives the OC the confidence in letting Colin air it out more frequently. Oh and even the announcers wanted to know why Millers TD was over turned. They need to review that rule. Has anyone heard how bad the injury to Hyde was/is? He certainly didn’t look full strength after that hit.
Perfect name……Worthlessberger……he’s lucky he has that skill.
Say what you want about Worthlessberger, the dude can play some quarterback.
It’s a simple game when you boil it down. It’s won/lost in the trenches and the Niners lost both sides of the ball, badly.
I was frankly shocked they thought they would run on Pit after last week. No DC in the league would watch what the Niners did to the Vikes and not sell out to stop the run. Tactical error of the first order.
All 3 phases played flat. That short week/travel took a heavy toll.
Kap played well.
No pass rush killed the back 4.
Letting a WR get behind the safety 4 times is unforgivable.
Really liked Lurker John’s commentary.
Irish Kevin ditto.
I’m in Arizona for next week’s game, I hope to see a rested and focused team put Palmer on his ass all day.
Run, run, pass. Repeat.
Basic shit.
Sir Spit is crowing like a magpie on steroids. He knows all and he knows the Niners suck. That’s his message in nutshell. Skeebers nuthouse always puts out their lunacy without failure.
Even a broken clock…
What’s his excuse for last week?
Vikes just took it to the Lions btw.
Some good points CHUCK
Worthlessberger is what he is.
Like I said before the game we had a short week and they had extra time.
They were making a statement in their home opener after the meltdown vs. NE.
East coast game for us
All this meant a tough road for us .
Not real sure we can beat AZ this weekend .
Imo a 2-2 start isn’t unrealistic at this point.
I do think we’ll get better as the year goes on
Yeah we did lean on the run early, but it was working to some extent. They get 7 on that long drive and don’t cough up the ball, they Are in better shape. For this work-in-progress offense they’ve done pretty well.
I think the d was tired before they hit the field.
We’ll bounce back
yup IRISH
Miller had a TD there. That call was complete bullshit
One things for sure the youngsters are gonna see what it’s like to face a team that really hates them. It’s going to take some time for everyone to get in sync.
And that includes coaching, we were out coached.
Agreed
Frank knees the ball out of his own hands while he has a clear path to the EZ. Down 10-0 in the 3rd after a 10 min drive, it’s a big deal.
It’s a weird season so far. Indy went scoreless two consecutive first halves for the first time since Harbs was QB in 1997. They’re in big trouble against the Jets which will put them at 0-2.
Changing of the Guard Year?
*two consecutive scoreless first halves LOL
Seattle at 0-2, Philly at 0-2, Balt at 0-2, NO at 0-2, Indy at 0-2 (?), some unusual teams have started slow.
*I should have re-edited my edit. I give up.
yeah rt- makes me think I shoulda drafted a little different for ff.
Lots of people talk about Kappy but how would this team look if we had Sam Badford.The rams were smart to unload him.
I’m LMAO. They could’ve had Foles with Tebow backing him up. Instead they’ve got Bradford and Sanchez. Hahaha. They have a pathetic O-line, and Bradford is already playing like a deer in the headlights. Tebow lives for that stuff.
“Badford.” LOL
So much for Gore helping the Colts.
Frank The Tank looked old in tonight’s game.
I’m quite happy that Eli and Luck are 0-2. Maybe that will dissuade others from making those hideous TV commercials.
Losing to the Jets in your own house looks a lot worse than getting handled, after a short week and x-country trip, by the Steelers in theirs…
yes it does. Looks like its going to be a crazy season
Crazy exists on the “other” blog. Lunacy is birthright.
Funny how Andrew Luck, or any QB, doesn’t look so good under siege. Is his O-line bad or is the scheme bad? I don’t know, I don’t watch the Colts and did not watch for that last night. It’s probably both. You can’t listen to the media or the fans for that kind of info, they usually only know stats.
The Jets do have a great D-line and Todd Bowles. Last year I felt that the only thing saving the Colts was Luck because the play calling sucked. They probably need a better O-line but more than that I think they need a new coach.
Those turnovers are killers. The Jets D looks good. Very physical effort by them.
It has come to my attention via the Dan Lebatard(sp) show that last night’s game broke an NFL record for the two starting QBs that most look like Civil War generals! LOL!
Time to call on Ken Burns and create a documentary on Pro football.
Sir Spit is back ranting about Trent Baalke and Jed York. He’s one step ahead of the white coats at the Skeebers Asylum for wayward males.
Lol
Got that right, Bergs. Which is why I think Kappy had a very good game last weekend despite the pressure. The red zone problems were there, but I have more faith that these guys can fix things rather than the last batch of coaches.
Strange year so far, that’s for sure. Chip K-K-Kelly trades away his semi-mobile QB for a not-so mobile brittle guy for no particular reason, and reaps the damages. His ex Foles and the Rams beat Seattle and lose to the Redskins. Dallas loses their QB and #1 WR and goes 2-0. Seattle stumbles out of the gate at 0-2. Indy, the Ravens, Colts Saints, and Bears, all playoff teams, or heavy favorites to be, all stagger out of the gate at 0-2.
Denver on the other hand is the shittiest 2-0 team out there. Manning looks shakey at best, and their on;y reason for being 2-0 is that Andy Reid had a brain fart of epic proportions and ran a play instead of taking a knee to force overtime. The Jets 2-0? Well, they beat the Browns and the sudden’y hapless and fucked up Colts.
Looks like it’s going to be a wide open year. Wonder if GB can finally get over the hump and reach the Super Bowl.
Thanks for the updates, Nipper. Someone has to read that drivel. Although Skabie’s Anti-49er ‘record’ thing is pretty funny. The only team 2-0 is the one who hasn’t gotten any help from the ex-Niner, so what does it mean? Poor Frank played a direct part in the Colts loss with a fumble on the 1 yard line without being touched. Fangio’s Bear defense? Dead last in points allowed. Michigan? Beating the dregs of college football at this point. They have a real patty-cake schedule. Cully was suspended last game, and of the rest (and why is Alex on the list? Harbaugh is the one who got rid of him) only Crabby had any impact. Tilt away, fuckos.