Well, here we are at yet another crossroad, with Seattle in the headlights. The team, in my estimation, has done everything wrong, what with the latest news that Colin Kaepernick is on the shelf for the rest of the season, and likely his career, with the 49ers. So, here we sit, with our QB, Blaine Gabbert, the guy recently voted the worrst backup in the NFL, as our standard-bearer. Our backup QB is the one and only Dylan Thomas, who epically wrote, “Do no go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” Certainly this proves that he’s a follower of the 49ers.
Oh, Dylan Thompson? Ahhh. He’s our backup QB. Undrafted, cut, and PSed, he famously said, “What’s a Gamecock?” So, this latest tossing of our budding superstar gone awry to the scrap heap comes with the usual amount of WTF? because, as of yesterday morning, CK was listed as probable, and no one was very concerned about his non-throwing-shoulder injury. Reports are he wanted the surgery, but no one has outright said that. There is the school of thought that they want out of the contract and will cut him before the $11.6 mill 2016 salary (and injury ins) kicks in, so they said, you’re finished this year.
So, once again the focus of the 49ers falls upon the shadowy machinations of a front office that seems to breed discontent and whispered innuendo as a staple of their existence. From Nolan/Sing forward, there always seems to be a lot of backroom whispering among the brass about how to deal with problems. None of which are straightforward and transparent. Singletary talked of rats on the ship, and Harbaugh certainly dealt with his giant obfuscation pie dealing with Baalke and York. Problem is, he had his own spin machine set to overdrive, and the mutually agreed-upon napalming of their coexistence went up in a cataclysmic and virtually guaranteed fireball.
Now we have this. Our once-and-future quarterback, hand-picked by Jim Harbaugh himself, a superstar in the making who is now seemingly lost and befuddled by an offense that was, in their words, dumbed down so he could run it effectively. Sure, that sounds good on paper, and the results these last 2 seasons bear this out, but the problems with the team are much more than just Kappy’s doing. The player turnover was not his doing, nor the last few dogshit drafts, especially on offense, of our teflon GM, Trent Baalke.
This team bears no resemblance to the Scotty-built team that underachieved so greatly under Singletary, but was loaded with high draft choice talent. I don’t know if Baalke resents Haraugh so much that he wants to distance himself from everything St. Jim, or if he really feels that the way to go is Blaine Gabbert. Makes NO sense if this was their decided course of action, because they should have drafted a backup to Kaepernick at least this year, if not 2014. So, again, this front office has the perception of being a bunch of clueless idiots that can’t see further than their collective noses. Can’t say I disagree. Kappy may not realize his full potential, but he certainly is better off somewhere else.
The 49ers? Well, we are in fine fettle with our backup QB raging against the dying light.
Forty Niners Forever 
Gawd. This is fucking incredible. We are just leaving guys stupendously open. Redick.
Defense is sucking hard. Can’t tackle, can’t cover. Still down 2 scores thanks to the missed extra points..
I feel your pain.
rt – I feel ya, we are having a couple days of rain with a little lightning and thunder and our internet over here is so weak that I can only stay on for a few minutes at a time. I guess I’m not missing too much though.
Weather’s perfect here, and I got a good stream for the morning game – it’s just this one, and it’s been lousy all game. I’ve only seen a little bit of it.
I know this is probably stupid, but I think Gabbert shows you something when he’s out there. He’s made some poor throws, but he’s also made some nice ones and his running ability and ability to throw on the run is not only surprising but very welcome.
He’s young, strong-armed and mobile. Who knows what happens moving forward and in the draft, but he’s looked a hell of a lot better in this snake pit of a stadium than Kap did all year. If these fuckers could tackle this would be a game.
Chris Myers said earlier that the coaches had evaluated film on Kap and found that he’d left 20 TD’s on the field this year. 20. That’s unbelievable.
Yeah but he has great Tats.
Missed tackles are killing the Niners. Especially on 3rd down. We could have stopped 3 drives but for missed tackles, didn’t. Bowman isn’t looking fully healthy. Tartt is having a bad game. Ward a terrible one. Acker looked like shit and got benched for Crmartie.
Gabbert is doing OK. He’s playing like Alex. A few shots downfield but a lot of checkdowns.
How they leave Jimmy Graham free and clear nearly every play is astounding.
Need a turnover real quick
Gabbert had yards to get there.
and there you go. Fucking Pears.
Bakkentom-Bullit predicted this outcome. They think they’re smart. Dare I say smug?
Might as well say it, he/they think everyone’s nuts over here anyway.
What are they bitching about now that Kappy doesn’t get the blame for this?
They are all a bunch of candy-asses. They all are pining for Alex Smith. Funny thing is, Gabbert is the second coming of Alex, based on today’s game. Are they cumming in their skivvies over the 16 point loss?
Gabbert has been way better than CK- Kap *lost* games, this isn’t on Gabbert.
totally agree.
I guess, if I was Bullitt, would dissect that horrible pass for the next 3 months. Fuck. who am I kidding?
3 years.
Rawls may get 300 yards rushing. Terrible show by the D line. Ane we’ve let that happen 15 times.
This one of the worst tacking games I can remember, by any team. Just pathetic. Mangini should be right behind Tomsula on the way out the door.
D sucks on the road.
29-13 …..It’s history.
Phil I must say is too funny. He’s got nothing to say but how wonderful his hindsight is. I suppose this moral victory is paying off in spades for the 49ers. Go Blaine!!!
He wasn’t upset (!) at the first win of the year. Now he’s saying he saw the downfall before LAST season. Fucking hysterical. This is the first I’ve heard of it.
Gabbert has twice the arm Smith has. Too many check downs, I agree, but Gabbert’s potential for the big play is way higher than Smith’s.
Doesn’t really matter either way. I guess he’s our guy f=going forward.
Can’t say I’m thrilled, but I just want to see the front office gutted like the fatted lamb.
Gabbert plays like Alex-lite, CK played like Druckenmiller. See ya’ll another time.
John, if Jed has ANY fucking stones, he’ll get rid of the entire fucking staff. From Paraage on down. None of these coaches, short of Rathman, deserves a sniff at a fucking job.
Baalke HAS to go at the least.
Chuck, if these guys are such assholes, why give them the time of day? Ignore them and let that stress go. You’re giving them all the power by letting them rile you up.
Ahhh, it just makes me laugh. They can’t pat themselves hard enough on the back to crow about the downfall. As if Harbaugh could have won with this team.
I would love to see Baalke go but I get the feeling Jed will keep him around for another year. But this ain’t working and Jed does need to have just that, stones. It’s almost like Baalke is intimidating him or something.
Thomas Rawls
he ran that damn bawls.
“Baalke also said the decision for Kaepernick to undergo surgery was a mutual one.
“There were multiple doctors involved,” he said. “He had a first opinion from ours, and then he had a second opinion.”
Yeah, just like the decision to can Harbaugh was mutual.