Game 3 of the treacherous 5 game start to the 2016 season continues in Seattle, the land of Rainier Beer, Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, and year-round wet clothing. Seattle, for its part is coming off a couple of very uninspiring games. Offensively anyway. They have scored a grand total of 15 points in their victory over the Dolphins, and their loss to the Rams. Defensively of course, they are still formidable.
Our offense? Kind of a mixed bag of trix. While we have scored 55 points in 2 games, there have been too many 3-and-outs, notably in the 3rd quarter. Our quarterback has been inconsistent, quick to check down, and goes through stretches were he throws grounders, and the run game has been haphazard. Hyde has looked good at times, but the run game was shut down by the Panthers.
Thing is though. the Rams and the Panthers have good defenses. As does Seattle. So, where does that leave us? Well, our defense has done good against a shitty team (Rams 185 yards, 0 points), and bad against a great team (Carolina 529 yards, 46 points), so, again, a Mexican standoff when you look at the numbers. Seattle, for all intents and purposes, look more like the Rams than the Panthers so far, but that doesn’t mean anything. Russell Wilson is hurting with a high ankle sprain, and has lost a lot of mobility. Teams are taking advantage of that, and Seattle is struggling to score. Beast Mode is gone, and their offensive line has been a different kettle of fish with Max Unger gone.
So the name of the game is pressure. Get to Russell, and we should be able to control the game. Leave him alone like we left Newton unscathed last week vs Carolina, and we can expect to lose. Simple as that. Playing the safeties deep to keep things from going over the top is well and good, but it lets underneath stuff in and Seattle will try to take advantage of that. I think we may need to gamble more if we aren’t getting pressure early. We can’t let another QB play pitch and catch all day.
21-12 Niners . . .
Forty Niners Forever 
Tramaine Brock, your “star” starting corner back, getting torched by a guy who runs a 4.8 second forty. Bow gets burned again by Graham, who has a free pass to run wild in the Niner secondary, with nobody within 10 yards of him. Nope, you don’t want to account for that guy.
The rout is on. Again. In Seattle.
Every play should be a pass now, 21-3!!! Terrible play calling by the Niners
Why am I not surprised a run!!
So stupid to go to the run!!
Quit with the screens, that is just a run!!
3 runs when the passing game was working, stupid
Short and 5 yards wide.
John Lynch states that you can’t run laterally on the Seattle defense because they are too fast. Then why try?! It that’s their strength and our weakness, Chip, why are you running those plays? You’re already getting slaughtered, so your solution is to play right into their hands? Not digging it, baby.
The rules favor the QB and the receivers!! So again why are we running the ball.
This mind set that running the ball wins games came from who, certainly not , Walsh, Sievert, or Mariuchi!! When did this start and why is it still here and only here?
I am going to watch the Giants play, baseball!! It is just plain assine to run the ball in today’s NFL!
Well, it’s only half time and I have seen enough. Once again we are getting pounded in fucking seattle. It really doesn’t come as a surprise, that’s the sad part.
another embarrassing trip to Seattle. Fuck this shit.
These jokers make the Keystone Kops look like a seasoned ballet company. What a bunch of clowns.
The Eagles and Carson Wentz are looking like the real deal.
So, the Seahawks rub what we already knew in our faces: This team is wretched, and won’t be getting better anytime soon. The Assholery of our Front Office has brought us to this, and unless that Front Office changes, any changes we make will be Deck Chairs on the Titanic style.
Jed and Trent: You are both Fuckwits.
Damn the Niners sucked. Even worse than I expected. It’s time to play fetch with Chuck’s dog. Woof!
Best play of the day for me, Trent Brown rag-dolling Michael Bennet early in the 4th quarter. Just mauled one of the best pass rushers in football. Bennett looked like a little boy being taken to the wood shed.
Worst of the day: everything else.
Looks like I picked a great day to go to the beach. 3rd and 14 and you rush 3 on a gimpy QB.
O’Neill should be fired for that one play. The offense was hideous. Abject horrible. No passes downfield. No go routes. 12 years of no go routes. Why are we so averse to this?
I’m really pissed at Chip and O’Neill for totally terrible strategy. Terrible horrible stupid on both sides.
I thought we were getting something a little different. This is dog shit.
This team once again peaked in week one. We are on a downward spiral once again.
Total BLEEP!
Chuck, you may’ve been at the beach, but you just summed the whole game in one post. Total dog shit. The defense was flat out awful from the opening snap, playing like they’ve never been in a game before. I put all of that on O’Neill.
And whatever Kelly was thinking regarding the offense was on another planet. No shots downfield, for the fucking season, IIRC, first down runs the whole game, Gabbert constantly checking down, receivers dropping passes, and on and on. I thought this guy was a gambler. There’s nothing to lose here. Nothing. Give it your best shot, not some half-assed effort that embarrasses every Niner fan on the planet.
Once again….
Spineless In Seattle
Shoot me.
Wentz in Philly is getting the ball out before you can blink.
WTF is Chip thinking with this garbage?
If Gabbert can’t connect on short stuff we’re looking at a long season.
Kudos to Eli Harold for rag-dolling Russell too.
At least someone on Defense played tough for us today.
Buckner and the right side of our DL got gashed all eff’n day on the ground.
Unbelievable. 75 yards for a TD on the third play of the game by a guy named after a chick. Horrible. And the gashing continued into the the quarter. They didn’t get any semblance of defense going until the second half when Seattle already had the game in hand.
The game planning sucked on both sides of the ball. It was like the Tomsula nightmare all over again.
I’ll go a step further, NJ. If Gabbert can’t complete the short stuff he needs to be the fuck out of there. The dude has raisins for balls.
Agree Lurker John, he’s hearing footsteps and rushing everything.
He gives Check-down Charlie a whole new definition.
He’s gone the route of David Carr. A guy who got thrown in too early as a Rookie, behind a bad OLine and now can’t get that fear out of his head.
Chip can’t be this eff’n stupid, can he?
Keep hope alive in NY.
Fitzpatrick chucked 6 Picks today.
Our OLine wasn’t horrible so much as the play calling was so predictable IMO.
Gabbert simply wouldn’t look past a primary read before checking down.
Then, when he does, he isn’t leading a target to daylight.
Quick-hitters can work. Only if they’re quick and on target.
Play action anyone?
Geez…