Once again, Seattle proves to be the city that the 49ers have yet to figure out. Laughable too that even the shitty Rams managed to beat the Seahawks last week and some 49er "Faithful" thought we could potentially steal a win up there. Come on back to the Dark Side, idiots. Doesn't matter the coach or the players, we go up to Washington, we come back with our asses having been spanked. In typical fashion, Dick Sherman's defense dominated the game and left our offense scratching their heads. So who was most glaringly bad yesterday? Let's break it down below..
1. Blaine Gabbert: 119 yards, 14/25, 1 INT and QBR of 33.2
-Ugly, brutal numbers. Seems like Blaine barely had the ball in the first half but when he did, the 49ers QB clearly couldn't establish any rhythm. He also never throws the ball down the field so the Seahawks just stacked the box the entire game. Seems like the coaching staff for the Seahawks just keep a simple playbook/strategy in front of them for whenever the 49ers come into town over the past 5 seasons. Let them try to run on us, because their QB is nothing to be afraid of. A lot of people, (including myself for a brief moment) are now calling for Kaepernick to start. Why did I change my tone? Because the Kaepernick bus is loud, not much better and expensive. Who cares who's at QB for the 49ers because none of them are truly that talented. Kaepernick would've been just as ineffective as Gabbert was, easy to say. Time to start looking towards the QB's in the 2017 draft because that's the only place where we might be able to find the QB to take us back to the playoff promise land.
-Ugly, brutal numbers. Seems like Blaine barely had the ball in the first half but when he did, the 49ers QB clearly couldn't establish any rhythm. He also never throws the ball down the field so the Seahawks just stacked the box the entire game. Seems like the coaching staff for the Seahawks just keep a simple playbook/strategy in front of them for whenever the 49ers come into town over the past 5 seasons. Let them try to run on us, because their QB is nothing to be afraid of. A lot of people, (including myself for a brief moment) are now calling for Kaepernick to start. Why did I change my tone? Because the Kaepernick bus is loud, not much better and expensive. Who cares who's at QB for the 49ers because none of them are truly that talented. Kaepernick would've been just as ineffective as Gabbert was, easy to say. Time to start looking towards the QB's in the 2017 draft because that's the only place where we might be able to find the QB to take us back to the playoff promise land.
2. Chip Kelly:
-As far as I'm concerned, this is the first loss we as fans can put square on Chip's shoulders. The 49ers showed zero fire coming out of the gates and essentially lost hope of winning the game by the moment halftime came mercifully around. The performance was lack-luster at best and it was a great opportunity to showcase a new era in 49er coaching by at least putting forth some kind of worthy fight. The 49ers didn't, plain and simple. The so called offensive guru in Chip Kelly had nothing put Vanilla ice cream in his bowl yesterday while Pete Carroll hammered us with his Rainbow Sherbet. I'll go as far to say that the 49ers will not be a playoff ready team till we have proven that we can win up in Seattle. Right now, that's a LONG ways away..
-As far as I'm concerned, this is the first loss we as fans can put square on Chip's shoulders. The 49ers showed zero fire coming out of the gates and essentially lost hope of winning the game by the moment halftime came mercifully around. The performance was lack-luster at best and it was a great opportunity to showcase a new era in 49er coaching by at least putting forth some kind of worthy fight. The 49ers didn't, plain and simple. The so called offensive guru in Chip Kelly had nothing put Vanilla ice cream in his bowl yesterday while Pete Carroll hammered us with his Rainbow Sherbet. I'll go as far to say that the 49ers will not be a playoff ready team till we have proven that we can win up in Seattle. Right now, that's a LONG ways away..
3. Trent Baalke:
-There's been one consistency over the past 6 seasons or so that shows why we perhaps have yet to figure out the riddle up in Seattle, it's our GM. Year after year, Baalke never puts together a roster capable of beating Seattle consistently. So good Wide Receivers to stretch the Seahawks secondary? Nope, our WR's have been shit for some time now. How about a pass-rush that puts some heat on Russell Wilson and have the athleticism to run/bring him down? Well, our prized high Oregon-pick studs were non-existent on Sunday. York still can't turn the page on this guy unless he feels that he absolutely has to. Doesn't matter the glaring reasons that already exist, it's up to a blind Jed York to finally spot the massive elephant in the room..
-There's been one consistency over the past 6 seasons or so that shows why we perhaps have yet to figure out the riddle up in Seattle, it's our GM. Year after year, Baalke never puts together a roster capable of beating Seattle consistently. So good Wide Receivers to stretch the Seahawks secondary? Nope, our WR's have been shit for some time now. How about a pass-rush that puts some heat on Russell Wilson and have the athleticism to run/bring him down? Well, our prized high Oregon-pick studs were non-existent on Sunday. York still can't turn the page on this guy unless he feels that he absolutely has to. Doesn't matter the glaring reasons that already exist, it's up to a blind Jed York to finally spot the massive elephant in the room..
So from here we have the next two games at home. Losing to both Dallas and then Arizona in back to back weeks is a real possibility with the way this defense is playing, as well as every opposing team daring Gabbert to do something more than mediocre. After that, we go to Buffalo, who just handed Arizona a loss yesterday while playing at home. Then home vs Tampa Bay and New Orleanes, then at AZ and home again for Tom Brady's Pats. If you don't think 1-9 or 2-8 is a real possibility after that stretch, than I have some really good Levi's PSLs to sell you. Forget "The 49er Faithful", join "The 49er Dark-Side". We welcome you with open arms. If Jed York has killed you already, rise..
By: El Mijo