CrimsonCrew wrote:wco81 wrote:Sure he went up against one of the best DCs out there.
But the play calls on the crucial 3rd down plays, it wasn't some exotic blitzes nor was it a surprise that they blitzed both times.
It was basic stuff and he threw against it, even against a 2-man line.
He definitely got too cute with the protections on those plays. As said, he deserves as much blame as anyone for the loss IMO. But there's a long way from that to firing him.
We had some awful breaks, including a fluke turnover, losing two starters during the game including one to a freak injury, only recovering one of their five fumbles, and some one-sided penalties. But he had a chance to win it even so and he did kind of choke in the clutch.
I'm not necessarily saying fire him but I have low or no expectations as long as he's in charge, especially in charge of both player personnel and play calling/game management.
I obviously want to be proven wrong but I don't believe the 49ers will ever win the SB with him in charge.
This loss didn't hit me as hard as the previous one or the one with Harbaugh as HC. I had some expectations and hopes in those cases. But for at least a couple of seasons, I stopped believing.
I was pleasantly surprised by the moves they made like CMC trade and Purdy punching way above his weight. But despite all the regular season wins the past two seasons, they were unlikely to win the title.
The two playoffs games showed they were not as good as they were in the regular season, especially after blowing out the Cowboys and everyone said they were going to win it all.
The Ravens game, the Bengals game showed their flaws. Also last year they got blown out by the Chiefs at Levis. Then the playoffs games which they were fortunate to have survived. I'm also doubtful they'd have beaten the Ravens if they made the Super Bowl.
And now, the division is going to be tougher and other NFC teams will be more formidable -- Packers, Lions, maybe even the Cowboys depending on how their offseason goes.
So 49ers can keep Kyle, give him another extension, whatever. I just know they're not winning a ring with him as HC and head of player personnel.