Offical GDT:49ers @ Steelers

[CrimsonCrew]

This game has been discouraging because of how it has played out, but I kind of always figured it would be a loss given the short week, cross-country travel, and early start. Very concerned about the D, but if Kap can play like this consistently, we can still keep ourselves in it. Small silver lining.

[generaldreedle]

I agree crimson, I think kaep has improved

[Bald Bull]

This is such a weird game, if we didn't drop TDs and other bone head plays we would have actually still been in it at the end. The offense actually moved the ball decently, but it still feels like one of the more frustrating games we've had in a while.

[Bald Bull]

and btw, Davis is no where near as excited as Hyde. Davis looks pretty average.

[RIPskaterdude]

I wish Dan quinn was our HC

[Pattersonca65]

Just got here. My thoughts. Offense never had a chance. Best game by Kap in a long time. His WRs didn't do him any favors with dropped passes. Oline, Pears was awful. Costly penalty early on that killed a drive. Gets a 15 yard clipping penalty, and burned for a sack.

Defense. Run D was good. Overall they played well on run D. Pass defense atrocious. No pass rush. Only got close to Big Ben once maybe twice. Big Ben burned 49ers on blitzes. secondary was lost out there. Screw ups in zone. Wilhoite covering a receiver? You give Big Ben that much time, he will rip you up.

[wco81]

I wish Dan quinn was our HC

Yeah I was just gonna say, it'll be interesting if the Jets win tomorrow, two new coaches the 49ers should have pursued.


Kaep had 335 yards on 33/46 passing, 2 TDs. Too bad most of it was too little too late.

They loaded it up to stop Hyde and the 49ers waited too long to open up the offense.

49ers need to hire away the NE TE or WR or RB coach to be the OC. Then go to a spread offense when necessary to take advantage of individual mismatches. Maybe someone like Bell could be the cheap version of Gronk.

[Pattersonca65]

Some issues on offensive but really kinda irrelevant in this game. The way our defense played, the 49ers were not going to win. Our team isn't built to play that way and we don't have the weapons to win that way.

[wco81]

They have VD and they drafted McDonald in the second round because he was presumably productive in college in the passing game.

Instead they have them in big formations trying to run through people. Sometimes it works as in the Vikings game.

But easy enough for the Steelers, and probably other teams to stop. In one sequence in the goal line, they ran 3 times into the A-gap, got nothing, then on 4th down they throw to wide open Miller and he can't come down with it.

Why do they have draft athletic TEs to have them block most of the time?