Originally posted by InHarbsWeTrust:
I don't like the whole..."Yes, the police abused their power, but you shouldn't have been out late at night" mentality I'm seeing here.
Fact: 9ers did not bring their A game
Fact: The refs missed MANY key calls that went against the 9ers.
No one is blaming the refs for the loss, but they f**ked up, period. I'm still pissed about it.
As far as the play-calling...I didn't like it, but again...that run by Kaep before the timeout was a good call. Then 2 other plays should have been flagged but weren't. How do you put the entire game on the playcalling when 2 of the 4 plays should have been flags? The playcalling also got us back into the game. So, it's hard to put everything on the coaching. Still would have wished we ran the ball. But if we did and got stuffed, you'd all be crying about us not throwing the ball. No-win situation here.
maybe i am in denial and maybe i have to much faith in this part of the game but i really really really believe after james picked up two yards on first down vs a run heavy raven d,,, there was no way, no way with the three headed monster of gore/ck/dixon behind that line and hell maybe throw in soap back there,,,,,, we would have been stopped on second or third down. i believe that so much and to think the guys never even got a chance is just beyond sad, frustrating whatever you want to say