1) Gabbert: What is there to say that hasn't been said by myself and countless others. Not. The. Guy.
2) Kap: I don't know that he's the guy either, but if he restructures and becomes the starter, at the very least maybe we can put this one to bed once and for all.
3) Kelly: Really having trouble with this one. Many take issue with the scheme, but I have trouble being too critical when at LEAST once or twice a game I see a receiver running WIDE OPEN for a possible TD and Blaine airmails the ball 5 to 10 yards over his head. If the QB puts the ball on the player those are TDs. How can I put that on the offensive system?
4) Front 7: WOW does the front 7 suck without Ian Williams, Buckner, Bowman, and with a one armed Armstead. Niners have no chance in any game if they can't stop the run. They are sorely lacking at NT and ILB and its kinda hard to put that all on Baalke as they have had significant injuries at both positions. You could argue "he didn't add depth" there and that's fair, but I dunno many teams who are 2 deep at NT and 3 or 4 deep at ILB especially when 1st year players at the position retire, a great player retires, and another just can't stay healthy. Still...don't want to do fully defend Baalke here as it's still his job to put a good product on they field.
Niners have some pieces in the front 7 that will be big in the future, but this is still a need area in the offseason.
5) D Scheme: Really easy to say there is something wrong with the scheme as well, but I couldn't tell you exactly what. I seem to remember in the complaints about O'Neal in Cleveland was that his scheme forced players on the D-Line to think too much and not just react. Perhaps thats a part of whats going on here? I dunno.
6) Kerley: That guy has been a real find. He seems to be the only player Gabbert is capable of completing a pass to. Actually it seems he might be the only player Gabbert is capable of even seeing on the field because he's 5 yards in front of him. Gabbert targets Kerley ALOT but to Kelleys Credit, he's getting open and he making the most of it. I don't know that he's a star or anything of the kind, but he looks to possibly be e very solid slot receiver moving forward. We have to collect and hang onto those guys that might have a part in the future.
7) Torrey: Dude's production has been nonexistent, but its really hard to put that on him. I don't think the issue is that he's never open. I think the issue is that Gabbert can't complete a pass over 10 yards (and rarely even tries) and Torrey is a deep shot receiver. I really can't blame him for his frustration.
8) Robinson: I like this kid. Still needs meat on those bones but I like his skill set.
9) New GM?: I know it would make some people on the 'zone SOOOOOO happy to see Trent go. I have supported Trent all along and I'm not yet jumping off the wagon, but I do think this teams performance for three years now fairly puts his job in jeopardy. Some of this stuff was outside his control, but even his staunchest supporter can see that he hands blindspots at certain positions and those positions are currently killing this team. I'm not calling for Trents firing, but I do think its on the horizon.
10) 5 games in: 1-4 out the gate with 11 more to play. I'm already looking at draft position. Sucks bad to throw the towel in on the season this early, but I'd rather the Niners sucked than were mediocre. That actually my fear of Colin coming in. I'm afraid he'll make them just better enough to win a few games and screw them in April. All well, I don't have any control over it. As I said before, this is just an extended preseason and time to evaluate all players on the roster.
[ Edited by Marvin49 on Oct 10, 2016 at 8:38 AM ]
