1) Hoyer: I gotta give the guy some credit here. That is just about the worst way to start a game and he did so after back to back weeks of little to zero success. The fact that he was able to bounce back and with the help of some great plays by WRs have a solid game was impressive. Over 300 yards, 2TDs and another on the ground. Not bad for Hoyer. He still ain't the long term answer but good for him for bouncing back a bit.
2) Garcon: Wow. Had himself a game. Dunno how much more he has in the tank but that was nice to see. If he can play like this for a few more seasons he could be a big part of who they can become.
3) Goodwin: He needed this game. Two great catches.
4) Pass Rush: Errr....uh.....hmmmm. Yeah...this one will likely be an issue all year. They don't have "that guy" yet. They need that guy who can make it all go. Solomon will improve as a pass rusher, but I don't know that he'll ever be a consistent threat on the edge. Buckner will be a good inside rusher...but they need that guy who can scare defenses from the edge and demand the double teams that will open it up for everyone else. They don't have that guy. They will, but he's not on the roster yet. I still like the guys they have on the D-Line, but that unit isn't yet complete.
5) Hyde: Man...it wasn't a huge game statewide but there was more "want to" in his running than I've ever seen from him. The fighting for every inch at the goal-line was impressive.
6) Bowman: Wow. Rough day. Maybe he bounces back. Dunno. I do remember thinking Crabtree was done that first year after the achilles and I see him now in Oakland and I see he's recovered completely. Can Bow make that same recovery and its just going to take time? I dunno, but right now I'm doubtful. Shame to see one of my favorite players having issues moving around out there and not being able to make plays he'd make in his sleep before.
7) Refs: I try really hard not to make it about the refs and at this point I have STILL not seen another angle of the OPI on Taylor....but man I hate it when a great game seems to be ruined on a bad call.
8) Great Game: It sucks that they lost (although draft position isn't lost on me), but that was easily the best game I've ever seen at Levis. I was lucky enough to be at some big games at the stick (Niners Falcons-last game at the stick, Niners Packers-Kaps breakout game, Niners Saints-Vernons last second TD, Niners Jets many years ago-Garrisons 96 yard run), but this was easily the best game since the move. I hope for many more.
9) Carradine: Sucks to see him get hurt when he was just starting to play so well. I like that we'll probably see Solomon get more opportunity to gain experience, but Tank was doing well playing a position that fit him far better. Hope he's not out too long.
10) Jed York: OK. So. Outside of the Webzone I'm a fairly political person. I spent a lot of time away from this board recently because I was on political forums. Having said that, I don't want to make this a political statement or have a political discussion here.
What I do want to say though is this:
I liked what said did this weekend and what he's done since the beginning in regards to Kap, Reid and Eli. Say what you want about the way he handled Harbaugh, Tomsula, or Kelly, he's been on this one since the beginning and he's done and said the right thing at every turn.
Again, I'm not bringing this up to have a political debate. I'm bringing this up to express frustration over some who don't understand the game of football and use this situation to make a point about the way the league deals with race. I'm a Democrat. I'm a liberal. I say that only to make the point that this isn't comping from a conservative. Some of the stuff I read on Jeds twitter mentions drives me nuts.
Jed calls out the president on his speech friday night and what is the very first twitter response? "Prove it. Sign Kap". Wow. Jed backed Kap at every turn and currently employs both of the guys who knelt next to him. I read before the game that there would be groups protesting the game because of Kap. Drives me nuts. If there is ANY QB needy team that deserves a pass on this situation its the 49ers. Kap isn't gone because of his political stance. He is gone because it was time to start over. Its that simple. Calling out Jed over the Kap situation completely ignores that he's one of the very few owners in the NFL who are not die hard conservatives. Thats not an attack on those who are BTW, but it would be nice if those protesting knew who they were protesting.
Anyway, kudos to Jed for not putting a wishy-washy statement out there and being one of the few owners who actually called out the president directly.
[ Edited by Marvin49 on Sep 25, 2017 at 10:31 AM ]
