4 things the Niners can do for future success
Oct 26, 2015 at 7:13 PM
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On Friday, a day after an unsightly 20-3 loss to the Seahawks, 49ers head coach Jim Tomsula said he and his staff would use the weekend to "assess and identify and correct." [...] if the coaches are around in 2016, they'll benefit if they follow these suggestions in the final nine regular-season games: Since he threw two pick-sixes to open a 47-7 loss in Arizona in Week 3, it's often appeared he's been coached to not make a mistake, instead of trying to make a play. Against the Seahawks, Kaepernick didn't throw an interception after he'd tossed nine picks in his first six starts against Seattle. Kaepernick didn't challenge cornerback Richard Sherman, who has four interceptions against Kaepernick, and wideout Torrey Smith had one target as a result. Seattle, which had allowed 130 rushing yards to Kaepernick in the 2013 NFC Championship Game, was ready for him to run, so its defense was never tested. Inside linebacker NaVorro Bowman and running back Carlos Hyde are two of the 49ers best players and are signed through at least 2017. Hyde, 24, reportedly is playing with a stress fracture in his left foot and the injury has clearly affected him (3.0 yards a carry in his past two...
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