Niners Defense Calls Performance “Embarrassing”
The numbers were ugly Sunday in the 49ers' 45-16 loss to the Buffalo Bills. San Francisco's defenseless defense gave up 491 total yards, including 312 on the ground.Bills running back LeSean McCoy seemed to run at will through the San Francisco defenders, scoring three touchdowns and rushing for 140 yards. On one second-half play, the 49ers defense showed how flawed it is: the Bills faced third-and-20 and handed the ball to McCoy on a draw. McCoy picked up 23 yards and a first down.Though the entire defense shares blame for Sunday's failures that helped drop the 49ers to 1-5, two players in particular had very rough days: inside linebacker Michael Wilhoite and safety Eric Reid.Sam Monson of the analytic website Pro Football Focus included both Wilhoite and Reid among the 10 worst-graded players in the NFL this past weekend."There may not have been a defender more constantly out of position on Sunday than Wilhoite was," wrote Monson. "His reads and run fits were disastrous."He noted Wilhoite often was out of position on big runs by McCoy and quarterback Tyrod Taylor. "There was no bigger culprit (on the 49ers defense)," wrote Monson, who added that Wilhoite also missed two...
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