Originally posted by Marvin49:
First off I have to apologize to anyone who actually cares if I post this every week for not posting last week. Rough week at work highlighted by the knowledge that my company has been acquired. Yay.
Anyway...
1) Kap: Some good throws, some bad throws. Bad reads and good reads. This will be his last year in SF. I think that was all but a forgone conclusion before Sunday but this pretty much cinched it for me. His numbers look pretty and he did make some good quick throws that turned into big gainers...but I don't think he's the guy. Again...not exactly an earth shattering revelation.
I think all he's doing is trying to look good to the rest of the league because he already knows the writing is on the wall.
2) McDonald: Maddening. The dude has so much athletic ability and should be a dominating player...but those hands drive me nuts. He needs to spend like 4 hours a day every day on the jugs machine. Speed, Size, Athletic ability....all there.
3) Harris: Carving himself a future in SF as a backup. I don't think Hyde will ever be a 16 game per season back and having serviceable players behind him is a must. Mike Davis has been disappointing.
4) Armstead: Shut him down. 1-7. No reason for him to risk greater injury.
5) O'Neal: Yeah. Done with him.
6) Baalke: I don't hate Baalke but as I said a few weeks ago, its time for him to go. They need another GM tho. No Kelly taking over the team. GOD no. That leads me to...
7) Kelly: 49ers are kinda stuck now. They really can't afford to fire Kelly and then pay Tomsula, Kelly, AND the new guy. If they don't like Kelly they need to hope Oregon comes calling. I have serious doubts right now with Kelly. He's better than Tomsula (not saying much) but I'm just not confident that his system is going to lead to wins in big numbers. He pops one here or there for big gainers when he catches the defense unaware, but against a disciplined defense, he will never IMO be prolific. Disciplined defenses don't make the mistakes Kellys O seems to rely on.
Just my opinion tho...I'm sure other will agree or disagree.
8) Buckner: I'm not calling him a bust, but I am disappointed in what I've seen so far. He just seems invisible out there and when I do see him he's making a move to the outside of an offensive lineman and the RB cuts right inside and past him untouched. Dunno how much of that is scheme as I don't know what they are asking of him, but he was the guy I really wanted in the draft and so far there hasn't been a lot to be excited about.
9) Draft: Damnit Browns, will ya just win a game or 2? :D
10) Half: Halfway there till this nightmare of a season is over and we can at least begin the process of possible hopefulness again.
Agree on Kaepernick, in spite of a decent stat line it is pretty obvious that he is not a QB you can build around. There are just too many flaws in his game.
Agree on MacDonald as well.
Harris clearly has some pop but he also has a penchant for putting the ball on the ground. There has to be a reason that he has failed to catch on with the other teams he has been with but he gives them a play maker which they sorely need.
I had hoped Armstead, Buckner and Dial would have a chance to show what they could do along the defensive line this year and maybe give the team something to build on but that hasn't really materialized. As the season goes on it becomes clearer and clearer that the team needs to find that disruptive edge player who can get pressure on the QB and help the rest of the line be more effective. the lack of a pass rush, among other things is just killing them. really surprised that they haven't brought up Marcus Rush. Wonder what the deal is with that. They have been so bad against the run I can't believe that they can be concerned about his shortcomings there. My word, how much worse could he he be. I think they have some players in the secondary who would be more effective if they had some help from the front seven. Still sorry that they let Garrison Smith go.
Time for Bethea to be moved out in favor of Tartt. He was a real asset his first year with the team and a big improvement over Whitner but he has looked like a liability much of this year.
On track for one of the worst defenses in the history of the NFL. Is it players or scheme, who knows, but O'Neil seems to be in over his head. Hoping that Jaguars will fire Bradley this year and that the team will make a play for him.
As for Kelly it seems as though there are elements of his scheme that are working if he just had the players to execute them. I think he deserves more time if for no other reason then they have to try and get some stability in the organization. The constant turnover of coaches is not helping them. I am probably the only poster in here who would have been willing to give Tomsula another year. As with every other position on the team I suspect there is a learning curve to being a head coach and Tomsula was making a pretty big jump. The real test for him would have been whether or not he would have had what it took to move on from his coordinators who I don't think were helping him much.
I really hope that the team will not make the same mistake they did last year by not playing some of the guys that have been sitting, just so they can see what they have to build with. Burbridge is someone I would like to see more of. Apart from the foul up on the punt a couple of weeks ago he has made some terrific plays on special teams and it would be interesting to see if that never say die attitude could translate to the rest of his game. Still hoping Patton will grow up a bit more. He is clearly a guy who wants to be good and wants to contribute but he can't seem to get out of his own way sometimes and plays with a little bit too much emotion. That new kid looked pretty good on kick returns, what was his name, Shepherd? Wonder if he can play corner. It seems like there is some real potential in the guys we have at that position, especially Robinson, but somebody needs to step up and really take hold of those spots.
I would have no problem with Baalke being moved out at the end of the year. He has had his moments and I want to see the same type of team that he does, power running game with a good defense, but his drafting has just set the team back too much and I think its time for a fresh set of eyes at that position
