Steve Wilks on disastrous first-half blitz: “I wish I could take it back”

After the 49ers cut Minnesota's Monday night lead from 10-0 to 10-7 with 1:01 left in the first half, it appeared that the 49ers would take the momentum into the locker room.They did not.A disastrous cover-zero blitz on third and 15 from the Vikings' 40 resulted in a 60-yard touchdown to receiver Jordan Addison. Minnesota led at the break, 16-7.49ers coach Kyle Shanahan previously has said that defensive coordinator Steve Wilks knows he made a mistake. On Thursday, Wilks said so himself."I take full responsibility for that call," Wilks said, via 49ersWebZone.com. "I have to do a better job and put the guys in a better position. We have good players. I know that, and can't really press the issue. And with that, moving forward, it's my responsibility to do that. So I wish I could take it back, but again, I got to do better."The fact that cornerback Charvarius Ward had a chance to intercept the pass doesn't matter. He shouldn't have been put in the position of what basically was a 50-50 proposition.Really, what was the upside? Would Ward have returned the ball for a touchdown? Would he have gotten to field-goal range?That's the problem with the call. High risk, low reward. It defies...