Originally posted by NCommand:
Kyle is the Jimmy Garoppolo of HC's...can go on a great winning roll, plays best when his back is against the wall, can roll up elite stats, and play with the best of them. But in the moments you need him most, he's not quite the guy to get you over the hump and it's 100% mental.
I still believe you can win a Superbowl with both under the right circumstances though. I still believe in Kyle. But sometimes he needs to be saved from himself and his blinders-focus on play calling.
We cannot possibly put this game on Kyle. That's just ludacris. He did blow the non-challenge. Not sure what happened there. Other than that, so many things could have happened if Brock didn't go down. It was truly a circus at that point. Maybe we go into the half down 7. Maybe its tied up. Maybe we go into the half down 14. I have no idea, but I do know the Niners would have gotten the ball at half and are a great second half team. I do know the defense was playing great and shutting down Philly for a few drives during the 2nd quarter. Maybe Purdy rises above and completes a 2nd half comeback. Maybe Kyle outcoaches Siriani in the 2nd half. We've seen it before. But we were all robbed of any significant storyline happening. The 31-7 score and stat line is not indicative of what
would have happened if all things were equal.
It's crazy to compare this loss to any of his other big game losses. I think he would have won yesterday. I truly do. Just as I still think Lance would have been great this year had he not get injured. The game was horribly pushed off its axis that no coach could overcome. I feel Kyle was ready to outcoach Siriani, then the entire team was punched in the face with Brock's injury while trying to navigate a completely inept Josh Johnson. Just crazy