I haven't posted on here much, but wanted to weigh in today. After having a night to fume and ruminate over this game, I think there is a consolation to take away from this.
So far this season, all the presumed "top contenders" have had at least one bad loss:
- The Patriots lost to the Ravens by 17 points
- The Ravens lost to an incompetent Browns team at home by 15 points
- The Packers lost to an inconsistent Chargers team by 15 points
- The Saints lost to a floundering Falcons team at home by 17 points
I watched 3 out of 4 of those games (didn't see the Browns/Ravens one), and neither Brady, Rodgers, nor Brees could do much of anything on offense to help their teams win. Granted I didn't pay close attention to the injury reports, so I'm not sure how much of a role they played in those games.
But last night, we were down our 2 biggest playmakers on offense (once Sanders exited in Q2), the rest of our idiotic wide receivers had maddening drops or couldn't get open, our two starting tackles (and O-line in general) were revolving turnstiles, and Jimmy (I still believe in him) had happy feet and made a few boneheaded decisions. Despite all that, we were in this game until the very end.
Yes, it's heartbreaking, and yes it was against the freaking Seahawks, but despite all the miscues and injuries, we fought until the final field goal. Honestly, I would have been more concerned if we had lost this game by a larger margin. The Niners of old probably would have. Of course a lot of the credit goes to our defense, they were phenomenal last night. As of now, I'm hopeful that this was a wake up call and that we can bounce back from it. The schedule undoubtedly gets tougher, but knowing that the Ravens, Packers, and Saints have their own flaws is encouraging.
Btw, any idea why Juice wasn't involved in the passing game more? It was like he disappeared...
[ Edited by NinerGirlRach on Nov 12, 2019 at 1:23 PM ]