Originally posted by boast:Wasn't it the defense we took out ?
Originally posted by boast:
Originally posted by Ninerlakerdodger:
Originally posted by DownSouth:
Up 31-14, with 4:43 left, we had our last possession of the game. Naturally, we'd run the ball between the tackles 3 times to run the clock down.
First, why was CMC still in the game? Second, why was Kyle handing CMC the ball in meaningless carries up the middle during garbage time? Seems a little reckless.
This
it goes back to almost blowing the Lions game last year after JV was injured with 7 min left he pulled all the starters. Kyle vowed never to pull players early again.
"I think a little bit. I think I did too. Anytime you give a team a chance to get back in the game like that—it starts with me. When that happened to (Jason Verrett) JV I think about at the seven-minute mark, I know I became too concerned with protecting our guys as opposed to doing whatever you have to do to win. What you have to do is play every single down like it's the last down the whole game. Got a little caught up when we lost JV. Fortunately, we were able to pull it out."
https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/09/12/what-the-49ers-are-saying-after-shaky-win-over-lions/
Kyle reiterated today what i posted yesterday
"Look at our Detroit game from Week 1 last year," Shanahan continued. "It was 41-17 with 1:58 left. And on the last play of the game, it was 41-33, and Detroit had the ball on the 20-yard line, going for a touchdown to send it into overtime.
"So to start sitting there, worrying about all of our guys and what's going on when it's a 17-point game with six minutes to go is not a good omen. That's not what you do to the football gods. You don't start worrying about the wrong stuff when there's plenty of time left in the game."
https://www.49erswebzone.com/articles/162954-49ers-kyle-shanahan-defends-decision-leave-christian-mccaffrey/
Wilson could have handled that load there at the end..he's not that bad. i doubt we do that again if it happens again
