The 49ers get walloped in a ugly loss to a divisional rival - and a game that the 49ers had to win to keep their playoff chances likely. Now, they must make it up with the odds stacked against them.
Russell Wilson knows exactly what to do with Saleh's scheme, mostly because RW practices against it every day. He knew Metcalf would be open whenever he looked his way. No complex coverage alternatives were thrown in to confuse Seattle's relentless marches down the field. You'd think in his fourth year Saleh would be cribbing some of the more innovative disruptive ideas from Martindale-Belichick-Schultz-Flores, but he stubbornly sticks to his predictable formula. (And yes, RS had some fourth-stringers out there and Marcell Harris too, but all the more reason for different looks--even Vance Joseph messed with RW's head!) Because Saleh has had success this year with his (tired?) scheme against novices like Darnold, Goff, and D. Jones, RS thinks it somehow wise to stick with it, with no major adjustments, against a more savvy presence like RW. Dear god, what will Aaron Rodgers do against this scheme he knows so well (last year's playoff game being an exception with Bosa and Co. at virtually full strength)?
And KS' gameplan today couldn't have been more screamingly pedestrian, and the Hawks were ready to slap down with prejudice the nibbling remedial playcalling tenderly designed for mid-injury JimmyG. Protecting JG'a ankle, and phobias for throwing deep/sideline/tight windows, merely emboldened Wagner and the boys to almost casually snuff out the insipid gameplan.
Russell Wilson knows exactly what to do with Saleh's scheme, mostly because RW practices against it every day. He knew Metcalf would be open whenever he looked his way. No complex coverage alternatives were thrown in to confuse Seattle's relentless marches down the field. You'd think in his fourth year Saleh would be cribbing some of the more innovative disruptive ideas from Martindale-Belichick-Schultz-Flores, but he stubbornly sticks to his predictable formula. (And yes, RS had some fourth-stringers out there and Marcell Harris too, but all the more reason for different looks--even Vance Joseph messed with RW's head!) Because Saleh has had success this year with his (tired?) scheme against novices like Darnold, Goff, and D. Jones, RS thinks it somehow wise to stick with it, with no major adjustments, against a more savvy presence like RW. Dear god, what will Aaron Rodgers do against this scheme he knows so well (last year's playoff game being an exception with Bosa and Co. at virtually full strength)?
And KS' gameplan today couldn't have been more screamingly pedestrian, and the Hawks were ready to slap down with prejudice the nibbling remedial playcalling tenderly designed for mid-injury JimmyG. Protecting JG'a ankle, and phobias for throwing deep/sideline/tight windows, merely emboldened Wagner and the boys to almost casually snuff out the insipid gameplan.
Yup. They were ready for the screen game and we didn’t counter punch
What’s interesting, is you predicted this (as it was obvious SEA would prepare foe the screen game). Is Kyle limited by hubris, or by Jimmy?
Jimmy 100%
What do we do at QB now? Trade for another one? Draft?
draft would be my guess considering our pick is going to pretty damn high