I agree. He’s going to command a price tag that is just too high for what he’s actually giving us.
In the TB game he was the only one who didn’t step up.
And then he had a golden opportunity to make a play this game, and he didn’t.
Outside of the Pollard injury, I think that missed int was the biggest play of the game.
Two plays, right? The missed int and the missed hit on Kittle when he was bobbling that catch. That was a huge play. DBs drop balls all the time. Diggs just picked a bad time to drop his. He usually makes that play. As for the whiff on Kittle, idk. If he cleans his clock.(which is what he should've done), maybe we get a penalty. And don't get me started on the defensive holding nonsense.
Still, an overreaction. No one player cost us the game. They scored 6 points on 2 ints. Take away those 6 and we lose by 1. Yeah, two turnovers also may have cost us some points, but who knows.
Losing Pollard really hurt. You know what else hurt? Zero depth at RB. SF brought in their guy that was 3rd on the depth chart (Mitchell). He had fresh legs and looked like a stud. He isn't.
Man, it was just a tough game. Our defense played very well, but not perfect. I haven't seen the all-22, so I have no idea what the coverage looked like against our receivers. I'm guessing the SF CBs and Safeties did a good job. They DL certainly did a good job pressuring Dak, and their blitz packages were effective.
The game was winnable, but it was going to take almost our very best. We didn't have it tonight. I'm as disappointed as anyone, but it's clear where we need help as a team. The OL needs shoring up, we need another decent WR, and every team can use better CBs.
One last point: Something isn't right with Dak. A guy doesn't go from being decent at protecting the ball to being a turnover machine. I know our receivers are at the bottom of the league in getting separation, but it's more than that. Maybe his thumb injury? I doubt we'll ever know, but I don't expect the int trend to continue.
We had a good team this year and we'll have a good team next year.
Sorry it ended this way, but I don't have a problem with the way our team is built. There's one thing that can make us a contender for years to come. Not sure it'll happen, but I wonder if anyone here can point to what I think it is.
Best to all - LIA
