Blame the Unit Responsible

[pbmax]

Special Teams do not count because in a rare moment, almost everyone on board agrees the Special Teams would be better coached and manned by puffer fish.

Did the offense lose the game? Was its horrid first half performance and barely acceptable 2nd half performance responsible for at least 51% of the blame in this game?

Or was it the Defense and its inability to stop long drives and late scores that took ignominy as its creed into the offseason?

[Striker]

Every unit had a screw up in this game that contribute to the loss.

The offense needs to put more points on the board.

The defense needs to hold onto those picks and not let Kaepernick run wild.

The special teams needs to not screw up the field position game.

Give all of them 33.33 (repeating) percent of the blame.

[Pugger]

If we could have gotten a stop in the 4th quarter and gave the ball back to our offense with time left I suspect we could have pulled it out. Yes, the D played well but the same damn problems cropped up again like the have all year - losing contain and not being able to get off on 3rd down. But in reality it was a team loss and one side of the ball wasn't more responsible for the outcome of the game than the other.

[red]

i would like a defense that can actually win a game, not just play "well enough where the offense should have one it"

with our defense the way it is, the offense has to have big games in order to win. if the offense has an average game, like we saw sunday, we aren't winning

thats the way i look at it if you catch my drift

yeah the offense was "off", yeah the defense played better then usual, but i still think the O side outplayed the D side for the most part

[pbmax]

Every unit had a screw up in this game that contribute to the loss.

The offense needs to put more points on the board.

The defense needs to hold onto those picks and not let Kaepernick run wild.

The special teams needs to not screw up the field position game.

Give all of them 33.33 (repeating) percent of the blame.

Sorry, nice but unacceptable. Correct answers must be the most appropriate choice from among the listed options. Original thinking is not encouraged in Poll Land.

[pbmax]

i would like a defense that can actually win a game, not just play "well enough where the offense should have one it"

with our defense the way it is, the offense has to have big games in order to win. if the offense has an average game, like we saw sunday, we aren't winning

thats the way i look at it if you catch my drift

yeah the offense was "off", yeah the defense played better then usual, but i still think the O side outplayed the D side for the most part

Its one game, no an offseason strategy. Who played worse, offense or D in that game?

[red]

well then, i think they both played equally bad

but, the offense made some big plays when they needed them, defense only had one (tramons int) and blew many other opportunities

offense also seemed to get better as the game went on, where the defense folded late when they needed to be strongest

also, the weather and the cold should have helped the defenses IMO. 177 yards and 1 td for a-rod i consider to be ok in those conditions. kap being able to throw for more then that in shitty conditions and adding almost 100 yards rushing is too much for me

i would say defense, but not by much in this game. like 52-48, 55-45 at the most

[pbmax]

well then, i think they both played equally bad

but, the offense made some big plays when they needed them, defense only had one (tramons int) and blew many other opportunities

offense also seemed to get better as the game went on, where the defense folded late when they needed to be strongest

also, the weather and the cold should have helped the defenses IMO. 177 yards and 1 td for a-rod i consider to be ok in those conditions. kap being able to throw for more then that in shitty conditions and adding almost 100 yards rushing is too much for me

i would say defense, but not by much in this game. like 52-48, 55-45 at the most

Please vote away.

[denverYooper]

The offense was worse. They just sat out the first quarter. The tackles both struggled mightily. Rodgers held the ball too much. WRs and RBs dropped too many balls. Lacy was fine, but they should have put Starks in on an early series and let him try to rip one off.

[red]

Please vote away.

oh, i didn't see the poll up there

i thought this was just a Q n A thing

[Brandon494]

If you would have told me our defense would hold SF to 23 points before the game I would have booked us for a win.

[oldbutnotdeadyet]

Defense for this game, and defense all year. The HOPE was always on the offensive side, and I looked forward to when they were on the field. I NEVER looked forward to the defense being on the field.

[bobblehead]

This game...OFFENSE. Three and out first 3 possessions. Enough said. By the time they decided to play the defense was gassed and without 2 more starters. The defense provided early bend but don't break and a turnover. Based on the early going, we should have been in front and making SF one dimensional.

That being said, the officiating sucked all weekend. I am convinced they have marching orders not to call helmet to helmet, or virtually anything in the playoffs. Last year was no different. All season long we see fireworks on offense and shootouts, then the playoffs start and DB's are damn near tackling guys, LB's are spearing RB's, and OL are holding to high hell. Not just our game, every game. I can't imagine playing one way all year and trying to adjust come playoffs.

[red]

This game...OFFENSE. Three and out first 3 possessions. Enough said. By the time they decided to play the defense was gassed and without 2 more starters. The defense provided early bend but don't break and a turnover. Based on the early going, we should have been in front and making SF one dimensional.

on the flip side, if the defense doesn't let the 9ers march down the field after those first two 3 and outs by us, then they don't get the FG's that turned out to be the difference

yes, its great they didn't give up TD's, but we only lost by a FG. maybe if the defense gets a hold on those first 2 drives and hold the 9ers to a punt we win the game?

hell, they didn't have a punt in the first half did they?

their first drive we gave up a ton of yards and a fg.
their next drive we had a shitty punt and didn't have to go too far for another fg
their next drive we get the INT
we then have the momentum and the offense clicks in and we drive down for the TD
we then lose all momentum when the D falls apart and allows a 5 play 68 yard TD drive

the defense played pretty good for them, but it was still pretty shitty

[mraynrand]

Good points Red, but we knew going in the defense was ranked 25th and the offense 3rd. Which unit should carry the load?