I said the Rams game was nothing to judge this team by, and it wasn’t. Especially after the ugly first half when we 3 out of the first 4 possessions were turnovers and all four should have been, one INT was dropped. We were lucky not to be trailing at the half last week. And what happens? The Seahawks, a historically poor road team, go on the road and get their butts handed to them.

And the injury card gets played again. “Hasselbeck was hurt and couldn’t play the 2nd half”. So, his being in would have made a difference on Gore’s 80 yard run to start the 2nd half? “Mebane didn’t play”. So Gore got 160 yards and 2 TD’s on two plays because one guy wasn’t playing, even though both times there 8 man fronts used? How does a guy go 80 yards twice against an 8 man front? Wasn’t The Mighty Quinn supposed to be the coaching guru who was going to make stars out of all these guys? Isn’t Bryant supposed to be good? Isnt’ “Big Play Babs” supposed to be the answer at free safety? I saw Gore blow by him on both long scoring runs like “No Play Babs” was tied to a fence. Why did a 36 year old WR get open all day?

Various issues were not addressed in the off season that should have been, as I’ve said before. And this game exposed it. Offensive tackle was ignored, and we’re paying the price for it. Safety was ignored (unless drafting Courtney Green in the 7th round and then releasing him counts), and we’re paying for that. The o-line sucks outside of Unger (and Locklear if he was on the right side where he belongs). Julius Jones sucks, outside of his 62 yard run last week, he had 18 carries for 55 yards, a 3.0 ypc average. Yesterday he had 8 carries for 11 yards, that’s 1.375 ypc. Forsett had 35 yards on 5 carries, that’s 7 ypc. I know Jones got his arm hurt, so what? If he’d gotten as many carries as last week he might have average 2 ypc.

I refuse to use some injuries as excuses. Bryant was lauded by about everyone here, yet he failed to step up yesterday. The coaching staff was supposed to be brilliant, and some said they were great at “motivating” the players, as if adult professional athletes have to rely on coaches to get them up for a game, instead the coaches preparing them properly for it with a good game plan and good play calling. I have yet to see the much ballyhooed zone blocking scheme make a difference in the run game. Perhaps it’s as I’ve said, it is not a panacea to cover for mediocre players. I’m not going to chant “It’s just one game” after hearing that in the first quarter of last season. Next week the Bears come here, and their defense is as good, if not better, than the 49ers. They just knocked off the Stealers, and didn’t use not having their middle linebacker as an excuse; they just went out and did it. And unlike the 49ers, they actually have a good quarterback.

Brandon Mebane, in my opinion, is our best defensive player. His absense also factors into the Gore runs (minus our best DT).

When Trufant is healthy (a big IF on our team), I wonder if Wilson gets any consideration at FS (a big IF if he’ll be healthy either)? I think he’d be okay (smallish, but good) at FS and then in the nickel he can go back to the slot and let Babs play FS in obvious pass situations).

We have a team I’ll put money on with anyone IF we’re healthy. That’s my main concern right now (as most of you too).

It was basically a tie game at the time Matt went down (we score on the next play) – and then so they beat us 10-0 in the 2nd half (w/the only TD coming on one huge play). You take the starting QB away from most teams – mid-game like that, and the majority of them will go down too. It was far from a tragic loss. And so, we’re 1-1.

49ers have a tough defense, I think that will bear out over the entire season. Arizona’s strength is their offense, and the Niners held them down pretty well too. The anomaly was the two long Gore runs, and while our Safeties seemed way out of position, I think it’s not just rose-colored glasses to say that if Mebane and Lofa are in their usual spots in the middle, those runs are much less likely.

The injuries do continue to be frustrating – a real reminder that dream seasons like ’05 are really dependent on staying healthy.

Here’s Schefter (4th down): http://twitter.com/ADAM_SCHEFTER

And Matt’s response: http://twitter.com/MatthewHass008

Seneca seemed frustrated after the game, sounded like he wanted to run the ball more but wasn’t able to. Hopefully Mora can use all his strengths instead of forcing him to be the pocket passer Hasselbeck is.

Lockear said his ankle is either strained or sprained

Everybody quit whining about one game, whiners are for san francisco. and quit talking about who we should trade for or what we should do in next years draft. It is pathetic that some of us self proclaimed die hard fans are so quick to throw in the towel.